This week's Friday Foto takes us south of the border. Ninel Herrera Conde is a Mexican actress, model, and Latin Grammy Award-nominated recording artist, best known for her performances in Rebelde and Fuego en La Sangre.
Click on the image for the full effect and, of course, have a good weekend!
The more I know about the failings of our government, the less I want to know.
As many of you know, I sell cars for a living. The U.S. Government came up with a one billion dollar program to offer consumers up to $4,500 for their old vehicles which got a combined average of 18 MPG or less. They made the program as complicated as possible. They issued instructions of more than 150 pages! The program was to start on Friday, July 24. It started three days later. It was designed to remain in effect until November 1. (November 1 is a Sunday, when most dealers are closed.) Instead of being a 3 month program, it has been suspended after 4 days. After 9 hours, the official C.A.R.S website has made no mention of the program being suspended! As of 9 AM, the President says it is not suspended. National media says it is suspended. C'mon, guys, I'm supposed to be making a living, here! The C.A.R.S. website says that 77% of the funding is still available. This is after four days and it takes a minimum of three days for a dealer to process a claim! This means that the government really doesn't know how much money is available because there's a 3 day lag between a sale and a reported claim. Claims can only be made after the salvage yard issues documentation that they have received the clunker. Before this happens, each dealer must disable the vehicle's engine. We do this by draining the oil form the engine. We add Sodium Silicate Liquid Siliceous (liquid glass) to the crankcase, start the engine and wait for the liquid glass to heat, gel and finally cause the engine to stop. That engine will never run again.
The future of the program is in limbo. My questions are: Can anybody in D.C. plan a program that can really work? Can anybody in D.C make a promise and then keep it? Can registered voters remember this, at least until November?
Another fascinating post! Simona Halep is a 17 year old Czech born, Romanian professional tennis player. She's ranked 264th in the world. Remember, she's young and her ranking is sure to improve as she is exciting to watch...
Simona is also a world-class volleyball player! She's talking about getting a breast reduction to help her game. Bad idea. At 17 years of age, she's too young to make a permanent decision like that. That is what you were thinking, right?
Here's another view...
It's the middle of the week and I thought that we could all use a little pick-me-up. This is a nifty little picture of Leeann Tweeden. She made it through the ranks of "Hooters." She is most famous as the hostess of NBC's Poker After Dark. I'm sure that she helps the players concentrate on their game!
Glen Beck called President Obama a racist. He said this on "Fox & Friends," the Fox Newschannel's morning show.
Stupid move. It accomplishes nothing positive, only negative. His critics have more ammunition than ever. His supporters should be wondering "why" he would say something like this.
I think he said it for shock value. If he did, it backfired. I'm sure that he calculated that Fox would not throw him off the air for the comment. But, hey, if you don't agree with someone, you don't get on national television and call him a racist! Is he, isn't he? It doesn't matter. It accomplishes nothing! It makes you look dumb...like a dumbass calling someone a racist. How can this help race relations? I mention this because I remember the summer of 1968. I remember it too well.
Glenn, it's TV. Try to act intelligent.
I've been to the Indianapolis 500 several times. This year I stumbled upon an opportunity to attend the Brickyard 400. This was my first visit to a NASCAR race and the first for me in Indy. The first thing that hit me is that the Brickyard fans were different than the typical Indy 500 fans. The racing was different, too. The cars were louder and slower than what I was used to seeing at Indy. The track really isn't wide enough for the good ol' boys. From where I was sitting, I didn't see any passing! The NASCAR faithful said that it was a great and wonderful race. OK, I must have missed something. For me, the day was saved as I got to spend it in good company with family and friends. I can remember, as a kid, enjoying the stock car races at Islip on Long Island. Those were fun. The drivers weren't celebrated and the cars were basically crap, but the experience was...well..colorful.
The Brickyard just didn't do it for me. I don't think that I'm alone as there were lots of empty seats.
P.S. Allstate has announced that it will not renew its sponsorship of the race. Perhaps Serta or Sealy would be interested?
First, Let me admit that I didn't think that this would happen.
Good friend, Elyse Evans, main news anchor at WTWO, Newschannel 2, was nominated for an Emmy. This alone was a wonderful accomplishment, given that she's only 26 years old with only a small handful of commercial broadcast experience. Well, on Saturday in Lexington Kentucky at the Ohio Valley Emmy Awards Ceremony, young Elyse kicked ass! The Emmy was for "Best News Writing." That's right! In a world where female news anchors are known primarily for their "looks," Elyse, who ain't hard to look at, won it with her writing! She is the first TV news anchor in the history of Terre Haute Television to be recognized in this way!
Like I said at the top, I really didn't think that this would happen. I told her that she will win several emmys, but that this one may not be the first one. She was right and I was wrong. It's refreshing to see someone in the media who knows what they are talking about. I told her that this one was special because you "always remember the first one." She smiled and nodded.
Congratulations, Elyse. We are very, very proud of you!
This is fascinating! General Tom has stumbled upon this season's top ten pick-up lines!! These are from MSN. Please read the General's fine print at the end.....
Number 10
Is your last name Gillette, cause you’re the best a man can get
Number 9
I would get you drunk and take advantage of you, but I know that’s wrong. So why don’t you buy me a drink, get me drunk, take me home and take advantage of me instead?
Number 8
Pardon me miss, I seem to have lost my phone number, could I borrow yours?
Number 7
Can I have your picture so I can show Santa what I want for Christmas?
Number 6
I think I can die happy now, cause I've just seen a piece of heaven.
Number 5
There is something wrong with my cell phone. It doesn't have your number in it.
Number 4
My friend wants to know if you think I’m cute.
Number 3
You're so beautiful you make me wish I was straight.
Number 2
Excuse me, are you accepting applications for your fan club?
Number 1
You're so beautiful…I’ve forgotten my pickup line.
Fine Print: Fact is, it really doesn't matter what you say. By the time you make eye contact and smile, she already knows if she wants to talk with you.
Depending on the type of woman you want to meet, a shave & shower usually helps.
Careful, it's a jungle, out there!
Friday and we all know what that means. It means that the General turns his attention to the Friday Foto. This week it's Lilly Robbins. She's one of the more popular NFL Cheerleaders for Miami. She's a college student from St. Joseph Michigan and wants to broadcast for ESPN. Personally, I suggest that ESPN put her on TV rather than radio...
As usual, click the picture for the full effect and have a good weekend!
Iusually like to show a picture when I post an article, here, on the blog. As you read on, you'll see why this is not possible:
PATNA, India (Reuters) – Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday.
Witnesses said the naked girls in Bihar state plowed the fields and chanted ancient hymns after sunset to invoke the gods. They said elderly village women helped the girls drag the plows.
Locally, we've had plenty of rain. Besides, this is happening in India - NOT Indiana. I quess we just can't catch a break!
This one will end up in a lawsuit:
A South Florida town manager who married a porn star last year was fired at an emergency meeting after the mayor and council members learned about it.
Fort Myers Beach town council voted 5-0 to fire Scott Janke "without cause" after Mayor Larry Kiker called the Tuesday night meeting.
Kiker told the News-Press of Fort Myers he learned that afternoon that Janke's wife is an adult film star, and the elected officials took the action a few hours later.
Not that I need to worry...but can they do this?
We should choose our words carefully. Yes, we should say what we mean, but we should be clear, so as to avoid any misunderstanding.
Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. got arrested, outside of his house, last week.
Here's what happened. Cambridge Police received a call on a break-in at Gates' house. They responded. Found Gates in the house. Asked Gates for identification. He refuses, at first, and calls the cops racist. Do I need to continue?
Last night at a nationally televised news conference, President Obama admitted that he did not know all of the facts, but that the Cambridge police "...acted stupidly...."
If you are on national TV and you don't know all the facts you should......that's right....you should keep your mouth shut. In polite language, you should reserve your comments, until the investigation is complete.
The arresting officer, Sergeant Crowley has some experience with African Americans: he was a campus police officer at Brandeis University in July 1993 when he administered CPR trying to save the life of former Boston Celtics player Reggie Lewis. Lewis, who was black, collapsed and died during an off-season workout.
If you think that this is a racial thing, look at the picture. Click it to make it larger. There's a Black police officer in the same picture with Professor Gates in cuffs.
There's a lesson here. Being a Harvard Professor does not guarantee that you automatically know how to talk to a cop while you are suspected of committing a felony. No, you need to remember your manners.......and a little bit of common sense would go a long way, here.
This will be a first for me! On Sunday, I'll be in attendance at the Brickyard...er, excuse me..the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Hundreds of thousands of rednec.....I mean...race fans will be there. I'll give a full report. Stay tuned!
I love this! The Dodgers hold "Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Night" and Manny comes up to pinch hit and, on the first pitch, hits a grand slam home run to beat the Reds 6-2. This is great stuff. The only way that it could have been better would have been if the Dodgers never left Brooklyn...but there I go, again. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time allowing for things that never should have happened....
A Dodger is short for Trolley Dodger. One who runs across the street avoiding the danger of oncoming vehicles of mass transportation.
Can you smell hype? I can. I smell it whenever I see a late night TV talk show. Hype (or intense promotion) is so common, now, that sometimes it's hard to recognize. For example, the number one TV show in the USA is American Idol. The most visually attractive thing (for straight men) on the show is Paula Abdul. Last week, Paula's manager wrote to an LA paper saying that Paula may not appear on the show because of contract matters. Fact is, she needs the show and the show needs her. This isn't about money. It's about bringing attention to American Idol. That's all. Take a whiff. Can you smell the hype? You can bet the farm that Paula and her cleavage will be on this season's American Idol. Now, does anybody want to comment on national health care or cap & trade or the war on terror?
Forty years ago, tonight we landed on the moon.
You know, one of the perks of being a "little older" is that you got to see some historic things, as they happened. Half of the people at work weren't alive when Armstrong and Aldrin kicked up the lunar dust. The difference in seeing it live for the first time is that you didn't know if it was really going to happen. We saw the blurry pictures and were amazed! To me, the fact that they made it safely back to Earth is slightly more amazing than the actual moon landing.
This was 1969! Most of the cars had manual roll-up windows and no air conditioning. Relative to today, it was a primitive time. Landing on the moon, in light of the lack of widespread technology, was really cool!
A man owned a small farm in Australia.
The Tax Office claimed he was not paying proper wages to his staff and sent a representative out to interview him.
"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the rep.
"Well," replied the farmer, "there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $500 a week plus free room and board. He also gets triple time for working on a Sunday and a slab of beer for a Happy Hour every Friday"
"The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $400 per week plus free room and board. She doesn't work on Sundays and I provide paid satellite television for free in her room."
"Then there's the half-wit.
He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $20 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of whiskey every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally."
"That's the guy I want to talk to...the half-wit," says the agent.
"That would be me," replied the farmer.
I'm a little late with this one. It's sad to see the icon which was Walter Cronkite pass on. Little by little the gems of his generation are leaving us. Dozens have stepped forward to offer tribute to Mr. Cronkite. It's my turn, now. The thing that I liked about him was that he ALWAYS gave me the who, what, when, where, why and how of a story. No spin...just the facts and the effect of an occurance which was noteworthy enough to make it onto the news. He once suggested that network (and local) newscasts might improve their ratings by reporting more "real news!" The man was not very complicated. He knew what he was talking about...when the "red light" was on. He also knew what he was doing...telling America "what happened today." They say he was a nice guy. Unlike most snobs, he had earned the right to be a snob - something that he never was. The CBS anchor chair has never been truely filled since Cronkite left it in 1981. It doesn't look like it will be anytime soon.
This is a special treat! Today's Friday Foto features Jana Defi. Jana is a 25 year old Czech adult and glamour model. She has also modeled under the aliases "Maria Swan" and "Princessa".
As usual, click on the picture to get the full effect.
Have a nice weekend!
Ryan Seacrest has signed on for 3 more years as host of American Idol. His new contract is worth $45,000,000. That comes out to 15 mill a year. The question, of course, is, "Is he worth it?"
The answer, of course, is "HELL YES!" If someone is dumb enough to offer that kind of money...yes, you're worth it!
The money is actually coming from the show's sponsors, Coca Cola and Ford. Ford? Yes Ryan, take the money...quickly!
This week's Friday Foto features the patriotic charms of Rhonda Elizabeth. Rhonda is a model. That's all I know and probably all I need to know at this point. As usual, click the picture to get the full effect.
Oh, and have a nice weekend!
This is the kind of story that I like to feature on the blog.
You see, this young musician is traveling on United Airlines and his $3,000 guitar gets broken by the baggage handlers. United doesn't want to talk with him about it. He writes a song, puts it on You Tube, the networks "pick up" on it and guess what? The airline wants to make nice! Click on the following:
A dedicated Teamsters union worker was attending a convention in Las Vegas and decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madam, 'Is this a union house?' 'No,' she replied, 'I'm sorry it isn't..' 'Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?' 'The house gets $80 and the girls get $20,' she answered. Offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop. His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the Madam responded, 'Why yes sir, this is a union house. 'We observe all union rules.' The man asked, 'And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?' 'The girls get $80 and the house gets $20.' 'That's more like it!' the union man said. He handed the Madam $100, looked around the room, and pointed to a stunningly attractive green-eyed blonde . 'I'd like her,' he said. 'I'm sure you would, sir,' ...said the Madam. Then she gestured to a 92-year old woman in the corner, '...but Ethel here has 67 years seniority and according to union rules, she's next.'
