News from Under the Bus
If I could have one wish, just one -- I'm talking before I would have my daughters' college or my mortgage paid -- I would wish that we could all stop using the term "thrown under the bus." After that I'd teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. "Under the bus" and its various derivatives have supplanted "good to go" for most overused phrase in the business world. Even worse than its ubiquitous use is, much like the term "bogart," the more people that use it, the more it is used incorrectly. You see, previously to get "thrown under the bus" meant that someone blamed you for his/her own error. Now people complain about being "thrown under the bus" anytime they receive ANY blame. In fact, it's almost taken on the meaning of being "ratted out." So, let's say a guy in my office leaves the office at 4 pm pretty much every day, if I mention to my boss that the guy's never there after 4, he would complain of being "thrown under the bus." Uhh, I don't get it. Last time I checked the guy does leave almost every day at 4. He's definitely good to go.

Sign #48 I'm Slowly Becoming Gay
This morning on the way to drop off my daughter I was scanning through the presets on my XM radio. I not only stopped it on "You're The One That I Want" (the song from the Grease soundtrack) but when the Olivia-Newton John verse came along I sang it...word for word...falsetto. This just seems like step number one of 20, the culmination of which is me emailing my parents to say I like kissing dudes now.

Quality TV Update
In between documentaries about George Will and Kierkegaard (secret lovers?) and re-reading The Gulag Archipelago, I tuned into Rock Of Love II on VH-1 on Sunday night. This required me to take off my argyle sweater vest and put on a large bandana. I think I can speak for all of America when I say, "Really, Brett?!?!? Seriously? You're going to kick off the youngest and hottest contestant left in favor of two young skanks and a 37-year old skank. (Sorry, maybe that's a spoiler from next week episode). Jessica was probably the smartest one too, but it's not like we're talking mental giants here. I think Daisy and Destiney probably read on about a second grade level. Anyway, Jessica's ride ended on Sunday and she will no longer be able to rock Brett's world. Ambre should be heading home soon since she's the least crazy one left. There's a good chance Destiney stabs Daisy next week so stay tuned.

Best line from last week: Big John asking, "Why are you girls disrespecting Brett in this regard?"

Be sure to tune in tonight for the season premier of Hell's Kitchen. If you like the idea of a grown man screaming at really dumb people, you'll love it.