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What needs to be noted, and you cannot count on cable news to do it, is putting some true pop culture context to how big a deal Michael Jackson was. Sure, we can talk about how many albums he sold and all kinds of stuff. But you have to go deeper than that. Lots of people have sold a ton of records. But, not everybody gets to collaborate with Paul McCartney. Seriously, imagine you're a Beatle . You don't just work with any schmuck out there. Sir Paul and MJ worked together often, but rarely as good as this: Say Say Say - Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson

I have a few opinions about all this Iran stuff. So let's have at it: Many Americans are confusing their issues here. Standing up for the right of the Iranian people to protest is fine and dandy. Asking for the overturn of the election entirely... this might be a bit flawed. First of all, maybe Mir Hossein Mousavi is more moderate than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ... but seriously, it's not like he's the shiite Obama. If he took power, it might be more of a Krushchev to Kosygin shift: not the crazy shoe-banging guy, but still not taking down the big red flag. And this whole backing one horse over the other... ...could be a flipping disaster! All these people anxious to see the election overturned need to remember that Ahmadinejad isn't exactly unpopular in Iran. They could hold a flipping election overseen by the Swiss and he could still win. Well, won't that be good for foreign relations if we push on this issue too much? What no one is talking about needs to

Wow, how has it been a month since I last blogged. Yikes. I'm all for heat. For whatever reason, I like extreme weather as much as a nice, mild 65-degree day. When it's cold, I want it to be cold. I once walked across my college campus when the temperature, not the wind chill, was -12. And I liked it. So this week, we've finally hit the time of year when the South turns into the South . I mean that in terms of summertime weather. It's going to be 97 here today. And, to me, the only thing that could be better would be 98. Sure, it's roasting. And you need to drink fluids every 10 minutes or risk dehydration. But, for me, the heat defines summer. It was always roasting in Philadelphia growing up. Without fail, it was roasting in NYC. In fact, NYC often gets hotter than it does here (gotta love the heat island effect). But the heat is conducive to a number of things, such as: Laying out in the sun - I mean, if you sweat just by going outside, might as well s