I am Tired of the Lunatics

Why is it that so many people have no clue? I'm not talking a CSI level analysis. No DNA evidence. No dog hair in the floorboard of the car. I'm talking about basic Sherlock Holmes style common sense.

For example, my son just got whacked in the face with a kickball. No big deal, but he wears glasses which dug into his eye and gave him a shiner. Again, pretty freakin' cool.

However, since this isn't the first such incident, the principal decided to make some suggestions as to how to improve the situation. In a fit of politeness I decided to listen to her. She suggested goggles. Okay, fair enough. Maybe some really cool Oakley sports goggles. I said he had an appointment at the end of the month and we would look into it. I hoped that she would forget and we could go on from there.

Uh, no. She said, "You know we have these goggles that they use in the science class."

Now if you are getting an image of the big clunky goggles that you can pick up at any area dollar store, then you would be right. I on the other hand could not believe that this would be the case so I good naturedly went to the science lab to see what she was talking about.

Of course, you know what I found. These are acceptable if you are doing some sort of crazy home improvement project, or maybe lighting strips of magnesium, but they are definitely not right for an elementary school playground.

To the principals credit I will admit that the incidents of kickball incidents would go down because my son would be too busy getting laughed at and punch by his peers.

I'm not saying that little kids are cruel, but if I saw him walking around with those goggles I might be tempted to get in a few licks.

What is wrong with people?