Before I dive into the topic of my post, I must share my happiness with my lunch today.  In terms of culinary delights on a Saturday afternoon, it’s tough to beat a peanut butter and mustard sandwich (yes, you read that correctly) with a side of Ranch-flavored Wavy Lays washed down with a Diet Pepsi.  Doesn’t that just scream “fine dining”?

Second quick unrelated note — Catherine and I went to Centennial Park this afternoon to enjoy the Oberlin Steel Drum Band.  It was wonderful!  We danced and clapped and enjoyed the breeze that foretold of the coming thunderstorms.

OK, to my point …

I’m a little late with my thoughts on this one, but I must opine that all sides involved in the “honoring Justin Timberlake” debate are just plain silly.

First of all, I refuse to see any resolution proposed by Ophelia Ford as legitimate as she would not have a seat in the Senate chambers if she didn’t get dead people to pull the lever for her.  And, I have to believe that the General Assembly has more important issues to tackle than showering love on a boy band graduate who can’t kick his voice out of falsetto.  I’m frankly curious as to where exactly sexy had gone and how Mr. Timberlake was able to retrieve the sexiness for our enjoyment.  If he would address this query at the State Capitol, perhaps I could get behind the resolution.

On the other hand, you have some Republican legislators who are taking this silly thing way too seriously.  I am willing to wager that a preteen boy will never have this inner monologue:

“Wow.  The General Assembly has honored Justin Timberlake.  It really does pay to bring sexy back.  I am going to rip open some girls’ shirts at school tomorrow and have a friend videotape it.  Then, I’m going to have this same friend kick me in my crotch so that I can warble some trite lyrics with rhyming words like “girl” and “world” or “stay” and “way” at a painfully high register.  This will make the semi-unclothed girls swoon and scream.  I’m really glad that Senator Ford thought to honor Justin Timberlake.  It will make all of my questionable behavior OK.”