• Today was supposed to be a new start for Chile.
  The new
  President, Sebastian Pinera, was being sworn in as a 7.2 magnitude aftershock hit the center of the
  country.
  Although very few reports of the extent of the damage have come in thus
  far,
  it’s a reminder for all of us this morning of the devastation both Haiti
  and
  Chile have experienced over the last month. It’s an important thought as
  we
  begin today’s watercooler.

• But, though there is more bad news to come, we can always
  distract ourselves
  with a little reality TV gossip. I am not a huge television fan, but I
  have
  caught a couple episodes of the Millionaire Matchmaker and the show, while keeping
  my jaw on
  the floor with all its ridiculous antics, is pretty entertaining. It
  also has
  recently branched out into bisexual set-ups. Now, the
  set up
  was extremely awkward, but look at the advice the “therapist” gave the
  millionaire woman:

Tricia: To me it’s not if you’re female or male, but
if
you’re a good person.
Dr. Nikki: So here you are at
this
potentially new stage of your life. What you want to do is be authentic.
Is my
authentic desire to be with a woman? Then I want to learn to do that. Or
I want
to be open to do that. And that includes all your feelings, your hopes,
your
dreams, your fantasies. And I think it’s brave. And I think it’s
wondrous that
you’re opening to this possibility.

• It’s too bad that actual reality is a lot less progressive. At
  least if you
  live in Mississippi. A student at a Miss. high school tried to bring her
  girlfriend,
  also a student at the school, to her high school prom. The school was so
  
  outraged, they have canceled the entire prom rather
  than risk
  allowing a gay couple to attend. The ACLU is on the case, but the
  student will
  likely not see any positive results for years.

• As some of you may remember, I was an avid watcher of “I’m a
  Celebrity Get
  Me Out Of Here.” One key member of that show’s cast was Speidi. Actually
  it’s
  two people, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Well, Heidi
  has
  announced the death of Speidi. In case you are going to take a
  moment to
  mourn, don’t bother. A new member of the Speidi extravaganza has
  arrived:
  psychic Aiden Chase will be Heidi’s new manager. I can’t wait to see
  what
  Chase’s first move is…

• And, because who wants to end the day on a sad note, we can
  celebrate a recent move made by the Governor of
  Virginia. The Governor overrode a piece of advice issued by
  Republican
  Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli stating that University’s in the
  state had
  no right to prohibit discrimination against LGBT students. Thankfully,
  the
  Governor has some decency and common sense and quickly moved to
  contradict the
  ridiculous abuse of legal power exercised by the AG.