Take care; even eternal life can be squandered.
According to statistics, 80% of living Americans over 100 years old are women. See, women? In this world, you always get the last word.
I love gummi bears and gummi worms as much as the next guy, but I`m a grown man. You can give me the regular vitamins.
A recent Nielsen study reveals that 1/3 of Americans are using social media from the bathroom. I have two things to say about this: (1) I will never do this. (2) If you do this, please don`t tell me.
When will people (especially celebrities) learn, if you have to get drunk, party at home?
The soon-to-be ex-wife of CSI creator Anthony Zuiker is expected to be awarded a sizeable chunk of the $6,000,000,000 he`s worth when their 20-year marriage soon ends in divorce. Ironically, she discouraged him from selling the CSI concept which made them rich. The message? Prenups aren`t just for the wealthy.
Okay, have we heard enough about the Chris Brown/Rihanna reunion? At this point, What`s Love Got to Do With It? (pun definitely intended)
A teenage girl in New Jersey has petitioned Hasbro to design an EasyBake oven for boys (the current model only comes in pink). Somebody enlighten this girl that there are better ways to make cupcakes than with a lightbulb.
Clay Aiken has his Claynation, Hulk Hogan his Hulkamaniacs, and Justin Bieber his Beliebers. Have you ever wondered what you`d call your fans if you reached megastar status? I think mine would be... delusional.
Some people prefer waffles to pancakes, some prefer salt to sugar... as a fat man, I beg you, "Can`t we all just get along?"
Agape` -- P
Friday, December 28, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
December 21, 2012
Lindsay Lohan sent roses to Charlie Sheen to thank him for the $100,000 he gave her to pay her IRS debt. This was after he publicly slammed her for not thanking him. Her excuse was that she lost his phone number when her phone broke. With excuses like that, is it any wonder that she`s always in trouble with the law?
The Christmas holiday season is almost over. Soon, the premise that you can buy the love of the people in your life will be temporarily replaced by the premise that you can ensure a happier year by not being alone when the year begins.
Hatred does not crush your spirit... insignificance does.
A company known as Baubles has marketed scrotum-shaped Christmas tree ornaments to raise awareness of testicular cancer. Further proof that you don`t have to be tasteful to support a worthy cause.
ABC is developing a sitcom based on the adolescence of 18-year-old Justin Bieber, focusing on his unorthodox experience of being raised by a single mom. Nevermind that he`s still an adolescent. Nevermind that there are millions of people currently being raised by single parents. How do they greenlight ideas like this, while they cancel quality programming?
Several discussions were sparked last week by ESPN commentator Rob Parker`s reference to Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as a "cornbread brother" because Griffin is a black man engaged to marry a white woman. Parker, who is also black, did praise Griffin for wearing braids as an "authentic black person", but considers him not "down for the cause" because of his choice in women and possibly politics (he might be a Republican). Further proof that you can be foolish and have a career in television. Meanwhile, how ironic is it that Griffin plays for a team named after a slur against native Americans?
There are exponentially more people treated like crap than there are people who deserve to be treated like crap.
Last week, numerologists anticipated the date of December 12, 2012, because the next date with digital significance won't occur until January 1, 3001 (1/1/01). This week, it's December 21, 2012, anticipated by followers of the Mayan calendar, as well as, perhaps, numerologists with dyslexia.
How do you reach that level of celebrity that makes you forget (or not care about) underwear? Don't complain about papparazzi invading your privacy when you don't wear drawers to an event where you know you'll be photographed.
My heart goes out to those suffering after the horror of last week's tragedy in Connecticut. Have you noticed that people immediately try to place or deflect blame? Was it caused by violent entertainment? Who is responsible, the producers, or the consumers? Is it the fault of legislators who don't write stronger gun laws, ineffective law enforcement, or an imperfect judicial network? How do stronger gun laws affect people psychotic enough to break the laws alrrady in place? And is the concentration on placing or deflecting blame overshadowing the tragedy?
Agape' - P
The Christmas holiday season is almost over. Soon, the premise that you can buy the love of the people in your life will be temporarily replaced by the premise that you can ensure a happier year by not being alone when the year begins.
Hatred does not crush your spirit... insignificance does.
A company known as Baubles has marketed scrotum-shaped Christmas tree ornaments to raise awareness of testicular cancer. Further proof that you don`t have to be tasteful to support a worthy cause.
ABC is developing a sitcom based on the adolescence of 18-year-old Justin Bieber, focusing on his unorthodox experience of being raised by a single mom. Nevermind that he`s still an adolescent. Nevermind that there are millions of people currently being raised by single parents. How do they greenlight ideas like this, while they cancel quality programming?
Several discussions were sparked last week by ESPN commentator Rob Parker`s reference to Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as a "cornbread brother" because Griffin is a black man engaged to marry a white woman. Parker, who is also black, did praise Griffin for wearing braids as an "authentic black person", but considers him not "down for the cause" because of his choice in women and possibly politics (he might be a Republican). Further proof that you can be foolish and have a career in television. Meanwhile, how ironic is it that Griffin plays for a team named after a slur against native Americans?
There are exponentially more people treated like crap than there are people who deserve to be treated like crap.
Last week, numerologists anticipated the date of December 12, 2012, because the next date with digital significance won't occur until January 1, 3001 (1/1/01). This week, it's December 21, 2012, anticipated by followers of the Mayan calendar, as well as, perhaps, numerologists with dyslexia.
How do you reach that level of celebrity that makes you forget (or not care about) underwear? Don't complain about papparazzi invading your privacy when you don't wear drawers to an event where you know you'll be photographed.
My heart goes out to those suffering after the horror of last week's tragedy in Connecticut. Have you noticed that people immediately try to place or deflect blame? Was it caused by violent entertainment? Who is responsible, the producers, or the consumers? Is it the fault of legislators who don't write stronger gun laws, ineffective law enforcement, or an imperfect judicial network? How do stronger gun laws affect people psychotic enough to break the laws alrrady in place? And is the concentration on placing or deflecting blame overshadowing the tragedy?
Agape' - P
Friday, December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012
Charlie Sheen revealed to the press that Lindsay Lohan has yet to thank him for the $100,000 he gave her to pay a huge IRS debt. Ordinarily, I couldn't care less, but come on, how bad are your manners that Charlie Sheen can call you out on being rude?
I don't advocate immodesty or indecency, but have you ever noticed that the people who walk around in the least amount of clothing are usually the ones who need the most amount of clothing?
I know I'm the one to blame, but I still rue the day I learned how easy it is to operate my deep fryer.
I don't mind that my standards dictate the entertainment I choose, but I refuse to believe I'm supposed to enjoy something because of my age, race, or nationality.
Why do people sing in the shower, but not in the tub?
How messed up is it that a store called Crate & Barrel sells neither crates nor barrels?
This week was the 20th anniversary of the text message. It was also the week that the Pope made his first tweet. And you were there.
The much-anticipated date of December 12, 2012 occurred this week. A lot of people have been waiting for something of galactic enormity to happen on this date. I caught a cold.
If the phenomenon of reality TV has taught us anything, it is the power of the video editor.
Is it weird that I have no issues about losing at Words With Friends with real people, but get really ticked off when the 3 virtual people kick my behind playing Hearts?
Agape' -- P
I don't advocate immodesty or indecency, but have you ever noticed that the people who walk around in the least amount of clothing are usually the ones who need the most amount of clothing?
I know I'm the one to blame, but I still rue the day I learned how easy it is to operate my deep fryer.
I don't mind that my standards dictate the entertainment I choose, but I refuse to believe I'm supposed to enjoy something because of my age, race, or nationality.
Why do people sing in the shower, but not in the tub?
How messed up is it that a store called Crate & Barrel sells neither crates nor barrels?
This week was the 20th anniversary of the text message. It was also the week that the Pope made his first tweet. And you were there.
The much-anticipated date of December 12, 2012 occurred this week. A lot of people have been waiting for something of galactic enormity to happen on this date. I caught a cold.
If the phenomenon of reality TV has taught us anything, it is the power of the video editor.
Is it weird that I have no issues about losing at Words With Friends with real people, but get really ticked off when the 3 virtual people kick my behind playing Hearts?
Agape' -- P
Friday, December 7, 2012
December 7, 2012
I know that fascinating and interesting are two different things, but somebody please get Barbara Walters a dictionary, because Honey BooBoo is neither of the most of 2012.
It would be ideal to be both, but if you had to choose between being liked and being loved, I'd choose loved.
A frenchman named Dumas is aspiring to teach at a high school. I think he should change his name, don't you?
Sometimes, people make a big deal out of an act of kindness simply because they're not used to it.
86-year-old Hugh Hefner is engaged to marry the 26-year-old girlfriend who called off their wedding a year ago. Maybe she was waiting to get married a little older.
It tickles me, how local TV stations keep renaming news shows to compete with each other. I've seen Eyewitness News, Spotlight News, Snapshot News, etc. And then they spend a whole segment reporting that Eddie Cibrian's wife doesn't get along with his ex-wife.
She didn't tell anyone that she was hurting because it would hurt more to discover that no one cared.
In Great Britain, a 14-year-old was kicked off his soccer team for uttering one cuss word during a match, even after his mom produced a medical card proving he suffers from Tourette's. Ironically, if he lived in the U.S., that card would go for big bucks on the black market, but would probably never be needed.
I'm not in favor of lawsuits within a family, but I don't understand why the parents of a 41-year-old have to sue to evict him from their house.
holiday (n): a costly, calendar-driven, stress-inducing tradition usually employed to demonstrate warmth and caring that should be part of daily life, often celebrating pagan beliefs under a veneer of spirituality.
Agape' -- P
It would be ideal to be both, but if you had to choose between being liked and being loved, I'd choose loved.
A frenchman named Dumas is aspiring to teach at a high school. I think he should change his name, don't you?
Sometimes, people make a big deal out of an act of kindness simply because they're not used to it.
86-year-old Hugh Hefner is engaged to marry the 26-year-old girlfriend who called off their wedding a year ago. Maybe she was waiting to get married a little older.
It tickles me, how local TV stations keep renaming news shows to compete with each other. I've seen Eyewitness News, Spotlight News, Snapshot News, etc. And then they spend a whole segment reporting that Eddie Cibrian's wife doesn't get along with his ex-wife.
She didn't tell anyone that she was hurting because it would hurt more to discover that no one cared.
In Great Britain, a 14-year-old was kicked off his soccer team for uttering one cuss word during a match, even after his mom produced a medical card proving he suffers from Tourette's. Ironically, if he lived in the U.S., that card would go for big bucks on the black market, but would probably never be needed.
I'm not in favor of lawsuits within a family, but I don't understand why the parents of a 41-year-old have to sue to evict him from their house.
holiday (n): a costly, calendar-driven, stress-inducing tradition usually employed to demonstrate warmth and caring that should be part of daily life, often celebrating pagan beliefs under a veneer of spirituality.
Agape' -- P
Friday, November 30, 2012
November 30, 2012
Sometimes, you figure out that your headache came from beating your head against a wall.
I just saw a clip from a new game show where a man won $10,000 for enduring several electric shocks from shock collars while trying to serve a Mexican feast and simultaneously singing "Ramblin' Man." What, did they cancel Jeopardy?
A lot of female patrons of a Beverly Hills restaurant partly owned by movie star Ryan Gosling are upset because the star isn't there very often. I've eaten at restaurants owned by both Oprah and Mike Ditka, and all I ever got was overcharged for mediocre potatoes and a new love for fried ice cream.
GQ magazine released its list of the 10 least influential people of 2012. The list included Mitt Romney, Amanda Bynes, Madonna, and Billy Crystal. Ironically, nobody cared.
A woman in Pittsburgh has started a business called the Milk Truck, a converted ice cream truck where mothers can nurse their children in private. See? There are fresh ideas for the aspiring entreprenuer. Of course, some women just use blankets.
She found her self-respect as soon as she realized that the people she was trying so desperately to impress were not worth the trouble.
I remember all the criticism people were giving producers for casting Lindsay Lohan to portray Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Television's recent biopic. Sometimes people are right.
No offense to Folgers, but the best part of waking up is the waking part.
Really good advice that an increasing number of people need to hear: "Don't be a moron."
When you consider what the majority of people are into these days, maybe it's okay that a lot of people don't get you?
Agape' -- P
I just saw a clip from a new game show where a man won $10,000 for enduring several electric shocks from shock collars while trying to serve a Mexican feast and simultaneously singing "Ramblin' Man." What, did they cancel Jeopardy?
A lot of female patrons of a Beverly Hills restaurant partly owned by movie star Ryan Gosling are upset because the star isn't there very often. I've eaten at restaurants owned by both Oprah and Mike Ditka, and all I ever got was overcharged for mediocre potatoes and a new love for fried ice cream.
GQ magazine released its list of the 10 least influential people of 2012. The list included Mitt Romney, Amanda Bynes, Madonna, and Billy Crystal. Ironically, nobody cared.
A woman in Pittsburgh has started a business called the Milk Truck, a converted ice cream truck where mothers can nurse their children in private. See? There are fresh ideas for the aspiring entreprenuer. Of course, some women just use blankets.
She found her self-respect as soon as she realized that the people she was trying so desperately to impress were not worth the trouble.
I remember all the criticism people were giving producers for casting Lindsay Lohan to portray Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Television's recent biopic. Sometimes people are right.
No offense to Folgers, but the best part of waking up is the waking part.
Really good advice that an increasing number of people need to hear: "Don't be a moron."
When you consider what the majority of people are into these days, maybe it's okay that a lot of people don't get you?
Agape' -- P
Friday, November 23, 2012
November 23, 2012
There's been a lot iof talk about what people are thankful for. How many of us remember the main One we should be thankful to?
Sometimes, despite all your efforts to make things better, you just have to wait.
There's a difference between gettingover something and getting through it.
This week alone, I've seen YouTube videos made by people singing about pizza, turkey, and doughnuts. What's up with that?
I just heard a nutritionist suggest using the color blue (as in blue plates and napkins) to lose weight, because we associate the color blue with mold. I don't want to use nausea as an appetite suppressant.
A diminishing number of people are complaining that people don't know what it is being celebrated at holidays. And even they are often wrong.
One of the turkeys pardoned by President Obama last Thanksgiving was euthanized by local veterinarians earlier this week, and no one is saying why. Is there a conspiracy?
British officials moved quickly to remove PR photos of Prince William from his website. The photos, showing the prince at work with the Royal Air Force, showed military computer passwords in the background. Oops. Looks like Prince Harry isn't the only one who needs to watch out for cameras.
Manufacturers of Lafco bath sets, the Corkicle wine-chilling cork, the Tusk Capri checkbook clutch, and the Octane Fitness elliptical trainer are reporting record sales increases (some as high as 350%!) after their items appeared on Oprah's annual list of favorite things. You've heard of the Phantom of the Opera? Witness the Power of the Oprah.
It's ironic that people showing strength of character are often unappreciated, but reacting to that would require less character.
Agape' -- P
Sometimes, despite all your efforts to make things better, you just have to wait.
There's a difference between gettingover something and getting through it.
This week alone, I've seen YouTube videos made by people singing about pizza, turkey, and doughnuts. What's up with that?
I just heard a nutritionist suggest using the color blue (as in blue plates and napkins) to lose weight, because we associate the color blue with mold. I don't want to use nausea as an appetite suppressant.
A diminishing number of people are complaining that people don't know what it is being celebrated at holidays. And even they are often wrong.
One of the turkeys pardoned by President Obama last Thanksgiving was euthanized by local veterinarians earlier this week, and no one is saying why. Is there a conspiracy?
British officials moved quickly to remove PR photos of Prince William from his website. The photos, showing the prince at work with the Royal Air Force, showed military computer passwords in the background. Oops. Looks like Prince Harry isn't the only one who needs to watch out for cameras.
Manufacturers of Lafco bath sets, the Corkicle wine-chilling cork, the Tusk Capri checkbook clutch, and the Octane Fitness elliptical trainer are reporting record sales increases (some as high as 350%!) after their items appeared on Oprah's annual list of favorite things. You've heard of the Phantom of the Opera? Witness the Power of the Oprah.
It's ironic that people showing strength of character are often unappreciated, but reacting to that would require less character.
Agape' -- P
Friday, November 16, 2012
November 16, 2012
It is sad that she prefers to be treated badly; it'd be even sadder if you behaved like a jerk to get her attention.
I'd like to believe that most people choose substance over style. But the billions of dollars spent on advertising are there for a reason.
Yes, it's shallow... but have you ever heard a crack so clever that you want to get into an argument so you can repeat it? It's not really worth it, but sometimes it's a really good crack.
Just a big kid at heart; when I eat turkey legs, I like to pretend I'm Fred Flintstone with a big ole brontasaurus leg. Admit it, you know you do it, too.
Thanks a lot, Youtube. Now that anyone can be a celebrity, it's finally cool to be a nobody.
Does it bother anyone that the director of the CIA wasn't better at hiding an affair?
I must have less time on my hands than I thought, because I still haven't learned to dance gangnam style.
Oprah (who doesn't even need a last name anymore) is reportedly launching her own line of organic food and bath products. Something tells me this will be interesting to watch.
I want to open a school to teach people the important lessons that are often overlooked, like not to squeeze toothpaste from the middle, where to keep milk in the refrigerator, and that toilet paper should come out from under the roll. Think I can get funding?
When you know your limits and your motivation, there's room for individuality... even in a group.
Agape' -- P
I'd like to believe that most people choose substance over style. But the billions of dollars spent on advertising are there for a reason.
Yes, it's shallow... but have you ever heard a crack so clever that you want to get into an argument so you can repeat it? It's not really worth it, but sometimes it's a really good crack.
Just a big kid at heart; when I eat turkey legs, I like to pretend I'm Fred Flintstone with a big ole brontasaurus leg. Admit it, you know you do it, too.
Thanks a lot, Youtube. Now that anyone can be a celebrity, it's finally cool to be a nobody.
Does it bother anyone that the director of the CIA wasn't better at hiding an affair?
I must have less time on my hands than I thought, because I still haven't learned to dance gangnam style.
Oprah (who doesn't even need a last name anymore) is reportedly launching her own line of organic food and bath products. Something tells me this will be interesting to watch.
I want to open a school to teach people the important lessons that are often overlooked, like not to squeeze toothpaste from the middle, where to keep milk in the refrigerator, and that toilet paper should come out from under the roll. Think I can get funding?
When you know your limits and your motivation, there's room for individuality... even in a group.
Agape' -- P
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