Bizzle?

Justin Bieber wanted to change his name to Bizzle. I understand. He's trying to separate himself from himself.

Bizzle? Seriously? More embarrassing moments for this kid. Apparently, no one in his camp thought to do a simple Google search for that name. There is already a Bizzle, and he's in the music biz! He's a Christian rapper. The real Bizzle offered to settle the issue in the ring with a charity boxing match. Beiber decided to drop the name.

Now what? Maybe Sizzle? Drizzle? Fizzle? That might be more appropriate, because if he doesn't get his act together, that's exactly what will happen to him and his career.

I feel bad for the kid. I know we all make our own choices, and need to be held accountable for them, but remaining who you are under the pressures people  face as superstars is tough, to say the least. You can go back decades and find plenty of very talented people who self destructed under the pressure.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman is the latest tragic end to a guy with amazing talent.  There have been so many, its heartbreaking. But, there are many more who don't fall victim to the drug and scandal arena. But these are adults. Imagine a kid under that kind of pressure.

I think some parents of these child stars get carried away with, not only the success of their child, but the money as well. I think if one of my kids had become rich and famous, I would take charge, legally, of all of their assets and buy a reasonable house for the whole family. That way, I could keep an eye on them. I would have to tour with them, too.

I wonder if that's even legally possible. Have most of the money go into a trust fund for them. If you do it when they're young, and they can't take charge of all of their money until they are 30?

Then again, I might wind up on the business end of a "48 Hours" episode. I wouldn't like that. If someone is going to take me out, I don't want it to be one of my kids. It would need to be a perfect stranger, or my wife. That's only fair, isn't it? If we've learned nothing more from NCIS, we know to always suspect the spouse.

I don't understand people who kill their spouse. They seem to always have a huge life insurance policy on the person, and no matter how perfect the plan, they always seem to get tripped up by using their cell phone in the wrong place or telling their new love what they did.

I don't think I would be a very good criminal. I can't even plan what I'm going to do tomorrow, let alone putting together a well thought out heist. I get lost watching the "Ocean" movies. I can never follow the plan. Who am I kidding? I can't even follow the plot line on the soon to be ending "Psych" episodes. Plus, if I were ever questioned, I would sing like a canary.

I'm not sure how canarys sing, or even how their lyrics are interpreted, but I'm sure I could do it because when I sing at home, my wife says it doesn't sound human.

So, perhaps I should leave the singing to the Bizzles, Sizzles, American Idol kids and the Beibers of the world and focus on my true calling. Taking naps. Nobody does it better.

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