Poop Chute

You HAVE to check this out.

A perfect way to waste about 5 minutes....and a perfect way to laugh off a few of those pounds you may have gained around the Thanksgiving holidays.

CLICK ME!!! CLICK ME!!!

Take care all.

Like Online Mystery/Suspense Games?

To tell you the truth, I don't even remember where I found this game. I found it last night and I've played the first 4 of the 12 episodes posted.

It's great! It reminds me of the old game Myst.

Kinda spooky, very mysterious, great sounds, not too easy and not too hard...

It's definitely one of the best online games I've played in a long while.

So if you're looking to burn a little time (you don't have to play all of the episodes at once) or are just intrigued, go there and of course start with the first episode.

Here's the link!

Now what are you doing still here? Go play already! Jeez! LOL :)

Let me know how you like it.

Official Cause Of Death - Lava Lamp

Lava lamp left on hot stovetop explodes, killing man

KENT, Washington (AP) -- A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said.

Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home Sunday night by his parents.

"Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don't know," Kent Police spokesman Paul Petersen said Monday.

After the lamp exploded, Quinn apparently stumbled into his bedroom, where he died Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Police found no evidence of drug or alcohol use.

From here.

For The Horny Man Who Has Everything

Provides nice wrist support to lessen the chance of carpal tunnel...

You can get them here.

If all else fails, get him some of these.

 

"My Daughter Is A Good Driver"

14-Year-Old Drives, Crashes Car; Father Charged

HOUSTON -- A southwest Houston father was charged Monday, accused of giving his 14-year-old daughter his car keys, leading to a crash that left two other teenagers critically injured, Local 2 reported in an exclusive story.

Witnesses said the family's sport utility vehicle veered out of control Thanksgiving night at 10:30 p.m. and slammed into a utility pole. Danielle Holste, 14, was at the wheel, according to police.

Investigators said her father, Barry Martin Holste, 53, arrived at the scene and admitted to giving Danielle the keys.

Holste was charged with injury to a child by criminal negligence for allegedly allowing an unlicensed driver behind the wheel.

Danielle suffered severe lacerations on her leg, face and neck from the crash.

"I'm doing fine -- a little better than what I was," she said. "I lost control of the car and hit the pole."

The crash happened after Danielle and two of her friends left the Coco Loco nightclub. She lost control of the vehicle while trying to exit off the Southwest Freeway.

The passengers, Erica Lopez, 15, and George Rodriguez, 16, were critically injured when they were thrown into the windshield.

"When I saw the car, I thought they were all dead," said Tracy Holste, Danielle's mother.

Tracy Holste is upset the police arrested her ex-husband over the accident.

Prosecutors said Barry Holste called his daughter a good driver. He said he allows her to drive, but only in their neighborhood.

"Allowing a child to go on our streets, driving at night to a nightclub, is just not something parents ought to be doing," said Warren Diepramm, a Harris County prosecutor. "You just can't let little kids go driving motor vehicles. It's just not right."

But Danielle and her mother said it really is a case of miscommunication between a father and his daughter.

"No, he did not just hand her the keys. That's a given -- no, he wouldn't do that. He's a very good father," Tracy Holste said.

Barry Holste is currently in the Harris County Jail. His bond has been set at $30,000.

A Harris County Grand Jury will decide if Holste should be indicted.

If convicted, he could receive probation or up to 10 years in prison.

This story was part of my local news from here.

Can I get a WTF???

Amazing Story

Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy

A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.

Hwang Mi-Soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident two decades ago.

Last week her eyes glistened with tears as she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea researchers went public for the first time with the results of their stem-cell therapy.

They said it was the world's first published case in which a patient with spinal cord injuries had been successfully treated with stem cells from umbilical cord blood.

Though they cautioned that more research was needed and verification from international experts was required, the South Korean researchers said Hwang's case could signal a leap forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.

The use of stem cells from cord blood could also point to a way to side-step the ethical dispute over the controversial use of embryos in embryonic stem-cell research.

"We have glimpsed at a silver lining over the horizon," said Song Chang-Hoon, a member of the research team and a professor at Chosun University's medical school in the southwestern city of Kwangju.

"We were all surprised at the fast improvements in the patient."

Under TV lights and flashing cameras, Hwang stood up from her wheelchair and shuffled forward and back a few paces with the help of the frame at the press conference here on Thursday.

"This is already a miracle for me," she said. "I never dreamed of getting to my feet again."

You can read the rest here.

Hazel and Phinnaeus

Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins

Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins on Sunday at a Southern California hospital, the world agencies announced.

The 37-year-old actress and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder became parents of a girl, Hazel Patricia Moder and a boy, Phinnaeus Walter Moder.

Robets was confined to bed last month after experiencing a series of early contractions and wasn't due until early January.

The twins are the first children for Roberts, who married Moder in July 2002.

From here.

Just Finished Reading...

I have finally finished reading John Grisham's The Testament.

What a wonderful book! What a great adventure! I loved it! You must check it out. It is a long read but a fabulous one.

Now I'm going to start on my next James Patterson book, The Lake House.

I have read almost every one of his books. He's a brilliant author. His works are very easy and quick to read with short chapters. If you're not familiar with James Patterson, he's the author who penned Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls. Of course, the movies don't do the books justice. Those are the first two of ten books involving the character Alex Cross.

Important note: James Patterson's books must be read in order (on the left of that page) to be able to fully understand the story and characters.

With that being said the first Patterson book I read was 1st To Die, the first in the Women's Murder Club series. I've been hooked ever since. After finishing that series (I can't wait for 4th of July to be published in June), I began the Alex Cross series. Both the Women's Murder Club and the Alex Cross series are in the murder/mystery genre. So start with either 1st To Die or Along Came A Spider and you'll be on your way in its respective series.

If murder/mystery is not the thing for you, then I recommend you read Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Another highly recommended heart-wrenching and wonderful book you would also like is, Sam's Letters to Jennifer. Both of those books are independent of each other.

Then you should read a two-part series containing When The Wind Blows and then The Lake House (the book I'm starting).

Trust me, once you start reading Patterson, you'll be hooked.

Well, I should go to bed since I go back to work tomorrow after a long holiday weekend. Good night and sweet dreams to everyone out there.


P.S. I guess I should really add one of those 'Books I'm Reading' deals to my sidebar like birdbrained has...

Texans 31, Titans 21

And the Texans sweep the Titans!!!!

WoooHooo Texans!!!! 

Added Some Great Blog Links

Hey all! I've added some new blogs to my links over there on the right side today and yesterday.

I highly recommend you check them out.

They're ESSFingers approved!

Now, are you ready for some football? I sure am. Go Texans!

Does Father Know Best?

Father arrested after attempt to discipline daughter backfires

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A father's attempt to teach his daughter a lesson about drinking backfired when the teen led police to a stash of drugs and weapons inside their home.

Kevin Winston, 46, called police at 2:45 a.m. Friday after his 16-year-old daughter came home drunk and unruly. When police arrived, however, the girl told them she feared for her safety because her father stored drugs and weapons in the home.

The girl led officers to a crawl space above the ceiling where they found four semiautomatic guns and more than 600 vials of cocaine.

Winston was charged with numerous weapons and drug charges. His five daughters were placed in the custody of a relative.

"He called us on her and ended up getting locked up himself," said Newark Police Director Anthony Ambrose.

From here.

Any Tivo Customers Out There?

TiVo pop-up ads may erode consumer control

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- Digital video recording pioneer TiVo Inc. has long promised "TV Your Way."

But the company's plans for pop-up ads and restrictions on copying have sparked worries that the service may be eroding consumer control in favor of Hollywood and advertiser interests.

Is it becoming TiVo -- their way?

"Consumers are very distrustful of technologies that seize yet another opportunity to offer up advertising," said Mike Godwin, legal director of Public Knowledge, a public interest group. Whether the fears are founded or not, he said, "it feels like TiVo is taking away some of the prerogatives and flexibility that TiVo TV watchers have become accustomed to."

TiVo officials say that starting in March users will begin to see static images, such as a company logo, appear on their television screens as they fast-forward through commercials. The billboard-like ads -- which will last about four seconds for a fast-forwarded 30-second spot -- may offer giveaways or links to other ads.

For some ads, viewers could choose to provide advertisers with their contact data so they can get more direct marketing.

A pop-up recording "tag" is also planned: a "thumbs-up" icon would appear during TV show promotions and allow users to instantly place those programs in their recording queue.

TiVo officials contend that the new features will not be any more intrusive than the "thumbs-up" icons that already appear during some commercials and shows. But to some customers, the impending advertising changes smack of betrayal from the innovators whose hard drive-based gizmo lets TV viewers record programs, fast-forward through ads and pause at will.

"It's crossing the line," said Darren McClung. The 24-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, systems administrator says he didn't mind as much when TiVo introduced ads in its main menu area, giving users the option of watching them.

But with ads set to appear over the very commercials he's trying to skip, "they've moved from unintrusive to intrusive advertising, and that's troublesome," he said.

And the rest of the article would be here.

This makes me glad I didn't go Tivo.

I've been using Time Warner's DVR service for almost 4 months now, but I fear eventually all the companies might start to implement this 'ad' feature.

The thing is according to this article, Tivo hasn't made a profit yet since it's been around. Do they really expect to make up for their monetary losses with the addition of these ads? I highly doubt it. Add to that the fact that they're planning on using a 'feature' of Macrovision's making it so that certain programs will only stay recorded for a set amount of time, ("...movies could disappear after seven days...." ) no matter what the user wants it to be. WTF???

That seems really shitty to me.

I Give You The Griswold Family Christmas Tree!

Couple points Grinchly finger at neighbors

MONTE SERENO, California (AP) -- For six years, Alan and Bonnie Aerts transformed their Silicon Valley home into a Christmas wonderland, complete with surfing Santa, jumbo candy canes and a carol-singing chorus of mannequins.

Visitors loved it.

Last year, after NBC's "Weekend Today" featured the $150,000 display of custom-designed props, more than 1,500 cars prowled the Aertses' cul-de-sac in this upscale San Jose suburb each night.

This year, though, the merry menagerie stayed indoors. Instead, on the manicured lawn outside the couple's Tudor mansion stands a single tiding: a 10-foot-tall Grinch with green fuzz, rotting teeth, and beet-red eyeballs.

The Aertses erected the smirking giant to protest the couple across the street -- 16-year residents Le and Susan Nguyen, who initiated complaints to city officials that the display was turning the quiet neighborhood into a Disneyesque nightmare.

Alan Aerts, who makes sure the Grinch's spindly finger points directly to the Nguyens' house, says the complaints killed the exhibit. They also violated the Christmas spirit, he said.

"When I grew up, people decorated everything -- it was wonderful to be a kid," said the 48-year-old soft drink distributor and philanthropist. "If you can't even put up a display these days, what kind of people have we become?"

The Nguyens say that even after the Aertses hired a security guard to help direct traffic, the commotion kept them from having friends over for their own lower-key celebrations.

"We wake up to Christmas for about 45 days of the year," said Le Nguyen, 55. "You ever seen the movie 'Groundhog Day?' It's just like that."

You can read the rest here.

"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no! We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here! We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye! And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse!"

And that is from one of my all-time favorite movies.

My Wish List

Let me just say, it really sucks being broke on Black Friday.

I love shopping but I have gotten to where I hate going in the stores. I hate dealing with the rude and pushy people, the screaming kids running around unattended, lack of friendly assistance when needed, and people holding me up in the parking lot just so they can get the closest spot possible instead of just parking in the first available spot and walking their lazy asses a few more steps into the store/mall.

And those, my dear blogfriends, are the reasons why I do almost all of my shopping online. Of course food and some clothing purchases are the exceptions.

Reading a new friend's blog, birdbrained, I came up with an idea for a post this evening. (Go check her out! Great writing & quirky sense of humor on that gal.) I decided to make a post of some of the things I would like....

Canon PIXMA IP5000 Photo Printer

Creative Labs Zen Micro 5GB MP3 player (dark blue)

Logitech MX510 mouse (blue) - I have the MX500 and LOVE it but I want the pretty blue one!

Crucial 512MB Ram - Wow! The price has dropped! It was $99 a month ago. I have 512 already but with everything I do on my comp I want/need more so I'm definitely going to have to jump on this soon before the price goes back up.

Plextor DVD +/-RW burner (black)

Sony Cybershot DSC-V1 5MP digital camera

Well, I guess that's enough for now....LOL

I'm such an electronics whore. *big smile

Bottom Of The 9th

Here's a cute short film I ran across this morning....

Bottom of the 9th

Enjoy. :)

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!

Rollers

Akiyoshi's illusion pages
Credit: Akiyoshi Kitaoka
 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Stay safe and take care.

Bad Medicine

Hospital error caused death
By Sara Jean Green
Seattle Times staff reporter

A Seattle-area woman died early yesterday, two weeks after she was accidentally injected with a toxic cleansing solution during a medical procedure at Seattle's Virginia Mason Hospital.

"We're just so sorry and so devastated this happened," Dr. Robert Caplan, the hospital's director of quality, said late last night. "It's a very unfortunate error that we all feel horrible about."

About two weeks ago, the woman came to the hospital "for a sophisticated procedure" in the radiology department, Caplan said. A technician was to inject the woman with contrast dye to show how her therapy was progressing, but instead, the woman was injected with a toxic antiseptic, he said.

Almost immediately, hospital staff realized something was wrong and activated the hospital's "patient safety alert system," Caplan said. Everyone involved in the case was immediately taken off duty.

"The cleansing solution basically acted as a poison, which caused widespread damage to the organs of her body," Caplan said. The damage "couldn't be remedied or reversed, even through aggressive treatment," including amputation of one of the woman's legs, he said.

You can read the rest here.

Keg Party!

Proposal Targets College Binge Drinking
Plan Aims To Reduce Rowdy Parties, Arrests

POSTED: 7:38 am EST November 23, 2004
UPDATED: 8:33 am EST November 23, 2004

BOSTON -- There is a controversial new proposal in Boston aimed at targeting binge drinking. A city councilor wants the city to track sales of beer kegs and share that information with the police.

NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that Boston police would know by 5 p.m. each day where all the kegs were going, and then if problems erupted at parties officers would know where to go. They said the proposal stems from recent situations where students, alcohol and sporting events combined to create serious law enforcement problems.

Last weekend, dozens of college students were arrested after several parties got out of control -- one following the Harvard-Yale football game. Assistant Boston University coach Christopher McLaughlin was arrested after allegedly interfering with police who were trying to break up a crowd at an Allston-Brighton party. The university terminated his employment.

The rest of the article can be found here.

Opinions

You know the saying. Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

I've got opinions. You've got opinions. Our friends and family each have their own opinions. Every single person in this world has their own opinions.

Mine aren't right. Yours aren't wrong.

Mine aren't wrong. Yours aren't right.

That's why they're called opinions.

Facts schmacts. We can all find so-called facts to support our 'opinions'.

"The sky is flirty tonight."

I happen to think the sky is flirty tonight. You tell me how and why it is or isn't that way. Do you get where I'm going with this?

You can give me all the articles, videos, etc., and/or the links to the articles/videos/etc., and it's not going to matter to me. I'm still going to think the sky is flirty tonight. And your trying to convince me that I'm 'wrong' is only going to make me hold more steady to my opinion. The more you try to 'convince me', the more I will hold your opinion in a less favorable light. And the more I will believe that my opinion is better than yours. And the circle goes on and on and on until we get pissed at each other and quit talking to each other or blow up at that person and/or both.

If you're still so caught up in opinions...

Stop trying to convince others that they're wrong. Convince yourself that you're right. It's your opinion after all.

And then go on with your life.

That's your answer.

Very Naughty Boy

Boy Charged With Abducting Exotic Dancer
Mon Nov 22, 6:55 PM ET

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A 13-year-old boy was charged with abducting an exotic dancer when she showed up for an appointment at what turned out to be a vacant house with no electricity, police said Monday.

When the woman entered the house at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, she realized her client was a juvenile, police spokeswoman Rene Ball said.

The boy told her the contract was for his older brother, but no one else showed up. The woman tried to leave, and the boy pointed a shotgun at her and ordered her to dance for him, Ball said.

She tried to call 911 on her cell phone, but the boy grabbed the phone. The woman bit the boy's hand, broke free and ran to her car.

The boy was arrested Thursday and charged with abduction by force, conspiracy, using a firearm to commit a felony, brandishing a firearm and transporting and possessing an assault firearm at age 13. He was being held at the Virginia Beach Detention Center.

The names of the woman and the boy were not released.

Police were trying to identify a second juvenile suspected of being involved in the abduction plan.

Very disturbing.

Oh yeah, the article can be found here.

Freaky But(t) Hilarious!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Step right up and get your very own Turd Twister! Perfect for those 'party games' that are so awkward in the beginning. Just present your creation to those around you and get that party started!

*It's the perfect gift for the guy (or girl) who has everything!

* If you enjoy laughter, this is for you.

* If you are a fan of gag gifts... this will surely make them gag!

* Great for special occasion gifts: marriage/divorce, dating/breaking up, golf tourneys, gift for the boss (you get the picture).

* Perfect for decade birthday parties: 20,30,40,50, etc.

* When you don't want to give the same boring gifts... be original!

* Basically, it's for everyone. It's funny, and it's weird. Woohoo!

Have fun!

eBay Auction Of The Day

ROFLMAO

Happy bidding!

Somebody's Fired

I had to take a screenshot because I just know this will be changed later today.

From UK Yahoo! Photos
 

Texans 13, Packers 16

We played great in the first half and didn't show up in the second half.

At least it wasn't a blowout. We've lost three games in a row now. This sucks. 

I Got A Piece

 

Vanilla Wafer Cake

And here's the result of my baking adventure today!

Now I'm off to play Gin @ Yahoo.

 

Went For A Drive

I like driving. Just driving around town. With the funky weather outside not many people were out. Thank God. It helped me clear my head a little bit.

I get like this every year starting right before Halloween. And then I'm fine the first week in January. I have just never liked the holidays. NEVER. Well, there is one thing I do like about the holidays. Christmas lights. The ones that blink are the best. I should go buy a couple of strings of lights and put them up in my apartment....LOL

Really though, it doesn't help that there's more on my mind this season than in years past. I'm still upset about Mr. Pelloat. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, just Google 'James Pelloat' and read my earlier posts about him). I still can't believe it. No matter how much I think about it I wind up right back where I started, in utter disbelief and disgust. I'm upset about Rene's (his oldest daughter and my friend I wrote about) death. Every time I think about it, it just tears me up. She passed away in March of this year and I had no idea.

I need to medicate myself by baking. I need to do something to help me get my mind off of things. I'm thinking of making this cake that a co-worker made a couple of months ago and gave me the recipe for. It was truly scrumptious! Of course I'll take a pic and post it here for you to check out.


VANILLA WAFER CAKE

Cake:
1 12 oz. pkg vanilla wafers (crushed)
1 7 oz. can Angel Flake coconut
2 sticks melted oleo
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
2 cups coarsely broken pecans
1/2 cup evaporated milk

Icing:
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 of a small can of PET milk
1/2 of a small can of coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp. vanilla

For the cake:
Beat eggs slightly. Add sugar, crushed vanilla wafers, milk, and melted oleo. Mix well. Add coconut and pecans. Bake in a tube or bundt pan for 1 1/2 hours @ 325 degrees. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then invert to complete cooling and remove from pan.

For the icing:
In a medium-size saucepan combine the butter, sugar, and PET milk. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and beat a little to make creamy. Add coconut, pecans, and vanilla.

Poke small holes in the top of the cake and pour icing over the cake. Let set. Serve.


I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. It's going to be way too much cake for one person but I don't care. I'm just feeling like baking now.

Getting ready to watch the NASCAR Busch race just now and this was discussed. And when they showed the video of it - OMG! What a freaking brawl! I hadn't seen a fight that crazy in sports in a long time. You can watch the video there BTW. Argh, I hate it when I have to use IE. I also hate commercials. But WOW! Watch it a couple of times to really see it all. Man, that Artest is a big-time asshole.

Well anyways, I'm off to watch the race and then go to the store to gather the ingredients for my baking adventure. Sorry for the long post. Take care all.

I'm Depressed

I hate this time of year. I really do.

If only I could skip from November 1st to January 2nd. If only.

I hate the holidays.

If only I didn't have to deal with Thanksgiving and Christmas. If only.

I hate spending them alone. I hate cold weather. I hate having no family around.

If only I had one of my brothers closer to me. If only the sun would come out. If only.

I'm Such A...

I'm such a...I don't know.

I'm sitting here watching one of my favorite shows, The OC.

Can't Summer just get back together with Seth already? They make such a cute couple. And Ryan and Marissa. What's going to happen?

I'm supposed to be a grown-up right? Hell, I'm 32 years old for goodness sakes.

But I can't help it. I love this show and I've loved it ever since it started.

So I guess call me whatever you want. LOL

WooHoo! The Apprentice is up next! There is supposed to be double "You're fired!" tonight.

Ahhhhhhh.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.

Secret Santa Organizer

I'm justing passing along a good website for anybody out there that might be in charge of organizing an online Secret Santa gift exchange this year...

Elfster

This site makes it really easy to organize an online Secret Santa gift exchange. No hassling with dozens upon dozens of emails back and forth between the organizer and its participants, etc.

Check it out.

Click Click Boom

That moose may soon be just a mouse click away
Internet hunting idea has wildlife officials up in arms

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Posted: 2:38 AM EST (0738 GMT)

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state wildlife officials up in arms.

The Web site already offers target practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said on Tuesday.

Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web site, but may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting does not get out of hand.

"This is the first one I've seen," said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife director Mike Berger. "The current state statutes don't cover this sort of thing."

Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio, Texas auto body shop, has invested $10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be remotely aimed on his 330-acre (133-hectare) southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the Internet anywhere in the world.

You can read the rest here.

Thoughts anyone???

Idaho Woman Has Balls

Victim of auto theft turns tables on man who stole her car
November 15, 2004 5:12 AM
The Associated Press

POCATELLO, Idaho An ironic car theft happened in Pocatello over the weekend.

Saturday night, someone stole Cheryl Otero's 1996 Eagle Talon from her house. She even heard the thief drive away.

Otero and her husband went driving around town looking for it, along with some neighbors.

They had stopped at a gas station when they saw Otero's car pull into a supermarket parking lot.

The thief got out to use a pay phone. Before he knew what happened, Otero and her friend drove up to the car, Otero put her keys in the ignition and sped away.

One of the neighbors tried to hold the suspect for police, but he got away. He's described as 19 to 23 years old with a dark complexion.

From here.

Only thing is he knows where she lives...

Trimspa Stands Behind Anna Nicole

Ahhh, how special for them.

TRIMSPA Stands by Anna Nicole Smith
Monday November 15, 6:46 pm ET
American Music Awards Performance Controversy Spurs Support

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The frenzy over presenter Anna Nicole Smith's performance at Sunday night's American Music Awards began within the show itself, with host Jimmy Kimmel taking every opportunity to get a laugh at the curvaceous blonds' expense, and continued on a massive scale into Monday's post event coverage. From coast to coast, TV newspersons and radio station DJs spent the better part of the day speculating on Ms. Smith's condition as well as her continued association with TRIMSPA.

"Clearly," said Alex Goen, founder and CEO of TRIMSPA, "last night's award ceremony has become more about Anna's introduction of Kanye West than about who won the prized awards - which is unfortunate. Those artists worked very hard to have their moment of recognition, and TRIMSPA applauds their success. We also applaud Anna Nicole's successful weight loss on TRIMSPA X32. Like all our customers, we stand by Anna. More important, we stand with her as our friend."

You can read the rest here.

But really now, I wonder how long it will be before Trimspa drops her....

Good Morning

An oldie but a goodie to get your day started.... 

Here She Is!

And here she is! The wonderfully stoned Anna Nicole Smith on the AMAs tonight. ROFLMAO

Jenny McCarthy copying her was classic though. Jimmy Kimmel's jokes about the crazy woman in the Trimspa necklace were the best! 

Trimspa Baby!

The poor thing got a hold of one too many of Snoop's 'special' brownies backstage. 

Stoned Out Of Her Mind

Hahahahaha! 

Short Rant

I absolutely can not stand people who post on message boards and put the 'nm' for 'No Message' inside the message itself instead of in the subject line!

Hello! Earth calling dumbass poster! 'NM' belongs in the subject line!

OK.....LOL....I am done.

Absolutely Nothing Today

I have done absolutely nothing today. At all. As a matter of fact, 30 minutes ago I stepped out of my apartment for the first time today. LOL And that was only because I needed Diet Coke and some cigarettes (yeah, I know).

I got up late this morning. Way later than usual. But that's due to a very lengthy phone conversation I had last night (err, this morning) with a new friend. Seems we have a lot in common. It was great talking to her and I hope we continue to keep in touch. Hi Janet!

Let's see....

I did watch today's Busch race. It was a good race. Martin Truex, Jr. clinched the Busch Series Championship finishing fourth today at Darlington.

I made a ham sandwich for lunch. Wow. I know.

Other than that, just surfing around the www.

I feel like playing some games or something but I don't know what I want to play.

I think I'll head on over to Yahoo and play some Pool or some Gin or some Dominoes.

Anybody want to play with me? If you do just shoot me an email or leave a comment.

Weekend At Bernie's???

Remember this movie?

Oh wait. That's not Bernie. 

Car Chase! Car Chase!

Interesting day at work today. There was a car chase that happened to end right in front of where I work. And, of course, I had my camera on me. :)

The suspect was wanted for robbing 3 convenience stores in the area. He'd been involved in at least one accident right before he ended his adventure. One of the accidents involved him hitting a car who hit another car forcing it into a convenience store. I overheard from the cops that in one of the robberies he only managed to get a carton of cigarettes. He'd wanted the money that was in the safe at that location but they didn't have any money in it - only cigarettes. Stupid fucker.

Not much left of that tire eh? Don't forget to click on the pic to make it bigger.

So much drama in my life lately.....LOL 

The damage to the front passenger side to the Blazer mostly happened during the chase. He was hit twice (from what we overheard by the cops) by them trying to stop him in road blocks. 

A view of some of the cop cars involved in the chase. There were at least 12 involved. 

The driver of the Blazer pushed the blue car up into a brick divider damaging the fog lights, license plate, and some support mounts underneath the front end. The cops took and bagged all kinds of evidence from inside the Blazer including a can of Red Bull and a snack-size can of Cheddar Pringles.

Of course, we figure he had some goodies hid in the Pringles can. 

This is just a four-lane road in front of where I work (6 lanes if you count the shoulders). The Texas DPS, Harris County Sheriff's Dept., and the local police department were all involved in the chase.

You can see the suspect over the hood of the Sheriff's car in the distance if you look hard enough. He had blood pouring from the right side of his forehead and was eventually taken away on a stretcher. 

The Blazer again. You can see the driver's head again if you look hard enough in the background on the Sheriff's hood right in front of the man in the blue jacket. 

The result of one of my co-worker's car after the car chase involving the Blazer. 

One of my co-workers, the owner of the blue car, getting interviewed by the local NBC affiliate about what she saw and what happened.

When the sirens were heard stopping in front of our business, everybody ran to the front to see what was happening. The owner of the blue car happened to be the one that opened the front door of our business and saw the driver just getting out of the Blazer and looking towards the door like he was going to head our way. She locked the door and others ran to lock the other doors. This all happened right before 1:00 today.

What a crazy ass day! 

Poor Kid

Police use stun gun on 6-year-old
Officials: Child was cutting himself with glass

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Police used a stun gun on a 6-year-old boy in his principal's office because he was wielding a piece of glass and threatening to hurt himself, officials said Thursday.

The boy, who was not identified, was shocked with 50,000 volts on October 20 at Kelsey Pharr Elementary School.

Principal Maria Mason called 911 after the child broke a picture frame in her office and waved a piece of glass, holding a security guard back.

When two Miami-Dade County police officers and a school officer arrived, the boy had already cut himself under his eye and on his hand.

The officers talked to the boy without success. When the boy cut his own leg, one officer shocked him with a Taser and another grabbed him to prevent him from falling, police said.

He was treated and taken to a hospital, where he was committed for psychiatric evaluation.

"By using the Taser, we were able to stop the situation, stop him from hurting himself," police spokesman Juan DelCastillo told The Miami Herald.

The case was under review.

This is just sad all the way around. I wonder what exactly was wrong with the kid and hope he gets better.

Remembering Those Who Have Served

Veteran's Day 2004
 

Martha Wants Help

Martha Stewart Wants Aid with Legal Bills

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martha Stewart (news - web sites), the imprisoned celebrity homemaker, is asking her company to help pick up about $3.7 million in legal expenses stemming from her criminal trial.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE:MSO - news) revealed the request in a filing with regulators on Tuesday. It said it had submitted Stewart's claim to an independent expert to determine if she is entitled to be reimbursed.

Stewart, who founded the media and merchandising company and remains its controlling shareholder, wants help paying for legal expenses associated with defending against a securities fraud charge that was thrown out by the judge during her obstruction-of-justice trial, according to the filing.

Under that charge, prosecutors had accused Stewart of proclaiming her innocence in the case in a move to mislead investors in her own company and preserve its stock value.

In the filing, the company said it believes if the independent expert accepts Stewart's claim, the amount reimbursed to Stewart would be covered through its directors and officers' insurance policy. It added that it "does not believe that the claim will result in an expense to the corporation."

You can read the rest of it here.

Come on now. Give me a break.

Let Me Explain

My last post was kinda cryptic because I meant it to be.

I'm getting tons of hits from the Beaumont/East Texas area. And that's why I posted what I did.

I hope you all kinda understand.

Call Me

If you're out there call me (or email me - it's in my profile). You know who I'm talking to if you happen to be reading this because you just know who this is.

More On Mr. Pelloat

James Allen Pelloat, 57, Newton High School band director, was arrested Sunday on two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Investigators found a list Pelloat kept of some 30 male students he sexually assaulted in other school districts where he had been employed since 1984, including the WOC district. He's currently in jail under suicide watch and being held on two $500,000 bonds. A student told authorities of an incident with Pelloat which lead to his arrest. He has been cooperating with the other cases he's involved in.

KOGT Radio

The residents of Newton and the faculty of the Newton High School were shocked on Monday when they learned that the school’s band director, James Allen Pelloat had been arrested for molesting young boys. The charges apparently stem from an investigation that began late last week when one student tried to drink antifreeze in an attempt to commit suicide and later confessed to his parents what had been taking place. The name of that student has not been released but authorities have said that he is now in stable condition as he undergoes treatment at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Fifty-seven year old Pelloat remains in the Newton County Jail where he is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and is being held under a total of $1,000,000 bond. However, the investigation is not over, Newton Police Chief Ricky Simmons has said that Pelloat has already supplied he and other officers with a list of many more boys that had also been molested or assaulted dating back to 1984. However, most of those alleged victims are said to be in other school districts where Pelloat taught before coming to the Newton Independent School District.

KJAS Radio

A Newton High School band director who once taught in Port Arthur, Beaumont ISD and West Orange-Cove Consolidated School District was arrested Sunday on two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child after one of his students accused the teacher of molesting him.

James Allen Pelloat, 57, is in custody in the Newton County Correctional Center where he is held on bonds totalling $1 million. Pelloat is under suicide watch, Wayne Powell, Newton County Sheriff, said in a press release.

Pelloat has been charged with molesting two students and additional charges are pending based on information obtained by the suspect, the press release stated.

Newton County sheriff's officers began to investigate Pelloat recently when one of the band instructor's students attempted suicide. Shortly thereafter, another student came forward alleging he had been sexually assaulted. Between 20 and 30 other male students may have been sexually assaulted by Pelloat, Newton County Sheriff's officers said.

"Pelloat is cooperating in the investigation and officers have retrieved a list from Pelloat of male students he has sexually assaulted in other school districts where he has been employed, dating back to 1984," Newton Police Chief Ricky Simmons said. "I consider the one student that brought this to light a hero, because of his courage, he has brought Pelloat's reign of terror on innocent children to an end."

Pelloat received his all-level music certificate from the State Board of Educator Certification, enabling him to teach prekindergarten through 12th grades, in May, 1969. Pelloat also has a supervisor's certificate as well as a superintendent certificate and mid-management administrator certificate.

An official with West Orange-Cove Consolidated School District said Pelloat also taught in Spring Branch, Dayton, West Orange and Crosby ISD's.

The Port Arthur News


This just makes me so sick. You couldn't begin to imagine. I can't believe he could do this. I wonder what fellow student(s) this happened to while I was in school. I wish I had had some kind of clue back then. I just want to throw up...and cry...

Now This Is Funny!

Wrong number
Calling for tickets, Bobcats fans get referred to sex line

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Bobcats fans were in for a surprise if they dialed an NBA ticket number listed in a local phone book: Instead of getting seats, they were told to call a sex chat line.

The correct number -- (800) 4NBA-TIX -- was established by the league three years ago for tickets in any city, and it was listed correctly in the 2002-03 BellSouth White Pages, back when the city had the Hornets. But the number in this year's BellSouth book, released in September, lists a wrong toll-free number that refers callers to the sex line.

BellSouth and Bobcats officials said they learned of the glitch last Thursday.

"We certainly apologize to any of our fans who have been inconvenienced by this," said Chris Weiller, a team spokesman.

The NBA expansion team and BellSouth were unsure how the mistake happened. The Bobcats were trying to get the incorrect number rerouted to the team's direct line for tickets.

Article here.

Now that is hilarious!!!!!

Yet Another Bad Boy

Olympian Phelps charged with drunken driving
Associated Press

A trooper saw the 19-year-old swimming sensation go through a stop sign Thursday night, state police said Monday. The trooper saw signs of intoxication and arrested Phelps for driving under the influence, police said.

Phelps also was charged with violation of a license restriction and failure to obey a stop sign. The legal drinking age in Maryland is 21.

"I want to say that last week I made a mistake. I wanted to share my feelings and I know that getting in a car with anything to drink is wrong, dangerous and is unacceptable," Phelps told The Associated Press.

"I'm 19, but I was taught that no matter how old you are you should always take responsibility for your action, which I will do. I'm very sorry this happened."

The swimmer from suburban Baltimore won eight medals at the Athens Olympics, including six golds.

Phelps, wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey, was introduced to the crowd before the team's game Sunday night.

If Phelps is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, he could receive a year in jail, a $1,000 fine and 12 points on his driver's license for a first offense, The (Baltimore) Sun reported. He could be subject to a 60-day sentence and a $500 fine if convicted on a first offense on the charge of driving while impaired.

On either charge, a judge could give a defendant probation before judgment or impose a lesser penalty, but the driver could still lose his driving privileges.

The article can be found here.

All I can say to that is "Jeez."


And on a side note, when I woke up this morning it was 63 degrees in my apartment. It seems I got up in the middle of the night and pushed the thermostat down??? I don't remember doing it either.

It's 55 outside right now and it's now up to 68 in my apartment. I'm freezing but I'm not going to turn on the heater because I don't want the 'stinky' smell since I haven't used the heater yet and besides, I'm leaving for work in a little over an hour.

I called my Bubba last night and told him about Mr. Pelloat. He also was in band for 3 years in the 6-8th grades (1986-1988). He was also shocked about the whole thing. He said he never tried anything with him thankfully. Whew.

It feels like a Thursday but it's only a Tuesday. :(

Totally In Shock

Mom called me unexpectedly at work today. (No, that's not why I'm in shock.) She asked me if I'd seen the Channel 13 (our local ABC affiliate) website today. I said that I hadn't.

Then she asked me the name of my band director when I was in school. (Time for a little background here: I was in band and played the clarinet, mostly, from 6th grade until 12th grade. I come from a small town so, back then anyway, the band director that taught the 6th grade newbs also directed the junior high and high school bands. Mr. Pelloat, pronounced 'pell what', was my band director from 6th grade up until about 10th grade before he switched school districts and moved to the Beaumont area. His oldest daughter was one of my closest friends throughout that time. I spent a lot of time over the years at his home with his family, on the road with him traveling to various band meets and tutoring sessions in Beaumont, etc. I was also one of Mr. Pelloat's favorite students and most accomplished students. *pats self on back. For those interested, I may even scan a pic of me from the good old yearbook of one of those years so that you may re-live some of the 80's. OK, back to the story. )

Anyway, Mom asked me the name of the band director. I asked her which one? She said the one that I had most of the years I was in band and the one I liked the most. I said, "Mr. Pelloat." She paused. She asked me if I knew his first name. I said, "James." She told me to go to the Channel 13 website, to the State section, and it would be the first article I click on.

This is what I clicked on.

Wow. No way.

Here is another article in the Houston Chronicle.

Wow. Again.

1984 was my 6th grade year for those paying attention to the articles.

This is just crazy. I feel bad for my friend even though I haven't spoken with her in 5 or 6 years. I feel bad for their family and the victims. I just never got that kinda vibe from him. But then, I wasn't what he was looking for. Eeeks.

He's still my favorite teacher of all-time though. He was a great and brilliant band director. Damn.

For those of you still here and reading this and interested in seeing pics of Tara Reid's wardrobe malfunction at P Diddy's birthday bash, I will reward you. If you've heard of it then you know what I mean.

Go here to see a nice tame photo. If you'll take note of the file number in the address bar (01), you may then want to substitute that with about 14 and proceed from there upwards substituting numbers. (If that doesn't make sense, then you don't deserve to see.)

Yick! Bad job! Bad job!

Tired

Must. sleep.

I swear my eyes have been crossed the last hour. Barely able to keep them open right now so it should take no time for me to fall asleep tonight thankfully.

I know I haven't been posting as often as I usually do or visiting your blogs as often as well, but I hope you'll stick with me while I'm working on the other place.

Quick update on sports today:

Texans - Boooooooo!!!!!!!
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - Wooo Hooo!!!!

Arggghhh! Tomorrow is Monday and I don't want to go to work already but my checking account tells me I'll be there.

Good night and sweet dreams.

Sweet Mustang Commercial

I saw a kick ass commercial for the new 2005 Ford Mustang during the NASCAR race a few hours ago.

Check it out here. Choose the 'Cornfield' commercial.

This is a fine car. The last body style of Mustangs I liked was the early 90's. Nice to see this throwback to the original.

I've taken a break from working on the project because I can't figure out an incompatibility problem between Mozilla and Internet Explorer. And yes, IE is at fault. OK, I'll save my coding rant for future use.

BTW, I've been trying to make a new post on Blogger for about *looks at watch* 3 hours. Argh.


Update: I found the problem I was referring to earlier in this post. And this time it wasn't IE's fault. Ooopsy!

I Know You Want To Look

Actually, I do want you to take a look and tell me what ya think so far. Let me know if something doesn't load right for you. Let me know what you think about the design so far.

I'm not sure how much more I'll be working on it tonight but I'll pick it back up again tomorrow.

If you have any comments, please leave them here. Thanks all.

Well, It's Goin'

To those of you that remember this post.....

I've got it going! Yippee! Woke up this morning and decided to get my nose to the grindstone. I've only encountered primarily one obstacle so far but I finally got that resolved. I feel so proud of myself. Now I'm trying to mess around with templates and get it looking the way I want.

Of course, I also have to move this one over there. So right now, the new blog is looking kinda lonely. :(

But never fear. I hope to be able to have it up soon.

Oh BTW, I'm not giving out the address yet but I'm sure some of you are pretty smart and can figure it out for yourselves in case you want to check out the 'goings on' from time to time. *wink


ETA - Yes SFN, I raked in the dough. :)

I Love My Bubba!

I just got off the phone with my brother and his wife. I love them so much. We could talk for hours every day but we only spoke for an hour-and-a-half tonight. We are never short on words unless we're fighting with each other...LOL...which thankfully we aren't right now.

Well now I'm off to play poker.

Carry on.

Good night & sweet dreams.

Bwahahahaha!

This is just so funny I can't put it into words.

I found it just now while I was checking out the match-ups for this weekend's NFL games.

Well at least this St. Louis team is being picked to win. *snicker

P.S. Sorry Cards fans. The devil made me post this. 

Thank You Fox!

Wooo Hooo!!!!!!!!

The OC is back!

And it's about to start....

*runs off to grab a beer and a slice of pizza

Them Crazy Canadians

Naked bid to fly Down Under

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A Canadian man, angry that he was refused a plane ticket to Australia at Los Angeles International Airport, stripped naked, sprinted across the tarmac and climbed into the wheel well of a moving jumbo jet, officials said on Wednesday.

Pilots of the Qantas Airways flight stopped the plane. The man was coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, said airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles.

Continue reading here.

I'm Speechless

Teen's KKK Costume Wins Prize, Suspension
Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A high school student's costume garnered a top prize - and a five-day suspension - at the school's Halloween masquerade party.

The Ku Klux Klansman getup took the prize for the scariest costume at the City High School dance attended by the principal, assistant principal and other staff members.

Superintendent Bert Bleke said he agreed with the school's decision to suspend the student but wanted to know why adults at the party failed to stop the senior, who was wearing a white-hooded outfit, from entering, much less winning a prize.

"There are a number of questions I have and don't yet have answers to," Bleke said.

Contacted by the newspaper, the student declined to discuss his Halloween outfit. He said school leaders advised him to keep mum, and that he didn't want to cause any more trouble for himself.

Link

Welcome Back Mr. President

Well after digesting all the numbers this morning, it seems to me that President Bush will stay the president.

Ohio is starting to be called for Bush among the various networks finally. Kerry's camp refuses to admit defeat saying that all the provisional votes in Ohio need to be counted.

I agree. All the votes do need to be counted.

And...

Kerry's camp says there are as many as 175,000 provisional votes to be counted.

So...

Do the math (not the fuzzy kind, the kind taught when we were in school). From CNN and FoxNews, in Ohio as of this posting: Bush - 2,794,346 votes, Kerry - 2,658,125 votes

If the provisional votes go 51/49 for Bush like the regular votes in that state (or even 50/50) then Kerry still won't have the numbers to win.


And in other news, the term 'kemosabe' is not a racist term according to a Canadian court.

Vote

 

Beef

This reminded me of the big, fat, juicy steak I enjoyed yesterday afternoon.

Except I enjoyed a baked potato on the side. :)

 

Success Is...

...Getting up one more time than you fall down.

Political Spam Influences Voters

Political spam permeates Internet, influences voters
By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY

A torrent of negative spam aimed at President Bush and Sen. John Kerry has flooded the Internet the past few weeks in an attempt to influence fence-sitting voters. In many cases, it's working.

One-fifth of Americans acknowledge political spam could have an impact on their vote, according to a MailFrontier survey of 1,000 adult Internet users in the USA.

Those results are encouraging news to political operatives increasingly using e-mail to reach voters. But it could be another headache for consumers.

Election-themed spam is the latest, and largest, example of topical spam — messages linked to a news event. The ploy surfaced during the U.S. war against Iraq last year and gained steam during California's recall election. It has been rampant leading up to Tuesday. Nearly 1.4 billion messages linked to the presidential election have been sent since August, with a 300% jump since September, says MailFrontier, an e-mail security company.

The messages can be as caustic as they are humorous. One shows a photo of two toilets marked Kerry and Edwards with the sign, "Flush The Johns." A bogus e-mail from "George W. Bush" recites a "résumé" with embarrassing disclosures.

The rest of the story can be found here.

OK, now I will be the first one to tell you that some of the political email/spam is hilarious. It could be Bush. It could be Kerry. It could be Clinton (Bill and/or Hillary). It could be Cheney. It could even be Edwards or Dean. It's just funny.

It could be the wacky and funny photoshopped pics, the photoshopped pics made to look like they're real, or it could be the outrageous tale it tells about the subject of the email/spam.

However, some of the fables are quite intricate and believable. Some of them take one part of that person's beliefs and create an entire national and/or international policy around it. Some of them take one tiny thing that person did eons ago (or sooner) and weave extraordinary tales around it. These are the emails/spam that sound very true.

The difference between me and 20% of the American population it seems is that I don't let it influence my political views because I actually check to see if it's true first and then check out the story behind the tiny grain of truth in the email. Then I form my opinion around the truth.

It reminds me of this one email about ketchup containing HIV+ blood in ketchup dispensers in restaurants that I keep getting. I ignored the first couple of emails before I finally responded with a link to Snopes.com explaining that their email is false. A couple of people responded to me and thanked me for telling them. A couple of more responded telling me that it could still happen. I now have one friend that refuses to eat ketchup from dispensers purely because of this email.

It reminds of the people that click on pop-ups and various other 'ads' on the internet that tell you they can remove spyware and viruses from your computer. They click away and then guess what? Yup. Their computer is FUBAR. Then they call me to fix it. I'll fix it once for them and try to educate them about how to use the internet and to stop clicking on shit. A few listen. Most don't.

Just imagine. The same people (plus or minus a few) that click on pop-ups and believe stupid ketchup stories are the same people that believe the fables in the political emails.

Don't forget to vote tomorrow if you haven't already. *wink