"Trending Today"

Let me just start by saying I already know I watch too much TV.  I concede that.   This morning watching the "news" I came to the conclusion that TV can't get any dumber.  They have these new segments about what's "trending."  Since when is the word trend a verb?  When did it become a good thing to know and follow the trends?  Aren't trends like fads?  Aren't they the product of peer pressure?  Do we really need "journalists" to telling us what is popular on twitter and facebook and what celebrities are typing into their phones.  I know it's nothing new today, but it just seems to have totally gotten out of control.  Wouldn't it be great if news was actually news and if you could watch a whole newscast without shaking your head or heaving a sigh of disgust? 

Here's the straw that broke the camel's back:  "Christmas gift registries--the new trend."  The polls reveal that people prefer to get the gifts they ask for instead of surprises.  Wow.  They interviewed people on the street saying how much easier it was to just click on a premade list--a list made by the recipient.  They could even just click on stuff and order right from the list.

PATHETIC

I found out a couple of years ago that my kids were the only ones in their peer groups that actually picked out  presents for each other or their parents.  All their friends just make lists and their parents fulfill it.  There is no giving to each other.  There's no learning how good it feels to be the giver.  There's no saving your own money and paying for something to give to anyone.

AGAIN,   PATHETIC

I don't care about trends.  Anyone who knows me is not surprised by that.  I do, however, care that Christmas is a victim of them.  I do care that my kids don't know how things used to be.