The attention paid to the Paris Hilton story as opposed to other worldly news items is appalling.

You gotta admit, as gawdawful as President Bush has been, First Lady Laura Bush is about as inoffensive, unannoying, and perhaps as likeable as any First Lady has been. She's also been mainly invisible.

Michael Richards & Don Imus both were the victims of bum raps and modern day verbal lynch mobs. Some people need to look up the dictionary meaning of "humor."

Considering their renegade, iconoclastic, anti-establishment history, I think I could become a fan of the Oakland Raiders.

I could like small towns, but the fact is, in their own way, some of them have become more dangerous than big cities because of the meth lab culture.

Reading some show biz blogs, it appears that the top management at NBC is one tangled mess. That would make it a better show than their prime time schedule. They should televise meetings.

Steve Whitmore, LA County Sheriff's Dept. spokesman, has been very busy this past week, explaining the Paris Hilton situation. That makes him a better actor than his father, James.

How come there are no Indian casinos in Nevada? They have plenty of Native Americans there.

Yesterday, for the first time ever, at age 46, I tried smoking a cigarette. I damn near coughed my innards out. My lungs don't want that stuff in them. Never again.

I read where tickets to some events at the Beijing Olympics are selling slowly, particularly archery & shooting. Especially those seats behind the targets.