Jessica’s Still Searching for Herself

I became aware of Jessica Simpson when she did her Newlyweds show on MTV. I taped it (the oldfashioned VHS way!) and couldn’t wait until the next morning when I could watch it before I went to work. Ever since, I have tried to follow what she’s been up to via TV appearances and People magazine. I don’t admit this obsession to anyone as I don’t know what they’ll think ( yes, I care too much about that). Reading her comments lately have made me realize that despite all the money, all the famous people she’s met, all the great places she’s been, she’s still got a little immaturity and/or a lack of self-confidence in her. It seems like she feels she needs a man to raise her up from the low places she’s been and to make her whole. I think she’s an honest person and isn’t saying the things she does about her relationship to sell an album. But what chaos and bad places has she been in for the last 3 years? Is she talking about having broken up with Nick Lachey? She let him go, so I can’t see where that is responsible for her issues. Maybe she felt that letting him go was the wrong decision and I see in that some immaturity of not knowing what she wants or wanting more than she has. Maybe he did treat her somewhat like a child and she wanted to grow up from that. But she could have grown with him and created a change in his behavior. I recall songs written during her time with him about how she could be herself with him and that she felt supported by him. I thought she might be less forthcoming about her relationship so that it might not be subject to public scrutiny like her marriage. But she’s saying almost the same thing about what she gets out of her relationship with Tony Romo. She’s still searching for a comfort level in herself. It’s so interesting that she has done all she has and still doesn’t completely ‘get’ herself.

Umpire’s Bad Call

San Diego fans are not too happy with the outcome of their last game after a referee blew a call. Many fans have emailed the referee about it and some have sent hate mail. I was vey disturbed to hear that this is going on. Anyone that into football knows this guy’s name and reputation and should give the guy a break.  He didn’t want to make a bad call. Once it was made, there were no league rules to allow him to undo it.

This man is now emailing responses back to each and every person who has emailed him. He had taken responsibility for it and feels badly about it. I hope that he is strong enough not to take all the fan backlash personally. I am reminded what effect a mistake made on Bill Buckner of the Red Sox. Let’s not heap the whole world on one guy.

There are bigger things to be concerned about than this. If you have nothing better to do than blast this guy, you may want to take a look at your life. Have you never made a mistake? If you feel the need to respond to the bad call in some way, be proactive about getting a rules change made.

7 questions I have about the game of baseball

1. Why does the pitcher sometimes not want to pitch what the catcher calls for?

2. What do the first/third base coach and the runner talk about when they are in earshot of the opposing fielder?

3. What is ‘pitching from the stretch’?

4. Why are the best players bunched together at the top of the order and not spread throughout the lineup?

5. Why do players need to run back to the base to tag up before running to the next base?

6. Who decides the pitcher’s mechanics (sidearm, overhead, submarine) – the pitcher, the coaches, the manager?

7. What are those necklaces some pitchers wear made of?

More to come…