This show is pissing me off more and more. I used to watch it all of the time, but then I got tired of it and stopped. Recently, it snuck back onto my TV and all of the reasons why I hate that show started to flood back.

The worst thing about this show is its phoniness. Whatever they are talking about is "it" and if you're not into "it" then you're a loser. They talk about anything like it's the most important thing in the world: Will static cling affect the Oscars? Stay tuned! How can these talking heads stay so interested in such asinine things day in and day out? It's no wonder than John Tesh went crazy and started writing all of that horrible music!

I also hate the celebrity worship that this show has. It's bad enough that they fawn over these people like they were gods, but when they start asking them to comment on matters that these morons know nothing about, I just want to slap Mary Hart around. Anna Nicole Smith! What do you think about the Laci Peterson murder trial?

The second worse thing about this show is that it's all filler and fluff. I'm not talking about the gossip and news, I expect that. I'm talking about the constant teasers and in-show promos. A 20 second "news" story will be teased four or five times, showing 10 seconds of the story each time. If you stripped out all of the commercials and promos, the show would only last ten minutes.

So, do youself a favor and stop watching this stupid show. Over a year, you will reclaim 5.4 days of your life!

I've always had a hard time explaining to my hippie parents why I'm a Republican. I've had a similarly hard time explaining to many other Republicans why the GOP has major problems and why I'm voting for Kerry (or techincally, against G.W. Bush). Leave it to my friend, the Mighty Wombat to write a wonderful essay that expresses my own ideas so well. It's like he ripped my own thoughts from my brain and wrote then down.

The only thing that I would add to his writing is that GOP's problems stem from the unholy alliance it has with the bible-thumping religious right. These morally superior idiots have hijacked the party and keep it from achieving its true goals. Most of the problems detailed by Gordon (the Mighty Wombat) can be attributed to said idiots.

CBS is going to launch another Fat-Guy-Hot-Wife show, this one called Center of the Universe starting John Goodman, king of the fat guys. I already talked about all of the existing shows like this, and now there is another. Sheesh!

I'm not the first person to notice this trend, this article also mentions it in passing.

The irony is that Goodman used to star in the original "Fat Man and Fat Wife" show, aka Roseanne, that gave the whole blue collar sitcom genre its start. We've now come full circle, just with a little liposuction.

I've been a Kevin for almost 40 years now (yikes!) and I've noticed something. Hollywood hates Kevins. I don't mean actors named Kevin, there's no problem there. Kevin Spacey, Kevin Klein, Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Smith...there is a pretty good list of Kevin's getting work out there. Hell, Britney Spears even married a guy named Kevin, so we're good there. The problem is with the writers. They hate Kevins. Almost always, characters named Kevin are the jerk, the outcast, the weirdo or the psycho.

I first noticed it long ago watching an episode of the original Star Trek called "The Naked Time." In this episode, many of the crew go crazy, but in the end, it's a guy named Kevin who wants to crash the Enterprise in to a planet while singing Irish folk songs. That always stuck with me that a guy with my name was the bad guy.

Only recently have I started keeping track of how often I see this, but I have seen it all of my life. Here is a short list of the "bad" Kevins that I've found:

• Star Trek: "The Naked Time" As previously noted, Lt. Kevin Reilly goes bonkers.
• TV show "Just Shoot Me": Big, dorky, mail room clerk named Kevin appears in several episodes.
• Movie "Meet The Parents": Pam's ex-boyfriend Kevin, who you're supposed to hate.
• The Who's "Tommy": song "Cousin Kevin" about Tommy's sadist cousin who beats him up alot.
• SNL with Tom Green: MC Kevin Gustovson, geeky white rapper
• SNL with Chris Parnell: Kevin the "Android Man", a geeky white street performer
• TV show "Angel": Serial killer named Kevin, who is also impotent! Yeah!
• "South Park" and band "Primus": Song "Mephisto and Kevin" about Gopher Boy Kevin. Oh, and there are even plush toys!
• Comic strip "Robotman" (now called "Monty"): The original Robotman had a nerd sidekick named Kevin.
• "Providence": Sydney is stalked by a patient named Kevin.
• "Monk": Monk has a weird neighbor named Kevin. And this is Monk, remember.

I will continue to update this site based on any new Kevin bashings found. I know there are lots more. Tell me if you find any!

In fairness, I must note the positive characters named Kevin:

• "Joan of Arcadia": Her brother is named Kevin. He is in a wheelchair, but he's a good guy.
• "Kevin Hill": Wow a whole new show based on a guy named Kevin. And he's played by Taye Diggs! We'll see if the show lasts. :)

Update: CSI: Miami: Episode "Legal" - The killer ends up being a guy named Kevin, who is socially inept and an asthmatic. He kills a girl out of rage who was actually trying to help him.

Update: 04Nov04: "CSI": Episdode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?": The serial killer who escaped justice in a previous episode is named Kevin Greer. Not only is he is psychotic serial killer, but he has very bad teeth and winds up killing himself.

Update: I've created a whole new blog devoted to the subject of Hollywood's disdane for characters named Kevin. Visit the new Hollywood Hates Kevins blogsite.

Okay, how many versions of this TV show are there? Why are there so many shows with a fat guy with a hot wife? First, there was The King of Queens, then According to Jim, and then Still Standing and Yes, Dear. Now we've got Listen Up and Rodney. It's bad enough to have dozens of CSI and Law & Order clones, but this is ridiculous. However, I have a pretty hot wife, and I am gaining weight, so maybe I can get my own TV series some day.

Time for a little more religious idiot bashing, but in a nice way.

You may have seen the many versions of this inspiration message before. And while I can appreciate the "don't sweat the small stuff" advice, I just can't swallow the "God wants me to be here" message. It's always nice to think God is looking out for you, but if you follow the logic to its reasonable conclusion, you must assume that God wanted all the people who died on 9/11 to have been where they were, too. That's not so nice, is it? Here's a much more cynical view of the whole thing. Don't read if you can't handle profanity.

First, let me say that I am a religious person and that I do believe in a God who created the entire universe. I believe that almost all religions have the right idea, but that people need to be careful not to lose themselves to their beliefs and remember to think for themselves. I believe that God's greatest gifts to us are our individuality and the power of free will. If you lose those things to any belief system then you lost yourself. Everyone must find their own truth, not the truth that other people tell them. It's good to listen, but make up your own mind.

The point of this post is that once you start thinking of God in an exclusionary way, you're heading for trouble. Any type of "my God" vs "your god" thinking is at the root of all conflicts. I cringe at phrases like "we are the chosen people" and "God is with us" because it implys that God has a bias.

BTW, I laugh at athletes who "Praise the Lord" that they won a game. For once I'd like to see the losing team say something like "We would have won, but God didn't do his part!" :)

I think once we all start realizing that "my God is your God" then we'll have to start rethinking how we look at each other and how we must deal with each other to stay true to ourselves, our beliefs, and our God. We'll have to start looking at what we have in common rather that what makes us different. And then, hopefully, we'll all really be where God wants us to be.

Many people do stupid things after reading religious texts, but this guy ranks right up there with burning people at the stake.

Update: OK, the link died (sniff), but it was about some hick who read in the bible that baby boys should be circumsized. While I won't argue for or againt circumcision, I will argue against doing it yourself with a kitchen knife! This bastard mutilated his own son and only called the paramedics because there "seemed to be alot of blood." Makes me want to shove that knife in his eye. Grrr..

OK, breathe ...1...2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9...10... breathe ...Nope, still want to stab him in the eye.

So, does Stupid Things refer to my posts, or the topics of my posts? Well, probably both, but my goal is to identify all of the stupid things that I see with hopes that some of it gets fixed. Yes, through my blog, the world will be a better place. :) Save your thanks and just send money.