Today is the last day of 2006. It was certainly a life changing year for me and I look forward to the continuing changes 2007 has in store for me. And I’m not the only one. Out with the old and in with the new – life changes are happening all over the place… Julia Roberts and husband Danny Moder will welcome their third child in 2007 Tiger Woods, and wife Elin, are expecting their first child, due next summer. Former model Niki Taylor married Race...  Read More »

Picture it, Manka’s Inverness Lodge, San Francisco Bay Area, December 27th 2006, 2:30 a.m. A wind and rainstorm is passing through the area and causes a tree to crash into the back of a building near a water heater. A fire ignites. The historic lodge’s chef and co-owner, Daniel DeLong, is pulling items out of the inferno when someone begins to help him. It’s none other than actor Jake Gyllenhaal, 26. “[He] was helping me pull things out of the fire,”...  Read More »

Well, it’s two days after Christmas and about a week or more since I posted something of real importance. I had a great holiday and Santa was very good to me. Santa was even better to my step-father who received a “Major Award” (sample photo below, but his is a desk lamp). I hope to post the video of it all soon (if he lets me). As much as I would love it if the world revolved around me, it sadly does not, so things happened while I was away. Here...  Read More »

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope Santa brought you lots of stuff. Even if you were naughty. ***** United States…where all nations and traditions blend together. Indeed, our Christmas celebrations would indicate just that. We have carols from England and Australia and trees from Germany. Santa Claus, or St. Nick. in a red suit originated in Scandinavia and his arrival through the chimney to fill stockings is reminiscent of the Netherlands. His sleigh drawn by reindeer...  Read More »

Christmas Eve traditions from around the World: Turkey or ham mainly dominates the food list as part of typical Christmas Eve traditions. Roasted goose is the traditional dish in Germany during this holiday. However, the people of Poland and Lithuania serve a traditional spread of 12 meatless dishes as part of their Christmas Eve traditions before unfastening the gifts. On the other hand, in Spain it is popular to start the meal with a seafood dish and then...  Read More »

A Christmas delight from Will Ferrell… (1 of 2) (2 of 2) Switch was an advertising campaign launched by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) on June 10, 2002. It featured what the company referred to as “real people” who had “switched” from the Microsoft Windows platform to the Mac. An international television and print ad campaign directed users to a website where various myths about the Mac platform were dispelled… ..while distinctive,...  Read More »

So Miss USA almost lost her crown because she’s an underage drunken whore. But are we really surprised at her behavior? I mean, isn’t this the direction in which our country is headed? We can barely go a day without seeing famous naked body parts or celebrities in rehab. One could argue that Tara Conner is actually the ideal Miss USA because (sadly) she does, in fact, represent America’s idea of a young woman. It’s a twisted idea, but it’s still what’s...  Read More »