January 5, 2005
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Grumpy Old Man
I went to the Knicks game last night with a co-worker and during halftime, they had this little singing competition between 3 young girls around 12 years old or so. After all 3 had performed, the announcer asked the crowd to pick the winner by applause. Despite the announcer specifically saying “Remember folks…we don’t boo our children here at the Garden”, the crowd BOOED girl #3 whose performance was mediocre at best.
You’re probably thinking…Aww! Poor girl! She must be devastated! But you know what? I thought it was hilarious! HAHA! If anything, I blame the kid’s parents for subjecting her to the public spotlight because they think their kid is special or something and they want to exploit her “talent”.
In other news, the death toll from the tsunami disaster is over 120,000 dead and many more unaccounted for. I’ve been reading how people have been donating food, money and even people on Xanga posting links on their pages. However, I’ve also been reading how in the midst of this tragedy, there have been numerous accounts of rape and kidnapping going on as well as donation scams where fake organizations and charities are soliciting money from people who think they are really helping.
It’s pretty fucked up that there are people who will exploit a tragedy for their own benefit. The same shit happened after 9/11 with fake charities, people stealing/looting, people filing false death claims to collect money, etc. But you know what? That’s life and human nature.
I’m sorry but despite the magnitude and sadness of this tsunami tragedy, it hasn’t really touched me at all. Yeah I feel bad for the people suffering but I’m not crying about it. After all, I don’t know them and they don’t know me. I personally think it’s bullshit how people ACT like they’re all compassionate and caring whenever there’s a disaster yet they go about their self-centered lives otherwise. Does donating money in times of tragedy fill that quota of ours of doing something good for others?
A new year, soon to be another year older, I find myself becoming more and more jaded with age. With the exception of a few people who I hold close, I simply don’t give a shit anymore. And why should I? No one else does.
Happy New Year everyone…
Comments (25)
grumpy old man is Choiiiii
ditto with the jadedness… i’ll let you know how the book goes.
you might not be crying about it, but wouldn’t you wanna do something for them if you could? YOU CAN! Come to my site and see what i mean!
that’s quite honest.
age = jaded? i think i may agree.
so many tragedies…i feel almost numb to it.
It’s okay to admit to being a selfish prick.
Just don’t expect everyone else to be as introverted as you are.
i think its messed up that people are trying to scam others when there is a crisis. i do feel sorry for the people who did suffer loss, however, i think its also messed up that a supermodel who survived the disaster is getting more media time than others who REALLY need help.
but since i dont want to be scammed by con artists, i’m donating supplies, and not money. same concept as giving a homeless man food, and not money – cuz they could spend money on drugs/liquor. whereas food, they’ll eat.
Well put bro… I hate to say this, but I think that for the first time, you and I actually agree on something(s).
And BTW, 30 is not old… you could be me and be 32, now that’s old, or at least older~
its ok, 30′s not the end of the world.
Hey Dave so are we up before the January month ends?
happy new year grumpy old man!
strangely enough, i feel the same way. 9/11 seems insignificant comparatively to the tsunami disaster, but 9/11 really hit me in a way that this disaster has not. i don’t necessarily feel like i’m insensitive, but rather fortunate that none of my loved ones have been affected by it. i think it’s great that people are doing their parts, donating and the whole 9, but no need to act like you care more about it than you really do. good to see you back!
Actually, i think i’m just selfish. If I stop and think about it it makes me sad, but since it doesn’t directly affect me it’s just sort of “out of mind”……
amen, brother.
yeah that is strange. i don’t feel shiet either….yeah it’s sad…but lets move on. those kids seem really happy to see that abc’s news cameras.
It’s sad that you feel so indifferent. I don’t think showing compassion is anything special…I would hope it is a natural human response. Unfortunately, despite tragedy life does continue. You can only do what you can, but if everyone were to just contribute a little bit it would add up to make a difference. It’s when everyone is indifferent that nothing is done.
if something like that happened here, wouldn’t you be glad and thankful there’s ppl out there who care. i just read an article, husband (MD) and wife (RN) flew over there to help any way they can. opened up a clinic there. i thought it was incrediable they can drop everything and do that.
i don’t like the idea of you being more jaded as you age. =(
yo..funny bumpin into you!
they said on the news that money is the best form of contribution. so if that’s what they need then that’s what they should get.
happy new year…welcome back to xanga!
happy new year dave..and happy early birthday
you mean the girl who was singing new york, new york? her voice was extremely annoying and it didnt help that she was fat and ugly.
BE NICE DAVE!!!
I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion. In the world we live in it is a natural reaction to live in the saying “an eye for an eye.” But really when it all comes down to it, if we needed help, there are others who would help us. I think the more we care about others the more we care about ourselves because when it all comes down to it, we are connected to eachother in one way or another.