Just When I Thought I'd Smelled It All...

Burger King, the home of the Whopper, has launched a men's body spray called "Flame." The company describes the spray as "the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat." Also check out "Whopper Virgins."

December 15, 2008

Our country elects it’s next President today. That's because the only vote that really counts is the one that occurs today when 538 members of the Electoral College gather in the 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., to vote.
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME
I, for some reason, I thought I was voting for Barack Obama last Nov. 4th, while I was actually voting for Di Irons of Fall City, WA., as well as 10 other Washington State Democratic Electors.
ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN
Obama is expected to get 365 votes and John McCain 173 -- however the Electors are technically free to vote for anyone eligible to be President, but in practice pledge to vote for specific candidates. The results will be transmitted to Washington.
THE ENVELOPE PLEASE
We still won’t know who won until Jan. 8, when Vice President Dick Cheney opens and certifies the results before a joint session of Congress. Only then will the president be officially confirmed. Obama will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20. If the exit polls can be believed.

Proud to be a Cowtown

I just returnd from a wonderful visit with family to Ft. Worth, Tx, which included a stop at the National Cowgirl Museum.

Washington finishes 0-12 season with loss to Cal

Something To Show The Grandkids?

I can’t decide which Barack Obama commemorative gift to buy…

1. The Cabbage Patch Kid Doll

2. The Tote bag

3. The Belt Buckle

4. There's always a plate isn't there?

Just Thinking...

Caroline Kennedy; our first female president?
--She may get Hillary’s Senate seat.
Did Sunny von Bulow need round the clock nursing?
--Great job, but bring a book.
Wasn’t McCain the one not born in the United States?
-- Maybe that was Panama, IL
O.J. turns down plea bargain of reduced sentence.
--More afraid of bumping into Fred Goldman on the street.

Christmas Lights!

My wife nagged and nagged at me to put up the Christmas lights. Well, I finally got them up and NOW she won't talk to me!

And yes...it took me all day.

On This Day in 1955...

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Ala., leading to a citywide protest against segregation.

On This Day in History...November 9, 1989

German citizens begin to demolish the Berlin Wall, which has separated East Germany from West Germany since 1961.

In Case You Missed This News Item...

World Record for Dog Marriages Set to be Broken in Oak Park, IL
Saturday November 8, Marion St. and Westgate between Lake and North Blvd in Oak Park. Registration and Speed dating at 11 a.m., Wedding at 1 p.m., Reception to follow.

I Just Wanted You To Know That I Resisted The Temptation To Make History Today By Not Voting For Ralph Nader...

Photo by Jurgen Rommel Vsych. Ralph and Matt in San Francisco May 11, 2008 at the Peace Industry Custom Rug Store, during a fundraiser for the Nader/Gonzalez 08 campaign.

Change Your Clock - Order a New Calendar

For the past several years I have gone with the "Nuns Having Fun" Calendar.
But I may have to change my theme for 2009, "You Betcha."

I'm Still Waiting For Whirled Peas...

"Whirl of Change" it is.
Baskin-Robbins® announced the winner of its presidential Flavor Debate ’08 is Whirl of Change, representing Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, over Straight Talk Crunch, representing Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain.
The Flavor Candidates:
Whirl of Change (D): Peanut-nougat ice cream whirled with chunks of chocolate-covered peanut brittle and a caramel ribbon.
Straight Talk Crunch (R): Caramel ribbon, chocolate pieces, candy red states and crunchy mixed nuts swirled into White Chocolate ice cream.
The winner had 51 percent of the popular vote. Nearly 500,000 people voted for their preferred flavor.

Texans Delaying Fence

The way the economy is going, they may need to sneak into Mexico someday soon to find work.

Authorities plan of 670 miles of pedestrian and vehicle fence along the border with Mexico from Brownsville, TX to San Diego, CA.

Do These Make My Ears Look Small?

Caption by: Anthony - Apex, NC on AC360 Blog

What Day Did You Say it Was?

Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast United States on the third Saturday in October. It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed." Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "concocted promotion" created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of candy.

Maybe The Food Was Bad...

Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the economy of our country to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whorehouse and selling booze?

And The Winner Up North Is...

Stephen Harper will continue as Canada's Prime Minister as his Conservative Party has won a stronger minority government on the strength of gains in Ontario and British Columbia. Mr. Harper had called for this election on Sept. 7, 2008.

Eat Before You Vote in Canada

Today is election day in Canada, but be warned. Showing up hungry could get you arrested. According to Elections Canada, it is illegal to eat your ballot. Why they found it necessary to include this question in their FAQ's speaks to one of the basic differences between the U.S. and Canada.

I Can See Canada From My House...

It's a three day weekend in Canada also. Today is Thanksgiving. Wonder if we'll have anything to be thankful for by the time our's rolls around. Guess they didn't fall for that Columbus story. But it gets better. Tomorrow is election day in Canada. Party on.

Welcome Home And Thanks For Your Service

EVERETT – After a seven-month deployment, the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group has come home. The USS Lincoln, USS Momsen and USS Shoup were greeted by a record crowd of an estimated 5,000 family and friends waiting at Naval Station Everett to welcome the sailors home.The strike group spent the majority of their deployment in the Persian Gulf supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. - Everett Herald staff
The only aircraft carrier I've had the privilege of riding on while observing aircraft launch and recovery. I will never forget it.

Fiat Money?

Money that a government has declared to be legal tender, despite the fact that it has no intrinsic value and is not backed by reserves. The only thing that gives the money value is its relative scarcity and the faith placed in it by the people that use it. The last vestiges of the gold standard disappeared in 1971.

You Know The Economy Is Bad When...

Golden Gate Bridge to get suicide net to catch would-be jumpers.

I Love This Story...

Being from Washington, D.C., I am understandably a fan of the Washington Native Americans. So I’m very excited any time the Dallas Cowpokes do anything to make themselves look bad. I am still heady over the fact that Washington won the first of the two regular season meetings this year of these two teams with the most natural of rivalries. (Just look at the names of the teams). Many fans don’t care if Washington wins any other game all year, as long as they beat Dallas twice. Of course they rarely beat them once.
Due to their past indiscretions, I have often joked that the Dallas players have to be in a court supervised work release program in order to get out of jail to play on Sundays.
But this story sends me over the top.
It seems that Dallas police were called to an upscale downtown hotel because of a disturbance late last Tuesday night. Apparently Dallas Cornerback, Adam “Pacman” Jones and another man got into a “scuffle.” But here’s the kicker…the other man was a bodyguard who is part of a security detail provided by the team to be with Jones at all times. Presumably to keep him out of trouble…you know like “scuffles” in upscale downtown hotels. Let me repeat…the team provides a bodyguard “at all time” to keep one of its players out of trouble…and the player gets into it with the bodyguard. No charges were filed and the team will not punish Adams. So, I guess supplying an ever present punching bag, in the form of a babysitter/bodyguard will help cut down on the law suits and the jail time.
Speaking of jail time, according to FOX sports news…
Adam Jones was arrested six times and involved in 12 incidents requiring police intervention from the time the Tennessee Titans drafted him in the first round in 2005 and sent him to Dallas in April to complete a long-discussed trade.
"Before he joined the Cowboys, he built up a reservoir of doubt," Jerry Jones said. "He had created with his actions no benefit of the doubt."
Because of that, Jerry Jones knew when Adam Jones came to Dallas that something "could possibly happen." The owner never anticipated a scuffle with one of his own security people.
"I did not dream that we would get in a situation where we had all the structure in place and literally have an incident that casts lightly with him publicly or with the league that would involve the very people that you're doing the structure with," Jerry Jones said.
Jerry Jones said the incident took part at a hotel where the player was attending a private party. There was alcohol served at the party, but Jones was told that the player's "conduct should not be interpreted as over drinking."

I'll Show You A Coupla Mavericks

"As my old pappy used to say,

'if at first you don't succeed,

try something else.'"
--Bret Maverick

The New Dollar Bill

Just A Thought...

If you’ve ever worked in retail, fast food or any business that involved a cash drawer or handling cash, you know that you don’t always balance at the end of the day. You often spend an hour trying to make it come out right (if you are conscientious); looking for that 5 cents that you are over, or usually under.
Or presidential candidates have recently suggested that one of the world's richest men, Warren Buffett, would make a good treasury secretary. Excellent idea! While we’re at it, let’s have Bill Gates, another one of the world’s richest men, be the head of the Federal Reserve Bank. That way, just like you behind the cash register, when we find ourselves a little short after a long shift, they can just throw in the difference out of their pockets, and not spend a lot of time trying to figure out where it went. Who knows, tomorrow we may be a little over.

But I Still Have Checks Left...

October 9, 2008, 11:18 am
Sign of the Times
The clock has run out on the national debt.
The national debt clock, the unofficial tracker of the federal deficit maintained by the Durst Organization in New York, has reached its limits. Last month, as the national debt exceeded $10 trillion for the first time, the clock ran out of digits to record the number.
The dollar sign in the clock had to be deleted and replaced with a one to record the massive number. The clock’s owners say a new model — with space for two extra digits — will be in place early next year.
Now the debt clock will be able to reach the quadrillions. Hopefully, that’s not a level that will be breached any time soon. –Phil Izzo, WSJ

It Was Just On The Tip Of Your Tongue...

The next time you're on Jeopardy and the answer is, "The names of Michael Jackson's children," the question is "What are:
- Prince Michael Jackson I; real name, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.
- Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, &
- Prince Michael Jackson II aka Blanket

Halloween Is Going To Suck This Year.

What One Canadian Thinks...

Received this email from a friend in Canada... Here's what some think north of 60.
Our present Prime Minister Harper pushed a bill thru during the last session to fix elections for November 2009 and every 4 years thereafter. However, fearing the crash in the US markets, Harper broke his own newly minted law and called an election for the earliest possible date hoping to get thru before 1) the crash and 2) the election of your new president. He has been a Bush man and the concensus here is that Bush is out and his party, who have backed his administration, has lost favor the Obama is in. Nobody cares about what's right or wrong in either country. We have no business in Afghanistan. We're only there because our former leader, the Liberal leader Cretien refused to go into Iraq. They did help in the Gulf War but not Iraq. So Bush said, if you're not with us, you're against us and the government here panicked and did the Afghanistan thing to try and make up with Bush. We can't make a difference there. Not possible. They want to continue growing opium. Iraq has oil, which we both need........nothing to do with the people....economics... And that's my rant for today.......
And we thank you for checking in.

"Wave your hands in the air like you don't care."

- Retirees: Don't even open the envelope when the September 401(k) statement arrives. Better to save the paper for kindling.
--THOMAS M. DEFRANK with Kenneth R. Bazinet

What, Me Worry?

Trader David O'Day rubs his eyes as he works on the floor of the New York Stock
Exchange, Monday Sept. 29, 2008.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)


My job lost me in June...
My pension is with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp...
My mortgage is with Countrywide...
My retirement investments are with Morgan Stanley...
My bank is WAMU...
But you know what, I'm a lucky guy.
My heart goes out to all those suffering great financial losses.

Avast...It's Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Q. When is Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008 (2009, 2010, 2011 etc.)? A. International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't one o' those governmentally sanctioned holidays that shifts around to create a convenient three-day weekend. No, the date is ALWAYS Sept. 19 (Cap'n Slappy's ex-wife's birthday.) Now, occasionally Sept. 19 falls on a Sunday, and we recognize that may not meet everyone's desire for an excuse to party. While a lot of fun can be had ce;ebrating TLADP in a church setting (The choir will now sing, "How Great Thou Aaarrrrt!") we're suggesting that those of a more secular bent consider celebrating Talk Like A Pirate Weekend.

Wham Bam Thank You Mam!

Just last week Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, called for an early election which will take place October 14. No muss, no fuss, no two years of campaigning and the associated cost and name calling.

OK So I Found This Funny...Sue Me!

"You Don't Need A Weather Man To Know Which Way The Wind Blows."

Robert Arnold, a reporter for NBC affiliate KPRC, was doing a live report on the early effects of the storm when a wave surge started to wash away the dock he was standing on. (NBC News)

Still Here!

Well they fired up "Old Sparky" today and we're all still here.

Earth's Last Day?

International physicist will fire up that big Atom Smasher under the French-Swiss border tomorrow. On the Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are the words "Don't Panic." The Guide came in handy after the Vogons blew up Earth to make way for a hyperspatial express route. Some believe something like that will happen tomorrow when the Big Bang is recreated right under our noses. Just in case...So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. It's been nice blogging you.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Mamas

Don't Let Your Babies

Grow Up to Be Cowboys

(Or Cowboys fans, for that matter.)



Hail to the Redskins
Hail Vic-tor-y
Braves on the Warpath
Fight for old D.C.
To the tune of "Yes Jesus Loves Me." If you think this is not PC, look up the original words.



When you're a Jet,

You're the top cat in town,

You're the gold medal kid

With the heavyweight crown!

-From West Side Story

Didn't Ask, Didn't Tell?

Alaska: Coldest State, Hottest Governor!

Below is by Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times
ST. PAUL - A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain’s choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.
On Monday morning, Ms. Palin and her husband, Todd, issued a statement saying that their 17-year-old unmarried daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant and that she intended to marry the father.
Among other less attention-grabbing news of the day: it was learned that Ms. Palin now has a private lawyer in a legislative ethics investigation in Alaska into whether she abused her power in dismissing the state’s public safety commissioner; that she was a member for two years in the 1990s of the Alaska Independence Party, which has at times sought a vote on whether the state should secede; and that Mr. Palin was arrested 22 years ago on a drunken-driving charge.

All Of John McCain Turns 72 Today!

Hillary’s Plan “B” Fails!

In what became known as “The Truman Plan,” Hillary Clinton launched a last minute campaign to become John McCain’s running mate, after losing the democratic presidential nomination to that guy from Hawaii. She courted McCain because she realized that the person nominated to run with him would in all probability be the next President; just as that fact was envisioned when Henry Wallace was kicked off the ticket with FDR and “Give ‘Em Hell” Harry was picked as his running mate for his proposed fourth term. And as you can see from the pictures above, Governor Palin hopes that one day McCain will gaze into her eyes with the same affection that he has shown for Hillary.

Parts of Michael Jackson Turn 50 Today!

The Gaggle of Geese Didn't Work, So...

(Seattle) - On Friday, August 29, plan to come to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to witness a new trial method of assisting with ridding the airport's property of invasive plants . . . a herd of goats (and three sheep) will be eating its way through Scotch broom and other invasive plant species on the runway mitigation site. The Port of Seattle is testing this environmentally friendly way to protect and improve its property. The goats are contracted through local small businessman Don Miller, Goat Trimmers owner and lead shepherd. It's interesting to note that Goat Trimmers uses rescued sheep and goats. As part of the runway environmental mitigation, the Port must maintain about 180 acres of land, located at/near the airport and in Auburn. A five-person crew is contracted to keep the invasive plants in check - the goats are being tested to see if they can assist with hard-to-reach areas (steep slopes, etc.). This provides an excellent visual opportunity for a positive environmental story, a good human-interest story, a successful small business story, and/or a fun and entertaining story. Date: Friday, August 29, 2008Time: 10 to Noon.

Alabama Reacts!

All of the Wal-Marts across Alabama sold out of ammunition as of yesterday.
A reliable source said that one of the purchasers commented that while Russia may have invaded Georgia, "they sure as hell ain't doin' it to Alabama."