This morning I was listening to Beloved's evil conservative radio station, which he only listens to because it's the one in Kansas City that actually has detailed traffic reports about the road he takes to work.

They had some economic blowhard on there talking about Japan.

I've tried to ignore Japan, because I got very depressed after Hurricane Katrina. If I allow myself to ponder the chaos of 10,000 lives lost instantly due to a natural disaster, I will descend back into that dark place. It sounds very selfish to say this; perhaps it is selfish to be self-protective when it comes to world events. My former therapist would tell me to analyze whether or not I could actually do anything about a situation before getting so emotionally engaged in it.

And so, I've tried to acknowledge, to pray, but not to focus.

But then there was this guy who was saying THANK GOD the only costs to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami were human. The good news -- he said -- was that the economy didn't seem to be suffering and so the American economy would not suffer as a result.

I could not believe what I was hearing.

I kept waiting for the DJ to rip the commentator to shreds. It never happened. They went on to talk about the economy.

Then -- just now -- I admit it, I was watching Dr. Phil again -- and they were talking about a guy who identified as female even though he is male and how if he ignored his feelings, that might impact his life in different ways -- and "the workplace" might be affected.

A man thinks he should really be a woman and we are worried about his ability to get a ten percent raise?

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?

There is more to life than money and our ability to earn it. Japan has been devastated. This man wants to be a woman.

And none of it has anything to do with money. At all.