Man wins SUV by living in it for 23 days…definitely something I wouldn’t do. I do not have the time nor the patience. Read the article. It says they couldn’t throw away their trash, so the vehicle became pretty nasty by the end of the 23 days.
New Photo of the Moment has been posted. Not anything to write home about. Funny nonetheless.
If you see that I’ve missed a day or two in my weblog, you can assume one or more thing happened:

1. Nothing happened worth talking about
2. I was too busy/away from the computer

Well the Oscars are on tonight and I could care less. Usually the films nominated I haven’t heard of and/or haven’t seen. This is year is a small exception since I’ve seen Lord of the Rings – which I didn’t care for. Too long and borning. In the same realm of the Emperor’s New Clothes, everyone thinks LOTR is the best movie in ages, yet I seem to think this movie has lots of eye candy, but little substance. The director incorrectly assumed that the average viewer already has read the books and knows alot of background on the movie. In that aspect the film is too complex.

The GITMO detainees are pretty fond of Fruit Loops That’s funny. I thought they would have been Cuckoo for Coco Puffs.
Yes, I know my guestbook is messed up. I’m working on it. Ever since @Home went bellyup and Comcast took over, my guestbook has been down. Seems Comcast doesn’t supply me with a guestbook cgi.
Pizza Hut did me wrong. Tonight I ordered a large meat lovers pizza with a coupon for $8.99. Technically the coupon said “Large one topping.” They said that it would be a little more since it was a meatlovers. So I get there and they charge me $11.99 plus tax for the pizza. I had a coupon for a large pizza cooked any way you want it for $10.99. So I got cheated out of a dollar.
Normally I wouldn’t care. But Papa John’s and Dominos both have a large one topping carry out for $6.99, much cheaper than Pizza Hut’s $8.99 coupon price. I really don’t know how Pizza Hut competes. Seems like they would have been out of business by now.

Al Qaida is planning a comeback….they’re planning to reform; put out a new album, and begin a reunion tour. The Taliban are confirmed as the opening act.
Like a bad Jerry Springer Show, CNN interviews Bin Laden’s half brother. Not surprisingly his bro doesn’t believe Bin Laden had anything to do with the September 11th attacks.

While looking at the NCAA tournament matchups, I discovered that some of the games were going to be played at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina….apparently for the Bi-Lo curious. That has to be the dumbest name I have ever heard for a corporate sponsored arena. Bi-Lo Center? Is that a grocery store or an arena? Kids are going to be confused when their parents take them to the Bi Lo Center expecting to get milk and bread, but get a basketball game or a Santana concert instead.
Here’s some news stories I’ve read lately:
Boys will be boys…Elementary boys are drooling over bikini clad models in the school’s Guinness Book of World Records. Why does this surprise anyone? I’d be doing the same thing.
Judge allows crossdressing man to wear a dress at his trial…..I’d imagine this couldn’t help his case any. He’s on trail for inappropriate behavior with a 4 year old girl. Kinda reminds me of that juror who wore a Star Trek outfit to the Whitewater trial.
Company which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell will buy Long John Silvers …I guess we’ll start seeing KFC/Long John Silver combination restaurants. There something awfully weird about being able to get a Taco and Mashed Potatos at the same restaurant.

Is winning a NIT tourney game like loosing a NCAA tourney game? For many college basketball teams, the NIT tournament is like one of those “lovely parting gifts” you’d get on Wheel of Fortune. If you can’t play in the big leagues, why play at all? The NIT has almost no prestige.
Andrea Yates is defintely crazy. She’s the one who drown her 5 children, thinking that it would save them from hell. Definitely a looney in my book. Yet, the jury did find her guilty of murder. Is she a threat to society? No. Would she kill again? Probably not. I say lock her up in a mental institution forever.

For some strange reason, I’m always intriged by stories about fast food restaurants. Here’s one:
World’s first McDonald’s snowmobile drive-through opens in Sweden.
What’s my favorite fast food restaurant? For burgers, it would have to be Wendy’s. Anything else, it would have to be what I’m in the mood for. Maybe Subway or Fazoli’s. There’s something really interesting about fast food restaurants. First off, they all look the same. Almost exact same menu options. And there’s always a funny little character that goes along with the Kid’s Meal. They’re all trying to achieve brand name recognition.
I try to stay away from fast food restaurants that are connected to gas stations. I’d just rather not have the food to have too much gasoline taste to them.

Just some news stories I’ve read lately:
College Student dresses up as a Lobster; stays silent for 3 months for “Performance Art”.
Vet Saves the Life of Komodo Dragon by Pulling a Stuffed Bear from Dragon’s stomach…..including really nasty looking picture.

Let’s face it. The Olympics go on 2 weeks too long. Only a week into it and I’m already sick of it. Maybe it’s the big news story of the French judge fixing the figure skating competition. They’ve run that story into the ground. Seems to me they could get it down to one week and get it all overwith.
Colin Quinn is on Letterman tonight. He has to be one of the most unfunny persons on earth. I didn’t care for him on SNL. Now he’s got his own show (why on earth would they give him his own show?).

There’s a new terror attack today. Everybody panic! Honestly I am not sure these Terror Alerts are doing any good. They say be alert of suspicious activities, but aren’t specific as to what these activities are.
Talk show topics I am tired of seeing:
1. Who’s the Father? Will DNA tests prove who the father is of this child?
This is just stupid. First of all the mother of the child is basically getting on TV and saying “I shared a bed with so many men, I don’t know who the father of the child is.” This is degrading and should not be put up in front of a national television audience.
2. We send unruly teens to bootcamp.
Ah yes, the boot camp shows. It’s always amusing to watch these teens come on a show to act all big and bad, then loose their cool at bootcamp. I can only imagine how embarrassed the teen feels when years later they see how stupid they acted. The whole concept of the show is predictable.
3. Help turn my daughter back into a girl!
Another amusing show features girls who dress like boys. I guess they have sexual hang ups or something. By the end of the show, they have makeovers for the girls. It’s another show which will embarrass the guests years later. Why they go on the show, I’ll never know.

I’d like to see the Olympic Committee do something completely off the wall and hold the Winter Olympic Games in Chile in July. I mean they’ve held the Summer Games in Sydney in September. Why not do the same thing with the Winter Games?
With me the Olympic Games usually go like this: I usually watch them for the first few days. Then I get tired of them and don’t bother watching them. Anything that goes on longer than one week is too long. I haven’t ever watched the closing ceremonies.