Taking It Like A Pro

I had to laugh last week.

The Toronto Blue Jays released one of their pitchers, B. J. Ryan. The manager called him into his office before the game and the newspaper article said that B. J. took the news like a pro.

I have a couple of comments.

Of course he should take it like a pro. He is a pro, so why shouldn't he act like one.

But that's not the one that has me chuckling.

Even though B. J. Ryan is cut from the team, he will still get $15 million. Hey, cut me for a mere million and I will take it like a pro.

Think about it. If you get $15 million dollars, unless you go out and invest it unwisely, you are set up for life. You don't have to lift a finger if you don't want to. You can live a very comfortable lifestyle.

So what does B. J. Ryan have to worry about? His pride? I think $15 million should take away some of the pain. Anyway, I have just heard today that he has been scooped up by the Chicago Cubs. The way I figure, he's taking this news like a pro, too - all the way to the bank.

Important Deaths

Does anybody remember what the most important news was a couple of weeks ago? It was people protesting the results of the election in Iran. People were being beaten and some were killed.

Then the death of Michael Jackson pushed all of this to the back burner. It seems that the world cares more about the fate of his three children than millions of people in Iran. Heck, the death of Billy Mays, the guy who hawked Oxy-Clean on the television, has been given greater prominence in the last few days.

Indeed, it seems that there are some deaths more important than others. If we can put a familiar face to it, then it touches us more dearly.