Random thoughts that are pinging around my head this morning.
The new president of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a man. Doesn't that kind of go against the idea of MOTHERS Against Drunk Driving. Wouldn't it make sense to change the name to PADD (Parents, etc.)? When a man is in charge of mothers, trouble could be brewing.
Oprah is up for consideration for "The Greatest American of All Time." I don't remember. Did she sign the Constitution before or after Benjamin Rush? (If you don't know who he is, get a history book.) Seriously, though, how can she be compared to the people who changed this country? I get that she is one of, if not the most powerful African-American in this country, but I don't remember that she was the one who sat down on the bus. I don't remember if she was the one who made the "I Have a Dream" speech. Is she the unnamed explorer who traveled with Lewis and Clark? She's great, she's done some great things (except for creating that damn Dr. Phil. Thanks for that, Oprah), but I don't think she's the absolute greatest american ever.
All local news stations ran the same stories at the same time for fifteen minutes this morning. It's sad but true. As I woke up this morning, I turned on the TV to catch the weather. All four of the stations were doing weather at the same time (all with slight variations). Then they all moved into talking about the Paparazzi. Each station had a variation of the Lindsey Lohan accident, then moved into traveling with a photographer as he, "tailed his next shot." It was very surreal and almost as if it was a slow news day.
New York is scrambling to keep their Olympic bid alive. Look, New York, we're old friends here, so I'm going to give you a little advice: let it go. If you love the people who live in your city, then let this go. Almost every city that has hosted the Olympics the last few times had major budgetary issues. Greece lost a ton of money. Turin (Italy, where the 2006 Winter Olympics are being held) is already 196 million dollars in the hole. The Olympics are extremely pricey. If NY takes on the games, the city will be swamped, security, alone, will piss off New Yorkers, and the ticket prices will be unaffordable to all but the Trumps, and the Ebersols, and such.
When will Blaxsploitation films be remade by white people? Ok, Cedric the Entertainer has remade the film Vacation into Johnson's Family Vacation, and he has remade The Honeymooners. Both of these were shows or films staring white people that have been remade for the African-American community. So, why doesn't Hollywood, which will run out of comic books and video games soon enough, remake some of the old Blaxsploitation films with white people? Think about Cleopatra Jones could become Mary Smith. Remake Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song. I'm not really being serious, but I will laugh very hard if this is what comes next. Just wait. They'll do a new Shaft starring Ben Affleck. Or maybe a white Roots? Of course, I'm still waiting for the black version of Revenge of the Nerds.
A man in Ohio has gone to see the final Star Wars film everyday since it came out. Either he's not willing to let it go, he's really lonely and imagines Chewbacca is his friend, or his mom keeps kicking him out and telling him to meet new people.
Storm season begins. Tropical Storm Arlene is preparing to slam into Louisiana and Florida. You would think with all the destruction that happens in those two states that real estate would be cheap, but you would be wrong. That's the nice thing about being in the land-locked Midwest. We only have to worry about tornados. Nothing really water related. Good luck Deep South and coastal towns. That's the price you pay for the lovely places you live.
and finally:
Students (and parents) suing to become valedictorian. Most schools allow the valedictorian to speak at graduation and give that person a little plaque. Granted it looks good on an application or resume, but seriously, don't most of us just want to hurt the valedictorian a little? I am firm believer that the student speaker at graduations should not be the valedictorian. Why? Because alot of times the "smartest person" in your class does not necessarily speak for everyone. That's why I was so glad to hear that my old high school had two students speak. One was voted for by the students, and the other was voted in by the faculty. Apparently, both speakers were extremely interesting and were able to speak to everyone in the crowd. The problem I have with bringing lawyers into it is that you look extremely petty doing that. One girl in Texas, for example, sued because the valedictorian chosen over her had two less AP classes then she did. This person still had a better GPA, but she didn't care. That's petty and sad. Get over it and succeed in life. Do better than the person that beat you and then turn around and crush them. That's how you really win. Not by using a lawyer, but by using your brains.
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