I am so tired of seeing automobile commercials showing cars doing things that you will NEVER EVER do.
Many of the maneuvers are even illegal.
And they always have the footnote:
Professional Driver, Closed Course
Just once i would like to see a chunk of real life,
with the vehicle cutting in front of another, and then slamming on its brakes:
Complete Idiot, Your Neighborhood
I just finished watching The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. I have probably seen it four times, but none of those times were anywhere within the last two decades (jeepers, just saying that sentence is an age check). What brought the movie to our DVD player was the extended re-mastered version. It was beautifully done. But I was also amazed by several other things. 1) This movie is 40 years old; 2) The scenery is awesome; 3) The story is moved forward more by character and dramatic effect than by dialogue or action; 4) They actually censor the word “bitch” at the end by covering it beneath a scream (and the subtitle reads ‘b---‘). 1966 is an age away.
Five years later, and our entire nation is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
All the signs are there. Re-experiencing the trauma, anxiety, depression, irritability, outbursts of anger, inability to focus on important matters, dysfunction of normal defense systems, increased vigilance, inappropriate placement of blame, aggressive behavior, and an exaggerated startle response.
That’s the diagnosis.
The question is… what is our treatment?