Older and Better with Shelly

Running scared. That phrase has a whole new meaning now. This group of Generation Zers that we thought were glued to their boxes (iphones) actually know how to think. Our country will be great again. I was afraid that these pill popping, pot smoking kids would run our country into the ground. Work ethic? Not sure if they had one. But when push came to bullets and their lives, and that of their friends were at stake, they grew up fast. This was their awakening and they did a 180 degree turnaround and fooled us. For my generation it was the murder of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. For this one it was the murder of their friends and teachers. Amazing what they have been able to do in a few short weeks, including putting “the gun” to the heads of the all too powerful NRA. Something no one has been able to do. How dare an organization have so much power. All to the tune of the Second Amendment? Really? I am so proud to have grandkids ...

Based on current events, this is more a commentary than a comedy… Is it me or are people just getting more critical? Has this wonderful thing that we have called the Internet enabled people to complain about anything and everything? I saw nastiness in people during this last election that rocked to me to the core. I think people should be able to voice their opinion without others getting nasty and hostile. I was shocked at the names people called each other. Where did this anger come from? Has it always been in society? Or, are we so frustrated with the fast-paced, competitive society will we live in that the tension and pressure have has caused us to be that way. Perhaps it is because people can't see us, so we don't know who’s saying what. It’s easy to make a damning remark and move on without any repercussions. Now I can curse with the best of them but going online and using words that I've never heard before, against people that I ...