Sept. 11th...
This is a link to some pictures on Sept. 13th, taken right from Ground Zero. I hadn't seen these before, so I thought I'd share...http://www.zombietime.com/wtc_9-13-2001/
Monday, July 31, 2006
http://www.zombietime.com/wtc_9-13-2001/
Friday, July 28, 2006
So my brain fell out?
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Saw this...
at frederick.com (local discussion board) and was greatly amused...George Bush goes to a primary school to talk to the kids to get a little PR. After his talk he offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand and George asks him his name.
"Stanley," responds the little boy.
"And what is your question, Stanley?"
"I have 4 questions:
First, why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?"
Fourth, why are we so worried about gay-marriage when 1/2 of all Americans don't have health insurance?
Just then, the bell rings for recess. George Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess.
When they resume George says, "OK, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?"
Another little boy puts up his hand. George points him out and asks him his name.
"Steve," he responds.
"And what is your question, Steve?"
"Actually, I have 6 questions:
First, why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?
Fourth, why are we so worried about gay marriage when 1/2 of all Americans don't have health insurance?
Fifth, why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?
And sixth, what the hell happened to Stanley?"
And now to rant...
on something I don't usually rant about.Why do I not rant about this particular topic? Usually its because the House Gnome does enough of it himself. But its my turn now, so here goes.
DRAFT HOLD-OUTS! !#$%@! (calling Reggie Bush...)
These dudes are coming out of college, expecting to get paid MEGA sums of money- for nothing. Absolutely nothing. They want it because they have the POTENTIAL to be something. But that's it. And potential is NOT ENOUGH.
Yes, you played great in college.
But the NFL is NOT college football.
Didn't know that?
Its true- ask Steve Emtman. Or Ki-Jana Carter. Or Mike Mamula. (I'm sure Kevin could list a hundred more)
Now, I know your agents are telling you otherwise. I know the typical "strategy" is to hold out until you get the "respect" you deserve. I know that if you are first, second, third in the draft- you want your salary to reflect that. But I'll tell you something- if you miss out on camp, if you don't get the playbook, if you don't learn your way around the team- you haven't got a hope in hell. Not one. You're not going to be in shape for the season, you're going to screw up important plays, you're not going to know what HIT you. If you don't get second string just 'cause you don't know what the !#$% is going on, you're going to get hurt. And hurt badly. And these first few years are crucial to your career. Crucial.
So take the money you are offered- its a lot, really. Especially for playing a game you love. And then play- 'cause you love it.
That's all.
Kelly Fowler
#50
Philadelphia Liberty Belles
2000-2002
Friday, July 21, 2006
The Matador...
Might be some spoilers here- beware.
As much as I like just about every actor in this- Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, etc. - I thought the movie was on a whole boring, the characters either hopelessly naive or fairly unlikeable (Hope Davis asking to see the assassin's gun? With eyes open wide and expecting like it could be the most erotic experience of her life? Please.)
And to end it up with everyone completely innocent and good, all friendship and light? Wow. They should have just made a movie out of Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh- you could have used the same cast, but it would have been much more entertaining- and I highly recommend the book. A great summer read.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Another from Mario...
You scored as Blade.
Thats right you are the booty kicking you cross me and I will stomp a mudhole in your butt type. Sexy and a great fighter with mad fighting skills
Blade - 75%
Dracula - 75%
Armand - 67%
Angel - 58%
Spike - 58%
Deacon Frost - 50%
Lestat - 33%
Louis - 33%
Marius - 33%
Akasha - 25%
Whose your Vampire personality? (images)
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My week...
in brief, wholly unrelated paragraphs.Kid Anecdote 1
"What would you like to drink beautiful girl?" (Don’t know why, but I call her that sometimes.)
"Water, please."
"Okay, now go ask your beautiful daddy what he would like to drink." (What the hell, figured I should be equally nice to him)
"Mama, Daddy's not beautiful!"
"He's not? Then what is he?"
"He's cool!"
Chuckling is heard from the direction of Daddy.
My Intrepid Grocery Trip
Now, I hate, hate, hate grocery shopping. I get lost, distracted, confused. I ALWAYS forget something. I can never find anything. When we lived in Massachusetts, I bought groceries online, and had them delivered.
It was fabulous.
Now, I try to make the Husband do it. Which is really mean, 'cause our local grocery store SUCKS. Last time I checked, you couldn't even get Dutch-process cocoa or cake flour. Shame on them.
This past week however, I was trying to make sure I got my friend Alala's care package out (since it was Hot Mix time, and I had already promised her an Evil Mix, which was way over due), and I knew Kevin would never remember the flavors of Kool-Aid, not anything else that wasn't related to his stomach, so I went with him.
Her list was simple, and I expected to breeze in and breeze out. Things were looking good initially, the Double-Stuff Oreos were right at the front of the store, so that item was no problem. She had also asked for Kool-Aid, in specific, but simple flavors (can't remember them now- I had a list). And eventually, through trial and error, I found the packets (I think it was in the "Canned Veggies" section- go figure). However, they DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE FLAVOR SHE REQUESTED. Not one. And she asked for stuff like "Grape, and "Stawberry"- nothing unusual at all. What they did have was a variety of "Cosmic" flavors, and "Whacky" mixes (Alala, I have no idea what these mean, but I'm sending them anyway- sorry!). No cherry, no strawberry, no grape. Nothing normal. Egad.
But this is not all.
Her last request was THE MOST SIMPLE. A box of plain Cheerios. So, I go to the cereal aisle- an LO AND BEHOLD- cereal! Yeah! This would be easy!
Wait, where are the !#$%@%! plain Cheerios? I see versions that have yogurt, sparkles, honey nut flavoring, berry flavoring, frosted, apple cinnamon, multigrain- BUT NO PLAIN CHEERIOS. None. Nada. Zip.
It's Just not right.
Anyway, I brought what little I could home on Monday night, wrapped it up, addressed it, and asked Kev to ship it the next day, since he works right near a post office.
He forgot it.
It’s still sitting on my dining room chair.
Egad.
Last Night
Up all night, as the little bug is sick. Can't keep anything down, not even water. Knew something was wrong when she took one bite of a cookie and then said, "I'm full, want to go to bed."
Kid Anecdote 2
As poor little kid is horking up the little bit of water I had given her ten minutes before, I'm holding her hair out of her face, and rubbing her back. Suddenly, I let out a little burp.
"Excuse me!"
"You're excused Mama."
(RETCH)
Other Random Nonsense
I don't have much time to read lately, although I am in the middle of Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job, but I do have a 2-3 hour commute every day. So I have turned to audio books. I never thought I would, I HATE being read to (especially newspaper articles regarding non-Redsox baseball, husband o' mine), but this isn't exactly the same. When the narrator is good, they can add a lot to a story. For example, I've never "read" a Jasper Fforde novel, but I love his stories just the same, as I've heard them all. Anyway, I listen to about a book a week. Last week's was Carl Hiassen's Skinny Dip, which was pretty good, but not his best work. Makes me miss Florida in some ways, so I guess that's pretty spectacular. This week is Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
I knew most of the details of the story, but actually hearing everything has been fascinating. The characters are drawn really well (though, if you do a little research, the actual people involved have a lot to say against the book, and there is mention that Capote might have had a relationship of some sorts with one of the killers, Perry Smith, so that character is probably idealized quite a bit). I highly recommend reading or listening to it.
The funny thing is, I was talking to my G (grandmother- she can barely remember what she had for breakfast that morning, let alone the name of the person she is speaking to) the other day, and I mentioned (and this is all I said) that I was reading a book about a family that was murdered in 1959. She said, (and I am paraphrasing)
"Oh, I know all about that. It was a family of four in Kansas. Father was a wealthy farmer, and they were all killed for safe that didn't actually exist."
Wow- the mind is funny.
And that is what I can remember of my week.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Ganked from Mario...
You scored as Mary Read.
You are very unconventional, you defy the rules as often as you can and like to take as many risks as possible. You will probably end up living happily under a bridge somewhere laughing at all the unsavory deeds you once instigated.
Mary Read 92%
Black Beard 75%
Captain Barbosa 67%
Captain Jack Sparrow 58%
Sinbad 58%
Long John Silvers 50%
Morgan Adams 33%
Will Turner 25%
Captain James T. Hook 25%
Dread Pirate Roberts 17%
What kind of Pirate are you?
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Two kid anecdotes:
Yesterday, I saw the above in my kitchen, so I asked Rora if the dinosaur was going to eat the little girl. She said, "No Mama, she's kissing him!"
(Erg- not this, its too early!)
And then...
Today, we decided to get pizza for dinner and Rora was thrilled.
"Pizza? Yeah, pizza! I love pizza!"
So I said (because I'm a terrible person):
"Yes, earwax pizza with monkey snot."
"Mama, we need another pizza."
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
How do I plan my vacations?
Tuesday, Aug 1 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Wednesday, Aug 2 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Friday, Aug 4 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
Saturday, Aug 5 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Monday, Aug 7 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 9 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre
Friday, Aug 11 Detroit, MI Opera House
Sunday, Aug 13 Akron, OH Akron Civic
Tom Waits Tour Dates courtesy of the Eyeballkid
Now, little sister thinks we should do Akron, as we have relatives in the area we should visit, but I lean towards Memphis or Nashville, just for the hell of it. Anyone know these areas? Have suggestions?
