I never like agreeing with Calvin Daniels, but one time over lunch (I don't enjoy his company, I'm obligated to sit through lunch once a week with him for the taping of Locker Talk on Access 7) he made a very valid point about politicians and the fact we don't pay them enough. Before you scoff (as I did at first), consider that if the wage isn't high, what is there left to attract a smart CEO making $500,000 or more a year by using his business smarts in a capacity to help the province or country? That is not a slight at people who choose to serve and represent the general public, but rather a comment designed to make you think about who you would want running our country. Stephen Harper or the guy, for example, that turned Dairy Queen into a worldwide success? The Calvin comment about enjoying his company is a joke, by the way. He's actually fairly entertaining.
Regular readers of my column know I am, increasingly, falling in love with Twitter with each passing day. It's an incredible social media tool. Last week, I purchased The Lost Dream, a book about the Mike Danton/David Frost/Jefferson Family saga. I sent a Tweet (I still am uncomfortable with that word for some reason) to author Steve Simmons commending him on a job well done. Within minutes, David Frost, himself, sent me a Tweet informing me of his own book on the situation. I went back and forth with Frost a couple of times after that. Needless to say, I don't support the guy at all, but other than Twitter how else could you reach someone that is, otherwise, unreachable? And, how else can Simmons see, personally, a thank-you for his work? The down side is that Frost and Danton have targeted Simmons in some of their Tweets.
Sunday night, I sent a sarcastic Tweet out about Mark Sanchez after he was picked off for a touchdown the other way against New England and remarked that despite his sub-par night, he still looks good on the cover of GQ magazine. I then used hashtags (#) and typed the word 'priorities'. For those not familiar with hashtags, it's simply a way of seeing if a word or phrase is trending on Twitter. I clicked on the #priorities and got some interesting Tweets. Here are a couple: "In online dating, women are most afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are most afraid of meeting someone overweight." The other one: "It amazes me how people will spend $50 at a bar in one night, then say a $29 gym membership per month is too high."
One of the more engaging people I come into contact with on a regular basis is Jay Boyd, the former CTV on-air personality. He, recently, told me he gives a lot of his charitable donations to the SPCA because he has lost all faith in mankind. I laughed. But, I think he's serious.
I shared this exchange between my six year-old daughter and I on Facebook and got real good feedback, so I'll share it here too: As we were leaving speed swimming on Thursday night, she glanced over at a man getting ready to do laps and said to me, "Daddy, why is that man wearing panties?" It was a Speedo.
Here's the value of an NFL television contract: I have no idea what's on the other tv networks because I don't watch much tv, but I do watch CBS for football on Sundays and watching football has led me to directly set my PVR for the following shows: Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-0, Big Bang Theory, Person Of Interest, and Criminal Minds. And, I'm interested in 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, and Rules Of Engagement. Those are all on CBS. I couldn't tell you even one show from NBC, ABC, or FOX.
I'm tired of the over analysis of blows to the head in hockey. Originally, I was in favor of eradicating them. Now, I'm tired of hearing about it. If you want to solve it, just let the players beat their brains out and let vigilante justice take over. Within a month, all cheap shots to the head will be extinct.
Nice person mentions to Jackie Oleck, Michael Kozushka, Jackie Roberts, and Sean Schofer.
