Don't Walk a Mile in My Shoes

I just read an article about how 1/3 of Japanese youth in Japan have no desire to have sex. They find relationships and marriage to be a hassle and work so hard that they have little time for anything else. Their population is in decline. Disenfranchised youth, little job prospects and stress have caused an entire nation of Japanese youth to say no to sex and family. I can't help but compare the state of Japan to that of our nation. We have little job growth, a stagnant economy and high stress levels for those with jobs. Most nights I go home and I have hardly any energy to make a proper dinner. All I want to do is sit in silence, watch mindless television and make my way to bed. This process goes on and on and forget social security benefits! I'll be working well into my seventies. I don't know if I could or would bring a child into this world and there are several reasons for that. First, I am exhausted and if I ever want to be an effective parent I would like to have the energy to enjoy my child. Second, I like to work and am not ready to give that up. Third, children are not like dogs. You can't leave a child in a house all day and go to work. Dogs require food, attention and love but you can't screw up a dog the way you can a child by making a small mistake.

There's nothing wrong with having children or not having children. I think the real problem is being so disenchanted with the economic climate and the state of the world that you don't have any urge to create a special connection with anyone. I'm not worried about the extinction of the human race. In fact, it is more worrisome that we will deplete our resources with the current OVERPOPULATION and then we might actually have to move to the moon (thanks Newt!).

Another Rick Perry Comparison

I think by now everyone has made the comparison between the jacket that Governor Rick Perry wore in his campaign video that was flamboyantly anti gay and anti Obama. People put his picture next to Heath Ledger's picture from the movie "Brokeback Mountain" because the jackets appeared to be exactly the same. Now it's time for me to make a comparison of my own. While at the dog park this morning I noticed a cute little white pup in a stylish jacket. He was this tiny little guy who tried to hump several of the other male dogs in the park. Naturally, I could not get the image of Rick Perry's jacket and message out of my mind. I might have even offended the owner but I had to take several photos of the dog with his Rick Perry style jacket. Clearly, the dog is MUCH cuter.