Things I just don't care about ...

about 99 percent of things liberal entertainment types get up in arms about.

 

I have no idea what a "liberal entertainment type" is, let alone what they "get up in arms about."

 

- Lady Gaga
- Awards shows
- Glee (Yeah yeah yeah ... Dead. To. IJAG)
- What you're doing on the weekend, or stories of your child's first steps/word/poop.
- JV basketball results, especially the leading scorers for the team out of our coverage area.
- Small talk while you're bagging my groceries, etc.
- TV news snowstorm reports. Yes, I'll proceed with caution and get some bread, milk and eggs on the way home.

 

OK, OK. Now that makes sense. For some reason, I was thinking about people who consume entertainment, not those who entertain.

As far as Streisand, Clooney, et al, I actually do care about the things they get up in arms about.

I just don't care what they have to say about it.

 

The kids thing comes up a lot, as in: "Your kids."

Never realized how much people don't care until I had children of my own. I don't talk about parenthood very often. I've had people tell me they had no idea that I had little ones.

Thing is, though, when my wife was pregnant, EVERYONE wanted to talk to her about it ALL THE TIME. So I figured that it would be the same once kids were around. But not whatsoever. No one ever asks. Which is perfectly find and completely preferable, but it's kind of strange.

 

Anything "viral" that is not an illness.

The NBA before the playoffs.

Any cause that just wants to "raise awareness."

 

Facebook has made it brutally plain that there's nothing on Earth so interesting as my kid, and what the little twerp happens to be doing at all hours. It might be the single-worst aspect of the site.

 

the next big thing

 

Here's why that happens:

When you have a kid, when said kid is born, people flip out on Facebook for about the first 24-48 hours. You get dozens of comments. Dozens of congratulations. Dozens of inquiries.

And you get a false sense that people really, really care about everything that comes after. They don't.

 

Unless you're famous (Ashton Kutcher: "Watching my wife steam my suit while wearing a bikini. I love God!”), no one really cares what you're doing. To be perfectly honest, I think I prefer it that way.

 

Demi Moore could steam my, um, suits, anytime. Anyhoo...

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