Older and Better with Shelly

Has everyone had enough of election politics yet? Tired of watching the back-to-back-to-back commercials running endlessly on television? The only one profiting from all of this are the TV networks and stations. I guess I’m living in a dream world but wouldn’t it be nice if all the millions of dollars spent on TV propaganda was actually used to help feed poor kids, or fix our streets, our bridges and aging infrastructure? If they don’t reach you through the media they will get you by phone. Our phones have been ringing from pollsters and the election machine constantly all day and all night. I have to turn my cell and house phones off just to get some work done. I don’t know about you but I’d love to be able to turn on the news and hear actual news. All this election hype does is rile up the crazies out there, of which we have plenty! What happened to all the presidents that said we were going to have election reform? It has gone by the wayside with ...

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 ...