Bad Math

“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.”

Frank Crane 

Okay, bad math by me!

Going back to yesterday's message, it's only 49 years since I left for college not 50.

I had to clear that up, it was keeping me up at night!

49 years is still a long time!

This morning, while dropping our car off for some repairs, I was standing outside of the mechanics shop.

Our mechanic is located in Fairlawn on Broadway, which is basically an extension of Route 4.

It's a 4 lane highway with a divider that connects Bergen County to Paterson.

Why do I mention these geographic details?

Let me share with you.

While standing outside of the auto repair shop, I heard the unmistakable back beat of rap music blaring from a car across 4 lanes of traffic, sitting at the stop light.

The lyrics ,if you can call theme that, included phrases like Mother F#$Ker this, F#$in' Nigg## that and Suck my D!$k.

Let me be perfectly clear on this.

This is unacceptable.

I don't care what social group you belong to, or what community you were raised in or what your culture finds acceptable.

This is not acceptable under any circumstances anywhere that civilized human beings live.

It's disgusting, abhorrent and beyond unnecessary.

Quite frankly, I'm tired of not speaking out against this.

This along with many other forms of anti- social behavior that have been forced down my throat for the last number of years.

I am also tired of apologizing for living in a community where we value civility and certain normative behavior.

We are a society, a people, with a sense of values, a sense of right and wrong .

And just because you feel entitled, make no mistake.....you're not.

Bad behavior is bad behavior........period.

So learn how to live like normal decent human beings.

Learn to speak properly.

Understand that just because you think it's okay , it may not be so.

And by the way, pull up your pants and put on a shirt!