Eh... not so much

Patton Oswalt on "The Christmas Shoes"

2009-12-09T02:34:40Z

This is so very very NSFW. Enjoy!

Aww!

2009-12-08T02:15:22Z

To birdseyeview and my anonymous pal, thanks for the snowflakes!!! xoxo

Alex P. Keaton's mom has the ghey!

2009-12-03T02:53:48Z

"I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition," Meredith Baxter told Matt Lauer this morning on "Today." “Some people would say, well, you’re living a lie and, you know, the truth is — [but] not at all. This has only been for the past seven years.”

Recently, the tabloid media has been hinting at Baxter's orientation, with Perez Hilton posting photos of Baxter with her girlfriend, contractor Nancy Locke. Probably best known for playing the liberal mother of Michael J. Fox's young Republican on "Family Ties," Baxter told Lauer, "I don't want to be worried all the time." Locke, she said, is openly gay: “I had to reach a level of comfort because it wasn’t fair to push her back into secrecy.”

Baxter, 62, has been married three times, and she told Lauer she was consistently drawn to men with whom she clashed. “It never occurred to me to think, oh, [the problem is] me,” she said. Then, seven years ago, she met a woman. “I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening,” she said. The mother of five, Baxter recalled telling her kids. “I said, ‘I think I’m gay,’ and my oldest boy said, ‘I knew.'"

"The support from my family and anyone close to me has been so immediate and unqualified. I’ve really been blessed.” Baxter goes into much more detail about her process -- including a lesbian affair 13 years ago, before her third marriage to a man -- in a long Advocate interview that was posted today. For those who are interested, here's the link.

Well, you just rock on with your bad self, honey. Be happy!

Justify

2009-12-02T01:42:21Z

I love this stupid song!

2009-12-01T03:25:26Z

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk at our Christmas party
We were drinking champagne punch and homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn't know what to think of him until he sang
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins from his second wife Mary Nell
Of course he brought his new wife Kay
Who talks all about AA
Chain smoking while the stereo plays Noel, Noel
The First Noel

Carve the Turkey
Turn the ball game on
Mix margaritas when the eggnog's gone
Send somebody to the Quickpak Store
We need some ice and an extension cord
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rites
A box of tampons, Marlboro Lights
Hallelujah, everybody say Cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Fred and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motor home in
They blew our Christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited out on our front lawn
He threw a breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night, Oh Silent Night, Oh Holy Night

Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
Make Bloody Marys
Cause We All Want One!
Send somebody to the Stop 'N Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Diet Sprites
A box of tampons, some Salem Lights
Hallelujah, everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the Family
[ Merry Christmas From The Family Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

The Fake Populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck | Newsweek Voices - Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com

2009-11-29T01:21:39Z

...The resulting Tower of Babel has good news and bad news for would-be populists. The good news for them is that the dissemination of outlandish ideas is easier than ever. Where cranks were once limited to red-ribbon typewriter rants or maybe a radio show, they now have unlimited potential to get their message out. The bad news for them is that they have nothing to say. They say nothing loudly, colorfully, and sometimes even charmingly, but it still doesn't amount to a new vision for the country. If their means of communicating are dramatically enhanced, their ends are hopelessly conventional.

The Fake Populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck | Newsweek Voices - Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com

Pumpkin whole wheat muffins!

2009-11-26T03:02:17Z

I just posted the recipe over on my weight loss blog!

Also I just finished the first batch of dinner rolls for tomorrow. I gave the Hubs one to try, and he liked them a lot! They are soft inside with a nice crunchy exterior. Nom!

I love to bake. Enjoy!

Oh, this poor guy.

2009-11-23T22:42:50Z

41-year-old adoptee goes looking for his biological parents.

Finds out he's the son of Charles Manson.

I can't even imagine how you start to wrap your head around that one. The story says finding out plunged him into a deep depression.

Sad thing is, there are more of these descendants of Manson about. There were a lot of kids in the compound taken into the foster care system after the Sharon Tate murders.

Poor guy. *pat pat*

XD

2009-11-11T21:46:33Z

Awww

2009-11-06T23:31:56Z

Something else that's pissing me off

2009-11-04T17:17:53Z

This whole "the first American to win the NYC marathon in 24 years isn't a real American" story.

Have you heard about this? Meb Keflezighi won the men's division at the Marathon on Sunday. His time was 2 hours, 9 minutes and 15 seconds. That's a great achievement, isn't it? Mr. Keflezighi, 34, is the first American to win since 1982. He was born in Eritrea (in Africa). His family came to this country when he was 12, and he's been a naturalized citizen for 11 years. He lives in California.

But almost as soon as his name was announced, there was this ugly current of "Well, he's not a real American." I guess because his name isn't ~~Tom~~ Max Smith and he doesn't have blond hair or blue eyes.

It's damn offensive. This is a nation of immigrants. What could be more American than a guy with a dream working hard, pursuing his goals, and winning something prestigious like the New York City Marathon?

There's no debate about it! The man is a legal US citizen!

And hey, for those "some say he's not a real American," get your fat asses up off the couch, put down the Cheetos, and do it your own damn self then.

Well, DAMMIT

2009-11-04T03:53:39Z

Apparently I live in a state with a Republican governor now.

If the idiot voting public actually believes Christie can change anything, they're even dumber than I thought. As the Hubs and I discussed this morning, the only way to cut corruption and really slash spending is to get rid of the 400+ municipalities, each with their own police department, mayor, and assorted slackers who get paid to sit around for half an hour a week and pretend to achieve something. And that will never happen.

Also, half our property taxes are school taxes, and no one will ever cut property taxes by suggesting we stop spending money on the chillllllldren.

He's going to give back the federal stimulus money, cut women's health programs, and give a tax cut to everyone not living in Trenton, Camden or Newark.

I'm sending my tax cut to Planned Parenthood in New Jersey. They're going to need it.

Me!

2009-10-21T02:19:28Z

Me!,
originally uploaded by ehnotsomuch42.

Posted some pictures over on Flickr of our morning hike on Vesuvius! Yes, a dormant volcano! Enjoy.

From Consumerist: Blue Cross of California states bleeding from the breast is not an emergency

2009-09-27T16:29:09Z

Found via Consumerist:

One day, a California woman woke up to discover her t-shirt soaked in blood. The source? Her breast. She immediately went to the emergency room, and the cause of the bleeding was eventually found to be a benign tumor. However, her health insurance denied the claim, stating that she "reasonably should have known that an emergency did not exist." Yes, copious amounts of blood flowing from your nipples is really something you want to wait out.

So Blue Cross assumes I'm going to have the mental composure to wake up, covered in my own blood, and not run screaming to the ER? Because I have a magical tumor scanner at home that would have told me it was a benign tumor. Doesn't everyone?

Not surprisingly, the woman's insurer, Blue Shield of California HMO, plans to review the case after being contacted by a local television station.

Gosh, thanks, guys. And you know it was a guy who denied that claim.

And why exactly should we allow these insurance companies to carry on the way they always have been, exactly?

Places I want to vacation (a list in progress)

2009-09-26T20:56:16Z

Scotland (Edinburgh)
The Grand Canyon
Napa Valley, CA

Cruise itineraries I want to do:
Southern Caribbean
Galapagos Islands
Panama Canal
Bahamas
Bermuda
Greek Islands

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Because health care rationing doesn't happen under our current system, right?

2009-09-26T18:28:51Z

ATLANTA — Uninsured dialysis patients who could be cut off from their life-sustaining care lost a court challenge on Friday when a judge ruled that Grady Memorial Hospital could close its outpatient dialysis clinic. But the hospital gave the patients a temporary reprieve.

Ruling largely on technical grounds, a state court judge dissolved the restraining order that prevented last weekend’s scheduled closing of the clinic at Grady, the Atlanta region’s safety net hospital. The hospital, which is deeply in debt, quickly announced it would close the clinic within a week. It agreed, however, to pay for up to three months of dialysis at private clinics for the 51 patients who will be dislocated.

Grady will continue to assist the indigent patients, many of them illegal immigrants, in seeking care in their home countries or in other states where they may qualify for emergency Medicaid coverage.

These people need dialysis to live. Three more months isn't going to do it. We've got to make lifesaving treatments like dialysis affordable so your lifespan isn't determined by your checkbook.

Pretty much the entire cast of L&O: CRIMINAL INTENT leaving!

2009-09-25T15:49:29Z

Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian and Julianne Nicholson all go.

Jeff Goldblum stays. Joining the cast is… Saffron Burrows? Hm, finally someone on the cast Jeff can just about look in the eye!

Kinda sad to think of the show without Goren. Remember how oddly sexy he was in the early years? I don't know if it was the actor or the character, but he hasn't really seemed happy in a long time. End of an era.

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Suggestions?

2009-09-20T02:02:59Z

Hey, can anyone recommend a case for the iPhone 3G with a belt clip? I want to clip it to my shorts while I exercise. Gracias!

It's Lose-A-Palooza Day!!!

2009-09-15T11:11:53Z

What the hell is that, you may well ask?

Today is a one-day (I promise, just the one day) social networking event to get Weight Watchers' Lose For Good campaign out on the Intarwebs. With Lose For Good, all us Weight Watchers -- online and at meetings -- are losing weight from now till October 17. For every pound lost, Weight Watchers will donate money to charities that help food insecurity in the US, namely Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger. Last year through Lose For Good, Weight Watchers donated $1 million! And meeting members ran food drives and donated 1.5 million pounds of food!

You can help too. Check out the Lose-A-Palooza page to find out how you can help via blogs, Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. And if you're really interested, now is a great time to join Weight Watchers! I know the Philadelphia centers are having free registration at meetings through October 17, so check it out!

Aw damn

2009-09-15T01:54:34Z

Patrick Swayze loses his fight with pancreatic cancer.

He fought the damn disease long and hard. Rest now.

And THAT is how you give a speech

2009-09-10T01:26:45Z

I just want to read the whole thing again, because on a purely rhetorical level, it was a masterpiece. It was both logical and appealed to emotions. It made overtures to the Republicans but called them on their bullshit.

snicker

2009-09-07T01:38:30Z

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Heh!

2009-09-06T00:34:34Z

Found on Delicious' hot links: Things Only A Republican Could Believe!

So, y'all remember that email that went around years ago called "Things Only a Republican Could Believe"? I'm pretty sure there was a Democratic variant as well. Well, I've put together a new and updated list and wanted to run it by you. Please feel free to add to it or offer corrections\comments. If you like it -- email it out to your spamming list. I'm hoping for a bit of a viral effect to get it circulating. Satire is an effective weapon against craziness!

Things Only a Republican Could Believe:

Parents who don't want their children to pray in school are Anti-American zealots -- parents who don't want their children to listen to a speech by the President of the United States telling them to work hard and get good grades are noble patriots.

Peacefully demonstrating against the country starting an international war is treason -- showing up with automatic weapons to protest healthcare reform is democracy at its finest.

Any government official with a desk job should have every action scrutinized -- any government official with a badge and a gun should never be questioned or disrespected. At all. Ever.

Questioning the legitimacy of an election because the "winner" was selected by the Supreme Court is sour grapes -- questioning the legitimacy of an election because the winner (by the largest number of votes in American history) is really a Kenyan born Muslim despite all evidence to the contrary is being a vigilant American....

Lose for Good!

2009-08-30T21:18:41Z

Crossposted from my weight loss journal:

If you've been thinking about joining Weight Watchers, today is a great day to start!

From now until October 17, for every pound lost by Weight Watchers meeting members and online subscribers, Weight Watchers will donate money to charities that help feed the hungry. Last year, members lost 4 million pounds, and WW donated $1 million!!!

There will also be opportunities at meetings to collect food and money for services that help families in your local area. Last year, members donated 1.5 million pounds of food!

For a video with Jenny McCarthy that explains the whole program, go here. You can also check out this month's Weight Watchers Magazine to read more about it. Let's get together and Lose For Good!

Be warned

2009-08-30T02:15:37Z

Charles Schleret gewurztraminer from Alsace is terrible.

We took it with us to Hubby's favorite sushi place, and bleh. Way too sweet, no flavor.

I think we left half the bottle over.

Eh... not so much

Patton Oswalt on "The Christmas Shoes"

Aww!

Alex P. Keaton's mom has the ghey!

Justify

I love this stupid song!

The Fake Populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck | Newsweek Voices - Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com

Pumpkin whole wheat muffins!

Oh, this poor guy.

XD

Awww

Something else that's pissing me off

Well, DAMMIT

Me!

From Consumerist: Blue Cross of California states bleeding from the breast is not an emergency

Places I want to vacation (a list in progress)

Because health care rationing doesn't happen under our current system, right?

Pretty much the entire cast of L&O: CRIMINAL INTENT leaving!

Suggestions?

It's Lose-A-Palooza Day!!!

Aw damn

And THAT is how you give a speech

*snicker*

Heh!

Lose for Good!

Be warned

snicker