Insight, Opinion, Nonsense

Occasionally in sports we are reminded why we watch the games in the first place - Andy Murray winning the Wimbledon crown to become the first British man (a Scot) to win at the all England club since 1936. To witness the fans inside the complex, outside the arena, and scattered all over the country showing pride and respect for one of their own was remarkable, and to see the relief and pure joy of Murray was unreal! The only thing Americans line up for in this manner is to purchase the new iPhone, the latest violent video game, or to see the next talentless person on American Idol sing computer enhanced music. In fact, these days the only place Americans excel in sports is on the video game console American tennis talent lies in the booth with the McEnroe brothers.

Do you ever sit in your recliner and get a bit angry when you see commercials asking for money to help the needy and hungry in third world countries and realize we do more to help other countries than the sick, homeless, or poor on our own soil? Where is the worldwide need to help the United States of America during wild fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, super storm Sandy, and earthquakes? Where is that “United Nations” push by other countries to lend a big hand to us in times of need?  Just keep biting that hand that feeds you!

I was sure happy to hear that several African American celebrities like Jamie Fox and Carmelo Anthony felt a need to lend support during the George Zimmerman trial to Travon's family! What an outreach of phony support! Would these celebrities or even Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton feel the same way if the victim was a middle class Korean, Latino, or white kid? What a joke. I'm just glad big eyed Bette Davis eyes Susan Sarandon isn't preaching to the choir on this subject. Maybe she is too busy trimming ear and nose hair from Tim Robbins before his next plea to feed the needy in Bangladesh, so the needy can still work for Nike in sweat shops producing the new Air Jordan $150 pair of sneakers.

Isn't it wonderful when motorists come onto the freeway entrance ramp at 70 mph and cut right in front of you, only to slow down and drive in the "fast" lane at 62mph? Don't you love all the signs showing road construction ahead, right lane closed two miles ahead, and then a giant flashing arrow seen for one mile warning motorists to move over a lane yet half the cars wait until the last minute, some even speeding up and passing you before slamming on brakes and causing a 5 mile backup and 30 minute delay. To perhaps even add fuel to the fire motorists witness 20 construction workers doing 20 different things that are not construction related - talking on a cell phone, eating, smoking, having some laughs, and my favorite, sitting on their helmets discussing the next heavily anticipated one hour break and how this interstate construction is $1 million over budget. Just give ‘em a brake - your tax dollars hard at work! I'm still convinced that 9 out of ten Americans have no idea what a yield sign means.

What the bleep is Miley Cyrus doing? I guess when her Disney Hannah Montana gig ran out she decided to look and act like a whore and sport a retro 80's hair do. I know, it's the climb. This fall what new, highly anticipated new police drama starring high octane and beautiful women can we expect?  Let's go out on a limb and hope there’s another medical drama starring down to earth, exotic looking women in their mid-20's we can look forward too.

Do you think Kim Kardasian's baby Northwest is going to have a tough time giving directions to people without a snicker here and there?

When watching commercials for 36 hour Cialis or Viagra have you ever noticed the spokesman is never shown during the important mention "if an erection lasts for more than 4 hours contact a doctor right away" How many takes do you think it took to nail that phrase? How long would it take for a normal man to realize there was something terribly wrong with his penis? One hour? Would a guy sit in a recliner and watch some baseball for another two hours before thinking something is definitely wrong? Nah we are men and hate the doctor just like we hate admitting we're lost or reading the instruction manual to anything we have to assemble. Let's go out and clean the garage, mow the lawn, or trim the hedges on 36 hour Cialis and see if the neighbors notice.

If a self-service checkout line requires employees to stand by to help "self-service" customers, is it really self-service. If you’re paying these employees to do this, just pay them to work the register and work on actual customer service. Do you ever wonder when you call an 800 number and the prompts ask you to touch tone the last 4 of your social security number, your entire account number, and your zip code, why the hell you have to do this in the first place when a customer service rep is going to ask you all the same questions again after the elevator music ends after being on hold for fifteen minutes.

Until texting and driving is treated the way drinking and driving is, we are going to have serious issues and further distracted drivers because as we all know it's ever so important to update your Facebook status while doing 62 in the left lane in a 70 mph zone on the interstate.