Writing this blog is a daily challenge, one that I often pass on when no subject seems interesting enough to be a worthy read for a wide range of people. Apparently the chief editors at the Wall Street Journal do not suffer from the same restriction: Today's paper contains an article about the unexpected pleasures of not wearing high heels, written by a woman recently diagnosed with foot problems and advised to wear only flat shoes forevermore.
As a former newspaper writer I skimmed it with my mouth agape, shocked that this silliness was deemed appropriate to print. Who is the intended audience? Possibly transgenders with no history of high-heel wearing, but that's about it.
The dumbing down of our country continues apace, with every day bringing new evidence of how the national IQ is dropping faster than CNN's ratings. A perfect example is my husband's employer, a 200-plus organization that employs no African Americans and only two Jews, yet they have a designated Diversity Officer and an annual, all-staff, mandatory "Diversity Training" day. (Just in case, I guess.)
Maybe it's the national pastime of playing pointless video games -- there are currently 831,00 of them available -- or the increasing consumption of stuffed-crust pizzas and White Chocolate Mocha Creme Frappucinos (550 calories) that's eroding our brain cells and enabling a frail, demented old man to remain as POTUS. Whatever it may be, I implore today's parents of young children to jump in and turn the tide. Our future is in their hands.
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