Poor Justin didn't have a clue and his family is upset. Jermaine Jackson feels that everybody should leave his family alone. You've got to love it, even though the whole thing is getting way too much airplay. Oh, and since Donna and I were eating dinner at the time, I'd like to thank the Murdoch empire for allowing me to actually see the breast in question in their British papers.

Let's see, Jason Williams once shot and killed his dog, because it caused him to loose a $100 bet, then he turned the gun on his 'friend' and forced him to bury the body. According to the trial judge this is NOT relevant and the jury at his murder trial (if you'll recall he is charged with killing his driver, then trying to cover up the crime). Cross country Robert Blake has dismissed his defense lawyer for 'irreconcilable differences'. Meanwhile, the main witness against Martha Stewart (my one time fellow Westport resident) says he was fearful of his boss so was lying originally, now that he has been offered a degree of immunity he is willing to come clean and we can believe him. (Millions of dollars are being spent to convict Stewart of coming out about $46,000 ahead on a stock deal. )

I mention all this in passing, as it never fails to amaze me that the news in this country is so focused on the fates of the famous and things like the continuing Iraq war, the econony and other things that actually effect everyday people are given fleeting if any notice.

Fortunately, for the majority of the American public the Olympics and Major League Baseball will make the summer easier to get through and we can ignore the boring old election campaigns until after the World Series. Oh, wait....it will be time for the new Fall season, won't it?