Beware the Ides of January....

It is January the 15Th.....a day that many of us have been waiting for....

It is a veritable fun-fest of narcissism and an overload of self-esteem gone wild. Some have arrived with an entourage of supporters and well-wishers and some who are particularly desperate for attention show up in the wildest of costumes. Some have talent and others have unbelievably never been told that they haven't got a speck of it. They all have strong beliefs and are not afraid to tell you all about them. The scariest place on the planet is between them and a television camera (or a free plane ticket). Some are certifiably, over the top, little-men-in-the-white-coats nuts.

Some do have genuine talent and deserve our attention, even if it is just for a moment. But for others, this may be the last stop.

So once the freaks in the costumes are weeded out and the nuts finally are convinced that they really aren't going to make it and give up and go home, then America finally weigh in and vote.

And America has been voting in droves! Some have claimed that it is rigged but the winners have claimed their titles unmolested.

That's right....it is time for another season of AMERICAN IDOL!!!!

(What....did you think we were talking about Michigan or something???? )