The Bachelor vs. The Goslins

Such news today! I am not going to be prattling on about the politics and drama in that realm. No, I am going to mention something in the not-so-real world of TV. Joanne, as I have mentioned, likes to watch the singing/dancing shows and now the dating shows, complete with suspenseful music and darkened rooms.....Others like to watch the family with the two sets of multiple births, which would be a story in itself if not being broadcast almost nightly into our homes, or 24 hours a day for every single day on the Internet. (I like to think of "The Trumann Show" movie from years back, come to life!!!) Apparently last night the Goslins announced they are divorcing, and now genuine drama will take place. I hope and pray this couple realizes that it is NOT about ratings but rather about the children, who will "pay" rather than get paid. Many months ago I "commented" about this show, which I must admit to not watching, so might discredit me, that this woman treated her husband as though he worked for her instead of as a partner in this disaster.

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On the subject of train wrecks, there was a real one in Washington, D.C. last evening which left many people killed and many more hurt. I have ridden on that railway and found it quite lovely so to see the train cars piled up is heart wrenching. I hope no more people are found dead, or die from their injuries. I pray it was not caused by an engineer on his Blackberry or iPhone not watching the signs or lights! The "news" today seems to be more entertainment-based than actual news-based, which I consider Nero fiddling while Rome burns.....The DOW dropped dramatically yesterday and today another press conference or speech is coming our way---yikes! Nationally, the unemployment rates are dropping but still the market crumbled. Hmmm.....

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Saturday, Justin and I came back here after the movie and moving of plants and pretties. He showed me a couple things on the computer, some shortcuts and such, and then we watched a segment of "Seinfeld". I mentioned that I was hungry for Koko's but never expected that he would want to go there. After a few minutes he asked me if I really wanted to go---sure!!!! He is becoming quite the health-nut so I expected he was not interested in that type of food any longer. Guess he can every now and again.

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While we were there, we just talked and talked about so many things, like we always do. A family of four was seated at our table on the other end, and I could not help but notice how little they interacted. The dad kept getting up and going to the bar to watch something on TV, which I think was golf. The two teenaged sons were constantly, constantly checking their phones, text messaging, most likely not talking to each other on them. Mom just sat there, as though she was alone, while the 'men' were otherwise occupied. My assumption was this is a dysfunctional family but that might be unfair. I said that once to a friend, about a family being dysfunctional and she asked, in all seriousness, "Is there any other kind?" Regardless of their status, it seems this group of people, most likely related, seemed to have less to share with each other than they did with the faceless world. My heart hurts from that! I thank the Lord that Justin talks my ear off, even if I do not understand half of what he is telling me! RAM, downloads, gigs, 3g's, 4g's--whatever, I can still listen, smile and nod and be thankful my son is actually talking to me -- live!