Next week all our SOTD will feature a woman's name. Just e-mail me your request. I was supposed to go biking today, but due to inclement weather, we'll be doing something indoors. I hope the sun is shinning where you are.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Weekend open thread updates...
Next week all our SOTD will feature a woman's name. Just e-mail me your request. I was supposed to go biking today, but due to inclement weather, we'll be doing something indoors. I hope the sun is shinning where you are.
Friday, July 10, 2009
This weeks Great Minds movie pick is, "Goodnight Bill"...
"When a cynical old man is forced to share his hospital room with a stranger, he discovers through the power of friendship that it's never too late to change your outlook on life. "The films running time is 18 minutes and 35 seconds. Feel free to leave a comment after watching it. Thanks to everyone who stopped by this week and contributed to the conversation. Have a great weekend!
SOTD-"I've Been In Love Before" by the Cutting Crew..
What can I say, I'm a child from the 80's.
Did You Know:
"Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin Farley and drummer Martin Beadle joined in 1986.
Their first album, Broadcast, released in 1986, provided the first U.S. hit for Richard Branson's Virgin Records. Virgin flew the band to New York for initial recordings of the album, then to Australia to shoot videos.[1] The unknown band shot to #1 in the U.S., Canada and Norway with their debut single, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Their most popular single, it was a multiformat success in the U.S., where it also reached number four on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #24 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and —in an extended remix version— #37 on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. "
Lyrics | (I've Been) In Love Before lyrics
Did You Know:
"Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin Farley and drummer Martin Beadle joined in 1986.
Their first album, Broadcast, released in 1986, provided the first U.S. hit for Richard Branson's Virgin Records. Virgin flew the band to New York for initial recordings of the album, then to Australia to shoot videos.[1] The unknown band shot to #1 in the U.S., Canada and Norway with their debut single, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Their most popular single, it was a multiformat success in the U.S., where it also reached number four on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #24 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and —in an extended remix version— #37 on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. "
Lyrics | (I've Been) In Love Before lyrics
Clarke, " Dems in congress WERE misled, Pelosi vindicated!"
As we thought, the corruption went all the way to the top.
Fun Friday, "The View" parody. This guy was really good...
Speaking of the View, Check out the backbone of Great Minds Think Like Me, Great Mind- Stacee's blog. http://theviewwatch.blogspot.com/ Congrats to Stacee! Even if you don't watch The View, stop by and show her some love. I look forward to reading her recaps and much more.
Yuck! talk about sleazy, Ensign's parents paid jumpoff and her hubby $96,000...
It seems everyone involved in this situation is a tad bit scummy, accept for Esign's wife and children. Even Ma and Pa Ensign got their hands dirty. What kind of family is this? What kind of man would let his parents pay out money to cover up his infidelity? Why would the hubby of the Jumpoff accept the money?
"Sen. John Ensign's wealthy parents paid his mistress and her family $96,000, the conservative lawmaker revealed Thursday, an admission that caused even allies to question his continued effectiveness as a U.S. senator.
The "gifts" to Cynthia Hampton; her husband, Doug; and two of their children in April of last year came around the time the Hamptons stopped working for Ensign, and were made "out of concern for the well-being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," said Ensign's attorney.
The payments, made in $12,000 increments, were "consistent with a pattern of generosity" by Ensign's parents, the statement said. Ensign's father, Michael, is a former casino executive who helped bankroll his son's political rise.
The admission came after Doug Hampton gave a television interview to Jon Ralston, a commentator and Las Vegas television host, in which he painted Ensign as an unrepentant wife-chaser who tried to buy his mistress' silence."
"Sen. John Ensign's wealthy parents paid his mistress and her family $96,000, the conservative lawmaker revealed Thursday, an admission that caused even allies to question his continued effectiveness as a U.S. senator.
The "gifts" to Cynthia Hampton; her husband, Doug; and two of their children in April of last year came around the time the Hamptons stopped working for Ensign, and were made "out of concern for the well-being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," said Ensign's attorney.
The payments, made in $12,000 increments, were "consistent with a pattern of generosity" by Ensign's parents, the statement said. Ensign's father, Michael, is a former casino executive who helped bankroll his son's political rise.
The admission came after Doug Hampton gave a television interview to Jon Ralston, a commentator and Las Vegas television host, in which he painted Ensign as an unrepentant wife-chaser who tried to buy his mistress' silence."
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Fun Friday, my favorite contestant on America's Got Talent...
What a voice and a very inspiring story.
Hannity attacks the First Lady..
We all know that the President and the First Lady, worked their butts off to get where they are. They weren't born with a silver spoon in their mouths and didn't use daddy's connections to get into the best colleges. I don't have a problem with politicians who come from money, as long as they show empathy for those who have less.
Take the Kennedy's, they've always reached out to the less fortunate the Bush's on the other hand.. Some republicans act as if there's something wrong with people being highly educated. It reminds me of when President Obama said "republicans take pride in being ignorant." Sean act as if anyone who can string a complete sentence together without saying "you betcha" is an elitist.
Take the Kennedy's, they've always reached out to the less fortunate the Bush's on the other hand.. Some republicans act as if there's something wrong with people being highly educated. It reminds me of when President Obama said "republicans take pride in being ignorant." Sean act as if anyone who can string a complete sentence together without saying "you betcha" is an elitist.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
All it takes is for a few brave souls to step forward and say.. ENOUGH!
Murphy pretty much said that politics is the reason some Democrats won't try to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". How can any fair-minded person think it's right to discriminate against a group of people? I say put it out there and let the public see who votes for or against it. We have a right to know who these spineless, weasels are.
Faux News: "Americans Keep Marrying Other Species"
I'm very liberal as you know, but I'm also against people marrying other Species; take for example the hubby and wives of these three.. you have humans marrying jackasses.
Final thoughts on Michael Jackson memorial..
The thing that bugged me the most about the memorial , was the fact that Michael's children were so exposed. He went through so much trouble to keep the media away from them and to keep their identities hidden; I don't know why his family would put them on the stage for millions of people to see them and for the press to take pictures.
It reminds me of my hubby and I deciding early on that our children would be vegetarians and they wouldn't eat a lot of sweets. One day I made the mistake of letting my two sisters babysit, and without my consent they gave them soda, candy and red meat.
We had a huge falling out. I felt as though my wishes as their parent wasn't respected and I NEVER left my children with them again.
It got to the point where I couldn't even leave them in the same room with a relative without that relative offering candy or soda. My children would politely tell them, no thank you; but it ticked me off that someone would try to give them things that my hubby and I didn't want them to have .
It really does come down to, respecting parental wishes. I felt Michael's wishes to keep the anonymity of his children protected wasn't honored. No matter how strange outsiders may have thought it was for him to hide their faces, that was his wish and it should have been honored. I thought it was horrible that his daughter was allowed to speak in front the world, in one of the most difficult times, of her young life.
Perhaps an adult could have read a statement on the children's behalf. I just hope the press will leave them alone and that the family will try to protect them and keep them away from the spotlight. They have a tough time ahead of them, I hope they will have as normal a life as possible and not feel as though they are being hunted, like their father felt.
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