Why does anyone care?

   If I see another Prince William and Kate Middleton story I'm going to throw up. Why is this news? Who cares about these two people? We've got a mass slaughter going on in Syria, a Taliban prisoner escape in Afghanistan, Mugabe is still destroying his country 30 years running, and the top story is that Kate's vows have been leaked? Clearly, there is a demand for such trash or news organizations would not follow it. So who is to blame? I'll tell you who. You know who follows this shit? 40 year old single women who have never married, still have stuffed animals on their bed, always tune into Delilah (to request Richard Marx songs because they remind them of the last time they had a chance to score), and routinely watch General Hospital. I can see them right now, eating a pint of chocolate ice cream, softly petting Fido, watching the latest report on Kate's dress, and dreaming of the day they'll get married, hoping it will come sooner rather than later. I've got news for you, it's not happening, so find a good job, get another pet, and stop paying attention to this meaningless drivel (oh, and stop buying magazines like US Weekly so I don't have to stare at the latest about the Teen Mom 2 breakup or some reality show celebrity's baby; your demand for such products are to blame). You are not Kate Middleton and you will never marry a prince. End of story. Move on. And get rid of the fucking stuffed animals. You are 40.

What a world

   I tend to be a pessimist. That is just my nature. I tend to look at the world as a dark place, filled with horrible people. I know this probably isn't the best way to go about life, but every time I try to be positive I read some news story that makes me hate this fucking place. So you could only imagine my reaction when I came upon this news story http://www.indystar.com/article/20110412/LOCAL18/104120345/4-held-alleged-plan-sell-baby-sex-offender?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com. Read the story first. I'll wait. Yep, that's right, these parents tried to sell their child to a convicted child molester. I don't think there is much worse you can do than this right here. What kind of punishment is adequate for such an act? Selling a child for 300 dollars to a child molester? Despite their heinous crime they will not face the death penalty. They'll be sentenced to prison and eat better than most children in impoverished countries. Is that justice? Regardless of the sentence, the fact remains that parents tried to sell their child to an individual who was most likely buying her to molest her. I am sickened by this story. All I can say is what a world.

Is baseball slouching towards boxing?

     Opening weekend has come and gone and the White Sox are 2-1. I'll take a series victory, although a sweep against Cleveland (with 8,000 strong watching the Cleveland victory at Jacobs...oh...Progressive Field; by the way, is it Progressive Field brought to you by.... or just Progressive Field? Watch out. Sponsorships of sponsorships are coming) would have been nice.

     This post is not about the White Sox though. It's about the popularity of baseball. As someone who has his pulse on the youth of America (or at least I like to think I do), I must say I feel that baseball will soon be relegated to the "sport that was once really popular" bin, alongside boxing and horse racing. This may take a decade or two, but I believe it's coming. I lament this fact, for I love the sport and all its strategy and inherent languidness. However, many kids do not feel this way. In my line of work I run into young kids all the time and inevitably sports pops-up as a topic of discussion. With the exception of those who play the sport, virtually every teen, female and male, sports-fan or not, express their dislike of the game and how slow it is. In this age of short attention spans and instant gratification, baseball seems to lose out. More than a few have claimed baseball is akin to watching paint dry. Depending upon the poll you look at, baseball has already fallen behind basketball as America's third favorite sport.

     Judging by my observations, it has virtually no chance of moving up, and may even fall behind UFC or some other sport. This is sad. Baseball is synonymous with America and I feel its decline will leave us with a void. Baseball is woven in the fabric of our nation. The lazy barbecues with a beer in hand and either the game on the radio or the TV, the discussions about legendary teams that either won or should have won (i.e. '93 Expos), the challenge of naming an entire starting lineup of your favorite team that made one of your childhood summers magical, etc. etc. Football is a great sport, but it does not have the tradition that baseball has. It doesn't have the same feel and it does not carry the same resonance.

Oh well, enough about the future. I will not let the potential demise of baseball ruin this year or future years. After all, I know how good the sport is. For those who don't see it, well, it's their loss. So here's to a White Sox season that is sure to be filled with excitement and a Cubs season sure to be filled with misery! It will be 103 years after this season Cubbies. Go Sox!