Dr. Phil

Every once in a while, to unsettle my mind and upset my stomach, I watch Dr. Phil. Today the show featured 3 couples, each one in serious marital trouble, and each one worse than the last.

Apparently (I missed most of the action, which I think had gone on for days) there were a series of "tasks or challenges," that the couples undertook, a competition in which a "winner" was declared for each. One of them won 4 out of 5, or 5 out of 6--- I forget. That husband and the wife admitted on camera that they had each been cheating on the other before the wedding, and since. Perhaps even during the ceremony for all I know.

And the reward the overall "winners" received for their behavior? Two all expense trips, one valued at $25-thousand dollars, and the other to a private tropical island in Fiji. Dr. Phil also, jolly helpful soul that he is, gave them a check for $20-thousand dollars, to spend any way they wish.

These are the values America's number one self-help, self-rehabilitation guru rewards. Amen.