So We’re All Going To Hell…
At the end of last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled against a Texas law against sodomy and just like every other time that a liberal decision is made, conservatives go haywire. They’re all prophesizing the fall of the American way of life and the destruction of all things we hold dear. They’re claiming that because the right of due process superceded the desire to prosecute homosexuals that it will eventually lead to the eventual fall of the institution of marriage. If that didn’t make sense to you, you’re not alone. Just because the Supreme Court is upholding a Constitutional right, it doesn’t necessarily lead to societal collapse. But then, everything not status quo seems to lead to societal collapse when you’re talking to conservatives.
Conservatives have existed since the dawn of life, they’re the little buggers that refuse to evolve but yet will survive us all, much like cockroaches. If history’s conservatives had their way, women would have no rights and neither would African-Americans. And if the religious right made any sense, we’d all be on our way to hell regardless of what religion we actually are. Quite frankly, I don’t care if I’m going to hell so long as civilization continues to evolve and better itself through acceptance and mutual understanding. And as long as close-minded conservatives continue to bitch and moan about something different and the religious right continue to freak out about anything contrary to their beliefs, we all have plenty of idiots to make fun of. Because, like roaches, they just exist to annoy us without having much to offer humanity.
A Case For Mediocrity
We live in a society that wants us to be perfect despite the fact that we are the embodiment of mediocrity. How many people you know are perfect? How many of you have perfect GPAs? Somewhere within each and every one of us lies a flaw. But yet, everywhere we look, people want perfection. We all seemingly live our lives in this endless quest to be perfect, we strive to be the perfect child for our parents, we strive to be the perfect friend, we strive for that perfect GPA to get us into med school, and we strive to be a perfect person. What’s with all the striving? There isn’t anything wrong with being mediocre! I mean, look at baseball batting averages. A guy will be perfectly content with a .300 batting average and might end up in the Hall of Fame if he keeps those numbers up. But yet, if we have a 30% average in a class, we’ve pretty much signed, sealed, and delivered a failure in the class. And what’s the difference between the two anyways? The pitcher is much like the professors, challenging the opposing party to be able to handle whatever they throw at them. And the batter is like the students, struggling to do SOMETHING with whatever is thrown at them. But yet… the batter makes millions of dollars with an average that would probably lead to him or her failing out of college.
If our national pastime allows for successful mediocrity, then why can’t the rest of society do so as well? Not all of us can be ranked in the top 10% of our class, not all of us can be that perfect little valedictorian; not all of us can be perfect. But yet, the masses of people that are nothing more than mediocre are trapped in an endless cycle of rejection. What a world we live in…
Speaking of Baseball…
The 74th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park recently and it was definitely pretty cool to see the park filled with people. Well… at least on TV. But anyways, I spent that weekend volunteering at FanFest which is baseball heaven for fans of the game. While there, I had the opportunity to see the official All-Star Game jerseys for the American League and National League for sale. They were costly little things, costing $140 a piece. I, like many others, looked upon the racks of jerseys and considered getting one while others were walking around proudly wearing their newly bought overpriced clothing. They were pretty cool and all, I mean I own a couple of White Sox jerseys and I like showing my support for my favorite team and player. But I’ve never understood the reason for people paying SO much for a shirt with a name and number on the back. With that aside, my gripe isn’t about the price, but with their claim that it’s the official All-Star Game jersey for the 2003 All-Star Game.
So, I went home to watch the game after a day of volunteer work and I turned on the TV to see the teams getting introduced. And guess what? None of them were wearing the “official” jersey that was being sold for $140. They were all wearing their respective team jerseys! What a scam! I’m SO glad I didn’t buy one of those jerseys, because all they really are is a shirt with a name and number on it. It’s a shirt design that never even made it onto the field! As if the strike, overpriced hot dogs, demolition of historic stadiums, and the renaming of existing stadiums with stupid names didn’t piss off fans, those Major League Bastards are still trying to rip fans off. Bastards.
