Heroes

Hero - Bonnie Tyler

As some of you know last weekend i was feeling very puny from a little virus that was going around, well best medicine for me is to get out and do something. So Sunday Shannon and I went to the Julia and got two tickets to Watchmen for $6 (That's $6 total hence why we go to the Julia). Well though I thought the movie pretty much stunk, it did get me thinking about one thing. Heroes! We crave heroes, now heroes come in many shape, sizes, colors, genders, and powers. Some people prefer their heroes to be of a super race with unbelievable powers like Superman, while others relish the fact that their favorite hero can simply don a rubber suit and transform from rich playboy Bruce Wayne into Batman. The point is we all love Heroes.



Well this got me thinking. Why do we idolize all these heroes then when our chance to be one we simply look the other way? How many times have you looked back at a situation and said to yourself "I should have done something?" I'm not talking about storming into a burning building and trying to pull out 50 orphans with one arm and a flock of nuns with the other. I am talking about the last time you were out to dinner and you saw a man strike a woman. Or a parent blatantly abusing a child? When was the last time you drove down the road and saw a person who was in need of assistance, but thought oh someone else will stop? These acts aren't your WHOP BAM POW actions from the comic books or movies but they are still heroic. Now there are two types of heroes in my book. The Boy Scout heroes, and vigilante heroes.


Personally... I kind of like the vigilante heroes myself. The idea for this post came to me last night after i was reading the local news about how a mother and grandmother were arrested because her 4 year old child got into moms cocaine stash. It just made me sick. $1000 bond and the they were free. Are you kidding me? Where is the justice in that? The question comes to morality. Is it okay to break the law if by you breaking the law you help uphold justice? While you think about that i want you to look at this, and this, and this, and this, and go a head click here.


So I guess now the only question is. Should i pick a animal persona as my cover or just a really awesome name and costume? Please comment and give me some ideas on what you would call yourself if you were a hero also what powers would you want if any at all. That's about it for now remember help control the pet population and have your pet spayed or neutered.