It's not easy being Sheen

   So I'm sitting in my living room with my Dad flipping back and forth between two basketball games; Lakers vs Heat, and Notre Dame vs Cincinnati.  I have been patiently waiting for both of these games because I would like to see the Irish win and move up in the rankings (considering Pitt lost to Uconn earlier today) and I would LOVE to see the Heat continue their losing streak.  As I sit here thinking about something to type a new flash about the infamous Charlie Sheen came across the TV screen.  Now before going any further I must preface by saying I haven't followed the Sheen craze too closely, but like everyone else I haven't been able to hide my eyes from the erie present of Sheen in the media.   I can't help but be interested in the self destructive behavior, and commentary that has accompanied Mr. Sheen over the past few weeks.  Now I could simply express my opinion on the whole issue, and what I believe should happen concerning the near future of Sheen, however I feel it would be more interesting and enlightening (to me at least) to find some connection between the opening of this blog and my endless rant that has someone ended up in left field with Charlie Sheen as the outfielder.  

     Do we care more about winners, or do we focus our energy on those we would rather see fail?  Contemplating this question, I have to admit that I have been much more interested in the Heat losing than the Irish winning.  Is this just me? If it was, why is Charlie Sheen plaster all over the media?   Despite the number of time the word "Winning" has come out of Mr. Sheen's mouth, to the rest of society it is clear he is losing.  He is losing his family, he is losing whatever chance he has at continuing his career, and according to many psychologist he is losing his mind.  I realize that when Sheen first started his downfall it was news, change to the norm, and therefore it constituted mass media coverage.  However with it being two weeks into this one man reality show I can't help but think we all just want to see how low Charlie Sheen can go.  It's very similar to my own interest in seeing how long the Heat's losing steak will go.   Do we hope for losers?  

      Reflecting on the most popular reality TV episodes, the hottest new stories and the most followed sports stories all finger seem to point towards the negative.  Why is this?  Do we need to focus on other people's misfortune to make us feel fortunate?  Are we a generally pessimistic society that is drawn to the half empty glasses around us?    Are we the ever eager eyes that have influence the fall of Charlie Sheen?  After all, he is getting more camera time now than he ever did as a successful actor.  So if we are measuring success by the time spend on a TV screen, he is the most successful actor of the past two weeks.  Maybe we need to praise a more optimistic outlook.  

      I have heard "No news is good news".  I think we have let go of that mindset.  Now a more accurate saying is "Bad news makes good news".  I'm wondering "is there room for good news". I'm sure there is, we just need to share Charlie Sheen's camera time with something a little bit more uplifting.