The Truly Hard News of the Day

is not Bruce Jenner’s transgendering, Kim Kardashian’s dress catching fire, Edmonton’s wanna-be mermaid, Mike Duffy’s trial, or anyone’s limited political or personal agenda to capture public attention, headlines, and news coverage. Many people and most of the media can no longer discriminate between what’s important/truly newsworthy or not. And neither have the common sense to focus on what’s truly more important in the world today or significant in their own lives. Distraction, sensationalism, and highly personal or political agendas are the limited/limiting order of the day. And the media is awash in the agenda-ed complaints, froth, and trivia of our oh-so limited-times.