TRENTON, N.J. – A 60-year-old woman became a mother, twice over, when she delivered a pair of boys Tuesday. Could it be that Ashton Kutcher is wooing the older women again? Grannies everywhere be on the lookout!
“Quickdrop” Kutcher: renowned pants-dropper with Grandma Smith.
In this case, the Ashton lead-in is just a big red herring (a [...]
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Whether you come across this blog or are a regular visitor, you have probably come to recognize I can be a bit, verbose. Yes, it is true and like an recovering wordaholic, acceptance is my first step towards sanity. So I’ll use all my will power to keep my post short and sweet today. Of [...]
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This is kind of like those old faithful stories — you can write it and then recycle it in the future. But in this case it is 17-years in the waiting!
Brood XIII (also known as Brood 13 or Northern Illinois Brood) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2007 in Culture, Humor
Bad Dancer. Yes, I’m still fighting a cold that started last weekend so I guess no one will get to catch me ripping up the dancefloor this weekend. On the upside, I have been captured on video before and quite a few have taken a fancy to my Mr. Fancypants moves.
So for your Friday viewing [...]
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The real problem with Reality TV is that once you get sucked in, you are emotionally invested. In other words, you’re a sucker.
I’ve been a sucker quite often, but fortunately I have developed a survival mechanism: do not pick anyone — not matter how much you like them — to win. This becomes difficult because [...]
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Posted on May 16th, 2007 in Television
With the ending of Gilmore Girls, the likely cancellation of Jericho and Veronica Mars, the murmurs that Battlestar Galactica’s next season will be the last and the ending of Lost in three 16-episode seasons, I’m just not happy. But the thought of some good Intro Song Montage (TV Show Intro for the lack of the [...]
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Posted on May 15th, 2007 in Culture, Humor
In a close race, Airline passengers are some of the most dissatisfied consumers in the USA, says the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction index (excepts from the USA Today).
The annual report shows that the industry scored 63 out of a possible 100 in 2007, down from 65 a year ago, and the airlines’ lowest [...]
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In my recent post re: digital enhancements of Harry Potter actress Emma Watson, I briefly discussed the use of sex (or more generally perceived beauty) as a means to an end. When I think of this topic I also recall the following video (from Dove) which shows the very significant digital makeover of a woman:
While [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2007 in Uncategorized
Alexa Rankings amount to a hill of beans! Why?
As a new blogger I was surprised to see my Alexa.com Traffic Ranking at: 2,072,035! I suspect that is some default/generic number. As many know, traffic rankings (Google PageRank, Alexa Rank) have a big impact on the value of your blog (whether you are looking to [...]
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WARNING: Some of the content of this post is a bit risque.
Sometimes it is hard to live up to expectations. When Hollywood is confronted with this challenge, it usually resorts to using the most sophisticated strategy it can conceive: sex. After all, sex, the sexification of objects (women, men, sheep), can often lead to a [...]
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