Jiaozhou Bay Bridge Opens

It was four years in the making and spans 26.4 miles and it is supported by more than 5,000 pillars. It's the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge. It links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao.

To put things in perspective, this bridge is five miles longer than the distance between Dover, England and Calais, France - at the English Channel.

This is the longest bridge of its kind, for now. A longer bridge is in the planning stages. It will be built in......(where else?)...China,

Tiger Gets Endorsement Deal

There was a time when Tiger Woods was earning $90 million a year in endorsements. He, of course, was dropped like a hot potato when he was caught "with his zipper down."

In a surprise move, Woods signed a three-year deal with Japan's Kowa Company to promote a pain reliever there.  These ads will not be seen in the USA. Woods already has filmed commercials for "Vantelin Kowa," a heat rub used to relieve muscle and joint pain, but the spots are only for the Japanese market. No word on how much he's getting paid.

Who knows? If this Vantelin Kowa really works, maybe he can use some and play some golf?

Chris Hansen Caught On Video Tape

Chris Hansen and Wife

Chris Hansen has become famous for his Dateline sting operations where he catches pedophiles attempting to make a connection with their prey.

Hansen is a married 51 year old (I thought he was much younger) father of two and has been captured on tape, on a date, with a 30 year old reporter from Florida. The National Enquirer was behind the investigation.

The reason that I mention this is the irony. Hansen became a successful

Kristyn Caddell

and famous reporter by catching people trying to do bad things - on hidden camera. Hidden camera also caught his indiscretion.  The alleged "other woman" is Kristyn Caddell, a 30 year old reporter at a Florida TV station

Wednesday Foto - Crystal McCahill

For this week's Wednesday Foto we feature Crystal McCahill. Crystal is a former centerfold for Playboy Magazine.

As usual, click the image to get the full effect...and have a great remainder of the week!

 

Dodgers Go Bankrupt

Since they left Brooklyn, I have wished them nothing but the worst...and now it's happened! The Los Angeles Dodgers filed bankruptcy today. Good for them, bad for baseball.  I feel bad for Dodgers fans, but this is a brief  "chapter" in the team's long history.

It should be pointed out that the owner of the Dodgers is going through a divorce. This directly affects the financial well-being of the franchise.

The owner's ability to pick business consultants is matched only by is inability to pick a roster of baseball players.

Look for a new owner, soon.

Charlie Sheen Signs Up For New Sitcom

We were expecting this...and it finally happened. Charlie Sheen has signed a deal with Lionsgate Television. They will produce a sitcom starring Charlie Sheen and have committed to ten episodes up front with the option to pick-up and produce 90 more episodes if the ratings prove to be successful. This means the sitcom could be on TV for 8 years!

No network has been named. TBS is the likely candidate. It should be pointed out that there is more "freedom" on cable TV. This means that Charlie could use four letter words. (Oh my!)

Personal thoughts - I think that Charlie Sheen's TV Sitcom Career has "Jumped The Shark." I don't see him topping his performance in 2 1/2 Men. He should do a movie and, maybe "write" a book. There are many things that he can do. Whatever it is...I think it'll be on a much smaller scale than "Men."

Monday Foto - Eiko Koike

Today we get our Monday Photo from the other side of the Pacific. Eiko Koike is a model and an award winning actress. She is married to a professional wrestler.

Here we have a nifty picture of Eiko decorating a beach.

As usual, click the image to get the full effect and have a great week!

 

Team Buys Their Own Nickname

Money talks! This is true all over the world, including South Africa. The national football (soccer) team, there, has been referred to by their nickname, Bafana Bafana for nearly 20 years. This was started by a sportswriter. Loosely translated from Zulu, Bafana Bafana means "our boys." The name gained in popularity with only one problem. Bafana Bafana was a registered trademark owned by Stan Smith of Stanton Woodrush. Fortunately for the team, Stan had "his price." He was paid 5 million Rand ($732,000) for the "name." Now the team can sell tee shirts and stuffed animals with the nickname and make some serious money. Like I said, money talks.

I must admit that I nervously lose sleep, every night, worrying that someone might own the rights to the name, "General Tom."

A Disturbing Florence Henderson Story

I have never written a book. When you write a book, you go to book signings at book stores and you publicize the publication as much as you can.

Florence Henderson wrote a book which you will be able to avoid as early as this Fall. Henderson is famous for playing Mrs. Brady on the Brady Bunch. She's 77 years old, now, and she is promoting her book. She makes a point to let us know that (back in the day) she pulled a one night stand with New York City Mayor, John Lindsay. Both were married at the time. She says she woke up with "crabs."

True story? John Lindsay has been dead for 11 years, we can't ask him.

What's disturbing about this story is not necessarily the "indiscretion." Not the unhealthy result of the union. The disturbing part is the low class attempt on the part of Henderson to desperately shock us into buying her crappy book. Do people who crave this kind of dirt really buy and read books? Nope, they buy supermarket tabloids and read blogs...like this one!

World's Ugliest Dog

Yoda With Her Trophy

There's a fair in Northern California that has become famous for holding "The World's Ugliest Dog Contest." This year's winner is Yoda.

The problem is that Yoda may not be an attractive dog, but, if you have spent any time around dogs, you will know that they do not care if their owner is handsome or not. So, should we feel comfortable judging their looks?

To me, the ugliest dog is the one that sits outside and barks loudly, all night.

 

NY Legalizes Gay Marrage

Gays react to passage of Gay Marriage Law in NY

I f you are gay and you are "living with" someone, it is now legal to "make it legal" in New York State.

I thought a lot about this. I have known a lot of gays. Why should I care who a gay person marries? Is it any of my business?

Nope, it's none of my business. If they want to join the legions of "The Living Dead" (just kidding) then they should go for it.

Gays are now free to discover the exciting world of marital infidelity and divorce!  Welcome aboard, guys...

Peter Falk Dies at 83

Peter Falk as "Columbo"

I did a search on this blog and I see that I have never done an article on Peter Falk. I thought I had, but I guess I hadn't. It's almost like a "Columbo moment" for me.

What can I say about Peter Falk? The man was a magnificent actor. Sure, he could make the facial expressions and he could hit his "mark" and spit out his lines, but this guy was different. Diffrent as in unique. He could act, but he could also create a mood. He's probably best remembered for his work in Columbo. This was a different type of detective drama. On the show, Columbo seemed more confused about the case than we did, at home. He was constantly saying, "AAAAH, just one more question...." This would drive the suspect nuts. On every episode, Columbo would use his quirky perception to figure it all out.

Peter Falk probably never should have been an actor. His voice was all wrong. He had a false eye - and it was very noticeable. He used his negatives to his advantage. To this day, while channel surfing, I would watch anything with Peter Falk in it.

Mr. Falk died Thursday, peacefully, at home, at age 83. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's.

Friday Foto - Lauren Jones

This week's Friday Foto features Lauren Jones. Lauren is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. She is an American film and television actress, model, former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right, television and radio host, TV personality, entrepreneur, footwear designer and the Creative Director for Lauren Jones Worldwide, a brand product marketing company.

She's 28 years old and has a bright future.

As usual, click the image to get the full effect... and have a great weekend!

Chuck Berry Statue Problems

St. Louis native Chuck Berry is to be honored, in July with the dedication of an 8 foot statue of his likeness. This is planned to happen in a plaza in University City, near the Blueberry Hill nightclub where the 84 year old Rock & Roll pioneer performs once a month.

While the installation has been approved, 86 year old Elsie Glickert says that she wants the whole thing to be reviewed.

Elsie says that Chuck Berry is a convicted felon and "no friend of women." True, Berry was convicted of a violation of The Mann Act. He served 3 years. Personally, I think his arrest and conviction smell a little fishy.

The statue is what it is: A tribute to a Rock & Roll icon.

If we eliminated statues of people who have skeletons in their closets, we would have no statues!

Wealthy Woman Leaves $34 Million To Nurse

Huguette Clark Gower

I've always thought that good things happen to people who do good things. This is (sadly) not an absolute, but it generally works out this way.

Recently, a wealthy woman died in New York City. Huguette Clark Gower died last month at 104 at Beth Israel Medical Center. She was rich - $400 million dollars, rich! Her daddy was a copper tycoon. Las Vegas is located in Clark County, Nevada. The county is named after her family.

In 1991, a nursing agency in New York randomly assigned a nurse, Hadassah Peri, to care for Clark-Gower. Over the years, Peri spent more time with Clark-Gower than anyone else. She also left up to $25 million to her goddaughter -- and $500,000 apiece to her controversial lawyer and accountant.

What about the remainder of the money?   An estimated $275 million -- was left to establish an arts foundation, the Bellosguardo Foundation. on her huge, 24-acre Santa Barbara, Calif., estate -- which she hadn't visited in 50 years.

But she didn't leave a single red cent to any over her surviving, distant relatives

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Wednesday Foto - Jenny P.

It's the middle of the week and we have a treat for you!

This is Jenny P., a successful model from Southern California.

Click the image to get the full effect and have a good remainder of the week!

Amish Dude Busted Sexting Girl, 12

Connersville, Indiana police arrested 21 year old Willard Yoder for allegedly sexting a 12 year old local girl. The Amish man sent nearly 600 texts, as well as nude photos and explicit videos to the girls phone. She did the right thing, right from the start, by handing the evidence over to her mother. Mommy contacted the cops and a sting operation was created. "Amish boy" was hoping to meet the girl at a restaurant followed by a romp in his buggy..

Willard, thou screwed up.

FA-18 & Iran's Air Defense

In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranian airspace.

The following conversation was heard on the VHF Guard (emergency)frequency 121.5 MHz.

Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait.'
Iranian Air Defense Radar: (total silence)

Monday Foto - Tasha Collins

There are plenty of pretty woman in Australia, this is one of them. Tasha Collins is a model and winner of Zoo Magazine’s 2010 Beach Babe Competition.  She's well qualified to get the week started.

As you can see, we caught Tasha relaxing at the bowling alley. Click the image to get the full effect and have a great week!

Bristol & Levi Write Books!

Iam not sure that either has ever read an entire book, but they have become authors. They each have a book coming out. Bristol's is her "Memoirs" and Levi's is expected to be released in the fall with the working title of "Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin’s Crosshairs." In her book, Bristol tells how she got drunk on wine coolers and lost her virginity at age 15. (Fascinating!) She also says that she got pregnant while she was taking birth control pills and while Levi was wearing a condom. (Spellbinding!)

I strongly suggest that you
do not buy either book!

If you do, you will be contributing to the wealth of two people who have never really accomplished anything!

Please,
do not waste your money.

If you do, you will be contributing to the wealth of these two idiots.

Friday Foto - Tegan Brady

This Friday, we take a quick look at an Internet celebrity - Tegan Brady.

Tegan is an 18 year old English girl with many, many pictures on-line. She also has her own site. She's quite the little business lady.

Click the image to get the full effect and have a nice weekend!

 

Weiner Withdraws

In a brief statement, U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner of the 9th District of New York resigned. This was coming after a sexting scandal. I should point out that he was more than 15 minutes late for a news conference that he scheduled for 2PM. Such tardiness is a pompous expression of disregard of others. This, of course is my opinion and is the least of his flaws. It should also be pointed out that his wife was not at his side.

So Weiner becomes a minor footnote and an obscure trivia answer.

Good riddance

Wednesday Foto - Katarina Van Derham

I have something a little different for you today. There's almost nothing like a cold beer to enjoy during the hot summer months. So, today, I am giving you a delicious German Beer and the equally delicious Katarina Van Derham to savor.

Click the image and you'll get the full picture...and here's to having a great remainder of the week!

 

U.S. Army Dumps Beret

The U.S. Army celebrated its 236th birthday, yesterday. To go along with the celebration was the announcement that the beret will no longer be used with the fatigue uniform.

This doesn't affect me in the slightest, however, I think it's a step in the right direction. The beret is being replaced by the old fashioned "ball cap." You know, a cap with a "bill" to keep the sun out of your eyes and to shade your face. Brilliant!

For the past 10 years I have been amused by seeing redneck soldiers wearing French hats.  Not all soldiers are rednecks, but they looked the silliest while wearing berets.

Before I am accused of ridiculing our soldiers, I have three things to add:
1. I love our troops. I believe that they deserve our support and our best technology.
2. It's the institution (the Army) that continues to amaze me with its stupidity.
3. I served, (by special invitation) I know what I am talking about.

The beret was a stupid idea for a "work uniform."  It was probably approved by Army people who never wore "work uniforms."

Crystal Gets Cold Feet

We aren't sure what happened, but the wedding of Crystal Harris and Hugh Hefner will not be taking place this weekend.

These two crazy kids became engaged during the Christmas holiday. Hef is 85, Crystal is 24.

Click the picture.  I really don't feel sorry for Hefner.  I'm sure he'll find another.

Still, it's a shame, I think we were all hoping to watch them grow old together!

Update: Reports indicate that Crystal has been spotted "holding hands" with Dr. Phil's son, Jordan McGraw.

(Psssst, Crystal...Hef has more money.)