Things I Wonder About
Why do cars keep getting bigger, but parking places keep getting smaller?
I've never been quite sure whether my Honda Accord qualifies as a Compact car. I always use the spots, and I rarely have trouble getting in and out. At least they warned me that the space was small. In most parking lots, they don't give me that courtesy. I find out, on my own, that it's a compact space when I return to find an SUV on either side of me. There's usually just enough room to squeeze my body into my car. Unless I ate a big lunch.
Why do PEOPLE keep getting bigger, but clothes keep getting smaller?
I noticed years ago that clothing manufacturers don't seem to pay attention to the clothing sizes that people actually wear. I'd look at jeans and find them in two sizes: 28X38 and 48X28. Where do all of those unbought jeans go?
Who cares what celebrities think?
This really hit me a few years ago when Sean Penn went to Iraq to meet with Saddam Hussein and tell us all that going to war would be the biggest mistake since New Coke. The mainstream media gave it 20 seconds, but the conservative talk shows had a field day with it. I wondered why they cared?
Why do any of us care about the opinions of Penn or Sarandon or the Dixie Chicks? Or Charleton Heston or Toby Keith? They're entitled to their opinions, but should they have any more influence on the rest of us than, say, they guy who bags your groceries? Do we rely on Harry Reid or John McCain for movie and music reviews?
I've never been quite sure whether my Honda Accord qualifies as a Compact car. I always use the spots, and I rarely have trouble getting in and out. At least they warned me that the space was small. In most parking lots, they don't give me that courtesy. I find out, on my own, that it's a compact space when I return to find an SUV on either side of me. There's usually just enough room to squeeze my body into my car. Unless I ate a big lunch.
Why do PEOPLE keep getting bigger, but clothes keep getting smaller?
I noticed years ago that clothing manufacturers don't seem to pay attention to the clothing sizes that people actually wear. I'd look at jeans and find them in two sizes: 28X38 and 48X28. Where do all of those unbought jeans go?
Who cares what celebrities think?
This really hit me a few years ago when Sean Penn went to Iraq to meet with Saddam Hussein and tell us all that going to war would be the biggest mistake since New Coke. The mainstream media gave it 20 seconds, but the conservative talk shows had a field day with it. I wondered why they cared?
Why do any of us care about the opinions of Penn or Sarandon or the Dixie Chicks? Or Charleton Heston or Toby Keith? They're entitled to their opinions, but should they have any more influence on the rest of us than, say, they guy who bags your groceries? Do we rely on Harry Reid or John McCain for movie and music reviews?
posted by Mark | 4/30/2006 05:40:00 PM
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