We almost had Anna Nicole buried. But no, her mom filed an appeal and her body is still in Florida, decaying as we speak.

My fiancé was delivering furniture on Wednesday and nearly every household he visited was tuned into the courtroom drama of who would get custody of her remains.

Judge Seindlin was entertaining all by himself. Do I smell another courtroom reality show? Move over Judy and Joe.

In other news this week, Britney was in and out of rehabs fast enough to make your head spin. No one’s saying who has the kids and mom drops her off for yet another try at sobriety.

Well, they say the first step is admitting you have a problem.

The problem I have is that these news stories, normally relegated to E! News and Insider, have now taken over the news giants of FOX and CNN.

Is there nothing more pressing to talk about?

What’s going on in Iraq?

Well, if you’re like most people, you have no idea because your life has been taken over by the burning questions: “Who is the father of Dannielynn?” and “Tsk, tsk, what happened to Britney? She looked so cute in those Mickey ears”

No one is talking about North Korea, Iran, global warming or AIDS or any of the other dull, boring things going on in the world every day that truly have the capacity of affecting our lives as we know them.

When is the last time you asked yourself where in the world is Osama bin Laden?

Gas prices are slowly creeping back up to ridiculous and no one seems to notice. Several major oil companies again reported record profits last quarter — money from your and my pockets.

The powers that be that run our country couldn’t get together and agree on the items on a pizza for lunch. Where did all the bi-partisan talk go? Or doing what’s best for us?

Perhaps a bit of diversion is good for us. To focus on the woes of the world all the time could possibly lead to depression. We are already in danger of suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Maybe that soldier over there in the Middle East watching all these shenanigans on his or her laptop is getting a much-needed diversion from their everyday life. I hope so.