Friday’s News Conversation Stories

Another weekend is here and you’d better be prepared to talk about something to someone. I’m taking the weekend off so you’ll have to be your own wingman (Wingwoman?).

Don’t worry though, I have some great stories for you to share with whoever you end up standing beside and needing something to talk about. Just remember me, sometime…

Here we go:
- BP should pay, not fundraisers. I’m glad this news story came about, even if it is an iReport at CNN (mostly these people are crazies, I think). You have to wonder why our “stars” are manning a phone-in-donation campaign instead of walking the street, placards in hand, disparaging BP. The oil company will pay for their mistakes. The coast and affected states will pay for the mistake. Why are famous entertainment people raising money to pay for whatever cleanup needs to be done? Why are these “stars” fund-raising for what eventually be a high tally that BP will be required to pay? If these movie stars need to fundraise for something, how about my retirement?

- How would you be this guy? Yes, the third founder of Apple, who sold his very young 10% of the company shares of stock for $800.00 says life turned out just fine, thank you. I bet.

- Going to pot. Without a doubt I believe that government budget woes will eventually lead to the legalization of marijuana within the next 3 years. Californication? Yes, they will lead the way. How can a broke government continue to throw away (burn, arrest) potentially hundreds of millions of tax revenue? Watch and learn people, I can see the coming storm.

- Vuvuzelas everywhere. Well, if Youtube adds a noisy button and referees at the World Cup won’t ban them, what the hell???….

- One year after the death of Michael Jackson. Does this story make me old? Stories of people I kind of grew up with, that are now dead…. geesh (*sob*) Now I’m all depressed. Let’s change the subject to:

- The new luxury resort at Disney World opens. But you need four paws to get a room. Just when I thought buying a jar of salted cashews was the worst way to waste my money…

Have a great Friday night out and a great weekend!