It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Folks are consistently inconsistent

Mike Cox

The three of us were sitting outside in the early morning air. Only birds and the neighbor's dog were aware of our presence. Steam rose from coffee cups, and the murmur of the swimming pool pump filled the dead spots in the conversation.

"I don't think that's good for you," the wife said. While complaining about aches and pains, I had mentioned to my hosts a habit of eating Advil like M&Ms. She asked me if my doctor knew I took so much medicine, then lit a cigarette. Her husband took a puff from his and agreed with her. "I heard some painkillers can mess up your stomach."

All of us have blind spots. No matter how smart we are, there are things we do that contradict our stance on other issues. Consistency isn't a strong trait of human mammals.

We are all familiar with the person who gets a diet coke at break time to compliment a Snickers bar. People who rant and rave about SUVs and the price of gas will drive their Honda around for ten minutes waiting for a closer parking spot at Wal Mart.

I have a customer who has a religious problem with homosexuality. He can quote scripture and verse that calls the gay lifestyle an abomination. He also thinks marriage is an unnecessary requirement for a sexual relationship. When I told him some consider that adultery and reminded him that was even covered in The Ten Commandments, he shrugged it off. Like most of us, he is okay with his current beliefs and sees no problem.

I used to work with a black guy who would state, with a straight face, all white people are bigoted. It never occurred to him that grouping all white people together was just as biased. The same is true for the countless animal lovers who wear leather shoes, eat beef, and turn ducks and geese into beggars by feeding them.

Television is a major culprit in this inconsistency. News shows have become influenced by rating wars and concentrate on airing anything sensational. The internet sexual predator and the identity thief are a couple of culprits in vogue today.

While both of these are definitely issues, and we should be aware of safeguards, neither is the problem TV makes it out to be. Child obesity related diseases are increasing at an alarming rate, and no one is warning parents to make the kids exercise more. That won't increase ratings.

Neither will a lecture by an economist on credit card abuse. Yet more people are ruined by their own use of a credit card than someone else's.

I don't mean to scold anyone. I also possess the ability to be distracted by reaction instead of logic. I've led the league in inconsistency for several seasons.

The Woman Who's Garbage I'm Responsible For can give anyone who's interested several examples. If you need more ammo, the Mother of My Children would love to discuss my faults. Drop her a text message.