Putting Me On?

The times they are a-changin”....and so is Hasbro’s Mister Potato Head. Sometime this year we’ll see the popular spud renamed “Potato Head”. As the company explained, “Kids want to be able to represent their own experiences. The way the brand currently exists is limiting when it comes to both gender identity and family structure”.

Career ended? Tiger Woods doesn’t think so. Despite his harrowing car crash don’t count him out.  His comeback record is outstanding and despite the leg injuries and surgeries he very well could be seen on the nation’s greens again. Stay tuned.

Trump made his first public appearance since his loss at the polls at the Conservative Political Action Committee soiree this past weekend.  Same old, same old...orange face, red tie, phony hairdo, tasteless put downs ...yawn.

Speaking of dreary performances, I dared catch a portion of the Golden Globes this past weekend.  Midst yawns was a self- back slapping series of performances by so called celebs which made reruns of “Leave It to Beaver” great television.  

From the “don’t know what to believe anymore” department: The company that publishes Dr. Seuss’ children’s books said it will stop selling six of his titles because they contain racist, .crass images and portray some people as “hurtful and wrong.”

One intrepid viewer tallied some 85 mentions on Fox News before 4 PM concerning the Suess book banning. A pair of the mouth flapping evening show hosts devoted generous portions of their air time to the topic. Hmmm...slow news day or did they opt to cover that story in lieu of the positive road President Biden walks?

Apparently Trump’s bragging of being a billionaire is now being replaced with his pleading for small money campaign contributions. Yup, seems  as though the times are a=changin’ even though his first speech.since losing the election smacked of the same old rhetoric and insults...Ho hum.