John McCain thinks Barack Obama is a “celebrity” – just like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears – and openly questions Obama’s ability to lead this (celebrity obsessed) country. Face it Johnny boy, America is fixated on celebrities – including those celebrities famous for being famous; so who better to run our country than a celebrity? By the way Mr. McCain, the fact that you’re known the world over makes you, by definition, a celebrity. Not one...  Read More »

I am a firm believer in the freedom of speech. I also firmly believe that freedom includes the freedom to speak out against the President and the American Government in general, without fearing retribution. Of course, there are a zillion Americans who disagree with me; remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks? And all they said was they were ashamed to be from the same state as George W. Bush, not that he was anti-American. I hate to say it, but you might...  Read More »

The summer Olympic Games begin next Friday, 08.08.08, in Beijing, China. Did you know that the number 8 is considered one of the luckiest numbers in Chinese culture? They like it because when spoken, the number sounds a lot like the word “prosper” or “wealth.” If you’re lucky enough to be going to the Olympic Games, be sure to brush up on what you can and cannot do over there – you may be surprised… Do not sleep outdoors to save money at the Olympics....  Read More »

Here’s a little story about why Facebook sucks right now. My boyfriend joined some sort of Facebook group last year and added the members from that group to his friends list. Soon he got a warning that he was adding friends too quickly so he stopped, and didn’t mess with it much after that. Then two weeks ago he took a renewed interest in the group and found that another 500 or so people had joined since he last added friends. So he started adding friends...  Read More »