Musings and Mirth

My A-Ha Moment – I’m Finished with Oprah

Finished, I tell you. Flipping through O Magazine and it suddenly hit me that the cult of Oprah is about perfecting, not accepting. Suze Orman scolding we befuddled and bad financial planners, the array of things we can’t possibly afford – freaking ballet flats for $300? Spanx to suck us in, agonizing books to read on top of being the best mom, the best business woman, the nicest person, the most charitable – you know, enough already. It’s hard enough just remembering to buy and then correctly use tampons so that you can spare that last decent pair of underwear. Christ almighty. When will it end.

Oh, and asterickly speaking, I once went up for a job to be the Oprah guide on About.com. Did not get the job. Why is this not surprising?

Ick, This World

Britney Spears. What more is left to say. Here is how sick we all are. If Britney became Elvis, hell, if Amy Winehouse became Elvis, and suddenly died they would both become saints. Britney would be worshipped like a goddess and no longer chewed up and spit out on a daily basis. But really, what more is left to say? This is why I never want my daughter to go anywhere near show business. There is no happy ending for any of them, even the successful ones. Best any child star can hope for is to fade off into obscurity, you know, become a realtor. Photos of Britney, returning from Louisiana where her teenage sister just gave birth, breaking into sobs as the photographers snap away. But check out the dude in the background, the one in the Ed Hardy tee. The juxtaposition of him and Britney sadness makes this particular photo art.

Why I Read Drudge

I guess my question is, why wouldn’t I read Drudge? So many of my liberal friends don’t because of his obvious right wing slant. We know this to be true. I read him several times a day and have for years. I even used to listen to his radio show and truthfully, it was funny. I think this might make me a bad liberal but I’m a bad everything else so I might as well be a bad liberal. Drudge does what so many have tried and failed at. It isn’t his political slant that keeps people coming back. It’s his ability to capture new news. He leads the headlines much of the time and that is truly where his talent lies. Why he has influence is simply because he’s such a must-read. If you draw enough people to your site and he’s right up there with the New York Times, you can’t help but have influence.

Many bloggers make the mistake of thinking people are there to read your vitriol. They aren’t, necessarily. Maybe a good chunk of them are but the serious numbers comes from providing something no one else can. Huffington Post is a bore to me simply because most of the stuff I read on there is stuff I can find anywhere else. Being Drudge means doing what others can’t. I think you have to be a regular reader to know this about him. His is the only site I look forward to checking – and not even because of the politics – perhaps because of the hysteria. He makes the mundane world exotic and controversial. He also seems to be on PETA’s mailing list because he always outs people who are assholes to animals.

And come to think of it, he often outs child abuse and gun violence. He has an obvious personal moral code underneath all of the hysteria. The one thing he hates, however, is Hollywood. Faltering stars is a favored topic and he really hates stars who corrupt politics, or attempt to.

All in all, there isn’t a better site for breaking news and there isn’t a more interesting site out there than his. This is one of the reasons many of my liberal friends and family disregard anything I think or say about politics – they think I’ve become a conservative and that I only listen to conservative reactionaries. It isn’t true; I read Drudge despite the politics.

Guaranteed Mood Lifter

If you’re feeling sad and lonely, there’s a service I can render:

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But if you want to swoon:

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Beach Camping is Impossible in California

Unless you’re one of those people who makes reservations one year in advance. I am so not one of those people. There is camping up and down the coast, all booked solid. Since my daughter and I can’t afford to go to Italy this year (barring some monetary miracle, it doesn’t look good) and with the dollar so weak and the economy so sucky why go anywhere or do anything? Vegas is a possibility, cheap and easy just the way we like it. I need a money making scheme that works and fast.

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