New look...

I played around with my graphics programs on the eye and liked how it turned out so decided to develop a new look for the blog to use it. What does everyone think. If the majority hate it, I can change it back. It's all about you, you know.

Stars Without Makeup...

Anybody watch this? It was like a bad car accident, you want to look away and can't. I found myself getting more and more pissed off, yet I kept watching.
What was with the whole "omg! Here she is getting her OWN groceries!" section? Is going to the grocery store some sort of violation of the celebrity code? And who in the hell would spend literally HOURS getting done up to head to the local grocery? They kept comparing the red carpet pictures with the ones of the celebs hauling food. Pulease!
These are human beings and shows like this just point out the ridiculous expectations we have of celebrities. They aren't always working. They aren't always beautiful. And for God's sake, William Shatner is in his 70's! He's allowed to have a gut and some wrinkles.
...yet I watched...it's sad.

English is strange...

There are many examples of anomalies in the English language, but for some reason this one is bothering me this morning...

Why is the past tense of fly different for different usages? The bird FLEW over the tree, but the batter FLIED out to center field. Flied just sounds WRONG! Baseball announcers sound idiotic when they say it, yet it is correct.

In memory of....

This is an extension of Jess' ribbon rant.
I can understand someone grieving. I can understand a memorial of some sort to honor someone who has passed away. But what is with the "In Loving Memory of..." stickers in everyone's car windows????
My first thought is that the person died and they bought the hot new wheels with the insurance money. How can a vehicle (which depreciates by 20% just because you bought it) be a worthy memorial to someone's memory.
I honestly don't know what they are about. Are they like a ribbon, in that they are in support of a cause? Are these words of remembrance for someone killed by a drunk driver? Please inform me because I find them offensive.
Grieving is normal. Advertising it in the window of your SUV while you hurtle down the Interstate is not.

Damaging?

Here's the latest left wing attempt to damage Bush. It's in the NY Times, no less, so if there was the possibility of doing damage, they would be swinging for the fences.
The best they could do was that he "all but" admitted smoking pot as a kid. Did he ever say he didn't? Did he light up at a state dinner? Show me anyone who grew up in the 60's or 70's who didn't try it once or twice and I'll show you a liar.
The only other "damaging" thing was that he wouldn't "kick gays". The article claims that it will hurt his conservative support. What?? Does the Times really think that conservatives want to "kick gays"? A small faction of extreme right wingers would like complete oppression. That's not the main conservative voting force.
The Times wraps up the article with a quote, "...the five turning points in my life. Accepting Christ. Marrying my wife. Having children. Running for governor. And listening to my mother." Damaging?? I don't think so.

New meaning...

This gives new meaning to the phrase "God works in mysterious ways."

Grammy...

Bill Clinton won a Grammy tonight. Please check hell...must be frosty. Is there NO level of political sucking up that celebs won't do?? Between that and the constant and repetitive back patting for tsunami relief, the entire thing was nauseating.

North Korea...

North Korea has announced that they have nukes. I wonder what was gained by this announcement? If they truly do have them what possible advantage do they have to saying they do? Is it meant as a deterent to attack? How about being a decent country as a deterent to attack? What a concept! If they don't really have weapons, why put yourself into that arena? Now the world will be looking to sanction them - or worse - head in there and get rid of the nukes.

Seems to me the announcement was not a savvy political move regardless of whether it is valid.

What an endorsement...

Geraldo Rivera interviewed Michael Jackson is now proclaiming his innocence. I heard an interview with Rivera where he said that MJ is sincere and that he completely believes that he should be acquitted.

Wow - what a ringing endorsement. This from the guy whose talk show laid the foundation for Jerry Springer's format. This from a guy that no matter how "mainstream" he has tried to be in reporting from Iraq, you always feel as though he's a pretender. Oh yeah--and this from a guy who staked his journalistic "reputation" because he was convinced that there was a huge discovery to be had in Al Capone's vault. How'd that work out for you Geraldo??

Leave my spinners alone!

There is proposed legislation to ban spinning hubcaps in Iowa. Apparently the esteemed Representative from Council Bluffs considers them a hazard because he was too stupid to figure out that a vehicle stopped at a stop sign was "really" stopped because his hubcaps were spinning. Give me a freaking break. What a waste of my tax dollars to be arguing this crap. Any idiot that can't figure out that a one and half ton vehicle is not moving should not have a freaking license
I actually have a set of spinners on my car. They are very cool, do not present a hazard, and this guy is a moron.