Hope for Haiti

Madonna sucked, Beyonce had bad bangs (but wore pants), Justin Timberlake wowed, John Legend was wonderful, Julia Roberts looked pretty lousy sans make-up, but kudos to all for their time and talent. It was very entertaining.
Enough with the snarkiness- let's all dig deeper than ever into our pockets and send as much money as we can to our brothers and sisters who are suffering such loss.
I'm mad that my husband won't let me adopt an orphan from Haiti right now but maybe he'll cave- I'm going to keep nagging.

Things you don't let a kid w/ Autism decide:

...whether to get the H1N1 vaccine or not. Any school nurse/teacher/aide who fears a physical struggle with my kid should maybe go get a job at the Hallmark Card store or the dry cleaners.

Christmas 2009

It's that time of year where if it wasn't for the wars and celebrities behaving badly, the sunday paper would be nothing but a bunch of glossy store ads.
This year every retailer has a one day sale (with a preview day). I guess "two day sale" doesn't convey that same sense of urgency. To further shrink the window of opportunity: "Power Hours" and coupons for "Early Birds".
In other words, it's the "Will every person on the planet please report to the mall at the exact same time and engage in a physical battle over the last pair of memory-foam slippers" event. Sounds like too much of an adrenaline rush for me so I'm doing most of my shopping on line.
Here's one of my favorite finds: Bio-degradeable flipflops for the green consumer. They're very cute but I'm a little concerned: what if I wade through one too many puddles and suddenly find myself shoeless? The liquor store doesn't let you in without shoes...
I won't need to get a Snuggie because in a serendipitous flash of brilliance/mild intoxication I put my fleece robe on backwards and Guess What: It's a Snuggie! I know- Genius!
Anyhoodles, happy shopping everyone! Drive safely and remember that NO ONE on your list wants a giant tin of popcorn!

"Florida shooting suspect mentally ill" actual headline

Ya Think?!!

Landon Andrew

He's here! Check out Luke Richard's blog to see his baby brother!

Kind of Creepy

This is weird: I received an email reminder that it's almost time to change the water filter in the fridge. Are my appliances communicating to each other? Do they talk about me behind my back? Does the microwave think I look fat? (Is that why my popcorn always burns?)

Another Great Idea!

New game show: "Are You Smarter than a Scientologist?" Everyone's a winner!
Core Fitness Alert: I'm on for Saturday Yoga for this week, next week, and possibly a few more- stay tuned for more intel.
Final thought for today: Celebrity Gene Pool- did someone pee in it?!!

OMG! times Infinity!

The Duggers are having their 19th baby!
Is there a revolving door in her vagina?

Things that make no sense to me:

Braille at the drive-up ATM

People who say that your fake Christmas tree looks so real, or that your real Christmas tree is so perfect, it looks fake

Commenting that the person in the casket looks really good

Non-smoking sections in restaurants- doesn't smoke kind of float around?

Thongs, especially since they're supposedly reusable

When my hygienist asks me how my summer's going while she's scraping away at my molars

Calling a small coffee "Tall" and charging $6.00 for it

People who buy it

Pluto

Apparently size does, in fact, matter.