Well I was eager to get this new project going this will give you an idea of how it's going to work. Found a news story that kinda made me do a double take. Here it is first, from the AP

Lance Armstrong Comforts Dana Reeve's Son
Thu Mar 09, 5:44 PM ET

Lance Armstrong spent Wednesday morning comforting 13-year-old Will Reeve, less than two days after his mother, Dana Reeve, died of lung cancer.

"I would say that his spirits were pretty good considering that, in the last 18 months, he's lost his father, his mother and his grandmother," Armstrong told syndicated entertainment show "Inside Edition."

"In situations like this," Armstrong said, "all you can do is say, `Hey buddy, I'm here if you want to go hang out, if you want to play games, whatever you want to do, I'm here.'"

Will's father, Christopher Reeve, died in October 2004 from complications from an infection. The former "Superman" actor was nearly totally paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995.

Armstrong said he became close to Will during his mother's illness and the two spent time together during the last few months.

"I love hanging with him," the cyclist said. "I never thought I'd say that about a 13-year-old, but he's a great kid. He's a big sports fan. He's an athlete himself. Will is not your normal 13-year-old. He's a smart, well-adjusted, mature, humble kid."

Dana Reeve was her husband's constant companion and supporter during the ordeal of his rehabilitation, winning worldwide admiration. With him, she became an activist in the search for a cure for spinal-cord injuries.

The Christopher Reeve Foundation is yet to announce plans for a funeral.

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Here's what I'm thinking.

Why the hell is this news? I mean don't get me wrong here I am happy that Will Reeve has found a friend to help him through this terrible time in his life. I am glad that THAT friend is someone like Lance who has survived cancer and understands how difficult all this must be for WIll. But come on this is a 13 year old kid who has lost both of his parents within a year. I worry I guess that I am defeating my purpose posting this here but I had to show you the lunacy of this situation.

Grief is a bitch to get through once I can't imagine what it must be like for this kid to go through it twice in less that a year with the two people deceased being his mom and dad. I realize that Chris and Dana were heavyweights in hollywood and advocates for positive change but when is enough enough? We now as a society find it important to know what a 13 years old kid is doing on his free time while going through this turbulent time? What is next> When is it too much?

I am not usually the one to jump to the defence of a celebrity cause they signed off on being stars they know the sacrifices that go along with it. Well Will Reeve didn't sign off on anything he didn't just wake up one day and say hmmmmm I think I will take advantage of the possible publicity of my parents dying by hanging out with Lance Armstrong. And come on Lance obviously isn't having a walk in the park either. Leave em alone let them do what they do and keep it out of the public eye. Don't we have better things to be reading about in the dirt sheets? Like Jessica Simpson orrrrrr,,,,,,,,,,,,something?

What's your take?