boo-tube.....

I enjoy checking out utube videos and being exposed to new music, or a giggling kid or cute puppy or my daughter dancing in a school production etc. These are things that make me smile. (I almost broke into Julie Andrews singing "My Favorite Things.")

What I DON'T enjoy is the latest vindictive postings such as a gaggle of girls beating the crap out of one of their "friends" for posting something on her MySpace, or the lastest.... the vile rantings of a wife who's in the middle of divorce proceedings.

Life happens. Someone gets angry and posts something unflattering on their website. It's a mistake that will be regreted. Men and women sometimes go through very ugly divorces. There's pain and heart ache, and again, regret of some issues will follow. WHY make things worse by posting what can only be described as "crap" in the heat of the moment? Take some time, take a breath and cool down.

On the other side...WHY do viewers take such pleasure in watching this stuff? Does it make them feel better about themselves? Does it continue to roll and spurn more vile ideas in the video voyeurs themselves?

Yes, we're blessed with the right of free speach. However, God gave us a conscience. It would behoove us to use it :)