A couple of random thoughts

Well for Maverick fans the Lamar ordeal has finally ended. It seems a shame that people who make millions of dollars cannot find it in themselves to give 100%. Sure it is possible to have a bad game or something, but continually not putting forth effort is a real insult to the thousands of fans that watch games hoping that their team wins. It is not just Lamar, but any athlete in any sport with the salaries that many command to not care or be consistent is just a slap in the face of both the fans (many of which nowadays are unemployed or underemployed) and the other players in the game. Lamar is gone, but lets not focus on him, lets go with all the athletes that do put forth the effort even if their team has a losing record. So hopefully the people who put forth the effort can get more attention than those that don't so young people can have better role models.
In that vain as a fan of the Mavericks I would like to thank Vince Carter and Delonte West as new players for showing up and giving it all even while this team has struggled. The media should focus more on them and the positive example they give instead of so much attention on what wasn't working. Again thanks Mr. Carter and Mr West along with all the other players who show up day in and day out to not only earn their keep, but show respect to the fans and players by being the best player they can be all the time.

Secondly there is a video on the web apparently showing a young man and his friends running around a mall playing like they are famous and convincing people he is part of the film the Hunger Games. The story I heard is by the end of the day, mall and retail stores were convinced of the charade and were even letting the group shop solo and escorted by mall security. Now I have not seen the video, but only heard about it on local radio so I could be a victim of another charade, but overall the fact that so many people could be taken in by such a simple trick may explain why this country is so easily taken in by Washington DC, politicians, and our government.