It's amazing to me that anyone cares.

I suppose it's not really that the mystery of who's so vain has been burning the brains of Americans since 1972. I suppose it's because it's cute that she decided to auction the information off, along with a private performance of the song and a PB and J sandwich. It's for charity, after all, and for that, we'll excuse pretty much any amount of self-importance. But the image of Dick Ebersol signing the $50,000 check and grinning at Carly while Ted Danson, Mike Nichols, and Diane Sawyer chuckle and coo just doesn't sit well with me.

I'm sure that Martha's Vineyard Community Services does important work. I'm sure they'll put the fifty grand to good use, providing child care and rehab for the indigent children of one of America's most infamously impoverished regions. A mere 21% higher than the national average per capita income doesn't go so far as it once did. And what does Carly have to give beyond this precious morsel of information, her time, and a peanut butter sandwich?

If my reckoning is correct, I have given $135 to charity in my life, and have volunteered only once -- for the Michael Dukakis presidential campaign.

Analogcabin @ 12:43 PM
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