Is the new * 8/1/14

Eminent is the new wait. Laugh is the new sigh. Second hand smoke is the new B.O.  T.V. news anchors, as talking heads, are the new media sprinkler system. Autism is the new learning curve. Homophobia is the new graffiti tagged in the mind. Face painting at major sporting events is the new cathartic rage. Twitter is the new onlooker quip. Tattoo is the new north star of the sky of skin. Human cremation is the new stardust on the planet. Cross-fit is the new sporting pastime’s white hope. Drones are the new carrier pigeons of delivery. Reality T.V. is the new soap documentaries. Restless leg syndrome is the new A.M. radio station’s beat without commercial interruptions. Earwax buildup is the new sign that cooler heads prevail. Tailgating at pregame sporting events is the new backyard weekend barbeque without all the fences. A rising gas price is the new world crisis, unexplained. Health insurance cost is the new casino game we all are forced to play. Winning the lottery is the new resound trumpeting to “send out the hounds”. Ex-patriotism is the new financial early bird ‘keeps’ the worm. The government printing more money is the new financial wormhole affect to get to some place else. Dressing up as super heroes is the new Halloween in our daily life. Having a great credit score is the new “mirror mirror on the wall”. And lastly, medical marijuana is the new “secret life of plants”.