- Want to know the true power of television? My son had been playing his Nintendo DS in the living room all morning with the TV turned off. I went into the kitchen to fix myself some breakfast and turned the TV in there on while I was eating. He came in the room, while still playing his game, just to listen to the show I was watching. It was a show about the different stages the earth went through as it was being formed, too. Riveting television for a nine year old. He didn't leave until I turned it back off, either. Reckon only got myself to blame for that;
- If you have any political ambitions, better make sure you know your local sports teams. According to David Gergen, a well-respected political analyst, part of the reason the Dem lost in Massachusetts was cuz she didn't know who Curt Schilling is. She was asked during a radio call-in show about him, and she apparently made some comment about him being a Yankee fan. Per Mr. Gergen, the fact she didn't know who the hero of the 2004 Red Sawx is didn't set well with the Sawx fans and probably cost her a bunch of votes. Just never know what may appeal to or turn off voters. We sure are fickle sometimes. Who says we only care about the issues?;
- Know this will sound crass, but if there's anything positive coming out of the whole Haiti crisis, it's that celebrities have something to rally around now. Been worried about them since they don't have W to kick around any more. Didn't watch the Hope for Haiti stuff last week, but it wasn't cuz it was hard to find on TV. Counted at least 7 stations that were covering it, including the major networks. Read the concert has raised almost $58 million so far and it's still coming in. Did see an article today saying overall donations for Haiti are already slowing down. Guess we've almost reached our saturation point. Talk about a short collective attention span;
- Read an article saying the best gift you can give is cash if you are interested in donating for Haiti. Have to say I agree with that. Was down on the Gulf Coast for nine months after Katrina hit. Saw piles of water, food, clothing and diapers still outside a lot of facilities when I left from there. At some point, they are going to need to start purchasing building supplies and other things. A lot easier to do that with cash instead of diapers. Also easier to ship cash to Haiti than actual supplies;
- Saw where Grant Desme, one of the Oakland A's top prospects, is leaving pro baseball for the priesthood. Have to admire someone who will give up potential millions to follow his heart. He was the MVP of his league last year so he obviously had potential. Said he had been conflicted since he turned pro and now he's at peace within himself. The article I read said there is 10 years of training involved to be a priest. Never knew there was that much to it, but, then again, ain't Catholic, either. You go, Grant, and God bless;
- Did you watch the NFL conference championships this weekend? As much as Brett Favre has aggravated me this year (well, more the media covering him than him), have to admit he played a whale of a game while pretty much getting his brains beat out for most of it. Wish could say it's surprising his last pass was an interception, but it ain't. The game was his career in a nutshell. Great plays because of the risks he's willing to take along with bonehead plays for the same reason. Excited to see the Saints and Colts in the Super Bowl. Can honestly say will be happy with whoever wins. Da Bears are home watching, too, and am fans of both Peyton Manning and the Saints;
- Saw where Pernell Roberts died today at the age of 82. Loved him in Trapper John, M.D. Was also pretty good in Bonanza. The article I read said he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr, somewhere in Alabama. Selma, I believe. He also protested having an all-white stage crew for Bonanza. Never knew he was that big into the civil rights movement. Not a bad legacy for an old Georgia boy;
- Was looking at my map today and saw where someone from Istanbul, Turkey, had visited the blog. Purty cool. Wish it would tell me how long they were on the page. Sometimes I will click on the "Next Blog" link at the very top of the page to see what else is out there. Imagine that's what happened here. Most of the websites are in other languages. Oddly enough, most I run across are in Portugese. Reckon that shouldn't be much of a surprise since the Portugese settled the half of the New World that the Spainsih didn't. A translation button comes up so can translate any that really look interesting to me. Still, gives you some perspective on just how global the internet really is.
And, I am outta here!
Being a Catholic, knowing there is a shortage of priests, the Grant Desme story brought a smile to my face. Lots of Theology to learn in seminary. Many priest teach religion at schools and it's, also, a time to make sure this is what you should be doing. We have a classmate form high school that started seminary and quit because he realized it wasn't God's calling for his life. It's so cool when people from other countries visit, isn't??
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