The soul has greater need of the ideal than the real for it is by the real that we exist, it is by the ideal that we live

Friday, February 6, 2009

Hot Guy Friday!

It's that time. But today I went way overboard.

All I intended to do was mark the outing of Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block.

But then I went looking for pictures. And then it turned into a post about boy bands. Good lord! How did those boys have time to sing when they were in front of a camera 24/7 for years?

There are lots and lots of pictures!

I'll do what I can but seriously after a while I start to wonder if I'm going to impact the bandwidth.

And thats not nearly all of them, but it's enough. Lord knows we've had enough of boy bands.

















A question



Here's one to ponder.

Do we give this kid a pass cause he did something stupid? He's 23 years old! How smart were you at 23? What little I remember about 1980, I wasn't too bright. I did all kinds of stupid stuff and I didn't have the weight of all this Olympic hero shit hanging around my neck either.

I have to wonder if getting suspended for three months is enough. We know in our hearts that our 42nd President got higher than a kite at least once, and we definitely know the 43rd was so high for so long he got brain damage. At least we can hope that was his excuse.

So does Micheal Phelps get a pass? Do we allow him, due to his fame and potential to assume the popular role of not taking responsibility for what he did? I mean, he admitted it was stupid, but is suspension enough punishment?

I don't know. I hate to be vindictive and hypocritical over such things, after all my guilt in the marijuana area isn't exactly sterling.

It's a tough one. Does it make us even bigger hypocrits to just chalk it up to being a kid, or do we say, "No! Our Olympic hero's can't be human."

You're all willing to rip me a new one over Colin Farrell, what say you about Michael Phelps.

How cool is this?

I know Hot Guy Friday should be here, and it will be soon, but right now I want to share with you something I find very cool and very hopeful.

These are pictures of a large group of Shawnee Mission East High school students who mounted a counter-demonstration to the Westboro Baptist Church's protest against the students who elected a gay Prom King. The school has a gay-straight alliance whose membership actually increased yesterday as a result of Westboro's action. Since this is where I live, I'm quite proud today to know that these students feel this way.

When I was in Grad school I had an undergrad say o me "I can't imagine it being a big deal to be gay."

Most in my generation can't imagine it any other way.

Just when it seems that there is everything in this world but hope...