Here are a few newer sketches - I haven't drawn anything in a long time - lol
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Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"I noticed in the newspaper that track and field has an event called the women's pole vault. It makes me wonder: With all the options available to her in this age, how does a young woman get interested in pole vaulting? It seems like a bizarre choice. By the way, I hope you noticed I completely ignored the obvious opportunity for a cheap joke."

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Must...have...undies!)

Man Allegedly Steals Hundreds of Undies

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - The dryer can't be blamed for eating these socks and undies. Rusty Wayne Sills, 46, of Des Moines, was charged Thursday with fifth-degree theft for allegedly stealing women's panties, bras and socks from the laundry room at the Sun Prairie Apartments, said Lt. Jeff Miller, police spokesman.

When police searched Sills' home, they found hundreds of pieces of ladies lingerie — and shoes. Miller said he did not know if Sills wore the stolen items.

He said a woman at the apartment complex reported missing items in January. The theft was caught on videotape, which led police to Sills.

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Polly wanna WHAT?)

Foul-mouthed British parrot banished by embarrassed keepers

LONDON (AFP) - A foul-mouthed parrot previously owned by a lorry driver has been banished from public areas in a British animal sanctuary after repeatedly embarrassing his keepers, they said.

Barney, a five-year-old Macaw, is now kept indoors at Warwickshire Animal Sanctuary in Nuneaton, central England, when outsiders visit after abusing dignitaries with swearword-littered insults.

"He's told a lady mayoress to f..(expletive) off and he told a lady vicar: 'And you can f... off as well'," sanctuary worker Stacey Clark said.

Nor did the forces of law and order escape, she added.

"Two policemen came to have a look at the centre. He told them: 'And you can f... off you two wankers'."

Clark said sanctuary workers believed Barney either picked up the phrases from television or was taught them by his previous owner, a lorry driver who emigrated to Spain.

"He does say 'Hello, big boy' and 'Thank you' when you give him a biscuit," she added.

"But it's mainly naughty words and always to the wrong people. We're trying to teach him not to swear. Macaws are very intelligent birds."

I am SO glad it is Thursday...

because I am off tomorrow - thank the lord for that! Today was just plain crazy at work. My supervisor is on vacation, so I am the first one the trainees go to for questions. Well, that is all fine and dandy. But when I am saddled with 4 appointments, it can be a TAD difficult to keep up with my clients and the needs of the trainees. Well today was one of those days where I felt like I needed a clone. My first appointment was at 8:15. My next one was at 8:45, and then I had a 9:30 appointment to see. The 8:15 and 9:30 appointments were given to me because a worker was out sick. Well the first appointment went A.O.K. I was finished by 9:15. Then I had to go see my 8:45 (yeah, I was late seeing her, but this could not be helped). Well, I didn't finish with that appointment til about 10:30. It wasn't that the application was that difficult, it was just that the client talked forever. She was nice as could be, but long winded - lol. So, I didn't get to my 9:30 appointment til almost 11:00. I felt like I was SO far behind. LUCKILY, my 2:00 appointment called me to reschedule. I needed that time to finish up all the stuff from the morning, so thank goodness she rescheduled! I was so happy to get that call - lol. While I was finishing up my cases, the trainees kept coming to me with questions, and the other mentor was asking me about some kinds of applications, so I was running to and fro all day long. It was only around 4:40 that I finally had time to sit and relax for a few minutes. It is just like the old days when I had 5 appointments a day....ahhh....memories. Do I miss those days? Sometimes. I will just be glad when my supervisor comes back on Monday! I have a headache. Tylenol time!

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"Flight Deck is the latest euphemism for cockpit. I can't imagine why they'd want to avoid a colorful word like 'cockpit,' can you? Especially with all those lovely stewardesses going in and out of it all the time."

Stupid News Story of The Day

(She's not dead yet!)

Dead woman shot in casket, mourners flee

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - A dead woman lying in her casket was hit by a stray bullet during a wake in Rio de Janeiro and mourners fled in panic, police said on Wednesday.

The bullet, fired in a shootout between a drug gang and police in a slum adjacent to the cemetery Tuesday, pierced the casket inside the cemetery's chapel and got lodged in the corpse's pelvis. Clenilda da Silva, 49, a babysitter, had died the previous day of a heart attack.

The bullet was not removed before burial.

"This is just too sad. My God, to get shot after death," Extra tabloid newspaper quoted da Silva's sister, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, as saying. The newspaper said another bullet broke a window in a neighboring chapel and bullet holes could be seen on many trees and cemetery walls.

Standoffs between drug gangs and police or just between rival gangs often claim innocent lives in Rio, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.

Movie Time

I watched the movie Whale Rider the other night. It was on PBS, so it was complete and uninterrupted by commercials. When I first heard about the star of the movie, Keisha Castle-Hughes, being nominated for an Academy Award for this film, I was like "who and what movie?" But after seeing it, I was pleasantly surprised. It was a well-acted, beautiful little gem of a film. It is all about a girl named Paikea whose twin brother dies at birth. Her father, last in a long line of Maori tribe chiefs, had hoped for a boy to continue the line of chiefs, and after his son dies, his hopes are dashed. Paikea's grandfather is strong in the tradition of his tribe, and, at first, wants nothing to do with her, as to him, she is useless. But as she grows up, his affection for her grows as well. But after he opens up a school to teach the young boys about being a chief, Paikea feels left out and feels like she needs to prove her worth. She wants to learn the ways of being a chief, but, in their tradition, it is no place for a girl, and this alienates her from her grandfather. Still, she pursues it and eventually wins the affection and respect of her grandfather and her peers, but this does not come easily. I really enjoyed this movie and would recommend it for anyone who likes a good family film. I would give this 5 stars out of 5. (Yes, it was THAT good )

Stupid News Story of The Day

(OHHH...OHHHHHH....Uh oh.)

Amorous couple sparks rescue drama

LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple who headed out to sea in a dinghy for an amorous liaison sparked a major rescue operation when their cries of passion were mistaken for someone in trouble, British police said Tuesday.

A passer-by raised the alarm after hearing strange noises coming from the waters near a beach in Torbay on the southwest coast of England Saturday morning, prompting the coastguard to send lifeboats and police to the scene.

"It was found that there was a partially-clothed couple in a small rubber dingy that were brought ashore and asked to put their clothes back on," a spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police told Reuters.

"Our log actually mentions that 'they were having fun in their boat!', but doesn't say anything other than that."

Random Bitching

Yeah, yeah, yeah...here I go again with my bitching. Well, today is the last day of one of our workers, so we had a potluck for her. Well, some of the other workers (I won't say who or what division they were in...cough...EC's...cough...cough), were complaining because the potluck table was set up in THEIR aisle. Well, these same people had a potluck last week for one of their workers in the exact same spot as this potluck was held in. And the person the THEY had the potluck for was one of THEM also, but had friends in our division, too, so I even baked brownies for her potluck and put them over in THEIR row for THEIR potluck. What I don't get is why the heck they complained in the first place. No one was being loud, and there wasn't that much food over there anyhow. It is just kinda silly when they had a potluck over there in that same spot last week, and some members of our division even brought stuff for that one. It just seems petty and childlike...or is it just me?

And one more work-related gripe... there is a worker who is not yet off her probation period who was assigned to a unit as a mentor. She is a good worker and knows her stuff. BUT, someone (I don't know who) complained saying that a person who is not yet off probation should not be in a mentor position. This complaint just goes to show how stupid and petty people can be. Just because this worker has not been here a long ass time, does not mean that she is not capable of doing that job. If she is knowledgeable and helpful, then why the heck would she not be qualified of doing that job? I know some people who work at my job have been here a long time, but that doesn't mean they know EVERYTHING. Gosh, some of them don't know jack squat, despite being here for 20 something years. Some people just have nothing better to do with their time but complain about mundane things.

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"What's really gonna be great is when the ozone layer is completely gone, and everyone has melanomas. Then you'll start to see 'fashion skin cancer.' It'll probably start in Malibu. People will use their skin cancer to form little designs. Since it's Malibu, a lot of them will do their zodiac sign. Of course, if your sign is Cancer, you'll be in real good shape."

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Not the brightest crayon in the box, is he?)

What do you suppose he thought would happen?

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man was arrested on Monday after calling police to complain about the theft of his marijuana, authorities said.

Stephen Knight, 17, said three men had broken into his apartment, hogtied him with Christmas lights and stole some marijuana, along with a plasma screen television, police said.

Police are looking for the suspects. In the meantime, they arrested Knight after finding several marijuana plants growing under heat lamps in the apartment, four grams of harvested marijuana and a tablet of ecstasy, Officer Chad Ripley said.

Knight said the men barged into his home early on Monday morning demanding, "Where's the weed?," according to San Antonio police.

Check out me in my Catholic Scool uniform ... I look so innocent - oh what went wrong?

And the A-Hole Driver of The Month Award Goes To

this tailgater on Highway 99 ...

Yes, this car really was THAT close to the car in front of it...this picture actually makes the car look further away than it was. I am glad this car was not behind mine!

Oh yeah...there was a big accident a little further up the road and everyone was at a near standstill. This driver was in a big hurry for nothing.

Happy Birthday to You

Happy birthday to my "little" brother, who turns the big three-O today.

News You Can Use

I don't know if this is true or not, but I do it all the time - hehe

Singing makes for safer driving: study
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-21 08:49


Motorists who enjoy a sing-along while driving tend to concentrate more and fall asleep less than their silent counterparts, according to new research released Tuesday.

However, drivers should avoid overly rousing tunes or complex rhythms that can divert attention away from the road.

“Singing while driving stimulates not only the mind, but also the body, which in turn produces heightened alertness and reduced fatigue,” said Dr Nicola Dibben, a music psychologist from the University of Sheffield.

She said music was more effective than silence, conversation or talk radio in achieving an optimal state of alertness.

“Singing may be less distracting than conversation because drivers recall words to songs they already know, or because it is fairly easy to learn the words to music where it uses repeated lyrics,” Dibben said.

The survey of 1,780 people carried out on behalf of Privilege Insurance found 63 percent of safe drivers — those who had not been in an accident for four years or more — said listening to music while driving made them feel calmer.

Just under a quarter said music aided concentration.

Driving-enhancing music might include such favorites as “Don’t Cha Wanna Ride” by soul sensation Joss Stone or the slow-paced classical rondo “Canon in D” by Pachelbel.

But tunes like The Prodigy’s “Firestarter” or Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1” should be avoided, as they “divert motorists attention away from the roads, lead to greater driver aggression and reckless motoring behavior,” Dibben said.

Beach Weekend

(Sea anenome)

I managed to escape from Bakersfield for the weekend and head out to the coast where it is about 30-40 degrees cooler ;) We ended up going to Shell Beach on Saturday and to Montana de Oro State Park on Sunday. It was foggy on the coast, but it felt soooo good to cool off that I didn't even mind the fog.

We had some kick-ass pizza at Klondike's in Santa Maria. The Denali pizza is sooooooooo mmmmmmmm! It has mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, bell peppers, onions, olives and a yummy tomato sauce. They have a garlic sauce too, but I haven't tried that yet.

I am posting more pics on my other blog Travels and Adventures and will go into more detail about my weekend.

Funny Stuff From George Carlin

"Dogs lead a nice life. You never see a dog with a wristwatch."

Stupid News Story of The Day

(Congratulations. It's a ... antichrist?)

Who wouldn't fall for such a clever trick?

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian couple stole 50,000 euros from a woman in the Sicilian city of Palermo after convincing her they were vampires who would impregnate her with the son of the Anti-Christ if she did not pay them.

The man, a cabaret singer, and his girlfriend took the money from their victim over four years by selling her pills at 3,000 euros each that they said would abort the Anti-Christ's son.

Police uncovered the fraud after the 47-year-old woman's family became concerned when they discovered she had spent all her savings, local news agencies AGI and ANSA reported