NBC: McCain picks Palin as running mate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25970882/
Popular Alaska governor to be first female Republican VP nominee

The Associated Press: David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIKS2VA1z5ViTv3lIBTzcLcRBGKgD92RUH000
Interesting- In The X-Files, his movie Trust The Man and certainly Californication, Duchovny's characters have always toyed with some type of sexual addiction.

Go Miniman Go

http://gominimango.com/
Celebrating the anniversary of the Lego MiniMan!

MomsLikeMe.com | Where local moms meet

http://www.momslikeme.com
Gannett, my parent company, launched new network of mommy sites. check it out.

3 Killed In North Las Vegas Plane Crash - KVVU Las Vegas

http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/17264133/detail.html
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a North Las Vegas home early Friday morning, police say.

Smurfs

I said I would go through the Smurfs last night. Here they are....

I didn't realize how active Smurfs are (ie a lot of sports related Smurfs), but I guess with all the junk food they eat, it's important to work out.

smurfs

Bad Typo: Joe Lieberman a Real #%&*! By E&P Staff

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003840273
Bad Typo: Joe Lieberman a Real #%&*!

By E&P Staff

Published: August 19, 2008 7:55 AM ET

NEW YORK One of the most amusing typos of the season turned up for awhile overnight in a major Associated Press dispatch. Some in the liberal blogosphere, who have often criticized Sen. Joe Lieberman -- the Democrat turned Independent who has endorsed John McCain -- found it all too apt.

The typo, in an article on the upcoming vice presidential picks due from McCain and Barack Obama and written by one of the top AP political scribes, Nedra Pickler, was soon corrected but can still be found viewed via Google at numerous news sites early this morning.

After focusing on Obama, the article discusses several possible McCain picks, and relates, "His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent."

It's still up at such sites as the Houston Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cleveland's Plain Dealer and many more.

Star Wars continued...

Continued from my previous blog posting.

Guess how I spent my lunch hour today...

Upon further review, it doesn't appear that all the star wars stuff is junk. In actuality, there's a lot of cool stuff here. Going through and re-assembling the toys didn't bring back any memories of playing with them. But check out the coolness.... some extra parts remained...

maybe I will keep this stuff now... oy.

Looking for advice- old Star Wars toys

Somehow I ended up with a ton of crates/cartons, etc from my parents house.  One is filled with old Star Wars toys.  Not the figures, but rather pieces of ships and star stations (?) like parts of the millennium falcon, etc.  These are in no way what we would call mint condition.   They have all been played with, some have missing pieces and some have stickers peeling off.

Can I please just throw them away????  I think they were kept this long because of a thought that they may be worth money some day.  But I think that would only be the case if they were in good condition or still in original packaging.

I could really use the closet space- may I dump these toy fragments?  Yes???  Yes???

(I am keeping the sand cruiser b/c it is cool)

Become an M&M'S Character

http://www.mms.com/us/becomeanmm/create/
my character. although my hair isn't that red anymore...

Wrapping Presents 101 for Cat Owners

Wrapping Presents 101 for Cat Owners

1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.

2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and close door.

3. Open door and remove cat from wardrobe.

4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.

5. Go back and remove cat from cupboard.

6. Go to drawer and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors, labels, etc.

7. Lay out present and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping strategy to be formed.

8. Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat that has been in the drawer since last visit, and collect string.

9. Remove present from bag.

10. Remove cat from bag.

11. Open box to check present, remove cat from box, replace present.

12. Lay out paper to enable cutting to size.

13. Cut the paper to size, trying to keep the cutting line straight.

14. Throw away first sheet because cat tried to chase the scissors and tore the paper.

15. Cut second sheet of paper to size by putting cat in the bag the present came out of.

16. Place present on cut-to-size paper.

17. Lift up edges of paper to seal in present, wonder why edges now don't reach, and find cat between present and paper. Remove cat and retry.

18. Place object on paper, to hold in place, while cutting transparent sticky tape.

19. Spend next 20 minutes carefully trying to remove transparent sticky tape from cat with pair of nail scissors.

20. Seal paper down with transparent sticky tape, making corners as neat as possible.

21. Look for roll of ribbon; chase cat down hall and retrieve ribbon.

22. Try to wrap present with ribbon in a two-directional turn.

23. Re-roll up ribbon and remove paper that is now torn, due to cat's enthusiasm in chasing ribbon end.

24. Repeat steps 12-22 until down to last sheet of paper.

25. Decide to skip steps 12-16 in order to save time and reduce risk of losing last sheet of paper. Retrieve old cardboard box that you know is right size for sheet of paper.

26. Put present in box, and tie down with string.

27. Remove string, open box and remove cat.

28. Put all packing materials in bag with present and head for lockable room.

29. Once inside room, lock door and start to re-lay out packing materials.

30. Remove cat from box, unlock door, put cat outside door, close door and re-lock.

31. Lay out last sheet of paper. (Admittedly this is difficult in the small area of the toilet, but try your best!)

32. Seal box, wrap with paper and start repairs by very carefully sealing down tears with transparent sticky tape. Now tie up with ribbon and decorate with bows to hide worst affected areas.
 
33. Label, then sit back and admire your handiwork, congratulating yourself on making good of a bad job.

34. Unlock door, and go to kitchen to make drink and feed cat.

35. Spend next 15 minutes looking for cat, before coming to obvious conclusion.

36. Unwrap present, untie box and remove cat.

37. Retrieve all discarded sheets of wrapping paper, feed cat and retire to lockable room for last attempt, making certain you are alone and the door is locked.

38. At time of handing over present, smile sweetly at receiver's face, as they try and hide their contempt at being handed such a badly wrapped present.
 
39. Swear to yourself that next year, you will get the store to wrap the darn thing for you.

Starbucks' afternoon drink deal goes nationwide - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/05/starbucks.deal.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m....To get the discount, customers must present a receipt from their morning Starbucks visit.

Sleeping Cats

Haven't posted cat pictures lately. Since I now work at home, I see they basically sleep a lot. Here are some miscellaneous pics.

Meet the Mayor!

Finally after 2 1/2 years living here, I got to meet the honorable Mayor Oscar Goodman. What a character!