Bad! You know it- really, really bad...

* The LA Times reports that the Michael Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 million. Last month, we shelled out like $1.1 million for the Lakers parade. The claim is that these monies come from our "disaster fund", which includes 'unusual events'. Really? The LAUSD is laying off something like 3000 teachers this year. This is far more a disaster. You're telling me that the Jackson family doesn't have 1.4 mill' to offer? Michael may have been "broke" by celebrity standards, but come on...perhaps that metallic coffin was a bit extravagant. What is wrong is this country that we throw tons of money toward celebrity/pop icon events, and leave our cities and communities without infrastructure repair, quality public education, and the appropriate government services? Our priorities are completely out of whack.

Spins a web, anytime....

all you need is a marker, and you're good to go.

* It's another lovely day in the Cov' , and I'm sitting here with the door open, the breeze blowing, and the chopping propellers of the ghetto bird circling. Ahh... this is the life.

God only know what is going on now. My neighbors were setting off Roman candles and M80's the other night, but the police were too busy to bother with our petty concerns. Seriously, our town is going to the crapper. Don't even get me started on the tagging and the transients and the constant hum of the sherriff's chopper.

* Sara Palin. Idiot. Quitter. Enough said.

* It's also MJ's memorial day, so I suspect my soap opera will be pre-empted for the reality soap of the year. Good God... I can't wait for the live overhead shots of the casket being hauled in to Staples today. Whatever.

* My son handed me a note last night. It read:

" I love mom and Dad. You make me happe. Thank you for makeing me happe. You are the dest."

Aside from his apparent problems with the letters d,b, and p (hence the "dest" and his previous note that I was the "pest"), it was awesome. What a sweetie!

* I was going to leave a comment on another blog today, when my word verification came up brabilq . I could use this one: "I was in Victoria's Secret today trying on a new bra, but I was thwarted by my brabilq ." Yep, it's a good one.

* Did I mention it's 1:47 PM, and I'm watching CSI Season 7 online while sipping a martini? I. Love. Summer.

Happy Father's Day!

If you haven’t read it, I’m sharing with you some excerpts from Obama’s Father’s Day Letter:

...That is why we need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child but the courage to raise one.

So we need to step out of our own heads and tune in. We need to turn off the television and start talking with our kids, and listening to them, and understanding what’s going on in their lives.

We need to set limits and expectations. We need to replace that video game with a book and make sure that homework gets done. We need to say to our daughters, Don’t ever let images on TV tell you what you are worth, because I expect you to dream without limit and reach for your goals. We need to tell our sons, Those songs on the radio may glorify violence, but in our house, we find glory in achievement, self-respect, and hard work.

We need to realize that we are our children’s first and best teachers. When we are selfish or inconsiderate, when we mistreat our wives or girlfriends, when we cut corners or fail to control our tempers, our children learn from that — and it’s no surprise when we see those behaviors in our schools or on our streets...

On this Father’s Day, I am recommitting myself to that work, to those duties that all parents share: to build a foundation for our children’s dreams, to give them the love and support they need to fulfill them, and to stick with them the whole way through, no matter what doubts we may feel or difficulties we may face. That is my prayer for all of us on this Father’s Day, and that is my hope for this nation in the months and years ahead. 

Have a great Daddy’s day y’all!