STOP ASKING OPRAH WHAT TO DO . . .

There's this song by Casting Crowns containing a line: "stop asking Oprah what to do ... what if the people prayed?" Valid point. I agree. And most of the time, I am disgusted by the hold that media figures have over me, over us.

But sometimes, women like Ellen DeGeneres really put their might and money where there mouths are, and so it is that every day for the past week and a half, she has been collecting humongous (in both size and amount) checks from corporations like Tupperware and UPS, and banking them into her Hurricane Katrina Relief ATM. As of this morning, the grand total tops $5.5million. FIVE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

Two snaps in a circle, straight up.

Don't you forget either ... so much still needs to be done to rebuild our country. If you gave already ... give again.

American Red Cross
Save the Children
UNICEF-USA
Salvation Army
Catholic Charities

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Saw: "The Constant Gardener" = 4.3 out of 5 on the Sniffle-Meter

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BRAIN EXPLOSION . . .

The apocalypse is now: Diddy is on The Martha Show, and they're getting along like two peas in a pod. YIKES.