Archive for April, 2006

Just When You Thought…

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

… 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 [...]

Duet: Sometimes By Step

Friday, April 14th, 2006

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 [...]

Well look who finally decided to show up

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

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 [...]

Brokeback Weekend

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

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 [...]

2005 Stella Awards

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

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 [...]