March 28th, Saturday/ I just read one of the saddest articles ever. The economy has taken hold of some of the rich and infamous, to the point where they are forced to sell worldly possessions they once loved. The latest victim to our crushing money crisis is Mrs. Spelling, widow of the late Aaron Spelling.
Mr. Spelling is the producer of such TV shows that brought us immeasureable amounts of pleasure. Remember Charlie's Angels? And how about Beverly Hills 90210? Remember that one? Of course his name is on other highly rated shows back in the day, and to you Mr. Spelling I say "thanks for the memories!"
Anywho, Mrs. Spelling is selling the Manor, that spralling home her husband had built back in the early nighties. I remember attending a party that was near that property when it was being built... UNBELIEVABLE! Now it is up for sale for a wopping $150 million! I know, that is a lot of cash. However, there is more distressing news...
Mrs. Spelling has placed the burden of choosing a real estate agent, that is apparantly much too stressful a task for her to deal with off her hands and left the difficult task to her, quite capable, strong shouldered, wise decision maker, and all around best friend Wheaton Terrier, Madison! Taadaa!
It's times like this when I wish I could have been a fly on the wall in the room on the night when Mrs. Spelling and Madison had the conversation about her decision to allow it (Madison)to become "power of attorney" over her affairs. Were they watching TV (Aaron Spelling reruns) in the bedroom when she brought it up? Was there alcohal involved? Was there popparrazzi lurking around her bedroom window, taking pictures of that night the decision was made? If there are pictures, where are they? I would like to know if she was drunk and in a compromised position? Did Madison hold her hostage and force her into making that decision? And... Where will they live that will even remotely suit Madison's needs?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 27th, Friday/ It finally happened! Billy Gilliespi was fired by the University of Kentucky's Athletic Director,or the Chancellor of Kentucky, or the Boosters of the University, or the rabid fans of Kentucky basketball, or maybe it was the horses of the State of Kentucky... Who knows?
The atmosphere of college basketball in Lexington Kentucky is unlike the atmosphere in any other state. Basketball at the University of Kentucky is it's own universe. If you cut any fan of Kentucky basketball he bleeds blue blood. It's just a fact! Trust me...
The word is that Gilliespi was never accepted by those who matter in the state. He was considered "an outsider" whatever that means. I thought (they thought) he was the right man for the job at the time? Apparently not! After just two years, he's out. So...
All of that having been said, I think I have the solution for the seemingly fickled Kentucky basketball fanatics. Just, please hear me out... What they should do is go to the grave site of Adolph Rupp, the deceased, and still beloved basketball coach from back in the day, dig up his bones, take him to a well respected haberdashery in downtown Lexington, dress him up in their finest threads, get him up to speed on the new and forever changing recruiting rules (Place a call to UCONN) and plop the bag of bones on the Kentucky Wildcats bench for the 2009-2010 season! That seems to be the only way to satisfy those fans who are all and forever consumed by U.of K basketball!
The atmosphere of college basketball in Lexington Kentucky is unlike the atmosphere in any other state. Basketball at the University of Kentucky is it's own universe. If you cut any fan of Kentucky basketball he bleeds blue blood. It's just a fact! Trust me...
The word is that Gilliespi was never accepted by those who matter in the state. He was considered "an outsider" whatever that means. I thought (they thought) he was the right man for the job at the time? Apparently not! After just two years, he's out. So...
All of that having been said, I think I have the solution for the seemingly fickled Kentucky basketball fanatics. Just, please hear me out... What they should do is go to the grave site of Adolph Rupp, the deceased, and still beloved basketball coach from back in the day, dig up his bones, take him to a well respected haberdashery in downtown Lexington, dress him up in their finest threads, get him up to speed on the new and forever changing recruiting rules (Place a call to UCONN) and plop the bag of bones on the Kentucky Wildcats bench for the 2009-2010 season! That seems to be the only way to satisfy those fans who are all and forever consumed by U.of K basketball!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 25th, Wednesday/ It finally happened! I was waiting for it to happened and it finally did. Eight years and I have not heard a peep but now the silence is broken. I was watching 60 Minutes Sunday night and I heard Obama get reprimanded for giggling. I'm on line today and I read that the president of the United States is being questioned about his lack of a timely response relating to the AIG bonuses. I do not recall any challenges to "W" when it was revealed that his side kick was riding the Halliburton horse all the way to the bank. Where were the questions then? I guess it is a little difficult to hear the criticisms when your head is buried underneath a desk in avoidance of another 9/11 occurrence.
Seems to me like the President is under siege for something he is just gaining knowledge of and he hasn't even been in office six months! Okay, there was Ebron and a couple more companies that made a splash and then... Nothing! The bad guys were caught, so it was reported and no more questions were asked. I do not recall the President, at the time, being held accountable for what he knew and when he should have responded to what he knew.
It's funny. I also do not recall "W" being interviewed about where his bedroom was located in the White House and whether he and his wife had breakfast in bed. I also do not profess to remembering seeing every interview every president had in my lifetime. However, it just seems odd to me that this particular president is fielding questions scrutinizing him before he has had a chance to absorb the magnitude of what he is facing.
Is it fair? Probably not. Life is not fair. But can fair play at least be considered?
Seems to me like the President is under siege for something he is just gaining knowledge of and he hasn't even been in office six months! Okay, there was Ebron and a couple more companies that made a splash and then... Nothing! The bad guys were caught, so it was reported and no more questions were asked. I do not recall the President, at the time, being held accountable for what he knew and when he should have responded to what he knew.
It's funny. I also do not recall "W" being interviewed about where his bedroom was located in the White House and whether he and his wife had breakfast in bed. I also do not profess to remembering seeing every interview every president had in my lifetime. However, it just seems odd to me that this particular president is fielding questions scrutinizing him before he has had a chance to absorb the magnitude of what he is facing.
Is it fair? Probably not. Life is not fair. But can fair play at least be considered?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 24th, Tuesday/ I was thinking about the state of the economy and the bailouts and all of that; and then, I got to thinking about the stock market. How does it work? It seems like, to me, the slightest thing that can happen all the way across the world affects America's stock market. It's up, it's down... The Dow, NASDAQ, stocks... I don't get it.
Anyway, I was wondering, considering the climate of a portion of America's population, who are still seething over the election of Barack Obama and the way the Market is affected when a high profiled dignitary sneezes all the way across the ocean... If the President was on his way out of the country for some high powered Summit, and he got sick while walking to the helicopter and had to take a crap right on the White House lawn, what would that do to the market? I don't know... It's crazy!
Anyway, I was wondering, considering the climate of a portion of America's population, who are still seething over the election of Barack Obama and the way the Market is affected when a high profiled dignitary sneezes all the way across the ocean... If the President was on his way out of the country for some high powered Summit, and he got sick while walking to the helicopter and had to take a crap right on the White House lawn, what would that do to the market? I don't know... It's crazy!
Monday, March 16, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 16th, Monday/ Alright... It's on! The brackets are set for the 2009 NC2A basketball tourney and for the most part, the brackets look good. Of course there are some disagreements between the basketball faithful but that's every year. This year, the consensus believes that Arizona should not have gotten in because of yap, yap, yap. St. Mary's should have gotten in because of blah, blah, blah...
Look, get it through your thick skulls. The NC2A Division I basketball tournament is a tournament of the elite, picked by elitists to satisfy the constituency of their elite peers! The rationale for their picks is simple: We will pick who we want because "...that's the way we like it!" (Thank you KC and the Sunshine Band!) To hell with the SOS and screw the RPI! "They are who we say they are!" (Thank you Dennis Green.")
So, my advice to all parties involved is suck it up, strap your jocks on and "...get your popcorn ready," (Thank you T.O.) because March is about to get madder! If you don't like the fact that your team was left out, invest your time in the NIT tournament... And, if your team was left out of that, and you are really upset, you need Jesus!
Look, get it through your thick skulls. The NC2A Division I basketball tournament is a tournament of the elite, picked by elitists to satisfy the constituency of their elite peers! The rationale for their picks is simple: We will pick who we want because "...that's the way we like it!" (Thank you KC and the Sunshine Band!) To hell with the SOS and screw the RPI! "They are who we say they are!" (Thank you Dennis Green.")
So, my advice to all parties involved is suck it up, strap your jocks on and "...get your popcorn ready," (Thank you T.O.) because March is about to get madder! If you don't like the fact that your team was left out, invest your time in the NIT tournament... And, if your team was left out of that, and you are really upset, you need Jesus!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 5th, Thursday/ DAMN! Terrell Owens was released by the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL... Oh boohoo already! What's next with this guy? Will it be a suicide attempt? (Wait a minute, didn't that already happen?) Will he stab another quarterback in the back? (Ahh, been there, done that!) Oh... I know... His full length narcissus mirror will break and he will be ugly for seven years! That's it, right?
And, what is it with the Dallas Cowboy's owner anyway? He actually makes Barnum AND Bailey look like rank amateurs!
Maybe it's just me but I think that all pro sports have gone from the ridiculous to the... well, even more ridiculous! "Step right up and see the greatest Bros on earth!" And, "...watch Manny and Alex and Barry and Charles and ("The Big Shaqiwakki") sell their integrity for several million dollars! Come one and all and spend a couple of hundred bucks for a couple of hours of fun and excitement. To hell with the concept of a challenge. Be amused by the death defying flop of the 300 pound man! Then watch as the 300 pound man and the former coach of the 300 pound man take (cannon) shots at each other and call each other names at their respective press conferences! And... Watch as the press instigates the whole exciting spectacle!"
Now that's entertainment!
And, what is it with the Dallas Cowboy's owner anyway? He actually makes Barnum AND Bailey look like rank amateurs!
Maybe it's just me but I think that all pro sports have gone from the ridiculous to the... well, even more ridiculous! "Step right up and see the greatest Bros on earth!" And, "...watch Manny and Alex and Barry and Charles and ("The Big Shaqiwakki") sell their integrity for several million dollars! Come one and all and spend a couple of hundred bucks for a couple of hours of fun and excitement. To hell with the concept of a challenge. Be amused by the death defying flop of the 300 pound man! Then watch as the 300 pound man and the former coach of the 300 pound man take (cannon) shots at each other and call each other names at their respective press conferences! And... Watch as the press instigates the whole exciting spectacle!"
Now that's entertainment!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway
March 4th, Wednesday/ A former friend and I had a conversation (argument) about Barry Bonds and Major League Baseball last summer. His position was that professional baseball would suffer if Bonds did not get to keep playing. My position was, and still is, that baseball did not give a rat's behind if Bonds played or not. I also said that he would not get another job in baseball as a player.
Now there is talk of Barry wanting back in because of the delay in his court judgement. So I'm thinking, why not let him back in? What did he do that is so terrible? Should there be concern that he took steroids, and if so, why should we care? So what if his head blows up like a hot air balloon? It's his head! So what if he broke the home run record while on steroids? Put the asterisk by his numbers and get on with it! Nobody's kid wants to be like Barry Bonds! Kids do what they want because they do what they want under whatever jurisdiction, or lack thereof, they are under.
When you are teaching your kids about what is good or bad for them, you do not need to cite anyone as an example for them to see to prove your point. You don't need to mention Charles Barkley when you talk to your kids about drunk driving. If you are so inclined to use Barry Bonds as the (bad) example for steroid use, take them to meet Mr. Bonds so they can actually see the size of his head. That might be a more effective way to prove your point. So what if he hit a lot of home runs? Your kid may not ever see a professionally pitched ball, steroids or no steroids! Unless Charles Barkley's arm is dangling from his car while wrapped around a pole, and your kids are on the scene to witness it, using him as an example is a moot point. Oh yes... And please stop badgering Alex Rodriguez for the truth about his steroid use. The point about steroids being bad will be better served when Alex's bones crumble to dust and his flesh serves as a dust bag! (By the way, the last time I checked, pro baseball was doing just fine without Barry Bonds! So there!)
Now there is talk of Barry wanting back in because of the delay in his court judgement. So I'm thinking, why not let him back in? What did he do that is so terrible? Should there be concern that he took steroids, and if so, why should we care? So what if his head blows up like a hot air balloon? It's his head! So what if he broke the home run record while on steroids? Put the asterisk by his numbers and get on with it! Nobody's kid wants to be like Barry Bonds! Kids do what they want because they do what they want under whatever jurisdiction, or lack thereof, they are under.
When you are teaching your kids about what is good or bad for them, you do not need to cite anyone as an example for them to see to prove your point. You don't need to mention Charles Barkley when you talk to your kids about drunk driving. If you are so inclined to use Barry Bonds as the (bad) example for steroid use, take them to meet Mr. Bonds so they can actually see the size of his head. That might be a more effective way to prove your point. So what if he hit a lot of home runs? Your kid may not ever see a professionally pitched ball, steroids or no steroids! Unless Charles Barkley's arm is dangling from his car while wrapped around a pole, and your kids are on the scene to witness it, using him as an example is a moot point. Oh yes... And please stop badgering Alex Rodriguez for the truth about his steroid use. The point about steroids being bad will be better served when Alex's bones crumble to dust and his flesh serves as a dust bag! (By the way, the last time I checked, pro baseball was doing just fine without Barry Bonds! So there!)
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