This morning, for the first time in probably six months, I saw the Today Show. That, in itself, isn't so bad, but I just couldn't believe what I was missing in the Consumer World. You know -- the life of gourmet, single-cup coffee makers and "The Happiest Place in the World", aka Toys-R-Us. I had no idea how much consumerism that I had missed over the past few months, but it only took 10 minutes to get me hooked again: the creeping lust for slick kitchen appliances, the discontent with the lushness of my eyelashes, the dread of being less hip than Al Roker or the Obamas. Good Lord! What if I've missed some great new CD that was released today? What will I do if my dog isn't as trendy as the dog that the president-elect (and the Today Show) picks for Malia and Sasha?! The Joneses are getting away from me, and I didn't even know it!!!
I took a deep breath, clicked it off, and went to take a shower -- with cheap shampoo, in my slightly soap-scummy shower, with the door that I realigned myself (perfectly!) last month. I dried myself on a slightly shabby towel that my husband washed, fluffed and folded for me. I dressed in last summer's clothes and headed to my kitchen with the worn, out-of-date flooring. I had a piece of toast made from bread that I made yesterday from organic whole wheat, along with a cup of 8 O'Clock coffee, made by my my husband. I kissed The Husband good-bye and settled down to teaching my kids to print legibly and add correctly. We made a mobile of "The Gifts of the Nile" and basked in the morning sun in the back yard.
I think I'll leave the TV off for a while...
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Scary, isn't it? I try to avoid the TV for that reason; it makes my life seem lousy.
And what ticked me off this morning was an article in the Washington Post saying how our area is hiring "math specialists" to teach first-graders to add. Hello? Who's crazy here? How much education does one need to show a kid that 1 plus 2 equals 3?
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