Celebrity DNA For Sale

As a futurist, I see the lines on ethics and reproductive technology becoming blurred as we progress. We will eventually arrive at the day, when we have a DNA auction like e-Bay.

Suppose you are a childless mother and your ovaries are aching and you want a baby. But you don't want just any old baby. Andy you don't even want a genetically-engineered blue-eyed blonde baby. Suppose you are a young woman who adores Justin Bieber, and you want his baby.

You click on the DNA exchange, and buy his DNA. Your doctor modifies one of the mothers ovum, injects it with the celebrity DNA and implants in it her uterus. The celebrity pockets a cool $25,000 each time this happens.

Of course, the celebrities will have to watch out for fans pulling off a strand of their hair and sending it to a lab to isolate the DNA, and surreptitiously copy it.

It will be an interesting time. You can tell the age of a person by who he or she looks like. Where is this all going to lead? Myself, I think that it will lead the human race dumbing down. Imagine a whole generation of androgynous Justin Biebers walking around.

Cosmological Cabbage Paparazzi And Stress Relief from Mokena Illinois

I was doing my usual beach walk yesterday, and came across the above scene. I am not sure what was going on, but I think that someone was filming a webinar, or podcast or Youtube video. With the amount of celebrities in the Bahamas, you never know who is famous and who is not. It was at this exact spot that I saw Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas jogging. I didn't engage the people to find out who the woman is what they are doing.

On the walk back, I found a stress relief ball. It is from Crown Painting.

I checked them out. They are located in Mokena Illinois near Chicago. Crown Painting folks, if you are ever back in the Bahamas, don't come looking for your stress ball. Finders keepers!

Final Slew of Pics From The Michael Jordan Invitational 2010

Here is the final slew of pictures from the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational that was held last weekend on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Brian Baumgartner strides past the leader board as spectators seek Wayne Gretzky's autograph:

Eric Dickerson and actor Alan Thicke on the 18th green:

Speedskater Dan Jansen (in the red shirt) discusses his pitch to the green with teammate Stone Phillips of NBC.

Vince Coleman drives the ball as Michael Jordan looks on:

Wayne Gretzky has a cell phone moment coming off the 9th green:

Gretzky puts as Jordan looks on:

Vince Coleman on the ninth green:

Jordan contemplates his putt with the ever present Cuban cigar in his mouth:

Dr. J, Julius Erving has an uphill putt:

Brett Hull smiles for the camera coming off the number 4 green:

Big Ben Roethlisberger lines up his putt, as Janet Gretzky in black looks on:

Roethlisberger and Roger Clemens wait to putt:

Here are the official results:

1. Smoltz / Erving $40,000

2. Young / Chastain $30,000

3. Lemieux / Piazza $24,000

T4. Clemens / Roethlisberger $17,000

T4. Coleman / Baumbgartner $17,000

T6. Hull / J. Gretzky $13,000

8. Taylor / Oakley $10,000

9. Allen / Hamm $8,000

T10. Crudup / Everhart $3,500

T10. Griffey Jr. / Mourning $3500

T10. O'Neill / Cheadle $3500

13. Lofton /Show $2500

14. Doleman / Dent $2500

15. Dickerson / Thicke $2500

T16. Jansen / Phillips $2500

18. Hardaway / Tucke $2500

19. Quinn / Alexander $2500

I believe that all of the winnings are donated to charity.

This was the last of the Michael Jordan Invitationals to be held in the Bahamas. It was a ten year run. Insiders tell me that next year the venue will be Las Vegas.

Another Tranche of Golfing Celebrity Pictures

As promised, here are some more pics from the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational 2010 held at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star Mario Lemieux:

Pitcher John Smoltz (Grant Show from Melrose Place is in the red shirt in the background):

John Smoltz and basketball legend Dr. J Julius Erving:

MVP Catcher Mike Piazza (the woman bending over in the background is soccer Olympian Brandi Chastain):

Marcus Allen driving at the tee box:

Brett Hull putts as Janet Gretzky watches:
I will post the final tranche of photos tomorrow.

Marcus Allen on the Driving Range -- Michael Jordan Invitational 2010

Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen(left) is on the driving range at the Ocean Club, getting swing pointers from a golf pro (blue shirt in center). This was taken at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Tournament on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Brian Baumgartner at the Michael Jordan Invitational 2010

Below is a pic of Brian Baumgartner at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Television viewers are more likely to remember him looking the photo below from his hit TV series The Office.
In the television series, he plays a character called Kevin Malone.

It is 7:33 AM and raining outside on this Saturday morning. It is not sunny at all. I hope it clears in time for the tee offs.

Since the venue is only five minutes from our house, I think that I will go and take some more pics tomorrow if the weather cooperates.