Or maybe I should be asking “What is considered news?” My Google homepage displays breaking news links (so that I can stay current with the pulse of America). This is what I saw today:

Nutritionist Says Jackson Pleaded for Insomnia Sedative Since when are sedatives in any way involved with a nutritionist? Is this the latest and greatest diet fad? I mean, I’ve joked about how I wish there were a Sleeping Diet where you just go to sleep for a couple of weeks and wake up 20 pounds lighter. But somehow, I don’t think that’s what Michael had in mind. I’m thinking that maybe he should have tried Tylenol PM. It worked for my insomnia!

What Is Sex? Americans Can’t Agree Now it’s been awhile since I’ve HAD sex, but I’m pretty sure that I remember what it IS! What is wrong with people in this country that they’re arguing about what sex is? Please.
This article is about that South Carolina Senator who had an affair with an Argentinian woman and even went so far as to describe her as “his soulmate”. And now people are actually debating on what “technically” constitutes an act of SEX. Again, people please! There are thousands of “technical” facits to it, but why do people have be technical at all? Sex is sex. Intimacy is intimacy. Sex WITH intimacy is fantastic, but you can certainly have sex without it. And you can certainly have intimacy without having had sex. (It’s STILL considered an affair) And oral sex IS sex, hence the word “SEX”.

Sarah Palin: “I Betcha I Could Beat Obama” Well, she couldn’t beat him in the political race, so she’s challenging him to a foot race. Is she kidding? Is she 7? She IS spunky. I have to give her credit for that. But I think it’s more inflated ego than anything else. She was so sure that she (and John) was going to win in the presidential race too, but we see how that turned out. (Ooops, there I go pissing off my Republican friends). I’m sorry, but Sarah needs to. let. it. GO.

Now on to something completely different. Remember the response that Britain’s Got Talent’s Susan Boyle received on YouTube? Well, now America’s Got Talent has it’s own version of Susan Boyle, and his name is Kevin Skinner, aka. The Chicken Catcher. I watched this last night and was wowed by this guy. He is as country as country can get and he’s got the Southern Drawl something fierce (he sounds just like my brother), but when he starts singing. . . WOW! There was just something so genuine and endearing about him, his voice, his charm, I don’t know. I found myself swelling with pride FOR him, like I was his mama or something. Why do I feel like everybody’s mama? I’m a sap, that’s why.

I marvel at people that have such talent. It’s a gift. One of which I do not possess, but surely appreciate when I see it or hear it. My dear, sweet friend, Julz, from South Africa has such a talent. I’ve been one of her biggest fans for years. Now, it looks like she and her band are on the road to becoming big rock stars and I couldn’t be more proud if I WERE her mama.