Let's talk about feelings.

I have some confessions to make.

There are celebrities and other prominent people who seem to arouse a great deal of rancor from people I love and respect, yet I don't find them nearly as annoying.

I'm not saying I love these people, or are fans of their shows or whatever, but they just don't cause me the same level of discomfort that they do to others.

Rachel Ray, for instance. I can understand she's a bit ubiquitous, and has a loud, raspy voice, but I don't see why people hate her so much. I don't have a problem with her recipes, and she doesn't seem mean-spirited or anything. But, to each his or her own.

This one will cause people to turn purple and convulse, but I don't hate Dr. Phil. I know you can come up with thousands of reasons why I should hate him, and I won't disagree with any of them. He just doesn't affect me like he does other people, I guess. Maybe it's because he dots his sanctimony with colorful phrases, which I like. I like colorful phrases.

Finally, Larry King. I don't watch him, but he seems too bland to be annoying. Is it the suspenders? So he's old and marries young women -- at least he doesn't create a creepy TV show about it like Hugh Hefner.