Terrific, Fun, Upbeat, a Great Show

Nope, I take that back. Just a little remark about Whoopi in general. I am truly happy when Whoopi makes her little noises at the beginning of some of shows, little "eeks" of joy that I can't begin to duplicate. Nobody else does this. I love Whoopi for letting out what I call "happy noises."

But unfortunately, from where I sit Whoopi is one moody woman. Sometimes she's full of joy. Sometimes she seems like she'd rather be anywhere else but at The View table. She's especially irritated when the co-hosts discuss a reality show. Whoopi makes it clear that she is far too busy to watch Dancing with the Stars or American Idol. In fact, she's far too busy to talk about them. She actually makes faces to remind everyone--if they didn't catch her dislike the first five times--that these shows are indeed stupid.

I'd like to point out that neither Dancing with the Stars or American Idol is a truly a "reality" show. Both are family variety shows that are wholesome competitions. The problem with both shows is that the best qualified contestant doesn't always win. The View always follows these two shows (often without actually watching them), but that's a topic for a different day.

Moving along to today's entertaining and fun show. I loved the show. No criticism today, veiled or otherwise.

Joy had joked about being on the cover of Brides Magazine, the AARP version. As a result, someone with a sense of humor at Brides Magazine sent Joy a mockup of her on the cover geared to elderly people. Joy ran with the joke--something about kneeling down on one artificial knee to propose. Props to Joy for making me laugh out loud (I scared my dog and cat) for a good 10 minutes.

The show took a serious turn with two unusual guests: Mary Johnson and Oshea Israel. Many years ago Oshea killed Mary's son during a gang fight. Although Mary tried to forgive Oshea, her full forgiveness didn't come until she went to visit Oshea, and through prayer and the grace of God, Mary and Oshea became a part of each other's lives.

Sarah Jessica Parker was a guest for a few segments. She's pushing her film, I Don't Know How She Does It, about a woman trying to excel in all areas of her life. I love SJP, but what a chatterbox she was. I think she gets flack for playing a part that represents most women who don't have fame or nannies. SJP tried far too hard to make the point that she knows that life is far more difficult for women besides herself.

I'm guessing that Sarah Jessica Parker works pretty hard to keep her life balanced as well, and it's too bad that people resent her success. I'm just sayin'. . . .