If I come across as sounding uncaring or unfeeling, that is not the intention, but its getting to the stage now that enough is really enough! This week I posted a supposedly humorous graphic on my Facebook Page stating : I AM PRESENTLY EXPERIENCING LIFE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL WTF'S PER HOUR! My dear Facebook Friends duly liked the posting with a sense of camaraderie and support, knowing that they too have had the same feelings from time to time. But seriously, enough is really, really enough!!
Don't misunderstand me - if anyone I knew was aboard Flight MH370 I would be raising holy hell too, but now the conspiracy theorists are having a field day and gaining traction!!! Probably like most of the world I am completely baffled about how it is possible to lose a Boeing 777 when they can find one darn cow responsible for spreading mad cow disease! But their theories are not being constructive and all they are doing is sowing more confusion and heartbreak for the families of those on board - WTF!!! FIND THE DARN PLANE ALREADY!
Whether you believe that Oscar Pistorius is a blithering idiot or painfully misunderstood, the fact of the matter is that his life as he knew it is over, done, klaar, finito! Whatever issues he may have had before the tragic incident pales into absolute insignificance after this highly publicized trial where everyone is milking their 15minutes (OK 5+ weeks) of fame for whatever its worth. Gerrie Nel is yet another very good reason why I try to be a law-abiding citizen (even considering paying E-TOLLS - GULP) because I suppose him coming after me would also turn me into a blithering idiot!! I feel sorry for the man - because I cannot see him surviving this either way ..... going to jail ain't gonna improve his life and even found not guilty will never remove the stigma so basically - he is screwed either way!
America has had it share of disasters these past few weeks with the mudslide that just about buried a town and then yet another student goes on the rampage and stabs 22 people in a Philadelphia High School. WTF - two days later we have a similar incident in Pietermaritzburg????
After years of DENY, DENY, DENY, the Pope suddenly pops up and apologizes and asks for forgiveness for all the "evil" perpetrated by priests who have been sexually abusing kids for years!!! WTF!! nowhere is there any mention of the nuns that beat the hell out of the kids either and is the apology supposed to make everyone feel better???
Ukraine is just too darn big and complicated to even try and figure out what is going on there - but as usual .... THE ROOI GEVAAR is lurking in there somewhere! Having been raised with the threat of communism hanging over our heads, I cannot but feel ever so slightly apprehensive when things start going wrong on such a large scale.Mother Nature too seems to be getting ever so slightly gatvol with a frightening Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the UN's latest report on Global Warming suggests she too is saying ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!!!
And then of course I don't even want to turn my attention to what else is happening in our country - with the elections looming and everyone suddenly trying to appear as clean and sparkly as driven snow..... I don't even want to go there. Would much rather pull a blanky over my head and go into hibernation mode till its all over because my ears can only handle so much rubbish at a time! I suppose it would be wishful thinking to hope that by the time I emerge that Shrien Dewani has also been to court and the case been finalised? I think I have more chance of falling pregnant - it only took two years to get him back here, so I suppose with his delicate mental state the court case will be going on for the next five years!
In amongst all these major News Headlines that is keeping the world glued to their radios and television screens, it becomes easy to miss the things happening around us - that have a massive impact on the people that it affects and would never make world headlines.
- A woman in Cape Town is raffling off her own very expensive Michel Herbalin watch to raise funds for children with cancer.
- Moira Mac Murray, a Johannesburg artist created a huge lady out of totally biodegradable material to participate in the Land Art exhibition at Emmarentia Dam
- Gregory Wells-Clifton of Pay it Forward South Africa performs little miracles on a daily basis with the help of ordinary everyday people
- A lady in Namibia has found her daughter that she gave up for adoption 32 years ago
- Julie is getting better every day after a back operation which had her wearing a corset and having to lie down a lot - which means she could be getting back to mosaicing really soon
- Vanessa who heard this past week that she is really in remission and can start planning her daughter's wedding
- The unknown number of neglected or abandoned animals rescued by the unsung heroes who man the animal shelters
So while the rest of the world goes to hell in a handbasket, switch off the tv and radio and spend the morning having coffee with a friend - much more rewarding and more likely to give you something to smile about. WTF!!!! Gonna take the rest of the day off and play with the new puppy!
