Reflecting on what America’s been talking about the last 7 days.

Winter Olympics in full swing - Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn win gold, U.S. curling team tries to educate country that "ours is not a sport about hair products".

Olympics Torch malfunctions during opening ceremonies - U.S. officials accuse Jamaican bobsled team of shenanigans.

"Family Guy"makes fun of disabled children in new episode - Series creator Seth MacFarlane gets text message from Darth Vader asking for his soul back.

Southwest Airlines kicks Kevin Smith off flight for being "too large" - That actually happened to me once, except I was in a canoe.

Daytona 500 is run - Officials admit the "500" stands for how many people watch it on TV.

Tiger Woods holds press conference to "apologize" - Wait, for what?  Tiger Woods did something wrong?  Why hasn't anyone been talking about it?

Hollywood Week wraps up on "American Idol" - "Group Day" was especially rough this year.  According to reports, there may have been one or two contestants who were only looking out for themselves.

"Valentine's Day" wins weekend box office but scores low with audiences - Female moviegoers disappointed after realizing film did not star any dreamy vampires.

I've never gotten a "tat" for two reasons: 1) My mom said she would cut off whatever appendage I got one on, and 2) I generally don't trust biker-looking dudes with needles.  Still, if I was going to get one I would want to be creative while expressing something true to my core beliefs.  Which is exactly why it would be a "Beaker" tat.

You know Beaker, the "mee-mee" Muppet that Dr. Bunsen Honeydew kicks around with such glee?  That's the one.  I'd get the ink to show the world my support for oppressed puppet sidekicks.  You know the ones: Beaker. Ernie. That cowboy dude that Howdy Doody bossed around.

In the meantime, I'll be admiring this dude's commitment to spreading the word about misunderstood percussive maniacs...