i think i've heard everything. now.

okay, so you know how lately when someone famous does something wrong or stupid or dumb he/she uddenly checks into rehab? i mean first we had tom foley going into rehab to atone for his playfulness with congressional pages. mel, of course, hit rehab because he doesn't like jewish people. then the mayor of san fran noted he, too, had to hit rehab - because of an affair with a staffer's wife. dr. burke hit rehab because he doesn't like gay men. lindsay, of course, hit rehab because she doesn't like not drinking til she's 21. and brit brit may or may not have hit rehab for a third time because, of course, she needs some sort of excuse for marrying k-fed, not wearing panties, and hanging out with paris hilton.

it's like rehab has become the fall guy for stupidity and/or making excuses. but back in the day, when i was, you know, a student and all, it wasn't an addition to drugs or alcohol or sex and the ensuing rehab stint that was the fall guy. it was the learning disability or ADHD.

so after months and months of celebrities and politicians stealing the rehab-fall-guy thunder, it looks like we're back to the learning disability as fall guy. apparently, the learning disability is taking a lot of flack, too, as it's blamed for this poor boy's tumble out a window.