A repost: the downfall of man AKA western civilization

This is originally from my blog, or on line journal if you prefer as my blog has no point, supposedly blogs should have a point or something … anywho… on with the best of thing back on 2/25/2002 I wrote this … so if some things are a bit out of date (as in the prez isn’t W anymore thank god) that’s why, however the main point of the entry of the blog holds true … see there is a point it’s just not the same point over and over and over again..

2/25/2002 The downfall of Man by invisible don Edited some by invisible don

I have been thinking lately with all the gloom and doom in the news.
What is wrong with the world?
What is the downfall of civilization?
Well there are a lot of theories out there as to this effect

What you find out all depends on whom you choose to ask or where you look for example:

Chicken Little: Some off the wall theory about squirrels and that the sky is falling.

Gee Dubya: says it’s the AXIS OF EVIL (dum dum dum – it needed a bit of emphasis)

Billy and Jerry (Graham and Falwell – to bad Billy isn’t a Ben huh): These two will tell you it is the lack of morality, women’s rights and other miscreant activities
– Sorry boys but you have it really wrong – perhaps all that is the downfall to the Good Ol’ Boy WASP power structures but not all of civilization.

It isn’t sex, well it could be but it’s not

It isn’t drugs

It isn’t Rock-n-Roll

Not even beer, wine and hard drink

So you ask if not those things what is the at the core of our demise

Well, I’m glad you asked

Why, Because this evil is quite possibly in your own home (shock and horror)

Yes it’s true it’s in your home and maybe in your pocket.

The downfall of man is a simple innocent enough looking of devices a dewy eyed kitten if you will lulling you to your doom.

The SNOOZE BUTTON

Yup that is the ultimate in evil of all mankind

Now before you start to call the padded wagon and the mental health dudes hear me out

The snooze button is the cause of so much of our modern problems

Think about it in the US alone 300 million people all sleeping an extra 10 minutes in one day

That’s three Trillion minutes, 50 million hours, approximately 2.1 million days or about 5,707 years or roughly most of recorded history

Everyday we lose that much time just in the US yup all of known history gone in ten minutes

You take the entire world into account and nothing is getting done at all

Imagine where we could be in science, technology, energy production, interpersonal relationships and on and on

People wonder why aren’t we making the strides that the previous generations have made in the world

It’s because we are sleeping

We are just drowsing away as the world goes by

So the next time you reach over to tap the snooze button
Think about what you are doing to the world

So get your ass out of bed and do something we’re late

Oh by the way have a nice day


In other news…

The previous was a brought up by a fellow co-worker who I will tag when I post this on face book and he can feel free to un-tag himself if he wishes.

It’s a two hour delay today for the schools so stunt boy is being stunt boy and doodle is out of school or so says the TV so I guess she wins the 50 dollars as the hairdo would have happened were it not for the ice. Yup a win by default… hey a forfeit win counts just as much as a one point win or a 100 point whoopin’ default wins count don’t bet if you don’t wanna loose. That’s why I only bet a nickel as in a .05 not 500 you think I’m crazy… oh look a nickel

That’s all for now other stuff tomorrow, have a great day and play nice in the neighborhood.

Ciao,



PS if the math is off ... thats because crappy at math and spelling too if you read a lot.