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Too much yapping. At least, I think so.
I like talking, but do you really think we need shows filled with it?
Talk shows. Dozens and dozens of them, which eventually denigrate to prejudicial statements made by people filling time, pretending they aren’t gossiping.
I’m a little tired of pundits, too. (Except I do like the rhyme, “redundant pundit…”)
Yes, the repetition of stolen ideas is not only a thievery of material, but also steals creativity from the heart of the American people.
Would you allow me to point out that another intolerable portion of yappiness is TV preachers? At a time in my life when I am seeking greater and greater humanity, they bestow either the drivel of psycho-babble or the onslaught of unexplained divinity.
And equally as frustrating is the new wave of agnosticism and atheism being promoted as an evolution in intelligence of an emerging “people consciousness.” Listen folks, it takes no energy to be an unbeliever. I suppose that’s why this lazy generation selects it so voraciously.
Oh, my dear God … I am weary beyond words of “Ducks” who seek a “Dynasty” by quacking out Bible verses, while simultaneously I have to listen to all that the gay have to say.
Am I odd? Am I so self-possessed that I must scream aloud that I don’t really care who’s zooming who, but rather, whether we are progressing in our talents while learning to drench them in humility?
I hate polls. The reason I hate polls is because the questions asked by the pollster can be twisted to bring desired results for his or her organization. And honestly, most people don’t have the common sense to listen to a question and admit, “What in the hell do I know?”
That goes for Tweets, too. We used to believe in this country that some forethought, emotion, concern, courtesy and gentleness should precede the next thing spoken. But when you have a I-Phone in front of you and you can pour out your vile reaction immediately, why take time for reflection?
It’s 2014, so it’s the Democrat’s turn to whine about how “things aren’t fair,” and the Republican’s hour to criticize everything that’s going on. Just ten years ago, the circumstances were flipped. The Republicans were the whiners and the Democrats were the attackers.
Is anyone bored yet? To me it’s similar to going to see The Sixth Sense movie for the second go-round. It was interesting the first time, but after you’ve viewed it, you know the guy’s dead from the beginning.
And when we’re talking about our “Yappy Your Year,” may I request that we discourage, ignore and possibly eliminate alarmed folks?
Case in point: would you just tell me that it’s going to rain and there will be thunder, instead of describing all the atrocities that Mother Nature could be perpetrating on my house this evening?
Would you instruct me to eat more vegetables without warning me how my present physical condition flirts with disaster and death?
And could you put a bill through Congress without having to promote that you are the savior of the world for coming up with the idea?
Which brings me to the final piece of yappiness–the only one I can really do anything about:
Me.
Yes, I need to shut up more.
- Even in my blogs, I’m pursuing brevity, dreaming of achieving wit.
- On stage, more concise.
- And unless I’m asked for it, I vow this year to not offer advice to anyone.
I’m too yappy–and words that do not edify eventually find a way to destroy.
So Happy New Year to you, my friends! And remember–talk is never cheap.
It is costly … often leaving our character bankrupt.
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