Sunday, December 30, 2007

Iraq Stats


Support our troops and bring them home.
Stop This Illegal War.
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As of December 30, 2007 there have been:
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3,901 Soldiers Killed.
28,773 Soldiers Seriously Injured. (Updated)
80,137 - 87,287 documented Iraqi Civilian Deaths.
(Civilians NOT Terrorists.)
ZERO - Military Funerals attended by the President.
ZERO - Presidential trips to Dover to view the arrival
of the flag draped coffins of our returning heroes.
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and it has been 1,705 days since "Mission Accomplished".
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Information gathered from:

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Speak Up People

Comment Box
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Please use the comment box at the bottom of each post
to praise, criticize or just say hiya.
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All you have to do is look at the bottom right of each post and click on the word "Comment'.
You can register and post or you can use the anonymous feature.
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Just remember;
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"Please comment however you feel.
BUT Hate Speech is forbidden.
Find the light and avoid the dark."
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Thanks,
Mav Out

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

The Mother Lode - Christmas '07

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The Booty:
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A Sweater
from my mother
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A Sweatshirt
from my friend Marsha
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A Pair of Slacks for work
from my sister Virginia Belle & her hubby Chris
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A Flag Puzzle Mouse Pad
from Virginia Belle
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A Handmade Toboggan
(that matches the scarf that I got last year, which I love)
from Jacob - made by his mother Michelle
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A gift card for Wally World for Charley and I
from Charley's Mom
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Four Books from Charley
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  • "Celebrity Detox" - Rosie O'Donnell
  • "A Christmas Story" - Jean Shepherd
  • "The Kite Runner" - Khaled Hosseini
  • "501 Must-See Movies"
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The "Lovely" Red, White & Blue Handmade Throw
from Michelle and Virginia Belle
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I love everything.
Thank you.
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By the way,
this post
IS
my
"Thank You Note"
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Merry Christmas

Seasons Greeting.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Iraq Stats


Support our troops and bring them home.
Stop This Illegal War.
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As of December 23, 2007 there have been:
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3,897 Soldiers Killed.
28,711 Soldiers Seriously Injured.
79,194 - 86,300 documented Iraqi Civilian Deaths.
(Civilians NOT Terrorists.)
ZERO - Military Funerals attended by the President.
ZERO - Presidential trips to Dover to view the arrival
of the flag draped coffins of our returning heroes.
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and it has been 1,698 days since "Mission Accomplished".
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My days since "Mission Accomplished" has been off.
I recounted and the "days since" will be correct from this post on.
Note: I went back and corrected the date on all of the Iraq Stats posts.
The original date of "Mission Accomplished" is May 1, 2003.

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra, Ra Ra Ra Ra

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I was on www.epinions.com yesterday and was reading lists of every one's best and worst holiday movies. I decided to give you a short list of movies that I like to see around the holidays and my least favorite Christmas movie ever. Besides I wanted to post a picture of the Leg Lamp.
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The One Film That I Have To See Each Year:
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"A Christmas Story" - Favorite part has to be the gang of coon dogs breaking into the kitchen and eating the entire Christmas Dinner, forcing the family to go out to a Chinese Restaurant.
Director Bob Clark directed "A Christmas Story", "Porky's" & "Porky's II" all in a span of 18 months. He never did anything near as funny or successful ever again. (BTW I do think that the Porky's movies are funny in that Guilty Pleasure kind of way.) Remember to watch TBS of December 24th for the 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
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Other Favorites (in Alphabetical Order):
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"Die Hard" - Great action picture and the movie debut of the amazing Alan Rickman. Movie filled with fun Christmas songs is a bonus.
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"Family Man" - The only Nicolas Cage movie that I really like. Sweet and funny at the same time.
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"Gremlins" - Bizarre and fun. It is one of only a few of Spielberg's formula movies that holds up over time.
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"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" - Favorite bit that might get missed. When someone yells freeze, the camera pulls back and everyone in the room is holding their pose and if you blink you might miss that Beverly Di Angelo froze with her hand squeezing Chevy Chase's crotch. I laugh at that every time.
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Discussion of other people's worst choice:
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Many of the worst list on www.epinions.com were topped off with "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" or "Silent Night, Deadly Night."
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"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" is a lazy choice, because it was meant to bad. It had no aspirations of being a Christmas Classic. It was crap and it knew it. You should get a bunch of friends together and watch it as a double feature with "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." Turn down the volume and make up your own dialog and you will laugh yourself silly.
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"Silent Night, Deadly Night" is a slasher picture in the vein of "Halloween" or "Friday the 13th" and it was fairly well done for the genre. The killer wore a Santa Claus suit and everyone freaked out. For God's sake grow up. My guess is that the uptight people that put it on their list as the worst "Christmas" movie ever never saw it. Have a Halloween film festival some year and put this in the mix and I bet people will go crazy watching it. It is just stupid slasher fun.
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Now my choice for WORST Christmas Picture Ever:
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"Jingle All The Way"
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Schwarzenegger + Comedy + Family Movie = VOMIT.
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It is loud, crass & senseless.
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When I saw this piece of garbage, it did not make me laugh, giggle or even grin one time.
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Back then, I saw it for free at the Grand Opening of the new Mall Movie Theater and I still wanted my money back.
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I still do.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Poor Santa


Cute Christmas Outfit - $35.00
Gas to the mall - $5.00
Photo Fee - $12.95
Your lovely child going bat shit crazy on Santa's lap - Priceless.

Every year, the "Sun - Sentinel" from South Florida have a section online to showcase your "Children Scared of Santa" photos. Click on the link below to view all of the hilarious photos. They are funny because it happens to almost everyone sometime. The look on the faces of some of the santas is priceless too. Those poor souls.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/holiday/sfl-scaredofsanta-ugc,0,7181908.ugcphotogallery

Dixie Cupper of the Year 2007

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The Cold Turd in a Dixie Cup Award 2007
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I would be too easy to give it to one of these:

George W. Bush
(The W stands for “Warmonger”)
Ann Coulter
(She is just so stoooopid. Why kick a dog when it is down)
Donald Trump
(President of the He Man Woman Haters Club)
Bill O’Reilly
(I guess the playground bully never grew up.)


My list of runner ups includes:

Sherrie Shepherd & Elizabeth Hasselbeck of "The View"
(Dumb & Dumber)
Perez Hilton
(Why so much negativity?)
Rupert Murdock
(Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain)
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My choice for:

Dixie Cupper of the Year 2007

Judy McGrath - CEO of MTV Networks
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Some of the channels run by MTV Networks are:
MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Logo & Spike.
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Granted, there are some good programs on some of these channels.

BUT … The trio of MTV, VH1 and Spike are just “SOUL SUCKING” Crap that is frying the brains of young America.
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These channels need to be totally revamped.

Can you imagine being a music lover and turning on a channel
that actually analyzed, showcased or celebrated music?

OR

Why does a channel for men have to look like
a 24 hour drunken frat party?

These three channels run programming around the clock, with depictions of women that are, at best, misogynist and ,at worst, are an accomplice to degradation and abuse.

These kinds of choices are not made because of
stupidity, bigotry or chauvinism.
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They are made because of greed.

And to think that it is run by one of Forbes’s most powerful women.
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She should know better.
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Iraq Stats


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Support our troops and bring them home.
Stop This Illegal War.
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As of December 16, 2007 there have been:
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3,893 Soldiers Killed.
28,711 Soldiers Seriously Injured.
78,655 - 85,675 documented Iraqi Civilian Deaths.
(Civilians NOT Terrorists.)
ZERO - Military Funerals attended by the President.
ZERO - Presidential trips to Dover to view the arrival
of the flag draped coffins of our returning heroes.
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and it has been 1,691 days since "Mission Accomplished".
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Information gathered from:

Dixie Cupper Update

I am putting off awarding the Cold Turd in a Dixie Cup of the Year, for a day or two. At the last minute one of my runner ups made an even bigger ass of themselves and moved to the top of the list. I have to rewrite my thoughts on the new chosen one now. I will also tell you who was originally numero uno before.

So look for the post sometime in the next couple of days. I will be posting some other stuff first.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Coming Tomorrow

The Cold Turd in A Dixie Cup Award.

The Dixie Cupper of the Year 2007.

You may be surprised at my choice.

Silver Platterist of the Year 2007

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The Hot $#!7 on a Silver Platter Award of the Year.


I have a few "Runner Ups" I want to discuss first.


Julie Taymor - Visionary Director of Across The Universe:


This was my favorite movie of the year and the pure joy I felt watching this film carried over me for days. The critics either loved it or loathed it, but you have to give her credit for going for it. She had to know she would get skewered by the self rightous Beatles fans but like any true artist would, she had a vision and stuck it out. She is absolute magic. The DVD comes out on Feb 5th. A Valentine gift for all of us.


Rosie O'Donnell - Comedian, Activist and Squirrel Whisperer


I love Rosie. If you don't, too bad. I miss her on "The View", but getting a daily dose of her on her blog is way better, because she doesn't have to worry about advertisers, big corporation or a boss shaking a bony finger at her. She tells it like it is, she consoles people in need and when some rude person or cool aid drinker shows their ugly face she tells them to F' Off in no uncertain terms. Just the way you wish you could. If you don't get the Squirrel reference, then go to her blog and watch the videos. She is a natural inspiration.
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Angelina Jolie - Paparazzi Wrangler
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I am NOT a star struck Brangelina fan. I don't read the tabloids or watch the so called entertainment news program. I could care less about what ever the hot club in LA is or if some publicity seeking starlet goes to Starbucks five times a day. Angelina gets followed by the Paparazzi every minute of every day. Does she stumble drunk out of the sleezy bars in Vegas? Does she hang out with P Diddy? Does she pose for the Paps while shopping on Rodeo Drive?
No. She does not. She figures that if they are going to follow her like a stalker anyway, they might as well work for her. She goes to where ever there is trouble or people in need in the world. The paparazzi snap pictures of her wherever she is. So if these sleezy magazines put these pictures on the pages, they have to discuss why Angelina is standing in the middle of a refugees camp in Darfur. Some say that the Paps are out of control, but that only depends on who is trying to control them.
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And finally, my choice for:
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Silver Platterists of the Year.
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Sally Field - Actress, Mother and Target of Rupert Murdock.


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On Brothers and Sisters, Miss Field beautifully plays the matriarch of a large family. She bravely struggled with her emotions about how her son dealt with his demons from his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Her son turned to drugs to stiffle his pain. Just as he was getting his life in order he was recalled to the military to go to Iraq. Sally Field brilliantly portrayed a mother fearing the worse. Now that her son is home, America gets to view how a mother deals with a soldier's long term recovery from his severe injuries. Watching her play Nora Walker is like watching a Master.
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In September, Sally Field won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama. Since she won the award for playing a Military Mom, part of her speech honored the women she emulated on her show.
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Transcript of the last part of her speech:
"Surely this belongs to all the mothers of the world, especially the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait. Wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm's way and from war. If the mothers ruled the world, there would be no God Damned wars in the first place."
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Fox Television, which was broadcasting the Emmys, cut her speech as soon as she started to criticise war. They cut her mike and pulled the camera away from the stage. Some will argue that is because she said God Damned. Other stars earlier in the show let swear words slip and only the swear words were bleeped, not the whole statement. It was a clear act of censorship, plain and simple. Rupert Murdock owned Fox stations are clear supporters of the evil empire. This is just another example of why I no longer watch ANY thing from Fox Corp. The Emmys Organization should have been outraged and forever ban the Emmys from being broadcast on the Fox Networks.
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Sally Field has been a joy to watch this past year
and I totally agree with her statement.
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"If the mothers ruled the world,
there would be no God Damned wars in the first place."
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No truer words were spoken all year.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

The First Annual "Best of Everything" Awards

The Best Of Everything 2007
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My list contains things that I have
read, heard, seen or discovered this year.
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If you don't agree, well then, write your own blog.
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It may not be as exciting as say "VH1's 100 Hottest Hottie Hook-Ups"
or some other inane BS show they air, but what the hell.
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Here it goes.
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The Best:

Movie
Across The Universe

Song
One Man One Woman - DJ K-Chan Kim

Album
The Confessions Tour Live - Madonna

Singer
Madonna

Music Video
Fiest's 1234

Band
Plazma

TV Show Comedy
Reruns of "Are You Being Served?"

TV Show Drama
Grey's Anatomy
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Reality Competition Show
Big Brother

Reality Show
Kathy Griffin - My Life On The D-List

TV Scene
Izzie & Denny in the Hallway
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TV Comedian
Joel McHale of "The Soup"

Internet Video
Paul Potts singing "Nessun Dorma" on Britian's Got Talent

Podcast
BBC 1's Scott Mills Daily

News Story of the Year
United States vs Libby

Novel
E. M. Forster's Maurice

Non-Fiction Book
Rosie O'Donnel's Find Me

Computer Game
Loco

Computer Download
Window Blinds
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Male Hotness
Maksim Chmerkovskiy of "Dancing With The Stars"

Female Hotness
Katherine Heigl

Guilty Pleasure
E!'s "The Girls Next Door"

Non-Human
Chessie
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Coming very soon are the
"Silver Platterist" and "Dixie Cupper" of the year awards.
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Monday, December 10, 2007

Coming Soon

Two new posts that I am working on:
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Silver Platterist & Dixie Cupper of the Year
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&
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The First Annual Best of Everything List (2007)

My Top 20 Songs Of 2007



1
"One Man One Woman"
by: DJ K-Chan Kim
2
"Jesus Doesn't Love Me"
by: Dragonette
3
"Renegade"
by: ATB Feat. Heather Nova
4
"Desperate Religion"
by: ATB
5
"Rock D'Amour"
by: Emmon
6
"Let's Dance"
by: Vanessa Hudgens
7
"How Deep Is Your Love"
by: The Bird And The Bee
8
"Wake Up Time"
by: Emmon
9
"One Life"
by: Plazma
10
"Put Your Hands Up For Detroit"
by: Fedde Le Grand
11
"I Took A Ride - Fairytale"
by: Infernal
12
"1234"
by: Feist
13
"Warchild"
by: Firouz
14
"Here In Your Arms"
by: Hellogoodbye
15
"I Won't Be Crying"
by: Infernal
16
"Save"
by: Plazma
17
"The Only Promise That Remains"
by: Reba McIntire w/ Justin Timberlake
18
"Marrakech"
by: ATB
19
"I Get Around"
by: Dragonette
20
"Jesse"
by: Ivri Lider
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This list was generated from the "Most Played Tracks" playlist on my ipod. It may be a few more weeks until the end of the year but the play count on these songs isn't going to change much. At the most they may swap places on the list. The top ten are all seperated by a good margin and the rest are farther down in play count.

1st Snow has Come and Gone

Click on the cartoon to make it bigger.
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We had our first snow of the year on Wednesday.
We got 4 inches of snow and ice.
On Friday it rained and all of the lovely white stuff is gone.
I wish it was the end of winter already.
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Not a very interesting post, I know but there you have it.
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Iraq Stats

Support our troops and bring them home.
Stop This Illegal War
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As of December 09, 2007 there have been:
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3,886 Soldiers Killed.
28,629 Soldiers Seriously Injured. (Updated)
78,085 - 85,072 documented Iraqi Civilian Deaths.
(Civilians NOT Terrorists.)
ZERO - Military Funerals attended by the President.
ZERO - Presidential trips to Dover to view the arrival
of the flag draped coffins of our returning heroes.

and it has been 1,684 days since "Mission Accomplished".

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

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What we think we look like.
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What we really look like.
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McDonald's - I'm NOT loving it...
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Click pictures for larger image.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Iraq Stats

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Support our troops and bring them home.
Stop This Illegal War
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As of December 02, 2007 there have been:
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3,882 Soldiers Killed.
28,582 Soldiers Seriously Injured.
77,758 - 84,708 documented Iraqi Civilian Deaths.
(Civilians NOT Terrorists.)
ZERO - Military Funerals attended by the President.
ZERO - Presidential trips to Dover to view the arrival of the flag draped coffins of our returning heroes.
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and it has been 1,677 days since "Mission Accomplished".
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Information gathered from:

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Blind, Deaf and Mute Justice 5

Actual Laws On The Books
Part V of V
The Finale

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South Dakota
Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated
in an offensive manner are forbidden.

Tennessee
It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.

Texas
It's legal for a chicken to have sex with you,
but it's illegal to reciprocate.
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Utah
When a person reaches the age of 50,
he/she can then marry their cousin.
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Vermount
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands
to wear false teeth.
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Virginia
A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere.

. Washington
Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains
without placing a pillow between them
face an automatic six-month jail term.
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West Virginia
It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal
as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
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Wisconsin
In Connorsville: No man shall shoot off a gun
while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.

. Wyoming
In Newcastle: An ordinance specifically bans couples from having sex
while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer.

Blind, Deaf and Mute Justice 4

Actual Laws On The Books
Part IV of V
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New Mexico
State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material"
to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

New York
It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building.

North Carolina
In Charlotte: Woman must have their bodies covered
with at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.

North Dakota
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
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Ohio
In Oxford: It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing
while standing in front of a man's picture.

Oklahoma
It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.
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Oregon
Anyone with a "bad reputation" is prohibited
from distributing malt beverages.

Pennsylvania
No man may purchase alcohol
without written consent from his wife.

Rhode Island
It's a misdemeanor to keep more than 11 inoperable vehicles
in front of a house.

South Carolina
It is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning
on the steps of the state house.
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World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day
Things that you can do:
  • Wear a Red Ribbon today.
  • Look up information on line.
  • Look for events in your own community.
  • Remember lost loved ones.
  • Donate time or money to your local AIDS service organizations.