Its the little things.

Its the little things in life that drive me crazy. Here are a few of them that have raised my ire recently.

First of all, what is the deal with all this Princess Diana junk? Princess Diana is on the news everyday. It appears there is some sort of jury in France having some sort of discussion about the circumstances regarding her death. I know she died 10 years ago, so this is the anniversary, but she is not Disney World. She does not have to celebrate her anniversary all year long. It drives me crazy to see all of this coverage. It started this summer when her kids had a concert to honor her and raise money for her favorite charities. They get a pass. But now one cannot check out at the grocery store without articles in People, the Star, and the National Enquirer about a woman that has been dead for 10 years and is primarily famous for who she married. You know what this reminds me of? Bear Bryant. Alabama fans won't let him die either. For both sets of people... Get over it!

Secondly, Al Gore. Last week Al "Hambone" Gore won the Nobel peace prize. He won for being in a movie. Al "Tater Salad" Gore was in An Inconvenient Truth, a film about the dangers of global warming. Assuming global warming is real and assuming it is caused by humans this movie certainly opened up people's eyes. But seriously, he just hosted the thing. What else has Al "China Buffet 2" Gore done? He has flown around the world a lot in his gas guzzling private plane rather than using a commercial carrier. He uses copious amounts of electricity to power his mansion. Not to mention, Al "the Beefcake" Gore eats more food per day than many Africans consume in a year. Seriously, if cow farts are hurting the ozone, then Al farts have got to be absolutely devastating. I guess its mitigated by the fact that most of his hot air comes out of his mouth.

I guess the Nobel committee is trying to take the crown of inept international organizations from the UN. If so, it has worked, at least until something has to be done about Iran and then the UN will certainly take back its title. Gore has positioned himself to step right into (well he might have to lube up to fit) Jimmy Carter's place when the former President becomes a future peanut crop.

Thirdly, the Red Cross's involvement in the Jena 6 rally. It only takes a brief read of previous posts to realize my support of the students charged in the Jena 6 incident. The Red Cross supported the rally with thousands of bottles of water. The Red Cross is supposed to provide support to humanitarian events. Although the rally was important, it was not a humanitarian event. The Red Cross should have saved their money for the next hurricane, earthquake, or tornado, the NAACP, private citizens, or churches should have contributed to the march. Sure bottles of water are just bottles of water, its really no big deal in the scheme of things. However, many people are withdrawing their support of the Red Cross after this incident. Why donate money to an organization if they spend it on something outside of their mission? Now, when the Red Cross has something to do more within the scope of their mission, they will not have the money to do so. The Red Cross should be so far outside the scope of politics, but in this case, even though it was in support of a just cause, they were too involved.

Finally, on a completely other note, it looks like the Colorado Rockies will make it to the World Series. Wow, that is certainly a sign of the apocalypse (add to the fact that next year Hillary may be elected President and Bill might be UN Secretary General). I fully expect to wake up tomorrow to find all of the Baptists have disappeared in anticipation of the rapture. I had hoped Boston would make it to the World Series also (they still have a chance) because I bet with the thin air in Colorado Big Popi could hit a homerun into McCovey Cove (yes, the one in San Francisco).

That's all I have for now.

-J