Waiting for the Bolognese to Finish

I'm one glass in to this bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon a friend gave to me. Thanks Oli, you're the best!! And of course I'm a little tipsy. Well, we all know what happens when we're(I'm) drinking. We(I) start thinking about stupid shit.

Today I was at a luncheon where Anderson Cooper spoke. If any of you know me, then you know how much I love him. He said something that hit home with me. Someone in the audience asked him about ratings and how much he thinks of ratings when going after a story. His response was that he doesn't think much about ratings and advertisers, but he is aware of the significance of the more popular story. Then he gave a statistic, of the people who claim to be Bill O'Reilly fans, die-hard fans, they only watch the O'Reilly Factor 1 1/2 days of the 5 days a week the show is on. This got me to thinking about lip service. I HATE LIP SERVICE! You know what I mean, the person that calls you their best friend but will blow you off for the newer, more "fun" person in their life. Or someone that says you're doing a great job, yet takes credit for your work. Ugh!! It makes my skin crawl. Sure, everyone says they don't like dishonest people, but I REALLY don't like dishonest people. So much so that it literally makes me ill. Honesty, with a bit of diplomacy, is always the best policy. The funny thing is, I've found, that most people are so used to lying (exaggerating) that they can't tell the difference between what they truly mean and the lip service they are paying you. Ain't that a bitch?

Still waiting for the bolognese to finish.....going to get another glass of wine while I wait.