February 7, 2014

Because Jehovah gave the human race free will, isn't it actually a dishonor to let anyone else define who we are? Good, bad, smart, not smart, kind, unkind, whatever you are, and whatever your circumstance, inside, we are who we choose to be.

Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks, who won Super Bowl 48, a game a lot of people are calling the most boring Super Bowl ever (really, some found Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers more exciting to watch). Actually, defeated seems like a mild word for what they did to the Denver Broncos. 43-8 sounds more like a butt whip.

Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, admitted that while the vocals during the band's Super Bowl Halftime performance were live, the NFL used pre-recorded music to avoid mishaps. Isn’t it good to know that air guitar is actually a developmental skill and not necessarily a waste of time?

I'm not sure if I ever wondered this out loud, but since it's a tradition for the MVP (like Malcolm Smith) to announce "I'm going to Disney World!", do you think he has to pay his own way?

The wretched weather plaguing the country prevented me from getting what I needed for my planned, healthier Super Bowl snacks, so I had to make do with a calzone delivered from one of my favorite restaurants. Yes, I blame the weather for my extra calories (yeah, even I don't believe that).

George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin, and was acquitted of murder charges (remember him?) has signed on to participate in a celebrity boxing match, opponent yet to be selected. With the staggering number of people who would consider barbaric violence against this man actual and ironic justice, doesn't this sound like a really, really, really stupid thing to do?

Google, who repeatedly features timely illustrations in their logo for 24 hours at a time, was criticized by some (including Nick Cannon), for the way civil rights abolitionist Harriet Tubman was featured on the first day of Black History Month. The criticism was made because in the illustration, Harriet was wearing a head wrap that some say made her resemble Aunt Jemima. But let's face it: that was accurate. Kudos to Google, for not being intimidated into removing their tribute.

The Winter Olympics have already been marred by the conditions in Sochi, where reporters are complaining about horrid accommodations (including tap water that looks like dirty apple juice), artificial snow that's melting too fast, the withdrawal of injured Shaun White, the late arrival of the gear for the Jamaican bobsleigh team, and the PR nightmare of a plan to kill all the stray dogs in the Olympic City. Forget the champions; these games may be remembered for all this drama.

The tragic death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from an apparent drug overdose last week is magnified by the fact that he is just one of many statistics, like Whitney Houston and John Belushi. He was quoted as once having said that his death may save the lives of other addicts by scaring them to stay clean. That is tragic.

And now, a message that may or may not be directed to anyone in particular: The "gay 90's" is actually a reference to the 1890's, and by gay, they meant happy.

Agape' -- P