Bacon is a symptom

I am not going to tell you that bacon doesn't taste good. I like the smell of bacon and at times I crave a piece of well done bacon. Sometimes I also crave a cigarette and a really good hamburger. And sometimes I give in to my cravings. But America and Americans have done to bacon what we do to most everything including celebrities and Facebook and ice cream. We over indulge. We take something that is reasonably consumed as a once and awhile treat and gorge on it until we are sick and have ruined the ecosystem that created it. Texting is a great convenience and brings us closer to and expands our circles. Texting while driving is killing a lot of people because we can't control our addiction. Sometimes an artist gives a good performance in a movie or on a song or somewhere else. Then we maul that person and the overexposure kills the original contribution. Bacon is the latest. Over consumption is horrible for our planet, our health and has killed the enjoyment just like we have killed so many things that started as a nice addition to the layers of our lives. Our uncontrollable gluttony has struck again. Just because someone is trying to sell you something doesn't mean you have to buy it. We are better than this America.