Web Find: Dickipedia

This past Saturday, my sister sent me an email that turned me on to a website called Dickipedia. The email contained a link to Greta Van Susteren's page in which it stated that the Fox News Channel personality is a dick. Launched by the political humor website 23/6, Dickipedia aims its poison arrows at people and institutions both past and present. With a layout designed to mirror the mega

The Homemade Christmas

Since money is a little tight this year, we are trying a homemade (cheap!) Christmas. All of our decorations are homemade, wrapping paper (most of it!) is homemade and even some of the gifts! Here is one project that we have done already: It is hard to read in the picture, but it says Merry Christmas. I got the idea from the funnest little blog with TONS of tutorials, Little Birdie Secrets. I

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And the Winners of the 7th Season of DWTS Are...

Brooke Burke and Derek Hough! No argument from me; Brooke and Derek were the most consistent dancers throughout the 7th season. From day 1, they were the pair to beat. With that being said, Brooke and Derek's dance last night where she ended it by hugging two of her daughters did come off as shameless pandering.Some other observations from last night:* 2nd place finisher (former NFL player Warren

In Praise of Annie Lennox

This past Sunday evening, Annie Lennox received the Award of Merit at the 36th Annual American Music Awards. Ever since her days as one half of Eurythmics, I've been a fan of Annie's vocal prowess and sense of style. While channel surfing during a break in the Sunday Night Football game, I turned it on ABC and caught the tail end of Annie performing her solo hit "Why". Thanks to ETHRILLnet

Final Results of the Recent Sesame Street Muppet Poll

With over 40% of the vote, Grover was chosen as the favorite Sesame Street Muppet in the most recent poll. Take that Elmo! I was a little disappointed that two of my favorites as a kid (Bert and Ernie) didn't perform better in the poll. Maybe voters were hating on Ernie because he had a hit record once ("Rubber Duckie"). As for his roomie, voters might have been reluctant to cast their lot

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/21/08

7 pm hourHollywood Swinging- Kool & the GangAmerican Heartbeat- SurvivorA View To A Kill- Duran DuranJust A Touch- Keith SweatStutter- ElasticaPeople Are People- Depeche ModeNo Sleep till Brooklyn- The Beastie BoysThe Guilty Pleasure of the Week:Together Forever- Rick AstleyBad Girls- Donna SummerIt Takes Two- Rob Base & D.J. E-Z RockYour Mirror- Simply RedPrivate Dancer- Tina TurnerI Ain't No

Sock Monkeys

Money is a little short this season, so I have had to be a little creative in entertaining the girls. We decided to make sock monkeys the other day and they turned out kinda cute! I don't think they will last very long, but they were cheap and kept the girls busy for a while. I found a tutorial here: http://www.urbanthreads.com/pages?id=161 and here: http://www.web-goddess.org/writing/tutorial/

Old School Friday: Jazz Tribute

For my first selection on this week's Old School Friday, I chose the legendary Cab Calloway's signature tune... Minnie the Moocher. Although Cab recorded Minnie the Moocher in 1931, I'm not sure of the date of the clip I selected. Whenever I think of him, I'm reminded of a story my mother told me when I was a kid. During Cab's heyday, she and her friends would see him perform live. She said

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From Yahoo News

LOS ANGELES – Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday."We never thought this day would come," Tony

My FAVORITE conference talk, EVER!!!

I love conference, but I have to admit that I have not been very good this year about listening. I caught wind, however, of a talk by President Uchtdorf that I couldn't resist looking up on the internet, even before I got my Ensign. Okay, it is the best talk EVER!!! It is from the Relief Society Broadcast and talks about how we should create-- like sewing and stuff! So cool! If you haven't

The Death of Julius Carry, the Original Sho'nuff

One of the downsides of this age of information overload in which we live (sorry Sir Paul, but a 2nd "in" isn't needed) is that some stories slip through the cracks. About a month ago, I read that there is a remake in the works of the 1985 cult classic The Last Dragon. In the update, it's been reported that Samuel L. Jackson will take over the role of Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem. While

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/14/08

7 pm hourInformer- SnowYes I Am- The Emotions(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again- L.T.D.The Love Parade- The Dream AcademyThe Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead- XTCDo You Want Crying- Katrina and the WavesI'll Be Around- The SpinnersCommon Thread segment: 44th b-day tribute to Joseph "Run" Simmons of Run DMCMary MaryThe King of RockDown with the KingAll I Wanna Do- Sheryl CrowRide Captain

I171H

***ADOPTION UPDATE***We got our I171H today!I171HSo, now we get to send 18 documents to Washington, and after that we have the option of going to Kyrgyzstan to meet the kids. Unfortunately, in Washington you pay by the document, so, if my mental math is correct, we need to sign a couple dozen checks for a grand total of $2,164.Yep, that's for the "processing" and courier fees to send 18 pieces of

Old School Fridays: Songs From the Year of My Birth

Below are not 1, but 2 tracks from the year I was born... 1967. The first track holds special meaning for me because it was the #1 song on the Billboard Pop Singles chart on the day I was born (November 13)... the title song to the Sidney Poitier film To Sir With Love by Lulu. The second track is one of the funkiest tunes ever committed to vinyl, Boogaloo Down Broadway by The Fantastic Johnny

Special Guest On The Pop Art Diva's Show

On Thursday 11/13 at 6 PM EST, I am honored to be the guest on the BlogTalkRadio show of Pop Art Diva. For two hours, we will talk about (surprise surprise) pop culture both past and present. To listen to the webcast live or the archived version at a later date, click here. The Pop Art Diva will have the phone lines open at various times throughout the show so if you listen live and have any

Thursday Thirteen #64: Decision 2008, Part 2

Thirteen Pop Culture ShowdownsLast week, millions of Americans took part in the election process to decide the next President of the United States. In that same (although much lighter) vein, I have listed 13 pop culture showdowns on which you can cast your votes.After each selection, I have listed my choice. Feel free to join in on the decision-making process by listing your choices from the 13

Tulle Galore!

This year is the first year that I have truly been excited about Halloween. And it is because I made fabulous costumes for all of us girls! I found some darling ones on ebay (they were selling for $150 a piece!!!) and knew I could make them for much less. This is the fabulous costumes that I attempted to re-create: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=16675572 and http:/

Final Results of the Recent SNL Poll

In the recent poll in which I asked you what your viewing habits were for SNL this season, 33% of you said that you watch segments of the show online. Thanks to sites such as Hulu.com, if you hear about a funny skit that you missed, you can usually watch it online instead of fast-forwarding to find it or worse... sitting through an entire episode of SNL. One thing that I have noticed when

The Retro Mix Playlist For 11/7/08

7 pm hourIn My House- Mary Jane GirlsJackson Cannery- Ben Folds FiveLate In the Evening- Paul SimonShiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People- The O'JaysOnce You Get Started- Rufus feat. Chaka KhanJump Around- House of PainCar Wash- Rose RoyceThe Guilty Pleasure of the Week:We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again- England Dan & John Ford ColeyThing Called Love- Bonnie RaittKiss- PrinceDriving-

Texas Lineman Given the Boot After Racist Remarks About Obama

When will idiots learn that things posted on Facebook have the potential to be seen by millions of people? On Wednesday, Texas Longhorns lineman Buck Burnette was kicked off the team after it was learned that he posted a racist remark about President-Elect Barack Obama on his Facebook page. His Facebook page no longer exists, but according to reports, the posting of the following comment led to

Barack Obama Makes History

Photo courtesy of the APNormally I stay away from politics on this blog. However, I feel that Barack Obama's historic win in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election is worthy of discussion. When it became official that Obama would be the next President of the U.S., I was reminded of something that I hadn't thought of in a few years. My introduction to Obama was when he gave the keynote address at the

Dewi Dewi Sexy Indonesian Gals Band

.fullpost{display:none;} Celeb Pictures @ KapanLagi.comThe Album of Dewi Dewi that was entitled Recycle this was filled up by the section's three girls, Purie, Tata, and Carolina (Ina) that offered voice sexiness and the body of the three members.Nevertheless, Ahmad Dhani as their leader worked on him with often filled up songs hits the Dewa 19 that indeed has been good to be heard, like

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The Retro Mix Playlist For 10/31/08

7 pm hourNobody Told Me- John LennonFlex- Mad CobraWhy Can't We Be Friends?- WarGive- Missing PersonsRight Here, Right Now- Jesus JonesCome and Get To This- Marvin GayeNo Scrubs- TLCCommon Thread segment: Tunes for HalloweenSomebody's Watching Me- RockwellTime Warp- Charles Gray, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, and Nell Campbell of The Rocky Horror Picture ShowPet Sematary- The