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Tom Cruise baby, Suri, makes long-awaited debut...

Well, I, for one, will sleep better tonight after finally having seen the second coming.

Could we, as a country, get just a little more obsessed about the life times of celebrities in this world? Tom Cruise and his partner Katy Holmes had a baby. Good for them.

Yet, the newspapers and such are filled with stories and cry for a picture of this blessed child. There is even a bronzed statue of her first bowel movement. Where would one place this fine piece of crap?

Of course, if Suri had been born to John Smith and Jane Doe, the only thing of interest would be the statistically noted number of children born out of wedlock. But, yet we continue to admire and dare I say, revere this birth because of the hype surrounding it.

And here is a shocker… Katie C broke the news/picture on the CBS Evening News/Entertainment show. There is such a need for this picture; it had to be on the national news?

Why does this surprise me? Aren’t we the same country who simply can’t get enough information on the death of Princess Di and Elvis?

Let’s sum it up, shall we? Princess Di died in a car wreck. Her driver was either driving too fast or was drunk, perhaps both. Princess Di was adored by a ton of folks. The reason being she, a Commoner, married a Prince… a Prince who proves the theory that even when you are butt-Ugly with ears, big enough to make Dumbo cringe with envy, you can still land a date. Well, because you are a Prince…

Yet, the simple fact remains the Commoner turned Princess appealed to millions who lived and breathed with her every move. She still died in a car wreck and by doing so left a huge void for her adoring public. Even in death, people can’t let it go.

Elvis was the “King of Rock n Roll.” That being said, he died on his throne. He went from a small town in Mississippi to being easily the most recognized name in music. He also got fat, drank too much, and loved his drugs; the latter being what caused the constipation that brought him to his throne for his final hurrah. Had any of us died this way, we would still be the topic of absurd drunk chatter at the office Christmas party. And still, he is considered an Icon.

As I have said before, sometimes our image improves with death.

Well, why go on? I can hardly wait to see who we roll out next as our personality of the month. All I know for sure is that Suri is not in for an easy life. The spotlight can be harsh when you are 6 months old. Especially, when you are surrounded by a world full of people who have opted out of having their own lives and desperately need to live theirs through yours.