Assaulted Constantly

...there is scarcely any hiding place from the constant visual and verbal assault on the mind...

As I sit here in the quiet of the morning, no connections to broadcast media save the radio which is usually off, I realize, wow, I really am assaulted constantly, because, I stay tuned to AoS!

I should confine myself to Will S's Sunny Side blog! And maybe Engrish.com. Well, and, the book thread here, of course.

Seriously, when this old hermit goes out in The World, I'm reminded, and re-astounded, that people put up with the constant assault of the LaughingStock Media. But then, some people even start the day turning on the TV at home and it stays on all day. Brainwashing you bet! The effect is like being on speed - deep, reflective thinking not encouraged.

Even having a bunch of games on at a sports themed place is mind-boggling (mostly by how little actual sports action there is).

When I see a TV ad for a restaurant, while I'm sitting in a restaurant, I always say,* "Oh! _____'s! That's where we should have gone!" (*But not too loudly.)

It's like people leaving their doors open for every mosquito, vagrant, salesman, and imam to just walk right in and set up shop.

Lock your doors!

/rambling rant