I was just thinking
Paul Murano
 Why
aren’t the Olympics as exciting as
they were when we were kids?
Remember how exciting the Democratic and
Republican conventions were before they
became scripted four-day infomercials?
What ever happened to Peking?
Bejing seemed to displace it out of
nowhere. Somewhere there must be a
world of forgotten pronunciations where
Peking, Shiite, and Uranus
reign.
Isn’t it poetic justice that words
like Uranus and harassment remain awkward
regardless of which syllable they try to
accent?
I guess Manny will have to be Manny on a
coast that doesn’t seem to notice.
When quotas become the rule in the NBA
will we finally achieve equality?
Would women even like men if they knew
what they were involuntarily thinking 80%
of the day?
Why is it that we don’t trust
machines to count votes but we entrust
our lives to them at 30,000 ft. above the
earth?
Is no one bothered that Oprah had the
power to choose who could be the next
president?
Why is it considered rude to ask the two
simple questions, Yes we can what? And
Change what?
Have you noticed that those who preach
tolerance are the most intolerant among
us?
Why would John McCain condemn Russia’s
invasion of Georgia by saying nations don’t
occupy other nations in the 21st century
– while American troops occupy Iraq?
Can anyone imagine Walter Cronkite or
Frank Reynolds stating on TV that they
felt a chill running up their leg at the
sound of a candidate’s voice?
Cynics are certain that there can be
certainty about anything.
Relativists claim it is wrong to say
there is a right and wrong; and it is
good to deny there is good and evil.
Since contemporary culture has rejected
natural law it has become impossible to
teach right and wrong.
Have you noticed that all those who are
for abortion rights have already been
born?
Isn’t it curious that the richer the
individual or nation is the more they are
apt to choose suicide?
Why is it that when 40 became the new 30
average family size went from five
children to 1.7?
As western countries depopulate to the
point of cultural suicide, is there any
question that “the pill” is the
new fruit of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil (Gn 2:17)?
Why all of a sudden do preteens and older
women need to be sexy?
Whatever happened to the iconic
grey-haired plump grandmother that
everyone loved for her matronliness and
lack of ego?
Is it any coincidence that when women
gave up their role of civilizing men
society has become less civil?
When will western society wake up from
its immature adolescence to realize once
again that marriage untainted by
premarital sex is the foundation of any
healthy society?
Why is it that sitting in a classroom is
valued more than playing in the
woods? And why do we allow homework
to stifle a child’s natural
creativity, wonder, and imagination?
When college became the new high school
it got much more expensive.
Aren’t you getting a little tired of
offended people? Isn’t it high
time that an organization called People
Offended by Offended People, or POOP,
becomes the next watch dog interest
group? Perhaps their slogan could
be, Don’t whine or you’ll be
pooped on!
Do rats ever give a human’s ass
about anything?
Why is it that most people who are up in
arms about Obama not protecting human
beings born alive from failed abortions
would remain silent if those same human
beings were killed a little earlier by
successful abortions?
When independence is valued more than
interdependence the weak and vulnerable
become victims.
Why isn’t it obvious anymore that
the term same-sex marriage is an oxymoron
like round square or married bachelor?
As pornography has displaced drugs as the
addiction of our age, where is the
government’s War on pornography?
And why is porn called “adult”
when it is the ultimate in immaturity
regarding human sexuality?
When people of faith and people of reason
become the same people - the world will
be transformed.
And as nations compete for prominence in
the 21st century, which of the enemies of
love – fear, anger, or apathy - will
crumble first: the fear of China,
the anger of the Middle East, or the
apathy of the West?
Paul Murano teaches theology and
philosophy at Assumption College and
Northshore Community College. He is also
a co-host of The Paying Attention! Radio
Program on WCAP. You can E-mail Paul at PJDM@aol.com
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