My friend’s McPheever

A friend of mine who now works for a San Diego web design firm is a big fan of Katharine McPhee, this year’s American Idol runner-up. Actually, he thought he’s in love with the gorgeous singer—then just recently found out she already has a boyfriend.

But what really got his gall is that McPhee’s boyfriend—a bloke who goes by the name Nick Cokas—is already 41 years old, 19 years older than my friend’s American Idol.

That’s the way it is in Hollywood nowadays, buddy. I mean, check out Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Cher and whatever 12-year-old kid she’s dating now. May-December affairs seem to be the norm in celebrity circles nowadays.

Anyway, he’s still got the McPheever, middle-aged boyfriend or not, and I don’t blame him.