BS Friday Answer

I have to post this tonight. I will be traveling for the rest of the weekend.

The BS Friday story was true this week. Peachy was the only commenter. I think I'll stop doing BS Friday. It seems to have run its course. Sorry if you missed it this week. I deleted it.

Everyone have a great weekend and remember, 2 more days until the greatest day of the year... Baseball Season!

My English Teacher(s) Would Be Proud

An annoying to do quiz, but fun because I am bored right now.

Advanced You scored 85% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 73% Expert!

You have an extremely good understanding of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level commonly confused English words, getting at least 75% of each of these three levels' questions correct. This is an exceptional score. Remember, these are commonly confused English words, which means most people don't use them properly. You got an extremely respectable score. Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it! For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 8% on Beginner You scored higher than 36% on Intermediate You scored higher than 37% on Advanced You scored higher than 25% on Expert

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Question Of The Day

Tease!!!

What do you think of a girl who models her sexy new lip gloss and keeps showing off her kissy lips for you but won't give you a smootch!?! Just ask Peachy since she is teasing me today.

She does look very kissable. ;)

Sidebar Is Shaping Up

As you can now see, the left sidebar is starting to shape up pretty well. I have all the essentials; The Sitemeter to tell me who's checking in, the most important item next, The Yankees Updates & next the Polls, just for fun and intellectual stimulation.

The next item is a new addition, the WTF Music Moments that make me wonder. There are a lot of songs out there that make me wonder just wtf someone is trying to say. Sometimes I even wonder why they bother so I'll be posting my 'head-scratching' moments from time to time. Feel free to comment any time with your opinions.

The next item is the Mutant Enemy icon. Any Buffy fan knows what that is all about. (Right Cat?) And last you can see I have room for more stuff. Always leave room for something new in your life, I always say. :)

So Yankeebob is shaping up finally. Now all I have to do is post something worth reading. :)

I Am Bummed

Lisa Tucker was axed from American Idol tonight. That sucks! She was my favorite too. I am bummed. It especially irks me when a bum like Ace is still there.

I could not believe that Katherine was in the bottom 3 tonight. There is something wrong with the voters out there if she was in the bottom 3.

Bye bye Lisa. The show is not going to be as fun without you.

I Agree With Kat

Yes Kat, I saw your comment and I totally agree; American Idol was pretty bad last night. I don't think it could get more lame. Nor could it get more monotonous. The judges pretty much said the same thing every time someone was done performing. "It was just alright." or "You chose the wrong song. It didn't allow you to show your talent." etc.... Boring.

I did get a good laugh at that guy Ace at least. He mentioned that he was going to rock out a little this week and then sang a lame version of a lame excuse for a rock song. I laughed almost the whole way through. He wasn't too good at all.

And the worst part was how Paula kept jumping all ove Simon again. He couldn't say one thing before she was interrupting him and freaking out. He does say things a bit more rough than he needs to sometimes but at least he's truthful. The rumor of Paula being replaced may be true if she keeps acting like a butt. Hopefully they won't be so stupid as to replace her with Britney Spears though. That would really suck.

Hopefully Ace will be gone this week. Ace or Paris leaving would suit me fine. We'll see tonight.

This Makes me So Happy!

Barry Bonds says his life is in shambles. (Link is here) Uh huh. We wish. But I do like hearing it. Is that wrong? I don't think so. He's nothing more than a major league cheater and a rich one to boot. I don't feel bad for him even a little. You mess with the bull, you get the horns.

Here's to hoping he is injured opening day and never returns to play. Ever. Records stolen shouldn't count anyway.

My History With Jessica

Since it is Jessica Simpson Uber-Fan day here, I will confess the truth about my affections for her. Not too many people know that Jess and I have a history together. Unfortunately, it hasn't work out quite the way I ....err.... we had planned. Not yet anyway. So I'll let you know now the truth behind our whirlwind romance using some personal photos.


This is a pic from the first time I ever met Jess. She was working and someone was bugging her a lot so she yelled real loud at them, "Would you please get a grip!!!"



Well, I just happened to be working as a grip on the set and when her assistant forced me to come to meet her, I let go of what I was gripping, which just happened to be some water for special effects and this was the result.



Her dress was ruined. So to make it up to her, I took her shopping. Well, I offered to take her shopping anyway. Here you can see that she just didn't like too much stuff we were seeing. Well, stuff she was seeing since they wouldn't let me into the store. But I waited patiently outside for her.



Here is a picture of Jessica yelling at me. She was kinda upset. I was filling in for her assistant one or two days. I think this was the time I forgot to bring in her JuJuBees from the car and they got stuck to her seat. It was kinda messy so I didn't blame her.



Here is a pic. of Jessica's new hair style. I picked this out for her. Well, I guess I should say I helped her pick it out. During work one day my gum somehow got stuck in her hair and they had to cut it shorter to get rid of it. It turned out nice though, don't you think? Yeah, I do like being helpful.



Here is a funny picture of Jess teasing me. I had just asked her if we could be more than friends and have a date. She's such a crack-up!



Not long into our friendship, Jess started feeling bad. Every time I saw her she would take a drink of this stuff called Maalox. It didn't seem like she liked it much.




Here is a pic I took when Jessica and I were supposed to go to McDonald's for lunch. Well, she actually didn't say she wanted to go to McDonald's. She didn't even mention having lunch with me that day come to think of it but the Cops were so confused that day that they kept getting between us. They didn't even remember my name. They kept calling me Stalker. Funny name, eh?




I tagged along with her... well, behind her in my car anyway, to the Police Station. Here is a pic I took at the Police Station. She said I couldn't go with her. Actually, the Cops said so. She wore a real nice outfit that day. Something about needing to make sure the Police would help her out. I think it worked.



Here is a pic I took of Jessica wearing a disguise. She told some mutual friends that some jerk was following her around everywhere. I wasn't fooled but I sure hope that jerk was.




Here is one I took at a charity event. See how surprised and excited Jessica was to see me? Yeah, I was happy too!




Here is a pic of the last time I saw Jessica. She was practicing with her new self-defense weapon. I heard her say something about that guy 'Stalker' again. (The one the Cops mistook me for.) I guess he was still following her around. I pity him when she uses that gun on him. Yikes!




I saw this recently. I guess I feel a little responsible. I know I have the Kavorka and I should have stayed clear of her, since she was a newlywed and all. But I couldn't help myself.



So now I'm just sitting here by the phone waiting for that call. I know it's coming. As soon as it does, I'll be posting more happy pics. Wish me luck!

I Wish She Still Had Diarrhea

You know a conversation is going to be weird when it starts out with the statement "I Wish She Still Had Diarrhea." That's how my morning fun with Peachy started out today. Maybe she'll be sweet and let you know what she was talking about. :)

But this Monday morning is a wacky one anyway. I woke up in a goofy mood and now I'm still in it. I think today has aaalll the makings! Assuming I "don't let the bastards drag me down." (Your Bono quote of the day.)

In honor of wacky Monday I have decided to be a Jessica Simpson uber-fan today. Just for today she will be my favorite artist. Here is the link to her site so you can get the fever and join in on the fun. http://www.jessicasimpson.com For some of us, being a JS fan won't be too hard. I think she's adorable and she does have talent. I just can't take that style of singing. Just once I'd like to hear her sing without warbling her voice all the time.... Oops! Forgot! OK Today, I love everything about her. :) My bad.

Anyway, that's about it for the morning. I'll be in touch with all the best Jessica news and updates throughout the day. Stay tuned and remember; Jessica Rocks!

Isn't she adorable?

BS Friday Answer(s)

Here are the answers to the BS Friday list:

1. I can't stand peanut butter but one of my favorite things in the world is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. True. I love Grape Jelly and peanut butter. Light on the PB please.

2. I once met Jenny McCarthy and she gave me a high five. True. It was at a book signing event for her first book. She was high-fiving the crowd as she left and her pinky finger caught my index finger. I haven't washed it since. ;)

3. I am responsible for, or at least a partner in, 7 different blogs. True. Some are secret. (Don't ask, I won't tell.)

4. I am such a true blue Yankee that I quit coaching Little League when they changed my team name away from the Scotland Yankees. True. I had all first year players my first season. We lost every game but by the end of the schedule we were almost winning. The second year we went undefeated. The third year we got a bunch of new players and a new name. I couldn't tolerate being on a team called 'the Braves' so I gave it up.

5. I am seldom serious and most people have a hard time deciding if/when I am. True. Just ask Peachy. It is a real problem sometimes.

6. I have never seen even one episode of 24. True. Mostly because of all the hype.

7. I am secretly in love with a blogger friend. True. She probably knows who she is too.

8. I believe that Liberals are the devils tools. True. There can be no other explanation for the outrageous ways they keep working to destroy the fabric of American society.

9. I understand the Debra LaFave thing because I had a year long romance (term loosely used) with a teacher when I was in Senior High. True. I never regretted it and neither did she. It was a great time in my life.

10. My first encounter with a prostitute was in Denmark and it scared me so much I just left the bar. (It is legal there btw.) True. I didn't realize where I had wandered into and what was happening until the girl(s) just flat out asked if I wanted to go to my room for sex. Dumb-ass me couldn't get it into my head so they had to make it obvious.

Notice a pattern here? All true answers. It was a trick quiz. But I am tricky like that. ;)

Thanks to everyone who played along (Peachy and S!) See you again next week.

Grocery Store Nightmare

I just got back from a supposedly quick trip to the supermarket. Anyone who has been reading this blog for a while probably remembers all the fun & free entertainment I find shopping there. Not so since I moved to this little town. Trips to the supermarket here are terrible experiences. They just keep getting worse every time too.

This time I went for some necessities; milk (gotta have it for tomorrow's coffee) ice cream, and Peeps. I hate to be out of Peeps. So I get into the express lane and there are just 2 people ahead of me. One person almost done and this weird old lady right in front of me. She is standing there and looking at the gossip mags and clicking her tongue. Shaking her head and clicking he tongue. I was amused.

She suddenly looks up at me as if I had magically appeared. Her eyes got real wide and she leaned back and said "What?" real loud. I started laughing and couldn't answer her. Not just because I hadn't even said anything but because she looked like the woman from Seinfeld when Kramer had gone to L.A. trying to make it as an actor. Remember the old lady has-been who told the cops Kramer was in love with her? She looked exactly like her! All that caked on makeup and fake color hair and 50's style bouffant hairdo. It was funny.

My fun was short-lived though. The girl at the counter had to call to her to get her to move up. Then she took forever getting her stuff onto the conveyor. Then when the girl tells her the total, she breaks out her checkbook. She hadn't even gotten it out of her purse yet. Then she proceeds to write in the ledger part. I'm thinking, "You have to be kidding me." Then she starts writing the check. I was stunned. Do people still do that these days? Not just the check writing thing but are they really so rude as to not be ready when they are in the express lane in the supermarket?

People behind me were already bailing out into other lines. I noticed people who had gotten into regular lanes after I got into the express lane already leaving. I was now annoyed. Naturally, this couldn't be the end of the frustrations.

The girl put the check into the machine and her face went blank. Then she fiddled with it a little and just stood back and looked at it. She fiddled a bit more and then she looked at me and said, "My computer locked up. I need to get help." Next thing I know she's walking away. Great!

The old beyotch who started all this mess turned and got real close to me and cackled, "What did she say?" I stepped back, reeling from her breath Before I could yell at her stupid ass that "she had screwed up the machine with her stinking, lousy check that took her an hour to write!" the girl and a Manager came back. They messed with the thing for a while and finally got it working again. I was relieved. This short trip had turned into a long irritating trip.

Just when I thought it was over, the girl looked at the old beyotch and told her she had earned enough points for some kind of coupon thing. I knew we were in trouble when the old bag just stared at her blankly. The girl tried hard for several minutes to explain what she was talking about but the oldie just couldn't grasp what she was telling her. She tried to put it as basic as possible; "You can have a coupon for a free ham if you want it!" That the old lady understood. She said she wanted a free ham coupon. Whew! The girl printed it and finally the woman left.

I was in that store gathering stuff for 5 minutes. I was in that line, the express lane with only 2 people ahead of me, for 25 minutes. I could have screamed.

When I went outside, there was the old woman, still loading her 3 bags into her car. She was still there after I had checked out and headed home. I have no idea how people get to be like that woman. I sure hope I am dead before I get to that stage in life.

A Few Quizzes For Fun

Your Ideal Relationship is Polyamory

You want to have your cake... and everyone else's. Which isn't a bad thing, if everyone else gets to eat too! You're too much of a free spirit to be tied down by a traditional relationship. You think relationships should be open and free, with few restrictions.

What's Your Ideal Relationship?

Yeah, big surprise. :)

You Should Be A Gemini

What's good about you: witty and energetic, you're simply the most fun to be around What's bad about you: you're flighty - losing interest in people and projects quickly In love: you enjoy the "honeymoon phase," but after that it's hard for you to stick around In friendship, you're: likely to have many groups of friends, with many different interests Your ideal job: mime, guru, or cartoonist Your sense of fashion: casual and simple You like to pig out on: fast food, especially burritos

What Sign Should You Be?

Good answer since I AM a Gemini. :)

Your Seduction Style: Sex Pot

Tradionally known as a "siren", "rake", or "femme fatale." You exude sensuality. And while your sexiness is part of what makes you an incredible seducer... Your ability to make others feel sexy is what really makes your seduction skills shine. Most people don't feel attractive or desired enough - a need which you tap into. You have the ultimate sex appeal, and getting attention from you is a total self esteem boost. Your confidence is contagious, and you help others unleash their own sexuality. Your sex pot seduction skills are so intoxicating that you can get away with... well, almost murder. Lovers feel like your sensuality is in your blood, so it's only natural if you flirt a little. And if you stray, that might be okay as well - as long as you make your lover still feel hot.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

Yeah Baby!

Your Inner Child Is Happy

You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing. You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes. And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad. You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to.

How Is Your Inner Child?

Me so happy!

You Are Somewhat Machiavellian

You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead... But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place. You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to!

How Machiavellian Are You?

I'm OK, you're OK.... as long as you don't piss me off. ;)

BS Friday

Welcome once again to BS Friday. This week we are doing something a little different. I had a suggestion from a friend that I do another quiz type BS Friday. I like those too but the last one I did was too long. This time we'll keep it to just 10 statements. You choose which are true and which are BS. Ok, here we go:

1. I can't stand peanut butter but one of my favorite things in the world is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

2. I once met Jenny McCarthy and she gave me a high five.

3. I am responsible for, or at least a partner in, 7 different blogs.

4. I am such a true blue Yankee that I quit coaching Little League when they changed my team name away from the Scotland Yankees.

5. I am seldom serious and most people have a hard time deciding if/when I am.

6. I have never seen even one episode of 24.

7. I am secretly in love with a blogger friend.

8. I believe that Liberals are the devils tools.

9. I understand the Debra LaFave thing because I had a year long romance (term loosely used) with a teacher when I was in Senior High.

10. My first encounter with a prostitute was in Denmark and it scared me so much I just left the bar. (It is legal there btw.)

There you go. My impromptu 10 questions. Let me know what you think. :)

My Favorite American Idols

This is my first year of actually paying attention to American Idol past the funny audition stage. Here are some of my faves this year:

Kellie Pickler - she's almost pure country but I still like her. Her personality and cute naive ways are sweet. I don't think she can win it but I do really like her.


Taylor Hicks - the coolest and most unique guy this year (maybe of any year). I love his style and flair. He also really loves what he's doing and it shows. Blow that blues harp baby!


Lisa Tucker - still my favorite. She is really talented and the fact that she's only 16 just amazes me. I mentioned her as my favorite as soon as I saw her audition. I hope she wins but the past 2 weeks voting has been low for her.


Katherine McPhee - honorable mention for me. I like her and she can really sing. I could see her winning. She is good enough for sure. Better than most at least.

One reason I really like her is her answer to this question:

"Do you think the audition process was fair?"

"No, they let go of some really good people and kept people who were pretty."

A smart and honest answer. For example, I think that guy Ace is there because he's good looking. He can sing but not like a lot that were left go. Also, Kevin was included because of his 'cuteness'. He sucked as a singer. Paula is mostly responsible for this type of thing. Randy is too. Simon is the only judge with any sense. He tries to judge on singing ability first and stage presence second. He never goes for the 'hot' or 'cute' angles. Simon is cool!

My honest prediction for this year's winner is Chris Daughtry. He is great and I can see him winning easily. He's just not my personal favorite, which is odd because he is a rocker at heart. He doesn't compromise his style either. He is really good.


So there you have it. The view of American Idol a la YB.

Debra LaFave

Here are some pics of Debra LeFave, the Teacher accused of boinking a 14 year old boy. She's pretty good looking, eh?

I'm curious as to what everyone thinks of this. Why should she be prosecuted for having sex with the boy? He wasn't forced. Actually, I'll bet he was walking around bragging to all his buds. Almost any guy would be happy to be with a woman that hot. He was probably having the time of his life.

Let me know what you think. Personally, I'm envious of the guy.














Debra LaFave

Link to the news story.

Old People Food

Last night Nicci came home and immediately wanted to go out for dinner. I wasn't really into it but I went. We went to one of the many 'old people places' in town. By 'old people places' I mean one of those restaurants that cater to the older crowds. Just like on Seinfeld, they have big dinner crowds starting at 4:00 in the afternoon. The mad rush is usually over by 6:00. The food is mostly good but generic style and usually there is a buffet. My town, being populated by probably 75% old farts, is full of 'old people places'.

Well, this one doesn't disappoint. It has a good variety on the buffet and the dessert bar is great. The clientele is what cracks me up. We were surrounded by blue hair and giant bellies and loud talking people. Just walking in I started laughing.

There was this one guy next to us that "couldn't pass that up!" What I mean is that he said he "couldn't pass that up!" 4 times after coming back from the buffet. 4 times he went back and I remember wondering how he couldn't pass up a giant pile of sauerkraut and another pile of Lima Beans. Who can eat that stuff? I passed those up every time.

The table in front of us had the biggest belly I think I've ever seen sitting there. The guy was not real tall but his belly was amazing. He made many trips to the buffet so I could see he was into keeping his belly toned. Like that skit on The Kids In The Hall where they all had big guts, he was 'keeping it fit'. :)

I felt kinda bad for him though because he was with 2 of the most annoying and dominating women ever. The one woman, who had glowing blue hair, talked the whole time we were there. She hardly ate anything but she jabbered incessantly and her voice was loud and crackly. The other woman talked a little and when the guy would venture to say something, one or the other would cut him off or tell him he was 'off base'. They used that term about 275 times that night. Mostly the guy just grunted or nodded when they said something to him. I eventually could see why he was so quiet.

Have you ever noticed that when old people get together they have mostly one topic of conversation? Yep, they do. Mostly it's all about their adventures with healh care. Everywhere around us the conversations were about who had this operation, what Doctor told them this, which friend was ill and where they were and what home they were in. It was amazing. Plus it was easy to hear all the details since they all talked so loud. Nicci believes it's because they are all going deaf. I've noticed this phenomena before since I've been spending time with my Uncle so much. When his old buds come around, they always talk about the same things. Weird.

Later in the evening I just started smiling about it all. Nicci and I decided we should join in so we started making up stories about going to the Doctor and family that were being treated for health problems. Before we left our entire family had been operated on, poked and prodded and taken to retirement homes 4 times. Suddenly the family wasn't so healthy anymore. :)

It was a fun night. The food was OK but today I have indigestion from it all. Basically, I think the next time I go there will have to be with a special invite from my Aunt & Uncle. It's one of their favorite places, naturally. Otherwise, I will just stick with KFC.

Soriano Refuses To Play Outfield

Soriano refuses to play outfield. Somehow this story makes me happy. The guy is a second baseman. He didn't ask to be traded. That's what happens when you gamble.

Send him back to New York where he belongs. That would be the sweetest infield in history.

Maybe It's The Water?

Something is wrong with me. Lately I can't remember things. I am clumsy, I run into stuff like when I tried to get into the Jeep this morning, missed the step and banged my head on the side. Peachy told me yesterday that I am very sensitive lately. I think I'm a dope.

I'm a dork too. I tried to program the recorder last night for a show Nicci didn't want to miss that evening. This morning she noticed it didn't record. I had set it for Tuesday night. I went into the garage this morning to leave for work. The car is in the garage, never my Jeep. Never. I grabbed my keys this morning, turned out the lights and then tried to figure out which key was the right one to lock the door behind me. Naturally I had to turn the light back on.

I am tired a lot and I have bouts with not being able to breathe. Like right now. I am starting to think there is some physical thing happening. I can be a dope sometimes but not all this at once. Usually I can space my dopiness out so it's not an issue. These days I can't.

Maybe there is something in the water? I don't know but I sure hope this passes quickly. Any home remedies out there for dopiness?

My Girlfriend Is Back!

I just accidentally found out that Lara Croft is coming back in April. An all new adventure, all new style. Actually after reading up on it they are getting back to her roots. This is supposed to be similar to Tomb Raider I & II. They are the best. That last one sucked ass. The creator of this one said pretty much that. :)

Rarely do I care about new games anymore. Other than Bloodrayne, I haven't bothered with any for a long time. This one is a must!

Oooh baby!

Don't worry, I'll catch you.


Simply gorgeous!

Makes me wish I was animated. ;)


She is hott!

Don't piss her off!

Check out the official website here: www.tombraider.com

This one looks like they got it right. Sweet!

It's A Miracle!

I came inside at exactly 1:51 p.m. this afternoon, waited until 1:52 p.m., turned and when back outside. The difference was amazing! Who knew that the start of Spring was so dramatically obvious? I sure didn't. I was cold one minute then warm the next. Just because Spring is in the air (literally).

Now that Spring has finally sprung, Baseball is not far behind. April 3rd is the first day of the real Baseball season. The first Yankee game is the official start of Baseball. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

It won't come soon enough.