In The News

Here are some items in the news that either interested me or I thought were funny, strange, or otherwise noteworthy.

Tom Bosley dies at age 83. I loved Happy Days. I watched it often as a kid. Tom Bosley was one of those fixtures of my childhood appearing in lots of television shows and commercials throughout my childhood. I even had the pleasure of seeing him play Belle's Father (Crazy Old Maurice) in Disney's stage musical of Beauty and the Beast. It's sad. We'll miss you, Tom.


On Sunday, a man committed suicide at Disneyland by jumping off of the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure. I'm guessing he first tried to get into the park, was disheartened by the sky-high admission prices of the parks, and then decided that if he couldn't afford to get into Disneyland, he had nothing to live for. Very sad. I guess it's not the happiest place on earth for everyone.

 The vatican declares that Homor and Bart Simpson are Catholics. What?? Seriously?!?!? Why in the world would a religion want to associate itself with a cartoon that repeatedly berates family values and makes fun of Christianity. The article even goes on to say that Catholic parents should encourage their children to watch the cartoon. I'm not sure how attaching Catholicism to the Simpson's is going to help a religion that is already struggling with priestly sex scandals and dwindling attendance. I just don't get it. I'm still scratching my head.

A recent article finally proves something that we have known for a long, long time. Making your own meals at home is ultimately cheaper than eating out. I'm so glad someone took the time to state the obvious. I did like the cool graph and the comparisons thought. Check it out here. Oh...and it's healthier to eat at home, as well. Who knew?

They have finally....FINALLY...decided that Peter Jackson will indeed direct the upcoming Lord of the Rings film, The Hobbit. Based on the fantastic job he did with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, why would you want anyone else? I don't care what was holding up the process. Pay the man whatever he is asking for. He deserves it after the awesomeness of the first three films. I own the extended versions of each film and they are masterpieces. Granted, there are some differences from the books that left me perplexed, but overall, they were awesome! Unfortunately, a union dispute for local New Zealand actors could delay the filming further. My goodness! Will this film ever see the light of day?

When media overshadows education. A recent article states that British children believe that Buzz Lightyear was the first man to walk on the moon. One in six children think that the Darth Vader's Deathstar is the furthest planet from the sun. Another one child in every six thinks that the Daleks from Dr. Who actually occupied Brittan. Another one in six kids couldn't correctly identify Barack Obmama and thought that he was Mr. T from the A-Team. On the flipside, though, more than half knew who won Brittan's show X-Factor and 65 percent knew that Brittany Spears had shaved her head. Oh...and did you know that Christopher Columbus discovered liposuction? One in twenty kids in Brittan thought so.

That is the news that I found noteworthy as of today. Hope you all enjoyed it.