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no my brother, you have to buy your own... Hey Love!

Friends over for Chinese take out, so, after some drinks and feeling tipsy...somewhere, the coversation led to Carol saying "no my brother, you have to buy your own" which had me chuckling and belly laughing.  And hey, we figure, that old commercial must be on YouTube, so after typing in the phrase... voila, there was the link, and we watched it for the first time in 25 years... it still holds up... enjoy...

jimmy kimmel live..."the late night war"

This aired on Thursday night... it is brilliantly hilarious... enjoy.

As "The Bachelor" Turns

I don't watch "The Bachelor" on purpose, I have to because it is on when I'm at work.  In the cess-pool of reality television, this show wallows in the dredge.  This particular season with "Jason, the single dad" has infuriated me plenty.

I don't understand why his ex agreed to the use of their son as a prop in a network television program to find his new step mommy.  It borders on child abuse.  The only explanation I can imagine is that Ty now has a substantial amount of cash in his college fund. 

I find it disturbing that 25 women are willing to put their lives and their hearts on display in this bread and circuses for the lovelorn.  It is hard to watch as they throw themselves at this man and then as he rejects them, they are sent home without their fairy tale ending.  What enjoyment can be gained from this?  It is Jerry Springer without the fisticuffs and furniture throwing.

Last night, Jason proposes to Melissa in the final episode and she is aglow in her happily ever after.  Immediately following the final episode is the "After The Final Rose" show where America tunes in to see the happy couple and hear about their impending nuptials.  Not so fast, Jason dumps Melissa,
Why?...he still has feelings for runner-up Molly.  Melissa walks off the set telling him, "don't call or text me anymore".  Molly comes on the set and accepts his offer to "see where things go", it is revealed that Molly hasn't lost her feelings for Jason.  UGH!  Am I the ony person who is aghast?  Please leave your comments!

Tune in tonight on ABC for "After The Final Rose 2" ... for more torture.

Top 10 things that make "The Bachelor", single dad Jason, an ASS:

10-He believes he is a hot and sexy Bachelor.
09-He believes he is a celebrity.
08-The only adjective he knows is "amazing".
07-He calls women "girls".
06-He doesn't know what he really wants.
05-He cries after every decision he makes.
04-He breaks up with his fiance on network TV instead of in private.
03-He hooks up with his new girlfriend on network TV right after dumping his fiance.
02-He thinks this is all ok because hey, he agreed to do the show to find his true love.

And the number one reason that "The Bachelor", single dad Jason is an ASS is:

01-He uses his son as a "step-mommy magnet".

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL

I haven't watched Saturday Night Live since the original not ready for primetime players.  I used to stand in line late Friday night into Saturday morning at NBC with my friend Priscilla to get standby tickets.  We always got the dress rehersal instead of the live show standby tickets since you had a better chance of being in the audience.  Most of the time we didn't get in, but once in awhile we would.  If we were lucky enough to get into the dress rehersal, once it was over, there was just enough time to get on the LIRR and get home to watch the live show...remember, VCR's weren't mainstream yet.  Anyway, I digress...SNL lost its charm for me a long time ago, but Tina Fey's genius has rekindled my love of the SNL universe.  Tina'a parody of Sarah Palin is brilliant and right on.  When I see Sarah Palin on TV, all I can think is OMG, is that Tina Fey again?  This past Saturday was SNL's version of the Vice Presidential Debates... Here are the other SNL "Political Reports" SNL - Presidential Debate SNL - Katie Couric interviews Gov. Palin And my personal favorite... SNL - Gov. Palin and Senator Clinton address the nation

McGritty

Last night was the Season 5, 2 hour premiere of "Grey's Anatomy".  The long summer of pathetic reality programming on ABC was finally "wiped out" and I settled in the oasis of Fall Season premieres sans "Opportunity Knocks".

If you missed the episode, watch it on abc.com or read the recaplet on Television Without Pity.

Lets face it, most girls watch "Grey's Anatomy" for the boy eye candy of McDreamy and McSteamy,...mixed in with some good soapy storylines with staff and patients.  But last night, there was a new boy in town, who I've nicknamed, McGritty.  A hot Army surgeon on leave who ends up in the emergency room stapling his own injured leg without local anesthesia.  This had me and I'm sure throngs of other women in America swooning at home.  This new hottie, Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), is Cristina's new love interest, whom he passionately kisses after removing her impaled icicle.  Yum! 

After doing an IMDB search on Kevin McKidd, I found out that he was born in Scotland in 1973.  This was just another reminder that that everyone is younger than me these days...UGH!   Oh well, my inner cougar is now intrigued.

I'm getting my hands on "Journeyman" episodes and I eagerly await more McGritty....purrrrr

The Golden Globes Press Conference

A lame attempt at thwarting disaster. Sometimes, "the show should NOT go on". Please postpone the Academy Awards. Enough said.

Anthony Hopkins on "Regis & Kelly", 10/17/07

I took this picture from the studio audience when Hopkins was a guest on “Regis & Kelly” on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.  I heard he was appearing on the program the week before and one of the advantages of working at the Network for 20 years is that I know someone who knows someone who could get me on the VIP list.   I had to be at the studio by 7:45AM...ugh, since I work the night shift, that meant a short turnaround and a long day on Wednesday.  I must admit, when the alarm woke me up at 5AM, I thought to myself, I’m nuts.  I’ve gotten 4 hours of sleep and I’m getting up to make the 6:15AM to Penn Station and get to work 9 hours before my shift to see Anthony Hopkins.  Obviously, I got out of bed, showered, dressed, and was on the 6:15. Oh, and yes, it was worth it.

Enjoy the interview.  Kelly is a hoot doing her Hannibal impression.  Hopkins promotes his film "Slipstream" which will have its NY premiere on October 18, 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art and officially opens on October 26, 2007.

Dragonflies

Today was my post-op follow-up visit with the orthopedist. The stitches came out and now there are 3 dragonflies on my knee…sure beats looking like a bowling ball. The swelling has decreased by around 80% and there is still some bruising. At the first visit to the PT last Saturday, my knee had a range of motion of 98 degrees, yesterday it was up to 125 degrees. The PT informed me that it should go to 140 degrees, now with the stitches out I can bend without that pulling on stitches feeling.

My surgeon’s assistant took out the stitches and while I was chatting with him I told him that I was disappointed that I slept through the whole thing. He started laughing, I was surprised to be informed that I chatted through the whole procedure and was wide awake. (My family and friends aren’t surprised, they said I can’t even shut up when sedated!) Huh? I don’t remember a thing! I remember getting the IV sedation and then sitting up for the spinal but that is it, the next thing I remember was waking up in recovery. He also said that the drug cocktail they gave me causes this type of amnesia. Fine, now I feel like I was in an episode of “24” and experienced a CTU interrogation drug kit!

Anyway, the X-Rays show that I have plenty of cartilage left between the bones. The doc showed me probe pics of my knee prior to and after the procedure. The torn cartilages were attaching themselves to the tibia and were lasered off! YIKES! No wonder I was uncomfortable! Got a clean bill of knee health and I’m able to resume my “normal” activities. I will continue with low impact cardiac exercise like elliptical training, biking and walking to keep the remaining cartilage healthy.

Hopefully this is the only surgery I will ever need! This healthy eating and exercise thing is going to have to continue indefinitely…like forever…UGH…gym dues are better than doctor bills.

How I became an M & M

If you have ever wondered what you would look like as an M&M, wonder no more...check out
http://www.becomeanmm.com and find out.

Yes, I know, I have too much time on my hands, a rare thing for me...a benefit from recovering from knee surgery and being off from work on medical leave for a week :) Yes, I know, I should be using my time wisely instead of foolish surfing on the internet...I can't resist.

So, click on the link above and enjoy turning yourself into an M & M. Take a photo and star in a movie...all available on the website!

To The Crazy Ones

Flashback 1997...
Apple premiered their now famous “Crazy Ones” TV commercial. Click here to screen commercial.

Richard Dreyfuss narrated...

Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels.

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.

They're not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,

disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They invent. They imagine. They heal.

They explore. They create. They inspire.

They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Flash Forward 2007...
Inspiring, isn’t it?
It never gets old, it still makes me want to do better and more.

I’m glad to be a crazy one,
even though there are times I wonder why.

I imagine and create and somewhere someone watches.