Thursday Night Thoughts

Here we are with the last posting of the week...let me see what I can scrounge up.

- So I was watching Letterman and he had Oprah on for the first time in 16 years. Apparently they've been having some kind of "feud" which was blown out of proportion by the media, and it spawned off of Letterman's wisecracks toward Oprah at the Golden Globe Awards many years ago. In any case, whether this feud is real or not, Oprah agreed to come on The Late Show, and it ended up being rather awkward at first. Letterman was very serious throughout the entire interview, and she absolutely couldn't believe it. She kept saying, "My goodness....I can't believe how serious you are", and Letterman just gave her the "I can be serious when I want to be" look. Regardless, the interview wasn't all that excited, but it was interesting to see the dynamic between those two.

- There's been some good news stories lately, which is advantageous to me, because it provides worthwhile links to post on the RPR. Today, we have the story that President Bush was summoned to jury duty in Texas. I guess we often forget that even the President of the United States is still a citizen like anyone else, and is eligible for such wonderful civic responsibilities like jury duty. I wouldn't place any bets on W actually ending up on a jury in a Texas murder trial though...

- In the ongoing attempt for me to convince you that two people (atheletes, celebrities, etc.) actually look alike, we have another in the series. This evening, we have T.J. Ford of the Milwaukee Bucks and Tiger Woods.



Come on...I can't be the only one who sees the resemblance!

- I stumbled upon a random blog that I find to be very interesting. Common Sense Critic is right down my alley. As this guy says in his profile, he "gets frustrated when he sees people abusing common sense" and of course, I can agree with that 100%. Any case, if you like reading about common sense items or things in the news that just don't make any sense, check out this site. Some pretty good arguments out there, in my opnion. (Of course, I just realized that it hasn't been updated since August, so just read through the old articles instead.)

- Last item.... On Saturday, December 3rd, my sister, Jamie, will be celebrating her 19th birthday. I want to wish her a very happy birthday and hope she has an excellent day, wherever she finds herself. At press time, she is supposed to go on a THON canning trip, but I haven't heard where exactly she's going. This reminds me of when I was turning 19 during my freshman year at Penn State and my roommate, Andy Myers, said to me, "You know, 19 is the 'kick in the ass' birthday because you're one year older but still have 2 years until you're 21. In that case, 20 is the 'kick in the balls' birthday because now you're just 1 year away from 21, but it's a long year. Feels like a kick in the balls." So Jamie, here's a kick in the ass for you, and a happy birthday, all the way from Stamford, CT.

I'll be in New York City this weekend. Happy weekending, we'll talk on Sunday night.