Catching Up
First off, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Hopefully they were filled with love, laughter, family and friends.
I saw a great movie today. My family's tradition is to see a movie on Christmas Day. Past flicks included the Aviator and Meet the Fockers (on the same day, no less). Today was Slumdog Millionaire. Everyone should see it. No. Everyone must see it. It is the best movie I have ever seen. Now, wait a minute. The best movie you've ever seen? That seems like an absolute statement. Explain. I'm glad you asked. Slumdog Millionaire, a movie based on destiny, hope, and love, is one of those movies that you do not want to end. I, and the fifty other people in the theatre, stood up and cheered. I won't give away the movie- it would be rude of me to. But I will say this. Anyone seeking a heartwarming movie should see this. If this does not win the Oscar, I will yell in protest.
I'm dying to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. That I might see Saturday. Any other suggestions?
Moving away from movies, I want to speak of the hot topic. The Yankees. More specifically, the Yankees spending like it's going out of style. How could they do this? We're in a recession! This is blasphemy! Money doesn't buy championships! This is a classic case of the rich getting richer. Before you get riled up, let me you stop there. No, it won't matter that the Yanks are actually spending less money this year than last year. No, it doesn't matter that the Yankees got the three best players on the market. All that matters is that they used their economic muscle to push and shove their way to the top of the baseball pyramid. And even though I'm a biased Yankee fan, it doesn't bother me. All of my non-Yankee fan friends, were up in arms. Why? Because the Yankees have the most money? If you won the lottery, would you keep the money? No! You'd spend it. And that's what the Yankees are doing. They're spending the money they have. Wait a second. You're championing this absurd spending in an economic downturn? People are hurting, and you want the Yankees to keep spending? You could care less about the people in trouble, and more about winning a championship. I do care that people are struggling. It sucks. Recessions are friends to no one. But baseball works differently. This isn't the real world. This isn't even close to the real world. The minimum salary is close to -if not more than- the President of the United States salary. So this economic downturn isn't affecting baseball. It may look bad that they're spending upwards of a half a billion. It does. But it doesn't ruin the game of baseball. They're playing by the rules. Last I checked, that was fine by me.
Speaking of economy, I have one pet peeve. Every day we hear something along the lines of this: In this economic crisis of ours, or, the economy continues to spiral downwards, or, in this time of economic peril, or something along those lines. The more we continue to say we're in a crisis, the longer we will be. We are in a crisis. But the more we say it, the more people panic. And that does no one good.
In terms of the blog, posting might be scarce these next couple of days. Family functions to attend, dinners, holiday parties, the list goes on. If I don't talk to you, have a wonderful holiday season, and a happy New Year. We all deserve it.
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