Balloon Boy Attic Boy Pretending Boy

It's always disappointing when you find out you've been duped. I refer to Balloon Boy, as he's referred to....but like Bill Maher said, maybe he should be called Attic Boy. But then the sheriff even said---who knows where he was. He could've been down the street on a swing in the park.

It's rather pathetic on so many levels, but to me the worst two are:

1) you've just taught your kids (probably not for the first time if this is the kind of thing you do) that you can just make up stories and lie to people if it's for something you really want. I suppose the parents presented it like a fun pretend thing, knowing the kids would likely not understand the serious level of police involvement, etc. But it's still a little heartening to realize that even in the midst of that, a little 6 yr old still spilled the beans of truth, even when he wasn't realizing it.

2) without any thought for the inconvenience and maybe even disaster it wrought for others, you decided to pull your stunt. Because flights were grounded during the time they were chasing the balloon, people likely missed important meetings, important events---things that they can never go back and do or get again. I can only imagine how enraged some of them must be to find out it was all over nothing?? A prank? A ploy? A hoax? Maybe someone missed a career-changing meeting, a grandmother's funeral, a wedding..... Oh, I bet the blood is boiling for some, and I kinda hope these parents get lambasted by a few of these folks who were directly impacted by the whole farce. Maybe it'll make the Heenes pause before they try something else stupid. Maybe....but likely not. The pursuit of fame can make some people lose all common sense and, apparently, integrity.

Does This Mean I'm Old?

I cannot figure out why Justin Bieber is such a big deal. He can't sing---sometimes he's hardly able to carry the questionable tune he's singing, half of the song is mechanical sounding, there's nothing original about it....I don't get it. Oh, the girls scream his name and ooh and aah...seriously?? This is considered amazing music? He's rocketed to stardom now based on these songs? Wow. The bar is pretty low, and I must be getting pretty old.