I know I’m probably going to regret posting this. I will be surprised if this doesn’t garner a comment or two. Anyway, here goes……….
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood is going to be at a press conference today being held at the capitol . Our governor, Brad Henry, is going to announce that some street signs in her hometown will now have her name on them. They will now read “Checotah – Home of Carrie Underwood” . That is much better than their old sign that said “Checotah – Home to Someone That Might Win a Contest Someday”
Please understand that I don’t have a problem with Checotah. I’m sure it is a great town. I also don’t have a problem with Ms. Underwood. I’ve never met her but she is very attractive and seems like a nice person. She also makes me want to purchase one of the many fine items from the Hershey family of products.
I just think that we are too quick to recognize people who have done nothing. Whether it is a gymnast or a contest winner we sure are quick to adorn them with praise. “What’s that? You won that there singin contest? Well let’s have us a big press conference and talk about putting your name on that there street sign! Yee-haw!” That’s good.
What about people not lucky enough to have been on TV? Doctors, teachers, and soldiers are just a few groups of people I can think of. I think that these people aren’t recognized because they don’t crave it. They don’t need to be told all the time how great they are. They don’t need their name on a street sign. These people save our lives, teach our kids and die for our country. Maybe we should spend more time recognizing people who have made legitimate contributions to society instead of contest winners.
This is gonna make my date with Carrie really awkward.
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SONG – Flake by Jack Johnson. “It seems to me that ‘maybe’ it pretty much always means ‘no’.” That is such a good line. I love Jack Johnson. I also love whiskers on kittens and brown paper packages tied up with string. I also love being an Austrian nanny who teaches through song.
MOVIE – Top Gun. My favorite Tom Cruise movie about a young guy who plays by his own rules. A guy who has to prove himself while living under the shadow of his father’s accomplishments. A guy who is reckless in his ways but wins everyone over with his charms. Not unlike almost every Tom Cruise movie ever made.
PERSON I OWE A HUGE APOLOGY TO – Ms. Underwood. It’s not you, it’s everyone else. I promise girl.
Holla.
-Joel