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!

Proof of Larry King's Nonsense

Here is printed proof that Larry King has simply gone into the realm of mumbling old man. CNN.com transcribed an interview last night to offer the insights of Deepak Chopra. At one point, the transcriber simply had to give up and acknowledge that King was just spouting out "inaudible" nonsense.

Old people...still able to offer a good laugh...

On another note, I don't get the oxymoron dig. "Peaceful war". That would be an oxymoron. I think Chopra is pushing it a bit.

Make It a Double!!

I love this headline. If you actually read the article it says paying more means having higher taxes on alcohol...but, if you just read it and take it out of context I love it even more. Best headline CNN.com has had in awhile.

Eclectic Eccentric

So one key aspect of my schooling is that one should create a brand that best describes oneself. Frankly, I don't like this idea a whole lot. I'm a person not a product. I don't need a brand. I have an identity. But it has prompted me to ponder what's the best way to describe my identity. And I have come up with "eclectic eccentric" and I am quite proud of that....and not just with the wonderful combo of alliteration and rhyming but with the words themselves.

For those unfamiliar with eclecticism, it's a "conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases."

And eccentrics exhibit "unusual or odd behavior. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive."


Psychologists have described 14 characteristics of "healthy eccentrics":

Nonconforming attitude
Creative
Intense curiosity
Idealistic
Happy obsession with a hobby or hobbies
Known very early in his or her childhood they were different from others
Highly intelligent
Opinionated and outspoken
Noncompetitive
Unusual living or eating habits
Not interested in the opinions or company of others
Mischievous sense of humor
Single
Eldest or only child

It's like someone has been following me.