Men Are Wearing Skirts and Cars Are Giving Birth.

Hysteria!
The Economy!
God Help Us ALLLL!!!!

I stopped on the street corner today, just to take a look around me. Plus the "Don't Walk" sign was flashing and I didn't want to risk it. Not in this town. Not during THESE times. Everyone is a just a little bit too ready to snap on each other. And our imaginations are getting the best of us. While on the street corner, I tuned into a fella's conversation that held the topic of "the US dollar is going extinct". Which is so true. In the last year alone Lincoln AND Hamilton poachings have nearly doubled! Too many Burrs and Boothes these days i guess. A couple walked past me talking about the presidential debate that went on last nite while drinking their Barrack Obama supportive Seven Eleven "Seven Election" Campaign Cups. Which if they were true supporters, they'd be drinking their coffee black! Hey OH! Count it! Its a pun, they are fun!
Aaaand back to life...
So here is what is scary, to me, about everyone's panic: The number one, most dangerous thing about the economy slipping; is that we know about. Example- I work at a mexican restaurant. A woman asked for guacamole today. I told her it costs extra. Her response, "It costs extra?! Things are awful right now! I can't beleive this. How you gonna charge more for guacamole? I mean Guacamole! We in trouble. The whole world in trouble. Guacamole..........I don't even know what guacamole is." Touche madame.
First of all... the world is not going to shit. America is not the world. Yes, things could be better. Yes, it would be nice to have a president (i will not call Bush our president like Spike Lee won't admit he's a racist). And Yes, given how good the economy was in the 90's, at this point American businesses could probably hire someone to hold up their "Now Hiring" signs. But I'm not panicing. I'm not. So what if Bush is looking at the end of his term the way a grade schooler watches the clock on the last day before summer break. I slack off sometimes too. Maybe not for 8 years straight though. At this point I'm just gonna stick to my rountine. Which consists of spectating. I suggest we all do the same. If you're good enough you might just find yourself spectating the spectators.