Anger Management 101

How much time do you spend being angry?  I know if I let that question loose on myself, I would have to answer honestly, too damn much (see even the question makes me angry).  I was perusing a blog (I won't mention the name) today that has some really useful information about Costa Rica, presented in a highly entertaining way.  However, the author of the blog always seems to be pissed at somebody.  And that just kind of makes it a turn-off.  No one likes to be around anger.  I don't even like to be around myself when I'm angry, but the escape routes all seem to be closed.  One thing I generally observe about ticos, repeat "generally," is that they don't spend much of their lives in this state that we in the U.S seem to live in constant infatuation with, ANGER (one notable exception, however, is the tico behind the steering wheel, which has some narcotic effect that turns their otherwise mild-mannered nature manic).  In the U.S. it seems that the tea partiers are all mad at Obama.  The left-wingers are mad at Fox News and the tea partiers.  The blacks are angry with Glenn Beck.  I was perusing the Facebook page of Van Jones today and I saw a beautiful photo of his family.  And there was one comment from some lady (and I am attempting to be extremely un-angry using that term to describe her) that was just insidious.  Jones' wife happens to be white and this person said this, and I quote; "What's with the white wife brother? You hate whites don't you? Your house looks messy. Hire a maid bitch."  Is that supposed to be funny, or just hateful, or exactly what?  It makes me, well, angry.  Where does all this anger get us?  Does it help us achieve some level of vindication?  Does it help produce positive results?  Does it serve any useful purpose under the sun?  I would venture to say, no, no it doesn't.  It only foments more of the same and the end of anger is destruction, in one form or another.  So I say, take a course in anger management America, or at least take a "chill pill" and just let it go.  Like Adam Sandler in that hilarious movie, in the end we will all be better off.