Drug Stores! Maybe I am seeing things or maybe not. I just cannot believe how many drug stores there are these days. And what is worse, there are more springing up each and every week. I see a drug store on almost every major street in my home town. Back in “the day” there was a handful in town. No longer! CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgrens, just to name a few and of course we cannot count out our famous Wal-Mart pharmacy. Jesus! How friggin’ many drug stores does a town need? To make matters worse I look at the lines formed at each counter and sometimes the damned things are backed up to the front doors. What the hell is up folks?
I must be an old time shit who just doesn’t see things in the eyes of generation X. What I mean is in this day and age there seems to be a “prescription remedy” for every damned ailment known to mankind. There are little pills for feeling “low”, more pills for feeling “stressed”, for being tired, for hyper kids (NEWS FLASH: Hyper kids might be a good thing, or maybe we all want them to sit in front of a tv monitor and be a Nintendo zombie)…yeah, that makes parenting easy doesn’t it? Back to the bull shit pills, there’s pills for every ache and pain that you can imagine, pills to make you sleep, pills to wake you the fuck up, pills for making a penis work, making you “lose weight….ha ha ha), pills for cramps, the list goes on and on and on.
Here’s a little Jim thought, yes, pompous, arrogant and obviously opinionated, but here it is anyway.
Let’s address that kid issue. Ritalin and its little pill shaped genre. Kids are supposed to be a little hyper. That’s how they burn off energy, explore, learn and discover new things. Hey out there! Be a parent, don’t DRUG the kids out, teach them (what a concept), you made them, now take the responsibility to help them learn, discover, see things through kid eyes…..remember those? Or you can just pop them full of pills, let them veg out in front of the TV and play games or let them surf the net and discover porno at 5 years old. Hey, this is the land of the free, might as well, eh?
Over to the pills for stress or anxiety. Oh yes, my boss is an ass hole and I just can’t “DEAL WITH THINGS”. PUSSY! You are a human aren’t you? We are engineered to “deal with things”! In fact, how we deal with stressful situations and how we manage our lives (without the use of band-aid medicine) is what defines the greatness we all have inside us. MAN UP! Or Woman Up if the case may be…deal with your LIFE problems and stresses by using your mind and coping skills. Gee, what a concept. Shit happens, it happens when we least expect it to and also when we expect it to. This is part of life. Life will not end if you have to handle a tough situation using the gift we were taught, learned or were born with, try it.
Now, LOL, those dick pills. Ever thing for just a micro second maybe, possibly some of the reasons your stupid pecker can’t get hard anymore might be your friggin’ diet? Or maybe you drink too much, or use some shitty DRUGS? Yes, I do well understand there are some men out there with “real” issues. I’m not referring to that 10%. Think about it. You eat fast food 5 times a week, then snack on sugar filled sodas, drink a 12 pak of beer, smoke 7 packs of cigarettes, grab a few donuts, eat on the run and then never leave your recliner or desk to exercise. Hmmmm, maybe there’s something with this theory, ya think? Get your fat ass up, take a brisk walk. Drink some WATER! Stop letting McDonald’s make your dinner and for God’s sake quit fucking smoking and get off the dope dude. Then maybe Mr. Happy will smile once again for you on your 40th birthday.
Damn!
Bottom Line: Life isn’t easy all the time. Some days are far better than others. Hey, that is what life is all about. Take a little time to help yourself (WITHOUT CHEMICAL HELP). Those things are nothing more than a band-aid. They are not a cure or a miracle remedy. They often do nothing more than mask or delay what is eventually going to catch up to you. So let all this shit in life catch you and then just HANDLE it! I realize all too well there are some things out there in the chemical world that are very necessary. I’m not speaking of these things right now. The point I’m trying to convey is this. Quit trying to go out and solve all of life’s little issues with a shiny little pill. Think about it, use your head, make a decision, raise your kids, talk with your boss, watch your weight, exercise and please drink a little water instead of the “other stuff”. You might find life to be rather interesting instead of just passing time in a malaise.
Cheers!
