It don't mean a thing if it ain't got some sting...

If you couldn't tell from the title, this is a rant. If you aren't in the mood, click away now.

Have you noticed an escalation in snarkitude lately? Reading and scanning the news it just seems to be feud after feud in every corner of industry and news. Now I'm sure this isn't a new phenomenon. As long as there were two people on the planet I'm sure there were disagreements. I'm just wondering when it became the norm to report it, add fuel to the fire and call it "news". It's boring and distressing. So much so that my usual Nosy Nora is skimming and skipping any article that smacks of authors behaving badly or Rosie O'Donnell sniping at someone. Really...who cares?

Okay, I'm not naive, lots of people must care or the wires wouldn't carry the articles. I'm just wondering if anyone else is as tired of the drama and cartoon caricuture behavior of people in the public eye. Is it me?

Yesterday while blog hopping and catching up I read in the comments at KarenS blog that Avid Reader (Keishon) noted that when her hosting contract was up she was taking a break from blogging because she sick of the author versus reader debates. I have to agree with her. While I have been utterly amazed at how people shoot themselves in the foot, it doesn't interest me to know the details any more and I'm frankly sick of people trying to be clever, witty, and nasty over pretty much forgettable or ridiculous commentary they make on their blogs, in interviews, etc.

Look I enjoy the fun of making observations of the absurdity of some of the situations, I appreciate the wit and sometimes, yeah even the snark. But I am really burnt on people's self importance and offering opinions for the sole purpose of being inflammatory. I used to be a huge Rosie O'Donnell fan and right now I just wish she would zip her lip. She seems unhappy and going out of her way to antagonize people. For what? Why? Is the average person who watches "The View" looking for that at 9 a.m.? I've never been a fan of Donald Trump and now the two of them are at each other's throats. You'd think they'd both be too busy to worry over something so ridiculous.

So, I'm in a "no snark" frame of mind. Have an opinion, make an observation, write a review, I love to read what you think, but I'd really appreciate it if you left snark at home.