Monday, January 20, 2014
Big events, real effects
Big Events, As Shown On TV, often have very small Real Effects on ordinary lives.
The 9/11 attack seemed Big to me because I was living inside the TV tube at that time. Later on, after I escaped from the TV, I looked back and tried to find Real Effects in my own life.
I could only find one change that was unquestionably caused by 9/11. Before 9/11 I could carry my backpack into stores without any problem. After 9/11, one store (CompUSA) required me to leave the backpack at the entrance. That's it.
Other types of TV events have slightly larger Real Effects on my own life.
I think there was some kind of big TV sport thing yesterday. SuperSeries or WorldBowl or HockeyFest or something. It involved something called The Hawks, which is a ball or a bird or a stadium or a helmet or a team or a loud noise or something. I heard people talking about it on the radio, and apparently there was a fashion for people to eat lots of chili while watching the WorldHelmetBall or whatever it was.
Today I looked for chili powder in Safeway. Not one single container. All the brands are out. McCormick, Schilling, Safeway Generic, Safeway Organic. All gone. No chili powder at all.
This is a Real Effect on my Real Life. It means I'll have to use my Reserve Container of not-very-good chili powder until Safeway restocks!
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