Cheers to Our Children

wordship — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:39:51 +0000

No matter how hard I try to investigate other subject matter, I seem to feel more strongly on health related topics. So be it.

Yesterday, it was announced in a press release the Alcohol and Education Research Council reviewed several studies of the effects of media advertising on a number of levels, using over 13,000 participants and have deduced it is contributing to underage drinking. Really. (You can read the full article here on Medical News Today). Is this telling us anything we don’t already know? Who did we think they were marketing to?

Let’s keep this really simple. You have 10 people.

2 Don’t drink. Period. For whatever reason, whether it be religious or just never liked it or are members of AA. They just don’t drink.

2 Are alcoholics. No need for marketing here.

3 Are social drinkers. Already drinking. No real need to market here either.

3 Are children. Future drinkers. Bingo!

Have you seen these ads? Wow, beautiful young people having a ball with all those cocktails, in every color of the rainbow. They look like candy. Yummy!

We were all young once and a universal rite of passage into adulthood, which shows your maturity and sophistication, say “I’ve arrived” is to be able to consume alcohol.

They can remove all the ads and make it even more of a secret society, but until the myths and mystique of alcohol is debunked, this adulthood initiation will continue.

How say you?

I Believe

wordship — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:34:18 +0000

By way of introduction, it seemed appropriate to give you all a glimpse into the type of blogs you may encounter when visiting. Although, I do not limit my topics to one or two areas of subject matter, they will include my unique perspective. In all, I believe…

..in God, not religion

..in old fashioned common sense, not “old thinking”

..in a good sense of humor, not making fun at someone else’s expense

..in the golden rule, not in gold

..in accountability, not excuses

..the human spirit, not doomsday

..in love and let love

..where there’s a will, there is a way

and in George Carlin. I don’t believe …

…the end justifies the means

…in whining

…gossip-lest ye repent first

…taking myself too seriously

…in worrying about the past; just do the next right thing.

…in worrying about the future; the future will only be as good as what you do today.

I play nice in the sandbox, but am apt to share when someone is full of it. My biggest flaw undoubtedly is not being able to resist pointing out hogwash and downright ignorance.

Other than that, I clean up good and I’m a real fun date.

Till next time, I’ll remain,

virtually yours

winter in the desert