Dear Lord, Let Me Go Back To Work Soon...


Is it a sign of the apocalypse? This morning as I was burping a very nice child, I turned on the tee vee and who should I see but Kathie Lee Gifford in all her awfulness on the Today show. They were doing this outdoor spot, and she was wearing this bizarre animal print raincoat, but done up in such a way that it couldn't provide much warmth but did show off she was wearing a very short skirt with no hose. Next to narcissism in the dictionary, I'm sure her picture is there. The Washington Post summed up the scene so well. Who hires her? Why do they think anyone wants to watch? It's gonna send me running back to The View, and we know how awful that is. I don't think they need two hours of the Today show, let alone three. And here I was kind of glad to get perky-pants Katie Couric off the show. But I guess I'm old, if I watch anything, I watch CBS' Early Show. Those people are bland, but not annoying, and the head-up-the-ass quotient is pretty low. I'm mixed on Good Morning America -- I went to college with one of the gaggle of hosts, and I find it weird to see them on the screen and think back to some parties back in the day.

On a separate note, and I know I'll get shunned by the fashionista crowd -- what is it with wearing skirts with no hose, especially in the winter or in air conditioning? Not only is it cold and you get goosebumps, it also requires a lot of... personal maintenance, especially if you are darker complected or have a Mediterranean background. I guess it's like the British wearing whites in the days of the empire -- it proved you had a lot of staff to look after them and definitely had time on your hands.