A grumpy public

By Steve Gust

There seems to be a bunch of grumpy folks these days.

The Internet is abuzz with film clips of people who are mad at each other. It can be political or simply someone who got the wrong order at a fast food restaurant. People then start shouting, and in some cases, they resort to physical violence. I can safely say I don’t think I’d ever want to harm someone over an order of French fries.

I wish I could measure the blood pressure of some of these people. It simply has to be off the scales. Men, women and even some children are involved in some odd situations. The situations result in screaming and an endless stream of obscenities.

It’s a brave new world folks.

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Social media lit up, and rightfully so, last week with the Sooners winning another softball title. There was another aspect to the victory. The players gave a very strong Christian testimonial after winning the title. Their comments were made at the post-game press conference. It was refreshing to hear such a strong proChristian message. A lot of people online thought the same thing. Even Oklahoma City Catholic Archbishop Paul Coakley shared the press conference video online.

There is hope for the future, folks.

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Of course this time of year we seem to have maverick rain storms. The first night OU played Florida State in the championship round, there were two rain delays. I applaud the people who make those decisions. Safety should always be paramount. Yet I found it a bit odd that after the first rain delay they resumed play at about 8;10. But then they had a second delay eight minutes later at 8:18. That was a bit odd. But like I said, safety is goal No. 1.

I’m sure the fans were a bit miffed to have to come back in from a long rain delay, only to leave eight minutes later.

Steve Gust may be reached at news@edmondpaper.com.