Dancing with the... umm... stars.

Okay, now that they've voted off the people with any real claim to fame, what have we got left and what reality show would they be appropriate for in the future?

A. Shawn Johnson: Little Magilla Gorilla Jr. She's a gymnast. I'd never heard of her before I started watching Dancing with the Stars to see Ty Murray. To be a gymnast you have to perform to music. You have to deal with choreography. Not ONCE has this kid looked like anything other than a muscle bound gymnast on that dance floor. There has been no grace there and those arm movements, impressive in a gym or boxing ring, have no business getting anything greater than a 7 in a dancing competition. Perhaps they'll develop a show called "Boxing with muscle bound children destined to be severely arthritic" just for her. I have a hard time believing that her "fan base" is larger than Lil' Kim's.

B. Melissa Rycroft: The town cryer. She's a professional cheerleader (that's dance, of a sort, people). According to her own little bio video for DWTS she's been taking dance since she was a toddler. UMM.. Did I miss them change the name of the show to Professional Dancers Dancing with Professional Dancers? As far as I can tell, her only claim to fame is that she lined up with a bunch of other gold diggers (yes, that's what you call that) and got dumped on national television. WTH did she expect? You don't find true love when you're choosing out of a field of ONE so she's either a gold digger or a moron, either way she's not a star but she is a professional dancer. So, perhaps ABC will invent a vehicle for Melissa called "Are there people who stupidly think that someone can actually fall in love on command for a national audience or are they just gold diggers?".

C. Gilles Marini: Actor, at least that's what they tell me, I've never heard of him. To be fair, this season of DWTS has been my first foray into network television since my friend Cheryl's TV show got cancelled and before that Frasier. So if all the acting you're famous for is bad network TV, chances are good I haven't heard of you. I don't know how much acting training Gilles has had, but well rounded actors have had at least some dance because it's hard to get acting work and the more entertainment skills you have, the more marketable you are, and if you went to school for your acting you damned sure had dance classes. Perhaps a show for Giles called "Best Dancers Ever Beaten by Height Impaired, Clunky Boxing Gorillas" would be suitable.

Of all the trumped up undeserving pieces of garbage I have ever sat through, this one takes the cake. I should have stopped after watching Ty's Lindy Hop because once again that dance was GREAT and worth watching several times, but nooooo I watched to see Gilles take home the trophy. Never in my wildest dreams did I think little miss "OH was I supposed to be graceful??? I thought I was just supposed to out muscle Mike Tyson and then stick the landing!" win. Whatever...

Newer video of the baby!

She gets stronger every day and she's giving her momma and me more grey hairs.

FINALLY! It's a girl!