Congrats to the Greeks who won the European Soccer Championship. Their rejoicing is going on as I type this. What is going to happen is that the whole country will be shut down for a week of celebration. The problem with this is that they are already behind schedule for Olympic preparations. The construction workers will not be able to concentrate while the rest of the country is celebrating and the ladies in their sundresses are waving and partying all over the place. The Olympic torch could extinguish in the place it started because of this monumental event.

Here in Vancouver, they shut down a street and I could hear the celebrations as many vehicles (horse-drawn, trucks, cars) paraded through the city streets and honked their horns loudly. I was walking across a street just after one of these vehicles passed me by and then I heard a loud BANG! They had hit a car. It was quite funny.

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Mary-Kate is going to be fine because she has millions and millions of dollars. You should feel sorry that you even care. But, she is just like the common folk and has these problems too! Your family members might have these problems but you wouldn’t know it. You research Mary-Kate’s life like she is your family. These problems wouldn’t get as big as they are without communication. People need to listen. For example: “My nuts are sore.” Ok. “You should go to a doctor.” See?

I think celebrity magazines and television shows are a good way of showing us what is wrong with society. Maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on them. They fill a void for many people. In this case with Mary-Kate, there is a big void because most of the stomachs are empty. I think I’m going to hurl. Oh, I’m not funny.

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Do you ever remember the song McCartney did in response to September Eleventeen? It was called “Freedom”. Man, was that song brutal. Neil Young did one called “Let’s Roll”. What were they thinking? The songs were well intentioned I’m sure. I enjoy their music much more then most people – these songs however were not their best. Before you nag at me, make sure you own a copy of the CD.