A Pleasant Reminder

Isn't it always wonderful to be reminded that people with too much money (and perhaps not enough brains) can get away with things the rest of us can't? Today's reminder:

Angelina Jolie is planning on adopting from Syria. Yes, Syria. You know, a Muslim country. With that religion that doesn't recognize adoption - that one. The one about which the US State Department says:

"The Embassy has been informed that Sharia law restricts distribution of inheritance to spouses and certain blood relatives and, for that reason, adoption does not exist in Syria."

and also:

"Adopting a Syrian orphan is a difficult process and, often, an impossible one unless one of the adoptive parents is originally a Syrian citizen. American citizens who are not also Syrian nationals must secure a court order from a Syrian court granting them custody or guardianship of the child. As a cautionary note, this approval is very rarely granted. In the case of a Catholic child, at least one of the prospective adoptive parents must be Catholic, unless the church authority makes an exception for the prospective adoptive parent that is from another Eastern Christian denomination, i.e. Greek Orthodox. The religious courts will also pursue an investigation to determine whether the prospective adoptive parents are of good behavior and high moral reputation before deciding on the case."

I guess none of the above will be any problem for the shudder-worthy Ms. Jolie, who will get what she wants regardless. If baby wants a rainbow family, then that's what baby gets!

Why are celebrities like her (and, of course, Madonna) bent on giving international adoption a bad name? Rhetorical question, of course.

Super Hero

I bet you didn’t know I had a super power? Yup, just like CC, I have them – or at least one.

What is it, you ask? Well, I. Am. SNOT GIRL*. Yes. I know, you are very impressed and almost frightened at the thought of my great powers. Are you worried that I will always use them for good? Well, never fear. I am devoted to the cause of virtue, and will use my amazing powers only to save the day.

What, you ask, does Snot Girl do? Well, she can catch bad guys with her, you know, snot. Yes, when sick she is so overwhelmed with snot that she can release it at will, as a super crime-fighting tool. She has caught many bad guys with her fantastic power, and she will continue her fight for justice wherever evil preys on the innocent. At least, she will when she’s sick.

*Husband bestowed this name on me years ago, and I have used it ever since.

He Gives Me The Creeps

US filmmaker Woody Allen, best known for such comedy classics as "Annie Hall" says it will be no laughing matter if Barack Obama fails to win the race for the White House. "It would be a disgrace and a humiliation if Barack Obama does not win..."

All politics aside, would it really be as disgraceful and humiliating as sleeping with and then marrying one's own daughter, hmmmm?