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May 25, 2006
More Random Thoughts before Bed
1. Within days of my post denouncing Elizabeth Vargas’ anchoring abilities, the fine folks at ABC News showed her the door. (I’d like to think I had something to do with that, but I’d also like to think that Jessica Alba has a shrine dedicated to me.) Vargas claims it was her decision to stop anchoring World News Tonight. According to her, she needs to spend more time concentrating on her pregnancy and being a mom, and apparently, being the World News Tonight anchor simply wouldn’t allow her to do those things. She might be telling the truth, but (voice going up an octave) I DON’T THINK SO! Did you happen to catch her statement at the end of Tuesday’s World News Tonight broadcast, in which she informed the audience that starting Monday, Charles Gibson would be taking over as the sole anchor? Vargas looked like was reading the teleprompter at gunpoint. Happy trails, Elizabeth.
2. It’s always fun to see how strangers stumble across this site. Yesterday, some moron searched ask.com for “what happens when dogs eat sugarless gum.” I couldn’t pinpoint what part of the world this particular individual is from, but my guess is Arkansas or West Virginia. Dogs eat other dogs’ poop. I’m sure old Fido can chew Trident from time to time and be just fine.
3. I have a loyal reader who visits this blog all the way from Australia. It's nice to have readers from the two greatest countries in the world.
4. Not only does TNT have better play-by-play announcers and studio analysts for NBA games, it has far superior music too. ABC and ESPN, do us a favor and exit stage left.
5. It’s one thing to search the web for what happens to dogs when they eat sugarless gum. It’s quite another to search Google for “castration scenes.” To the person in Italy who conducted that search, make sure we NEVER EVER meet.
6. Instead of building a fence along the Mexican border, how about hiring some engineers to design the Mexican Canal? True, it’d be a much more challenging project than the Panama Canal, but everyone seems to like how that one turned out. Plus, a canal would be prettier than a fence, though a fence would be just fine too!
7. Al Gore should win the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2008. I often wonder how different our country would be if Gore had defeated President Bush in 2000. I don't know if we'd be in better or worse shape, but I'm sure we'd be in different shape. It's too bad time machines don't really exist. It'd be fun to be able to treat real life like one of those "Choose your adventure" novels, where you get to make different choices and see what would have happened had you gone another way.
8. The comment of the week comes courtesy of a recent law school graduate who graced me with his presence at lunch the other day. After I asked him whether he’s excited to be moving to the West Coast, he told me that he really hated the actual moving part, i.e. the packing, the cleaning, etc.
Thinking Fool: Do you have much left to do?
Recent Law School Grad: I’ve still got a lot of cleaning to do. And a lot of stuff has to be thrown away. After I do all of that, I can’t wait to take any remaining food to the street and burn it in front of a homeless person.
Sounds like a future public interest lawyer to me!
Comments
Poor Elizabeth Vargas.
And I used to be addicted to those Choose Your Own Adventure books!
Posted by: teahouseblossom at May 25, 2006 10:47 AM
If Gore was president would he still have become hugely obese? Would we all have become hugely obese along with him?
Posted by: Finished.Law.School at May 25, 2006 02:20 PM
Remind me to never EVER get on your sh*t list ;-)
And the job should have been Charlie Gibson's all along. He's a perfect fit.
Nuff said.
Posted by: LisaBinDaCity at May 25, 2006 07:37 PM
