"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things."

I learned a lot from George Carlin over the years. The most important thing I learned was to question the prevailing "wisdom".

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...is more of George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say On Television.I always enjoy the unscripted outbursts by celebrities during live award shows. They are infinitely more entertaining than the obviously staged and mostly unfunny pablum we endure for the majority of the broadcasts. I am looking forward to lots of "fleeting expletives ( Read more... )

Roger Ebert says, "I ain’t a pretty boy no more." And even though he's recovering from a serious illness and doesn't look great, he still plans on attending his own film festival. He doesn't care about the press saying mean things or taking unflattering pictures ( Read more... )

I watched Pride & Prejudice with Keira Knightley for the first time tonight. Luckily, it's recorded on the DVR so I can watch it again and again. Wonderful! Brenda Blethyn is truly the perfect Mrs. Bennet. She nailed her flibbertigibbet ignorance. And Matthew Macfadyen is yummy. He's almost as dashing as Clive Owen.


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"Maybe it should be called the Resurrection Party of the Century. In a bid to raise money for writers and poets displaced by Hurricane Katrina, a fledgling group of writers ladled up some haute couture in the Crescent City by staging a re-enactment of Truman Capote's 1966 extravaganza, the Black and White Ball ( Read more... )

I had no idea this was going on with Scott Adams of Dilbert fame ( Read more... )

Over at Go Fug Katie looks like a Stepford wife and Posh looks fab.

I love Audrey Hepburn and I love AC/DC. But I detest the latest Gap ad featuring Audrey's dance from Funny Face paired up with Back In Black. Audrey Hepburn's sons should be ashamed. I hope they donated the money to charity.


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I've been a fan of Andre Agassi since he first hit the tennis scene. As he winds up his tennis career at the 2006 U.S. Open, I find this article about his personal and profesional journey. It's worth reading even if you're not a fan of tennis or Andre because it's the story of a person's search for meaning in life.

I know that nolagrl is with me on this.

If Ernesto messes up our late season Alabama beach vacation like Ivan did in 2004, we are going to have to file a class action suit against Poseidon (a.k.a. Neptune) and let him know that we have simply had enough of his Boys of Summer. (I've already made it quite clear how I feel about his Girls.He must cease ( Read more... )