When I got on the Internet this morning I was surprised to see in the news headlines that the parents of “the balloon boy” are being brought up on legal charges in relation to the drama that occurred when the entire country got wrapped up in the search and rescue mission of their son who was supposedly in a runaway balloon, when in fact he was safe at home hiding in their garage’s attic.

I had heard that this family was trying to get their own reality show on television. Well, it looks like now they’ve got one – just not a paid one! I wonder, though, if a few years down the road they end up with a paid one anyway! I hope not – this grandstanding effort should not be rewarded with good fortune!