Justice League

Well, it looks like we may get the promised Justice League movie yet. They're still nailing down the cast and have said they want to announce the entire lineup all at once when it is set. But secrets are fleeting and it had been revealed that Jessica Biel would play Wonder Woman but three days later she was reported to have said no thanks. My two favorite choices would be Milena Govich recently off of Law & Order or Kate Beckensale.

The rest of the lineup include the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and the Martian Manhunter. Superman and Batman are also listed but Brandon Routh and Christian Bale will not be playing their respective roles. Christian Bale has just finish filming The Dark Knight and likely is looking for some time off. Brandon Routh has not done much lately so only the studio knows why he's not on board. My choice for Superman is obvious; offer it to Tom Welling who has been playing the young Clark Kent in "Smallville" now in it's seventh season. Oddly enough, Welling, who plays the young Superman to be, is older than Routh who played the older version.

I haven't made up my mind who should play the other heroes but if anyone who reads this has any suggestions let me know with a comment.

The villain should, in my estimation, be some otherworldly supercreature; something quite huge and powerful that would require an entire team of heroes to defeat it.

American Idol

Yesterday nearly 20,000 hopefuls stood outside of the Wacovia Center in Philadelphia to wait their turn to audition. I feel sorry for those who were at the end of the line that started before 4 AM.

I give them credit for having the where-with-all to wait for their turn before the preliminary judges. You have to want something bad to wait for so long. By dinner time they were still listening to auditions and there were hours to go still.

The judges deserve some credit for being there all that time. A captive audience you might say.

Several of the early arrivals were singled out by the media to give a little sample of what they intended to sing. As I listened to each of them in turn it occurred to me they all sounded alike. Didn't any of them have something original. Sure, they sang different songs but each one, man or woman, sounded the same in every inflection. I only heard a dozen or so and can only imagine how the judges felt after a few thousand.

Only about a thousand will be chosen to go on to the next round. This gave me pause for thought. This show always lets a certain number of auditioners, who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, through to the next round so they can be ridiculed on camera by Simon and the rest. Is this really fair? Are they letting these few bad singers through at the expense of someone else who might actually be able to sing? Seems unlikely. The judges have already picked the better singers from the rest and just need a few for some reality television. It gives the better singers the incentive to do their best and not fall under the wrath of Simon.

William Hung (I hope I spelled his name correctly) was an exception. Some fast thinking producer saw a way to make a few bucks for a year or so then let William fade away. If he's still in show business it's a big secret because I haven't heard of him, in a while.

There even was a cross dresser there for the audition. What a flamboyant load of whatever. The man was dressed in a white feather dress, a white feather boa, a white feather hat with a huge brim and white high heels. That one I hope got the free pass to ridicule city. Not that I'm a nasty person or have anything against cross dressers, it's just good TV.

Anyway, I wish them all luck but I'll be staying away from the early rounds until the chaff is separated from the wheat.

I Resign

I found this on another website and thought I'd post it here for others to see.

My Resignation
Author Unknown

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.

I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.

I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.

I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.

I want to return to a time when life was simple; When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care.

All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.

I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.

I want to believe that anything is possible. I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.

I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So... here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood.

Made in China

This is almost becoming a phrase that means buyer beware.

It was bad enough with the poisoned dog food that came from there a few months ago then the toothpaste scare of recent weeks and now the latest is children's toys with excessive lead paint on them. This last one with the paint has forced Fisher Price to recall several toys made for them in China.

So many coincidences over so short a time has got to make one wonder what the hell is going on. Are they secretly out to get us. You might think so but they ship these same items to England and elsewhere in the world.

During the Second World War we saved their collective butts by driving the Japanese out of their country. They had no Army or any serious weapons in which to fight a large invasion. You'd think they'd be a more grateful nation rather than the ambivalent one they seem to be.

Commercials???

I haven't been to a movie in some time and decided to treat myself and a friend to an early movie. After the obligatory plug for the concession and to please make no noise came the string of trailers for upcoming movies. Okay. I endured all that and prepared for the movie. Uh uh. I had to sit thorough a string of TV commercials. What? I came to the movie theater to get away from the mindless TV ads on the tube. I don't want to be accosted by them in the theater.

I know, I know it's done to keep costs down but I should think the exorbitant prices they charge at the concessions would make up the difference. Oh well. You endure the adverts and then you at least get to see an uninterrupted movie.

Have a good day.

Money Talks.... Again

Money talks and the rest of us get told to shut up. Paris Hilton walked out of jail today after serving only 4 days of a 23 day sentence. No, it wasn't for good behavior; it was for an undisclosed medical condition. What a load of crap! Her Mother paid off the right lawyer who knew just who to put the squeeze on. If it was me or any other average American we'd be sent to the prison doctor and that would be the end of it.

She already had her sentence reduced from 45 days by the judge who sentenced her. Did he have a change of heart or did someone remind him he might have a hard time getting re-elected if he didn't ease up. You decide. I've no proof either way.

Undisclosed medical condition. Don't give me that bull either and expect me to swallow it! It couldn't be that serious if all they did was lock a tracking bracelet on her ankle and send her home. I want to know exactly what it was that was wrong with her. If it wasn't life threatening she should be behind bars.

I'm done here. The thought of such a rape of the judicial system is making me want to puke!

Do You Put things Off

Too many people put off the things that bring them joy
just because they haven't thought about it, don't have
it on their schedule, didn't know it was
coming, or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

Have you ever thought about all those people on
the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that
fateful night in an effort to cut back. From
then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.

How many women out there will eat at home because
their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until
after something had been thawed? Does the
word "refrigeration" mean nothing to you?

How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in
silence while you watched 'Law and Order' on
television?

How many times have you called your sister and said,
"How about going to lunch in a half hour?" and she would
stammer, "I can't. I have clothes in the
washer. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known
yesterday, I had a late breakfast," And my personal
favorite: "It's Monday."

Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we
tend to schedule our headaches.. We live on a sparse
diet of promises we make to ourselves when
all the conditions are perfect!

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get
Steve toilet-trained.
We'll entertain when we replace the living-room
carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two
more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The
days get shorter, and the list of promises to
ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken,
and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of
"I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things
are settled down a bit."

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is
open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps
an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for
life is contagious. You talk with her for five
minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a
pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for
a bungee cord.

Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT
to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were
going to die soon and had only one
phone call you could make, who would you call and what
would you say? And why are you waiting?

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round
or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever
followed a butterfly's erratic flight
or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run
through each day on the fly? When you ask "How are
you?" Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the
next hundred chores running through your head? Ever
told your child, "We'll do it tomorrow." And
in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch?
Let a good friendship die? Just call to say "Hi"?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like
an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a
race. Take it slower. Hear the music
before the song is over.

"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while
we are here we might as well dance!"