tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033971618079152914.post5229636519951764306..comments2023-12-16T14:21:12.836-05:00Comments on Lauren's Thoughts: Prayers for our MilitaryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14407437564246340467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033971618079152914.post-57494661599403414122009-03-25T23:04:00.000-04:002009-03-25T23:04:00.000-04:00Oh geez, Bob, I don't even know what to say about ...Oh geez, Bob, I don't even know what to say about that....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407437564246340467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033971618079152914.post-15850840807553321682009-03-25T22:20:00.000-04:002009-03-25T22:20:00.000-04:00So here's the thing: about 1 out of ten people ar...So here's the thing: about 1 out of ten people are jerks. They're awful terrible people. They litter. They yell things from moving cars. They screw up the checkout line. Maybe they shouldn't be made to suffer, but really, the world would be a better place without them. An example would be my grandmother. I loved her, she's been dead for decades, and we're all better off without her. (Before CB radios, she would lean out the car window and tell semi-truck drivers that their rear doors were open. They'd get off at the next exit and she'd laugh like hell.) So anyway, when strangers die, you need to take into consideration that they might be jerks. Don't feel totally bad -- because there is a 10% chance they were jerks, you should only feel 90% bad. Or do what I do, on 10% of the days (the 10th, 20th, and 30th of each month) I treat the news of strangers dying as if the strangers were jerks and therefore as good news. Note: It is not good for the dying people to suffer or for their loved ones to suffer. (I loved my grandmother and people shouldn't be happy that I feel bad.) People can feel good that lines are shorter and that my grandmother is no longer bothering truck drivers.<BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com