Friday, September 7, 2012

September 7, 2012

A pair of stained underwear that belonged to Elvis is scheduled for an auction this month. The briefs, which have never been washed, are expected to sell for at least $15,000. After all, he was the king.

The latest episode of the TV crime drama Perception reminded me that sometimes reality hits your dreams and goals pretty hard, and you have to find a new dream and a new goal instead of wallowing in misery. Our ability to change direction like that is more testimony to how well we are designed.

I appreciate that the Perdue Chicken company assures us that their product is of the highest quality, but I don't care to see those healthy chickens walking around in their TV ads, since I know they're about to be slaughtered and plucked for my consumption. One solution would be not to eat chicken... but changing the channel is easier.

A former Ohio corrections officer was arrested after throwing two footballs filled with marijuana and other contraband over a prison wall to two inmates. What's puzzling is that, according to prison officials, this happens more often than you might think.

I received a visit this week from a childhood connection whom I haven't seen in years. What's wonderful is that we could reconnect as adults and not regress to behaving like children.

While reporting on the tragic death of actor Michael Clarke Duncan, one news broadcast mistakenly accompanied the news copy with film footage of recording artist Seal. I'm not suggesting they had trouble distinguishing between the two men, but the faux pas would be easier to overlook had it been footage of Barry Manilow.

There are so many questions unanswered in the universe: how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? What are the Kardashians doing in the entertainment industry? And why does the Acme Manufacturing company keep extending Wile E. Coyote's credit?

There are a lot of brilliant, beautiful, well-mannered women out there. But it's the wild, screaming banshees generating all the money on reality TV.

Here's an example of how warped things are: one of the most successful infomercial products is called Insanity.

Three women were arrested for assaulting a Red Lobster waitress. Their complaint was that the server was refilling their water glasses too often. I just don't get that; it isn't as if she'd stop bringing thoae Cheddar Bay biscuits.

Agape' -- P

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