Friday, March 10, 2006

Just to prove that America has no taste...

They voted off Gedeon and Will on American Idol, instead of Bucky and Kevin. UGH! Gedeon sang much, much better than Kevin and Bucky. And Will sang better than both of them, too. Just because Kevin has that cute little baby face is no reason to leave him in the competition, and Bucky....I don't know just how he managed to pull thru.

They did vote off Kinnik, but also voted off Ayla, who sang WAY better than Melissa. I just don't get it.

And that is all I am gonna say.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

American Idol recap - the guys

Well, last night, it was the guys' turn on American Idol. Gedeon started out strong with "When A Man Loves A Woman." He is quickly becoming one of my favorites. He has a really good, strong voice, and if he gets voted off tonight, I will be shocked.

Chris did a great job of performing Seether's "Broken," although it wasn't as strong a performance as last week's. I wished he would have picked a different song, but he did great nonetheless.

Kevin, however, was not so great. He sang a song called "Starry, Starry Night," which, frankly, nearly put me to sleep. It was very (yawn) boring.

I wasn't really into Bucky's performance of "Wave on Wave," either. I found myself getting bored again really fast (or maybe it was just cuz I was sleepy last night).

Will sang "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You," and although it was a decent enough performance, it wasn't great. Still, it was better than Kevin's.

Taylor, the oldest dude in the competition, went crazy with the dance moves (proving again that white people can't dance), but his vocals on "Takin' It To The Streets" were great. He may be old, but he acts younger than anyone in the competition, and is very entertaining. And he can sing.

Elliott sang a ballad, "Heaven" which was an old favorite of mine when I was a teenager. He did a great job, proving that he can sing, even though Simon said it wasn't such a good performance. What does Simon know anyway?

Ace finished off the night with his performance of "Butterflies", a Michael Jackson song, which I wasn't too crazy about. I am not really into that whole falsetto thing. Still, the judges like him and so do the ladies, so he will no doubt get a lot of votes.

Overall, I liked Gedeon, Chris, Taylor and Elliott the best. I think Kevin and Bucky are gonna be going home with Melissa and Kinnik tonight.

We will see.

Random Fact of The Day

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

"Back when I was a kid we watched a lot of static on our TV's, although sometimes, if Dad was having an unusually good "aiming-the-antenna day" up on the roof, we saw some actual programming, which mainly consisted of silent black and white cartoons of mice running around. That was the entire plot. There were these mice, and they ran around. I'm not saying it was as stupid as Fear Factor, but it was pretty stupid. Sometimes we'd yell up to Dad to turn the antenna back to the static."

Stupid News Story of The Day



(....ooh baby...guess where my hand is? Nevermind. Gotta make another call.)

Man Accused of Making 2,623 Obscene Calls


COSHOCTON, Ohio - Authorities arrested a man accused of making thousands of harassing and obscene calls to random cell phone numbers in at least eight counties.

James R. Hood, 43, was charged with one count of compelling prostitution, or offering money for sex. He posted bond and was released from the Coshocton County jail, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.

Hood was arrested earlier this week following a joint investigation by sheriff's deputies in Coshocton and Licking counties. Hood lives in the Licking County town of Granville, about 25 miles east of Columbus.

Hood's phone records show he made 2,623 calls in 20 days, "all basically obscene in nature," Coshocton County deputy Brent McKee said.

The calls were made between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp said.

Hood will either have a preliminary hearing this month or the case will be presented to a grand jury, Coshocton County Prosecutor Robert Batchelor said.

A stipulation of Hood's bond was that he can't use a telephone, cell phone or the Internet, McKee said.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Random Fact of The Day

It took Leonardo da Vinci 10 years to paint the lips on the Mona Lisa.

Hump Day Happenings

Ah. It's finally hump day. (In all actuality, yesterday was my hump day since I am off on Friday, but I digress).

You would think being hump day that it would be a good day. Well, all I can say is that today started off with a bang, and by bang I don't mean something good.

I was heading out to my car when my foot missed the curb and I fell....yes, fell....smack down on my knees. Ouch. Yes, it was another great Moment of Kim's Clumsiness, that, I am sure if someone had been videotapoing me, would have won 1st place on America's Funniest Home Videos. I am such a klutz!!!! After assessing the damage to my shin, which was bruised, but not bleeding, I continued to walk to my car, giggling to myself despite the pain my shin was in. It was truly a moment of great clumsiness that should go down in the Klutzy Record Books (if they have one).

I got to work ok, and no one pissed me off on the road, which was probably God's way of making up for my bruised shin. I had 2 appointments today: an 8 am phone interview and a 9:30 office interview. Well, my 8:00 didn't answer the phone and there was no answering machine, and my 9:30 checked in at 8:10 this morning. I thought, cool, I will be done with all my appointments early. Well, I went out to call my 9:30, since he had already checked in, but apparently he checked in and then left because he didn't come, depiste me calling him 3 times over the loudspeaker. I guess he had to go smoke or maybe go get something to eat. Who knows.

Well, I went to get breakfast, since Mr 9:30 was nowhere to be found, and got me a biscuit and gravy, an egg and bacon (the Wednesday special in the cafeteria). Now, I loves me some pepper on my eggs and gravy. The more pepper, the better. I grabbed a packet and went downstairs to my desk to enjoy my breakfast (breakfast is a rare treat for me these days since I am usually too busy in the morning to eat), and I went to open my pepper packet and to my surprise, there was like maybe 10 granules of pepper in there. What the heck happened to the rest of the pepper???? (and no, it hadn't been opened). Saddned by this unexpected event, I opened the pepper packet and sprinkled the meager contents onto my eggs. Sigh. Next time, I will check the pepper before I go downstairs!

This afternoon, I have to go to the opthamologist and have my eyes checked, which means they are gonna dilate them and make them hurt. I hate going to this appointment. At least it is only every 6 months. I am not looking forward to that.

I wonder how the rest of the day will go. I figure as long as I don't fall again, I will be fine - lol.

Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

"I'm a pretty good housekeeper. Ask anybody. No, wait: Don't ask my wife. She and I disagree on certain housekeeping issues, such as whether it's OK for a house to contain dirt."

Stupid News Story of The Day



(Just goes to show you that pigs will eat anything.)

Farmer feeds family friend's corpse to pigs


BERLIN (Reuters) - A German farmer confessed to feeding the corpse of an elderly family friend to his pigs and then stealing from his bank account, police said Monday.

Police ruled out murder and the 29-year-old farmer has been charged with improper burial and fraud.

The elderly friend died in the farmer's yard in February 2005 and the farmer, through his mother, had power-of-attorney giving him access to the dead man's bank account and pension.

The farmer initially put the corpse in a deep freezer, police in the German town of Frizlar-Haddamar said, and told curious locals the old man was in a nursing home.

"From lectures about various religions the 29-year-old knew that Buddhists either burn the dead or allow wild animals to eat them. That was how he decided to feed the corpse to his pigs," the police statement said.

He let the corpse thaw, dismembered it and fed it to his pigs. He put the parts the pigs did not eat into a sack and buried it.

The farmer told police "it was a great act of stupidity" and said "the only explanation was his difficult financial situation at the time."

American Idol recap - the girls

Tonight's episode of American Idol started out on a slow note. The first few performers were only so-so. Even Paris, with her infectious enthusiasm, just didn't wow me tonight.

But there were 2 performances that did wow me. Katharine Mc Phee's rendition of "Respect" was great. And Mandisa's rendition of "I'm Ev'ry Woman" was wow-tastic! She is so awesome. Her voice just rocks. I still like Katharine because she is more understated than Mandisa, but Mandisa definitely had the wow factor going for her tonight. As Randy would say, "We have a hot one tonight!"

Kellie Pickler was ok, too.I still like her. She is just so likeable even if her vocals aren't the best. I also liked Ayla Brown. She did a pretty decent job.

I think Kinnik and Melissa are going to be going home this time around. Kinnik was just not good and Melissa, though she sang ok, doesn't have the fan base she needs to pull enough votes.

We shall see on Thursday night just how my predictions went

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Random Fact of The Day

New Jersey was originally called Albania.

Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

Q. So why is the deficit a problem?
A. Because it's going to get much, much worse when the baby boomers retire and start collecting Social Security. This will place a massive, crushing, horrendous, lifestyle-blighting financial burden on our children and future generations yet unborn.

Q. Serves them right for Britney Spears.
A. True

Stupid News Story of The Day



(I'm not dead yet.)

Ohio Man to Social Security: I'm Not Dead


CLEVELAND - Eighty-one-year-old Myron Manders wants the Social Security Administration to know that he still is alive. The problem is, it doesn't seem to be listening.

Last November, Manders was preparing to leave a hospital where he was treated for pneumonia when a social worker said his insurance company would not pay the bill because it believed Manders died on Sept. 1.

William Jarrett, a Social Security spokesman in Cleveland, said Friday the mistake was due to an erroneous document. He could not disclose the error's source.

"It was a mistake on our part and we are apologetic," he said.

Manders' wife, Eunice, remembered that she first reacted to the news of her husband's alleged demise with anger.

"I never laughed about it," Myron Manders said.

Jarrett said Eunice Manders has been paid a survivor's benefit, which he said is now considered an overpayment she will be responsible for paying back, although she will have a right to appeal.

Manders, who describes himself as an almost-retired architect, sought to clear up the problem by showing up at a Social Security office. The in-person appearance did not help.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, recognizing that Manders served in the Army during World War II, notified Eunice that she is a beneficiary on his Veterans Affairs life insurance policy and that Social Security had notified the VA of Myron's death.

The latest correspondence from Social Security came Monday addressed to Eunice, advising she is entitled to monthly widow's benefits. Myron Manders would not say exactly what was going through his mind. "Curse words," he hinted.

Monday, March 06, 2006

Road rage - America's favorite hobby

Rain, rain go away....Yes, it is raining again. After a nice, sunny weekend, we had to start the week off on a wet note. Of course, it didn't start to REALLY rain until noon when I went out for lunch. Figures.

I had a few near-road rage moments this morning, and one at lunch. You know how when you see someone in your side mirror and think, "there is no way this guy thinks he is going to cut in front of me when there is allllllll this space behind me to merge into?" Well, I was thinking just that thought when someone attempted to cut in front of me...without using his signal. GRRRR!!! ( I say attempted to cut in front of me cuz, well, I didn't let him do it - hehehe). I HATE it when people do that! If there is plenty of space behind me to get in, then get the hell in! Don't cut in between me and the car in front of me where there is no space to merge into.

Another person managed to piss me off by doing the "wait til you're within 10 feet of me and then pull out in front of you, even though there is no one behind you, and go really slow" maneuver. After I nearly rear-ended the asshole, I quickly swerved into the middle lane and promptly flipped him the bird.

During lunch time, another person pissed me off by pulling the "Even though your light is green to do a u-turn, I am still gonna go and not even stop at this red light" maneuver. GRRRR.

Of course, it was raining during lunchtime, so I was driving the speed limit and this dude was riding my ass, even though the road was obviously wet, and if I had had to slam on my brakes, he would have definitely hit my ass. Sometimes, I seriously question people's abilities to drive in the rain. Ok, so the word "sometimes" should have been replaced by a more appropriate word, like "always" and the whole statement should have applied to all driving situations and not just limited to rain. But I digress.

Another thing that pissed me off yesterday as I was about to get on the highway, there was this car at a stop sign, and even though I had gotten there first, he decided to go ahead in front of me. Now, normally, this would not piss me off too much. But, the dude decided to drive below the speed limit on a road where passing zones are few and far between. Here is a tip to avoid pissing people like me off: If you plan to drive slow, let the other person go ahead of you. It's as easy as that. Instead of being able to drive at a normal speed on my way home, I had to drive s.....l......o.......w for about 10 miles before I could pass the slow ass turtle driver, and by then, I was pretty peeved. It would have been so much easier for him to have let me go ahead of him, since he planned on going slow anyway. GRRRR!!!!

Enough of my ranting and raving. It is Monday and it is rainy, so I have a semi-excuse for raging on like a lunatic. (at this point, I will grasp at any excuse, valid or not - lol).

I actually have been pretty good lately, and not so road-ragey. I guess I made up for all that goodness in just one day - lol.

Bad me.

Random Fact of The Day

Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote.

Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

"I remember when we got our first TV. Dad set it up, then climbed up onto our roof to try to aim the antenna at New York City. Then he yelled down to us, and we turned the 'ON' knob, and the tiny screen started to glow, and then we saw it, right in our living room, and incredible miracle: static. Oh, sure, we'd HEARD static before, but this was the first time we'd ever actually SEEN it. And this static was coming all the way from New York."

Stupid News Story of The Day



(...knick, knack paddy WHACK...)

Woman Enters Exhibit, Elephant Smacks Her


WACO, Texas - A 25-year-old woman climbed past barriers and into an elephant's zoo exhibit, then crawled out with minor injuries after the 6,000-pound animal smacked her with its trunk.

"That's how an elephant reacts to something they would perceive as a threat," said Cameron Park Zoo director Jim Fleshman.

After saying she wanted to play with the elephant, the woman climbed over a 3-feet-high wood-and-wire fence, scaled an 8-foot-tall artificial rock structure and bypassed an electric wire before jumping into the exhibit Thursday afternoon, Fleshman said. A moat extends around most of the exhibit.

After the woman got out, fire and emergency crews took her to a hospital with minor injuries, including scrapes on her side and arm. Waco Fire Capt. Greg Kistler said the woman, whose name was not released, was visiting the zoo with a child and another woman.

The exhibit contains two female African elephants that have been at the zoo at least nine years. Only one of the elephants struck the woman.

Both animals were stressed after the incident and were moved to a private area for part of the afternoon, and one didn't want to return to the exhibit even later in the day. But both were back for visitors to see Friday, Fleshman said.

"They're not used to somebody being in their space," he said.

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