April 15, 2023
There are often stories about celebrities getting into snow skiing, rock climbing, scuba diving, or some other accidents. The celebrities are called out for bravely surviving the accidents. I roll my eyes at all these stories. If they are doing an activity that is dangerous, we should treat them like the statistic they are. The only people who can afford to do these activities are rich people (celebrities or not). We don’t hear about any of the non-celebrity accidents because those people are just statistics. Statistics are boring. Any activities beyond exercise that require a higher than normal amount of physical exertion and risk are illogical activities. Most celebrities are famous for their looks. Are they so far removed from reality that they would risk losing their looks and, therefore, their career because of a risky activity? It is completely preventable by not doing these activities.
Accidents and injuries from sports-related activities by athletes are in the same category as celebrity accidents. When you become a professional athlete, you are knowingly damaging your body, hoping you can make money in your brief career. Retired athletes pretend to be happy in public, but their families know the pain and damage to their bodies they deal with daily. They don’t want to discourage future athletes, but they should. They lived their dream and found out it didn’t come with a happily ever after. Pursuing an athletic career does not come without consequences. The endless hours you spend training and practicing are hours you are not spending on a skill you can do when you’re unable to do those physically demanding things anymore.
April 16, 2023
I’m tired of people picking on foxes. People say someone is “crazy like a fox”. It’s actually kind of complimentary. You’re saying that someone is acting crazy but they are really behaving cleverly. They are tricking you into thinking they’re crazy. You’re still accusing foxes of acting crazy. Fox News is another insult to foxes. Rich idiots who watch Fox News hunt smart creatures like foxes. Fox News is neither news nor as clever as a fox. It’s no wonder Trump watched Fox News and coined the phrase fake news. “Sly as a fox” is another phrase that means someone is trying to trick other people. Again, it refers to their cunning and clever nature. It still refers to someone who is trying to trick others. I think of salesmen when I hear this phrase. My fancy grammar checker will tell me I might want to use “salespeople” instead of “salesmen” to be more inclusive, but sleazy salesmen are specifically what I think of. Enough with the fox hate!
I was thinking about award shows recently and wondering if the awards actually improve the recipient’s life. For actors, awards definitely make them more bankable. If you receive an award for more intellectual reasons, you can feel that all the hours you spent studying and solving problems was worth it. Awards definitely help you make money and feel superior to other people, but do they improve your quality of life? Are you happier and healthier after receiving the awards? They will probably mention your awards when you die, but who cares? You’re dead. The awards may change you as a person. Maybe you will become arrogant and ruin all the relationships in your life. Do people with many awards get divorced more?
Many people worry about what others will say about them after they die. I have no concept of an afterlife so it’s too late to say things about me after I’m dead. Living funerals are interesting, but I don’t need a funeral to hear what people think of me. The people in my life tell me what is good and bad about me. I actually point out more bad things about myself than other people do. If you need someone to roast me, I’m your man. Talking to or about dead people can and should be humorous. If you’re waiting until I die to say nice things about me, don’t bother. If you’re saying nasty things about me when I die, thank you for waiting until I don’t have to hear it.
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