Things That Don’t Make Sense

It seems to me, the longer I live the more I should learn. After all, there is supposed to be a certain amount of wisdom that comes with old age, right? Otherwise, it’s just bad knees and daily doses of Advil.

For a long time, I felt that with age comes maturity and maturity brings about a knowledgeable mindset of practicality. Some of the smartest people I know are older folks, many of whom never had a formal education, but their streetwise outlook and common sense make them an asset. 

Lately, however, I keep seeing things that make absolutely zero sense. I’m thinking collectively, we have all lost the concept of common sense. So I’m just going to list a few of them here to see if you – the almost 10,000 readers of the Weekly Report – can enlighten me.

Let’s put on our thinking caps and see where the wisdom is in these things…

1. Wool Caps in Summer: I’ve seen half a dozen guys wearing wool caps this week…when it’s 87 degrees outside. Is this a fashion statement or ignorance of the weather? Is it just laziness? I don’t feel like taking a shower and washing my hair so I’m just going to go to work wearing a thick wool beanie over my head in June.
2. Merge Lane Blockers: You’ve all seen them. The guy or gal who straddles the line in a merge lane. Or worse, the person who stops at a yield sign. Traffic grinds to a halt because the straddler has to shave .03 seconds off their commute time and the guy who stops in the merge lane is looking left and didn’t see the 1/4 mile stretch of road in front of them. #arrrrgggghhhh
3. Saying Bro: “Bro” is the most annoying slang word ever. It’s supposed to be short for Brother, but I heard a young man turn to a young woman the other day and “Bro, you don’t know.” He called her “bro.” People who overuse slang words usually have a limited vocabulary, poor communication skills, and zero self-awareness. I mean it, bro, literally.
4. CAPTCHA: This might be the single most annoying thing on the planet. CAPTCHA is actually an acronym – Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. Websites use it as a gatekeeper. This essentially means a robot is giving me, a human, a test to see if I’m really a human and not a robot. This is also a sign that the end of civilization is near.
5. Designer Fashion: What is the point of Fashion Week? I can think of 2,837 things I’d rather buy than one of these $2,837 “high fashion” outfits I swear I could get the same outfit at the Goodwill for $20. Seriously, look at this picture. This is high fashion. Who buys this stuff?

So there you have it…five rants this week, for the price of one. Thoughts? I love getting your email replies…even when they don’t make much sense.