Non-irony

If I was Alanis Morissette, and I'm not, I would sing about how ironic it is that the day after my central AC was installed there was a frost advisory. Yup. Frost. In May. Minnesota how odd thou art.

Interesting topic: how little kids' teeth are rotting and falling out. Apparently this obsession we have with bottled water is contributing to a decline in the condition of our children's teeth. Fluoride is added to our tap water to help fortify the enamel on our teeth...but with all of the bottled water we're drinking I guess kids are getting enough fluoride. Add to this the fact that juice and pop are the favorite beverages of choice and I'm guessing the cost to see a dentist will increase in the next couple decades. (and it's not just kids....apparently bottled water came in second to beer as the beverage of choice in the states. word has it bottled water is supposed to surpass even beer next year. insane. just drink the tap water.)

Another topic (also related to the declining faith i have in today's youth): DVD players and the role they now play. Has anyone seen the new commercial for some type of Lincoln car/van/suv? It begins with a classroom of rowdy, boisterous, and out of control kids. The teacher attempts to regain control but is unable to until he pulls down a mini-DVD player. This is the point where all of the kids cease their talking, running, throwing, noise-making, etc and sit down and pay attention. The scene switches to the advertised vehicle and comments about how nice it would be if those DVD players in the back of the vehicle actually were available everywhere else in life. UMMMM, HELLO. That doesn't make me want to buy their car. It also makes me never want to purchase a car that has a DVD player. I find it disheartening, discouraging, and slightly depressing/scary that the only thing able to control our kids is a DVD player. Does anyone else see a problem with that? Shouldn't we be raising kids that have more respect for authority/their elders/etc? What is this world coming to and what do we foresee as the future of business/government/teaching if the only way to get people to pay attention is to talk to them through a TV screen...but then again...maybe they're going to be way ahead of the curve as everything goes more global and the main way of communication will be over video-internet.

Anyway. Happy weekend. :o)
-R