  Karma Fool does not wish to remain blissfully ignorant of happenings around the world. That said, Karma Fool no longer watches local or national news shows (i.e., Dan Rather). Nor do I listen to NPR's Morning Edition as I drive to work. Why? Because every time I take a peak or give a listen I am assaulted with "news" of a Palestinian blowing up an Israeli; an Israeli helicopter taking out a Palestinian; two or three US soldiers killed by a roadside bomb; dozens of Iraqis killed by a bomb; a school shooting; a missing child found murdered . .
. well, you get the idea. Maybe this all came to a head for Karma Fool with 911. I really cannot remember. This "news" tips Karma Fool's emotional balance. Does seeing or hearing about this information assist me in any way?
I do not think so. Maybe it did the first or second time I saw it. But the news is always the same. And after thirty or forty it merely makes me feel dull and discouraged. Do I avoid this news altogether. Not at all.
Indeed, I probably check the urlLink CNN website ten times each day. That said, having scanned the headlines ("Three US soldiers Charged with Abusing Prisoners"), I do not normally read the entire article. Instead, Karma Fool will scan the major headlines, and then head to the portions of the CNN that I find interesting and uplifting--like the Science and Space portion of the CNN. For example, today there is an interesting article a urlLink newly found hominid fossil . For more information on this fossil, Karma Fool suggests you take a look at urlLink Karl Zimmer's blog entry . Does Karma Fool think that our news sources should change and report only--or mostly--or more--"good" news?
Not necessarily. In fact, probably not. But I am glad that I have other news options. And I am glad that I have learned that I do not need to listen to or watch the "traditional" news sources in the same old manner--or at all. And thank god [small "g", because there is no supernatural God entity] for urlLink The Onion and good ol' urlLink Grit . And for that drive to work, thank god for Stephen King's books on tape.
At least there is no mistaking King's brand of horror for "reality. " Send an E-Mail to Karma Fool at: misterzen@gmail.com 
