You Know You Did It

OK. Go on and confess.

You tried to moonwalk back in the day.

I'm not embarrassed to admit that this white girl CANNOT moonwalk.

But I sure did try.

Remember the red leather jacket with all the zippers?

So very cheesy. Yet so very cool.

What a strange and odd pop culture week it has been. I'd like to take the high "morality road" and say I'm not aware of all that "stuff."

(But I am, and my lifetime subscription to People magazine would tell you that.)

You pretty much have to live under a rock these days to not know:

On Monday, "Jon & Kate" made their big divorce announcement.

On Tuesday, Ed McMahon died.

Then, Farrah Fawcett lost her health battle.

Then, the world lost a music icon.

I can't help but think of the impact these people have made on our culture... for a moment or for a lifetime.

And I wonder about their choices.

And the impact those choices made on their lives. And ours.

Are there more important things to think about than Michael Jackson and a TLC reality show?

Sure. We all know that.

There are children with no one to love them. There are people without jobs. There are people without food. There are wars being fought all over the world.

There are people that need our love and our prayers and our God.

But just for today... For whatever it's worth...
Farewell, Mr. McMahon... You seemed to be a classy guy.

Rest in peace, Ms. Fawcett... In my opinion, you were the prettiest of all Charlie's Angels.

Jon and Kate, I am sad for you and your family. I hope and pray you can repair your broken hearts and lives.

And good-bye, Michael Jackson... You were an interesting and undeniably talented individual. My teen years wouldn't have been the same without you.