Morning Hot Flash July 15, 2008

• Maria Shriver uses her double-whammy super-duperhuman powers (as First Lady of California and a Kennedy) to bring in famous people from around the globe to talk about women's empowerment for one day of the year. I hear what you're saying, but one day is a start. Do yourself a favor and get a ticket for whatever you can. It will be AMAZING!

• Dontcha love it when David bests Goliath? Especially when it involves celebrity rags getting scooped by the local paper. Jimmy Olsen rules! Hah!

• It's baaaaa-ck! And I couldn't be happier. This season it's on a 9:00 p.m. so I may actually be awake to watch it.

• Yes, there was a man involved...why else would I be watching MLB's Home Run Derby last night? As often happens when you stretch your wings and discover something new, I discovered a story named Josh Hamilton. Everyone in Hollywood must be trying to get Josh's cell phone number this morning because his story, right down to having his 71 year-old youth league coach throw home run pitches for him at last night's Derby, is made to be an Academy Award-winning film.