Authors Note: This was originally the opening of the little piece on the Mohammed Cartoon / Cheese boycott, but it made it way too long and off topic. However, I thought this was funny and worth publishing on it’s own. You may disagree.
Well, today has been quite a news day.
First, there’s the death of Coretta Scott King. I found myself wondering why I didn’t know more about her, wishing I did. I marveled that, had he not faced the assassin’s bullet, Dr. King might have still been alive today, and wishing that he was.
Samuel Alito was sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court today, and will attend the State of the Union address, which happens tonight in Washington D.C. We can only hope for jaw dropping excitement.
The Academy Award Nominations were announced this morning. Terrance Howard rules in Hustle and Flow, William Hurt is the deserving suprise for his brief and utterly hynotic turn in A History of Violence, and Narnia over Star Wars for visual effects!? Are you guys freakin NEW!? The Academy has issues.
A Postal Service Worker killed five people in a mail processing facility in Goleta, California last night, about eighty miles from my home. This is in no way funny. It’s tragic. It’s horrifying. Why did it have to be a postal worker? Talk about reinforcing a stereotype… sheesh.
Alan Greenspan retired. I have no idea if this is a good or a bad thing.
A Scientific Study conducted by the minds of www.askmen.com revealed today that Jessica Alba is this year’s lucky winner of the “Most Desirable as a Girlfriend” list for 2006. Alba was quoted as saying, “Well… I guess that’s better then ‘Top Middle Aged Men’s Fantasy Sexual Object,’” a prize which Alba has claimed three years running by the readers at www.oldpervs.com.
Greenspan retiring is a bad thing according to my 5/1 ARM. Damn.
Kind of a big day, huh? Poor ol’ NPR had their hands full trying to decide what to lead with.
How ’bout that State of the Union, huh? Are you gonna post a review, or shall I?
Well,
I think Samuel L. Jackson was cool as ice as usual, and Ice Cube was hotter than Hot Tea in late January! Combine that with an intelligent script, and you’ve got the makings of a union worth making statements about!
Two thumbs up, even the stubby one.
So, why are all of my (the 3 I can actually get on this TV) local channels showing, well, local stuff? Is their not showing the S of the U sort of a liberal Seattle F.U. face-slap to the reigning administration? Or is there a less nefarious purpose I’m not aware of? I’d be kind of disappointed if that were the case…
As for Greenspan resigning, everyone at work is telling our clients (I work at an investment portfolio management firm) “EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OK!!” so if I were you I’d get in the bomb shelter now and invest in long-term biodeisel bonds or something…
Chad, I LOVE reading your take on the headlines. Promise me you’ll do this every day.
Cerise