{"id":71751,"date":"2019-07-15T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=71751"},"modified":"2022-11-11T11:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T17:19:20","slug":"priorities-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=71751","title":{"rendered":"Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

My office assistant is a nice young lady, pink hair and piercings, knows nothing but she’s cheerful and shows up every morning, which is about as much as you can expect these days.
She complains that she has no money, living in her uncle’s basement cuz the rent is cheap, then says she has to take her kitten to the vet to be neutered. Wait a minute, you already have a bird and a dog, why’d you buy a kitten? Oh, she didn’t, someone gave her a free kitten but now she’s looking at vet bills that she can’t afford.
I didn’t even bother to suggest giving it to the animal shelter. I knew that would be unacceptable, because they kill animals that no one wants, and that’s cruel.
How do you explain to someone that their entire view of the world is slanted the wrong direction? If you can’t afford to support yourself, then you can’t afford to support any animals. And you certainly can’t afford to go clubbing in Minneapolis, or have your hair done a brighter color, or a new tattoo. No, just no. You can’t afford it. That’s not cruel, that’s just the way it is.
I am officially a fuddy-duddy.
Joe Doakes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had more than a few conversations with “broke” (and woke? I dunno) Millennials with “Sleeves” of tattoos up and down their arms, and wondered “how much less broke would you be without that collection of tacky, tasteless, ugly ink all over you?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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