Lee and Paul | March 11, 2009

If you haven’t noticed by now, this week we have been talking about addiction. Now this subject is so rich that we could literally write about it everyday for years and not repeat ourselves. One of the best Petri dishes in the in vivo experiment we call life for addictions are celebrities. Apparently, when you mix artistry with sycophants and self-entitlement, you win a one way ticket to rehab. This week’s Celebrity Smackdown is those individuals who take their addictions as part of being in the limelight. The same assholes who cash their fat check, sign autographs and sell memorabilia and insist they are not role models.

Category: Celebrity Smackdown | 4 Comments »
Tags: Addiction, celebrity, Charles Barkley

Lee and Paul | March 10, 2009

Addictions. We use this word like a punch line, as if one addiction is better than another. As a parent, we need to be very aware that addiction has a very specific genetic component which, combined with socialization with your child, can create uber-addicts (pardon the lack of umlauts) with an addiction with the strength of an e-bola virus. Don’t fool yourself, your kids see what you’re doing and those little vices you have will have a vice grip on your kids in the future.

Category: Kids and why you can't kill them | 2 Comments »
Tags: Addiction, Relationship

Lee and Paul | January 21, 2009

 
 
    
     We pride ourselves on being open minded and socially quite liberal.  We voted for gay rights and have marched for gay marriage.  Our children see being gay as normal which is amazing since none of our gay friends even approximate that.  The argument that being gay is a choice is as intelligent as guns [...]

Category: Celebrity Smackdown | 1 Comment »
Tags: Addiction, Lindsay Lohan, Relationship