tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124121312024-03-14T13:49:04.419-05:00I Need a Life!Short, Sardonic Midwestern Woman explains exactly what's wrong with the world and how things would run so much better as soon as everyone admits the whole universe revolves around HER.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-9624879374323458062011-01-26T21:02:00.001-06:002011-01-26T21:05:37.929-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=410202744143&id=f413b336afbce8959b6ec09add00fc24" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">It's not over until someone receives an Asian Carp wrapped in a ballot...<br /></span></div>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-69947567048902333442011-01-26T20:50:00.003-06:002011-01-26T20:59:44.914-06:00Hosni in DeNile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWLrik8cQp_qCkC60Ok4EnlPJhZL2z3Ya82UATLUv5YuF0Cai47fDNS_xxkk40cWtfushR5vufCFsmgsQQw2CdtfTymk7f6Xd1uvb1PE2Vf4PqDxX4ShQZxZvQIxPvpCeebhcEQ/s1600/pyramid.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWLrik8cQp_qCkC60Ok4EnlPJhZL2z3Ya82UATLUv5YuF0Cai47fDNS_xxkk40cWtfushR5vufCFsmgsQQw2CdtfTymk7f6Xd1uvb1PE2Vf4PqDxX4ShQZxZvQIxPvpCeebhcEQ/s400/pyramid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566694718680060674" border="0" /></a><br />Is it just me, or does Hillary have some nerve to encourage the Egyptian government to keep the social networks accessible? Let's face it, I wouldn't trust her with a ball point pen and the founder of Wiki Leaks, so the sudden surge of web-love comes as a bit of a surprise.<br /><br />Do they call it Pharo-Book over there? I'm going to try and Like flash mobs.<br /><br />So... are these protesters seeking to replace their repressive regime with a pyramid scheme, or what?<br /><br />Just wondering. So Suez me.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-71345243645753751132010-07-13T22:07:00.003-05:002010-07-13T22:17:52.424-05:00Oh, but a Turtle is Verboten...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWleLSpMUL1erccfBTXA8cM_rGeqWEWkuaGwdDhKwaVOk_4PYEsnRVAKG8KCnpP6-4Wq9-JUW22o7UVrS8MTZyzNgM15Yov7rE3YgIE7CTGAHcNw6GehaBC80b1ZQAz_66J5rTKg/s1600/turtleeat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWleLSpMUL1erccfBTXA8cM_rGeqWEWkuaGwdDhKwaVOk_4PYEsnRVAKG8KCnpP6-4Wq9-JUW22o7UVrS8MTZyzNgM15Yov7rE3YgIE7CTGAHcNw6GehaBC80b1ZQAz_66J5rTKg/s400/turtleeat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493595467649974802" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You do realize turtles would have taken care of this situation in a few minutes...</span></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:180%;">A </span>plane had to return to the gate when maggots began falling from an overhead bin onto an unsuspecting passenger.</p><p>The recent US Airways flight was leaving Atlanta and heading to Charlotte, North Carolina but had to go back after the gross discovery.</p><p>The maggots were traced back to a container of spoiled meat that someone had brought on the plane and left in the overhead bin.</p><p>Crews checked the rest of the carry-on bags and the plane was fumigated and thoroughly cleaned before taking off.</p><p>The passenger who brought the rotten meat on board reportedly deplaned in Atlanta and was placed on another flight but it's not clear why the passenger was carrying it.</p>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-75909899741282238112010-07-13T21:55:00.002-05:002010-07-13T22:02:14.927-05:00Repeat Offender! Will the Car-nage Ever End?<a href="http://www.billboard.com/news/artist/m%C3%B6tley-cr%C3%BCe/5252">Mötley Crüe</a> singer <a href="http://www.billboard.com/news/artist/vince-neil/29615">Vince Neil</a>, who last week had declared his sobriety, was arrested on drunken driving charges after getting pulled over by police in his Lamborghini near the Las Vegas Strip.<br /><br /> The 49-year-old rocker was taken into custody about 11:15 p.m. Sunday when he was stopped in the black sports car after leaving the Las Vegas Hilton hotel, Officer Bill Cassell said. Neil was released Monday (June 28) after posting $2,000 bail.<br /><br />The arrest was not Neil's first drunken driving case. In 1984, he crashed a sports car head-on into another car in Redondo Beach, Calif., killing his passenger, Nicholas Dingley, a 24-year-old drummer with the group Hanoi Rocks.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-39613933536563905842010-07-13T21:41:00.002-05:002010-07-13T21:51:34.387-05:00Hey, Mel<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVevRfaRqq7YuyTXpyy_4_s3K0RhojQmNlrsN5E3te8N3I8HTQdGCCjbwM0Y7O3EeOX5P2qm3Czl2rP5Wcv2uxoeD-RAYbyOwutR_X_3T_lMA9GHKNWBq8RrlQizco8do0AEWoQ/s1600/melmug.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVevRfaRqq7YuyTXpyy_4_s3K0RhojQmNlrsN5E3te8N3I8HTQdGCCjbwM0Y7O3EeOX5P2qm3Czl2rP5Wcv2uxoeD-RAYbyOwutR_X_3T_lMA9GHKNWBq8RrlQizco8do0AEWoQ/s400/melmug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493587393238827650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even Jesus isn't returning your calls.<br /><br /></div>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-36246183795421680522010-06-28T20:48:00.006-05:002010-06-28T21:18:29.948-05:00This Could Happen to Me!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRFG-SqrJZ54KyeubnQzQrgTCidhBhXYf5q2HsW_enZo2dFTceW7GZZ8PxoxpgY-6M7P4P5IyPR7jskVuTOO9KfXfOFG4IzQVT9m4doLDljycY02skYRqAv3G5vc-aYUwe97knw/s1600/helm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRFG-SqrJZ54KyeubnQzQrgTCidhBhXYf5q2HsW_enZo2dFTceW7GZZ8PxoxpgY-6M7P4P5IyPR7jskVuTOO9KfXfOFG4IzQVT9m4doLDljycY02skYRqAv3G5vc-aYUwe97knw/s400/helm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488012984273428898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >T</span>en-year-old Carley Helm feared her brand-new pet turtle was doomed, the victim of confusion over airline policies regarding the transportation of reptiles. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">I don't agree with policies concerning the salmonella potential reptiles or the stupid rules of airlines. Why should I be surprised the two intersect?</span><br /><br />But thanks to some scrambling by AirTran Airways officials, it made a safe journey from Atlanta to General Mitchell International Airport on Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />And yes, Carley is sure it’s the same turtle — she can tell by the small white dot below its nose.<br /><br />After visiting their father in Atlanta, Carley and her two sisters were traveling home Tuesday with the tiny reptile, named Neytiri after the leading lady in the blockbuster “Avatar.” With the turtle in its container, they made it through security, aboard the AirTran aircraft and to their seats in the cabin of the aircraft — showing off Neytiri along the way. No one raised any questions. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Meanwhile, several passengers snuck explosives aboard. </span><br /><br />However, as the plane began to taxi on the runway, the pilot announced it was turning back because a turtle was onboard, violating Federal Aviation Administration policy. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">OMG! A Reptile Emergency! On a PLANE!!</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">A tiny turtle terrorist!!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYIyLYABgJly06sAe7nkuUmf0ScrEmYfExMZj3ugjBLJTCoFcjkbJ_r7dPm3yC24DxmC1YuaUeCnDKc7aBlxlp7HL2DbGYhDpjrE89yCI7NQ-NaCtvSV3ZGdkW0BGlpMQYPw17Q/s1600/snakesonaplane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYIyLYABgJly06sAe7nkuUmf0ScrEmYfExMZj3ugjBLJTCoFcjkbJ_r7dPm3yC24DxmC1YuaUeCnDKc7aBlxlp7HL2DbGYhDpjrE89yCI7NQ-NaCtvSV3ZGdkW0BGlpMQYPw17Q/s400/snakesonaplane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010083687529170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii63JCTZVduWkCj_CyerVv3TVDDuh4zyLHGYf5_OSEoIYF5lugR_dLnhKd-AS0PTcbjmteUSD3MbYx1UaGJdJosjzI2LuWdzjr3FpijevT4tcaEvp_aYJJvvu4XL4arXOz6VWlLw/s1600/soap.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbC6ozOwUOARmo7XElGQmw2DOTitvGvRQ3StxqwkpemD29olb3IH9D32GXfDT5fGFqthyphenhyphenZnX5s7P-85_-iwLFCZH8FdqKRzZsrtWKrp4TL8DoPVxiY8oyqn3KOj_qTzqEVh2b7w/s1600/soap.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbC6ozOwUOARmo7XElGQmw2DOTitvGvRQ3StxqwkpemD29olb3IH9D32GXfDT5fGFqthyphenhyphenZnX5s7P-85_-iwLFCZH8FdqKRzZsrtWKrp4TL8DoPVxiY8oyqn3KOj_qTzqEVh2b7w/s400/soap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488013439842077778" border="0" /></a><br />The FAA prohibits reptiles and most animals onboard commercial aircrafts — with the exception of dogs, cats and household birds in approved containers that fit below the seat, said AirTran spokesman Christopher White. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><br /><br /></span>“Reptiles are in no form allowed onboard for safety reasons,” White said. “They are very, very commonly known to carry salmonella.” <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Oh, please. Let's talk about what humans are commonly known to carry. Let's talk about that filthy recirculated air you swirl around the cabin. </span><br /><br />“I know policies need to be followed, but (AirTran) should make sure their employees know what the policies are,” her mother, Tracy Helm, said Thursday. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Why not just use it as a new source of revenue like everything else the airlines touch? Three Dollar Turtle Carry-On Thursdays would be a nice special. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Surprised they didn't make them buy the turtle a seat. </span><br /><br />Back at the gate, the girls asked if the airline could keep the turtle until their dad — who was on his cell phone and rushing back to the airport — could pick it up, said their mother. They were told that was not possible, but they could catch a later flight for free.<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">They have human baby-sitters, why not pets?</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Oh, wait, they can't keep track of my luggage, even with extra fees. The little guy would have ended up in some soup.</span><br /><br />One of her sisters, Rebecca Helm, 22, opted to deposit the small container with Neytiri into a garbage can next to Gate C2 and told her dad to look for it there and rescue it. When he arrived, the can was empty, and he was told the garbage had probably already been emptied. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Impossible. I've been to airports. </span><br /><br />Notified of the situation, AirTran officials immediately began contacting everyone who had worked near that gate Tuesday, White said. It turned out an AirTran ramp supervisor had rescued Neytiri from the trash and given the tiny reptile to another employee, who took it home to her 5-year-old son, White said. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Whew! </span><br /><br />The employee who had Neytiri returned the turtle.<br /><br />Neytiri made the trip Thursday to Milwaukee in the cargo of a Delta Air Lines flight because AirTran only transports luggage.<br /><br />The turtle’s flight did have one last glitch, but this one was common to all air travelers: an hour-and-a-half delay. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Happy ending, but we need to change the rules!! Turtles are NOT dangerous, and should travel with their owners. </span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-31130588669505497772010-06-24T20:19:00.003-05:002010-06-24T20:49:28.975-05:00It's Not Just Me<object width="400" height="244"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AAa0gd7ClM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AAa0gd7ClM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="244"></embed></object>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-64069299058801072532010-06-21T20:56:00.001-05:002010-06-21T20:58:06.006-05:00Yep.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh7u_EJhB0V91UZMw8c9w49V6satwa-uH-FcgtsBobXugbrgxsi3E38-huZ3CNOsdigaYnYFzP3o_oL2TeS6O0JLJs67qnV74c4gMKMZjiPupBN59CUv1MTuuUCYRleQN9m5Y8A/s1600/where-oil-companies-got-their-disaster-plans.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh7u_EJhB0V91UZMw8c9w49V6satwa-uH-FcgtsBobXugbrgxsi3E38-huZ3CNOsdigaYnYFzP3o_oL2TeS6O0JLJs67qnV74c4gMKMZjiPupBN59CUv1MTuuUCYRleQN9m5Y8A/s400/where-oil-companies-got-their-disaster-plans.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485411266663809682" border="0" /></a>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-74413367931312191982010-06-19T22:17:00.003-05:002010-06-19T22:22:24.453-05:00Where is Gulfzilla When You Need Him ?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBr5mJ8AHtXZQOKVALDHptS4nNf836IPu3vT5Z9lXq1CHeGGtu__3ygAd8RG3MqdlbixTyhMqpu31vbAct82KnWshvQQYVT2J9URfynhFVSCE91Xo6lPvX5psYwk2OqUBDEP8cWw/s1600/boatzilla.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBr5mJ8AHtXZQOKVALDHptS4nNf836IPu3vT5Z9lXq1CHeGGtu__3ygAd8RG3MqdlbixTyhMqpu31vbAct82KnWshvQQYVT2J9URfynhFVSCE91Xo6lPvX5psYwk2OqUBDEP8cWw/s400/boatzilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484690791743186066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcEq70-UqFwgjUSALI-T38KXAVc3o9jv4fTukzFOpoF8dhcdnk5zv-SIBEre22Gb-sWYuOXyjmGXi6LdLQxhxt6-aH-1GA6nRQlJKXev8SvcB3W_473CV2PxD2Q58xUWqPyHDhA/s1600/gulfzilla!.jpg"><br /></a><br />EMPIRE, La. (AP) — BP chief executive Tony Hayward took a day off Saturday to see his 52-foot yacht "Bob" compete in a glitzy race off England's shore, a leisure trip that further infuriated residents of the oil-stained Gulf Coast.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-2988955450260746052010-06-17T21:36:00.005-05:002010-06-17T21:42:50.450-05:00Oil is Lost<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5My6sNrD3OMfpKsOwMYpOk7N-a75kWg08XUNgsOI4BKL7IY8gj_JzLVfkm4PgHjp_FOAT2ge8XGbrQZHXWBpSfT59I9yxcmkvJHoJKtfacMJv4Q0ov_nPW19r9dID4ud3KOSURA/s1600/frosting.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5My6sNrD3OMfpKsOwMYpOk7N-a75kWg08XUNgsOI4BKL7IY8gj_JzLVfkm4PgHjp_FOAT2ge8XGbrQZHXWBpSfT59I9yxcmkvJHoJKtfacMJv4Q0ov_nPW19r9dID4ud3KOSURA/s400/frosting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937405560514962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm36aEG-wMlquxGDUgY-9Bq1a4t6E8X4bxn8RaXwjxFvqWpxlvu370DqDo9yXk_pRNCgRBhbgQKSia1JvUVzXoZmL5yyjXFfHdEwOrj9h-Q0iGxkBbnbM6_2lkF5PaNu8IMeCP4g/s1600/crackers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm36aEG-wMlquxGDUgY-9Bq1a4t6E8X4bxn8RaXwjxFvqWpxlvu370DqDo9yXk_pRNCgRBhbgQKSia1JvUVzXoZmL5yyjXFfHdEwOrj9h-Q0iGxkBbnbM6_2lkF5PaNu8IMeCP4g/s400/crackers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937400400657442" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Saw these two items at the grocery store today and couldn't help but think,<br />"What a great dip to serve at the next BP Shareholder's meeting!"<br /></span></div>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-28967826245356471592010-06-17T21:25:00.003-05:002010-06-17T21:30:31.328-05:00Two and a Half Alibis<p>For the second time in four months, Charlie Sheen’s car was reportedly stolen and found at the bottom of a cliff after the actor left his keys in the ignition again. <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/15/charlie-sheen-car-theft-mulholland-drive/" target="_blank"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TMZ</span></a> reports: <span id="more-443102"></span></p> <blockquote><p>Cops have already been to Sheen’s home today. Charlie told them the last time he noticed his vehicle sitting in the driveway was at around 4 PM. He said he had no idea the car was stolen until cops showed up.<br />Law enforcement sources say cops actually joked when they got the call early this morning that it was Charlie’s car, never really believing lightning would strike twice. One law enforcement source calls the most recent incident “suspicious.”</p></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The FIRST time this happened, I suspected he did it himself, and just didn't want to be questioned/drug-tested. This time I'm sure it's him, and he's cracking up. Cracking up perfectly innocent cars. If he gets anywhere near his stash of 1950's collector cars, I'll kill him myself. </span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-87923098646942172112010-06-14T19:46:00.002-05:002010-06-14T20:00:28.292-05:00In Other News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2kKNXpOeX37WdXcY5WNl4IvYcFiWnPEmX4ZOrV6LZouoH3IjE9Hx8BZCdJXawbKSqktaaC0Hqzvq-Nzr8uPRULOJcceFdyTWceaf_QSzWu8krki_pymMg4qy9KkQiBA-COxH6g/s1600/zenyatta.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2kKNXpOeX37WdXcY5WNl4IvYcFiWnPEmX4ZOrV6LZouoH3IjE9Hx8BZCdJXawbKSqktaaC0Hqzvq-Nzr8uPRULOJcceFdyTWceaf_QSzWu8krki_pymMg4qy9KkQiBA-COxH6g/s400/zenyatta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482798798166890322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Perfection!<br /></div><br /><br /><br />I'm heartbroke I didn't attend the Vanity Handicap to get my "Zenyatta Bobblehead", but just the thought of 17-0 is breathtaking. A true superhorse! Where's the beanie baby?<br /><br /><br />Also, Rachel Alexandra is back in the winner's circle after the <span>Fleur de Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs.<br /><br /><br />They have yet to meet.<br /></span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-7029911818811493322010-06-14T19:16:00.002-05:002010-06-14T19:32:09.381-05:00Belmont Blues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3-ipjdZHsDX90x-7zh6XbPbDViLFlpBaOdorZjALgQV1iDIU4tiPpDDbL4JUkiGjTmERZ-rqte6Kl8_oslIR1JnOYjsV_S5-yE0RXw0trlafC8uKZXk-O-WC24Unkbi2hyphenhyphen5aPw/s1600/Drosselmeyer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3-ipjdZHsDX90x-7zh6XbPbDViLFlpBaOdorZjALgQV1iDIU4tiPpDDbL4JUkiGjTmERZ-rqte6Kl8_oslIR1JnOYjsV_S5-yE0RXw0trlafC8uKZXk-O-WC24Unkbi2hyphenhyphen5aPw/s400/Drosselmeyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482791706123652530" border="0" /></a><br />Did not do well picking winners at the Belmont.<br /><br />My hopes were on an Exacta box with Drosselmeyer and Dave in Dixie (who finished second to last. Thanks a lot, Calvin).<br /><br />Oh well.<br /><br />Half right.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-74074006125447367782010-06-14T18:58:00.003-05:002010-06-14T19:16:06.929-05:00Some Stories Just Re-Write Themselves...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB66yXkPaR81uDOg68NQ9aj-8wgFz3jXGh1ZIQf-TeyNwYYSTXR-zDfDgE5O4IymqZUEe7omeNsZc1hUSRicuWFJvMlwwbmYgb4CbdHdKbynGwgAJg7WaB3_9UXIlqn5J41Y8xw/s1600/cartoonhorse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB66yXkPaR81uDOg68NQ9aj-8wgFz3jXGh1ZIQf-TeyNwYYSTXR-zDfDgE5O4IymqZUEe7omeNsZc1hUSRicuWFJvMlwwbmYgb4CbdHdKbynGwgAJg7WaB3_9UXIlqn5J41Y8xw/s400/cartoonhorse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482787126045764098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family: courier new;">Was it insured by State Farm?</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Squareville</span> – “Cartoon Horse” was a target as soon as he arrived in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Squareville</span>.<br /><br />His ears were mauled. His treasure chest jostled. And eventually, despite being bolted to a 300-pound concrete slab, he simply was gone, stolen from his home at 218 Main St. Police believe that it was taken sometime between 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">In a totally unrelated story, Dozens O' Donuts had their annual All Night Sale 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday...</span><br /><br />“Whoever executed this theft either had equipment or a team of people,” said Ann <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Henslee</span>, community outreach director for the Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Or help from the police?</span><br /><br />“It’s insane. It’s crazy. And it’s very depressing. We’re terrified for the other horses.”<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Is it too soon to suggest next year's theme be Flesh-Eating Zombie Horses from Beyond the Grave? </span><span style="visibility: visible; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Thestrals</span>? </span></span><br /><br />“Cartoon Horse” was one of 26 decorative rocking horses that appeared on the Square last week as part of a fundraiser for Main Stay. Main Stay has provided individualized equine-related therapy to help people with disabilities since 1984.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Rocking Horse Rustlers at Large!!</span><br /><br />The “Rock On” fundraiser is a follow-up to last year’s “Horses of a Different Color,” in which fiberglass carousel horses were painted by local artists and placed around the Square.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Those were actually attractive. Perhaps the vandals were making a point in a misguided way. Everyone I've spoken to this year thinks the rocking horses are really ugly. </span><br /><br />Each horse had a different theme, and at the end of the summer, the horses were auctioned off, raising about $50,000 for Main Stay.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I'm not seeing a market for this years, we'll have to see.</span><br /><br />Despite the popularity and success of the program, “Horses of a Different Color” was not without incident. In August 2009, vandals hit three of the horses one morning, causing more than $450 in damage.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bad enough, but none disappeared.</span><br /><br />“Luck of the Irish,” near the former O’Leary’s Pub, got the worst of it.<br /><br />The rocking horses featured in this year’s fundraiser were placed on the Square on Thursday. The kickoff is today on the Square with an ice cream social and a concert at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Henslee</span> said that within six hours, the horse, located almost directly across the street from the Classic Cinemas movie theater, had been damaged.<br /><br />“Someone had been very cruel to its ears,” <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Henslee</span> said. Later, it was apparent that the treasure chest below “Cartoon Horse” had been “disturbed.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The artwork was disturbed to begin with.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Henslee</span> said the theft was a loss for Main Stay, which planned to auction the horse in September as part of this year’s fundraiser. However, she said, it also is a loss for the community.<br /><br />“How can you move something that heavy without someone hearing that or seeing that? There are bars around there, a movie theater, apartments,” <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Henslee</span> said.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And the cops were where?? I feel so safe in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Squareville</span>.</span><br /><br />Woodstock Police Sgt. Richard Johns said that there was little evidence left at the scene.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><br />Were there two parallel lines dragged off into the sunset?</span><br /><br />“[It’s] just gone,” Johns said. “From my understanding, it’s quite heavy.”<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">(Insert Twilight Zone music here)</span><br /><br />Johns said that the police planned extra patrols around areas where the “Rock On” horses were “to keep an eye on them.”<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><br />Nothing like shutting the barn door after the rocking horse is gone...</span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-46712489760541565162010-06-08T20:04:00.003-05:002010-06-08T20:48:44.499-05:00An Inconvenient Filing<a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjDEImAG52FXK6fz_rqhj0YM19Gy954MQ-Ex5XBX17UL-EhTl1FeBhLv8sJfguTFEqcVI99CkDY-GdM9YEDT7PoGrw9KdUU0-Ku6n7OtcN5oOuESgedfacKfLC3CiyJ8OlqwJOg/s1600/gore.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjDEImAG52FXK6fz_rqhj0YM19Gy954MQ-Ex5XBX17UL-EhTl1FeBhLv8sJfguTFEqcVI99CkDY-GdM9YEDT7PoGrw9KdUU0-Ku6n7OtcN5oOuESgedfacKfLC3CiyJ8OlqwJOg/s400/gore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480584572957738834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">hat's this? After forty years Al and Tipper Gore are divorcing? Say it ain't so!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Guess the only place the temperature was dropping was in the boudoir... no renewable energy there, apparently.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Supposedly they announced the split to their closest friends via e-mail - and I hope it included Tipper's observation that she just couldn't listen to him tell the story of how he invented the Internet one more time. Right there, any judge should give her more than half the marital assets. Wonder who gets Oscar and who gets the medal?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Can you just see Al tooling down the PCH with the sunroof in his Prius open, blaring Gangsta Rap now that he's free?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Is it just a coincidence this news comes after the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history? Al's ties to the oil industry are just the Tipper the iceberg, if you ask me.</span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-68736379455226148852010-06-08T19:50:00.001-05:002010-06-08T19:52:35.325-05:00Petrol-e-man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SlXCzFzuLgFJG7wN_tRXicp8Bgtr8zdzZPbXtJlhv4YwLIrXK3EmKJa7FJtQNsnPubO_1sRaEm9ssW0jyebsJG8jJlwKmTdGlpHRi3qYtlNT7Pg3DHWjbwLoJly9c41znMTl5Q/s1600/bp-aquaman.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SlXCzFzuLgFJG7wN_tRXicp8Bgtr8zdzZPbXtJlhv4YwLIrXK3EmKJa7FJtQNsnPubO_1sRaEm9ssW0jyebsJG8jJlwKmTdGlpHRi3qYtlNT7Pg3DHWjbwLoJly9c41znMTl5Q/s400/bp-aquaman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480570122135811490" border="0" /></a>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-18135965613376853172010-06-08T19:44:00.002-05:002010-06-08T19:49:18.080-05:00Did You e-nhale?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2xqu3xOgCQ97fZ7iGpo35QWKb-C8R1juok6CH8auSLXaZmZB7K4weE6gZ7ys9cHa15dhdnPF8t-SOW_-yMUR7Fwfdlw2ZtSaYuBCihmT2trRsKSkL_1xcTUvyqLUhsYhaBokcw/s1600/book_burning.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2xqu3xOgCQ97fZ7iGpo35QWKb-C8R1juok6CH8auSLXaZmZB7K4weE6gZ7ys9cHa15dhdnPF8t-SOW_-yMUR7Fwfdlw2ZtSaYuBCihmT2trRsKSkL_1xcTUvyqLUhsYhaBokcw/s400/book_burning.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480569509443142194" border="0" /></a>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-83289396299528168722010-06-08T19:39:00.000-05:002010-06-08T19:41:23.187-05:00<img src= "http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/study.png" />Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-38317768795760760952010-05-19T21:55:00.003-05:002010-05-19T22:15:41.355-05:00Cars 3 in 2D<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>hy? Because 3D is stupid, that’s why. Until I’m issued one red and one green contact lens, I really don’t want to hear about it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I understand Pixar has moved up the release date of “Cars 2: World Grand Prix” by a year, planning a June 2011 release. Why? It seems so rare to move up a release. Was the film done ahead of time? Didn’t want all the voice actors dead by the release? </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How unusual for an animated feature to arrive early. Something else must have canceled in order to move it up. Or perhaps someone figured out the target audience was not going to care by 2011. I’m not talking toddlers with maturing tastes, I’m speaking of ‘people pissed off by Owen Wilson’s recent projects’. This select population is in need of rescue well before 2011, but we’ll take what we can get. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anyhoo, from what little I’ve been able to find regarding the plot of this film, it seems we’re in for even less of Sally Carrera this time around <span style="font-size:78%;">(1)</span>. This upsets me on many levels. Yes, yes, I know Walt Disney has an absolute cottage industry built on making little girls want to be princesses. Sure, we need “Boy” movies every bit as much. But what about little girls who love cars? </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sally merchandise has been extremely slim pickins<span style="font-size:78%;">(2)</span>. All they want to promote is the male buddy bonding of Lightning and ‘Mater. Perhaps this entertains the boys that secretly wish they were at the princess movies, but for the Porschephiles it’s just another example of the good ol’ NASCAR boys club. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Supposedly Lightning and Mater go to various countries to compete in Grand Prix events and experience culture shock. Where Sally even fits into this, I do not know, but Holly Hunt was listed as a voice talent, so I will assume she makes an appearance. The first film showcased so many things I love: Route 66, the Southwest, Porsches and other sports cars, Owen…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So I figured I was too late for Cars 2. No one called me to consult. Seems I’m going to have to rectify this myself. That’s right, I’m going to have to write the script for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cars III: The Rebuild</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Brief Outline: </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sally, still living in Radiator Springs, a once-boom-town now suffering through the recession like the rest of us, gets a call that her father (silver Porsche 356) is on his last cylinders and she must travel back to the Fatherland to see him one final time. She kisses Lightning goodbye and tearfully boards a plane that will take her home to <st1:city><st1:place>Stuttgart</st1:place></st1:city>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sally arrives in time for five-hankie goodbye where Daddy tells her how proud he’s always been of her and explains he is bequeathing a large swath of the downtown business district to her, as her brother the 914 lacks the horsepower to oversee such a venture. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Before Daddy can even be properly crunched into scrap metal, an incredibly evil (but sexy!) black BMW M1 shows up and says he was an old friend of her father’s and he only wants to help her during this difficult time. It’s painfully obvious to everyone except Sally that he has nefarious intentions, but if she figured it out in the first 20 minutes, we couldn’t fill another 83, now could we???</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Initially flattering, he soon starts dominating Sally and trying to make decisions for her. She allows a few, trying to cover in front of friends and family when she realizes they weren’t in her best interest. Slowly, she starts to awaken to the fact she has relinquished too much power. Feeling embarrassment and melancholy, she starts to cry oil<span style="font-size:78%;">(3)</span> alone in a coach house. Singing spark plugs and an air filter that plays itself like an accordion do a huge musical number to cheer her up. (Did you forget this was a Disney film for a moment?) Great bathroom break. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Still, Sally isn’t quite ready to make the break. She doesn’t know how she could head home to <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region> and still oversee German business operations. Fortunately, she meets the sleekest, coolest, most beautiful older gal Jenna (British Green Jaguar XKE) who is a willing mentor on all matters of both the pocketbook and the heart. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jenna dazzles Sally with her self-confidence and intelligence. She makes some helpful business suggestions and it’s clear the M1 is very threatened by her. The girls go tire shopping and over some 40-Weight at an outdoor café, Jenna tells Sally she better dump the Bimmer before she ends up like so many other cars, unappreciated and unloved. She points out that High-Maintenance is not a dirty term, it’s an excuse for guys to neglect you. The Check Engine Now light comes on in Sally’s little dash, and she decides the new racing tires she just bought are perfect – for leaving Bimmy fast. This turns into a musical number, <span style="font-style: italic;">These Slicks Were Made for Squealin</span>’.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After Bimmy is out of the picture, Sally decides she wants to return home to her true love, Lightning. She asks Jenna to act as her business manager for a handsome salary. Jenna agrees, introducing her to a much-younger new boyfriend, a gold Audi 8. “How very Ford of you!”, Sally smiles. – get it? Ford – Forward? Ford Cougar – Jaguar- younger guy…? Ok. I thought it was funny. Never mind. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So Sally hurries home only to find Lightning has taken up with a heavily airbrushed Toyota Celica with a Nitro Pak. Incensed that he can’t appreciate all-original equipment, she leaves him<span style="font-size:78%;">(4)</span>. Credits roll as Sally plans a triumphant return to Radiator S<span style="font-size:100%;">prings whe</span>re she plans to act as <span style="font-size:100%;">a mentor to other young cars</span><span style="font-size:78%;">(5)</span>. She watches a sunset as the screen blackens down to the International Vehicle Car oval “D” sticker she received near her back bumper – a little tramp stamp she picked up abroad. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">~The Beginning~</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 per Wikipedia, Pixar has been criticized for its lack of strong or main female characters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2 Also, would somebody please make the theme bedding in Queen size? Nooo…. Only twin…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">3 Although Sally looks young enough to be water-cooled.</p><p class="MsoNormal">4 Think Sandra Bullock and Jesse James<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">5 “Pixar films follow the same theme of self improvement. With the help of friends or family, a character ventures out into the real world and learns to appreciate his friends and family." At the core, according to John Lasseter, "it's gotta be about the growth of the main character, and how he changes.” </p>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-52008355097825661042010-05-18T21:07:00.002-05:002010-05-18T21:18:25.522-05:00Look Who's Lucky<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim681PACmZHULspm3Jb51nYDFbHQzY1xaBgRAA6t9hILCXTTrlr-zgInuenxKn5l_9M_cjXpkIKErF8Tf7JybpRHBIyqFtMtzD0-2g_q1f61NsEbfVDF_DAb4-3B87dxldpDFoyw/s1600/lucky.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim681PACmZHULspm3Jb51nYDFbHQzY1xaBgRAA6t9hILCXTTrlr-zgInuenxKn5l_9M_cjXpkIKErF8Tf7JybpRHBIyqFtMtzD0-2g_q1f61NsEbfVDF_DAb4-3B87dxldpDFoyw/s400/lucky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472799570541352066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whoo-hoo! Got a whopping $6.80 from my $2 bet on Lookin' At Lucky. Hey, least I picked a winner. Not like I invested it in BP or anything evil. Now, on to the Belmont. No predictions at this time. Twitter amongst yourselves, I'll be back later with my picks.</span><br /></div>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-80068934107075153132010-05-12T20:07:00.002-05:002010-05-12T20:17:32.325-05:00Preakness Picks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0dEqEO-AumDj4rFc0pS_OF4XLBq2oksTiznxkK6AL8MbxbekuKuNKeMJuhA1Ea8n7narvq_vPf4zubXyXaF9IET4pzg4RYUMbrGjkOIbKn82jxVvcNJXa4K8oeAOWo9srgbYrw/s1600/jacksonbend.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0dEqEO-AumDj4rFc0pS_OF4XLBq2oksTiznxkK6AL8MbxbekuKuNKeMJuhA1Ea8n7narvq_vPf4zubXyXaF9IET4pzg4RYUMbrGjkOIbKn82jxVvcNJXa4K8oeAOWo9srgbYrw/s400/jacksonbend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470557451914841042" border="0" /></a><br />Right now, I like 5, 6, and 7.<br /><br />Lookin at Lucky, 7, is a great horse who just couldn't perform in the Derby. He may well be the favorite in the Preakness.<br /><br />Also sparking my interest is Yawanna Twist, 5, which would be a long shot who could pay some good money.<br /><br />Tiny little Jackson Bend will be #6. He's just cute. That's reason enough in my book.Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-51518012608805138442010-05-12T19:27:00.002-05:002010-05-12T19:34:52.599-05:00I Could Have Told You That<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11PdUPsApzHq2cWehHn2QLITQm_xOAP8l2Q2MBHerRw4Dxt-ieIQv-5C8QCFitMJzydqiJXVD4sWcuVKzuzeJccxgHcrn_KiOMKdZgS2UCqPaVa8VyZgZ7eqKudu9MQyNfTxWZQ/s1600/driver.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11PdUPsApzHq2cWehHn2QLITQm_xOAP8l2Q2MBHerRw4Dxt-ieIQv-5C8QCFitMJzydqiJXVD4sWcuVKzuzeJccxgHcrn_KiOMKdZgS2UCqPaVa8VyZgZ7eqKudu9MQyNfTxWZQ/s400/driver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470546398107475426" border="0" /></a><br /><h3 class="entry-header">Love Affair With New Cars Lasts Longer for Women<br /></h3><br />It’s called the “honeymoon period” and it doesn’t just apply to your spouse. It also covers swooning for that brand-new car, and it turns out women love their new cars longer than men do.<p> According to a survey conducted by LeaseTrader.com, women are more than three times more likely to stay in love with their car longer than men. A woman’s average honeymoon period lasts 14 months, while men only make it about four months before the luster of the new-car relationship wears off. <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">I still love my cars - many years later. </span><br /></p><p> The poll of approximately 2,500 drivers also breaks down the moment people know the magic is gone.</p><p> For women, the automotive love affair is over when they let a spouse finally drive it (39%), <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Ha! </span>start carpooling with other people’s kids (24%),<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Never</span> eat in the car (12%),<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">I'm OK with this now </span>put makeup on in the car while driving (9% — and also a big no-no) <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Why not?</span> and leave clothes in the car (6%). <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Does a Gym Bag count?</span><br /></p><p> Men know the flame has expired when they park around other cars (33%),<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Still touchy about this!</span> start transporting sports equipment (22%),<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Rollerblades in a bag are not a problem</span> clean their cars less frequently (17%),<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Gasp!</span> are bothered by high payments (12%) <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Always </span>and don’t care who drives on long trips (3%). <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Oh, yeah, I like to let the hitchhiker take over...</span><br /></p><p> Our only editorial comment on this poll is we bet most of the 22% of guys who cited “transporting sports equipment” were likely just trying to impress a female pollster.</p><p> <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/04/survey-women-love-their-new-cars-longer-than-men/1">Survey: Women Love Their New Cars Longer Than Men</a> <span style="color: rgb(139, 139, 139);">(DriveOn)</span> </p>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-16579987210449637822010-05-12T18:52:00.004-05:002010-05-12T19:27:14.472-05:00Gulfzilla!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTUkgbdWfp7IIT2765ExpZQhF0o3DT5R_2CS2MmvlRxFqS5YSDGrWpt-8xsq6UHNe6vWvdnVeYiPoctJScPo_H6yTS2yk9o1kMzW06AHg65sgp30YYhff_JAfJuzeddl3naJkjw/s1600/gulfzilla!.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTUkgbdWfp7IIT2765ExpZQhF0o3DT5R_2CS2MmvlRxFqS5YSDGrWpt-8xsq6UHNe6vWvdnVeYiPoctJScPo_H6yTS2yk9o1kMzW06AHg65sgp30YYhff_JAfJuzeddl3naJkjw/s400/gulfzilla!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470543556003758722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Top Ten BP Excuses</span><br /> <div class="cbs-mod-rc-left"> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">10.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"The Gulf of Mexico was overdue for its 3,000 oil change"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">9.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"We promise we'll get around to it by Labor Day"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">8.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Relax, it's only leaking 210,000 gallons a day"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">7.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Giving everyone a free BP travel mug"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">6.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Louisiana hasn't had a disaster in 5 years"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">5.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Guy from Goldman Sachs said it would make money"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">4.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Blame FEMA"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">3.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Did you hear Ricky Martin's gay?"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">2.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Blame Toyota"</span> </div> <div class="top_ten_wrapper"> <span class="top_ten_count">1.</span><span class="top_ten_phrase">"Honestly, we're so reckless -- surprised it took this long"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">From Late Night With David Letterman (5/3/10)</span> </div> </div>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-26251169304467075612010-05-11T20:54:00.003-05:002010-05-11T21:14:53.939-05:00Doggone It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9va_DCMpiD_PJavSWOv4-HMlnvSXKhipkT7V6wp4_6P8HII04qqwAyepEXpnTxPqbk8UDVMnrU4fpGjb2JOASKW3ECuY1GZPb5iJz3imqG7nWbddRMC2PJ9BpnOZhOoE83Oc9A/s1600/marmaduke.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9va_DCMpiD_PJavSWOv4-HMlnvSXKhipkT7V6wp4_6P8HII04qqwAyepEXpnTxPqbk8UDVMnrU4fpGjb2JOASKW3ECuY1GZPb5iJz3imqG7nWbddRMC2PJ9BpnOZhOoE83Oc9A/s400/marmaduke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470200932982037330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dear Owen Wilson,</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />You used to be my favorite movie star. Starsky and Hutch. Shanghai Knights. Cars. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then came Marley and Me.<br /><br />Please, go back to the writing. I like intellectuals. That also look like blond gods. (almost enough to compensate for the whole 'Owen Cunningham' thing your parents also bestowed upon you.)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Now... Marmaduke? I didn't think you could sink any lower. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(both of these movies occurred AFTER his suicide attempt. Go figure.)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Did you know?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">O<span style="font-style: italic;">wen and Luke's father was the first to bring Monty Python's Flying Circus to American TV where he managed KERA, a PBS station, in Dallas, TX.</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Quote he should live by: "I can't think of a movie I wish I'd acted in, but there are movies I wish I'd written."</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Quote of his that I live by: "I don't feel like I'm a hundred times happier. Can't we petition someone to make it so that outside stuff is the key to happiness? I'm tired of people always saying, 'It's gotta come from you!' Can't it come from, like, a new pair of shoes?"</span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412131.post-76888393651132616592010-05-11T20:26:00.005-05:002010-05-11T21:18:16.495-05:00The Coupon Curve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rHEpsaBtcvJD_1RpVvieQUNtdkKbDvnA1jMnvxDNUll7LxB6BFeuiYeIdL_x5ZlLJyU0qbnTNeoJy55CR7j2UHXCkvVAYET-gmaKMxj0xq6f6bQfDNKPDa00MBIrxMxolbXZhg/s1600/kittens.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rHEpsaBtcvJD_1RpVvieQUNtdkKbDvnA1jMnvxDNUll7LxB6BFeuiYeIdL_x5ZlLJyU0qbnTNeoJy55CR7j2UHXCkvVAYET-gmaKMxj0xq6f6bQfDNKPDa00MBIrxMxolbXZhg/s400/kittens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470195691914914514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" >Every time a coupon expires, a kitten is killed...</span> <br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br />O</span>r at least you would think so, the way I run around every week with a stack of store promos in my hand.<br /><br />Last week was a perfect storm of redeeming as I tried to squeeze every last dollar out of my portfolio of offers.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >First up was Kohl's. I had ten dollars in Kohl's cash*, which could be spent on anything. I found two kitchen towels (cute dragonfly design) for $1.99, a candle for $4.99 and a $6 hair band. Between the $10 off and a 15% off I ended up only paying $2.71. Score!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Next was Ulta. I really need to slow down with this place, but they keep sending the coupons...</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Spend $10 or more, get $3.50 off. Simple. Straightforward. Easy. Spent $11 and paid $8.01 after tax. Good. Not great, but adequate. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Finally, JC Pennypinchers. Why do I bother? Oh, they have petite sizes, that's why. So I had this mother's day coupon for $10 off any purchase of $25 or more. Then I had two other ones; $10 off any purchase $50 or more, and $15 off any purchase $75 or more. Hmmm.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Usually, I can't find anything and waste two hours even trying to find something coupon-worthy. Somehow, I managed to find all kinds of things I wanted. To maximize the coupons, I needed to make on $50+ and one $25+ purchase to get $20 off. Easier said than done! </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />It must have taken me almost three hours to get a low priced item to align with the $25. I had $20.99 pants, but there is absolutely NOTHING in the entire store for $4. Not a single sock. Oh, sure, packages of three for $10, but not single pairs. No food items. No clearance jewelry (their junk jewelry starts at about $6 on clearance, and I won't give them the satisfaction of turning my wrist green) no washcloth package or lip gloss for $4 - nothing. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Who are these people? These evil math geniuses who have created this bizarre pricing algorithm designed to keep fashionistas like myself from cashing in on multiple offers? So unlike Kohl's!!! </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Determined to get the snow-leopard sweater or die, I settled on an $8 pair of sunglasses. Sheesh. At least I got a vinyl sleeve to put them in, the only reason I like buying sunglasses there. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />I need to swear off all shopping for the summer. No more! Save it for the gas tank. Burn those offers from the mail without even opening them. Hit delete on all emails. Cease! Desist! Decoupon!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />*I think I earned this by spending $50 in Kohl's the week before. Al needed dress pants for work. He will only wear black (if only he had Johnny Cash's talent or money.... Nope. Just thirst for no-fault dressing. What he's doing with me, I have no idea.) so the transaction took all of 14 minutes as I shopped for him. Out of 3, only one needed to be returned. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Not bad. </span></span>Get A Life!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13837087258216133826noreply@blogger.com1