More Random Thoughts

I see that there are several hundred copies of the latest Harry Potter book that are missing a conclusion. These were the books edited by David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos.

Lindsay Lohan was arrested again for drunk driving and they found cocaine in her car. It was not her's, she has told everyone. If a person with no record of alcohol or drug abuse was stopped and they found drugs in the car this might be an excuse worth giving a listen. But for an addict....

Paris Hilton, I read, is re-releasing some porn video she made with additional footage to it. I heard that both the members of the Paris Hilton fan club are very excited about this.

Oh, and Britney Spears had some sort of meltdown and appeared to be 'out of control.' This is news?

It is amazing that soldiers die in Iraq each day, we are at war in two countries, and these are the lead news stories. Okay, the Harry Potter book missing pages may actually be news. It was the hugest release of a book ever and that IS news. But Lindsay, Britney, and Paris?

Bobby Petrino left the University of Louisville with a program poised for greatness to coach the Atlanta Falcons. The big question was if he could coach Michael Vick to the potential greatness the young man may have had in him. Now he's going to have a starting QB of Joey Harrington who has amassed a 68.1 QB rating and has demonstrating a tremendous talent for hitting open defensive backs for completions. For those who take Bill O'Reilly as a serious voice of reason in the nation, hitting open defensive backs for completions is a jesting statement for saying that he throws a lot of interceptions.

The allegations against Michael Vick are very serious and awful. We recoil at cultures which eat dog as meals. However, in nations, especially poor nations, this is very cultural and acceptable. They may find our fondness of cooking lobsters alive to be offensive. I can understand hungry people eating animals.

But this isn't the same thing. This is betting on dogs with the hope and expectation that one dog would kill the other. Watching two dogs fight to the death is NOT entertainment. It's grotesque. To make matters worse, surviving but mangled dogs were killed, again for entertainment purposes, in a wide variety of ways.

If Michael Vick was indeed involved in this he ought never play football again and should spend some serious jail time. My only fear is that I wonder how many other players are involved in similar such activities.