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chris
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« on: June 27, 2011, 10:21:59 PM » |
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i could have a sick sense of humor. like the adolescent boy that, perhaps, never really grew up... i think gross is funny. and sometimes the more disgusting the better. always loved the mtv show jackass when it was originally on. it wasn't for everyone. in fact, it wasn't for most. but i found it hilarious. and i thought the films (which pushed the proverbial envelope even further) were even funnier. but now that the news of jackass star ryan dunn was killed in a horrible car crash, while over twice the legal limit for driving drunk, i have to wonder if i had a chance to ask mr dunn just one question, would it be... was it all worth it?
as an old codger at the ripe age of 43, i think...we cannot do whatever we want anymore. i'm going to put this on front street and be completely honest. i enjoy a cocktail every now and then. maybe even two or three. and, as a result of that, as a younger man, i have gotten behind the wheel of a car against my better judgement. i wouldn't even think of it now. i have a wife whom i love and whom i am responsible for. i have a mortgage that my children rely on being paid. i also have previously mentioned children whom life without is not a life worth living. i also just happened to have the good sense of growing up just enough to know right from wrong. i am not a child any longer. i have learned from past experiences the differences between small and big mistakes. there can be, and often are, repercussions for doing the deeds of a teenager. there is a time for each and every one of us to grow up. do the right thing. and take responsibilty for our actions.
i am not in the practice of lecturing anyone on how to run their lives. i am only marginally qualified for determining what is best for me. but what he did was wrong. so wrong, in fact, that he took another life. in our little circle of friends i feel comfortable stating how i feel about this. but, even though he seems to be sharing the same general thought process as me, i think what roger ebert (whom i greatly respect) tweeted just hours after dunn died was in incredibly poor taste. it serves no purpose to be disrespectful to those that are mourning, even if what he said was true. thousands (millions) are not reading what my opinion is on this subject, unlike mr ebert. what is left unsaid, can be every bit as important, as what is said.
well, i've said what i had to say on this. it's tragic. it is sad. it ruined the lives of several families. and it never should have happened. if you want to go have a drink, go have at it. but have a designated driver...or call a damned cab.
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