For the love of Pete...READ!

I'm pulling out bits of my hair again. It's not pretty.

Conservatives are fired up now. Great folks, thanks for joining us back here on a little place I like to call, EARTH. We missed you.

Why oh why, don't people self educate? People google all kinds of ridiculous things, people have the most inane hobbies, we watch hours of tv, we waste entire lifetimes in mindless twaddle but we can't educate ourselves about our own government? History? Religion? Marriage? Parenting?

C'mon, we have entire channels devoted to shopping, soap operas, sports (oh yeah, I went there) and we can't find time to read a book that might actually shape our lives, change our course, improve the world, make us better parents, spouses, citizens? Give me a break. Put a good book in the bathroom, read something useful instead of reading about Brangelina and their happy brood.

If you don't want to that's fine, that's a choice. But don't come whining to me that you didn't understand the consequences of a new Supreme Court nominee, stimulus packages, spanking, communication, the Constitution, religious fanatics or why your kids are not turning out so bright or motivated.

It has to go deeper than reading about it on Yahoo news alerts. You see if you read, if you educate yourself, you can actually figure out what is happening BEFORE Katie Couric tells you. You might even see it coming. It might affect how you vote, how you live, and in some cases, where you spend your eternity (for this I can recommend a Good Book).

Please, please read something of substance. You might think it's dry at first but that's just because your brain is used to being spoon fed what to think. You might encounter big words, run-on sentences, philosophy, and you might even find yourself angry, or worse! Passionate about something.

This of course is not meant for most of you. You are reading this blog which means you are thinking and interested in doing more. Perhaps this is meant for a neighbor, a co-worker, parent, sibling, or child. Do them a favor print it and hide it with the remote.

There is only one way to change our future - understand our past.

I will try to add what I consider required reading this weekend. Meanwhile please leave a comment about a book that changed your life.

Now I must go and comb the remnants of sanity into place.

Signed,
Your Faithful Housewife