There's a new show on primetime TV called Show Me the Money.

I think a much better show would have been Show Me the Monkey.

I've never been a big fan of downloading ringtones for my cellphone, but I guess it's because I never entertained the notion that I might actually be able to find songs by artists other than Justin Timberlake and Chingy. But a couple days ago, I decided to get crazy and search for a few random favorite artists of mine, and let's just say that someone must have really screwed up somewhere, because there are a couple songs available for downloading that I can almost guarantee no one else in the world has ever heard of, much less considered choosing as the sound they want to hear when someone calls them.

I decided on Goods by Mates of State. It would have been White Collar Boy by Belle and Sebastian, but for some reason the little electronic bastard wouldn't download. I'm quickly learning, however, that selecting a song you like a great deal causes a bit of a problem. Now when people call me, I kind of just sit there listening to my phone ringing instead of answering it. Is this what we've come to in the world? Forget the fact that I now also find myself preferring to text message people instead of actually talk to them. I now choose to decline answering a phone call from a friend in favor of hearing the little sound my phone makes to alert me to their call. The Republicans may no longer be in control of Congress, the economy may be back on track, the terrorists may have no further plans for attack, but somehow I still feel lately that there is something very amiss with our little corner of the 21st Century.