I Heart George Clooney

In case you didn't catch it, George Clooney thanked Jack Abramoff, "just because.." on the Golden Globes this week. Then he mentioned a joke about Jack and "off" in his last name.

From the Associated Press

"PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The father of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff says George Clooney’s joke about his son’s name during the Golden Globe Awards made the lobbyist’s 12-year-old daughter cry."

“Your words were deeply hurtful to many innocent and decent people,” Abramoff wrote. “One day the truth about my son will come out and there will be a lot of people in your industry and others lined up to apologize for their efforts to destroy him and our family.”

Uh, no.

And why was your granddaughter up past her bedtime? What kind of effing grandparent are you , letting her stay up that late on a school night? But I bet she's in a real nice expensive private school with all of that tribal casino money.

Shut your gob, Ambramoff, Sr.

I apologize

I would write more, but I don't tend to blog about my work, as most of you know my bidness (and noone gives a shit about TV shows).

Suffice it to say that I am swamped, tired, and having a great time. More to report soon.

CS

Dr. Robertson, your prognosis is?

According to many sources, Pat Robertson has a theory about Ariel Sharon's stroke.
He suggested that Ariel Sharon's stroke occurred because he was "dividing God's land."


Yeah, that and the 11,255 Corned Beef sandwiches he has eaten over the years.

Happy New Year

7:45PM - Grace is in bed. We are to follow shortly.

Balsamic Blues

we went to our friends' place for a lovely Boxing day dinner where Grace discovered a new taste sensation: Balsamic Vinegar.

There was a small dish out as a dipping sauce for some asparagus & prosciutto. Grace stuck her finger in it, tasted. She now found something she liked more than Teddy Puffs. Her finger and that bowl became fast friends. We all laughed at "what a sophisticated palate Grace has." She dipped her finger well over 15-20 times.

Fast forward to leaving time. we were extremely clever as we had dressed Grace in her pajamas for the ride home so when she went to sleep in the car it would be so much easier when we got there. We also put the lovely new sweater Leslie gave her on for warmth for the walk to the car.

One step out of the house, Grace throws up everything in her stomach (which includes lunch, dinner, and a few balsamic soaked teddy puffs. First thing I notice is that she needs to learn to chew her food better).

Lesson for the evening: Give the girl a medal for not throwing up in the car.

Questions & answers

I saw this little quiz going around the internets (on blogs people actually read).

Four jobs you've had in your life: Little league umpire, shoestore stocker, Red Lobster Busboy, Substitute school teacher

Four Movies you could watch over & over: Chinatown, Local Hero, Diner, & It's a Wonderful Life

Four Places You've lived: Gainesville Florida, Auburn Alabama, London England, Brooklyn, New York

Four places you've been on vacation: Tanzania, New Zealand, The Scottish Highlands, & Lisbon

Four TV shows you love to Watch: The Daily Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, I'm Alan Partridge, & Meet the Press

Four Websites you visit daily: Letsgotribe.com (A Cleveland Indians website written by a very very smart fan), Eschaton, Talkingpointsmemo, & Hullabaloo

Four of your favorite foods: pizza, ice cream, Bobbi's Hummus, & Smokehouse almonds

Four places you'd rather be: New Zealand, Columbia County New York, Sydney Australia, & in any number of English country pubs

Four albums you can't live without: The Band (Brown Album), REM - Murmur, Randy Newman - Good Old Boys, & Big Star - Radio City (impossible to pick only one Springsteen so I decided to leave him off)

I need to be more observant

Holy Fucking Shit!

I was getting my truck inspected & oiled today & was forced to watch Fox News for aout 45 minutes.

I repeat: HOLY FUCKING SHIT:

For a story on whether Clinton & Carter illegally spied on Americans,they brought in a columnist from the Washington TIMES. Then they they interviewed 2 folks who were insanely pro management for the NY Transit strike.

The sad fact is I was in the room with 4 other people who seemed t be lapping everything up on the tube. Freaky.