2008 Woodie Awards
Pop 20: Random acts of stupidity
Aaron Sagers ; MCT
Issue date: 3/7/07 Section: Life
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What were you thinking?
That was the question the older generation asked as my college-age cousin recounted his tale of an all-night drive to see a girl at a party _ only to drive home all day the following morning to make it back to school in time for mid-terms.
Since it's only been a few years since I was his age, I don't bother asking the question. I know what he was thinking:
I'm young, it's an adventure, I might get some loving and _ perhaps above all else _ it will make a really good story.
Even though I am a little older now, I'm still not quite immune to random acts of adventuring and stupidity.
It wasn't that long ago that I woke up after a long night and began my day with a Twinkies-and-beer breakfast with a cigar topper. Remember Bill Murray's gluttonous "I'm a god. I'm not The god" diner scene in Groundhog Day? That was me.
Stupid as it was, it pales next to the time I was visiting a friend in New York City (albeit post-Giuliani cleanup) and wandered the streets at night before taking a 4 a.m. nap in Port Authority because I didn't feel like returning to her Brooklyn apartment.
These were foolish moves, sure, and I wouldn't advise anyone else to do the same. But I knew what I was thinking, and in the end, they made for good stories that spiced up my suburban, middle-class, white-kid experiences.
Which brings me to Andy Reid's kids. Garrett and Britt Reid, the 23- and 21-year-old sons of the Philadelphia Eagles's coach, have recently found themselves in a heap of trouble possibly brought on themselves by a series of stupid choices.
On Feb. 16, Garrett was arraigned on misdemeanor assault, drug possession and other charges from a Jan. 30 traffic accident caused while enjoying his smacks (and not the honey variety represented by Dig 'Em Frog), along with some other fun drugs.
Meanwhile, his bro Britt is facing felony charges of carrying a handgun without a license, allegedly threatening a motorist with it as well as charges of "making terroristic threats and possession of a controlled substance."
That was the question the older generation asked as my college-age cousin recounted his tale of an all-night drive to see a girl at a party _ only to drive home all day the following morning to make it back to school in time for mid-terms.
Since it's only been a few years since I was his age, I don't bother asking the question. I know what he was thinking:
I'm young, it's an adventure, I might get some loving and _ perhaps above all else _ it will make a really good story.
Even though I am a little older now, I'm still not quite immune to random acts of adventuring and stupidity.
It wasn't that long ago that I woke up after a long night and began my day with a Twinkies-and-beer breakfast with a cigar topper. Remember Bill Murray's gluttonous "I'm a god. I'm not The god" diner scene in Groundhog Day? That was me.
Stupid as it was, it pales next to the time I was visiting a friend in New York City (albeit post-Giuliani cleanup) and wandered the streets at night before taking a 4 a.m. nap in Port Authority because I didn't feel like returning to her Brooklyn apartment.
These were foolish moves, sure, and I wouldn't advise anyone else to do the same. But I knew what I was thinking, and in the end, they made for good stories that spiced up my suburban, middle-class, white-kid experiences.
Which brings me to Andy Reid's kids. Garrett and Britt Reid, the 23- and 21-year-old sons of the Philadelphia Eagles's coach, have recently found themselves in a heap of trouble possibly brought on themselves by a series of stupid choices.
On Feb. 16, Garrett was arraigned on misdemeanor assault, drug possession and other charges from a Jan. 30 traffic accident caused while enjoying his smacks (and not the honey variety represented by Dig 'Em Frog), along with some other fun drugs.
Meanwhile, his bro Britt is facing felony charges of carrying a handgun without a license, allegedly threatening a motorist with it as well as charges of "making terroristic threats and possession of a controlled substance."
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