Monday, July 11, 2011

The Name Game Follow Up - Celebrity Babies

David and Victoria Beckham had a baby today. She is the first girl after three boys, and many were waiting to hear what name the Spice Girl had bestowed upon her.  It is spicy...Harper Seven Beckham.  Seven is a curious middle name and after David Beckham had posted the name, comments ranged from "interesting" to "What were they thinking?".  Seven isn't so bad.  Seven was the number on Beckham's jersey when he played soccer in England.  If they were merely considering it, perhaps the fact that she was born at 7:55 a.m. on 7-11-11 and weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. helped take the name over the top!  It does seem that seven is her lucky number. 

Celebrities continue the trend of picking unique names for their little ones.  That can be a double edged sword, but the Beckhams seem to have achieved uniqueness without getting too crazy with it.  Kate Hudson had a baby boy as well.  What will it be Kate?  And speaking of Kate...bets are already being made on the name of the first royal baby born to William and Kate.  Of course, with them, tradition will likely dictate that it will be named for a previous royal.  There's no explaining the intense fascination with English royals here in the U.S.  As we speak, William and Kate are touring Southern California and wowing the locals.  The Royal Baby watch is on.  What do you think of celebrity baby names?

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

There Is No Justice

I want to believe that our justice system works.  I really do.  But I think that's just a fantasy we all believe in order to pass for a civilized society.  O.J. taught us to doubt.  Casey taught us that there is no justice.  Jose Baez took the case for free to make a name for himself.  He certainly did that.  Who knew the name Jose Baez before this trial?  Apparently it's all a game.  In this game, Baez wins and a baby loses.  Baez will go down in the judicial history books for being able to get a guilty client off free and clear.  It doesn't seem to bother him that he is defending someone who patently lies and has no conscience.  Casey didn't really win.  She may be free to move about the country, but she will never be free of the stigma.  At some point, karma will catch up with her.   Her parents didn't win.  They lost a granddaughter.  If people stood outside their home with "baby killer" signs before, what happens now that Casey will likely be freed? 

I asked my son what he thought of the announcement and what it taught him.  He said, "It taught me that anyone can kill a child and lie and get away with it".  If she was guilty of lying and they knew it, then how could her defense be believable?  Three years and a tremendous amount of money and manpower wasted.  Could the jury not see what the rest of the world saw?  Or did they just want to get home after two months of being sequestered?  After the verdict was read, Jose Baez stated that he was going to go home and tell his little daughter that he saved a life today.  He did save the life of Casey Anthony.  Too bad he wasn't there to save Caylee's life.  After all, isn't his reputation for winning more important than the life of a child?