Reality according to Hollywood:

A baseball player on the plate can look up into a crowd of thousands, and immediately spot their loved one. The pitcher will politely wait for him to wave, and flash him a look of determination, before he throws the pitch.

A detective can only solve a case when he has been suspended from duty.

All grocery bags contain at least one baguette.

Breakups can be resolved by chasing the other person down the street, embarrassing them at work, or turning up at the airport just before they board their flight. Awwwwww.

As you know, this week just elapsed was Secretaries' Week. And wasn't it sweet when a CO so sweetly commented to my Comd's PA: "Without you I can't play golf." Sure makes life worth living.

And Bill Watterson demonstrated his knack for understanding NSFs by saying through Calvin, his 6-year-old alter-ego: "A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do."

Here's more food for thought, especially for war-mongers. Interestingly, the word "monger" comes from the French word mongue, or "to eat". Do we really live on conflict made so palatable?
"War doesn't determine who's right - it determines who's left."