You Might Not Like Hurting People Jillian...

...But the producers at the bacholorette don't seem to mind rubbing salt in the bachelors' wounds! Reality shows seem to be biting back, against what, I am not so sure, but reality shows are getting cut throat. It all started this season when Jeff Probst all out harassed the contestants on Survivor saying things like, "This is just pathetic!" or "Now they are just making winning easy for the other team!" Now the bacholorette seems to be getting on the harassment boat.

Each previous season when the contestants were dumped on national TV they were given the common courtesy of getting a limo ride home (or to the airport or wherever bachelors go after being humiliated and dumped on TV). But this season ABC seems to have taken a page out of Jeff Probst's book and it's a no holds barred kind of season where after you get dumped on TV, you are further shamed with an embarrassing departure. Sasha had to take the BUS out of Jillian town, the Dave had to hop into a cab, and now worst, but I am sure not last, sweet bartender Robby was kicked off a train...next to a cliff...and a forest....IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! Then to make matters worse, and I guess this is where the producers decided that salt in a wound wasn't quiet enough and they got some alcohol to spray in there too, the train pulls away and we are left with a shot of Robby standing in the middle of nowhere with his three bags as the rest of the bachelors pass him from the comfort of the train car.

That's cold ABC, what's next? Jillian takes the boys out for a Pacific cruise and the guy who gets voted off that night has to leave in a life raft? If so at least have the common decency to blow it up for him!

Kids on Leashes

I don't care what anyone says...putting your kids on a leash is NOT okay. When you put these "harnesses" you may be fooled into thinking that it is for their own safety, and a great idea. If that was so, why did the companies who make these "Kid Leashes" decide to dress it up and disguise them as bookbags made out of stuffed animals? Could it be possible that they realized the marketing disaster that they were about to encounter by making a LEASH FOR A CHILD? The little bear backpack isn't fooling anyone, if you have a piece of fabric attached to your child, congratulations, you have your kid on a leash. This is the message that I am sure these manufacturers wanted you to think you were sending to the world by purchasing their "Great new invention"!

1. You are a responsible parent: No more worrying about your child running into the road or getting snatched up in the park.

2. You are stylish: Whether you color code their leash to match their outfit that day or whether you dress it up as a cuddly little dog, you kid will beg you to put on this must have baby accessory.

3. You love your child: How could you not? You would go so far as to put a harness and a leash on them!

What is the real message that you are sending out to all of us who have to watch you walk your kids on a leash?

1. You are irresponsible: The only way you can make sure that you can talk on the cell phone/shop/smoke/or do any other activity without losing your child in tow is to attach them to yourself. Why hold your child when you can walk them?

2. You are NOT fashion forward: I mean...would YOU want to wear a leash? Even if Gucci designed it I am pretty sure none of us would want to be attached to our love ones by 5 feet of fabric.

3. You love your kid: But not so much so that you have to be bothered with watching them at all times. Added bonus, now yo don't have to get a dog, it's almost like you already have one!

To be honest, I wouldn't even want to walk my dog on a harness, I just feel like they look so restricted. I feel so awful when I see kids on a leash, especially when they are about 5 feet in front of their kids and they aren't even really watching them. So the next time you see a leash for your kid on sale, walk away...walk far, far away!! (Meanwhile, what store sells these leashes?! I can't imagine the other things that they sell there...possibly food bowls for kids to eat out of off of the floor?

Google Vs. Bing

I would love to work at Google and see what people search for everyday and then look at what triggered that mass search. I wonder what the people at Google think about the state of the world when things like "Cop Without a Badge" bombarded the search engine. Or more importantly what they thought the second time around when "Cop Without a Badge" was the hottest search of the day after Teresa's table flip. Or when "If You Seek Amy" became a notable search when everyone knew there was more than meets the eye to Britney's new song. Or when people started Googling "Bing" and essentially defeating the purpose of Bing altogether!

Without Google I am not sure how I would get my information. I Google everything, from restaurants, to recipes, to life's most pressing questions! I'm not falling for this "Bing" thing. There wasn't anything different that I could see in my search results and to be quite honest, I like the plain white of Google and the every changing logo. It's like a surprise each time, like unwrapping a little mystery each day, and who doesn't love presents?

If Google and Bing got into a fight, let's be honest...Google would kick Bing's ass!