THE NEW AMERICAN - how sad

Dysfunctional bulimia is my problem. I'm big on the bings whether it be with food or alcohol or women but very short on the purge. Who isn't? The bloated economy, the bloated national waitsline. Blame it on the fast food corporations. Sue them. Sue them all! Right?

Jackasses...

The VietNamese call it guan fey - a weakening due to soft living; children raised by TVs and parents trying to be friends instead of authority figures...sellf esteem...self esteem for all!!!...the grass is always greener...$49.95, guaranteed!!!...70% less fat...better...expected to expect the best...someone needed to tell you how to feel...will someone tell me please?...demographics...ahhh...marketing to the nameless, faceless, mass less neutrino yuppie (relatively of course)...Xterra...Xtreme...Gen X...Gas-ex...

The problem is, the only people (the demographic as it were) that can afford these "needs" never use them as depicted. NOt to say that they can EVER be used as depicted - i.e. you can't beat the sh*t out of SUVs or other such products...warranties won't cover it and your HMO probably won't either...

This is why gyms have such great success - pan their bullsh*t en masses to the "summer crowd"..."Get in Shape for the Babes"...Go to the gym once, maybe twice - what a great deal!!! -----for the gym.

But that's expendable cash...just to say you're doing it...living the dream per se...dance lessons for kids, piano, country club, face lift, pubic hair weaves...the best schools, vacations to the Cape...braces...nursing home for the folks...prosthetic rentals...The Good Life!!

AND THEN, there's suddenly an outcry - -stocks down, shareholders scammed! 401K down $110,000! What? An outrage! A guaranteed retirement now owing to dreams of cat food and low income housing...just like the Jones's... the norm...all because some CEO spends millions of other people's dollars for their dreams, selling their souls to the devil and living comfortable on the profits.

It was OK when taxes increased and the lower income classes were proportionally adversely screwed - "Not me", says the yuppie. "Sscrew them. They should earn more, get better jobs, go back to school!" But NOT ME has become THEM - overnight. A new twist on empathy.

Now the yuppie wants to hide his money --running for the hills in SUVs that suck, a weakness that can only be characterized as the New Noble Birthright and a slight tingling in the left arm....