The good, the bad, the ugly, the irrelevant

Good: Laura Ling and Euna Lee are home. Well done Al Gore and Bill Clinton! Diplomacy wins. We need to have dialogue with enemies. Haven't you heard of keeping your enemies close?

Bad: conservative pundits second guessing this (health care reform, gas guzzlers, and more). Does the media have nothing to report? Yes report, factual reporting not dissertations. What will the media do when the Jackson report comes out? Fear the TV then.

The Ugly:NY mom driving on wrong side and killing kids and herself in accident was drunk and under drug use . What went wrong? No history of alcohol or drug use prior to this. How awful for everyone affected.

Ugly continues: shoot out at gym in Pa. Many injured. Seems responsible person had blog that spoke of his doing this. no one picked it up?

The irrelevant to some but to me, the escape from reality: Food Network has a new cook and she looks like she will be an excellent resource for real people to cook great meals. Why not show on cooking for 1?

Irrelevant continues: top chef masters is great and getting to the top chef is soon. Can't wait for Top Chef!! AND Project Runway is finally only 2 weeks away!!!! Hurray for distractions!

Irrelevant again but sad: Paula Abdul is out of American Idol. Who knew? Yes she talks too much but so do I. Yes she is sometimes crazy but who isn't? But she has heart and seems to care about people, maybe that's a precursor for being fired?

Joan Rivers has a new show that I cannot wait to watch: How did they get so rich on wed on TV Land. Don't know time but will record if on opposite Top Chef Masters. She may be nasty but she is one smart woman who has outlasted many people and many of her own challenges.

America's Got Talent: actually has some talent especially a 75 year old comedianne who is hysterical. I like the show because all the talent are amateurs who are trying to seek their dreams and overcome life challenges. It's sappy but a feel good show.

I don't know about you, but I like to feel good....more to come.