I know it would give everyone a cheap thrill to see me type the F-word but I'm not going to do that -- so there!
I am, however, NOT talking about the old F-word -- that one has become so over used that it has lost most of its old zip and zing. You hear it everywhere; and it just doesn't seem to have any real impact anymore! Sad really, because it came in so handy for such an incredibly long time.
However, the NEW F-word does have real possibilities! First of all, it is truly pervasive in our society; and it is virtually always deceptive as hell. In fact, in most cases, it is downright OFFENSIVE after we find out the details.
This morning, I was reading through my email and there it was -- AGAIN! Yep, that offensive four letter F-word. I've become so sensitive to its use that I believe I can actually feel my blood pressure increase when it is used in my presence.
We certainly don't need more meaningless legislation, and I'm not going to suggest making it illegal to say it in public; but I do think people should at least learn to frown when it is spoken.
So there I was, sipping my morning cup of coffee, looking through my emails, and WHAM -- there it is! Someone was offering me a FREE subscription! All I needed to do was agree to pay shipping and handling of $9.95 plus a small "initiation" charge of $5.00! Ugh! Now I'll be cranky for hours!
Wake up America! Stop trying to get stuff for FREE! NOTHING IS FREE! (Oh, except for this advice! It is, ah,... er,... well OK -- it's FREE!)
