Well, it finally happened

Well, it happened today, I guess I wasn't shocked, I had just never given it a lot of thought before.

My wife does some secret shop visits, did two today at freeway truck stops. Each one took maybe forty five minutes, so I spent some time in the parking lot, near the entrances, so I did a lot of people watching while I waited, and  it was quite busy, Memorial Day and all, a steady stream of people paying for gas, getting snacks to eat and a whole lot of bottles of water.

Mid-way through the second stop, at the TA station and store, I suddenly realized that I am now one of a  minority, white, male, Caucasian.

Then I started wondering why, so many different ethnic groups were celebrating Memorial Day, or perhaps they were just all traveling, coincidentally.

I now have a slight insight into what it is like being in a minority.  Regardless of race or ethnic background, or whatever country a person comes from, they love Popeye's Chicken, Pizza Hut and bottled water, and, after seeing all those hot, tired exhausted folks, I was glad we weren't traveling, just getting two Jimmie John's subs and going home.

Why?

The news is full of "the danger their correspondents are in."

WHY are they there, why not just bring them home, we don't need to see "live"a demonstrations in foreign countries. Makes sense to me, "Don't put them in harms way."

The film themselves in the middle of a riot, and wonder why they become targets.

They put too much importance in themselves and what they do.

They are probably making a million or so a year, the network is making millions on advertising, our troops put themselves in harms way, for comparatively nothing. Unfortunately, they have to be there, the networks, don't.