ANOTHER CHAPTER OF RANDOM MUSINGS

Every once in a while it's fun to not have to come up with grand topic to discuss in the blog, but rather to just riff on brief thoughts that have crossed my mind over the last couple of days. These thoughts don't always make sense, but hey, at least they're mine. To wit:

--Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5 is a big ho'. The L.A. Times cited that he and British soul singer Joss Stone were flirting at the Grammy rehearsals, while various articles and websites have insinuated that he's had flings with Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johannsen and Jessica Simpson (just to name a few) all in the last couple of months. Adam Levine, Our R Spot 'Ho of the Week! Congratulations!

--I'll bet anybody who reads this a cool dollar that Sly Stone doesn't show up for his Grammy tribute tonight. Would somebody Tivo it for me so I can check it out later? My beloved Denver Nuggets are on, as well as a new episode of LOST so frankly I can't be bothered with watching the Grammys live. Frankly, until very recently, they were the biggest joke among the "major" awards shows anyway--I've never forgiven them for awarding Milli Vanilli Best New Artist.

--Paul Zimmerman, senior football writer for Sports Illustrated, stated pretty clearly in his Tuesday online column that several Denver Broncos football players from the 1970's believe the team's starting quarterback back then, Craig Morton, threw the Super Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys to get money to pay off back taxes owed to the IRS. In Super Bowl XII, Morton, who had played brilliantly the week before against the Oakland Raiders, went 4 for 14 with four interceptions. As a lifelong Bronco fan, that breaks my heart if it's true.

--Has a major industrialized nation in the modern era ever had a president as dangerously stupid as George W. Bush?

--Why do cats love to play with strings so much? Our cat Sammy, given a choice between eating and chewing or chasing a string/cord/shoelace/TV cable, will choose the chewing/chasing thing every time.

--Saw the movie SOMETHING NEW over the weekend. Sanaa Lathan is one hell of a sexy, gifted actress. The movie isn't a revolutionary romantic comedy by any means (you can pretty much guess how it will go going in), but it's got just enough clever observation and is made with more visual flair than is necessary so that it makes for a perfectly acceptable date movie. That is, unless you're in the KKK or a card-carrying member of the Black Panthers.

--I read an article that said that 38 percent of American teenagers believe that God did create the Earth in seven days and all life on it. I'm thinking, this doesn't bode well for American politics or social policy over the next 25 years.

--Recent downloads I just can't get out of my head: "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge (like 1983 all over again, and so damn retro-catchy that I almost forgive it's sexist lyrics); "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall; "Aganju (Latin Project Remix)" by Bebel Gilberto; the most recent Jamiroquai album (I believe it's called Dynamite).

That's all folks. A few Grammy comments and what not the next time out. Peace...