Why?

Again I ask, why? The sad thing is there is a making of the video version also. Stay tuned, I might punish you and post it.

My John Stamos memory

On our first trip to NYC we saw John Stamos perform as the emcee in Cabaret. He was really great. You can't beat seeing a famous person on the Great White Way (Broadway). I really do love Cabaret. It is a great show.

Now Stamos is on ER playing an paramedic turned intern. I had stopped watching ER even though my friends used to know that they couldn't call me on Thursday nights when the show was on. Last season's finale though got me hooked again and this season with Stamos is really great. So tune in to NBC on Thursday nights for ER. It really is good again.

Katie Couric video from YouTube

I love YouTube because they have everything on there. Here is video from Katie Couric's interview with David Letterman. See my previous post about this down below. Enjoy!

Katie Couric on David Letterman

Katie Couric was on The Tonight Show with David Letterman tonight. I mentioned in my last post that I have been watching her newscast and am really digging it. She was freaking hilarious. I never realized how personable she was. On her blog she talks about her nerves and getting ready for the show.

She really shouldn't have been that worried about it. She did great. The funniest part of the interview was her talking about the suggestions she got for her sign-off at the end of the show. Katie said she really didn't think having a formal sign-off fit her style but she shared some of the ideas people submitted online.

I really liked the one that was, "Oh snap, look what time it is." My absolute favorite was, "I'm Katie Couric and I'm not just for breakfast anymore." Hilarious. I hope the segment comes out on YouTube soon so I can put it up for my Accidental Plan'ners'.

Men with earrings

I've been watching the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric pretty much everyday. Today Ed Bradley teased a 60 Minutes report from this weekend about the Duke rape case. I'm sure the story will represent solid journalism, but I was distracted by the fact that he had a loop earring on his left ear. It really threw me off. I think older men with earrings are sad but it seemed worse to me that this man who is a fairly well-respected journalist looked silly. He looked like a pirate.

Apparently he has had it for a long time. Harrison Ford (another man with a silly earring) even has said that Ed Bradley inspired him to get an earring. I couldn't find a picture on the internet to show you but it really does look ridiculous. I think there should be a rule about this sort of thing. Maybe we can make it one of the 'Man Laws.'

One piece of paper that is really important

In a little over a month Texans will file into the voting booth to elect a governor and select many other elected officials. The weird thing about the governor's race is that it seems to be very low key. I haven't gotten any calls or solicitations for donations, a yard sign, a bumper sticker or phone calls asking for my support. It seems weird. I know that I could volunteer or call someone to get a yard sign but usually campaigns are a lot more pro-active about looking for help. It is also disappointing that people don't seem to be too engaged in figuring out who should lead our state or represent us in Washington and Austin.

There are so many issues affecting the average American and most people are dissatisfied with the direction our country is headed but you can count on probably very little change in our government because of low voter turnout.

I'm registered to vote (although I haven't decided who to support). Are you?

[getting off of soapbox]