Lately I find myself searching for sources of news that present just the facts. I’ve grown weary of CNN and news channels (some radio stations as well) as they dwell on the sensational and seem to pander to what I call the ‘gossip factor’. Do I care that Daniel Baldwin is in trouble with the law again? No. Do I need to see up to the minute video of some criminal case in some small town in the southern USA? No. What does any of this matter to me in southern Canada? Very little.
We have too much information being pushed at us in all the various forms that make up today’s technological world. Everyone thinks they have something I’ve ‘gotta have’ or ‘gotta know’ or ‘gotta see’.I think some people just accumulate this information for water-cooler-story-time. If that's your thing... so be it. I have no desire to best my co-workers gossip with something more shocking.
Today I’m just feeling like we need to slow down and just get more ‘local’. Say “Hi” to your neighbour; go for a walk in your neighbourhood. There’s a world right outside your door that’s more vital to your day than anything going on with someone you don’t know or care about that’s a thousand miles away that CNN thinks you can’t live without knowing about.