Tidbits for Monday, June 11th:
* Wrestling has gone over the edge again in sadistic behavior. Even those who aren't regular watchers out there would be deplored at the conclusion to tonight's storyline: the chairman of the wrestling organization enters his limo, shuts the door, and the limo explodes in a ball of flame, giving the impression that he was dead on the scene. Wikipedia even gave an account that the chairman is, in fact, dead.
There's always a violent content in wrestling; that's the way the business goes. But how far must the envelope be pushed in order to gain ratings? And Jenni added this: what about the kids in attendance, leaving that arena with their parents, seeing that fiery explosion as the last event of the night? What if they end up asking questions?
One can only imagine the hate & shock emails going there now, and with that, the opposite of what the organization wanted: an increase in ratings. Enough agitated families may tune out, and the company will wonder what happened. Review the tapes, CEOs... you'll know.
* Much has been made about the latest playoff collapse of the Detroit Pistons, as they fell in four straight games to lose to Cleveland. Now the frustrations of their fans over the loss is doubled as San Antonio totally whipped them the other night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
How Detroit's players can claim they aren't so bad sounds hollow when they lose to a team that can't even show up for Game 2. They are lower in the pecking order than they give themselves credit for. Another championship run is simply not going to be that easy.
* Presidential debates? Not watching them right now. I believe they're occurring a bit too early (November / December would be more appropriate to me) and there's too much political rhetoric going on. It's to be expected, but are we ready for sixteen more months of the mudslinging?
* Three months and change after my work injury, therapy is talking about me finally trying to lift things. If this says anything: I dropped a 14-pound bowling ball two weeks ago when trying to clean a closet. This coming from a guy who used to bowl 12 games consecutively with no problem.
Before I feel confident about lifting bags, I'd better feel confident rolling a bowling ball for just two games. Tomorrow's therapy should prove to be interesting.
* The neighbor's great-grandson is making threats towards the family. Let's hope this phase quickly passes and is buried. It's the first time I ever read anything from Dr. Phil, and he makes a lot of sense.
* Lawn mower is fixed. Stupid oversight on my part, not noticing the loose wire on the other side of the mower. That's June's most embarassing moment - 12 days in.
* And this simple fact after I watched a scoop yesterday on the widening gaps in pay between the average worker and the corporate CEO:
Do they care about the parts that help make their clock tick?
