<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ben&#039;s Bitter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://bensbitterblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[bensbitterblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://bensbitterblog.com/author/bensbitterblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Attention Getting Bad Air Quality Bitter Friday&nbsp;Giftures]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>You would probably never guess this, but Utah has one of the worst air quality areas in the country. It&#8217;s this weird weather phenomenon called the inversion that makes it that way.</p>
<p>Then, in the late summer, because it is so hot,  we get these massive forest fires. This year, not so much. This year, we were lucky enough to get our bad air from out of state. Colorado, Nevada and California and sending us their forest fire smoke. You know, because sharing is caring right? Maybe we need to reconsider the sharing is caring thing after this year. No one likes bad air, smoke, or the Coronavirus, so let&#8217;s just stop sharing, shall we?</p>
<p>As insane as this is to say, I&#8217;m glad for the bad air quality news, because Corona has kind of been an attention hog this year, and I think it is finally someone else&#8217;s turn to get the spotlight, youknowwhatImsaying? I think Corona has been on the stage a little too long and it&#8217;s time to let the co-stars of bad news get to chew the scenery a little. Anyways, on to the Bitter Friday Giftures for a short time in the spotlight.</p>
<p><strong>I get it&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 290px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/TUSw7trnfeyre/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47a6dca346cbfbcd24f81f2919a2d9744a2d608aa2&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="attention GIF" width="280" height="280" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;everyone likes to get attention in some way. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some like my brother&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/UipxfcxQmadkA/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47d82ca18422f8c0818e20de05177cb8b7bf4942cc&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="Animated GIF" width="200" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;getting in your face about it.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Others like to whine&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/gYsA3VDeIIqnC/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47a7e6dd6ade6340f9dab76e74e269afdc3ad9deec&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="shut up GIF" width="245" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;and nag to get it. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some like to pretend to do things&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/eaOL2QPdY2DeM/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e477ag08ddn6rppmkaxeuzy4nl8uhji3cxtwbib4zvw&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="ill do it 30 rock GIF" width="245" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;just to get it.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some like to make fools&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 369px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/mUrBX1TF0kCRi/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e479y9kjrne5cdtms3yshg4re0ztrzewpvghb3ki9uj&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="r and r wow GIF" width="359" height="355" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;of themselves. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Or they like to&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/kIGAC5w3w7amr8VvEP/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4735zaxy4er2j7t6thr0t28v7voky637i0bsfxyzb0&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="Stand Up Comedy GIF by NBC" width="500" height="281" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;tell funny jokes. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some like to get attention&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/l49JRQC9RNa5j35a8/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47c1nf6v6bvc2tq90ndgbgypwzjbk7khlno6xrnk4g&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="take notes GIF by US National Archives" width="600" height="413" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;through their writing. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some like to get attention&#8230;.</strong></p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/hEopmvsSQS4eY/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47y4r1zj4vw3b3sxtp7mrimh8g12rzph83d0tfqtpz&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="feels bill hudson GIF" width="500" height="243" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;by working hard and getting awards for their work. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some get attention&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/9VaM53XWWZLluMR5An/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47scz3hb4mn4hu5nsw5kvfgtozays5mry2d32luodf&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="big brother talk GIF by Big Brother After Dark" width="600" height="448" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;from talking too much.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Some do it by&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/5YzYeVe6cEzrG/giphy.gif" alt="Stand Out Goofy Movie GIF" width="300" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;trying to be different. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Forest fires&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/xXvIkTu08XQLC/giphy.gif" alt="Burning Daft Punk GIF" width="500" height="320" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;get attention by going to the extremes. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>But the worst possible way to get attention&#8230;</strong><img style="font-weight:bold;background-color:initial;" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/IbmS6XKR5fTVchlxcN/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47e0af985779db69f9c89adaff15819c1da0389f43&amp;rid=giphy.gif" alt="Sick Corona GIF by Camdelafu" width="480" height="480" /></p>
<p><strong>&#8230;is to go viral. </strong>So, my suggestion is this. Stop all you little techniques to get my attention, because I am trying to develop an attention repellent to keep all you attention seekers away, so I can go back to my troglodyte lifestyle.  We only have a limited amount of attention currency and your kind is no good here.</p>
<p>ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Bitter Attention Deflecting Ben</p>
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