God's Balance....

God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him resting on the seventh day.

He inquired, "Where have you been?"

God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made."

Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, and I've put life on it… I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a place to test Balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, "I'm still confused."

God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over here I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all things.

God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and said, "What's that one?"

"That's Brooklyn, the most glorious place on earth. It is surrounded by rivers and an ocean, and has forests, hills, and plains. The people from Brooklyn are going to be handsome and beautiful, modest, generous, compassionate, intelligent and humorous, and they are going to travel the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, carriers of peace and producers of good things."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then asked, "But what about balance, God? You said there would be balance..."

God smiled, "Yes. Further south is Washington, DC. Wait 'till you see what I put there."

Who is next?

We have had a few celebrity deaths the last few days. They say they run in three's, we have had four.

They were all, "one of a kinds" in a way, and if memory serves me right, they all had Bentleys, at one time.

Ed, an icon with a booming voice, I don't think anyone could have sat next to Carson all those years, and done what he did. He was happy as a "second banana" and not many can do that and be satisfied for long. Their egos would get in the way.

Farrah, many a young lad fell in love with her, and some old ones too. I think she was a better actress than we all thought. Due to her looks, she had a lot of talent that was never utilized. I think her star really shown, in the final act.

Michael, in some ways he, like KISS, was "after my time." I remember seeing him when he was little, obviously talented. By the time his star rose, I was too old to appreciate his "talent." Unfortunately, I remember his later problems, and they, to me, sometimes overshadow his talent.

Billy, I always admired good "pitchmen." I remember many, many years ago, in Woolworths, in Dayton, Ohio, maybe some of you will remember, the guy demonstrating that little wax mouse, that he could do wonders with. He could get it crawling all over his coat. They sold like hotcakes, but no one could ever get it to do what that guy could. I admired huxters at carnivals, really good salesmen, people who could sell you the "Brooklyn Bridge."

Billy was already successful, but he was just starting to enter his "peak," that makes it sadder, to me. He was doing well, had success, but his new show was making him even bigger, and not just as a "pitchman" but as a businessman and personality. He and A.J. Khubani, the CEO of Telebrands, and Anthony Sullivan were bringing reality to the "pitchmen."

Scary, wonder who is next. I remember one episode of CSI Miami, someone had a "Death Pool," and wagered on who was next to die. A radio show I listened to today while driving was inviting callers to give the names of "who they thought would be next."

Kinda gruesome, don't want to go there, I could be on that list.