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Whooo! That was a close one!

2006-03-03T15:49:00.000-08:00

OK. Everyone can breathe again!

Blackberry has reached a settlement....THANK GOD!

Now I don't have to retire my blackberry and get off of Nextel. I was really nervous that I was about to start breaking those little Razor phones that keep spamming my blackberry. Which leaves another question unanswered...will those pesky phone spammers give up now that I won't have to bite my nails about dumping my phone?

A friend of mine just got the blackberry high and we have decided that blackberry can do ANYTHING!! Especially after it saved me from being fired on the job by repaying, in CASH mind you, the $4.3 million dollors I lost in accounting, blackberry delivered four babies following that, and it filled my car up with gas when I ran out in the ghetto! Blackberry really saved my life! Thanks Blackberry!

Another Go Taylor!

2006-02-28T18:24:00.000-08:00

Watching American Idol...who isn't...

Mandessa is being judged right now...she wasn't too hot tonight!

I've been disappointed overall with the girls tonight.

But I will say yay for Taylor Hicks eventhough he hasn't performed tonight. It's another Birmingham boy so I'm very excited and the blogs on American Idol's website right now have me feeling pretty good about the native!

Movies and cable

2006-02-28T05:44:00.000-08:00

Never ever in my life would I say I missed having premium cable. Someone remind me of this joyous moment I'm having with Fox and Friends the next time I complain about nothing being on the TV!

I finally got to see the 40-year-old virgin Sunday...(sigh). That movie is so funny! But it's not AS funny as Anchorman!! But still, Steve Carell is absolutely THE funniest actor I have ever seen in my entire life!!

I went through both sides of that billboard and both sides hurt equally!

I dated a girl once who was...just...dirty...like..."oh me so HORNeeee!!"

Maybe the cutest ever!!!

2006-02-24T04:52:00.000-08:00

There is a boy named LeVar on FOX6 this morning for Mickey's weather and ohmigod this kid is HISTARICAL! He sings, speaks, dances (I assume) and goes to Epic so he's just barking randomly on TV for his school!

Ohh good morning laugh!!

Don't know if he is cuter than my nephews, though..:)

Check this out!

2006-02-23T19:24:00.000-08:00

Finally! I dig deep enough in the archives worthy of posting to find a shot for the photoblog.

I really need to go and shoot some new stuff but I really need to get some film developed first! I'm starting to forget what I've shot!!

makes me sick

2006-02-23T19:20:00.000-08:00

I'm watching this special on ABC with Juran van der Sloot. What a pig he is. Here's my favorite part so far, "Juran, how did you forget your shoes when you were sober? Don't you know what that looks like?"

Sparking a crooked smile, the twirp hisses between his teeth, "Oh, well, Deepak already had me in the car by the time I realized I was barefoot and we were, well, uh, going home!"

He's spitting out evidence that the case now torturing the headlines of America daily was mishandled starting May 30, 2005.

Coffee at 5

2006-02-21T15:09:00.000-08:00

Shhh don't tell anyone but I'm at work.

I felt so bad for not writing in so long that I just had to take some time to do it.

I've needed to comment on this waste of airtime story about Dick Cheney, too. Accidents happen. End of story. Now had Pam Anderson accidentaly eaten or served chicken, we wouldn't think twice now would we?

Things going fine here on the home front, not much going on at all. Just busy busy busy. Have a new forum up on TheLeeDavisShow.com so everyone should check it out and register so I can feel successful in life!

new colors

2006-02-03T03:53:00.000-08:00

I've lost all motivation to work out this morning. It's exceptionally cold in my house and it's been hectic at the new job this week so I'm just tired. I get up at 5:15, I turn on the news, and damn if I just can't get up to do anything besides play on the computer.

You know it's pretty sad when you're too lazy to do twenty minutes of pilates...

Anyway...after boredom and the lack of wanting to move, I discovered new colors for the blog! Whatdya think?

State of the Union

2006-01-31T19:53:00.000-08:00

Did you watch the President tonight? If you're an American Idol fan, I'm sure you did! Their second hour went to Bush! That's OK, I'm kind of tired of seeing the crappy singers! Excited to see another Birmingham man in the running!! We have a lot of talent!

Right so back on topic. President Bush has delivered his State of the Union address. Visit Michelle Malkin for live blogging and all the latest reaction.

I'm still extremely busy. I have to get a balance soon! I don't think it's going to happen this week though.

I have to mention before I go to bed that Hillary Clinton is an absolute fraud. With her bad acting during the SOTU tonight, she looked like she need some bipolar medication! Seriously, this is a juiced up Kathleen Blanco during menopause!! That's just not safe in a leadership position! Why don't more people listen to Dick Morris?

I'm busier than I thought I would be!

2006-01-24T04:42:00.000-08:00

I hate that I haven't been able to spend more time on the internet lately! I hope to get adjusted soon but it's been tough. We've had some family things and a couple of issues that need your prayers. All of that combined has taken up all of my time and I haven't really been able to update any of my blogs. So, any fellow photobloggers that read this blog, I'm sorry about that, too!!

Any tips on changing your sleep schedule are welcomed! I've gone from 1:30 am wake up to a 5 am wake up and I still can't stay up late and can't really get a routine down so I'm staying tired a lot. Any ideas?

When will it go away??

2006-01-24T04:36:00.000-08:00

This case will never die! Investigators from Aruba are finally questioning friends of Natallee Holloway's friends again. This case should have been wrapped up a long time ago but instead they are really lost tortoises.

I used to care about this case but now it's become a recurring bee sting: annoying with swelling. It used to sting a bit but now it's just a nuisance.

Reality Check

2006-01-19T08:10:00.000-08:00

I don't need to be blogging while I'm at work so this is going to be very brief.

Glad to know that only four people suffered only minor injuries last night in the train collision and wow! What a mess that is this morning!

Had a family member who runs those trains and fortunately wasn't on either of last nights trains that collided.

Action like that makes me feel like a druggie that's got a scratch!

Look at the time!

2006-01-17T20:11:00.000-08:00

I just had to make a note that it is after ten and I am blogging. That is very rare and actually, I think this is the first time since I left radio that I have been up this late!!

I don't know if this is a moment or if I'm just feeling old!!

tisk tisk

2006-01-17T20:05:00.000-08:00

Shame on me for not blogging more as I promised to do. My excuse is that I am a lot busier than I thought I was going to be with my new job! I don't want to start blogging from work, either, as that wouldn't be professional. (Yes, I realize I did most of my blogging during my last job but that because I was making fun of the news stories I was doing!)

Speaking of news stories, keep in mind the Christian Science Monitor reporter kidnapped in Iraq. Jill Carroll was just doing her job and is now going to become evidence in a war that desperately needs to be fought and won. These monsters who terrorize the masses by killing the innocent are nothing but cowards too frightened to fight like real men. Instead, they brainwash their fleets to kill themselves in public.

Maybe one day they'll run out of their volunteers.

overhype

2006-01-13T09:33:00.000-08:00

Well, today's forecast ended up being a bust, didn't it? What happened to the tornadic activity?? I'm in a glass enclosed building now and I was ready for action!

Sports Shame

2006-01-13T04:57:00.000-08:00

So I am watching the morning news, rather than reporting it now. It's kind of weird. I'm getting kind of tickled with Rick Karle's sports, though. It's painfully obvious that the segment is taped the night before and it looks like WBRC doesn't want to spend the extra dimes to get someone there in the morning to do a sports beat. My favorite though is Karle's Sports Hall of Shame where this morning, he played video of sports bloopers that had to have taken place literally last century. Looks like no one there caught the girls basketball team with lots of permed bangs.

zombie status commensing

2006-01-10T10:26:00.000-08:00

There is so much reading involved with training for a new job! After two big cups of coffee, walking around, eating lunch and just taking a break from one pure of material to the other, I still want to take a nap!

Ack! I'm a slacker

2006-01-10T04:17:00.000-08:00

First day on the new job yesterday and didn't really take the time to blog on here. You know the whole, "I'm starting a new routine" thing.

This is what I'm laughing at today: Hwang Woo-suk faked his results on cloning. His university says he never cloned a human after all...OK if he used twins, then why didn't doctors think to check their DNA first? And if he didn't use twins to prove that he could clone humans, why wasn't that a red flag?

Sundays

2006-01-08T06:22:00.000-08:00

I've just finished my bowl of grits. It's a must have on weekends; usually on Saturdays but sometimes on Sundays. They have to be made the same way every time, too: milk, salt, pepper, butter and cheese - LOTS of cheese.

After making the bowl of grits, it's on to the computer to read the headlines, find out what's new in the world. Then the rising sun will sneak in through the window and I'll know it's time to wrap up my breakfast, clean up my mess and head back to bed for a little while.

I'm really not that lazy. I like to get up early now - and don't tell my mother that! I usually wake up around 4 on the weekends. After an hour or two of feeling restless and failing to doze back to sleep, I have to get up and do something - anything to get the aching out of the side of my body that has been pressed against a matress for the last six or seven hours. I've been getting up all week at 1:30 in the morning so I could get ready for work and hit the road for an hour-long drive to work.

You lose more than just daylight hours working a shift like this. You lose time. Time spent with my husband is very precious to me. I get back in the bed when the light creeps through the house so I can spend some time lying next to him, listening to him breathe, thinking about how lucky I am. He'll wake up shortly after I crawl back under the sheets and I get the satisfaction of waking up next to him.

A year ago today, I was looking forward to doing this very thing. I was standing in the back room watching family and friends file into a small room from behind a makeshift curtain. My sister was doing the last touches on my hair and I was asking if Trey was ready yet. I could feel the nervousness swell in my stomach as the seconds ticked closer to time. It was 60 degrees outside and my long, strapless dress still felt like a heating blanket.

Then finally, confusion settled in the last moments, the music started. My brother said, "It's time," and escorted down the aisle. When I could finally find him, my nerves went away. My brother said something else but I didn't hear it. My focus was on the man at the other end, standing with his hands folded infront, grinning at me. Before I knew it, I was holding his hand, promising to love him forever.

The sun is starting to peak through the windows in the front of my house. I know it's time to clean up my grits and get back in the bed, lay next to him and cuddle. I look forward to it every morning now that I won't be getting up at 1:30 anymore! He'll stir just a bit as I slip back under the covers and put his arm back over me, as if I had never left. He'll wake up and we'll begin our day together laughing and poking fun at each other. We'll get dressed and ready, go eat lunch with his parents, come back home and watch the TV and today will become just another day by tomorrow.

If just another day is like ever other passed so far, I can't wait for tomorrow, the day after that, and the days after that.

Trey, you make my days so much brighter! I love you with all of my heart! Happy Anniversary!

Done

2006-01-06T07:32:00.000-08:00

So I have finished my responsibilities with my current employer and now must hang out for an hour and a half before I can leave. I think I'll go clean out my car.

Let the record state that I have done all of my voicers, updated the newscasts, have all information factual and have updated the other stations as well....now I'm bored!

I'm ready for some BBQ

The last hoorah

2006-01-06T04:13:00.000-08:00

So today is my last day in radio broadcasting. I've really enjoyed it and have enjoyed most of the people I have worked alongside for the past few years. Here's the good monologue on my exit.

Nervous about today but looking forward to tomorrow.

Brilliance

2006-01-05T09:27:00.000-08:00

My husband and I don't have a prenup. Don't want a prenup. If we divorce, we deserve whatever we get! I won't be divorcing him, though. I'm too fond of him.

Enough sucking up.

This couple gets the all time idiot award for the day with just their prenup! From $5 massages to breakfast three times a week, this couple covered everything! First you have to wonder how they last three and a half months but second and mostly you have to wonder how the divorce, some years ago, was done in secret!

Put the blame on loose lips

2006-01-05T04:39:00.000-08:00

I have been keeping up with this miner story as well as every other reporter/journalist/anchor/writer/media man with a mic. I have blamed the medie members there for not getting two sources. I blame the International Coal Group for not putting on the flames within minutes of erroneous information. I blame the man who had the phone.

This man was there. He blogged his story. I've come to a conclusion that it's not just one man's fault but everyone's. There are so many what if's to this story but this is evidence that everything that fails in life is clearer when it's over.

The unpaved road ahead

2006-01-05T04:25:00.000-08:00

There are so many legalities in politics. You have to sacrifice in order to give to the people you represent and no matter what you sacrifice or what you give, you're always damned.

Never more has it been true than with Ariel Sharon. This link is a brief history and profile of Sharon. I don't agree with every decision the now bed-ridden Prime Minister has made however I do believe he made them with the best of intentions of the Israeli people. I hope he has a quick recovery or finds rest in possible misery.

I'm sure with the March elections coming up, some nervous times are ahead with Israel and the Palestinians. It may be tough to watch, but hopefully Sharon has been a good enough example to lead based on what's right and wrong rather than what's right and left.

Learning from history

2006-01-05T03:56:00.000-08:00

Lucy Baxley (D), Lt. Governor of Alabama. She wants to become the governor of Alabama just because she's a woman and Dixie needs a woman.

Please be reminded of how Kathleen Blanco (D), Governor of Lousiana, handled herself in the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina. It was more like menopause gone wild.

These two women are very similar: Democrats, women, middle-aged, moody.

Now learn from Louisiana's mistake.

Stern goes early

2006-01-04T04:09:00.000-08:00

I found this on All Access this morning:

Stern Makes Early Sirius Debut

HOWARD STERN took to the air this afternoon (1/3) on SIRIUS, commencing what amounted to an on-air sound check on HOWARD 100. Joined by ROBIN QUIVERS, GARY DELL'ABATE, FRED NORRIS, ARTIE LANGE, and other staffers, he said "There's a ton of things that don't work," and stressed that the technical glitches would need to be ironed out if the show is to officially debut next week.

"I'm hearing a metallic sound right now... we can't hear that kind of sound," said STERN. He did acknowledge that he could hear FRED better than he could at INFINITY, and FRED commented that he loves the SIRIUS music system, allowing him to find virtually any song instantly. HOWARD then played DJ, calling off songs for FRED to find and play, while HOWARD attempted to hit the posts, using the old WNBC call letters.

As of 5p ET, the impromptu show was continuing to air on SIRIUS channel 100, with STERN testing his harmonizer "Bob and Ray" and "Ham and Slam" voices and taking phone calls ("this is a test," he told one caller, "this is not the show"). STERN said that he will be doing another final run-through on THURSDAY but has not decided whether it will be put on the air.

I'm sure my husband was miffed about missing it since Sirius was his Christmas present!

How do you let this happen?

2006-01-04T04:00:00.000-08:00

I've said this before on this blog and I'm saying it again now: Every journalist must ALWAYS have two sources before going with a story and you never EVER depend on another news source for confirmation! EVER! Get the story yourself or don't do the story at all!

That being said, the person or persons responsible for the two and half hours of false hope given to the families of twelve miners killed in West Virginia should be fired and forced to out himself so we know who NOT to trust in the news next time.

Finally!

2006-01-04T03:58:00.000-08:00

NBC is finally updating its look! It is going to get as old as quickly as the other but thank God it's different!

It's official now

2006-01-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

It is going to take a lot to make me change my mind, however, after a lot of thought and careful consideration, I have decided to change careers. I will no longer be in the media and will be moving to a more stable, human-like job in the real world.

This is a huge change. I'm not announcing it as in I won't be blogging anymore, I'm announcing it now because had I done it yesterday, I would have been fired. I will continue to blog as I can.

I am very excited about the change and cannot wait too learn something new and I hope that this road trip isn't a dead end. I feel very good about my decision. As I said earlier, I have thought long and hard about this and it's just a coincidence that this has fallen on New Years. With the start of the New Year, I hope to bring about good change in my life. This is a huge leap of faith for me, even with my own doubts in my crippled walk with God; I will be taking a huge step that I believe He thinks is right for me. As with any change, I am nervous but I am excited over the opportunities that lie before me.

With the change, this blog may change a bit as well; maybe more of a diary. None the less, I will continue to make fun of news stories I find. If you are a listener of The Lee Davis Show, I will continue to maintain his website as well, so I am not leaving the industry behind completely - and no, I wasn't fired.

Say goodnight, Dick

2006-01-03T09:09:00.000-08:00

This was depressing to me. I say good job to Dick Clark for trying during his New Year's Rockin' Eve, and I know I'm late on this blog, but I want to know why he tried. It hurt me. I wish he hadn't. It was painful to watch.

I have no internet

2006-01-02T12:10:00.000-08:00

I have an extra day off, football is on the TV, Alabama just won the cotton bowl and I can't do anything on the internet. Yes, all good till the last part.

Just heard from the cable hit that it will be Wednesday before they can look at it!

happy new year!

2006-01-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

It's another new year. I hope this one is even better than last for you! Many of is will see a lot of change this year and you can hear about my change tomorrow when it's official.

In the meantime, I am going to finish watching this horrid coverage on fox of the Alabama game. Roll Tide!!

Turned out to be a bad day

2005-12-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Had some bad news come down in my family today so any prayers are welcomed right now.

Whenever something bad happens, I have this tendency to find every other minor piece of bad news extremely annoying and "just what I need". So today, making ALIAS the biggest embarrassment of the year is just what I need...so is the burnt coffee, the stomach-ache, the slow computer, the next newscast, the missed phonecall, the irritating person who happens to be employed at every office in America, the lack of audio today, not being at home, forgetting my lunch money, needing to stop at the gas station...oook I think you have the idea...

365 more days

2005-12-29T05:56:00.000-08:00

This is a pretty interesting read from fimculous.com with prognostications for 2006. Pretty funny if you need a good laugh.

I don't have any predictions but here are my resolutions:

Do more yoga.
Buy a new car.
Have 50% of my debt paid off! (Not including the new car)
Master my new Blackberry phone.

Salute with coffee

2005-12-28T06:54:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs to stop what they are doing and pause with a dunkin' donut and a cup of coffee...I'll wait till you're ready....It's time to toast the baker.

OK, now all together, let's have one last bite for "Fred the Baker," who's passed away at the age of 82.

Unhinged

2005-12-28T04:59:00.000-08:00

So I finally finished Michelle Malkin's Unhinged. I love you Michelle, but I got bored.

I promised a review so here it is: The writing is excellent, laugh out loud funny at times. The evidence she presents is amazing. I can't believe some of the crazies out there. The book in all is extremely enlightening. The only down on the book I have is how many times she talks about how crazy the left is; it gets a little redundant. Read a few pages before you buy it. She does have a very good AA-like road to recovery that treats liberalism like it's a disease! While that is absolutely histarical and may just work, it gives leftists another excuse to visit their therapist.

kissy-kissy

2005-12-28T04:57:00.000-08:00

So I'm going to ahead and say that more babies are going to be born this year because it's Leap Second year. Some deal with leap year but rather than four years, every seven years we get an extra second on New Year's. More kissy-kissy equals baby boom.

Give me a good name

2005-12-28T04:52:00.000-08:00

I don't know what's more scary. The fact that he has checkered flags tattooed on his neck OR the fact that this rock star has named his new daughter after my home state. Travis Barker of Blink 182 fame (tell me, what have they done lately?!) has named his newborn Alabama.

I'm going to get pregnant now and name my kid Idaho.

Obituary

2005-12-27T06:01:00.000-08:00

Sad day in Hollywood, whether he was left or not. A very talented actor, Vincent Schiavelli, passed away over the weekend at the age of 57. If you are asking yourself, "who the hell is that?" check out his resume. Women will remember him for his role in Ghost as the "I need a drag" subway-spirit who taught Patrick Swayze how to move objects again.

Now I have to go watch that movie again...

Other character roles portrayed by Schiavelli; Death to Smoochie, bond flickTomorrow Never Dies and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

No wonder I'm so fat!

2005-12-27T05:27:00.000-08:00

I'm screwed. Period. There is absolutely now way I will be skinny! I wonder if Weight Watchers, LA Weightloss, Jenny Craig and crew will now start a program for alcoholics...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2005-12-23T09:32:00.000-08:00

This is probably the last post until the weekend is over. You know how it is; company to come over, family to visit, presents to unwrap and Santa to spy on...I'll be a bit busy. So unless by some miracle of God I have time to post something this weekend, I'll say now, Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Camelot!

2005-12-23T06:07:00.000-08:00

This is for all the Monty Python fans out there. I had seen this a long time ago but just found it on the internet...

Why only two plugs?

2005-12-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine sent me this link. I tend to agree with the first comment on this article - Why are there only two plugs on Air Force Two? Dick Cheney is in dire need of recharging his ipod and pisses off the reporters for using the only other free plug to do it rather than let them file reports. My next question is, and this is as a member of the media, if these are real reporters, why don't they have back-up batteries??

Humor at it's best

2005-12-23T04:49:00.000-08:00

Ahh..the family guy...this show means it's time for the Simpsons to retire. It is so funny and I love Stewie! Now here is a great mix of The Family Guy and the 80's. If you remember the numbers pinball you'll enjoy this!

Comfort and Joy

2005-12-23T04:04:00.000-08:00

I wish this had been written and published after Thanksgiving! This is Amy Welborn's idea of Christmas..the closest I've heard in a while. I got a tear! (I'm not a complete Grinch!)

Update on Big Bird

2005-12-22T04:30:00.000-08:00

BB's butler has now been charged with murder and he's now being held on $2 million bond.

Instead of the idea that Big Bird is guilty of murder, this case is now looking more like a the movie Clue!

Oh I'm so excited

2005-12-21T05:48:00.000-08:00

This is cheap fun at it's best!

I found this website today that has My Little Pony tees, She-ra, Rainbow Brite and Jem -- I never ever thought I would find a Jem t-shirt! All of my childhood memories I actually remember are coming back...(sigh)

I sound like such a sad, pathetic loser, all excited about a bunch of 80's paraphenalia. But I'm proud of it! You have to check this out if you grew up in the 80's at all or had children growing up then.

The idiots call him an idiot

2005-12-21T04:45:00.000-08:00

There should be special support groups for the uneducated left.

Let's put it this way, a little more blunt than Michelle Malkin's blog today: If you don't want the government possibly eavesdropping on your phone conversations, then don't out yourself as an eavesdropper. That includes the hypocrit Jim McDermott of Seattle.

Here's the point of eavesdropping in a nutshell (reading level lowered for the uneducated left): Legally eavesdrop on possible terrorists and those alledgedly connected to terrorist cells. Find intel. Save many lives. Protest eavesdropping program and look like guilty dog barking. Finally, see protestor being wiretapped.

Reproducing Positively

2005-12-20T11:17:00.000-08:00

I'm excited, as a Gwen Stefani fan, that the singer and husband Gavin Rossdale are expecting their first child together in June. 38-year-old Rossdale already has a love-child with a former lover, but he just found out about that one a few years ago. Wow, that makes him sound like a winner but he's still hot. When is Bush going to come out with something new now??

If it's a boy he will be hot, if it's a girl we'll have more good music I hope.

With all of her tours, appearances and such, when did they have time to make a baby?

Dammit

2005-12-20T10:27:00.000-08:00

Working late today. The other half of the news department has gotten sick. She can't help, hope she feels better. This just confirms my thoughts that my company really needs to hire another newsperson!

Last minutes too late

2005-12-20T10:00:00.000-08:00

Great stocking stuffer ideas!

I wish I had found this site last week when I started my Christmas shopping! Yes, you read that right. Last week I started my Christmas shopping! Have you ever noticed how the prices go down the closer it gets to Christmas??

The Mr. T keychain is a great gift idea for me! I'm having an A-team memory...and if you can find the cereal, too!!

ahhh...good times

2005-12-20T09:34:00.000-08:00

I am going to have to start watching SNL again! My friend just showed me this video from last weekend's show with Jack Black. This is hilarious!

Listen for the dropping Hamiltons like we were Aaron Burr. Oh funny...good laugh.

Hey I passed 100!

2005-12-19T07:35:00.000-08:00

The President is giving his ninth presser of the year and first since October after his address last night. You can get the live feed on FOXNews.com.

In the meantime, I'll be patting myself on the back for 100 posts...

Fact or Fiction

2005-12-19T04:22:00.000-08:00

If you are having Christmas issues like me...here is a fact or fiction link based on Dickens' stories.

And here may be my favorite winner for what the hell? award: About.com's Holiday Stress Survival Tips.

Ward off stress with exercise and good nutrition
Lucy Gilles-Khouri, Director of Dean/St. Mary's Healthworks at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, says, "The holidays can play havoc with our health. In winter we tend to crave fats and sweets, but ironically, the more fat and sugar we eat, the less energy we have, and the more stressed and run down we feel."

Would be nice if I had time to work out during the holidays but I'm actually doing my shopping, cleaning my house and doing my job. I'm so busy that I have to do to jobs literally at once.

Rest. Try to get eight hours of sleep each day.
Get a massage. A massage can be beneficial for the mind and body.

Ha! I average 5-6 hours of sleep a night and I can't afford a massage! I'm saving my money for presents!

Walk your way to less stress
Exercise is another important stress reducer---particularly during the winter, when many people aren't as active as they are during other times of the year.

I'm pretty damn active fighting off those people who think I'm out to get their gift idea when I'm actually trying to find where my husband went off to now! Don't forget that malls are getting bigger! That means I'm walking more! Carrying gifts + walking must equal the exercise stressed in this article!

I'm just poking fun at this - I get the holiday blues myself so it makes me feel better to jab at the idiocy of what is simple to say but harder to do; Thank you medical professionals....The article does offer some links to get real help if you have the holiday blues as many people do get so visit the link if you think you have a problem, please.

do your kids know what Christmas is about?

2005-12-19T03:56:00.000-08:00

New trends are killing Americans.

I say that because I just realized over the weekend that no matter how hard I try, I can't enjoy Christmas anymore. I tried this year; I think I almost found it pleasant at one point...but don't tell my husband that so he won't expect it next year.

For years I have found myself annoyed with the "Happy Holidays" "Season's Greetings" and other politically correct commercial names for what is Christmas to me. As a Christian, it's not the greetings that bother me, it's the commercialism.

I can understand saying "Happy Holidays" with New Year's a week after Christmas. But I can't take "Happy Holidays" as a general greeting - so we don't piss off any one who isn't celebrating Jesus' birthday.

I saw the Target ad this year that originally had "Happy Holidays" and then they changed it after the ACL threatened the boycott. I saw it afterwards with "Merry Christmas". I didn't feel any better about that. I actually felt sad for every child who looked at the screen and then had to ask their parents what Christmas is.

I'm not saying this as a liberal thing -- meaning I'm not changing my position! I'm still extremely conservative for my age and I still think we should be saying "Merry Christmas"! But I'm concerned now, and it just dawned on me for some stupid reason or other, that our young children today, who will lead us tomorrow, are probably not clear on Christmas. Kids think it's more about Santa and gift giving than about it's real meaning.

Next year, rather than shop, I'm going to by Charles Dickens in stock and pass out A Christmas Carol to everyone.

I'm not done on this Christmas kick, either!

I really did try this year, and over the weekend, I realized why I loathe the season! Seriously, I even said Merry Christmas to some people myself, and I don't normally do that. Don't say it's a pot calling the kettle black because usually I don't say ANYTHING but "Have a nice day".

Here's what happened when I tried to get into the spirit this year: I went shopping, I was relaxed until I balanced my checkbook - despite the budget that I closely followed because I'm anal - I now have 6 days to finish my shopping and pray that I have enough money left over at the end of the month, not to mention that I have to finish wrapping, I have family to visit and my regular schedule to maintain. This is a little too stressful for me to enjoy so you guys can have your Christmas.

If you are a friend of mine personally, even a family member, take my Christmas presents back. I don't want them! And I'm not joking, I won't be hurt and I won't be flabbergasted when there is nothing for me to unwrap when we see each other for Christmas!

I just had a Chevy Chase moment and now need some Tylenol.

Santas Gone Wild

2005-12-18T06:57:00.000-08:00

This is a great story...especially if you're like me and hate the commercialism that has become Christmas.

A group of Santas, most of the drunk, decide to storm New Zealand and rob from the stores. Another way to ruin the image of Santa for a child, but if your kids see it, just tell them Santa's playing Robin Hood.

Oh! Come on! You know BB did it!

2005-12-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

OK Ok...I'm trying to stop laughing at the idea of a big yellow bird beating a jogger with a candlestick but the mental image just won't leave my mind.

At the home of Big Bird, or really the actor he stands in the suit, the butler is accused of beating a jogger to death, dragging her to the shed and leaving her there for authorities to find after a missing person report was filed by her husband. The caretaker says he accidently hit the woman with his car, panicked and hid the body...but that doesn't explain why her pants were found around her ankles.

Oh Thank God for weekends!

2005-12-16T08:40:00.000-08:00

I'm just so tired of working. Why doesn't someone do my job and give me the money for it?

I think I may go join New York's strike just for the hell of it - I'll either get severance or back pay...and all I have to do is hold a sign! Where's my plane ticket?

I just saw on Eonline where I'm going to miss the premier of True Hollywood Story - Home Improvement. I loved that show! Don't get the twenty channel package from your cable provider! It doesn't totally suck for the HBO and Showtime channels I have but those are the only good channels besides the traffic channel.

Big Romance in Big Losers

2005-12-15T05:01:00.000-08:00

I thought this was just sweet. I watched this show, as I did the first season. It is such an inspirational show. This season I was more inspired, though, especially by these two people, which I'm very excited about their relationship! I wish them the best!

the old man is snoring

2005-12-15T02:58:00.000-08:00

I have a 45 minute drive in to work every morning, and I get up really early. So when it's raining and I have to get up that early, it sucks. It's raining here in Alabama this morning -- a cold, wet rain that tells you to stay inside by a fireplace, snuggle with your loved ones and drink hot chocolate. I should have listened.

If you have any questions about your faith, and I question my faith with God myself, this morning's drive was a good time for a Come-to-Jesus-Meeting. I think I hydroplaned three or four times on the interstate, visibility was terrible - especially passing 18-wheelers -- and the wind was blowing me everywhere!

I could just hear God saying, "Are you sure you want to doubt me?"

Then I got to thinking, after my Lord's prayer and chatting with God, rather than say, "OK, I'm going to heaven right now," why not ask what people will say about you after you die?

So if you were to die in a car accident, a flood, a freak accident or however death takes you, but if death takes you today, what would people say about you? You were decent and kind? Thank God your dead? Rot corpse? He's with the angels now?

I have no idea what people would say about me.

I was right

2005-12-12T07:54:00.000-08:00

So I told you so, another slow news day. I'm really sick of this "Tookie" story, though! The man hasn't shown any remorse, he is on death row, it was his sentence, drug him! He doesn't want a priest or food from the people who are going to "kill him" -- and I wonder why he calls it killing him when he murdered four people! Why aren't we hearing from the families of his victims??

Oh and what's his name from M*A*S*H needs to hush. It makes no sense to release a murderer whether they are rehabilitated or not cause lets face it -- People lie. I don't know murderers released from prison! EVER! The Bible says and Eye for an Eye.

And this happens just as California starts to break a record with two death sentences carried out in a year! They were on a roll!

Side note: I don't think I have that virus after all..I'm actually starting to get hungry now though I am still freezing!

eaugh...it's Monday

2005-12-12T02:59:00.000-08:00

You know it's going to be another slow news day when the local paper puts the obits in section A.

I just saw where Bob Barker turns 82 today -- found on page 2a.

It is Monday again and millions of us are making a resounding moan as the alarm clocks begin to chirp. If your alarm goes off after 5, I have no pitty for you as I get up at 1:30 am every bloody morning, making Monday's "extra special"!

I'm really not feeling well today. I think the virus I've been running from may have actually caught up with me. I'm hoping not! I have a test this afternoon for a job that could replace the daycare that I'm leaving.

Christmas at Target

2005-12-09T10:43:00.000-08:00

One less boycott for me to talk/hear about in the news.

The boys at Target have decided to allow "Christmas" in advertising. The AFA now says they will continue shopping at the retail giant. That means there are more Christians pissed about the lack of their own holiday in the Yuletide bonanza the "Holiday" season now is to seriouly effect the profits of a "if-it's-not-in-here-it's-not-in-production" store.

UPDATE: Retailers warn to complete shopping now as sloth has taken over the Target/Walmart/JC Penney/Lowe's shoppers, fear of severe Christmas Eve rush is spreading throughout malls everywhere and failing to meet this year's sales goals looks eminent.

slow slow sssslllllloooowwwww Friday

2005-12-09T10:36:00.000-08:00

What's the deal today, people? Are you just tired? Shopping? Take your medication today?

Absolutely nothing is going on today! I am so bored! Not even Sudoku is entertaining me long enough...well that's a lie but I am pretty bored!

Let this be a lesson: think before you speak

2005-12-09T04:27:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've been a little silent lately. I can't really type much today because my CTS is acting pretty bad and it makes typing uncomfortable.

I didn't get to blog this yesterday but I will do it anyway today, eventhough it's old now, since it's my blog and all. I wanted to just say common sense is key when you are on a plane or in an airport.

If you get on a plane or stand in the airport, subway or any other crowded place and threaten to detonate a bomb, someone better shoot your ass for being stupid! If you are on medication and you have bipolar disorder where mood swings are common, not skitzophrenia, then you better take your medication before you go anywhere you may "lose it." If you don't, have a mood swing and threaten to detonate a bomb, you will get shot -- and if we don't know any different, I won't blame anyone who does it.

I feel bad for this guy's family, yeah, but come on! You do not BLAME an Air Marshall for doing what he is trained to do, exactly as he is trained to do it and for making sure his job to keep us safe on a plane is done correctly!

Remember: the next guy may not be mentally ill.

The first interesting elective

2005-12-07T04:06:00.000-08:00

I went to a private school when I was a teenager. I really didn't have a choice but I'm not complaining about it.

Some of the things I enjoyed, Chapel every Wednesday morning, where I got out of one class early, skipped the 45 minute program in the gym to hang out in the science lab and had shorter classes for the rest of the day. I played volleyball but Wednesday never had any practice or games since it was a church night and the one year I sat on the bench for the basketball team was the same way.

I never had to ask permission to go to the bathroom and only had to raise my hand in protest -- it was very laid back. The only real times I got in trouble were when I came back from a choral event (another GREAT way to skip classes) and the councilor thought I was skipping and gave me detention when I was actually headed to my class and the time the principal realized I needed corrective lenses for my vision, that I knew and that I still sat in the back of the room. After telling me every day for four weeks to bring my glasses or else, I was moved to the front to sit with the geeks (which didn't help me any -- I'm farsighted and couldn't see the kid next to me's paper!) until I got contacts.

One of the classes I didn't want to miss though was the required Bible class. It's required in private schools but you won't find this class anywhere else but seminaries and maybe in some New England universities. What an interesting class! You don't learn the bible, you learn the history of the bible, the times surrounding when the books were written. What the author was going through when they wrote it. It's extremely interesting!

Now their's a bill to bring it to public schools - as an elective. I hope that passes, not to spread the word but to give kids another opportunity to learn history. Not just American or World history but more specifically in the Middle East. Kids could learn more about the current Iraq war and the surrounding unrest by learning the history of the Bible!

Thank God he's not President!

2005-11-30T08:26:00.000-08:00

I was watching John Kerry's response to President Bush's speech about Iraq and he is such an idiot!

So he says that the debate over Iraq isn't when the troops are coming home but rather what is being done. Really? I could have sworn he was one of those guys in the election last year saying it was time to bring them home.

Next he says that "as long as [he's] a senator never said" that the war was about running away. He was speaking from a quote he had from the President's speech. He was trying to use it to make President Bush look stupid, however, it seriously backfired. Bush said that the TERRORISTS were using carbombs and other attacks to make us runaway. The TERRORISTS, Mr. Kerry. Now according to the platform in your Presidential bid, you aren't a terrorist -- but you have been known to contradict yourself before...

So far so good

2005-11-29T05:20:00.000-08:00

Well I'm not sick with the stomach virus! Which is great! Now I hope I don't get it before I head out of town for the weekend!

I did this story on the new video games report coming out that's not supposed to be friendly. Who thought it would be? It just reminds of today's society. The report, in usual fashion, is stating as it has for the past 10 years that games are too violent today. Parent's didn't need a report to figure this out.

Here in Alabama, the game "Grand Theft Auto" was blamed in the case of a teen who stole a car, was caught and then gunned down two officers and a dispatcher. Video games were prevalent in the Columbine cases. Another story of two teens who shot a occupied vehicles on a highway because they got the idea from a video game.

Here's the common denominator in these stories and other stories of violent teens: Parental Control.

In the ongoing Pennsylvania story of two teens running from the crime of murder because the boyfriend killed the girls parents, David Ludwig (the boyfriend) was in home-school. Despite that, Mom obviously thought 18-year-old son was old enough to be left un-monitored. Kara Borden (the girlfriend) was also home-schooled. However, with the evidence that her parents showed concern of her dating Ludwig showed the investigated, they found out and the acted. The saw how misguided Ludwig was, with the first flag being he was 18 and dating their daughter who couldn't even drive yet, and laid down the law by saying, "You may not see him anymore."

Granted, with the ever growing technological advances, I'm glad my mother didn't have to raise me as a teen today because I would be able to hide so much from her now -- courtesy of text messaging, instant messages, e-mail, the delete button and myspace.com. I'm trying to say the Borden's did the best they could and I'm going to say they could have done better, as well. My mother would have taken the computer, the phone, the pager, the tv, the dvdplayer, the mp3 player, the ipod shuffle, and the hidden usb drive of goodies. I would have had to use smoke signals in order to get my homework assignments if I was irresponsible enough to forget them at school because there was no way I was going to be able to call, e-mail, text or page someone.

The gaming industry has fired back at the new report and has said, "You know what, screw your reports! Our games are fine! Why not ask the parents why they let their kids play those violent games? They have labels on them, they have codes on them and we are not handing out our games to children!" --Ok, so that's not verbatim but in a nutshell.

I agree! Why, parent, are you not worried about what your sons and daughters post on myspace.com? Have you browsed their e-mail lately? If they are under 18, what time do they come home from a night out, with whom and are you even awake when that happens?

When was the last time you browsed through your 14-year-old son's video games? Have you noticed little labels on the corners of the boxes and on the labels of the game that say "M" or "T" maybe even "E" -- which if you son wants a game that has "E" he's a freak of nature. Those labels tell you a lot more about your child than they do the games.

It basically comes down to the same rhetoric you hear for Medicaid, food stamps, WIC and anything else that does it for you when you are quite capable of feeding yourself: It is NOT the government's job, the non-profit organization's job, a gaming commission's job to raise your child. When you register "Sara" or "Bobby" for school next year, look closely at the line that says parent or guardian. If you sign your name next to that title then it is YOUR job to protect them from the games that influence trouble kids to go on shooting rampages. It is YOUR job to know them like the back of your hand and learn habits and personalities.

Before you e-mail me or comment on here that it's "too hard" or "you're not a mom, how would you know?" I'll save you the time: If it's too hard, get help. If you can't find help for your misguided child, you're not trying. And no, I'm not a mom, I was raised by a very good one, though. Maybe too good but that's another post. I'm around children everyday, though, and to see their reaction to love and attention whether they have done bad or good is proof that all kids need and want is a parent. If you disagree, you're in denial and stop displacing your anger.

back to the grind

2005-11-28T02:12:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone's Thanksgiving Holiday was wonderful! Mine was fine and four days off isn't enough so hubby and I are headed north to the mountains on Thursday! I'm ready to go! However, I need to make some money first so I know there is green stuff with President faces plastered on them when I return...

I've recently discovered that the stomach flu haunting the daycare has made its way to the radio station and I really don't think I did it because I haven't had it yet! But I think my days are numbered and by the way my stomach is feeling right now, I may only have a few hours...(my luck, I'll get sick before vacation).

If you weren't able to complete your shopping on Black Friday due to traffice, weather or insane shoppers, don't worry because today is Cyber Monday! Yes, we have decided to name the days until Christmas rather than number then because more and more Americans are confusing the numbers with how much they've spent on the first few days after Thanksgiving with how many shopping days are left. Tomorrow will be Turkey Tuesday where you eat the remaining leftovers from Thanksgiving Thursday or throw them out and buy your Christmas Sunday frozen favorites!

By the way, if you don't know what Cyber Monday is, today is the day where you spend more time on Overstock.com without your boss getting upset over your lack of productivity.

3 1/2 hours to go!

2005-11-23T06:32:00.000-08:00

My first four day holiday in God know's how long begins shortly. That means I'll be cleaning my house this afternoon if I can't find someone to cut my hair...

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'll be headed down to the country with my in-laws and that's the only dinner I am expecting so far! Travel safe and tell a soldier your thinking about him!

Just take the fun out of it, OK...

2005-11-22T06:44:00.000-08:00

Here in the South, the rivalry between Alabama and Auburn is huge. If you don't believe me, you should come visit Tuscaloosa on November 18, 2006. Actually, if you do, go ahead and book your hotel room now.

For most people here in the state, the rivalry is a fun thing. It's a "my team is better than your team" deal and it goes deeper than that. If you see a family that is split for AU and UA, you look at them funny and usually the question, "What were you thinking?" is thrown. The weekend of the game is normally a family gathering if not the busiest night of the year for the local bar.

Basically, you are a fan of Alabama or Auburn by birth and there is no turning back after you have declared your allegiance.

No matter how heated it gets here in the state of Alabama, I've never in my life seen it become a personal matter -- to this level. It did early Saturday morning with a stabbing in Auburn and we can all probably agree that alcohol was involved there. I found in my email this morning a message about a man who lowers the rivalry even more than that.

Let me say for Alabama fans and Auburn fans, he's the reason the other states say we are inbred! Here's what he said:

MEDITATION XXIV
ON Nov 17, 2005 - 12:31 PM by ChadGibbs
Chaste Chad kicks the stuffin

"Your enemies' shields are red; their uniforms are crimson" - Nahum 2:3

"Sixty minutes." - Patrick Fain Dye

Unless you have been living in a cave, high atop Sand Mountain, blindfolded with your fingers in your ears, you probably know that the Iron Bowl is this Saturday. If you have been living in a cave, FYI, we’re not mad at John Vaughn anymore.

Of all the Iron Bowls ever played, this Saturday’s promises to be one of them. It also promises to be crawling with Alabama fans. If you combine the Tide’s on-field success this season, with the increasing number of ’81 Trans Ams for sale in AutoTrader, and the substantial influx of "Played for the Bear" sperm for sale on the black market, you can be sure Bama fans are doing all they can to purchase tickets to this year’s game.

For those of us who do not shop at the Dollar Tree, the Iron Bowl is the one time a year we have contact with Alabama fans. Some of you avoid them to the point that you do not recognize them when you see one. Fortunately for you, most will be wearing crimson t-shirts that say "Got Twelve?" I don't know what those shirts mean, but I’m pretty sure they are not talking about teeth.

Of course, not all of them can afford "fancy" t-shirts, but the one thing that unites all Alabama fans, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, they did not attend the University of Alabama. In fact, the three most common types of Alabama fans are…

1. Those who did not attend the University of Alabama.
2. Those who did not attend the University of Alabama, and enjoy the intimacy of goats.
3. Rogue Boosters

However, some Alabama fans did attend the University of Alabama; these fans are employed as unbiased sports journalists in the Birmingham metro area.

The other thing all Alabama fans have in common is the Bear. They all, at one time or another, played for the Bear, drank with the Bear, jumped rope with the Bear, or made sweet, sweet love to the Bear. They just can’t get enough of the Bear. To them he is the definition of class, although they wouldn’t dare let the drunk be a deacon in their church.

And when did their idea of class (pronounced: Klayse) become so skewed? I imagine if you were to open up an Alabama fans head – and I am not for one moment suggesting that you should – you would find the gland they use to determine class has been replaced with a mini-bottle of Jack Daniels. So now, whenever they hear some inebriated man mumbling in a voice reminiscent of Dodge Charger, they think to themselves, "now that man has class."

Speaking of class, does the Alabama band still play Rammer Jammer, the classiest cheer of all time? I ask because the last three times I have seen the Tide in person, they did not get a chance to play it. They did however play their fight song, which to me sounds a lot like circus music. And I guarantee if you surveyed a hundred typical Alabama fans, you’d find that only two of them could tell you the correct lyrics to "Yeah Alabama", but every last one of them will have a watch or key-chain that plays the God-awful song.

But enough about the fans, what really matters is what happens on the field. And for the first time in recent memory, both Alabama and Auburn enter the Iron Bowl highly ranked. The Tigers have won 23 of 25, and have improved steadily throughout the season. The Tide comes to Jordan-Hare with a record of 9-1, a vast improvement over last season, when Alabama went 6-6, and only claimed a share of the National Title.

A lot is riding on this game for Alabama coach Mike F. Shula. A win over Auburn would give the Tide coach his tenth of the season, proving once and for all that any carbon based life-form can be named head coach of Alabama and win ten games. Unless of course that carbon based life-form partakes in "aggressive sex" with strippers.

I joke about Coach Shula, but the truth is, he reminds me a lot of myself… in the eighth grade. Thankfully for me, the novelty of saying the F-word has long since worn off, and I don’t even know what happened to my gold chain. But I’m glad to see Mike is still living the dream. Tight-roll those jeans for me coach.

Despite his jewelry and foul mouth, Coach Shula has done a remarkable job this season, even with the loss of key players due to injury. In the Florida game, junior receiver Tyrone Protho was lost for the season with a broken leg. Later in the year, Chris Farley impersonator J.B. Closner was also lost for the season with a leg injury.

Starting in Closner’s place has been Taylor Britt, one of the infamous Cullman Britt Brothers, whose skeletal remains will one day single-handedly keep creationism from being taught in our schools

But enough with the jokes, this Iron Bowl marks the last regular season game of Heisman Trophy winner, Brodie Croyle. Croyle, who’s name can be rearranged to spell Icy Beer Drool (as seen here), has had everything from Alabama losses to the state’s obesity ranking blamed on his injuries. But with a win on Saturday, Croyle’s injuries will be forgotten, and his name and mullet will be placed along side other Alabama greats, like Namath, Stabler, and Scissum.

So stay classy Tide fans, and click here if you and your goat need some mood music.

Let Chaste Chad know what you think, chastechad@yahoo.com

B.W.

Whether you're for AU or UA, you have to agree this is over the top. I'm not going to comment other than what I already did because it just irritates me.

If you haven't a clue about the SEC, I hope this enlightens you.

Not to make you worried...

2005-11-22T05:26:00.000-08:00

A few years ago I got a terrible stomach virus. It's a bug that spreads like wildfire and before you have a chance to clean the bug off your clothes, you have it!

It's going around the schools at my daycare. Yesterday alone, Vestavia East had 150 students and 4 teachers out with what I can only find on the CDC as a norovirus or more specifically for children, a rotavirus. It affects thousands of children every year. So that mysterious ailment attacking students at your children's schools really is more common than you think.

It's a virus, so you can't take anything to get rid of it. However, you can protect yourself by washing your hands, staying away from the sick ones, changing clothes if someone gets sick on you (and yes this is going around with adults, too!), don't eat after people and stay away from any other close contact.

Why am I telling you about this right now? Because I was exposed to it yesterday by a child who threw up in his parent's car and the parent still took him to school where he threw up in the bathroom and he didn't tell anyone.

Thanks parent.

Bugs take over

2005-11-22T04:05:00.000-08:00

I'm currently waiting for help with Google's new analytics deal. It's pretty good once you have it working correctly and the site is functioning but this is the second time I've come across was seems to be a bug in their system.

The first time, my log in name would only take me to my google homepage. This time I can't seem to add a new website because their analytics settings page doesn't have that function. Due to their "high demand" I won't know when that problem will be fixed either.

As for the reports, the information is pretty good. You can block your IP or certain websites from the reports for a better picture of who is actually visiting your site. The best thing I like, though, is the map. You can see how many hits around the globe you've had. It's like taking your own globe and putting thumb tacs on it for every place you've gotten a real letter!

Need your prayers

2005-11-22T02:49:00.000-08:00

A few months ago, before Trey and I moved, I began working part-time at a daycare. A few weeks ago, I found out that one of our kids has a brain tumor, it was operabled and doctors removed the tumor and began treatment on James. He is 5-years-old and is doing well from what I understand.
During this same period of time, I'm talking about the same day, another little boy in Alabama found out that he also had a brain tumor, however, JJ's was inoperable. Doctor's began treatment on him and he has responded wonderfully! I wanted to share his website with you because this story is truly evidence of God's work.

when can I go back to bed?

2005-11-21T03:00:00.000-08:00

I'm listening to my first newscast of the day an oh man does it sound bad...I'm still a good bit squeaky but I'm out of sick days and want to keep my vacation days. I'm not the only one with this crap either! Ohhhh bed bed bed bed....

So it was another crappy sports weekend for me but not for my husband. Tony Stewart won the Nextel Cup Championship at Homestead. Whoopiti-do.

I'm not really planning on blogging too much today since I feel so nasty. Instead I'm going to plug my sponsers, Inkjet and DishNetwork and tell you to visit my photoblog.

Out sick

2005-11-20T05:58:00.000-08:00

I don't want to talk about it. Don't rub it in, OK. I know what happened during the Alabama Auburn game; quite frankly it makes me sicker than I already am. Auburn was definately the better team yesterday and deserved that win. Serves me right for over-estimating what the Tide could do...

I really am sick, though, and don't really feel like getting into the game. The nyquil high made me miss the last quarter of the game, therefore I woke up just was Brandon Cox took a knee and I thought it was the beginning of the fourth rather than the end of the fourth.......I don't think I missed much.

I'm sniffly, sneezy, achey, coughing, and heading back to bed.

I can never remember the entire tag for Nyquil....

Spread the word

2005-11-18T06:26:00.000-08:00

I found this letter on Sgt. Hook just a short while ago. It's a letter from a soldier. Everyone should read this.

I received an email from a mother whose son is currently fighting in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He and his platoon have penned a message to the American public that is a little different from the message we are getting via the MSM. He asked his mom to help get this message out and she asked me. Here it is from the soldiers on the ground…

Mom,

Be my voice. I want this message heard. It is mine and my platoon’s to the country. A man I know lost his legs the other night. He is in another company in our batallion. I can no longer be silent after watching the sacrifices made by Iraqis and Americans everyday.Send it to a congressman if you have to. Send it to FOX news if you have to. Let this message be heard please…

My fellow Americans, I have a task for those with the courage and fortitude to take it. I have a message that needs not fall on deaf ears. A vision the blind need to see. I am not a political man nor one with great wisdom. I am just a soldier who finds himself helping rebuild a country that he helped liberate a couple years ago.
I have watched on television how the American public questions why their mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters are fighting and dying in a country 9000 miles away from their own soil. Take the word of a soldier, for that is all I am, that our cause is a noble one. The reason we are here is one worth fighting for. A cause that has been the most costly and sought after cause in our small span of existence on our little planet. Bought in blood and paid for by those brave enough to give the ultimate sacrifice to obtain it. A right that is given to every man, woman, and child I believe by God. I am talking of freedom.

Freedom. One word but yet countless words could never capture it’s true meaning or power. “For those who have fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.” I read that once and it couldn’t be more true. It’s not the average American’s fault that he or she is “blind and deaf” to the taste of freedom. Most American’s are born into their God given right so it is all they ever know. I was once one of them. I would even dare to say that it isn’t surprising that they take for granted what they have had all their life. My experiences in the military however opened my eyes to the truth.

Ironically you will find the biggest outcries of opposition to our cause from those who have had no military experience and haven’t had to fight for freedom. I challenge all of those who are daring enough to question such a noble cause to come here for just a month and see it first hand. I have a feeling that many voices would be silenced.

I watched Cindy Sheehan sit on the President’s lawn and say that America isn’t worth dying for. Later she corrected herself and said Iraq isn’t worth dying for. She badmouthed all that her son had fought and died for. I bet he is rolling over in his grave.

Ladies and gentleman I ask you this. What if you lived in a country that wasn’t free? What if someone told you when you could have heat, electricity, and water? What if you had no sewage systems so human waste flowed into the streets? What if someone would kill you for bad-mouthing your government? What if you weren’t allowed to watch TV, connect to the internet, or have cell phones unless under extreme censorship? What if you couldn’t put shoes on your child’s feet?

You need not to have a great understanding of the world but rather common sense to realize that it is our duty as HUMAN BEINGS to free the oppressed. If you lived that way would you not want someone to help you????

The Iraqi’s pour into the streets to wave at us and when we liberated the cities during the war they gathered in the thousands to cheer, hug and kiss us. It was what the soldier’s in WW2 experienced, yet no one questioned their cause!! Saddam was no better than Hitler! He tortured and killed thousands of innocent people. We are heroes over here, yet American’s badmouth our President for having us here.

Every police station here has a dozen or more memorials for officers that were murdered trying to ensure that their people live free. These are husbands, fathers, and sons killed every day. What if it were your country? What would your choice be? Everything we fight for is worth the blood that may be shed. The media never reports the true HEROISM I witness everyday in the Iraqi’s. Yes there are bad one’s here, but I assure you they are a minuscule percent. Yet they are a number big enough to cause worry in this country’s future.
I have watched brave souls give their all and lose thier lives and limbs for this cause. I will no longer stand silent and let the “deaf and blind” be the only voice shouting. Stonewall Jackson once said, “All that I have, all that I am is at the service of the country.” For these brave souls who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including your son Cindy Sheehan, I will shout till I can no longer. These men and women are heroes. Their spirit lives on in their military and they will never be forgotten. They did not die in vain but rather for a cause that is larger than all of us.

My fellow countrymen and women, we are not overseas for our country alone but also another. We are here to spread democracy and freedom to those who KNOW the true taste of it because they fight for it everyday. You can see the desire in their eyes and I am honored to fight alongside them as an Infantryman in the 101st Airborne.

Freedom is not free, but yet it is everyone’s right to have. Ironic isn’t it? That is why we are here. Though you will always have the skeptics, I know that most of our military will agree with this message. Please, at the request of this soldier spread this message to all you know. We are in Operation Iraqi Freedom and that is our goal. It is a cause that I and thousands of others stand ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice for because, Cindy Sheehan, freedom is worth dying for, no matter what country it is! And after the world is free only then can we hope to have peace.

SGT XXX and 1st Platoon
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

I’ve never met this young Sergeant, but if I get the chance I’ll buy the beer for him and his platoon as nothing goes better with the taste of freedom than a couple of cold ones. This We’ll Defend. Sgt Hook out.

Baby, It's cold outside...

2005-11-18T05:38:00.000-08:00

BRRRR!!! It's not supposed to be 27 degrees EVER in the state of Alabama! NEVER!!

Atleast will be 60 during THE game tomorrow in Auburn. Roll Tide. I was very close on my guess for the line last week against LSU. I said 3 1/2 when it was 3. I'm guessing this time the line is Auburn by 7. Despite Alabama's heart-wrenching loss last week, I think you can safely take Alabama on that bet.

Brodie is supposed to be the focus tomorrow. I say not. I say Alabama's offense needs to make sure Taylor Britt knows who he's supposed to block each play or Brodie isn't going to be able to do anything. Auburn knows we have weaknesses and LSU showed them how to penetrate our offense last week. Britt is a weakness. Fix it Shula!

Which, speaking of my favorite college football head coach, Mikey Shula has been given a contract extension and a raise. Which means I get to look at him longer....(sigh)

I think our mom's are related

2005-11-17T03:57:00.000-08:00

This girl is 14. She is late to school, she doesn't study and could care less. So Mom says, "OK, honey, if this is what you want to do with your future, let's get started now!" with a big, mischievious smile on her face. "Let's make you a sign and get going!" Mom makes 14-year-old daughter stand on the corner of a street with her sign that says, "Will work for food" and now daughter is actually doing schoolwork.

I think my mother gave her that idea. If my mother would sing in Wal-Mart (which I'm sorry if you witnessed that, she really doesn't sing like that!) then she most definately would have stuck me on the corner of the street when I failed a grade! Public Displays of Embarrassment are my mom's specialty!

My Hubby has been featured!!

2005-11-17T02:46:00.000-08:00

My wonderful husband woke me up last night to tell me he forgot something...which scared the crap out of me, but then he told me he had been featured on AllAccess.com's 10 Question's and he just had to show me. Now I have to show you!

NAME: Trey Daniels

TITLE: Program Director

STATIONS: WFFN-FM "95.3 The Bear"

MARKET: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

COMPANY: Citadel Broadcasting

BORN: Birmingham, Alabama

RAISED: Birmingham, Alabama

Brief Career Synopsis:

Started in radio at 18 years old in a double-wide mobile home and as if by magic 11 years later I'm a Program Director.

1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences?

My first job was in a mobile home in Sumiton, Alabama working mornings for a small watt country AM calling funeral homes for obituary notices. Man did that suck at 5am. Thanks Herb Steadman.

2) What do you think of National Contesting? Is it effective?

At first I think it served its purpose. Local people have caught on now and I don't think it's effective anymore. People in your listening area want to know they have a realistic shot at winning and I don't think they believe they do when it's a national contest. You can't go wrong with a good ole fashioned local contest.

3) What do you like best about your job? Least?

What I absolutely love about Citadel is the fact that they don't send down music play lists that you must follow. That's why they hire programmers. They have faith in the local guy to select music. Why hire local programmers if the VP in Idaho is going to send you a list to follow?

4) What can we be doing with our station's web sites to better our stations as a whole?

Paige Nienaber had a great article that I read on Allaccess.com from November 3rd. He hit on several key things that I started doing. He suggests that you go to 20 station sites from your format, then go back to yours. We get complacent and forget what a wonderful tool your station's website is. If we post a few pictures from a station event and update your bio once a month we sometimes think "Great. My work is done for a month." Keep it fresh and change it daily or people won't come back. It's a great tool to have.

5) Who are your programming mentors?

The guy I look to the most is Dave Kelly in Nashville at WKDF. He is the foremost authority for Country radio. We are very lucky to have this guy in our company and I am very lucky to have his number. And Greg Thomas from WBEI. Working with him is a great treat for me. He knows programming inside and out and he has really helped me get a total grasp on programming a radio station.

6) Who's your favorite air/personality not on your air staff?

Has to be my friend Lon Helton. What a guy. I listened to his show growing up and I take every opportunity to let him know what a huge influence he has been on my career. He actually takes my call. Thanks Lon!

7) What is your favorite radio station outside of your own market?

Has to be WIVK. Not because they are a Citadel station, but because they are so creative with their programming and contests. They've won a ton of awards to backup what they are doing. Being a Crimson Tide fan, I try to stay away from Knoxville, but when I'm in the area I always listen to them.

8) What's your take on current music? Is it as good as say, six months ago? Better than it was? Same? Elaborate please!

I think the Country format is exploding all over the place. The music is better now than it has been in 2 or 3 years and the recent trends show it. I think I read an article in R&R that said Country music was as hot now as it was in the booming 1990's. I'm not a fan Country artists who make special versions of their songs for other formats, but I'm glad we have new fans and I have to thank artists like Lee Ann Womack, Faith Hill and Shania Twain for that. And Keith Urban to some degree.

9) In your opinion, what is the greatest song ever that never made it as a hit?

Shooter Jennings: "4th Of July" What a song, what a song. Shooter will be one the greatest artist that we'll never appreciate. Much like a guy named Chris LeDoux.

10) Favorite artist that you have met?

Diamond Rio without question! I've been a huge fan of theirs for so many years. They played a local festival a few years ago. I was hospitalized a few days before the concert and I told the doctors, "I don't care what you have to do but I am going to that show." I was released the day of the show and I got to hang out with them backstage and introduce them. It was a great night.

Bonus Questions

1) Do you read...everything? Books, Magazines, etc. Nothing? What's your favorite reading material?

R&R, Cigar Aficionado, and any biography. I love true stories.

2) Do you have Musical Guilty Pleasures?

Oh yes�Kid Rock & Eminem. Their music is pure emotion. I love it.

3) You are on a desert island...what 5 CDs are in you portable disc player?

Rascal Flatts "Feels Like Today"
Chris LeDoux "20 Original - The Early Years"
Toby Keith "Honky Tonk University"
Shooter Jennings "Put The O Back In Country"
Diamond Rio "Greatest Hits"

4) Describe your favorite meal?

B-B-Q, baked beans, cole slaw and a big piece of Lemon Ice Box pie.

Listen this time

2005-11-16T03:10:00.000-08:00

Cindy Sheehan - headed back to protest with her little signs, lawnchair and funny looking hat.

Quick message for her if someone will please be kind enough to get this telegrammed to her...

Cindy - No body cares! We all know someone in or lost in Iraq or Afghanistan. Take the message from the Kentucky Mom on Monday's "Wife Swap," your signs aren't saving soldiers so you're wasting your time.

This was a big hit

2005-11-15T05:06:00.000-08:00

So you'll only really enjoy these if you are an Alabama fan who didn't get to go to the game. I didn't take these, I don't know who did but there is a name on some for credit.

Pay close attention to the wings of the bomber. From what I understand, the planes flew so low over the stadium, people in the nosebleed section could "spit on the wings" - that's how it was worded to me!

New pictures

2005-11-15T03:59:00.000-08:00

Excited this morning! I have gotten my latest roll of film developed and will be posting them on my photoblog so be sure to check it out! I'm excited about these because it's the first roll I've shot since moving to T-town and I like them a lot.

Glad the President is finally doing something about these nay-sayers! I'm so sick of hearing them. I saw last night's episode of Wife Swap on Fox and it made me think about last year's elections. If you saw it, you understand. They decided to swap a "sun-eating"-that's what she called herself!-vegan with a meat-hungry mom and it was histarical!

Obviously, the vegan, from Arizona, was a liberal, in support of PETA, who cried while talking about a lobster. Then she proceeded to apologize to the lobsters like they were the film crew. The other mom, from Kentucky, grilled, sauteed, fried, and so and so on the game her husband and sons had killed. They were openly low-income and admitted they ate squirrel because it's cheap. Also, the husband was open about protecting his hunting rights. I'm taking that as a hint that they were more conservative than the PETA Lobster-loving lady who eventually hopes for sun-gazing to fill her apetite instead of the raw food she currently eats.

So after Lobster-lady tells the Kentucky family that they are no longer allowed to use corporal punishment, she then makes the children help her make signs for a PETA protest where they will all participate. The husband pipes up and says there is absolutely no way he will protest his dinner and during the "protest" (which wasn't really a protest but Lobster-lady passing out a fliers to passer-by's) the father takes his two sons and says, "Have fun. We'll sit back here and watch."

Now, the Kentucky mom did force the Lobster-loving daughter to go into a meat market where she began to cry and vehemently refuse to pick a slab of meat but the only other "forceful" move was where them mom made young liberal girl throw away her PETA protest signs. Young Lobster-lover says, "But animals are dying!" and Kentucky mom says, "Well I can't afford fruits and nuts like you can so I HAVE to kill my dinner!" and that was the end of that argument.

It's a good thing it's raining

2005-11-14T03:07:00.000-08:00

I'm still in mourning today. Extremely bad sports weekend (bad weekend in general!) with the fall of Alabama, the unlikelyhood that they will make it to the SEC Championship (because we all know how big a threat Arkansas is to LSU) and Georgia's defeat --God that should have been a gimme!-- and then to put some sprinkles on my nasty cake with icing...Kyle Busch wins in Phoenix. Then he has to get up there in victory lane to codone the drunken-driving of his older brother Kurt...

Must have post-game Rammer Jammer!

2005-11-11T03:05:00.000-08:00

The Million Dollar Band is only allowed to play "Rammer Jammer" after a win. Some heads at the University of Alabama thought it was too offensive to cheer, "Hey (insert team name), Hey (insert team name), We're gonna beat the hell out of you! Rammer Jammer, Yellow Hammer - Give'em Hell Alabama!" So instead we're allowing fans to say, "We're kicking you're ASS, right now!" more often...among other obscenities that you here normally at any college of NFL football gathering.

The law laid down about two years ago only makes me hungry to chant the tune after games! I bide my time in T-town and chant the tune, along with the fight song (the best in my opinion), regularly...just because I can.

Now, it's important for me to chant this tune tomorrow evening. Very important. The Tide is looking at a 10-0 season, and it isn't a season that is that incredible but look at it this way: we don't have Tyrone Prothro anymore...breaking two bones in one leg is never a good way to finish a season and now we don't have JB Closner -- loosing him at Mississippi St. to an eerily similar injury to Alabama alum Wesley Britt two years ago in Tuscaloosa against Tennessee. I want to see the boys prove themselves!

Wins over Mississippi St., Ole Miss and Utah St. should have been like Auburn against La. Monroe two years ago where Tubs only let La. Monroe score after a 70 pt. deficit to help their self-esteem then Auburn responded to that with yet another 7 pts! Yet, I have to remind doubters about Tennessee - no Prothro. No matter the Vols ranking or performance this season, the rivalry between the two teams fuels a different kind of adrenaline to the likes you've never seen! Despite the tension that is painfully obvious between fans and teams of the Crimson and of the Orange, the win over Fulmer's lackeys shows that Mike Shula's Tide can overcome pressure now, they have matured, and they can still do their job on the field.

That's why I'm not so sure Alabama should be forgotten, like this MSNBC article by John Tamanaha states. I think Alabama has a good chance against #5 LSU tomorrow in T-town. I think LSU may even be overhyped. LSU's JeMarcus Russell may be the "it" guy this week but look at his numbers. The sophomore doesn't compare well to Alabama's Brodie Croyle. Granted, Brodie can't throw far, and without Closner, it's a given the Tiger's defense will attack our offensive line and sack #12 faster than it took that "other guy" who wore the #12 to drink the shot that made him decide he needed to go to rehab instead of just kiss ESPN female sideline reporters.

MSNBC must have a SEC hunger this week because they featured Shula and his prep for the game of his life. Apparantly, this writer isn't from the south or else he would know that every SEC game is the game of a coaches life -- especially when they are ranked! So far this season, Shula had the game of his life with the un-expected win over Florida and the game against Tennesse. We Alabama fans tend to doubt our team and if we are devoted fans, we won't stop until we see the Bear reborn on the sidelines. Every SEC game will always be THE game we don't want to miss!

Of course this is the game of Shula's life! Two top ten ranked teams in a stadium that houses the voices of fan volume to the like of Tiger Stadium AND the home of the Georgia Bulldogs in an undefeated season for the first time in his head coaching career - following two prior loosing seasons, sanctions and two rounds of musical coaches - why is this game any different than the Iron Bowl? How could it be?!

When it comes down to who is going to win, the sun is just starting to come up and I haven't even looked at the line yet. I'm scared to. I have a feeling that it's LSU by 3 1/2. That's just my guess and I'll tell you later if I'm close. There's an article on MSNBC (yet another one) that reminds me, if Miami can come out of nowhere to move up in the polls, why can't Alabama?

Alabama has the defense to hold of LSU. Now lately, the defense has also been the offense, especially in the last 12 quarters. Without them, we would be 7-3.

If, miraculously in a week's time, the real offense can get their game together, Taylor Britt can get adjusted to Closner's position, and Croyle can stop throwing temper-tantrums when he's left unprotected and instead throw the ball to DJ Hall, we may actually see a team to the likes of men Gene Stallings raised in the early '90's - NOT to be compared with the '92 National Championship team, though, even with the every 13 year rule in effect for this year.

That last sentence is spoken like a true Alabama fan - ask any one who wear's Crimson and just watch! They'll start that sentence with, "Well, if we can just do this..." or "Well, I tell ya, we have to be to get this taken care of or we ain't gonna do nothin' on that field and them boys are gonna run all over us!" and the statement will wrap with, "...then we may have a chance."

Roll Tide Boys! I think the Tide can win tomorrow! BUT WILL THEY? Tune in tomorrow to CBS to find out. In the meantime, to my men in the Crimson and White - and Mike Shula - you have had an amazing season! This is a team completely different from the last two years, with a new energy and the glimmer of Alabama tradition beginning to show on the shimmer of your helmets. I'm proud to say I stood by Alabama (eventhough I did begin to watch my Dawg's a little more during the Dubose years). You have a winning season this year for me. Following two loosing seasons, and embarrassing coach who never coached a game and disrespected the school publicly, another coach who lied, and then another who decided he liked his secretary more than the game and also got us sanctioned, it can now safely be said that the Tide is back - no matter what happens tomorrow!

Roll Tide!

The hindges began to twitch...

2005-11-10T02:53:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy that I haven't been able to just take an hour or more to read. I literately don't have an hour out of the day to do that but I have been getting twenty minute breaks to read a half-dozen-or-so pages of Michelle Malkin's book. If you haven't gotten it yet, you have to read it! I don't know who's funnier, Ann Coulter or Malkin, when it comes to blunt-honest smart-ass crass.
The sad thing is, their retoric is the truth! As I'm becoming more enlightened everyday by the idiocy of the left, I'm coming to realize that leftist only get offended and pissed when they use association. If you offend someone while laughing at that book, just look at them and say, "Why is it offensive to you that I am laughing at some other dumbass?" It's like the extremists are becoming their own race (which can now be aptly titled - to be politically correct - Sensitive Associative Americans) and now we have to include them in the minority plan to keep everyone employed, even if they aren't sane! This would explain why Howard Dean still has a job, Al Franken, Barbara Streisand, and Tim Robbins.....

I had a nightmare that this was a big deal

2005-11-04T03:52:00.000-08:00

I understand there is one shirt made just for me. It has an arrow pointing up and reads, "My eyes are up here."

Abercrombie and Fitch is going to see more sales with the controversy over their new line of baby-tees that have what are being called slutty slogans in the headlight area.

What is the big deal with the "Attitude Tees"? The thing is, shirts like these have been around for awhile. It's been the style to wear something midriff with something extremely stupid across the chest since I've been in highschool. I've been wearing what I call stupid shirts for awhile. I even wear cookie monster and I'm not even college age anymore.

One slogan from the store's new line: "Who needs a brain when you have these." Yeah, maybe a little across the line but I don't have to buy it, you don't either, nor does Ann down the street. However, Paris may invest because she believes it to be a true statement about herself, rather than just a cute tee. That's hot.

Here's the bottom line: guys, go for the teens pushing the boycott. The girls who refuse to wear something that they believe degrades their character, then you actually have some work to do before you get a date. If you want a freebie? Well, shop at Abercrombie.

Rosa Parks Funeral

2005-11-02T09:47:00.000-08:00

OK - This article was written at 11:30 Central time. You're smart, you can see when I posted this. Now, Rosa Parks' funeral started at 10/c. Other then people announcing the songs or who was singing or asking for collection, the first person to speak said thank to Cedric the Entertainer in the middle of his rambling...I guess it was a prayer -- I don't know! Then we have Coretta Scott King's daughter at the podium actually reading words from the Bible. Right now we have a man with another scripture reading. It's taken 1 hour and 40 minutes to get all of this done. My question is, when are we going to bury her? At this rate, it'll be midnight! Jesse Jackson still has to give his eulogy!

Just got my copy!

2005-11-02T07:20:00.000-08:00

I was watching Fox and Friends on mute this morning as I usually do when I realized Michelle Malkin was sitting in the chair and I thought, "ooh! I need some volume!" She's doing her human advertisement for her new book "Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild" which just came out in October. If you haven't read any of her columns, you can check them out here. Then you can understand why I needed some sound. Like Ann Coulter, Malkin is fabulous with words and sometimes you just need sound to hear exactly in what context to take her columns.

After hearing, I think it was Steve of Fox and Friends, read an excerpt, I thought, I must have this book! I must read this book! Thank God I'm in radio and I still have contacts with publishers because just now, about two hours after the segment, I just got my copy!

This is just great looking at the tease on the back (which are actual quotes from blogs and e-mails):

"ought to be shot between those Viet Cong eyes!"
"one hideous-looking and tremendously stupid woman!"
"Dishonest. Shill. Race-Baiter. War-Profiteer. Fascist."
"a know-nothing, empty-headed pseudo-intellectual who gets aroused by the smell of totalitarianism"

A+ for whoever did the marketing for her book!

Mr. Sulu comes out

2005-10-28T07:11:00.000-07:00

Mr. Sulu is now out of the closet. My question is how did I miss this?? I mean, in episode 4, where he's walking around San Francisco with a stylish black woman with big hair! How did I miss this??

Inserting all my gay Star Trek jokes here:

He really did want to see the Captain's log!
Mr. Sulu has been where no man has been before...
He liked using the thrust engines...
He was good at putting the shuttle engine in the aft docking way...
Now I know why Mr. Sulu was always telling Captain Kirk he wanted to go to Uranus.

Cheers for Mary Ann

2005-10-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

So my friends, Mark and Mary Ann, are on their way back from New York City right now. They should land in about an hour, as long as the Nor'easter didn't delay their flight. Mary Ann had a make-over this morning courtesy of the TODAY show on NBC. Well she really had the make-over Monday and Tuesday and they showed it off today. She is a cancer patient and is a true hero to anyone who is fighting this insidious disease! She lost her hair after her first round of chemo and radiation and following a bone marrow transplant, she was told she was in remission. Mark and Mary Ann then got married (long overdue, too...she's had it for two years and they waited for her to get better first!) and about 7 months later, they found out she had to start treatments again. So now she is taking shots every other day to fight Hodgkin's lymphoma and by the grace of God, she will never have to fight this battle again.

Mary Ann, you looked absolutely beautiful this morning! Bobby Brown, Nordstrom, and that Louis guy who did you hair all did an excellent job! I Love the new hair!! It is perfect!! I hope you can see how beautiful your husband Mark knows you are and we all think you are now! I won't stop praying!

It's been awhile

2005-10-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been online too much lately. Sorry for the lack of smart ass comments if you even think it's that. I've been sick, even on my birthday, there are some family issues and I've moved so bite me if you think you need a better excuse.

As for Harriet Miers; if you think Bush is wrong for tapping her for "religious" values, get over it. He's a Christian. We tend to lean towards other Christians for help because they have the same beliefs we do. It happens. If you think he's wrong for not giving out any other information on her while she's a nominee, then get over it. He didn't do it with Roberts. What makes Miers different?

She won't be confirmed, don't worry.

I didn't even really want to vent on that.

TGIF

2005-09-30T04:31:00.000-07:00

Is it just one of those days or what??

Moving day is ahead and I'm dreading it. Not much sleep to be had when you get up at 1:45 AM and then work until 6pm and THEN have to go pack crap up at your house and find stuff you didn't know you had. Maybe I'm not so much dreading it but ready for Sunday to get here so I can sleep some!

Despite sleep deprivation, two cars on the mend, no rental truck and the battle of the moving head hunters (AKA family members), my day and week isn't dreadfully horrible because without Madonna it would be. And it gets better! The former maiden of the music industry (we can safely say she's passed on her "specialties" to Brittney), has written a song about (insert pregnant pause here) Kaballah.

No the red string tied into a knot around your wrist and sold for $20 each is not enough.

According to FOXNews 411, this is her attempt to stay ahead of the music game...

How well did her last album sell?

This is like watching Madonna try to fit herself into a toilet and still try to reach the handle. Either that or she knows that she will always have the money of those who live in million dollar homes in California, more specifically Los Angeles, make their living manipulating the tabloids so their agents can get more acting jobs for them when they shouldn't be in any film industry and don't know they can go to the local fabric store to buy a piece of red string to tie around their wrist for a bargain of less than $.25!

Remember when Madonna started the yoga fad? (Keep in mind, Madonna has started every fad since she came out with "Like a Virgin") I remember when she started this Kaballah fad around 1997 and thinking, "Dear God, this is Yoga gone bad!"

Ooooh...I hope she doesn't think to start bridge jumping as a trend...certainly China's population would decrease significantly not to mention everybody along the western coast of the United States! It would be the biggest mass suicide since that freak who said the commet behind Mars was Jesus in a taxi!

Come again?

2005-09-29T04:08:00.000-07:00

I'm almost ashamed to say we're in the same state.

Hank Ewrin of Montevallo says the hurricanes are punishment. A State Senator said this.

So maybe God punishes people but the wages of sin is death, and in death, you are sentenced to an eternity in hell for your sins. I think that would be the punishment. Not killing people. According to my Bible, God likes to give me a chance to repent my sins, but I still have to die. Then I go to heaven. However, I will pay the consequences for my sins, which by me gambling means I pay the penalty of not having money. Mr. Erwin, please tell me how gambling gets me killed by a hurricane??

Why is it that all politicians right now who speak are not thinking about their future in the government? I hope Hillary, Ted or Howard say something soon!

There is news again!

2005-09-29T03:12:00.000-07:00

For the first time since the end of August, I am actually able to talk about something other than a hurricane. Thank you, Tom Delay, thank you. Also, I would like to extend my appreciation to the debated John Roberts, thank you for being such outstanding evidence that Democrats cannot even agree with themselves, therefore, making you a more controversial subject than you really are. I might almost feel better about someone who doesn't comment on any single subject yet represented in court some of the very issues that the conservative party is against being in the CJ seat of the US Supreme Court.

My thanks to the retired FEMA chief Michael Brown...you may bring up the hurricane subject but thank you for blaming it on Kathleen Blanco and Ray Nagin. You have still brought controversy to the media, something I'm sure that without, several at MSNBC would be turning blue. Oh, wait, maybe you shouldn't have said anything then. Also, a personal thank you for being evidence that men have more problems admitting that they are inadequate to fill a position, whatever the job may be, when they have more attention to fill their egos.

Also a thanks is in order to Governor Kathleen Blanco. Thank you for just being you. You may also bring talk of hurricane and idiocy like Michael Brown, however, you by yourself will take something for the media wherever you go from now on into the future. Just saying you are going to set the record straight then turn around and say no comment is enough for me. You are also special because you help me prove to my husband that I can now cry whenever I want to, yell whenever I want to, have a fit whenever I want to...oh that one is thanks to Ray Nagin...well you help me tell my husband that I will be hormonal whenever and however I want and I now have evidence that I will never have control of that! I'm sure women everywhere are sending you thank you cards! Now in order to save your political career and ensure the female vote should you think it's a "bright idea" to run for your seat again, be sure to send Godiva chocolates to all female constituents.

It's not morning sickness

2005-09-26T07:29:00.000-07:00

I am now officially sick of all weather talk! Sick of it! I literally feel nauseous.

I feel sorry for all of you who lost your homes and belongings, I really do, but I can only take so much of the same stories over and over again.

There is nothing else to talk about!

The President is speaking today....about oil refineries after Rita.

England gets her sentencing today for the prison scandal, but we'll find out more after we do fifty more stories on Rita and Katrina flooding.

Did you know that Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore got married? They did it during the hurricane chaos when no one was watching. There was a blurb on a radio show but that's all I've heard...between the Rita talk, gas prices because of the hurricane talk, and the Katrina recovery talk.

Juron van der Sloot is now admitting that he's a liar. That will air during "A Current Affair" tonight as long as none of the feeder bands for Rita produce anymore tornados!

I almost missed Desperate Housewives because of these hurricanes!! I can't believe in one episode that Mike and Susan have already broken up! Again! I would have missed some important stuff if those four tornados in Tuscaloosa hadn't of gone away when they did!

The University of Alabama football program is actually #15 in the AP poll...but that story came after the one about the Tennessee v. LSU game rescheduled for Monday night because of Hurricane Rita.

Oh, just shoot me. Fortunately NOAA doesn't have any tropical depressions/storm/hurricanes in the gulf coast right now. So we can breathe..for right now..then I'm going to hybernate thanks to the news that Rita and Katrina may be in the middle of the season and that the height of the Hurricane season really comes in the month of October so it's far from over...and according to Barbara Streisand it's thanks to global warming -- so not only did I almost miss Rex Van De Camp's funeral, I'm going to hell because I don't drive a hybrid and that's causing hurricanes!

What the media isn't showing

2005-09-15T00:55:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos I recieved of our men and women overseas.

Hurricane called for the probe, not motorists

2005-09-14T03:54:00.000-07:00

I read in the news yesterday about Alabama Attorney General Troy King talking about his probe into the obscene gas prices after Hurricane Katrina. King said after thousands of motorists lodged complaints about price gouging, the investigation was needed. He also said that gas prices fluctuated around 20 cents in different parts of the states in recent weeks.

OK, it took a hurricane to get the investigation or a hurricane to get the calls? Honestly, I think it took the hurricane to get something done about the pump prices.

Hey, Troy? Did you not notice prices aroun $2.50 a gallon before the storm? Investigate that!

Good boy!

2005-09-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

Kids are kids. John Roberts' kid is smart. He summed up in one yawn the entire mentality to the confirmation hearings. Now, like father like son, so does this say anything for Roberts? Maybe this explains Roberts' bug-eyed face during the opening statements. This kid would have been a genius had he made his own "opening statement" during Teddy Kennedy's remarks.

I'm smelling the obvious scent of, "Look, I'm a family man." You bring your kids in for the photoshoot of all PR and then set them free for the nearest playground. Why bring them at all? I want to see the Supreme Court Chief Justice who will be leading the joint, not the family man selling the "I have kids and want the best for them" approach. Tell me, the American citizen, how you lead the Supreme Court Justices in deciding how to follow the law as written by the constitution.

Again, Jack Roberts hit the nail on the head...shut up and get on with it!

Put your eyes back in, Roberts!

2005-09-13T03:07:00.000-07:00

So I was watching John Roberts on the TV yesterday, and besides Teddy Kennedy looking like one wrong twist of the neck would pop his head like a huge zit, Roberts really looked like he was nervous. Why didn't someone tell you to stop bugging his eyes out? He was creeping me out with that...

At any rate, whether you support this guy or not, which I'm still waffling on..I don't know who he is, here is the text of "Why you should pick me!"

Text of John Roberts' Opening Statement

By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Monday, September 12, 2005; 4:25 PM

-- Text of John Roberts' opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:

ROBERTS: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Senator Leahy and members of the committee.

Let me begin by thank Senators Lugar and Warner and Bayh for their warm and generous introductions. And let me reiterate my thanks to the president for nominating me.

I'm humbled by his confidence and, if confirmed, I will do everything I can to be worthy of the high trust he has placed in me.

Let me also thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of the committee for the many courtesies you've extended to me and my family over the past eight weeks.

I'm particularly grateful that members have been so accommodating in meeting with me personally. I have found those meetings very useful in better understanding the concerns of the committee as the committee undertakes its constitutional responsibility of advice and consent.

I know that I would not be here today were it not for the sacrifices and help over the years of my family, who you met earlier today, friends, mentors, teachers and colleagues _ many of whom are here today.

Last week one of those mentors and friends, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, was laid to rest. I talked last week with the nurses who helped care for him over the past year, and I was glad to hear from them that he was not a particularly good patient. He chafed at the limitations they tried to impose.

His dedication to duty over the past year was an inspiration to me and, I know, to many others.

I will miss him.

My personal appreciation that I owe a great debt to others reinforces my view that a certain humility should characterize the judicial role.

Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them.

The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules.

But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire.

Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath.

And judges have to have the modesty to be open in the decisional process to the considered views of their colleagues on the bench.

Mr. Chairman, when I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the United States before the Supreme court.

I always found it very moving to stand before the justices and say, "I speak for my country."

But it was after I left the department and began arguing cases against the United States that I fully appreciated the importance of the Supreme Court and our constitutional system.

Here was the United States, the most powerful entity in the world, aligned against my client. And yet, all I had to do was convince the court that I was right on the law and the government was wrong and all that power and might would recede in deference to the rule of law.

That is a remarkable thing.

It is what we mean when we say that we are a government of laws and not of men. It is that rule of law that protects the rights and liberties of all Americans. It is the envy of the world. Because without the rule of law, any rights are meaningless.

President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights. We do, because of the wisdom of our founders and the sacrifices of our heroes over the generations to make their vision a reality.

Mr. Chairman, I come before the committee with no agenda. I have no platform. Judges are not politicians who can promise to do certain things in exchange for votes.

I have no agenda, but I do have a commitment. If I am confirmed, I will confront every case with an open mind. I will fully and fairly analyze the legal arguments that are presented. I will be open to the considered views of my colleagues on the bench. And I will decide every case based on the record, according to the rule of law, without fear or favor, to the best of my ability. And I will remember that it's my job to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat.

Senators Lugar and Bayh talked of my boyhood back home in Indiana. I think all of us retain, from the days of our youth, certain enduring images. For me those images are of the endless fields of Indiana, stretching to the horizon, punctuated only by an isolated silo or a barn. And as I grew older, those endless fields came to represent for me the limitless possibilities of our great land.

Growing up, I never imagined that I would be here, in this historic room, nominated to be the chief justice. But now that I am here, I recall those endless fields with their promise of infinite possibilities, and that memory inspires in me a very profound commitment.

If I am confirmed, I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, members of the committee.

I look forward to your questions.

END