Ten Things I Don't Give A Rat's Ass About (This Week)

1. The final moments of Heath Ledger. I'm sure he was a fine person and it's a tragedy to those closest to him. But thousands of other people died before their time last week too. Not that we need to examine their last moments also, but damn, let the guy rest in peace.
2. The fire at the Monte Carlo. Unless they come up with some surveillance footage of Gary Loveman playing with matches up on the roof, this is a snoozer for me. So some welders accidentally lit up a bunch of the decorative Styrofoam on the facade of the building--it's not a tragedy, there wasn't much danger, and nobody got hurt. It's not even in the same dame zip code compared to the MGM/Bally's fire back in 1980, so everybody just needs to shut the hell up.
3. The sub-prime mortgage 'crisis'. Shut the hell up people, and read the fine print of the contract you signed. It's nobody's fault but your own that you can't afford the overpriced house you moved into three years ago. Anybody dumb enough to get an A.R.M. deserves what they get.
   
4. The weather in L.A. So, it's not always sunny and warm in January? Who knew? I don't want to hear them bitching about a drought later this summer, either.
   
5. Roger Clemens. I'm to the point where, as far as steroids are concerned, ballplayers are guilty until proven innocent. But then again, some guys juiced up to extend their careers--With such a short window of opportunity to take advantage of making millions of dollars, I can certainly understand why they would do it.
6. Tom Brady's boot/limp/injury/whatever.
7. The Clinton/Obama catfight. Seriously, you think taking on them hillbillies was going to lead to a civil campaign?
8. Tony Romo/Jessica Simpson. You think Joe Willie Namath wasn't out sexing up the ladies during the playoffs??? Of course, Tony Romo is no Joe Namath...
9. Tiger Woods. What? He won another tournament? This is news?
10. The Blu-Ray/HD dvd format war. Wake me whenever there is winner. I'm not buying any high-def equipment until there is a standard format. I don't wanna be the guy stuck with a Beta VCR.

That's about it for now, I think.

Mikey