Random Thoughts

I watched "The Mist" tonight and I have no shame in saying that I'm now scanning my room looking for killer spiders. That movie was ubber scary and had a lot of suspense - but quite possibly one of the most bizarre endings for a movie. I won't ruin it incase you intend to watch it, but ya it's definitely a head scratcher. I'll give it three stars out of five.

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From the "What were they thinking" file, a Turkish man who recently became a Canadian, allegedly stole a single engine plane in Thunder Bay, Ontario and flew it into the United States. While in US Airspace, two F-16s attempted to make communication with him and get him to follow them - which he allegedly ignored. Running out of fuel, the guy allegedly landed the plane on a rural road and fled on foot - he was later captured and faces numerous charges.

What the hell was he thinking?!?! Stealing the plane was the first mistake and obviously shows that this guy isn't all that bright, but ignoring not one but TWO F-16's?!?!? Dude was asking for a death wish. Something tells me he'll be able to think long and hard about his actions behind bars.

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According to the Associated Press, researchers completed a study that shows almost one in five American four-year-olds is obese.

Now I shouldn't be one to point fingers since I'm a bigger guy and quite frankly was never a skinny kid. But can someone please tell me where the parents are in all of this? Why are they not teaching proper eating habits? Why aren't they putting their kids in sports?

And for those who say that sports can be expensive - while true, there are organizations like KidSport that help those less fortunate. We need to open our eyes to this growing issue on both sides of the border before it really starts to hurt our Health Care system and more importantly, before it takes the lives of our future generation sooner rather than later.

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By now I'm sure most of you have seen the disturbing picture of Rihanna's face after Chris Brown allegedly beat the crap out of her in their car. Today, Brown pleaded "Not Guilty" though it's expected that he'll cut some sort of plea deal and that this case won't go to trial.

There are two things that irritate me about this...

1. Rihanna is back in a relationship with Chris Brown.
2. Chris Brown is pleading "Not Guilty"

Aside from murder or rape or some other disturbing stuff like that, there is NOTHING that Rihanna could have done that would have made her deserve that alleged beating. So to have her go back to him is shocking. How she can forgive him for what he allegedly did is beyond comprehension. She can and deserves so much better.

As for his "Not Guilty" plea, I just wish that he would have stood up and been a man about it. Admit that what you did was wrong and move on. It's obviously something he regrets and if there's any way to right this ship, it's to use his star power (or whatever is left of it) to speak out against abuse. Let's turn this negative situation into a positive!

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A couple of sports notes here...

- Congrats to the University of North Carolina on an impressive run at the NCAA March Madness Tournament. They cleaned house and were deserving winners of the Championship. Props to Michigan State for advancing to the finals, and giving the state of Michigan and City of Detroit something to cheer about during these rough economic times.

- An impressive start to the MLB season by the Toronto Blue Jays, it's just too bad some "fans" decided to ruin the moment. Some jerks threw stuff on the field, including a baseball, which prompted the Detroit Tigers to retreat to their dugout while security moved into place and the PA Announcer warned that any further violations could lead to a forefit. It's fine to be all into a game and goin nuts with cheering and booing and so forth, but let's leave the hooliganism out of sports.

- Congratulations to the Saskatoon Royals who will represent Saskatchewan at the Junior B Keystone Cup.

- And finally, we're two and a half weeks away from Spring Camp for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football team. I can't wait!!! Here's hoping this is the beginning of the a long and glorious run to a Vanier Cup.