The celebrity ballroom dancing competition show, Dancing With The Stars, is back next Monday, March 19th, on ABC (check local listings). The “stars” this go round are: ** Joey Fatone of boy band N’Sync fame ** Billy Ray Cyrus and his achy breaky heart ** Female boxing champ Laila Ali ** Clyde Dexter the NBA great ** TV Personality Leeza Gibbons ** Miss USA 2004, Shandi Finnessey ** Ian Ziering, who played Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills 90210 ** Long-legged model Paulina Porizkova ** Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic Gold Medal winner for speed skating ** Beloved Cliff from Cheers,... 

DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT!! Daylight Savings time is three weeks early this year. The chaotic world of Hollywood seems to have slowed a bit since Britney Spears entered rehab (for the 3rd time in as many days) and Anna Nicole Smith was finally put into the ground. But fear not! There is still stuff going on. Speaking of Anna Nicole…her cause of death has yet to be revealed and will be delayed longer because “new evidence” has come to light. According to Anna’s bodyguard, Big Moe, Howard K. Stern was acting suspicious around... 

Women need feminine hygiene products even if they have no place to live, or are living in a shelter. When was the last time you wondered if the women’s shelters in your state were getting enough feminine hygiene products to meet their needs? Fortunately, Seventh Generation, a green paper products and cleaning supplies company, actually thinks about this stuff and will donate a box of sanitary products to a women’s shelter in your chosen state – just for going to the link below, choosing a state and dragging a heart into a little house. This takes literally five... 

When I saw the following headline, my immediate reaction was, “Well duh!” Gingrich had affair during Clinton probe In an interview with conservative Christians the other day, the former Speaker of The House admitted to cheating on his wife during the time he was leading the pack to oust President Clinton, who, in case you don’t remember, was persecuted for cheating on his wife with intern Monica Lewinsky. During the interview, given by James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, Newt Gingrich said, “The honest answer is yes.” He went on to say, “There... 

I believe that if you can’t laugh at yourself, you can’t laugh at anything. Fortunately I find myself laughing at me often. Last night was no exception. Imagine if you will, a subdivision in the middle of basically nothing, where all the houses look the same. There is no on street parking, but one particular BMW with a custom plate doesn’t seem to know this rule. If you were to look at this place from above, it would look like a target, with parks and fields in the middle, little white buildings, and construction being done. There are dozens of streets, but only a handful... 

10. God worried that Adam would be lost in the garden and he wouldn’t ask for directions. 9. God knew that, someday, Adam would need someone to hand him the TV remote. (Parenthetically, it has been noted that men don’t want to see what’s ON TV, they want to see what ELSE is on.) 8. God knew that Adam would never make a doctor’s appointment. 7. God knew that, when Adam’s fig leaf wore out, he would never buy a new one for himself. 6. God knew that Adam would not remember to take the garbage out. 5. God wanted man to be fruitful and multiply. But,... 

…but certainly not in peace. The Comfort and Sweetness of Peace After the clouds, the sunshine, after the winter, the spring, after the shower, the rainbow, for life is a changeable thing. After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease, after life’s cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace. Helen Steiner Rice Speak Low Time is so old and love so brief, Love is pure gold and time a thief. We’re late, darling,we’re late, The curtain descends, everything ends, too soon, too soon…. Ogden Nash with Kurt Weill from “One... 

Anna Nicole Smith’s body has been transported to the Bahamas for her burial today. Although she will finally be in the ground (I wonder how nasty her corpse is), she will still not be resting in peace. The battle continues. According to the news blurb I just heard, Daniel’s biological father is now in the mix. He wants Daniel’s body to be exhumed (gross) and sent to Texas — along with Anna’s body — for burial together there. Um, excuse me Billy Smith, but where were you last week when all this burial stuff started? I am still on Larry Birkhead’s... 

Matthew McConaughey is my husband. He just doesn’t know it yet. My friends and family know it, or at least they are kind enough to indulge my fantasy, and are always on the look out for him. It’s so nice when loved ones enable harmless delusions*. Take a look at my sexy man. Jealous much? Try not to drool, you don’t want to short circuit your keyboard. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY *Delusion: commonly defined as a fixed false belief and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is false, fanciful or derived from deception. Delusional... 

February is a tag-on month. It didn’t even exist when the Romans first started what would become our calendar. The goal was to merge the moon’s 29 ½ day month with the sun’s 365 ¼ day year. The first attempt was made by Romulus, Rome’s founder, who included 10 months, adding up to 304 days. Apparently, Romulus was as good with numbers as I am. And by good, I mean horrible. Next, according to legend, came King Numa Pompilius who added January and February. The total number of days was then 355, about the number in 12 lunar cycles, but still 10 to 11 days short of a... 

I love the Foster Farms Chickens! Their commercials make me laugh every single time I see them. Did you know they have their own website? You can watch the commercials or play a game or two. I can’t think of a better way to pass the time (other than reading my blog, of course). Have fun! The Foster Imposters …muppet style chicken characters, the Foster Imposters®. Created in 1993…Scruffy, paunchy and unhealthy, the Foster Imposters symbolize competing brands of chicken that can’t measure up to the fresh, natural and locally grown qualities of Foster Farms chickens.... 

It seems incredible in these days of ghoulish dissection of who wears what to the Oscars, to think that in 1929, the year of the first Academy Awards ceremony, the actress award winner, Janet Gaynor, wore a tiny off-the rack dress with a Peter Pan collar that she probably picked up from a children’s store. In 1937, the Austrian ingenue Luise Rainer accepted her best actress award in a nightgown; and in 1958, Joanne Woodward accepted hers in a green dress she’d sewn in her Connecticut barn. But in the last decade, the Oscars have been transformed from a celebration... 

In the Awards family, the Oscars are the stuffy aunt whose opinion the family respects and around whom the family is on their best behavior. Everyone wears their best (or so they think) and they are polite and smile and thank everyone under the sun and lose with grace. Last night was not really any different. Ellen DeGeneres hosted for her first time, and did a swell job. I especially liked her red velvet suit and her “Oscar Carrier” (pictured below). …and the Oscar goes to… Best Actor: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin... 

The Academy Awards were last night. Pretty much par for the Oscars course — nothing too too thrilling. Except for Jennifer Hudson’s Best Supporting Actress win. That was awesome! I bet she’s on cloud nine today. More on the show and fashions later. In the meantime….. a·ro·ma·ther·a·py / əˌroʊməˈθɛrəpi / Origin: 1945–50 / noun 1. the use of fragrances to affect or alter a person’s mood or behavior. 2. treatment of facial skin by the application of fragrant floral and herbal substances. (more) The Greeks, Romans, and ancient Egyptians... 

10 Questions. 10 Answers. How many do you know? Scroll down for answers. No cheating! I’m watching you! 1. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? 2. What is the most popular boat name requested by new boat owners? 3. If you spell out numbers (one, two, three, etc.), how far do you have to go until you find the letter “A”? 4. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? 5. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil? 6. On what day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? 7.... 

Okay, I don’t really want to kick someone when they’re down, but……OH MY GOODNESS BRITNEY SPEARS! What the heck kind of crazy colors is she seeing in her world? I actually had a conversation with my mom last night about the chaos that is Britney Spears. I made a comment that she’s just going through normal 25 year old newly single mother things. Apparently, my mother disagreed. She then went on her own rant about how Britney Spears had too much fame and too much money too young…and that she’s not like other single mothers because she... 

UPDATE: As quickly as she checked in, Britney Spears checked out of rehab. For more information and rumors, visit: The Superficial Let’s see, in the past week Britney Spears has checked in and out of rehab, shaved her head, and gotten two new tattoos. And now today she has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed in-patient rehabilitation center, for (of course) undisclosed reasons. Between Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith, my soap opera quota is met! Stay tuned, there is sure to be more….. Fun with the bald… …grandmothers and young lesbians rejoiced... 

Stumpy is special. Extra special. Stumpy has webbed feet, which he should seeing how he’s a duck, but Stumpy has FOUR. Because of rare mutation, Stumpy has two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he uses. Duck farmer Nicky Janaway, from New Forest, Hampshire (about 95 miles southwest of London) said, “It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking ‘he’s got too many legs’ and I kept counting ‘one, two, three, four.’” Stumpy is doing well according to Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm, “He’s eating and surviving so far, and he is... 

I received the below “resume” back in 2004, around election time. I thought it would be a great thing to share today since it’s Presidents’ Day. Below it is a video clip that is at least a year old, but sadly still relevant. *** 2004 – Election Year George W. Bush The White House, USA Please consider my qualifications for reelection (well, actually, election for the first time) this year. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE – LAW ENFORCEMENT: I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid... 

Below you will find a “rant” about the horrific world of health care in America. A friend of mine wrote it, and I really think her thoughts need to be shared. Not only so she can have a voice as an American citizen, but also because I think tons of you will agree with her and understand her plight. I have changed the names, but nothing else. These are her words and they must be heard… Okay, I will keep this one relatively unedited and raw… but I just wanted to say, what is wrong with the state of healthcare and health insurance in this country?? We just found out,...