If "How the Grinch Stole Xmas" is a book, then that'd be it.

If you could live in any home on a television series, what series would it be?

The house that the Botwins lived in the first season of Weeds.

What's the longest you've gone without sleep?:

About 28 hours?

What's your favourite Barry Manilow song?:

Can't think of one.

Who's your favourite Muppet?:

I hate the Muppets.

What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?:

Sleeping with women.

What's your favourite web site?:

cnn.com

What's your favourite school supply?:

Color pencils.

Who's your favourite TV attorney?:

Will Truman.

What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?:

To Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving.

What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?:

A 60's-era dining room set.

Where were you on September 11, 2001?:

In my apartment near Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What's your favourite tree?:

Palm Trees.

What's the most interesting biography you've read?:

Can't think of any off hand.

What do you order when you eat Chinese food?:

Steam fried pork dumplings, wonton soup, roast pork egg foo yung, chicken chow mein, cashew chicken.

What's the best costume you've ever worn?:

Can't think of any.

What's your least favourite word?:

The "n" word.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?:

I-da-ho!

Who's your favourite Care Bear?:

Don't know the difference between them.

Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation:

Every time I have ever hit a really bad financial situation, something always works out at the last minute.

If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?:

Serengetti, Kilimanjaro, and the Pyramids in Egypt.

What did you have for lunch yesterday?:

Chinese barfay...see above.

Where do you go for advice?:

Family and friends.

Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?:

Dictionary.

Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?:

Snorkeling.

Have you ever been stung by a bee?:

Many times.

What's the sickest you've ever been?:

Mono in 1986.

What's your favourite form of exercise?:

Walking.

What's your favourite Cyndi Lauper song?:

Can't think of one.

What did you do for your 13th birthday?:

I barely remember 1978 let alone my birthday.

Are you afraid of heights?:

Yes. 

Have you ever taken dance lessons?:

Yes, I used to be part of a Bavarian folkdance group called Die Lustigan Isartaler.

What's your favourite newspaper?:

USA Today.

What's your favourite Broadway musical?

Never saw one.

What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?:

Saturday morning Polish classes when I was a kid.

What's your favourite knock-knock joke?:

They're all lame.

What's your favourite commercial?:

I hate commericals. 

If you could go to DisneyLand with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?:

Barack Obama.

Do you prefer baths or showers?:

Showers.

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight?:

I never chew gum.

What's your favourite breakfast food?:

The Western Scramble at Roxy's Diner in Harrisburg.

Who's your favourite game show host?:

I think Game Shows are the lowest form of "entertainment."

If you could have a super power, what would it be?:

To go back in time.

Do you like guacamole?:

It's okay.

Have you ever been in a food fight?:

Yes, a marshmallow fight when I was a teenager..

Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics:

Happy Birthday.
Jingle Bells.
Silent Night.
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.
The Star-Spangled Banner.

What's your favourite infomercial?:

I hate infomericals.

What's the longest you've ever waited in line?:

Six hours at the DMV when I moved to Vegas in 2000.

What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?:

It is on my iphone, no cover.

Have you ever taken your picture in one of those photo booths?

Probably, many years ago.

It has been ages since I posted an entry.  I figured I would follow the theme-of-the-day and post what I am thankful for this year.

The important:

- my family
- my health
- my friends
- my job
- the end is in sight of the 8-year nightmare


The superficial:

- the cinnamon coffee cake at Caribou Coffee
- that I got Reebok sweats, zippered hoodies buy-one-get-one free at Casual male yesterday (and did not have to wait in any line to pay for it-bonus)
- the 3rd season of Big Love starts January 9
- that I am moving to Vegas in late Spring 2009 (I will miss all my Pittsburgh and Harrisburg budz) :-(
- that I will finally have my congenital bone malformations in my foot fixed on December 5
- that I will be able to buy some hot Nike Shox after the previous entry
- that gas is under $2/gallon
- that there is so much freakin' eye candy here in Pittsburgh...all the hot Pittsburgh menzez bundeld up in their heavy coats and work boots....wooof!
- that I can work from home tomorrow...YAY!
- that I will be working lots from home when recovering from foot surgery and won't have to dip into my PTO
- that Apple came out with the iPhone
- that the Republican party is in shambles and will take years if not decades to recover
- that I can do subcontracting work in medical transcription from home and make decent money doing it
- that Christmas falls on a Thursday this year...IMO the best day of the week it can fall on
- probably loads more of stuff that escapes me as I am being kicked out of the coffee shop that closes in 9 minutes!  

Hope everyone has a safe Happy Thanksgiving.  Don't overdose on the "sausage stuffing!"  

Ciao! 
 

Estelle Scher Getty
1923-2008

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A great short article offering yet more probable proof that we are "born this way."

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1815538,00.html?cnn=yes

WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of their "educaiton" on their high school diplomas.

Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It's been the subject of mockery on local radio.

Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time.

The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates.

What a tragedy this former first family has become.   Coming from someone who defended them left, right and center, and having experienced probably the most prosperous time of life under Bill Clinton's presidency, their behavior and comments in the last few days have made me despise both of them.

I shudder to think that some of my conservative friends were right when they said that the Clintons are all about the Clintons.

Hillary, do the American people a huge favor--Concede, and go back quietly to your senate seat and put your husband in his place.  I will be much happier if I don't see the likes of you two again any time soon.

PS:  Barak, please don't even entertain the thought of creating a "nightmare" ticket with that self-serving bee-otch!  You will fare much better with Edwards, Richardson or dare I say Hagel!

He is kind of the patriarch of liberal politics in this country.  My thoughts and prayers are with Ted and his family! 

This tickled my funny bone! 

On the Eve of the 3rd Anniversary of the death of JPII.

I have seen some funny pictures of Bush that make him look like an ass, some doctored, some real, but this one takes the cake.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

It's not quite the drunken vomitfest reserved for St. Patrick, but March 19 marks the Feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of Poland and Italy, among other nations.  I wore my green on Monday and got my red on today!