A 15 year old choir boy was on his way to church tonight. He was a regular member who would sing at church and would never miss giving his pastor a hug before leaving. Tonight he was walking up the steps to his church as a now unknown man walked up to him, took out a handgun, and shot him in the head. Oh but this is nothing...the big news is Michael Jackson hanging a baby over a balcony for publicity. The big news is who's dating who, who's screwing who, and who's devaluing marriage even more by adding another divorce to the list like a notch in the belt. But what is expected when the world is as it is? Yesterday's values are today's jokes as kids who don't drink, smoke, or have sex are outcasts. Today's high-caliber crimes are tomorrow's misdemeanors. Tomorrow's rising crime rates will be explained away. My brother watched a man run from someone with a gun the other day. Six shots later the gunman was jumping into a van and riding away to anonymity while the victim lay writhing in the street for a few seconds before taking his last breath. The people nearby paused, considered, then went home to eat, drink, and watch TV to find out who's dating who, who's screwing who, and who's carrying the baby of a father who will only be known through DNA testing. Isn't this a wonderful world?