The news from the 4th of July weekend was very sad this year. There was a flash flood in Texas that killed over 100 people, a third of which were elementary girls that were at camp for the week. Although our family knew none of the people affected by the flood, we could totally sympathize as Meg and Cameron had spent a week or two every summer at Camp Crosley from their early elementary days as well. The reels that showed up on Instagram and Facebook were incredibly sad and I tried to stay away from all of them.
This past week, however, social media was filled with news of another sort. During a "Kiss Cam" at a Coldplay concert, a light was shone on a couple that obviously did not want to be seen. The woman hid her face and the man ducked under the seats. The lead singer even joked, "I hoped that they weren't having an affair or something." In the end, the whole world found out that he was actually correct. The man and woman were part of the management time of a media company and were married to other individuals. Some people tried to say that it was an invasion of privacy, but I was glad that they were "outed" in front of the entire country. The ones that I actually felt sorry for were their family members and their coworkers who had to deal with the national attention.
The best part about the scandal was all of the memes that came out afterward. Even the Tampa Bay Airport posted something extremely funny on X about it. My favorite spoof of the incident happened with the Philadelphia Phillies. During their "Kiss Cam" a spotlight was shone on the Philly Fanatic and his Fanatic girlfriend. As soon as they saw the camera, the Fanatic dove on the ground and his "friend" hid her face. It was funny enough to make me laugh out loud. That is the kind of news story that I prefer.
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