February 23rd Randomosity

This is so cool! From CNN.com's Offbeat Images, "A group of 400 skydivers from 31 nations and the Royal Thai Air Force get together over Thailand's northern province of Udon Thani on Wednesday, February 8, to create the largest-ever connected skydiving formation. The old record was a formation of 357 jumpers. The record attempt was organized as part of celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the coronation of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej."

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Interesting News Articles

20 inches of snow is nothing compared to 20 inches of pig manure!

Stupidity wins again: Injured woman can sue Postal Service

How to total a Ferrari: Million-dollar Car Crash Mystery

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I found it pretty interesting that 19 states (TX is no longer included) permit first-cousin marriages, and others permit it under special conditions. The South isn't doing too well in shaking off certain stereotypes!! lol

Happy V-Day!

I found a couple of good jokes and some interesting articles all related to Valentine's Day:


Articles:

American singles give cold shoulder romance: survey - I found the poll results intriguing, especially the 3% who have found happy relationships through online services.

"Missed Connections" site offers Valentine hope - Sounds like a cool website...I wonder if it would figure into the 3%.

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Jokes (from Comedy Central.com):


Vetoed Valentine Promotions


Valentines Day is here again, and with it the perfect opportunity for marketing departments the world over to romance investors and donors with Valentine-themed promotions! Here are some that didn’t quite make it off the drawing board:

Nevada State Tourism Board: “Nothing Says I LOVE YOU Like Legalized Prostitution and Gambling” T-shirts, baseball caps, and coffee mugs.

Ku Klux Klan: * Valentine’s Day Heart Burning, co-sponsored by Alka Seltzer

Vatican Public Relations Office* “Naughty Altar Boy” limited edition ceramic figurine

American Heart Association* Chocolate heart with marshallow-filled arteries. Simultaneously a touching token of love and a serious warning to an overweight sweetheart.

Daughters of the American Revolution* Illustrated Kama Sutra featuring George and Martha Washington. Comes with authentic period wooden dental dam.

PETA* Spray Paint a Red Heart on Joan Rivers’ Coat Competition
National Society of Organ Donors* “My Heart Belongs to You (As Soon As I’m Brain Dead)”
cards.

Department of Homeland Security* Moving the Valentine’s Day National Warning System Code Red for a “High Risk of Lovin’”


For those who are single and bitter:


Ode to Valentine's Day


Hearts and roses and kisses galore...
What the hell is that schtuff for
People get mushy and start acting queer
It's definitely the most annoying day of the year.

This day needs to get the hell over with and pass.
Before I shove a dozen roses up Cupid's ass.
I'll spend the day so drunk I can't speak
And wear all black for the rest of the week.

Guys act all sweet but soon it will fade…
For all they are doing is trying to get laid.
The arrow cupid shot at me must not have hit,
Because I think love is a bunch of $#!+.

So there's my story...
what can I say…
Love bites ass...
SCREW VALENTINE'S DAY!


And to those of you that have valentines, have fun!

Naughty Netflix, Bottleneck Cities, & 4-wheelin Bank Robber

Interesting News Articles:

I used to have an account with Blockbuster online and started renting more and more movies. I noticed an eventual increase in shipping times but didn't really think too much of it. Also, if I was renting a season of a tv show, discs would start to arrive out of order, forcing me to hold Disc 6, for instance, while waiting for 4 and 5 to arrive. Today, I came across an article about Netflix' tricky practice that explains what Blockbuster was intentionally doing. It kinda pissed me off...Netflix's Best Customers Penalized


Worst Cities for Traffic - This article discusses findings by the Texas Transportation Institute. According to the Institute, the top 12 cities for worst traffic are:

1) Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Calif.
2) San Francisco, Oakland, Calif.
3) Washington, D.C.
4) Atlanta - HA! I KNEW it was bad!!
5) Houston - remember the Rita evacuation snafu last summer?
6) Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Tex.
7) Chicago
8) Detroit
9) Riverside, San Bernardino, Calif.
10) Orlando, Fla.
11) San Jose, Calif.
12) San Diego


Drive-in Bank Robbery - an unusual way to rob a bank

February 9th Randomosity (a Bush word)

February is turning out to be a lot colder than January, but I guess this is more normal for a Michigan winter! Anyway...I've had kind of an interesting week, getting to travel out to Jackson for training classes for the job. I just love visiting the "birthplace of the Republican Party"...I make sure I spit on the sign every time I pass it..heh heh.

Tuesday, I accidentally threw my car keys into a dumpster along with my trash bag, so for the first time in my life, I got to go dumpster diving!!! Fortunately, it was relatively empty...and I did kinda enjoy putting my gymnastic abilities to use. I also had a rather embarrassing incident in the training class when I dozed off for a second (oops)...but no worries, my body apparently has this built-in alarm clock in my ass for just such an occasion!

And for any of you who have Valentines, Kroger is offering a 3-for-1 special on cards...so you can, according to the announcement, hide 2 around the house for fun, leading to the 3rd, and she/he will apparently love all three. Fun stuff!

I thought I'd throw some other crazy shit into this blog entry...enjoy:

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My Heritage.com- This website has a face recognition program that tries to analyze a photo you submit; it compares you to celebrities and regular people who also have pics posted on this site. I was quite pleased to know that I resemble Nadia Comaneci (58%), Colin Powell (53%), M. Night Shyamalan (45%), and others...yeah, I was bored. I guess this is proof that I do NOT look like Jude Law, as many say.

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In the News:

Baby feeds on dog's milk - kids do the darndest things...

Balloon in car creates XL explosion - this gave me a really good belly laugh

Mouth-to-beak - CPR for a chicken

Robots race camels in Kuwait - this also gave me a good laugh (thanks to Jim for the link!)

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The Winter Olympics begin tomorrow night in Italy...you name the event, I'll probably be watching (even the scandalous figure skating!). Here's a pic from CNN's Offbeat Images of a skywriter's version of the Olympic rings that I thought was cool:

Photogenic Hillary & Interesting Websites

When you're famous, you never know when someone's going to snap a shot like this of you...I wonder if Hillary will use this photo for her 2008 campaign. (from Yahoo Images)

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Websites:

Grills By Paul Wall - Jewelry for your teeth

The Slanket.com - "The Best Blanket Ever"

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So the Super Bowl is Sunday in Detroit, and the snow will be back just in time!! Should be interesting...it does look like there are some fun things to do downtown. I really want to do some outdoor ice skating...it's been way too long. As for watching the biggest event in the universe, apparently, I may leave it on for background noise or something...or rent a movie. I do hope Seattle wins, though...those water-logged people need a ray of sunshine.

Changing the subject, I'm kinda bummed about news regarding 2 of my favorite tv shows. First, with the WB and UPN merging in the Fall to become the CW (what the hell?!?), it looks like Everwood is going to get the axe after only 4 seasons. It still has a chance but a slim one. It's one of the few shows out there that has been consistently excellent all across the board (writing, acting, etc.). Also, ABC has no room in its schedule to fit Alias when it's supposed to return in March...kinda weird, considering it's already known that this is its final season for sure. Maybe the final episodes will be released in the summer??? Who knows...stupid network politics!!

The Winter Olympics begin in a week!!!! WOOHOO!!