No I am not talking about the city of Paris and its citizens. I am talking about the age of Paris that we live in. Here are some vignettes.
"Were you a frat boy who partied and drank a lot? Had an influential father? Had bad grades? George how would you like to be the president?", asked Rove.
"You played a reporter in a cartoon movie...you don't want to go to the Middle East to report because it's too dangerous...you did pastry puff pieces on morning shows...Katie you will be the perfect fit for our lead anchor role.", said the president of the CBS to Couric.
Then there is Anna Nicole plastered over every news network supposedly a modern day tragedy. A woman who wanted half of a billionaire's estate because she was married to him for less than two years, who claimed she owned a home where a millionaire had let her reside, who wanted to be adopted by a prince so she could be a princess, and who most likely took her daughter away from her real father is being hailed as the nicest soul.
Britney are you feeling neglected and want to be the life of the tabloids again? Party with Paris and take a few pointers. Forget the soul and bear some more.
Lindsay how dare you cross Paris with only seven million to your name?
Paris of Troy that embodiment of physical vanity pales in comparison. In Rome you may do as the Romans but when in Paris wear a condom.
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Ok, how about some positive vignettes?
Seriously what makes you proud to be living in this day and age? Lets see if you can come up with more than five.
For positive vignettes take a look at Jeanie Moos's work on CNN. She does a much better job at it than I can.
Nothing makes me either proud or ashamed to be living in this day and age for I have done nothing to produce this day and age.
If you do insist here is a list of five things off the top of my head that we are probably better off with.
1. Science still holds some value in the eyes of at least a decent number of people.
2. Watching Federer play. Infact the opposite of Paris: Talent, modesty, class, hard work.
3. There are many individuals who quietly go about doing their bit for the world.
4. There is always a lot to learn.
5. In most parts of the world most people are still able to enjoy life at least some of the time.
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