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Lovely Bones (when they're not broken)
A lot of bizarre things happened yesterday. It started with me going downstairs to get the newspaper, and not seeing that my dog left one of his beef stick treats on the floor (sorry all you Vegans…my dog eats meat). …
Car Radio Control
I haven’t talked about Dear Abby in a while. And I saw this question last week from someone in Fresno. Talk about a pressing question that needs an answer right away. The person asked, “Dear Abby, When riding in a …
The Naked Schwinn Twins (or...Coke is it!)
The last couple days I’ve seen video footage on the news of police chasing someone that stole a Coke machine. Now, for those that haven’t seen the video – how would you guess someone would steal a Coke machine? A …
What's Worse -- The Dentist or Rachel Ray?
Always fun to start my day waking up a few hours earlier than usual. And for a dentist, no less. They have these great, huge flat screens in there now. Gone are the days of staring at goofy, framed wildlife …
Top 10 Movies of 2009
Usually I don’t do a Top 10 movie list. I don’t see the point. But a few people asked what my top ten would be and I thought for a blog I might as well compile one. I also thought …
Drawing Guns at High Noon (or at half time of an NBA game)
Over in Carlsbad a man pulled a gun on someone last week. The guy was a 41-year-old street sweeper and what makes it weirder is, he pulled a gun on some young man looking for food behind an Albertsons. Oh, …
RUSHed to the Hospital
A few big name people in the news that I’m having trouble mustering up sympathy for. Rush Limbaugh, the big fat idiot, is in a hospital in Hawaii after suffering chest pains on the golf course. Now, I never wish …
Best Job Ever? Best Husband Ever?
I heard a couple stories that made me cringe. You know that cringe when you see a guy get hit right in the ‘nads? First, on Jimmy Kimmel last night, he talked about a Colombian man who castrated himself. He …
Are You Ready For Some Football Debates?
I hate when there’s a sports topic I want to cover in a blog. I envision non-sports fans just tuning out. But after listening to all the sports talk on the AM dial yesterday, I couldn’t resist. It started with …
The Bee Blog
I saw this story in the Union-Tribune a week ago. It was about brothers in Los Angeles that had a bees’ nest in their backyard. They decided the nest should be removed from their shed and that the best way …
This Blog Rated PG
I heard a movie star talking about a film he was in. He mentioned it was the first movie that got the PG 13 rating. I was surprised, because I remember when I was 13, the movie Dreamscape came out. …
Stealing Christmas Gifts (where's McGruff the Crime Dog?)
My sister flew in from Northern California. I picked her up at the airport and we hit Tio Leo’s in Bay Park. It’s the first time in December they haven’t had the fountain in the lobby covered by a Christmas …
Unprepared Christmas Gifts
My friend Judy is a genius. She’s a retired attorney that does volunteer work for the ACLU. So…maybe not as much of a genius as I think. But… She gave me a gift for Christmas. And, I had seen these …
Crazy Calls to 911
On MSN.com there was a story out of Texas that I loved. Prosecutors are going to charge a woman that has called 911 over 30 times in a six month period. All of those times were for non-emergency reasons (including …
The Predictable Pandora's Box is Opening
My girlfriend kind of wanted to see Red Cliff during its two week run at the Ken Cinema. It didn’t look appealing to me. But a few of my movie buff friends were telling me how great it was, so …
The Brittany Murphy Debate
Brittany Murphy died. I think she was in her early 30s. I never saw her in that movie where she was locked up and crazy. Although, great timing for Saturday Night Live to have a cast member do an impersonation …
Don't Bring a Snowball to a Gun Fight
A friend of mine emailed me a story about a woman in Boston that called 911. If I tell you that a car theft was involved, that wouldn’t sound so strange. But it was the video game “Grand Theft Auto” …
Auschwitz and Abbey Road Have Something in Common
The Associated Press had a story on a Nazi death camp. What was strange was that it was about a sign at Auschwitz that had been stolen. The 16-foot sign said “Arbeit Macht Frei”…and really, who wouldn’t want those German …
A Dumb Person Going Rogue in Hawaii
I didn’t want to blog about Sarah Palin. She’s been talked about to death. But something happened the other day that was so utterly ridiculous. She was on a beach in Hawaii and photos were taken of her. She was …
Day at the DMV (and dumb NFL players)
My day started off so well. I got a call from my biggest rival in fantasy football. For 10 years we’ve been going back and forth about which of us has the worst luck. I seem to always have big …