Reading, Riting & Really Awesome Margaritas: Parents in a Houston suburb are miffed Bachelorette Amber, a local elementary school teacher, took a leave of absence to go on The Bachelor. Personally, I don’t see what the fuss is all about…I think this is a fantastic opportunity to teach the young girls…the future Bachelorettes of the world…that there is indeed somewhere else they can wear their prom dresses again.

Nerd Alert! This chick finished college in a year, and is starting law school in the Fall. Look for her next season on Boston Legal, as Denny Crane’s new love interest.

Next Monday…On A Very Special Dr. Phil House: Alec Baldwin. Just him. In that big house. All alone.

Snoop…Australian For “No Thanks”: Snoop Dogg has been barred from entering Australia after failing a character test. As if that weren’t bad enough, now it’s highly unlikely he’ll be the person responsible for saving the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 anytime soon.

While you were selling copies of your new CD, former American Idol contestant Bucky Covington…Merilee Jones chose to watch The Bachelor instead of taking that valuable time to update her resume…and had the worst week ever!