Browsing articles from "April, 2006"
Apr
18
2006

Just When You Thought…

… TV couldn’t get any dumber, NBC decided to step up to the plate. No longer satisfied with FOX being the top dog when it comes to the King of Stupid, NBC made a stunning move in an effort to take over the top stop. “When animals attack…” “When yogurt goes bad…” “Who wants to date a homeless guy…” “Look at me, I found a shiny nickel…” All top quality dumb shows. Shows so dumb [...]

Apr
14
2006

Duet: Sometimes By Step

In 1992, Natalie Cole did something unique in the music world (if memory serves me right); she did a duet with her father, Nat “King” Cole. Now the idea of the duet, even a duet between a famous father and daughter was nothing new, what made this such a step forward was that her father had passed away in 1965 when Natalie was only 6. Using her father’s original recordings, she sang along with his [...]

Apr
12
2006

Well look who finally decided to show up

So I looked out my window this morning, and do you know what I didn’t see? That’s right, my neighbors. Turns out that sometime in the middle of the night while I slept soundly in my bed to the sounds of pouring rain, Spring decided to show up. Granted, this arrival wasn’t unexpected, but I was beginning to loose heart that it would ever show up. I suppose that this shouldn’t come as a complete [...]

Apr
11
2006

Brokeback Weekend

What’s that law by that one guy? Oh yeah, Murphy (the bastard). If something can go wrong it will. This weekend was my weekend for things to go wrong. I’m not really sure when it turned, but somewhere between the 7:30am and 8:30am on Saturday, things took at turn for the worse. My story actually begins sometime on Wednesday afternoon. In an effort to be more fit and trim (heck, just to get fit and [...]

Apr
6
2006

2005 Stella Awards

It’s time again for the annual “Stella Awards“! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald’s in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. That’s right, these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts that happened in the U.S.during 2005. You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratchers [...]

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