"Did you know"

* Did you know Darius Rucker (formerly of Hootie and the Blowfish fame) is "currently working on a Country solo album for Capitol Records Nashville"? I heard the first single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" on 92.3 the Bull this morning. I have to say, it's not terrible. I only caught the tail end of it, but I dug it okay. (Apparently the single went to radios back in April, but I must have missed that one as I'm a self-proclaimed channel surfer. Look for the album to drop sometime in the fall.)

*Did you know a woman married the Eiffel Tower in a "small ceremony attended by a small group of friends"? Wait. Back up. She MARRIED. The EIFFEL TOWER. HUH?! Professionals (?) have diagnosed her as being / having an "objectum sexual", in which people literally fall in love with buildings and objects. She even changed her name to reflect the vow to "love and obey" the tower: Erika La Tour Eiffel. I'm all for "whatever floats your boat", but certain things just should NOT be encouraged and / or enabled. Ms. La Tour Eiffel has also been previously linked to a bow (as in for archery) and a fence post.

*Did you know teens are using cell phones to send nude pictures to their boyfriends & girlfriends? Yea. So did I. But KSDK had it listed as one of their "hot topic" news stories yesterday. Does this really surprise anyone? I mean really? Parents are not as naive as they act (read: "I just don't understand why kids would do a stupid thing like that," as quoted by one of the parents). Yet there is still that "My child would never..." attitude with some. The same parent points out, "We did dumb things when we were kids, but not like that." It's a never ending cycle. With the ever growing technological world, there are new opportunites for weird (and potentially dangerous or harmful) shit creeping up all over the place. And I'm sure by the time I have children, and by the time they are adolescents, they will do stupid things that I myself never did when I was their age. (And I've done a LOT of stupid sh*t.) Bottom line, parents can not turn a blind eye or deaf ear to their children. Regardless of how much attention a parent gives a child, they will still make bad choices, and they will still screw up. But more attention, I think, makes those bad choices and screw ups fewer and less severe.

*Did you know an inmate (Genilson Lins da Silva) in Brazil had $173K, guns, a fridge, and PLASMA TV in his cell? The prison affairs department was performing a raid on the cell in a statewide crackdown on drug trafficking when they found (and confiscated) the items. An investigation has been ordered as to how Silva got the items in his cell. News flash: I'm betting it was an inside job. How do you NOT notice a plasma TV and fridge in a JAIL CELL?!?!

*Did you know the Detroit Red Wings beat out the Pittsburgh Pirates for the Stanley Cup last night? Even as a St. Louisan, even as a Blues fan, even with as much flack as I KNOW I'm going to catch for admitting it, that makes me happy. I do enjoy the Detroit Red Wings. Don't judge me.