alicia keys separates from phillip morris

alicia keys separates from phillip morris who was promoting her concert in jakarta.
it's great to see a celebrity take a stand even if it hits them in the pocket.

southwest airlines :: love the luv

fuel hedges are keeping LUV above the fray. southwest has and continues to use derivative contracts to hedge their fuel costs - as crude oil trades at $146 per barrel they are paying approximately $61 per barrel.

gotta love the luv - 69 consecutive quarters of profit.

the obama new yorker cover

satire? really?

i agree with bill burton of the obama campaign that it is excessively "tasteless and offensive". and i know alot of people are not - but i am shocked that the new yorker even printed it. despite the response by, david remnick, the editor of the new yorker.

obama, michelle and the girls

i *loved* the access hollywood interview with obama and the fam. his daughters are adorable. watching this gave me the biggest warm fuzzy. it's a shame he's decided not to do it again - the girls are great1

brinkley-cook divorce trial

the drama. i cannot imagine putting myself and my kids through such a messy trial. their dirty laundry is everywhere. but i would probably do anything to keep my kids.

archbishop of canterbury: the waterless pit

i so enjoyed the archbishop of canterbury's sermon at york minster..

"That's the waterless pit indeed - where we struggle ceaselessly, unrelentingly, to make ourselves more right, and to lay hold upon our future. We lay upon ourselves a heavy yoke, from which only the grace of Jesus Christ can deliver us. In a nutshell, we lay upon ourselves the yoke of desperate seriousness about ourselves."

damages will return

i am so excited to get confirmation that damages will return to fx as early as january 2009. woo hoo!

wanted: mcavoy & jolie

i was really excited about seeing this movie until i started watching it. in the beginning - i considered leaving because the idea of watching james mcavoy for another 2 hours was painful. but once he began his training in earnest - i couldn't take my eyes off of him.

he was a stand-out in an otherwise desperately boring 'atonement' and he more than holds his own against the stunning angelina jolie.

highly recommend.

it has looked very, very bad

"God, I trust that you will make alright something that to me looks very, very bad."

one can have an incredibly terrible situation - seemingly impossible to get through - and somehow in the end it all works out in your bene. not only that but you can look back and actually be grateful for the drama because not only has it made you better but it has quite actually made you good.