Keeping It Real

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Everyday I watch children traveling to and from school with backpacks laden with books. They struggle up and down the bus steps; down and up the subway steps, and then up and down the steps of their schools. They walk with an awkward gait, and hunched over like Neanderthal as they struggle to their destinations. Their hands are rarely free—loaded with lunch, a cell phone, a school project and sometimes an umbrella. They fall to the bus seat while panting. They rarely enjoy the ride since their bag occupies eighty-percent of the seat, and their  buttocks only twenty. Their alignment has shifted to either the left or the right; and one shoulder is aways higher than the other. There has to be an alternative.  It should be mandatory that school children use bags on wheels. Maybe school administrators  should design system where books are alternated. Which books should go home, and which books should stay behind? If this isn’t ratified these children will need orthopedic therapy and or surgery.

Two researchers speculate the cause of autism on NPR:

Researcher  1 - There’s a higher level of autism in Mississippi, New Jersey…

Researcher 2 – Children born to mature (older men) when conceived are more likely to develop autism.

Researcher 1 – Autism can happen at any age.

Researcher 2 – Everybody has a little autism.

Are these researchers receiving grant money for their bogus findings? I questioned. I Imagined  listeners hearing these speculation and regretting moving to  Mississippi and Jersey, or marrying an older man. I Imagined listeners questioning  that one moment they stared into oblivion, and wondered if it was a hint of autism. Before announcing findings to the public, researchers need ask, “Do findings seem rational?“

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A few years back, I was concerned about losing my health insurance because I couldn’t afford the premiums. Luckily, a social worker at the hospital found resources to aid with the premiums.  As I worried a friend said, “At least you don’t have car payments.” Since she caught me off  guard I let her remark slide.  Taken aback by her comment, I called her to rehashed the conversation. “You decided to buy the car. I didn’t decided to have diabetes,” I said angrily.  Trying to justified her comment she said, “$431 per month for medical insurance is nothing compared to $639 plus tax for monthly car  payments.” “Yeah, once your car in paid off I’ll still have diabetes. Anyway, what school of logic did you attend?” I said with venom. It didn’t stop there. I reintroduced the many stupid comments and decisions she made over the years about everything and anything. I reminded her about the bounced checks,  the post dated checks, and asking people to return checks so she could buy someone a birthday gift.   Are we still friends? Nope.