Well, some of you were probably wondering if I had disappeared off the face of the planet. Some of you probably took this opportunity to celebrate the fact that I had vanished for a few weeks. I am sorry to disappoint you, but here I am to make you cringe once again. I have been in Florida for a few weeks, and I have to say, it couldn’t have come at a better time. From what I hear, Detroit saw as much snow as Michael Irvin had in his car last week, and the temperature dropped into the “not this s--- again” territory.

Excuse me while I gloat about the 70 and 80 degree weather I got to experience, but I did seem to miss a little bit... music related and otherwise. Anticipating the bitter cold, and almost ready to turn my car back around and head home, I realized the following things:

Steve Mariucci was fired: Wow! I could feel the ass whupping that the Lions took on Thanksgiving all the way from the Florida Keys. It was a sad day for all Lions fans. So, General Manager Matt Millen did the right thing, and fired himself. Oh wait! That's in MY fantasy world. Actually, coach Steve Mariucci was let go in another episode of idiocy that is the Detroit Lions. Why don’t we all petition to have Matt Millen fired, before we start letting go people that are not the root of all the problems the Lions have inherited. So, with the way the Lions are playing, Michigan’s horrible loss to Ohio State, and freakin’ Akron playing in the Motor City Bowl, it ought to be a fun December for football in this state.

Nick & Jessica Are Separated: Now, this was the worst kept secret since Jennifer Aniston was making out with Vince Vaughn, and they still denied that they were a couple. She hadn’t been seen with him in months. Rumor has it that he is sleeping on USC quarterback Matt Leinart’s college apartment couch. That is a steep drop for Mr. Lachey. But when you where in a group called 98 Degrees; things can only get colder. Wow, was that a bad pun or what! My prediction: Jessica’s in a compromising video tape within a year (bonus points if sister Ashlee appears in it too), and Nick retreats into a Unabomber type existence until the Boy Band Nostalgia Tour of 2020.

Scott Stapp Decided to Fight 311: Now, talk about news from the year 2000. Even though I like 311, their names haven’t been mentioned in any news story since then. And the last time Scott Stapp made news headlines, he was getting his holier-than-thou ass kicked by his ex-wife, of all people. So, in Los Angeles, Step and members of 311 were staying in the same hotel, and Step confronted 311, and started wailing like Ron Arteste. This could be the worst case of album promotion I have seen in a long time. I am still waiting for the next Paris Hilton sex tape to come out, right before her album comes out. I think for once in my life, I would rather listen to Scott Stapp. What happened to the peaceful Stapp? Guess that man went a little overboard when he realized no one can stand Creed….

Ok, now that I am back in Michigan, if I ever hear the following songs again, it will be too soon:

• Black Eyed Peas- “My Humps”
• Kelly Clarkson- “Because of You”
• Fall out Boy- “Sugar, We’re Going Down”
• T-Pain- “I’m Sprung”

If I hear any of these songs ever, ever, ever again, please put me out of my misery, I won't fight a bit. Not hearing those songs every 15 minutes is the only reason I am glad to be back in Michigan. Happy December.