So, I was driving home from work the other day, yes I drive the average American commute of 30 min., listening to a "Hardcore History" podcast. The topic was what happened to the people of the Bronze Age. I was obviously not paying attention because I began wondering where my Annie lunch box from second grade went. (which I am sure was sent to the local thrift store years ago) This thought then led me to wonder why school lunch is now so vile. You see I had the lunch box but it was rarely used. My family qualified for reduced lunch prices so we usually ate school lunch. Which I didn't mind especially on the chicken soup and cheese bun days. As an educator I now see first hand what types of lunches the children get and I also understand why there is a childhood obesity problem. Everything is prepackaged and most often full of trans fatty acids and other disturbing goop.
This entire thought process chain was quickly forgotten until last Saturday. I had a few hours to hang out at home (this is a rare thing for me). I decided to make a nice breakfast for myself and the hubby. While cooking I turned on the T.V. hoping for some good ol' "Saturday Morning Cartoons". I quickly found myself thinking what happened to all of the "good" cartoons. I couldn't even figure out what was going on let alone get a little chuckle from the silly things. Don't even get me started on the weird animation. I then had a flashback to my thoughts from a few days prior when I wondered where my lunch box was. I wondered what happened to "Bugs Bunny", "Scooby Doo" and "The Jetsons". I decided they are lost like the Annie lunch box.
I guess through all of my random thoughts I now understand why the kids I teach seem to get more difficult with each passing year. They don't have Annie lunch boxes. They eat food filled with junk. They are deprived of happy entertainment. I want Annie and Bugs Bunny back!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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You gotta remember, that the rich kids are 1/2 alright. They can afford cable and can get the Boomerang Network (get it bring 'em back?). I'm afraid the junk at school and Annie lunch box thing makes the other 1/2 of those rich kids a lost cause. As for the under-priviledged, most of them will end up strung out on trans fatty acid.
Winder, I share in your grief over loosing a possesion from childhood. I lost someting years ago to Penny, yes her name was Penny. When I drop kicked her on the school playground for stealing it, she tattled on me and I went the principles office!!! To this day I wonder what her Karma was? Is she happy? I secrectly dream that she is somewhere in a small town, and everyone knows her as the town thief. Oops, my horribleness is now revealed.
Ah the good old days....
When Johnny and Hadji would innocently fall into mischief.
At least when Race shot people they would actually die.
What the?
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