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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices
acquired by age eighteen."
- Albert Einstein

Reportedly, there have been some 40,000 billion species on this planet since life began, of which 99.99% have become extinct after an average life span of 4 million years. As I watch the television news, visit our schools, businesses, churches, listen to the music, and experience the vacuum of youth left in my wake, I am worried that we have raised a nation of idiots. Born of excessive rights and freedoms, argued by endless attorneys and politicians, and exemplified by people with limited accountability, it seems that the ‘today’ generation plans only to get the most out of life at any cost. Life is cheap and standards are base. The post-hippie, free souled yuppies taught their children to take, of life, and not to make. Live for the now. Somehow, something was lost in the translation. Perhaps our time on this planet is ending, not unlike the billions of species before us. On the other hand, at the eleventh-hour and fifty-ninth minute mark, humanity may find a way to transcend our burdens of stupidity, greed and corruption, and allow us to survive. There are many people who argue that ‘the asteroid’ is long overdue and many others who believe that Jesus will return to save those worthy of being saved. There are many who bury their head in the drivel of television soap operas, not wanting to know what lies beyond, and exercise their votes for American Idols instead of American Presidents. Others are unable to do even that much. Life is replete with signs, both literal and philosophical. We have, as living beings, the choices offered by circumstance and intent. We have, in the United States, the ability to make good or bad choices, the right to speak, when we should be silent, the freedom to inflict our viewpoints upon others and to invade their countries in the name of self-defense, real or imagined. Likewise, we have the right to be stupid, and many who exercise that right demonstrate pride in that choice. Thankfully, there are signs that serve to identify these people. And, for the rest, there are television reality shows. I have had the good fortune to live an interesting life, albeit one filled with many mistakes, conceits, and failings in one form or another. Along the way, I began to jot copious notes on virtually every subject, enhancing my opinions with facts gleaned from a world of source material, and attempting to fashion from that some rhyme and reason for the state of life and the meaning of existence. Everyone is a critic, even those people who appreciate everything encountered. I am no different. Things can be analyzed and critiqued and, often, rejected as being simplistic or naïve. I wanted answers to life’s mysteries. Life wanted me to have questions, not answers. It is not my lottery ticket that wins. It is not my lot to have everything just work out without problems. It is not a stress-free life; just about everything in my life creates stress. Nothing is perfect or it would all be quite boring and unworthy of an observation. In this collection of articles and notes, I have tried to include a variety of subjects that might never be discussed at a cocktail party. These are designed to be amusing, thought provoking, and a way to vent my frustrations at what I have been unable to change, while still appreciating those things that make life a truly wonderful experience. Hopefully, the commonality will appeal to you and bring out your own experiences. That is the best I can ask for. THE INTRODUCTION TO "SIGNS YOU MAY BE AN IDIOT and other musings." by Andre' Gensburger Buy the book HERE

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