Bad News, Good Show

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The news is very rarely good. Newscasts never focus on anything good that happens. Something is always wrong and something bad is always about to happen. The President is always saying something stupid or he is launching some investigation into his administration's response to *insert chaotic moment here*. The weather is always there and someone in sports is always being busted for drugs or some other problem that they know is wrong.

I haven't actually sat down to watch the news in an extremely long time. Nor have I checked a news website. This may seem odd in a world where any information is just a click away, whether it be a remote control or a mouse. It seems as though the world is crumbling around us and the newscasts serve as that crazy guy on the corner with that "The End is Near" carboard sign.
Things cannot be as bad as they sound. Yes, a hurricane hit New Orleans and another is on the way towards Texas. But where are the stories of good heart and good humor. As much fun as hearing that "There's SLIME in the Ice machine!!!" catch phrase of a loveable Marvin Zindler in Houston, I want to hear the stories that tell a good one. I want to hear about how my friends are serving at shelters or working at Habitat for Humanity. I want to hear about how people my age are out there, changing the world for the better. I want to hear about how my sister is teaching dance to younger kids.

And here is the one of the only times I can think of to praise the movies over TV. This summer, the movie theaters gave us feel-good documentaires, such as Mad Hot Ballroom and March of the Penguins. They gave us an inspirational documentary in the form of Murderball. They gave us the story for your heart in the Cinderella Man. They gave girls a shot of confidence in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Yes, the local movieplex gave us all the option of getting a good heart-warming story or two.

Too bad I didn't see any of them.

And so goes the life ...