I’ve Noticed

Social media is a place where everyone can bitch and moan about stuff. It doesn’t have to be important stuff. It’s more about a venue to vent without repercussions. Sure, there will be opposing comments, but everything is done by a faceless society. It’s easy to bitch, moan and criticize when you’re in your kitchen and the person with the opposite viewpoint is an invisible opponent.

     We live in a world with an abundance of opinions and that’s not a bad thing. What concerns me is the way we speak to each other when voicing our opinion. Everyone appears to be angry. Why is that? Personally, I believe as a whole people are not happy with their life and they blame others. When in truth the person that controls your happiness is you. 

     What is the world coming to? Have you heard anyone say that? I’m sure you have, but we are the most privileged society around. I was born in 1948 and I remember people asking that question every decade when they heard or saw something they disapproved of. 

     I feel very positive about the future despite what I hear from the news media. I’ve seen a lot of presidents, a lot of good and a lot of bad policies, but life goes on and mine has been good. Attitude and outlook have a big impact on your life, much more than who’s running the country and the polices they are promoting. 

     If you find this to be different for yourself, try changing your future by changing your attitude toward life. Some will say I don’t understand because I am living a privileged life. Say what you want, but looking at life in a negative way won’t help achieve your dreams. Living in the past will not change the future. Do your best with what you’re given and stop whining. No one’s listening. “Just Saying . . . ”

Car colors

White, black, silver and utility grey are the majority of car colors I see today. I think car manufacturers have lost their mojo. I was told that insurance companies are pressuring the car companies toward these color choices. According to their records certain color cars are move prone to be stolen, promote speeding or distract other drivers. I don’t know if the insurance companies have fueled this trend, but it doesn’t make any sense to me. I think statistics will show that car thieves steal cars, maybe certain colors are stolen more often. But I’ll tell you one thing if all the cars are white, black and grey the thieves will continue to steal cars. Assuming that’s true then maybe it’s better to have those colors so the police can narrow down the window of cars that might be stolen. We saw a new Mustang yesterday in utility grey. It’s a sin to have a Mustang in some boring ass color. This muscle car needs a bright color like the peacock to attract attention. 

     It’s the same thing with speeders, they will still speed no mater the color of their car. The thing is it will be easier to notice them if there in a red car. What if you were to tell the police there’s a crazy guy driving recklessly down I270 in a white car. That doesn’t really help much, since every other car is white.

     Let’s talk about distracted drivers. There’s so many on the road now that I can’t imagine color cars affecting that statistic. 

     My wife, Mimi, and I used to try to guess the age of the driver by the color of their car. Burgundy or maroon and  champagne were dead give-aways for an old person. But with all the nondescript boring colors, the game isn’t fun anymore. Shame on you Detroit, for dumbing down our car game.

     All I know is that the dealers lots are filled with cars sporting bland colors. Finding a brightly colored car is like searching for Waldo. Mimi, thinks upper management at car companies took the crayons away from the designers.

     This could be why everyone is depressed. We need colors to uplift our sometime boring life. Here’s a new slogan for you, “Make America Colorful Again.” Just saying . . .”