Love in an elevator

I have never really been a very big American Idol fan. I tend to like the first or so episodes for the humor, but then I get bored quickly. I am intrigued to see what the show will be like next year. With Kara Guardino being fired, Ellen DeGeneres quitting, and Simon Cowell moving on to other projects, I am a little intrigued to see what America's most popular show will be next year. Especially because joining Randy on the judges table could be some pretty big stars. Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith has said he was offered and will likely accept, and there is also talk of Justin Timberlake and P. Diddy. Can you imagine those guys on the stage? I would definitely give it a try.

1. Well, my Minnesota rube credibility went up today. A friend and fellow Gopher fan invited me to meet the head coach at the University of Minnesota and the athletic director at a bar with about 15 other people. I was in heaven. I had a lot of questions, and Coach Brewster and A.D. Maturi were complete gentleman. It really was a huge blast.

2. The sports news of the city is White Sox coach Ozzie Guillen's recent comments about race relations in baseball. To sum it up, he said that Asian players and treated better than Hispanic players due to racism. At first glance i thought this was typical Ozzie being Ozzie... running his mouth as usual. However, as I talked with co-worker, he agreed with Ozzie. His point was that all Asian (Japanese) players get their own translator (paid for by MLB). In addition, it is uncommon for a Japanese player to have to play any minor league ball - instead, jumping right to the show. At the same time, a Hispanic player will have to work his way up.