Idaresay:Reality Bites

"Why I Don't Watch Reality Shows (Particularly the Ones that Suck)"

Of course, not all reality shows fall under the "Sucks" Category. Some of them are informative and entertaining on a wholesome level. But there are reality shows that really get into my nerves and make me ask the inevitable questions: "What has become of the human species?" and "Whatever happened to discretion?"
To better convey my meaning, here are the reality shows which, to my best judgment, need to be viewed ONLY BY AUDIENCE WHO ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND "It's just a reality show," AND HEALTHY ENOUGH NOT TO SUFFER A STROKE WHILE WATCHING THEM:

ELIMIDATE. Since when did dating have an "elimination round"? What's the trophy, the gal who chose the winner?
CHANGE OF HEART. What's this, prelude to wife-swapping?
WIFE SWAP (or whatever the title is). How about swapping husbands? Or kids? Or in-laws?
AVERAGE JOE. I don't think that any of the "Joe's" would fall under the "Average" Category. They all seem Below Average. And what does this say about the "promising, intelligent, charming bachelor-girl" that decides whom to "love"?
WHO WANTS TO MARRY MY DAD. Talk about playing pimp to your own dad. I'm looking forward to a change of title: WHO WANTS TO BE A WICKED STEPMOTHER?
JOE MILLIONNAIRE. Ok, so "Joe," who pretends to be an average wage-earner, turns out to be a multi-millionnaire son of a... lobster magnate or whatever. Big deal. What I'd want to know if I were to marry him is, "How much is he insured for?"

Peace to all those who watch these shows and who consider themselves fanatics. We're all entitled to our opinions.

"Harry Potter and the Bummer of Bummers"

So here are my throughts on the much-talked-about HP Book 6:

I think that J.K. Rowling has succeeded in her attempt to unsettle her more mature audience by completely moving out of their comfort zone and creating the ultimate bummer in the plot: the scandalous termination of the character that embodies the Good and symbolizes Wisdom.

I am more inclined to dwell on this huge loss, and so this commentary will revolve around the death of Professor Albus Brian Wulfric Dumbledore.

I call this a "scandalous death" because it took half the hope left in the readers, hope of finding good in a world replete with evil and of finding wisdom in tumultuous situations in the story. The death of Dumbledore is most unexpected in that, from Book 1, he has been made out to be powerful and nearly invincible. He has been delineated as a persona who exudes grace under pressure and who can crack a joke in the tensest of situations. His death, therefore, is tantamount to the death of hope, wisdom, and the Good.

And so, as the "half-blood Prince' was aiming his wand at him prior to that dreaded coup d' gras, I was hoping for some deus ex machina to pop from out of the blue. But no, this book is meant to be the bummer of bummers.