Why we love the royal wedding
Apr 29, 2011, 10:19 AM
Dave Ross Commentary – Listen: Why we love the royal wedding
Well husbands, you very likely woke up alone this morning … your wife off watching television, having set the alarm for 4 a.m; 1 a.m. Pacific.
By the way — don’t be surprised if she goes out and buys a hat now.
I know — “No one cares about the Royal Wedding” — unless you’re female. Although secretly, I think a lot of guys snuck a few glances too.
Even straight guys.
Did you see that crowd outside Buckingham palace? Lately when we’ve seen crowd pictures…
They haven’t been happy crowds.
But outside Buckingham Palace — there were thousands of people, calmly following the instructions of the police, all gathered for one reason — to see a kiss!
Think about that!
There’s the old saying “May you live in interesting times” but that’s only a blessing for those of us in the news business. To NORMAL people, it’s a curse.
Once you’re settled and have a family, what you want — is STABILITY. Everything predictable, organized, peaceful, trouble-free. It never quite happens that way, but that’s still the dream:
For the sun to come up on time, with just enough rain for the crops to grow.
You don’t want tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis.
You don’t want recession, revolutions, ego-maniacal leaders.
No. You want what the royal kiss represents: an orderly succession — domestic tranquility. That’s what people cheer for! To live protected lives, raise happy children, and when the time comes — retire with full medicare and social security benefits.
Especially that last part, Congress!
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