So what – don’t we have a recession going?
Oh, yes, the Steve Phillips ESPN scandal is big news, and a lot of huff and guff is flying around about his dalliance. Some people are willing to give a bog cash advance in Vermont to get a picture of either his mistress or his wife, Marni Phillips, for that matter. For starters, it isn’t the first time it’s been brought up. Then – ask yourself if it’s really even your business, or if the goings-on has anything to do with the fact, that on Monday, you are going probably going to have to get up and go to work. (Well, if you work at ESPN, then it might.)
This is what this story does to me. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
Brooke Hundley Filed a Restraining Order
Yeah, his 22 year old mistress filed a restraining order against him after she told his wife, and at one point got the cops called on her because she showed up at the Phillips’ home. Oddly enough, this Brooke Hundley was 3 years old the year Phillips got married. There are two words with which to describe this sordid little affair which, though full of sound and fury, signifies nothing – and those words are trailer park. Granted, his behavior is far less than admirable, but who cares? He’s a baseball analyst. Granted, he was an MLB player and then front office staff, then GM for the Mets. He got fired in 2003.
Scott Phillips was forced to take an 8 day sabbatical in 1998 due to – you’ll never guess it – sexual harassment. He admitted he had an affair with that woman as well – you’d think this guy would have gotten the hint.
Don’t we all have something better to do with our time?
You know, there seems to be excessive news about what entertainer, or personality or congressperson is doing what with whom, and it’s getting old. Quite frankly, it’s boring. Granted, when it was Bill Clinton, maybe it deserved more than a minute or two of coverage, but let’s be honest – snore! Don’t we all have something better to do? You could be cleaning your house or apartment. Spending time with a loved one. Learning a new skill, or maybe finally learning the right way to play “Stairway to Heaven.” (Actually, it’s easy – I did that when I was 14 – “Bron Yr Aur Stomp” is way harder.)
Seriously people, get a hobby. Most of these celebrities, once you think really critically about whatever goofy reason they have to be famous, it seems ridiculous. Why don’t you wrap your heads about this little riff? When you grant somebody status that hasn’t done anything personally to make YOUR life better, you grant them power they don’t deserve.
So someone can catch, or pass a ball. So some people had kids, and then fought all the time. So someone looks good. So someone can ride some dinky skateboard around. Does that really even MEAN anything? Does that change anything? Does it give you debt relief? Does it improve the relationships you have around you? Alter the laws of physics? No, it doesn’t; not in the slightest. So why don’t we stop paying attention to ridiculous minutiae like the Steve Phillips ESPN scandal, and do something constructive with our time for a change?
