We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day!

Well, I'll start with the frivilous and silly before I give you the more serious & substantial part of today's blog. Kinda like cheese sticks before the grilled chicken.

OK, the hotel room is pretty nice. But there is something about the bed. I wish hotels would warn you before you lie down that the beds are that TempurPedic stuff. Don't get me wrong, they are nice, but if you are expecting a bit of a bounce, and you just sort of sink in, your body goes into a little bit of shock. I did have a good night's sleep though. Another positive, the sink and mirror are completely separate from the shower. I don't know what cruel sadist thought you needed some big huge mirror facing the shower so you could see yourself getting out of the shower, but I hope there is some sort of punishment, cuz that just ain't right.

For a bit of marinara sauce with the cheese sticks. Conan O'Brien, who is getting royally hosed by NBC, really gave it to Jay Leno last night in his monologue. Conan was telling the audience how he tells kids to believe in themselves. Their dreams can come true, unless Jay Leno wants those dreams too. haha. TEAM CONAN!

On to the meat of today's blog, heroism. With the catastrophe in Haiti, I'm sure stories of heroics will emerge, which is good. People acting selflessly for others, doing the right thing, and not caring about the why or how, that's a hero. But what makes a hero or role model? And this is where I slam some athletes. It's been said over & over, by "experts" and by athletes, how athletes shouldn't be role models for kids, their parents should, teachers, firefighters, police officers, etc. I completely agree with that. But guess what, they are looked up to by kids. They want to be the superstar. They want to sink the winning shot, hit the game winner homer in the bottom of the 9th, sink a long putt to win the Master's. They look up to you athletes and you screw it up with sheer stupidity. Gilbert Arenas, seriously, you brought a gun to the locker room? What are you, 12? Who knew a grown man could be that dumb, DON'T ANSWER THAT. Mark McGwire, you are now asking people to feel sorry for you after you admitted you used steroid during your most productive major league years. You are such a jerk. Roger Maris is now a pretty much forgotten because you and exploding cranium Barry Bonds smashed his record. Why should anyone feel bad for a cheater? You symbolize so much of what was wrong with baseball back in the late 90s & early 2000s. You are a jerk and I hope your number of Hall of Fame votes goes down every year. Tiger Woods, you've acted like scum. You had a beautiful wife & children. You had a sparkling reputation and more endorsements than you knew what to do with. You gave it up to be with any woman with a pulse apparently. Now the world thinks you are on a level with Jon Gosselin. Was it worth it. If you didn't love your wife, why did you marry her, or why did you stay with her? Not fair to her or your children. You are a male skank and you deserve all that you get or lose. Athletes, I know you don't wanna be a role model, but you are. You can be a hero, you don't have to do big things. It's the little things that make you a hero. Helping someone in the time of need, listening to them, going the extra mile, encouraging them, being a friend. Simple things make you a hero & a role model. Follow it, dang it!

OK, time to step off the soap box. We had an appetizer and main dish. What's for dessert? Oh yeah, it's the Cadbury Creme Egg I bought at Kroger tonight. Oh yeah, sugar rush!!