Fur, crying, and 1-hour books

Fur

Last night I started watching the movie "Fur" on the Sundance channel because the info said it was about the photographer Diane Arbus (starring Nicole Kidman). I had seen a photo of hers of the Disney castle with a swan out front that looked slightly menacing, and because of that I was interested in learning more about her.

Anyway, the movie had her falling in love with Robert Downey Jr, who was a hairy man out of a freak show. How they got these people to be in this movie is beyond me. Every time K tried to watch it with me, he started getting depressed and asked me to change the channel, but I argued that I wanted to see it because it was true. (even if farfetched) So he kept leaving. It got very strange at the end.

Then I got to the credits and saw that it was a "fictionalized account" of her life. I was a little ticked off about that. I was unaware of her preoccupation with freak-show and circus (and naked) people, but I prefer to think it was a reaction against an upbringing where everything looked perfect.

I looked up her husband later, as the handsome Ty Burrell from Modern Family played him. Turns out Allan Arbus went on to become an actor, and played Dr. Friedman in MASH.

I thought that was interesting, although Diane's pic of Disneyland isn't mentioned online as one of her more famous photos.
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I may have mentioned that I tear up easily. Even in movies that aren't sad, if something touching happens I get all teary.

A few weeks ago I was reading a book that wasn't even sad - "Shopaholic and Sister." Who would cry at that, right? But she was just so misunderstood in the book, and tears just kept escaping from my eyes, prompting K to ask me, "Are you enjoying your book?"

Then a new movie came on TV, "Love Happens." It really got sad at the end when the main character relives the death of his wife, and I was off crying again. It got so bad that I had to go downstairs and hide because my eyes were all red and puffy and I didn't want to have to explain it to my kids.

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By the way, Jenny McCarthy has been out promoting her new book, "Love, Lust, and Faking it." I saw it in the library, so I decided to take look at it. I was looking for dish about what happened with Jim Carrey, and I really enjoyed reading about her son's autism.

I read nearly the whole thing in an hour in the library, and there's NO DISH in there about Jim Carrey! So, no need to buy it. It's just her opinions or things that happened to her - her first boyfriend, etc. It has some good advice in there I guess (don't expect that just because you date a loser that he's going to appreciate it/you.)

I already told my daughter that, so that's not news to me.

Life is a work of art

Last week I heard that Demi Lovato had to go into "treatment" and not finish her tour with the Jonas Brothers. It seems that Joe Jonas broke up with her, and who would want to stay on tour with your ex who already moved on to a new girlfriend?

Evidently she had eating issues and was cutting herself too. I told the Girl about this, and noted that it can be hard being a teenager or young adult at times, and encouraged her to ask for help if she needs it, like Demi did.

It's sad too, because she just released a song saying, "Every day is a new canvas", that I found inspirational. I know she didn't write it necessarily, and it can be hard to live in your highest ideals when things seem tough. I guess I just wish she listened to the song herself.

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Everyday is like a blank canvas
You know you can paint it anyway you want it
You can draw a black cloud
You can make the sun shine
Coloring a rainbow
or use black and white
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A few weeks ago K went to see a football game the boys from his camp were playing. Turned out they were playing Campbell Hall, a private school in the Valley. When he got home K said that Dakota Phanning was Homecoming Queen!

Wow. Good for her. She got the typical high-school experience!

Not.

Regis & Kelly

I have been a long-time follower of daytime TV, and have been watching Regis & Kelly when it was still Regis & Kathi Lee.

Anyway, the other day they called someone for their daily trip giveaway. An elderly lady answered, and said she'd been waiting for years for them to call. Also she was so glad they called because her husband had been diagnosed with cancer. The audience said, "Awwwwwww....." Then she said, no, it was OK because he was better now.

Then they asked her the question, where was Maggie Q, who had been on the show the day before, born?

The lady said, Oh, I think it was Japan.

Kelly said, "Name a city."

The lady said, "Tokyo!"

Regis said, "No, I'm sorry, it was Hong Kong."

And the lady said, "Oh! Bangladesh! I knew it was somewhere in Asia."

Ha!

Today they called and asked if Karen was there. The lady who answered said no. Then they said they were Regis and Kelly, and she said, "Hi. I'm Karen."

So Regis got confused. Was she or wasn't she Karen? So they put up her picture (you have to send one with your contest entry) and asked her to describe it. She said, Oh, she was sleeping. The lady in the picture was standing up.

So they asked her to describe what she was wearing and she said she thought it was pink. It was white pajamas with some kind of print on it.

So they moved on and asked her to pick a number, and she picked 40. Regis said, "OK, 42! Where's 42?"

LOL - fun in the morning.

Local Politics - Meg & Carly

The commercials for local politics are increasing as we get closer to election day. They are getting longer too, and I wish they would just go away. I'm tempted to DVR everything now, just so I can forward through them all.

Meg Whitman is currently challenging Barbara Boxer here in CA, saying she was head of Ebay and blah, blah, blah. Then her former nanny came forward to say that Meg knew she was an undocumented worker, and kept her on anyway. When the nanny finally went to Meg for help to get citizenship, Meg fired her.

Now the hypocrisy of hiring an undocumented worker and being tough on immigration doesn't really surprise me, as it seems typical of people seeking to be "tough on immigration."

What floored me was that this woman worked for Meg for 9 years, raising her children, and the minute the nanny asked her for help she was out. It seems to me she'd be part of the family by then. How did her children take that? Plus, what does that say about her as a person?

I've since found out that it's nearly impossible for workers like her to get citizenship, and that seems wrong to me too. After all, all these other people came from somewhere else. Shouldn't everyone have the same opportunity?

And then there's Carly Fiorini, looking so, so smug in her cute haircut. She just thinks she's SO cool. She also was head of a company (HP) that laid off thousands of people.

I would love for this to come around and bite them in the ass. I mean really, laying off workers and moving those jobs overseas is not a very creative or innovative idea. Sure it save these companies money, but it would have been so much better if they had come up with an idea that would grow the company instead.

Plus, both these women received huge (millions) bonuses for doing that. Really? I don't understand how that is justified. That should really be a last ditch solution to save a company. How about taking a reasonable bonus instead and putting the rest of the money into the company?

The economy is bad right now, and lots of people are unemployed. I would love for some of the people responsible for that to go down. How can they blame Democrats for unemployment levels when they are the very people that caused much of the current unemployment!

I also hate that ads for various propositions, as they all directly contradict each other. Like "It will save the environment!" vs. "It's sponsored by Oil Companies!"

Because of this I guess I'm going to have to sit down and read the darned Voter's Information Guide to decide for myself what to vote for.

Sigh. (Just kidding)

What now?

1. I saw this video, and thought it was really funny. I guess it's more funny if you've seen Jaime Fox's "Blame it on the Alcohol", which is kindof funny all by itself because Ronnie Howard is in it.

2. When my Boy was home for Spring Break, he walked around one day singing, "Kanye West - thinks he's the best" I thought that was pretty funny, for some reason. (because it's true?) The Girl says kids at her school put three fingers in front of their eyes to imitate Kanye - I guess they're making fun of the glasses he wears in one of his videos. I think he's OK, but I don't like that new, flat sound of his new songs.

3. A few weeks ago Lil Kim got voted off Dancing with the Stars, and I just couldn't believe it! I guess there are a lot of country fans out there, but that Ty was pretty cute. I was really impressed with Lil Kim. I'd watched her Reality show, but this show showed her in a different light, and you could see how sweet and pretty she is. And even though this isn't her kind of dance, she gave a really good show every time. She's a real professional.

Usually I don't even vote, but this time I voted for Gils at the last minute. He was the only one without any dance training (I think gymnastics trains girls somewhat similarly to ballet), and I think he did a great job. I was surprised that Shawn won in the end, but they really were all so good, it was pretty even.

4. Could American Idol have been more surprising? Everyone was saying that Adam would win, and I think even Kris believed it too. I have to give him credit for still trying his best and doing a great job with "Heartless." This is also a Kanye West song, and the Girl said, "He managed to make that song sound good!" But when Ryan Seacrest announced that the winner was Kris, the Girl, who was listening from the bedroom, said, "First Lil Kim and now this!"

Things I learned from Reality TV in 2008

-I learned that nearly every problem with dogs can be solved with chicken - or else you tell the dog "Uh uh!." from "It's me or the Dog."

-I learned that every problem with a dog is the fault of the human. And also that humans exude an "energy" that is picked up on by dogs, and we all part of the pack I found out that it's more important to be a good pack leader than a friend to the dog, and to forget the past, look to the future, and live in the now. - From "Dog Whisperer"

-I learned way more than I ever wanted to about Cloris Leachman - from "Dancing with the Stars."

-I learned that every overly messy houses and hoarding problems are "foolishness" and a symptom of another issue. I also learned to put a large flower in my hair. - from "Clean House."

-I learned that even someone with 8 kids can have OCD and refuse let their kids walk barefoot on hotel room carpet (like the bedspreads are better? - from "Jon and Kate plus 8."

-I learned you have to taste your food before sending it out to be eaten - on "Top Chef."

Commercials

One of my pet peeves is commercials, and how badly they're screened for young children. My young kids didn't need to see scenes from scary movies, but ads for them run at all times, not just after 8pm.

What I don't understand are the recent political commercials about California's Prop 8. Prop 8 is a proposal to ban gay marriage, something we've already voted on anyway. In the ads, a child brings a book home from school and says that she learned in school that boys can marry boys. A couple claim that this happened in their state, and when they complained, they were told they had no right to have their child not taught that.

So... they're objecting to their kids hearing that in school? Buy aren't you telling them about it now on TV? Aren't you in fact telling every kid that watches TV in California about this new concept? So is it they don't want their kids to KNOW about gays, or they just want to teach them that it's not right? Can't they do that at home anyway? I just don't get it.

I love it that my daughter doesn't even see an issue about having a black president or understand what it could be about, and I really think that this generation will come to feel the same way about gay people.

I must say, though, that the ads for the other side have been awfully dry. A strict-looking couple say that they have a gay daughter and it would be WRONG to treat her any differently. Finally they've come out with an Ellen ad which is a little more friendly. I think they should have focused more on the human aspect of not being able to visit someone in the hospital and things like that.

It doesn't matter anyway. Like I said, we already voted on this (conservatives won, I believe), and the courts overturned it. Why are we voting again?

Dodger game

The Girl got to go to camp as planned, and she had a really good time there. While she was gone, K's cousin came to visit. We hadn't seen her in about 4 years, so it was great to see her.

We picked her up at the Burbank airport and took her to a Dodger game. Manny Ramirezz had just been added to the team, so the game was sold out and excited. He had two hits, but no home runs and the Dodgers lost 1-2. Very low scoring game. He had home runs on Sat and Sunday, but not on Friday night.

You can see the crowd standing up in excitement and support when Manny came to bat.

We had a great visit with her, and hopefully we'll be able to go see her during the glass pumpkin festival in Half Moon Bay in October.....

Last nite the Boy dropped orange juice into the keyboard, so now it sticks. The space bar and 000000000000000000 seem to be the worst.....


In TV news, Sherri Shepard wasn't' on the View theother day, and Whoppi announced that she was out for personal business, which I already thought was weird. Those girls are out all the time and it's no big deal. Then Joy and Elizabeth added that they like Sherri and she'sfunny.. I thought that was odd.

Then K told me he was listening to Rick Dees and they said Whoopi hates Sherri andthat she's a worse problem than Star or Rosie ever was. I can see why Whoopi might not like her, but Sherri brings anice balance to the show. She gets along w/Elizabeth and has become somewhat of an ally even tho she doesn't necessarily agree with her politics. She isn't the most intellectual, and not always funny, but she lightens themoodthere....

Oh, forget it.............

Just media notes

There have been a few things lately that I've felt like commenting on, but I keep forgetting.

For one thing, at the end of the last post I forgot I'd stayed up to watch SNL the night before Mother's Day. They featured a band with a strange name - "My Morning Jacket", but their song was SO good! They started with a great guitar hook and then really jammed out a song called, "I'm amazed." I'd been recording it since it was late and I was likely to fall asleep, and the next day I played it over and over for K and The Girl. Both agreed it was a jamming song.

Next, have you ever heard of the "Big Head" theory in Hollywood? They say it's better to have a big head because it looks better on the big screen. And if you notice, most "Stars" have big heads!

So on American Idol, when I saw the size of David Cook's head compared to Ryan Seacrest's head, it was clear to me that he was going to win. His head was way bigger than David Archuleta's head. I thought it was a great finale. I loved how ex-contestants sang songs from famous people (Donna Summer, George Michaels), then the artists came out themselves and sang a new song. I loved DC singing with ZZ Top. The decision announcement was also entertaining, with the winner crying, the loser looking grateful, and lots of fireworks.

Great!

I think David Archuleta would be good in a Disney TV show, like High School Musical.
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A video that really bothers me is Madonna's "Four Minutes to Save the World." She skips around looking fierce and walking on people's tables while they're trying to eat. Justin Timberlake does a few spins and adjusts his scarf, but neither one of them is doing anything about saving the world!

Huh. That's not very productive. With 4 minutes to save the world we should all grab a boy or a girl?
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Recently I saw that one of my favorite authors, Michael Connelly, had a new book out, "The Overlook". I bought it and took it home to read, but it kept referring to the previous book, "Echo Park." I couldn't remember the story or the outcomes the Overlook was referring to, so I went and checked "Echo Park" out of the library.

Turns out, I hadn't read it! So, joy of joys, I got to read TWO Harry Bosch books back to back! Days of fun, I tell you what. There's nothing like finding out you're backed up on reading one of your favorite authors.

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Yesterday on Oprah, Reba was on, singing duets with people who were with her on her new album of duets. It may have been an old show, I don't know. Anyway, she sang "Because of you" with Kelly Clarkson. First Reba took the high harmony and Kelly sang the chorus. Then they switched and Kelly sang the high part and Reba sang the chorus. It was beautiful.

That's a really sad song, though. I like to believe that a person can try to make their own life in spite of what they experienced as a child.

Anyway, Oprah brought up that Kelly had been having a problem with her producers not wanting some of her songs. Kelly downplayed it, saying it was normal, and Oprah said that Kelly writes about her life, and that was her message to the producers.

Actually I agree with her producers. I'm tired of songs about breaking up from Kelly. She's made at least two albums about that topic by now, and I'd like to hear something from her other than anger.

How, 'bout it Kelly?

Pop Media Notes

Zach Efron
was on the view yesterday. Chelsea Handler did the intro, holding a big pillow with a big picture of his face on it, and a Ken-like doll. After he'd greeted everyone and sat down, he gestured toward the pillow and said, "Great! Now you ladies can sit on me whenever you want." Then he seemed to realize that that sounded a little risque', so he tried to recover with, "Or, you can play with the doll." Was that better?

I think HE's a doll.


Harry Potter
No spoilers here, but I just want to say the this last book in the series was the BEST! It's the best of all the books, with maybe the exception of the first. That was exciting too. But #7? Great battle scenes. Epic and sad, too, because in war people die. The author never lets you forget that.

Running with Scissors
This movie was not as funny as I'd hoped. Mostly I thought it was sad that children are subject to the actions of adults who are idiots. Children have no power, and I find it extremely sad that some are born into bad situations.

Smoking Aces
Too gory for me. The story was OK and I liked Jeremy Piven's acting. Also Alicia Keys was really good. But so many people die. I can't beleive my son saw it 3 times and loves it!

The Sopranos
I never weighed in on the Sopranos finale, but I'd like to say that I thought it was perfect. It was like everyone was thinking, "OK, is it really over now? Is it really going to be ok, or do I need to watch out at all times?" And then, blackness. The end. Because that's what it's like, that's what they're lives will always be - watching over their shoulders. I guess if the story had a beginning and an ending, it would be the start and end of his therapy.

OJ's Book
Ever since OJ bumped into me at the Prince concert (see March 07), I've been peripherally interested in him again. I heard them say on "The View" that his book was online, so I searched and found it. (http://static.scribd.com/docs/6jm9e5b451zeu.swf) I had a few hours to kill (ha!), so I read the whole thing. I think it should be called "WHY I did it" instead of "How I did it" (if I did). The book is very, very detailed about their relationship. How they met, how they got married, how they had children... on and on about everything. But when it gets to "The Night in Question" suddenly everything goes blank and then everything is bloody and his friend is saying, "What did you do?"

That's another interesting thing. Supposedly an aquaintance/friend comes over to see OJ that night, with some gossip that Nicole was fooling around in Cabo after OJ left. I think the timing of that is critical, because when they were in Cabo, they were supposedly getting back together. OJ was feeling optimistic then, but changed his mind later. So hearing that she did that at the very time he was "trying", I think that put him over the edge.

Also, if it was true, how do you think that friend felt when it was all over? He goes over there with some news and two people end up dead? Wow. That's a lot of consequence.

Oddly, though, I wasn't more angry with OJ after reading this book. Even tho he goes back to claiming he was "100% Not Guilty" - which is confusing when he'd previously said he did it. I felt more compassion for him after reading it, but more convinced than ever that he did it. Why would anyone write a book like that if they didn't?

Moving Pictures

Over the Memorial Day weekend I kept going to Rosie's blog, and it was great. I like watching her little videos and read answers to lots of questions. My husband and son don't understand - both of them asked me if I was obsessed.

It's not that bad, people!


I must be emotional lately, because movies are making me cry.

Saved
I just got around to seeing this movie, and I really liked it. Mandy Moore is so good and funny in this part. I really liked Patrick Fugit and Jena Malone too. All the actors were good and the story was excellent. It hit close to home, so that's probably why I cried.

Because of Wynn & Dixie
Can you believe I cried? How sappy can you get? A dog is lost and boo, hoo, hoo. The little girl who played this part had the biggest eyes I've ever seen! She's like one of those pictures from the 70's of those little kids with huge eyes. It's a little disturbing, because they're just so beautiful, but they're on the face of a little girl.

Open Water
OK, I just watched the end because I wanted to see how it turned out before I spent 2 hours watching people struggle to stay alive in the ocean. I didn't like the end. It sucked. But I didn't cry. I may still go ahead and watch the beginning now, but it's just so sad. I am NEVER going out with a tour group on the ocean, that's for sure!

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I have a digital camera that runs on a couple of AA batteries, so I probably should get a better one. Any suggestions of a good yet not-too-expensive camera?

When I take a picture, I know that sometime after I hit the button, the camera will take a picture. How long this takes varies, depending on the status of the battery.

If I think something is going to happen, say in a game, I press the button and hope for the best. This has resulted in some crazy pictures, though. Like the matrix-like photo above.

I like it.

Idol Chatter

The View

I missed yesterday's fireworks between Rosie and Elizabeth. It's just as well, I was getting uncomfortable with them yelling at each other and not listening during the last week or so. Elizabeth is even worse now that she's pregnant. I think being pregnant can make women more self-righteous and she's more argumentative than ever.

I just don't like it when they don't LISTEN to each other, and no one can get a word in edgewise now, because Elizabeth keeps giving more than one example and repeating herself. That doesn't seem like a real debate if no one else can talk.

It was a mistake for Rosie to think E would stick up for her, as she never agreed with her in the first place. Elizabeth would rather claim that she didn't understand what Rosie was trying to say, which was: If we were Iraqis, who would WE feel were terrorists? The people who invaded their country - that's who.

It's not rocket science, tho I'm not sure the metaphor was correct. Since we've invaded their country, we're more likely seen as oppressors, not terrorists. Terrorists are people without power who want to make a big statement, and I think we're as much at risk with people like that originating within our country (i.e. Oklahoma bombing, school shootings, etc.) as from without. But it's almost certainly our policies that create such anger towards us.

I was glad to see that Rosie likes Amy Winehouse too.

http://www.rosie.com/blog/


American Idol

OK, I think 2 HOURS is too long to milk a show that's only going to reveal what you want to see in the last few minutes. And that's not even counting the Red Carpet event that they tacked on in front of it.

Paula Abdul's nose looked fine - not broken at all.

So I kept switching channels until the end - boy, Dustin is still fighting with people on Celebrity Fit Club. He was arguing with one of the judges that he didn't even need to lose weight - to the point where the judge tried to get up and kick his ass! Why is he on the show if he doesn't want to lose weight?

And what's this about a porn tape of Dustin? Never heard of it.

Jordan sounded wonderful last night, so I'm glad she won.

Do you think I watch too much TV?

Pop Media Notes

When did they start putting tv's into gas pumps? Too bad it only runs commercials.

I've been feeling like commenting on certain current events in pop culture, so please bear with me. I watch a lot of TV:

High School Musical
This movie is a breath of fresh air to all those who believe Disney exists
primarily by making inferior sequels to already-popular movies (like my
son.) The movie is cute, has some catchy songs, and a good overall
theme of stepping outside people's expectations of you. I also like it
that there's a bit of a love story, but it's so innocent.

It's also a best-selling DVD now, which is odd because it's also free on TV where disney plays it probably once a week. I like the pop-up version best.

Housewives of Orange County
They've been replaying the last season as a prelude to the upcoming new season.
That's good because I missed a lot of that show last year, and watching
this show is pretty fun. I have to admire thecommittment of these women to being glamourous. It's not like their jobs depend on their looks, like actresses, but everyone there seems to have fake boobs and inject botox (except Jo, because she's still so young.)

There's a teen on the show, Shane, who is SO cute! But he says he's still a
virgin and not interested in being a sexual person right now. Huh? What
a concept. But when asked what he likes in a girl, he said he likes a
big butt. Whoa! Hold on here! I think I've got something he just might
be interested in!

In a later episode they show him going to Mexico to "get wasted". He was dancing and kissing a girl, then they just went home. His friend told Shane he'd left a frustrated girl behind. And Shane asks, in all innocence, "What did she expect?"

I can't wait for new season

I love New York
This show promises to be loads of fun. This young woman, nicknamed "New York" by Flavor Flav in his show, "The Flavor of Love", proved to be such a nut that
he brought her back in his second show. Now she stars in a show of her
own, so that she can find true love at last with the help of the one
person who is a bigger nut than she is - her mother!

Anyone who saw either of the Flav shows knows just what I'm talking about. I'm expecting lots of drama and diva action here.

Fergie -
I was really looking forward to hearing her sing, because she's pretty
and you could tell that she's a good singer even from what little you
can hear her in the Black Eyed Peas. But I was surprised at the song
"London Bridge". Not only was it rap, which doesn't show off her voice,
but it seemed to be a stream ofconciousness rapping. Like she'd pick
any old word that would rhyme, never mind trying to make sense or
actually say something in a song. "I wish I didn't wear these shoes"?
What kind of lyric is that?

I thought maybe she had other good songs on her CD, but when I looked up her cd in iTunes, it was full of bad reviews. I just can't tell if her music is trying to push the envelope and be different, or is just bad.


Trump
Is this man not a mill or billionaire? Is he not powerful? Why then is he
so insecure? Honestly, it was the same with Martha Stewart. He doesn't
seem to care what anyone says about his hair, but criticize his show or
say he declared bankruptcy, and look out!

IMHO, he showed a real lack of class, lashing out so immaturely. I mean, calling her
names and criticizing her looks? He acts like an insecure bully. Then
he gets mad at Barbara W for not backing up what he said she said, and
calls her a liar. Was he not betraying a supposed trust or confidence?
What kind of person does that make him? Desperate.

Alpha Dog
This movie is based on true events that happened in this area. The story is
so sad that I can't believe they'd make a movie about it, and in ANY
wayglamourize what this punk was up to. It promises to be a sad and stupid movie, just like the real guys who lived it. I like Justin Timberlake, but I won't be seeing this movie.

Dirt
Courtney Cox is beautiful now! She was cute before - now she's downright
gorgeous! This is a dark and edgy show I guess, right now it seems
cynical. We'll see what happens with the story lines...

Beckham is coming!
More tabloid excitement to come. Also, maybe people will pay more attention to the Galaxy now.

Yahoo Food News
I clicked on this
story the other day, and thought the recipes seemed a little
fancy for football fans, but I thought some of the comments were pretty
funny. There were hundreds! A couple were useful recipes. Here's a
sample:

The recipes:
PEPPER AND GARLIC TOASTED ALMONDS
CRAB DIP ON RUSSET POTATO CHIPS | makes 8 to 10 servings.
CRUNCHY SAUSAGE BITES - made with spicy sausage (such as bratwurst?) and mango chutney
BABY BACK RIBS WITH COFFEE BARBECUE SAUCE
MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

The comments:
What big game is this for? The figure skating match? I don't think I'll be
serving any toasted almonds and crab dip when I have straight guys over
to watch the NFL playoffs.


These recipes stink. Whoever wrote this article should have hot molasses baked beans thrown in their face.

I want minutes of my life back.

you must be kidding!!!! My husband would divorce me if i served crap like
this at all let alone for a football game. How about some real football
food


YOU NEED CHICKEN WING DIP ON HERE!! 8 oz. Hot sauce 8
oz. blue cheese or ranch dressing 1 or 2 thighs or breasts of cooked
chicken- cut up into small bits 8 oz. cream cheese 2 cups of shredded
cheese Preheat oven to 350 - Mix it up, throw it in a casserole dish
-bake for 20 minutes. Serve with any tortilla or corn chip - the Scoops
byFritos is the best though :) seriously, you will be a HUGE hit with all the football heads! They'll devour!

To make a real dip, put a layer (about 1/4-1/2 inch) cream cheese on the bottom of a dish, followed by a can of refried beans, a can or hormel,
and then top it off with shredded cheese. Put that in the oven until
it's hot all the way through. Now we're talking about good football
food. Use tortilla chips to dip with.

That's all for now folks!

Brokeback bullshit

The other day I watched "Brokeback Mountain" because it was free on HBO or one of the MAX stations. When it was over, I felt like, huh? That was Brokeback bullshit!

It really (REALLY) bothered me that Heath Ledger's wife had that whole scene about "I wondered why you never brought back any fish!" when know perfectly well that she saw them kissing before they ever went anywhere! Don't you think she'd say, "Why were you kissing that guy?" instead of "why didn't you ever bring back any fish?" I thought that was very poor scene planning and story telling.

And then the end where Jake Gyllenhaal's wife (Anne Hathaway!) explains things one way and then we see a flash of an alternate ending... I just didn't like that. That was strange storytelling too, in my opinion. And why didn't the mom even ask why he was taking the shirt away?

But the scenery was beautiful and the cinematography awesome. The acting was very, very good. It's just that the story had problems, if you ask me. But you didn't, so please feel free to disregard above opinion of a critical moviegoer.