Really???

Stop It!

Okay, so I get the whole Santa tracker thing meteorologists do on Christmas Eve. It's cute, I guess. And it's a great way for parents to get their kids into bed. ("Hurry up and get to bed, Annie, or Santa's not going to stop.") Not like the kid is going to sleep. He or she is too excited because it was just announced that Santa is on his way. And what happens if the kid sees another TV report on another station that says something totally different? But I digress from my rant.

Tracking Santa is cool. The fact that NORAD tracks Santa starts to push it, when NORAD probably should be worrying about the Chinese or North Koreans. What's downright absurd is when I turn on the radio this morning and I hear about an upcoming report on the "news" station:

Coming up next, you know Santa flies all over the world to deliver presents to all the good boys and girls. But do you know how he gets his reindeer to fly so fast? Find out after these messages.

Are you serious?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

The economy's in shambles. The world's at war. The infrastructure of this country is falling apart. And somehow journalistic integrity dictates a story about the physics of the jolly fat man's mode of transportation.

Seriously!

Stop it!!!

Wha????

So I was out doing my last minute shopping today and say an ad in the mall for the upcoming Miss America 2009 pageant on TLC.

Wha????????

TLC?? TLC, as in The Learning Channel?? It's not tender, love and care. It's the Learning Channel. What the hell am I gonna learn from this?

Here are some thoughts:

1) What Miss Minnesota's platform is?
2) Is black really slimming? I'm looking at you, Miss Idaho. You may need to cut down on those potatoes.
3) How would Miss Michigan help the Big 3?
4) What are this spring's evening wear fashions?

Really?

I guess America just doesn't have a taste for pageants anymore, unless they are in child form.

I really don't know what's worse. That the pageant has fallen from ABC just a few years ago all the way down to TLC, or that TLC picked up a beauty pageant.

At least this gives me a chance to show off a pic of former Miss America Jennifer Berry, who I went to high school with back in the day.

Guess where I'm going??

Take a look at these temperatures and guess where I'm going in a couple of days. These number sure do make me look smart! The best part is I'll be outside for the majority of Thursday evening when the numbers are at their lowest! Nearly four degrees and what has it gotten me? Perhaps a bout with pneumonia!