It's June 3. I'm in the studio ready to create something brilliant. First, let me just sit down here and check some email. But wait,... I’ll have to get past these aol news headlines.
Jack Kavorkian dies at age 83 – Can you just tell me if he was euthanized. How hard would it be to just put, 'Jack Kavorkian dies naturally at age 83', or 'Jack Kavorkian gets a first assist in his own death'. They want me to click. I can’t let them win.
Spelling Bee Champ Solves Hairy Word Inspiring – to see a young girl realize that all her hard work and dedication have paid off….Now she can realize that spelling is completely irrelevant these days. They mistakenly think I'll click to find out what the "Hairy Word" is. Other hair has caught my attention though....
'The USA v. John Edwards’ You just can’t trust people with an overwhelming desire to be liked. Too nice, too sincere, too coiffed, too anything – watch out. Whew!! I’m feeling pretty good. Nothing like delighting in someone's personality issues to keep me from my own.
'She Never Heeded ... Warning Signs' (About the Bachelorette)...Finally something interesting. But if I click, it wouldn't really matter - I don't know this Bachelorette. 18 months ago I ended my relationship with the Bachelor and ette. It wasn’t easy. I had to insist that the cable company physically remove the cable from the side of our house. It was time to close the portal of entry for all those people on TV whom I loved but couldn't tolerate. The cable lady reassured me, "There's no problem. What we can do is continue your service for FREE.” She clearly didn’t understand. Bill O’Rielly, Rachel Maddow, Katie Couric, the fear inducing medical experts, the cleavage baring financial analysts, the weather people who’ve never been outside... I didn't want them in my house. No. I couldn’t just change the channel. That’s like saying, "don’t answer the door and if you do, just don’t invite them in." Child abductions, ...terror threats, ....plagues on the news. The nightly sadistic homicide shows created for entertainment. They all filled my mind. Where could I find relief? Who could save me from all of this? That’s right! .....The Bachelor and Bachelorette (they took shifts). But then slowly, okay not so slowly - in the first five minutes, I realized, I was witnessing a disaster, a man made disaster. These participants could only be created in the image of mass media. Their psyches subverted from an early age by the constant influx of messages telling them how they should look, act and want. But I had to keep watching. You could say I was searching for something profound. And then, I found it. In the midst of all the artifice and right after the however planned moment of rejection, there were the tears. And it was in those tears, I could see a glimmer of humanity, a glimmer that lasted almost two seconds,....because what I really wanted to know was..."Did they sleep together in the fantasy suite? "
Success. I made it. I didn’t open one news story. Finally I can get onto more relevant things like checking my email. Look here, I have a couple of new ones from…. Lands End and...well...Goodyear.
Never give up. There's always hope - Facebook. I'll check out some posts. Interesting.…. Not so interesting.…. So uninteresting which makes it interesting. Why do they think that’s interesting? Oh here. He’s funny. Lets check out his page. And now, before my eyes... an image of a radiant and sublime painting by Michelangelo. You know the one from the Sistine chapel where God's right arm is outstretched and touching the finger of Adam. He’s actually giving him life. Michelangelo’s endearing symbol of creation - a reminder that we’re all here to create in some way. Now see, had I not been on Facebook, I wouldn’t have come across this . But wait....What's this comment below the picture? It’s by Andy Borowitz.… "If Michelangelo had Facebook, the Sistine Chapel ceiling would still be white.”