culture of contempt

 i was watching '60 minutes' tonight after the college basketball tournament was done, and i liked a segment about story corps and one small step, as it spoke of the 'culture of contempt'. it was in reference to things like social media, which has led to us being so divisive about many issues. i liked what was said about how nobody is going to change their mind about a subject if told they are an idiot, moron, or snowflake. correct. only civil conversations work, and that is the purpose of the 'one small step' program. although it mentions a long waiting list. it goes back to what i have said many times before, how we should care more about what unites us, not what divides us. 

i did watch some of the tournament today, kansas and north carolina won to reach the final four. duke and villanova won the previous day. i got laundry one as well, and during my walks i found 1 dollar 74 cents. so i have enough for a bag of chips from the vending machine at work. after laundry was done i noticed some socks had holes in them so i threw 2 pairs out, and one of them has a replacement order  already on e-bay. it is the pair of hawkeye socks. others i am willing to mend them when i know they are harder to replace, or just plain expensive to do so. this is why some where mended tonight, just needed a needle and thread and it kept me busy after 'the simpsons' was done. it included a storyline with cletus the slack jawed yokel. i watched some of the oscars before turning over to the news, but not a lot. looks like one of the shirts with collars that i wear at work needs to be replaced as well, but it was old and had a good run. i got it at the montgomery ward liquidation sale 20 years ago. guess i can get out one of the jc penney gift cards from family and find a replacement for it soon.