1. The speculation is that Chris Matthews will replace Tim Russert on Meet the Press. No way. That's like putting racing tires on a farm tractor. It just won't work. Matthews is a blow hard at best and an idiot at worst. Certainly Russert is going to be very difficult to replace. He had a unique personality that fit the job perfectly. But putting Chris Matthews is a square peg in a round hole and I don't understand why NBC would even consider it.
2. If you're a football fan you know who Tom Brady is. You may also know who his girlfriend is. That would be supermodel Gisele Bundchen. I realize I'm hardly one to question someone's looks but I just don't get that relationship or for that matter how she became a supermodel. Why? Because I think she looks more like a man than a woman. Before anyone gets their shorts in a bind I'm only talking facial features. So how does she land the marquee NFL quarterback or for that matter a job as a model? I just don't understand.
3. How can so many people seemingly not understand what the left-hand lane of an Interstate highway is for? I am continually amazed by the number of drivers who drive continuously in the left-hand lane. I saw it again on my trip to Hilton Head. For those of you out there who don't know what I'm referring to here's a news flash: it's the passing lane, stupid. And that's been in drivers ed 101 classes for a long time.
4. Why does television news generally just report bad news? OK, maybe the statistics don't support that but it sure seems that way to me. Isn't it possible there are good things happening every day just like there are bad things? And isn't it possible there are as many or more good things happening than bad? I'm just saying. I know they give us some feel-good stories here and there but they're usually at the end of the broadcast and infrequent. Something tells me ratings might be involved here. I do understand that.
5. I was listening to NPR's Morning Edition earlier this week and they did a report on emails and how most people are swamped with them and don't know how or can't manage their email. I can certainly understand that. I've got exactly fifteen emails in my in box as I write this that's high for me because I sort mine into follow-up, hold and archive folders as I receive them. Normally I have less than ten. It takes work to do that however. But back to NPR. They did a lengthy report on the issue. It even included information about how email negatively affects productivity and adds cost and they had experts who had suggestions on how to reduce the amount of email you receive.
Anyway at the end of the report they did their standard closing about the report would be posted on their web site and listeners were encouraged to read it and comment. How was one to do that? By email of course. OK, but I just don't understand.
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I've got a few answers for you, Lewis:
2) She's German, and everybody knows Germans are scary. (Like sauerbraten.) Why do you think we call our blog Schmaltz und Grieben mit Alois, Klaus, Deb und der Lugers?
3) You know why CDL drivers get paid to drive? Because we're professionals at dealing with idiots.
4) The MSM is controlled by liberals. Liberalism (whining) is no fun when there's good news to report.
That is all.
Posted by: Pete (Alois) at Jun 19, 2008 9:27:06 PM
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