These days it seems like so many different things are going on at once that we forget to question our surroundings. I am just as guilty as anyone when it comes to going with the flow so I have decided to chronicle those things that I encounter on a daily basis that make no sense whatsoever. Here is my list:
1. The other day I had to pay taxes on my truck. Not that this is extraordinary but I have been questioning the whole logic of yearly taxes on property ever since. I bought a shirt last year as well but I didn't have to pay taxes on it again this year. I didn't have to put a new sticker on it either. Could you imagine getting a statement from the DOA (Department of Apparel) stating that you had until June 31, 2008 to pay your yearly clothing tax? Am I mistaken or don't we all pay taxes at the point of purchase. Why is it we have to continually pay taxes on big ticket items year in and year out?
2. I was talking to a friend last night about donating blood at the blood bank and it hit me, why is there always a shortage of blood? Seems to me, if you need blood, you had better have some in your account. There would be no worries about where the blood came from if you were responsible for storing your own blood. Just like making a bank deposit, you could stop by the blood center and make a blood deposit. For those that don't make it as often as they would like, you could always lend them some of yours, with interest of course.
3. Often times, while driving, I notice large orange signs on the side of the road that read BUMP in large black letters. Sure enough, 5 seconds after I read the sign, I hit a substantial bump in the road. My question is this, instead of making a sign that warns of the bump in the road, how about we fix the bump and save the signs for other more important warnings relevant to commuter traffic?
4. Speaking in terms of commuter traffic, why is it that a motorcyclist can ride a motorcycle without a helmet or any other safety device yet I can be pulled over and ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt? Given the choice between two accidents, both at a speed of 30 miles per hour, which would you choose; inside a car without a seatbelt or sitting on a motorcycle without a helmet? If you choose the latter, perhaps you have all ready wrecked your motorcycle.
5. I was watching a reality TV show the other day that highlighted impressionists, you know, people who sound just like celebrities, and got to thinking; if I could sound like anyone, why wouldn't I choose a famous singer. I imagine famous singers make a tad more than impressionists when it comes down to the nitty gritty…but hey that's just me.
OK, so this is just a small list of items that cause me to pause and ponder the logical landscape of the world around me. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I expect to find logic in places logic does not exist. In the words of Samuel Butler, "Logic is like the sword: those who appeal to it shall perish by it." Just a thought.
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