Pound Pup Legacy

Since my head injury, many have told me I seem much less angry and have far less rage in my writing.  The truth is, I feel as if brain-damage has worked in my favor, as it seems I can't tap-into that rage-filled region of my brain like I did before.

Do I suggest we all have a head-banger's ball, hoping it would rid the world of infuriating rage?  Not at all, that would be stupid.   I wouldn't wish that traveling road to speech-recovery on anybody -- it ain't fun or pretty.... trust me!

I do suggest, however, more people look into what keeps causing the varying ranges of anger some of us seem to have, because light-switch rage can be a sudden and scary thing, and really ruin a good time for lots of people.  [It's all fun and games until someone loses his head....]

I found the following list of "The Angriest Cities in America", and thought about Family Vacation Time, and how traveling with the kids can be the WORST thing an angry parent should be doing with the kids.  Seems insane?  Keep reading:   

Believe it not, but Orlando has been voted the US angriest city by Men’s Health Magazine – it’s interesting that four of the top 10 cities are all in Florida, and here’s me thinking that Florida was full of jolly Disney characters and thrilling theme parks!

Our search for evidence of urban anger began with the percentage of men with high blood pressure, from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (as calculated by Sperling’s BestPlaces).

We then factored in FBI rates of aggravated assaults and Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers on workplace deaths from assaults and other violence. And because rage and the road often go hand in hand, we also included traffic-congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute, as well as speeding citations per state from the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Here are the Top 10 most angriest US cities;

1. Orlando, FL
2. St. Petersburg, FL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Baltimore, MD
5. Nashville, TN
6. Wilmington, DE
7. Miami, FL
8. Memphis, TN
9. Jacksonville, FL
10. St. Louis, MO

http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/22/the-angriest-city-in-america/

Of course, as a mom with four whining and complaining kids, I can easily understand why Orlando is the world's most miserable place to travel or visit.  Anyone spending thousands of dollars for a much needed vacation/holiday visit to Disney (or any other large popular amusement park) in 1000 degree temperatures with 99% humidity and having to pay $5 for an ice-cream cone that falls to the ground after the first lick can easily understand how frustration leads to rage VERY quickly!

But the other regions mentioned?  What's THEIR problem??