Right now? Anywhere in the US?
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Friday, December 15, 2006
Do You Know....
What's on the radio?
Right now? Anywhere in the US?
Check this web site out....
YES NATION
Right now? Anywhere in the US?
Check this web site out....
YES NATION
Crosswalks
Sent from the blogberry
I'm standing here next to a twenty-something, who (NO LIE) has hit the crosswalk button 20 times....IN A ROW!!
Once the light changed I thanked her for making the light change.
(Not really but I wanted to say it)
Champions League Draw
The champions from the last two years will meet in the final 16 of the Champions League.
Liverpool drew Barcelona in the draw....Liverpool won the title two years ago and Barca won last year. The first of the two home and away matches will be at the Nou Camp in Barcelona. Should be a great match.
Here are the other matches from the draw:
Liverpool drew Barcelona in the draw....Liverpool won the title two years ago and Barca won last year. The first of the two home and away matches will be at the Nou Camp in Barcelona. Should be a great match.
Here are the other matches from the draw:
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The first legs will be staged on Feb. 20-21 next year with the return legs on March 6-7. The final is in Athens in May.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Addictive Game
Remember that Snake game that was on your Nokia phone?
This one is just as cool and just as addicting!
This one is just as cool and just as addicting!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Coffee and Coins Don't Mix
The wife and I went out to visit my grandparents last weekend. When we go to my grandparents we always take the toll roads. We stuck a $20 into the toll machine and we got dollar coins back.....no worries there, it's still money, right??
On the way home, the kids were asleep in the back of the car and we decided to stop off at Starbucks to get drinks.
I give her about 10 of our $1 coins and off she went into Starbucks. I stayed in the car with the kids.
When she came out, she had the funniest story.....the girl behind the counter looked at coins and then turned to another barista and said...."We take these, right?"
REALLY?? Is that even a valid question? It's U.S. tender....why wouldn't they take it?
Has our society become so dependant on plastic??
On the way home, the kids were asleep in the back of the car and we decided to stop off at Starbucks to get drinks.
I give her about 10 of our $1 coins and off she went into Starbucks. I stayed in the car with the kids.
When she came out, she had the funniest story.....the girl behind the counter looked at coins and then turned to another barista and said...."We take these, right?"
REALLY?? Is that even a valid question? It's U.S. tender....why wouldn't they take it?
Has our society become so dependant on plastic??
Monday, November 06, 2006
The Number 23
The Number 23 is Jim Carrey's new movie....based on this trailer, you can count me in!!
This movie looks really good!!!
This movie looks really good!!!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
All American Rejects
I really like the All American Rejects....and this video, for "Move Along" is AWESOME!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
McDonald's Video Game
A few months ago, I came across this video game. If you like the Sims or other "Sim" type games, you'll get a kick outta this one.The game itself has you running the McDonald's Corporation. From harvesting soy fields and raising and slaughtering cattle to managing a restaurant. Then to the corporate headquarters....and you have to do all four at the same time!!
It's an addicting game, to say the least. My best score is January 2015.
Fun stuff though!
Check it out!
You can downlaod it here.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
NYC Children
Danny Goldfield is a New York City photographer who is working on a project (New York City Children) that has him attempting to take a photograph of at least one child from every country in the world who is actually living in New York City.
For those of you doing the math:
194 Countries....1 City
For those of you doing the math:
194 Countries....1 City
Monday, October 23, 2006
Amazing Teenager!
This video is from the CBS Early Show....from an article in People Magazine.
I don't want to give too much away....you have to watch it....but he is VERY inspirational!!
I would love to meet him AND his mother!!
I don't want to give too much away....you have to watch it....but he is VERY inspirational!!
I would love to meet him AND his mother!!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
JT on MTV
Justin Timberlake gets all the chicks....
At some point though, don't ya have to just say...."PASS!"
Champions League Update
Arsenal beat FC Porto 2-0 tonight.
Goals from Henry and Hleb.
I didn't see the match, only saw highlights on Fox Sports World Report....they are looking better and better.
Just had a bad start, I guess
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
New Artwork
The budding artist, that is my daughter has painted two new pictures....for your review and enjoyment
This is Ariel, the Little Mermaid....next to her is an orange fish and in her hand is a human trinket.
My daughter let's me know what colors she would like me to mix and I mix them and she does the rest. Although her version of Ariel does look like Ronald McDonald's sister....I am very proud of her and her Ariel painting.
Next up we have Gabriella....she's Ariel's deaf, Latin mermaid friend. She was an original character created for the TV series.
I found out while researching the TV series on wikipedia, that Gabriella is actually based on a real child who was a big fan of the show, but had passed away.
This is Ariel, the Little Mermaid....next to her is an orange fish and in her hand is a human trinket.
My daughter let's me know what colors she would like me to mix and I mix them and she does the rest. Although her version of Ariel does look like Ronald McDonald's sister....I am very proud of her and her Ariel painting.
Next up we have Gabriella....she's Ariel's deaf, Latin mermaid friend. She was an original character created for the TV series.
I found out while researching the TV series on wikipedia, that Gabriella is actually based on a real child who was a big fan of the show, but had passed away.
EPL Season
The English Premiere League kicked off on August 19th. (I know, I haven't blogged in awhile....I've been busy!)After 6 matches, my favorite team Arsenal is in 9th place with 8 points. 7 points behind the leaders Chelsea. It's early in the season, but they need to get on the stick and start winning some matches and getting some points! (photo from Getty Images)
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
Where were you
....5 years ago?
I was in Singapore. My wife and I were living there and had been for 9 months of a two contract job I was on.
It was just before 9 pm on September 11th, when my mobile phone rang. My wife and I were walking. She was about 4 months pregnant with our first child, a girl. On the phone was the managing partner at the law firm that I was working at. He asked if I had the number to the New York office.
I said, "Not on me, but why don't you use the tie lines?" We had just recently upgraded our phone systems so that all the offices were connect via VOIP (voice over IP).
"Where are you?" he asked.
I told him we were walking on Orchard Road. We were actually on our way back home at this point and were about 3-4 minutes from our flat.
It was then that he told me about the plane.
We immediately rushed home and turned on CNN. Like so many others we watched on TV as the second plane hit the south tower.
We continued to watch CNN and the BBC until 2 or 3 in the morning. Watching both towers crash upon themselves to the ground.
Complete shock!
How could this happen?
That was all I could think of.
I'm not ashamed to say that for several weeks after 9/11, my wife and I were from Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. This was out of necessity not out of lack of pride in our country of birth. When taxi drivers are asking you how you feel about what happened in the states....you don't know what to say....what if you say the wrong thing? Sometimes you just do what you've gotta do to survive....that's how it felt.
Lately a lot has been made of 9/11 being forgotten....and are we safer now, 5 years later. Well, I will say, I don't see as many American flags as I used to see, but I don't think that what happened to our country on that day will ever be forgotten. We haven't forgotten Pearl Harbor have we? As far as being safer....yeah I think we're safer now.
With the help of our allies we're safer. If it weren't for Scotland Yard, would we have been given a 5 year anniversary gift? I think we would have.
Where were you 5 years ago? What do you remember?
I was in Singapore. My wife and I were living there and had been for 9 months of a two contract job I was on.
It was just before 9 pm on September 11th, when my mobile phone rang. My wife and I were walking. She was about 4 months pregnant with our first child, a girl. On the phone was the managing partner at the law firm that I was working at. He asked if I had the number to the New York office.
I said, "Not on me, but why don't you use the tie lines?" We had just recently upgraded our phone systems so that all the offices were connect via VOIP (voice over IP).
"Where are you?" he asked.
I told him we were walking on Orchard Road. We were actually on our way back home at this point and were about 3-4 minutes from our flat.
It was then that he told me about the plane.
We immediately rushed home and turned on CNN. Like so many others we watched on TV as the second plane hit the south tower.
We continued to watch CNN and the BBC until 2 or 3 in the morning. Watching both towers crash upon themselves to the ground.
Complete shock!
How could this happen?
That was all I could think of.
I'm not ashamed to say that for several weeks after 9/11, my wife and I were from Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. This was out of necessity not out of lack of pride in our country of birth. When taxi drivers are asking you how you feel about what happened in the states....you don't know what to say....what if you say the wrong thing? Sometimes you just do what you've gotta do to survive....that's how it felt.
Lately a lot has been made of 9/11 being forgotten....and are we safer now, 5 years later. Well, I will say, I don't see as many American flags as I used to see, but I don't think that what happened to our country on that day will ever be forgotten. We haven't forgotten Pearl Harbor have we? As far as being safer....yeah I think we're safer now.
With the help of our allies we're safer. If it weren't for Scotland Yard, would we have been given a 5 year anniversary gift? I think we would have.
Where were you 5 years ago? What do you remember?
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Wanna get married in Vegas?
If so....make sure you do it between the hours of 8 am and midnight!!No more 24/7 weddings in Vegas.
Although it does sound pretty sad, I mean getting married in Vegas is as much a part of Vegas as slot machines are!
City officials say that less than 4% of all license requests come in after midnight.
Craigslist
If you don't know this already, I'm an aspiring professional photographer....I've assisted a wedding photographer for about a year and a half. Then she decided to become a real estate agent, and I was out of an assisting gig.
Anyway, I check Craigslist daily for photography opportunities. If you don't know what Craigslist is, it's "basically" the Classifieds/PennySaver/AutoTrader all rolled into one and on the internet....check it out!
So I'm mostly looking to assist an already established pro shooter. I'm searching for people who are looking for an assistant and I'm also searching for people who are looking for good quality pictures, but aren't looking to pay a lot of money for them.
I've replied to SEVERAL ads on Craigslist, and have NEVER received a reply back!!!
What's up with these people??
I mean you post an ad and someone takes the time to reply and is interested in helping you out and you turn around and don't even reply?? WTF?
I would even be happy with some cheesy canned response. Any response.... anything at all. A simple "No Way Jose" would be better than nothing at all.
Instead, I'm left hanging....wondering what happened.
I completely understand that if you put an ad on Craigslist you could be bombarded with several hundred email responses....but shouldn't you know that going in? Be prepared people! At the VERY LEAST have a canned response ready that you can just copy and paste into the emails that you reject. That way the people that do take the time to reply to you aren't left wondering what the heck is going on!
It's just common courtesy.
Anyway, I check Craigslist daily for photography opportunities. If you don't know what Craigslist is, it's "basically" the Classifieds/PennySaver/AutoTrader all rolled into one and on the internet....check it out!
So I'm mostly looking to assist an already established pro shooter. I'm searching for people who are looking for an assistant and I'm also searching for people who are looking for good quality pictures, but aren't looking to pay a lot of money for them.
I've replied to SEVERAL ads on Craigslist, and have NEVER received a reply back!!!
What's up with these people??
I mean you post an ad and someone takes the time to reply and is interested in helping you out and you turn around and don't even reply?? WTF?
I would even be happy with some cheesy canned response. Any response.... anything at all. A simple "No Way Jose" would be better than nothing at all.
Instead, I'm left hanging....wondering what happened.
I completely understand that if you put an ad on Craigslist you could be bombarded with several hundred email responses....but shouldn't you know that going in? Be prepared people! At the VERY LEAST have a canned response ready that you can just copy and paste into the emails that you reject. That way the people that do take the time to reply to you aren't left wondering what the heck is going on!
It's just common courtesy.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Monday, August 21, 2006
German Research
Secure relationships = less sex in women
This article details how researchers from Germany found that four years into a relationship, less than half of 30-year-old women wanted regular sex.
What? NO WAY!!
It took actual research to figure this out?
Some other brilliant statistics from the article include, "They found 60% of 30-year-old women wanted sex "often" at the beginning of a relationship, but within four years of the relationship this figure fell to under 50%, and after 20 years it dropped to about 20%."
"In contrast, they found the proportion of men wanting regular remained at 60-80%, regardless of how long they had been in a relationship."
Again, it took RESEARCH to figure this out??
This article details how researchers from Germany found that four years into a relationship, less than half of 30-year-old women wanted regular sex.
What? NO WAY!!
It took actual research to figure this out?
Some other brilliant statistics from the article include, "They found 60% of 30-year-old women wanted sex "often" at the beginning of a relationship, but within four years of the relationship this figure fell to under 50%, and after 20 years it dropped to about 20%."
"In contrast, they found the proportion of men wanting regular remained at 60-80%, regardless of how long they had been in a relationship."
Again, it took RESEARCH to figure this out??
Friday, August 18, 2006
Britney's Such a Great Mommy!
In a recent interview with People magazine Britney Spears said that her current pregnancy was unplanned!
Nothing like telling the world that your unborn child was an accident!!
I don't think there's anything that says proud parent more than that!
YEEAAAAHHH!!! Way to go Britney!
Nothing like telling the world that your unborn child was an accident!!
I don't think there's anything that says proud parent more than that!
YEEAAAAHHH!!! Way to go Britney!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Are You Watching?
Have you been watching RockStar: SuperNova?No?
Me either....I just can't get in to it this season.
Last season I think was more emotional....with INXS out of action since the death of Michael Hutchence, their lead singer....it seemed like they had done some serious soul searching and were ready to get back to playing and performing music.
For me, it introduced me to some great INXS tracks that either I had never heard or I didn't know "THAT song is by INXS?"
This season SuperNova is looking for a lead singer. I just can't get into SuperNova....3 "legends" as the web site puts it. Tommy Lee from Motley Crue....Gilby Clarke ex-Guns N Roses....and Jason Newsted ex-Metallica.
Do you see the trend? 2 of the 3 members are ex-members of a band. Kicked out of their last bands....Tommy Lee has a solo album (his 3rd) coming out soon and still plays with Motley Crue.
I have watched parts of it, but I just can't get sucked in....maybe I'll tune in for the final 4 contestants.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
It's Gotta Be the Shoes
I missed this story a few days ago....
Reggie Bush, the former USC running back, who was the second pick in the NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints was fined by the NFL....for wearing the wrong shoes!!
The fine was reportedly $10,000!!
The NFL only allows players to wear Nike or Reebok shoes, because of a marketing partnership.
Reggie signed a VERY LUCRATIVE endorsement deal with Adidas after being drafted. Shoes, apparel, etc.
So in Sunday's win against the Tennessee Titans, Reggie wears gold and black Adidas football cleats....runs for 59 yards on 6 carries and catches two passes for 10 yards.
He was, according to the NFL, warned about wearing the shoes.
Reggie said when he was asked about the fine that "Adidas took care of it."
Seriously though....what's the problem here? I really don't understand.
In England teams have deals for the uniforms and players have deals for the shoes that they wear. So a player who plays for a team that is "sponsored" by Nike can still wear the Puma shoes that he endorses!
Why do we always have to do things differently than the rest of the world....wake up NFL!
Reggie Bush, the former USC running back, who was the second pick in the NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints was fined by the NFL....for wearing the wrong shoes!!
The fine was reportedly $10,000!!The NFL only allows players to wear Nike or Reebok shoes, because of a marketing partnership.
Reggie signed a VERY LUCRATIVE endorsement deal with Adidas after being drafted. Shoes, apparel, etc.
So in Sunday's win against the Tennessee Titans, Reggie wears gold and black Adidas football cleats....runs for 59 yards on 6 carries and catches two passes for 10 yards.
He was, according to the NFL, warned about wearing the shoes.
Reggie said when he was asked about the fine that "Adidas took care of it."
Seriously though....what's the problem here? I really don't understand.
In England teams have deals for the uniforms and players have deals for the shoes that they wear. So a player who plays for a team that is "sponsored" by Nike can still wear the Puma shoes that he endorses!
Why do we always have to do things differently than the rest of the world....wake up NFL!
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Waiting in line....
sent from the blogberry
I absolutely LOOOOOVE waiting in line at the bank....
25 people in line...
3 tellers!!
SWEET!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Is Beckham Done?
David Beckham was left out of England's squad that will face Greece in an international friendly next Wednesday.At first I was like....Really?
I really like David Beckham. I think he's probably the best in the world in a free kick situation and I also think he's a very good long ball passer. Especially across the pitch.
I mean, come on....I know that new manager Steve McClaren is not Sven II. McClaren has stated that he's going to do it "his way."
Beckham is with Real Madrid touring the states and may have just asked to be left off the squad....no one is reporting that....all the reports just say he was left off the squad and this could mean his international career is done.
Who knows? I haven't heard anything directly from either of the horses mouths. So your guess is as good as mine.
Beckham has 94 caps for his country with over half of those as the captain. I really hope that Beckham can reach his goal of 100 caps.
Good Luck Becks....I hope it all works out.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Chelsea's Captain, now England's Captain!
John Terry (as expected) has taken over as England Captain from David Beckham.
Already the captain of his club team, Chelsea, Terry was on a very short list of Beckham's replacements. It was basically Terry and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
I think that either would have been a good choice. Personally I would have chosen Gerrard, but that's just me.
Monday, August 07, 2006
Check This Out!
This is pretty cool....I can't believe these guys did this all in one take!
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
Saturday, August 05, 2006
X-Games
Have you been watching the X-Games?
What? Why not?
Let me show you what you missed yesterday....
Travis Pastrana lands a DOUBLE BACKFLIP!! On a freakin motorcycle!!! An X-Games first....there aren't enough words to describe how awesome this was.
He (obviously) won the gold medal in the Moto X Best Trick competition, but for whatever reason, he didn't get a perfect score for that jump!! (WTF??)
What? Why not?
Let me show you what you missed yesterday....
Travis Pastrana lands a DOUBLE BACKFLIP!! On a freakin motorcycle!!! An X-Games first....there aren't enough words to describe how awesome this was.
He (obviously) won the gold medal in the Moto X Best Trick competition, but for whatever reason, he didn't get a perfect score for that jump!! (WTF??)
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Match Maker, Match Maker Make Me A Match
The wife and I are redecorating our bedroom....I guess I really can't say that we are redecorating it, since it wasn't really decorated in the first place.
We finally decided on what we were gonna do and how to decorate.
So first things first, we buy bedding. We know we're gonna buy a king so we buy king sized bedding.
Next is paint.
Since we bought a few decorative pillows we gonna pull a color from the pillow and paint the walls that color.
Here's the pillow....
Nice right?
I left home a few minutes early so I could stop by our local Dunn Edwards paint store to get some of those little paint chips to match the pillow.
I get there and go to the back of my Honda Element to get the pillow, I look at the dress shirt I have on and then look at the pillow....and immediately think...."This is GREAT!"
Check this out....
Great choice right?
How stupid did I feel? Let me tell ya....pretty darn stupid!!
Actually I thought it was pretty funny!
We finally decided on what we were gonna do and how to decorate.
So first things first, we buy bedding. We know we're gonna buy a king so we buy king sized bedding.
Next is paint.
Since we bought a few decorative pillows we gonna pull a color from the pillow and paint the walls that color.
Here's the pillow....
Nice right?
I left home a few minutes early so I could stop by our local Dunn Edwards paint store to get some of those little paint chips to match the pillow.
I get there and go to the back of my Honda Element to get the pillow, I look at the dress shirt I have on and then look at the pillow....and immediately think...."This is GREAT!"
Check this out....
Great choice right?
How stupid did I feel? Let me tell ya....pretty darn stupid!!
Actually I thought it was pretty funny!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Hey! That's ME!
from MSNBC.com
Waitress asks for ID, gets stolen license back
Bar server checking patron’s age is handed very familiar driver’s license
WESTLAKE, Ohio - A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver's license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.
"The odds of this waitress recovering her own license defy calculation," police Capt. Guy Turner said Monday.
Maria Bergan, 23, of Lakewood, was charged Sunday night with identity theft and receiving stolen property. She was arrested at her home in suburban Cleveland and was jailed in Westlake to await a court appearance.
The 22-year-old waitress, whose name was not released, called police last week and said she had been handed her own stolen driver's license by a woman trying to prove she was 21. The woman, who became suspicious of the delay as the waitress went to call police, fled the Moosehead Saloon, but her companion provided her name.
The waitress said she had lost her wallet July 9 at a bar in Lakewood.
The victim also had a credit card stolen. The stolen card has been used to make $1,000 in purchases, Turner said.
Waitress asks for ID, gets stolen license back
Bar server checking patron’s age is handed very familiar driver’s license
WESTLAKE, Ohio - A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver's license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.
"The odds of this waitress recovering her own license defy calculation," police Capt. Guy Turner said Monday.
Maria Bergan, 23, of Lakewood, was charged Sunday night with identity theft and receiving stolen property. She was arrested at her home in suburban Cleveland and was jailed in Westlake to await a court appearance.
The 22-year-old waitress, whose name was not released, called police last week and said she had been handed her own stolen driver's license by a woman trying to prove she was 21. The woman, who became suspicious of the delay as the waitress went to call police, fled the Moosehead Saloon, but her companion provided her name.
The waitress said she had lost her wallet July 9 at a bar in Lakewood.
The victim also had a credit card stolen. The stolen card has been used to make $1,000 in purchases, Turner said.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Living in Sin
I love those old archaic laws....
Until earlier this week it was illegal for a man and a woman in North Carolina to live together if they weren't married!!!
That law was on the books for 201 years!!
from CNN.com
It's legal to play house in North Carolina
Judge lifts state's cohabitation ban, calls it unconstitutional
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- A state judge has ruled that North Carolina's 201-year-old law barring unmarried couples from living together is unconstitutional.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued last year to overturn the rarely enforced law on behalf of a former sheriff's dispatcher who says she had to quit her job because she wouldn't marry her live-in boyfriend.
Deborah Hobbs, 41, says her boss, Sheriff Carson Smith of Pender County, near Wilmington, told her to get married, move out or find another job after he found out she and her boyfriend had been living together for three years. The couple did not want to get married, so Hobbs quit in 2004.
State Superior Court Judge Benjamin Alford issued the ruling late Wednesday, saying the law violated Hobbs' constitutional right to liberty. He cited a 2003 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Texas sodomy law.
That ruling showed that "the government has no business regulating relationships between two consenting adults in the privacy of their own home," Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the ACLU of North Carolina, said in a statement.
She added that "the idea that the government would criminalize people's choice to live together out of wedlock in this day and age defies logic and common sense."
The suit named Smith, the state and Attorney General Roy Cooper as defendants. Cooper had argued that Hobbs couldn't challenge the law because she wasn't charged with a crime.
A Cooper spokeswoman said Thursday that lawyers had not decided whether to appeal.
Hobbs said Thursday she was "very happy for myself and for everyone else this law has affected." She added that she hasn't thought about applying for another job with the sheriff's office.
Rudinger said that since 1997, the law has spawned about 36 criminal cases in North Carolina. State officials have said the number of people actually convicted under the law -- formally known as the fornication and adultery statute -- is not clear.
The law also has been used to deny compensation to crime victims, child custody, health benefits, probation and parole, Rudinger said.
The law states, in part: "If any man and woman, not being married to each other, shall lewdly and lasciviously associate, bed and cohabit together, they shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."
About 144,000 unmarried couples live together in North Carolina, according to the 2000 census. The ACLU says along with North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi and North Dakota have laws that prohibit cohabitation.
Until earlier this week it was illegal for a man and a woman in North Carolina to live together if they weren't married!!!
That law was on the books for 201 years!!
from CNN.com
It's legal to play house in North Carolina
Judge lifts state's cohabitation ban, calls it unconstitutional
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- A state judge has ruled that North Carolina's 201-year-old law barring unmarried couples from living together is unconstitutional.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued last year to overturn the rarely enforced law on behalf of a former sheriff's dispatcher who says she had to quit her job because she wouldn't marry her live-in boyfriend.
Deborah Hobbs, 41, says her boss, Sheriff Carson Smith of Pender County, near Wilmington, told her to get married, move out or find another job after he found out she and her boyfriend had been living together for three years. The couple did not want to get married, so Hobbs quit in 2004.
State Superior Court Judge Benjamin Alford issued the ruling late Wednesday, saying the law violated Hobbs' constitutional right to liberty. He cited a 2003 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Texas sodomy law.
That ruling showed that "the government has no business regulating relationships between two consenting adults in the privacy of their own home," Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the ACLU of North Carolina, said in a statement.
She added that "the idea that the government would criminalize people's choice to live together out of wedlock in this day and age defies logic and common sense."
The suit named Smith, the state and Attorney General Roy Cooper as defendants. Cooper had argued that Hobbs couldn't challenge the law because she wasn't charged with a crime.
A Cooper spokeswoman said Thursday that lawyers had not decided whether to appeal.
Hobbs said Thursday she was "very happy for myself and for everyone else this law has affected." She added that she hasn't thought about applying for another job with the sheriff's office.
Rudinger said that since 1997, the law has spawned about 36 criminal cases in North Carolina. State officials have said the number of people actually convicted under the law -- formally known as the fornication and adultery statute -- is not clear.
The law also has been used to deny compensation to crime victims, child custody, health benefits, probation and parole, Rudinger said.
The law states, in part: "If any man and woman, not being married to each other, shall lewdly and lasciviously associate, bed and cohabit together, they shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."
About 144,000 unmarried couples live together in North Carolina, according to the 2000 census. The ACLU says along with North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi and North Dakota have laws that prohibit cohabitation.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Tiger Woods Wins the British Open
Tiger Wood's successfully defended his British Open title this past weekend.
All of the emotion of Tiger's fathers death were finally released after his putt on 18.
Your dad would have been proud! Congrats Tiger!
In other British open news....
When did Sergio Garcia get an endorsement deal with Garanimals? (Remember those? If you don't....Garanimals are a clothing line for kids. All kids have to do is look at the tag and as long as the tags match, their clothes match. For example, you have blue shorts, with a rhino tag and then you have a blue and white shirt that also has a rhino tag....they match....you match. YIPPEE!)
Here's a couple shots of him from practice rounds earlier in the week.
This one's not too bad....Brown stripes, tan hat....typical professional golfer attire.
Then there's this one....More stripes, just green and blue....again standard dress.
Not bad, looks good....using the Garanimals matching tag system perfectly!
Sunday's final round arrives and Sergio decides that he wants to wear the clothes with the monkey tags.
So he finds some slacks with a monkey tag and then he finds a shirt that has a matching monkey....aaaannnd POOF!
You're a BANANA!Friday, July 21, 2006
ADDENDUM: How to get on an Elevator
from the BlogBerry
What's up with the button hogs?
You know who you are....you're the first one in the elevator and you just stand there right in front of the buttons! I don't need to reach in front of you to push the button, and if you're a dude, I don't need to be that close to your junk! Just move back.
Then there's the polite version of the button hog, the one who asks, "What floor?"
Dude, just move to the back and let me push my own button.
And stop entering the elevator diagonally and cutting me off in the process!
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How to get on an Elevator
from the BlogBerry
I have this pet peeve....I've had for quite a while now.
I've worked in law firms since 1992, a good 14 years now. I've always worked in tall buildings. Anywhere from 16 to 50 stories tall.
OK, now I know what you're thinking....and NO this isn't about elevator etiquette.
It is about elevators though....and about people getting into them.
Why does it seem like everyone who gets into an elevator (in front of me) has to walk into the elevator diagonally???
It's the 2000's folks....elevator's have buttons on both sides....and ya know what?? They work on both sides too!!
I just don't get it?
In the process of walking diagonally, they cut me off....COME ON!!! Watch where you're going.
I am very conscience of this myself and make sure that I don't do it. There's no need to do it.
Maybe I'm too logical....who knows.
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
New York City Helicopter Crash
This is amazing video footage from NYC!
I'm not sure when this happened....but DANG!!
I'm not sure when this happened....but DANG!!
Monday, July 17, 2006
Vonage V-Phone
I use Vonage at home. I really like it....and it's really saved us some money.The other day, I was checking out the new available products on their website and saw this.
It's the V-Phone....
This thing is pretty cool, it plugs into your laptop's USB port and it comes pre-loaded with their Vonage Talk software already installed. This turns your laptop into a phone!
Also included is an ear-piece microphone.
The V-Phone also acts as a 250MB thumb drive.
Pretty cool, huh?
More Than Meets the Eye
This is about a week or more late to my blog....
BUT, did you see the teaser trailer for the TRANSFORMERS MOVIE???
It's directed by Michael Bay, so we can expect some stuff to get blown up....that's for sure!
BUT, did you see the teaser trailer for the TRANSFORMERS MOVIE???
It's directed by Michael Bay, so we can expect some stuff to get blown up....that's for sure!
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Super Chicken
A friend of mine and I were talking today at lunch about Super Chicken....do you remember that cartoon?
Here's the intro....
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Chicken was a cartoon produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who earlier had created the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. It ran with George of the Jungle and Tom Slick (cartoon) on ABC TV on Saturday Mornings from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.
Super Chicken (voiced by Bill Scott) and his lion sidekick Fred would usually begin their adventures with the battlecry that went something like: "Quick, Fred, to the Super Coop."
His secret identity was well to do Henry Cabot Henhouse III; Fred acted as his butler/servant, etc. But when danger reared its ugly head, he would take his "Super Sauce" (often from a martini glass) and don his "Super Suit," which consisted of a plumed cavalier's hat, cape, Wellington boots, mask and a sword.
The cartoon had several running gags, including:
Here's the intro....
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Chicken was a cartoon produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who earlier had created the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. It ran with George of the Jungle and Tom Slick (cartoon) on ABC TV on Saturday Mornings from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.
Super Chicken (voiced by Bill Scott) and his lion sidekick Fred would usually begin their adventures with the battlecry that went something like: "Quick, Fred, to the Super Coop."
His secret identity was well to do Henry Cabot Henhouse III; Fred acted as his butler/servant, etc. But when danger reared its ugly head, he would take his "Super Sauce" (often from a martini glass) and don his "Super Suit," which consisted of a plumed cavalier's hat, cape, Wellington boots, mask and a sword.
The cartoon had several running gags, including:
- The "Super Sauce" apparently either tasted really bad or packed quite a punch when it kicked in, as Henry would have a violent reaction moments after drinking it, nearly always stopping in mid-sentence to cluck loudly as the reaction hit him.
- Fred would often ask Super Chicken why he didn't use his "super-vision", to which Super-Chicken would respond with something to the effect of "If I had any supervision, do you think I'd be running around dressed like this?"
- In the course of a plan to defeat the bad guys, Super Chicken would suggest something dangerous for Fred's part, which Fred would be reluctant to carry out. When Fred voiced his reluctance, Super Chicken always reminded him, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!"
Ahhhh, those were the days!! I wish they made cartoons like that these days!
Friday, July 14, 2006
Lipstick Pepper Spray
Ladies! Here's a new defensive tool to add to your arsenal.Lipstick Pepper Spray
It looks like a regular tube of lipstick (which by the way, comes in five colors), but it contains 5, one-second bursts and sprays up to 6 feet.
At only $13, it's a pretty good deal, especially when your personal safety is involved.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
USA! USA! USA!
Stephen Colbert says that we're Co-Champions of the World Cup!
from the Colbert Report on Comedy Central
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
FREE Slurpee Day!
Monday, July 10, 2006
Dallas Hospital Plans to Bill Mexico
Taken from the Washington Times.com
By Hugh Aynesworth
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published July 9, 2006
DALLAS -- Parkland Memorial Hospital plans to bill Mexico and other countries to help cover the costs of health care for indigents.
The plan, which also seeks payments from adjoining counties in Texas, has brought a negative response from the Mexican government, with a diplomat terming it "an act of discrimination."
Last year, hospital officials said, Dallas County spent $76.5 million to treat people from outside Dallas. Of that, almost $27 million was not reimbursed.
Much of the cost was for treating patients from adjoining counties in Texas, which Dallas County officials claim is unfair to local taxpayers.
Collin County, just north of here and one of the state's richest counties, owed the most of any single entity, Parkland officials said -- about $7.6 million.
County Judge Margaret Keliher said she was not hopeful that other counties -- or countries -- would pay up.
But, she said, the county commission thought the matter should be made public and bills sent.
"If you're not Dallas County residents, we think where you are from should pay for your indigent health care," Judge Keliher said.
Hugo Juarez, a consul official at the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, was visibly perturbed.
He called the statements made by the judge "a strange posture, a strange reasoning." He said there had been no agreement or contract between his nation and Dallas County that would make such action legal.
Lobbyists and county officials last year tried unsuccessfully to get the Texas Legislature to come up with a law that forced counties to reimburse those hospitals that took in large numbers of indigents.
"What's wrong with sending them a bill?" commission member Maurine Dickey said. She said officials "hoped" the counties that sent their citizens to Parkland would pay something. "We owe it to taxpayers to at least try."
Mr. Juarez also was curious about how hospital officials would know where to send the bill.
"How do they know who is Mexican?" he said. "Nobody asks for your nationality nor immigration status when you go to the hospital."
Currently, Parkland is reimbursed by the federal government for treatment of illegal aliens, but Parkland officials said that agreement covers only 48 hours of emergency care and falls far short of what expenses the hospital often incurs.
The hospital has spent more than a week figuring out how many foreign nationals have been treated and how much to bill each of the nations.
An estimated 90 percent of those affected are Mexican nationals, one source told The Washington Times.
John Gates, Parkland's chief financial officer, said he was in favor of sending the bills, though he doubted anybody would pay.
I (personally) think that this is freaking hilarious....I don't know how they're gonna do it, but GOOD LUCK!
By Hugh Aynesworth
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published July 9, 2006
DALLAS -- Parkland Memorial Hospital plans to bill Mexico and other countries to help cover the costs of health care for indigents.
The plan, which also seeks payments from adjoining counties in Texas, has brought a negative response from the Mexican government, with a diplomat terming it "an act of discrimination."
Last year, hospital officials said, Dallas County spent $76.5 million to treat people from outside Dallas. Of that, almost $27 million was not reimbursed.
Much of the cost was for treating patients from adjoining counties in Texas, which Dallas County officials claim is unfair to local taxpayers.
Collin County, just north of here and one of the state's richest counties, owed the most of any single entity, Parkland officials said -- about $7.6 million.
County Judge Margaret Keliher said she was not hopeful that other counties -- or countries -- would pay up.
But, she said, the county commission thought the matter should be made public and bills sent.
"If you're not Dallas County residents, we think where you are from should pay for your indigent health care," Judge Keliher said.
Hugo Juarez, a consul official at the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, was visibly perturbed.
He called the statements made by the judge "a strange posture, a strange reasoning." He said there had been no agreement or contract between his nation and Dallas County that would make such action legal.
Lobbyists and county officials last year tried unsuccessfully to get the Texas Legislature to come up with a law that forced counties to reimburse those hospitals that took in large numbers of indigents.
"What's wrong with sending them a bill?" commission member Maurine Dickey said. She said officials "hoped" the counties that sent their citizens to Parkland would pay something. "We owe it to taxpayers to at least try."
Mr. Juarez also was curious about how hospital officials would know where to send the bill.
"How do they know who is Mexican?" he said. "Nobody asks for your nationality nor immigration status when you go to the hospital."
Currently, Parkland is reimbursed by the federal government for treatment of illegal aliens, but Parkland officials said that agreement covers only 48 hours of emergency care and falls far short of what expenses the hospital often incurs.
The hospital has spent more than a week figuring out how many foreign nationals have been treated and how much to bill each of the nations.
An estimated 90 percent of those affected are Mexican nationals, one source told The Washington Times.
John Gates, Parkland's chief financial officer, said he was in favor of sending the bills, though he doubted anybody would pay.
I (personally) think that this is freaking hilarious....I don't know how they're gonna do it, but GOOD LUCK!
Home-Alone Boy Survives 11-Story Fall
Taken from CNN.com
Child treated at unit where his mother was working, reports say
ALBANY, New York (AP) -- A 4-year-old boy survived a fall from an 11-story window after being left alone at home, bouncing off a metal awning into a concrete courtyard and then trying to stand up, officials said. He was able to chat with doctors.
"I'm amazed the kid's alive," Police Chief James Tuffey said.
Hasim Townsend remained in serious condition Saturday, a day after his fall, with a broken skull, a broken leg and other injuries.
"It's an incredibly good sign that he was talking, and I can't attribute it to anything other than good luck," said Dr. Michael Dailey, an attending physician in the emergency department.
The boy ended up in the same pediatric intensive care unit at Albany Medical Center where his mother works as a receptionist, police reports said.
Elizabeth Burciaga, 21, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. She initially told police the boy had been left with a baby sitter, officials said.
A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for her, authorities said, and an order of protection to keep her away from the boy has been filed.
The boy stood on a bed and pressed against a window screen, which gave way, police said. He hit the awning about 12 feet off the ground, and it flexed and saved him.
Police came after residents heard him crying. Paramedics had to hold the boy still.
Albany has no regulation requiring bars or other window guards in high-rise apartments, said Steve Longo, executive director of the Albany Housing Authority.
I'm just reporting the news here, folks....but I'm really trying to keep my comments to myself!!
Child treated at unit where his mother was working, reports say
ALBANY, New York (AP) -- A 4-year-old boy survived a fall from an 11-story window after being left alone at home, bouncing off a metal awning into a concrete courtyard and then trying to stand up, officials said. He was able to chat with doctors.
"I'm amazed the kid's alive," Police Chief James Tuffey said.
Hasim Townsend remained in serious condition Saturday, a day after his fall, with a broken skull, a broken leg and other injuries.
"It's an incredibly good sign that he was talking, and I can't attribute it to anything other than good luck," said Dr. Michael Dailey, an attending physician in the emergency department.
The boy ended up in the same pediatric intensive care unit at Albany Medical Center where his mother works as a receptionist, police reports said.
Elizabeth Burciaga, 21, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. She initially told police the boy had been left with a baby sitter, officials said.
A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for her, authorities said, and an order of protection to keep her away from the boy has been filed.
The boy stood on a bed and pressed against a window screen, which gave way, police said. He hit the awning about 12 feet off the ground, and it flexed and saved him.
Police came after residents heard him crying. Paramedics had to hold the boy still.
Albany has no regulation requiring bars or other window guards in high-rise apartments, said Steve Longo, executive director of the Albany Housing Authority.
I'm just reporting the news here, folks....but I'm really trying to keep my comments to myself!!
Lindsey Lohan Joins the Party!
Lindsey wants to play dress-up with Britney and Christina too.
These are from GQ in the UK.
These are from GQ in the UK.
World Cup Update - Day 25 - THE FINAL
FRANCE 1 - 1 ITALY 
(Italy win 5-3 on penalty kicks)
(Other than the obvious), this was a great game.
France played very well and I think deserved to win until their captain, Zinadine Zidane, imploded and head butted an Italian defender.
Ummmmm....WTF?
Seriously, what goes through your head at that point? Did he think that the sideline ref wouldn't see it? All that guy does is watch the defenders!
I don't agree with some who've said that this whole head butt thing has ruined Zidane's brilliant career....it's scratched it a little, but I don't think it'll scar it for life. He's still a spectacular footballer.
You can watch the replay below.
Seriously, what goes through your head at that point? Did he think that the sideline ref wouldn't see it? All that guy does is watch the defenders!
I don't agree with some who've said that this whole head butt thing has ruined Zidane's brilliant career....it's scratched it a little, but I don't think it'll scar it for life. He's still a spectacular footballer.
You can watch the replay below.
The rest of the extra time goes on without a goal and we move on to penalty kicks.
All players made their kicks EXCEPT for David Trezeguet....he hits the crossbar.
That's all the Italians needed.
I still think that the Italians dive a little too much, but they're the World Cup Champions!
Saturday, July 08, 2006
World Cup Update - Day 24
PORTUGAL 1 - 3 GERMANY 
This game was fast paced and pretty wide open.
Germany wins and gets a 3rd place finish in the World Cup.
Britney's PR Campaign
After Brit-Brit's horrible interview on Dateline....she needed some obvious PR work done.
Enter a professional photographer, a make-up artist and Harper's Bazaar
Enter a professional photographer, a make-up artist and Harper's Bazaar
I agree, she did need some extra PR work done, especially after that Dateline interview. Don't get me wrong. I think she looks great and it was nice to see the beautiful Britney back instead of the greasy hair, gum chewing Britney.
But there's a part of me that think she's just trying to keep up with Christina Aguilera. Christina also recently posed "nude" for GQ Magazine.
Ummmm....keep it up girls!! Maybe you'll get Jessica Simpson to try and keep up with the both of you!!
BRAVO!
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