Here I sit in front of a computer on a Saturday afternoon, completely bored out of my mind. If there is one positive to draw out of this situation, is that I get weekends off. Having said that, since I've been having a difficult time for the last couple of weeks with a serious lung infection, I feel I'm well enough now that I can actually write a blog and get my semester kicked back into gear. I can guarantee you I'll be busting my butt trying to get caught up! For this week's entry, I'm going to talk about a couple of things that happened last week which made me shake my head.
1. Rush Limbaugh Considered For Part Ownership Of St. Louis Rams And Then Subsequently Dropped
Why in God's name was Rush Limbaugh ever considered by the NFL owners in the first place? Where was the PR person at NFL head office to come out and say no, this is a bad idea and we don't associate ourselves or our brand with people who are inconsiderate of people of a different race, creed and colour? The guy in my opinion is a racial bigot. This is the same guy who said that Donovan McNabb was "overated" and the only reason he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles was because he's black and there weren't enough black quarterbacks in the NFL. In case you didn't know, he's also a nationally syndicated radio host. Why hasn't the FCC kicked him off the airwaves yet? They seem to be censor happy just like our own CRTC. Do the right thing for the sake of radio listeners everywhere. At least somebody somewhere was smart enough to question what was going on and put an end to it before it got out of control.
2. Helium Balloon Floats Through Air And Lands In Colorado Field
While flipping channels, I came across a report where a balloon a husband and wife storm chasing team had been experimenting with became untied and floated away. The balloon lost air and fell safely to the ground. After the incident, you could see how distraught the parents were. They were unable to answer questions they were so overcome with emotion. But that's not what really got under my skin. What got me was that there was no PR representative there to tell reporters to respect the family's privacy. Which brings up a question in itself. If there was no PR person there, then was the whole thing a hoax as has been reported? They found the young boy hiding in the attic with his two siblings filming the incident from the roof. He was never in the balloon at all. It's also been reported that he felt he was in trouble for the balloon coming untied which is why he hid. The media said that "Falcon appeared tired and vomited twice". I realize the story has to have plenty of details but that's going a little too far! Also, the parents had been on an episode of Wife Swap. So...were they looking for more publicity for themselves?
Anyway, that's my rant for today so to close this entry, I'm going to post the following video to celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving.
Take care!
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