Hmmm...gives me a lot of food for thought.

First off, I guess I was wrong to assume. It happens. (Though I thought Gebreselassie was a type of chocolate...or foreign liquor...or foreign chocolate liquor.)

LeBron had the weight of the world on his shoulders in northern Ohio. Granted, he had a right to pack up and head to the Heat. It's his right as an American citizen, an NBA player, and a grown man to play wherever he believes he will be the happiest. What bothers me, and many others, is the way he left - the big press conference, the secrecy, the fact that the Cavaliers were banking on him staying and had no clue what he was up to, and the follow-up "What should I do?" crap that followed.

No, NaOnka's not from my hometown, or even my home state. She's from Los Angeles, as she's pointed out numerous times. She signed up to play the game - and then acted like a self-righteous mo-ron who said she did nothing wrong. Technically, she has the right to quit. However, she seems to lack the understanding of why this affects other people and why people would be upset with her. And yes, if she was going to quit, she really shouldn't have gone on the show - neither she nore the invisible Purple Kelly should have been there. That's two spots that could have been taken by people who would want to be on the show and not just give up because it's raining.

NaOnka, in my experience, is the equivalent of my brother's ex-girlfriend, who's now an ex because he found out through multiple sources that she was cheating on him. And because she threatened to pour bleach in his fish tank if he left. And because she threatened to destroy his things. And because she seemed to feel no remorse whatsoever for cheating. Basically, she's a psycho bitch. NaOnka spits in her tribe's face, including players to whom she relates very well, almost as a mother figure in one case, and she said she owed no one an apology when, let's face it, it would have gone a long way.

Aside from that, NaOnka was one hell of a competitor when she wanted to be. She wasted more potential as a player than, really, anyone in the history of the show. Even other quitters were far less interesting. The only fun thing Osten ever did was hand Jeff liquor and sell his clothes. The only thing Janu did was make a fire on Exile Island. The only thing Kathleen did was feel another woman's breast implants. If she was to go, it should have been because she was held accountable for stealing food, backstabbing other players, and being a total loose cannon. That or she should have been held accountable at F3. Quitting this far into the game is nothing to be proud of.

The fact that she seems to hold herself to an unfathomably low standard is somewhat insulting to anyone who holds him/herself to a standard above "don't poop on the floor."