Month: January 2011

Posted on

Jimmy Fallon is FUNNY!

I knew who Jimmy Fallon is because I used to watch him on Saturday Night Live. Then he ended up getting a late night show – it comes on at 2:00 am – the latest late show on the schedule.

Every once in a while I can stay up extra late and not worry about having to get up at 5:00 am to go to work. Those are the only times I can watch the Jimmy Fallon Show. But I really enjoy his show when I do have the opportunity. He makes me laugh out loud, and I love the variety of guests that he has on the show to talk and play games with him.

Posted on

My Snow Woman

We had enough snow that I could roll up a few big snowballs and make this snow woman. I couldn’t figure out what to use for arms, so I decided to grab some things from the kitchen. She’s my Aunt Jemima snow woman.

Posted on

Dentist Appt

Tomorrow morning I have to see the dentist. It’s called a cleaning appointment, but they are really looking at the condition of my teeth and gums to see if I need any repairs.

I don’t think they will find any cavities, but I am worried about gum health. They say that almost everyone over 30 years old gets gum disease. I don’t know why this is and why they can’t prevent it or cure it. It seems like they just look for it and then put you on a long term treatment regime and make a lot of money from it. I think I will ask my dentist about that when I see him the morning – why is there no cure?

Posted on

Too Full

Sometimes I go out and order way too much food for lunch. If it tastes really good, it is really hard to stop eating before it is all gone. But I should really stop eating when I’m full and not force myself to clean my plate.

In fact, in some cultures, it is unflattering to eat everything on your plate. If  you don’t leave a little on your plate they think that you cannot afford to eat properly, like a street urchin.

But then again, I really don’t like to waste food. I don’t want to get fat and I try to have a healthy variety of foods. And as long it this gorging is just once in a while and not a regular thing, I think it will be OK.

Posted on

Larry vs Piers

For many years I would watch Larry King do his show on CNN when I was not interested in the drivel on primetime network TV. I always thought that Larry was a good host and that he asked very interesting questions that would draw out the guest. I was sorry to see him retire – I even watched his last show and got choked up at all the people who participated in the tribute.

Now Piers Morgan has taken that slot on CNN. He is a very good conversationalist. His style is very different from Larry’s, and that is to be expected. I watched his first show with Oprah and learned a lot about Oprah that I did not know. I missed the Howard Stern interview, but tonight the guest is Condoleezza Rice and I am enjoying this interview very much.

Posted on

Lunch with the Girls

A lot of people did not have to work today because it is Martin Luther King’s birthday. I know the banks are closed, so are the government offices and the post office. But it is another good excuse for retailers to have a sale or special promotions.

So, a bunch of us who did have to work decided to get together for lunch. Thanks to my girlfriend, Wendy, for having the idea and sending out the invitations. We had 14 women show up for our holiday lunch. That was great fun!

Posted on

Cell Phone Bath

Yes, I did it. I dropped my Blackberry in the water. I don’ know what I was thinking. I was talking to my sister and trying to wash up the pots and pans from dinner, and the phone slipped off my shoulder. It dropped straight down into the soapy sudsy water with a horrible plunk.

Of course I grabbed it right out of there, but I don’t kno if it can be saved. I heard from friends that if you take a wet phone apart and put it in a Ziploc bag filled with raw white rice that it will dry out and work the next day.

I sure hope that is right and we’ll find out in a few hours. I’ve gone all day with my phone and I’m miserable. But then, I can’t blame anyone but myself.

Posted on

Music on the Internet

As much as I am on the internet and as much as I love to listen to music, I am so excited to have found a web site called Pandora.com This is a web site that lets you pick the type of music that you like by choosing 2 or 3 or 4 of your favorite artists or groups. Then they create a personal station for you that plays music by those artists plus they add in a handful of similar artists. I love that idea!

Posted on

Broadway Plays

It seem like forever since I’ve seen a Broadway play. I used to go to the theater a lot. I love acting, plays, movies – the whole thing. I was in our school plays all the way through junior high and high school. I miss that.

The current shows at our local theater are not the plays that I have an interest in. I guess I will have to take a trip to a major city for a culture enhancing weekend and see a good play out of town. It is relatively easy to go to Atlanta or Chicago from here, for just a weekend getaway. Or maybe I’ll totally splurge and go to New York City!

Posted on

Bad Russell

I think Katy is the cutest thing and the most fun singer out there. I love her outrageous costumes and sassy attitude.

I think her hubby was wrong to take this photo of her with no makeup and a very unflattering pose, then put it on the internet. That is like bullying in my mind, and that is not what a loving husband would do to his wife.

But even in this photo, I think she is beautiful. I am sure she would prefer to be seen with her makeup on and her hair done, but there is nothing wrong with how e looks without it. I love Katy, with makeup on or off!