Saturday, March 25, 2006

Here We Go...Again

Why is it that everyone wants to be able to decide when someone else is done? I have heard this repeatedly over the years in regard to not only others, but myself as well.  It seems like anyone who has any sort of popularity is subject to the whims of others to when they are done or not.  The media, for one, has become notorious for this type of conduct; using their assessment of a situation, or what they want to believe to happen to become the the reality of a situation for which they really have no clue.  Why must someone repeatedly have to respond to questions, inquisitions, and pure speculation about situations that even they themselves have never even considered?  For years, I've heard about how "this one is finished" or "he is done" or "that's the end of the line for her". Why? because you said so? Who the hell are you? Its not you people who live the life.  You don't live with it everyday and sacrifice pretty much everything to do what you do. But even after the sacrifice, you have to hear someone else tell you when you are done. Pure garbage. People really need to mind their own business. Its not all about the story. Its not about manipulating a situation to make good copy out of it. GOD knows there are enough real situations out there that go unreported that you dont need to sit around, speculate, and disrespect others about thing you know nothing about.

While I'm at it. Have any of you ever seen that show on that sports network, "punch the idiots"? Yeah, I know, you probably haven't. Don't worry about it; you aren't missing much. Its just 2 guys, who have never done anything, sitting around talking about stuff they really know nothing about either.  The thing is, they like to yell and act tough while they are doing it. Which is pretty easy when you consider that they are the only two in the room when they are doing it. I mean, even when they have a guest on, he or she isn't actually there, they teleconference he or she in, and then commence to yell and, of course, act tough. But wait, all alone may be a bit misleading. I mean, they are all alone unless you consider the company of the card board cut out faces they have in the background.  Wow, those are some brassy ones. Don't let the card board intimidate you. You yell and act tough to them too. But hey, you never know, maybe someday, you'll get the chance to act tough and yell at someone who is actually there. Then we can see if its real or just an act, because after all, its all fun and games until...