Am I The Only One With Any Sense?

I did not originally intend to use this blog to air my feelings about current events. But then I considered that sometimes writing is occasionally about current events. So here I go.
In a top article that I wrote for the website Helium I discussed finding different sources for writing inspiration. Some of my favorite sources are news articles. Especially the News Of The Weird column written by Tom Tomorrow. People do the craziest things. But there is always more to any news story that you don’t hear or read about. Yes, the fool wrote his stick up note on the back of an envelope addressed to him. But what was he doing yesterday? Does he have any kids? What does he eat for breakfast? What events lead up to that moment of stupidity? Those questions, in my mind, make for excellent fodder for a short story.
So, my question is, what makes an attractive, assumingly intelligent, 17 year old girl take a job as a nanny in Rob Lowe’s house? I understand that at the age of 17, you would not have been around when Rob Lowe got in trouble for inappropriate relations with 17 year old twins (they were 17, right?). But before taking the job, you must have heard about it. Was there not someone in your family that said, “Hey, wait. Are you sure that you want to do that?” Wasn’t there someone who cared enough to ask you to think twice?
This is right along the lines of letting your 14 year old daughter go to R Kelly for a job as his personal assistant, or sending your 7 year old son to Michael Jackson for a job to clean out Bubbles’ cage. Or maybe even, anyone really, going to Bill Clinton for a job as his personal cigar tester. Sorry, I couldn’t think of anything better.
So what was she thinking? And why does she come out now complaining about an outcome that was inevitable from the beginning? What events lead up to this moment? What events lead up to the moment when she decided to accept the job? And most importantly, was there a video camera involved this time?
If anyone is reading this, it would be great if you could write a little short story in the comments area describing your idea about this girl’s background. I don’t mean whatever you read about her on MSN or Yahoo. But the stuff that they leave out. They’re always going to leave out any kind of negative things about her. She’s the victim. They’re not going to make her look bad. I’m not asking you to make her look bad. But just interesting.

Just a sidebar, here. I was just watching the movie “8 Seconds” with Luke Perry. I couldn’t help but wonder, do cowboys where cups when they ride those bulls? And if so, how do they fit it under those tight jeans? And if they don’t how do they subsequently have children?
Talk amongst yourselves.