Musings

It annoys me that Drew Carey is taking over "The Price is Right." He is too much of a boob for that show.

As you know, Tammy Faye Messner died last week. I kept reading and hearing in all her commentary that she was "still expecting a miracle." I felt sorry for her having to go through that, because that kind of death is truly horrible. My father died of colon cancer. I'm not sure how I would feel if I were given the same sentence, but it just seems that an evangelist would be happy that he or she was going to meet the divinity he or she had worked his/her entire life for. Isn't the heavenly reward what motivates a Christian to good works?

I am always amazed by how much the public gets into the lives of Hollywood figures. They are no different than other people (and quite often, come from much more troubled lives). Shows like "Access Hollywood", "Extra" and "Entertainment Tonight" that glorify every move of a celebrity really turn me off. Maybe it's just because I am getting older, but I don't really give a rat's ass about the Madonna vs. Angelina adoption wars, or how poor Lindsay Lohan just can't catch a break, or about Paris Hilton's latest nail wrap. And who the hell decided that Paris Hilton was a celebrity, anyway? Because she's an heir to the hotel magnate's millions? Money doesn't buy intelligence, and she's living proof. Her great-grandfather would be spinning in his grave at what she has done to the Hilton name...if he weren't already spinning over what has been done to it commercially.

I never cease to be amazed at the audacity of people who don't want to work but want to collect a paycheck. They do crappy work, and yet are the first to complain when things aren't going well at the job or they accuse people of trying to make them look bad.

It seems to me that there are many, many more crappy workers today than 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, people would be fired for less than what the average worker gets away with today.