This morning I was nostalgic about something. Couldn’t quite put my finger on it. In an effort to clear and search my mind I went out a few places and, before heading home, took a stroll in the park. I enjoyed myself but it didn’t help my thinking. Honestly, it added more questions and a slight sense of revulsion. After tour among the people I have a few questions for Americans. Most of these are not for my readership in general but rather the population at large.

1. Why my park? Why Sunday afternoon?
2. Do you ever tire of being so fat?
3. There are about 60,000 diet books and plans out there. Ever thought of trying one?
4. If you had to (to save your life) run a mile right now, could you?
5. When was the last time you picked up something heavier than a 12 oz. can?
6. Have you ever read a book, cover to cover?
7. Why the sulking look on your faces?
8. Why the shifty looks? Why be scared?
9. Why the angry looks? I’m not scared.
10. Did you put any thought at all into that outfit?
11. Do you own any closed-toe shoes?
12. Ever heard of a thing called a belt? They make ’em in fat sizes.
13. People born ugly can’t help it. Others have to work at it. Why the effort?
14. Why are you so loud?
15. How many tattoos are enough?
16. Do you really think the rest of us are supposed to take responsibility for your kids?
17. Where’s the baby daddy? Even know who he is?
18. You do know living dirty will kill you prematurely, right?
19. You’re not even having fun with it, are you?
20. Your appearance is your business. Yet, why trash up the community?
21. You seem to like getting in the way, especially in a careless way, even to the point of “accidental” contact. How do you feel about being shoved to the ground?
22. Your driving is terrible. Do you care at all about others on the road?
23. Exactly to what extent do you feel entitled? And to what? From whom?
24. Is everyone you know really named “Dude”?
25. Would a day without television kill you?
26. You know TV is 99.8% BS, don’t you?
27. You seem to like watching sports. Given your personal condition, would you say this amounts to voyeurism?
28. If you ever discover the Pokemon isn’t real, would you then consider actual reality?
29. How’s the cotton candy at your “church”? I hear they have a cool rock band.
30. Name one thing you’ve gotten out of your allegiance to the political state?
31. Do you realize you’ve been betrayed?
32. Do you understand you’re the reason it happened to you?
33. The very system that encourages you to dress, eat, look, and live like that hates you. They consider you an unclean beast of burden. You know that, right?
34. Do you enjoy your slavery? I’m happy for you either way.
35. If any of my questions made you uneasy, would you consider coming back to the real world?

Just asking.

Maybe what I was thinking about was the America of my youth. Or, maybe it was some dream ideal. Something I’m looking forward too, perhaps. Those questions I shall ponder.