Dingleberries of Wisdom

As I was driving home, I described my Dad as a turd ball after he told me a bad story about herding turtles. It reminded me of an enlightened thought I experienced regarding the many "facts" provided to us by the internet and news media. The even toned, midwest style voices of the local news team urge us to believe which governments are bad, which food is bad, and really just how to define bad. We are told that unemployment has turned the corner, but the BLS says it went up this month. We are told that we consume too many calories and more people die during Super Bowl than any other TV event. What value does this have in our daily lives? We would get the same benefit from going to the Monster Truck festival at the local arena. These dingleberries of wisdom sit in the cracks attempting to create discomfort and lead to action, however, they are built to persuade and rarely come with validation. It is annoying to watch clips of violence in the streets of another country and have a news story on people worried about their family there. The real story would be a family member that isn't worried. News media, please stop dropping your dingleberries on the rest of us. We have enough "sh&*" to deal with already.