First, thank you everyone for your overwhelming show of support, kind words, and friendship. Today is a brighter day. Ed is out of his pajamas, showered and shaved!
Today is a just a potpourri of my thoughts.
Why does Detroit City Council President, Monica Conyers, need to go on a seven day trip to Israel to study Arab-Israeli conflicts? I don't get it.
What about the New York surgeon who donated a kidney to his wife in 2001 and now wants it back (or at least $1.5 million for it) because she had an affair and they are getting divorced?
Then, there's the show that aired on MTV at the end of 2008 which featured Paris Hilton and her search for a new "Best Friend Forever" aka BFF. I actually happened to be flipping around TV channels at the end of December and came upon this show. The particular snippet I saw featured Paris sitting on a throne, with two desperate girls nervously awaiting her decision on who would be her new BFF. Ultimately, Paris threw her hand up to her forehead and declared it was all just too much and she needed a break. At which point she arose from the throne and dramatically left the camera's eye. This whole concept is so stupid to me, I can't even articulate it. What a waste of name recognition and money. Think of all the good she could be doing with her fame and family fortune. What's even more amazing is that she is famous for being absolutely good at nothing.
Fortunately, not everyone is so caught up in themselves. For instance, the RE/MAX Classic realtors in Canton have been participating in the Massachusetts-based "Cell Phones for Soldiers" program and in five months has collected nearly 1,350 phones. The program is a non profit organization which was started by two children several years ago. Their mission is to help troops call home. Each cell phone that is donated is recycled and in return a 60 minute calling card is distributed to a deployed soldier. If you have some old cell phones sitting around that you'd like to donate you can call the Canton office at 734.459.1010 for more information or visit http://www.detroitmetrorealestate.com/.
The Geneva Presbyterian Church in Canton recently held their annual Boxing Day which raises awareness of the homeless and the need for donations. The event is based on the British and Canadian custom of boxing up clothing no longer needed on December 26 and donating it to the needy (I always wondered what Boxing Day was). Teens also spent the night sleeping outside in boxes, much like the homeless do. Detroit's homeless population is about 12,500.
Isn't it funny how reality TV is nothing like reality?
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