Rant #2,023: You Got the Look

Today, I am going to talk about people who I believe have got "the look."

I can't explain exactly what "the look" is, but they have something that resonates with their audience, including me.

I guess it is a certain self confidence that they project, even if inwardly, they are like you and I, with a lot of self doubt, but they at least project that they are way beyond those things, and have a confident guise.

The first person that I want to talk about who has "the look" is the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge.

Yesterday, he won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in a unanimous vote, one of the few ballplayers ever to do that.

Yes, I guess "the look" includes the fact that he hit 52 home runs during the regular season, that he knocked in over 100 runs, that he score more than 100 runs, etc., but "the look" goes much deeper than that.

Judge, who is just 25 years old, handles himself in an exemplary way that goes way beyond his years. He never talks about himself, always shifting the focus to the team, and he is as humble as can be when put in the position where he has to speak about himself.

When the Rookie of the Year Award was announced yesterday evening, he had his parents with him, and like the commentators said, even at 6 feet seven inches, he will always be their little boy.

And another person with "the look" is someone I have learned to respect for her conciseness, her clarity, and yes--no, don't claim I am sexually harassing her by saying this--her beauty ...

And all of this at 4 a.m. in the morning.

I am talking about news anchor Anne-Marie Green, who helms CBS News' early morning broadcast at that ungodly hour of the morning during weekdays.

Having been at her post since early 2013, Green presents the news in an easy to understand way, in particular for people who are just getting up from bed.

She appears to be quite laid back--maybe it is because she is Canadian--but she has a nice speaking voice, and never overloads viewers with too much information, preferring the direct approach to reporting news.

And she doesn't overdo it in the fashion department, either. Where so many of these female news anchors seemingly dress not for presenting the news, but for a night out on the town, Green keeps it simple and light in her choice of apparel, and that is the right choice for this broadcast.

And she is 46 years of age, looks about 26, and she is kinda cute (again, no harassment charges against me, just stating what I see from my male point of view).

Yes, she has "the look" by my definition.

Personally, I do not have "the look."

I feel tired, burnt out, worn out from worry over my job, and my back right at the moment is bothering me.

I try to put on a good face about it, but right now, as we enter the holiday season, I am probably not at my best.

I am in the middle of a period of drudgery, and heaven knows that if I could--and if my wife could--I would retire, and live out my life as I see fit, on my own terms.

But I can't do it, my wife can't do it, so we just have to go with the flow.

My sanctuary is home, and when I get home from a long day at the job, that is probably the only place I have "the look."

Congratulations to Judge and Green, they seem to have "the look."

I am not comparing myself to them, but at this point in my life, "the look" probably went the way of Look magazine--a nice memory, but it doesn't exist anymore.

Yes, I am the hamster on the wheel in the cage, just going on and on without getting anywhere, but at least I do have my family and my health, so while I don't have what I define as "the look," I do have some things that are elusive to so many others.

So yes, I should stop complaining.

Done.