Good one from Think Smarter (Twitter) this morning:
My husband and I watched 60 Minutes last night. I have a love/hate relationship with 60 Minutes, because I love the unique stories that the show presents, yet the show really stirs me up emotionally. Too much. Last night, I felt muddled wondering if mining our ocean bottom is really an answer to prayers and a wonderful, vast, unexplored resource, or the last natural environment on Earth that we have left to destroy. I just don’t know. And then the story about Sesame Street making a special TV show, especially for the children who have grown up in tents in refugee camps in the Middle East (miraculously, many of these tents have satellite dishes), touched me to tears, but then, it also made me sick to my stomach, imagining one child, much less thousands, growing up in those fields of desperation. I then found my thoughts wandering over to my shallow side, getting hypercritical about Lesley Stahl’s earring choices and her moppy hair style, which spurred me into some curiosity about Lesley’s age. Lesley Stahl is 77 years old!! She is still an interesting (because she, herself, is curious and interested), sharp, objective reporter. Lesley Stahl has written a book about how much she loves being a grandparent, and she and I share the exact same birth date. Shame on me. Lesley Stahl can wear her hair and her earrings any damn way that she wants. Lesley Stahl is awesome. Simply awesome. Back on the pedestal, she goes. (See, I told you, 60 Minutes puts me in a conflicted state of mind, which is not a restful way to end the week.) 60 Minutes should NOT be aired on Sunday nights. But, it is a good contrast to and break from football . . . . . and then, the conflicted mind continues on and on and on . . . .
Ha ha ha ha
I too have been conflicted about Lesley Stahl’s earring choices for YEARS! They are clearly expensive, but during almost every broadcast I wonder what prompts her to choose the specific pair she has on, because invariably they clash with her outfit. It’s the one flaw in an otherwise outstanding and amazing woman.
Like you, I was kind of freaked out about the story of mining the sea floor for metal nodules. And I loved the MacArthur Foundation/Sesame Street story ($100 million dollars doesn’t go that far?? Yikes!) Scary to realize that so many of those refugee children have never been outside the camp!
Thank you for the validation, Kelly. I don’t feel so snarky now! lol
I dont ever watch 60mins. But please someone tell me why I bought a 15 volume set of Sesame Street book set at the thrift store recently. Somebody? Anyone? lololol
Because it took me back to when my daughter was young. It brought back memories. The copy right was 1983.
Didnt I say that I think it and youre mentioning it?
Speaking of pedestals. ……….ollololol………….my in-laws have this nut, real nut, thats the size of football. I’ve envisioned it sitting upon a pedestal encased under a cloche. Picture James Bond in a Gallery. A room full of pedestals full of priceless diamonds. And among them a nut. lmfao Very MOnty Python wouldnt you say.
There are just too many things to say about that nut, Kit. And none of them are appropriate . . . . lol I so love that you bought that Sesame Street set, Kit. That endears me to you. I can relate. 🙂