Plus and Minus

The title of this post refers to the mathematical symbols for positive and negative, cheers and jeers, hooray and booray. In other words, I am completely ripping off every editorialist ever. Though I don't know if "booray" has been used before, except in that one Destiny's Child song. (See end)

Plus: Bob Costas

First, let me say that I actually wrote a typo at first and spelled Boob Costas. Ha! Second, let me say that Bob Costas deserves this plus for standing against the media circus... a couple of months ago... but I only learned about it yesterday. Anyway, the story goes that Natalee Holloway was probably murdered, so the media took her young, attractive, blonde image and turned it into a money-making mockery. Bob Costas sat in for Larry King a few days during this period and gracefully refused to join the media embarassment.

And Bob Costas rocks in Baseketball. PLUS

Minus: John Gibson

This FoxNews anchor just put out a book entitled The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought. I'm not really shocked that it's worse that I thought, since I never really thought about it. But I'm definitely shocked that I'm the one with the plot to destroy Christmas, especially since I've already suggested a couple of presents that my mom could get me for the holiday. Let's see there was Civilization IV, BBC's The Office, and, whoops, the pagan sacrificing chamber. You got me, Josh! And I got you... with a MINUS.

P.S. What a creep!

Plus and Minus: Josh Gibson.

Possibly the greatest baseball player ever, playing most of his career with the Negro League's Homestead Grays. Learn more about him and his tragic spiral into depression at your local library!

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*Destiny's Child "Can't Keep Him Away" lyrics

So I'm walking to the corner for a steaming cup of joe
Cuz I just can't see his face no mo'.
He's been dancin' all night and been singin' all day
No I can't get away from my old boo Ray.

I went down to the docks for a breath of fresh air
But when I got there, he was playin' a snare.
I said, "Is you really come down to this drum and play?"
He said, "Yeah cuz I ain't nothin' but your old boo Ray."

So I took him in my arms and I told him where to go.
He said he can't go there cuz he's allergic to the snow.
I said, "Come on baby I know that you'll love Germanay!
And know whatever happens you'll always be my boo Ray."