I Don't Watch - But Even I Couldn't Avoid This News

"NEW YORK - Shock. Total shock. That was the reaction in the audience when "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry — predicted by many to be the last singer standing — was booted off in Wednesday's voting." I saw the video on the news of the reaction to the voting. I think it's a bad sign when the girl that wasn't kicked off seemed incredibly surprised that she was still in the competition.

My Life Is Complete

After emailing my self-created 16 second video clip of Jane McGarry to various people at The Ticket yesterday, my life is now complete. While naked in shower this morning at approximately 6:40 a.m., I got to hear Gordon Keith of The Ticket say "Did anyone hear Jane McGarry the other night?" followed by three, count em, three plays of the exact 16 second clip that I had created. No other life accomplishment can match that moment. I'm headed to the airport never to be heard from again. Jamaica sounds good.

For Computer Nerds Only

Here is a page from an advertising insert for an Apple Computer in 1984. It looks amazingly modern. The entire ad can be viewed here. (Yep, there is a pic of a very young Bill Gates included.)

How To Make A Sandwich

Ok, all you crazed women who love Matthew McConaughey, take a listen to him describe how he likes to make and eat a sandwich. Link. So confusing.

I'm Insane Now

As I was channel surfing, I just heard the following on PBS, Channel 13: "To order The Natural History of the Chicken on video cassette, call PBS Home Video . . . . " It can be yours for $19.98.

And As A Follow Up To The Post Below

A new hotel/condo project to be built near the American Airlines Center has been announced by Hillwood Development. "Condominiums in the building will be priced from $850,000 to more than $6 million," according to the Dallas Morning News (which provided this pic on its web site).

God Must Be So Pleased With Us

Mark Cuban has been fined $200,000 for his reaction to the Mavs Game 1 loss to the Spurs. In other news, people are starving to death in Darfur.

Britney's First Baby Is Kinda Cute

Bono Is 46 Today and Still Cool

Channel 5 Jane McGarry Gold

In all the news coverage of the Collin County tornado last night, you have got to check out this 16 second youtube.com clip of Jane McGarry trying to ask a question. It's a sad day when Mike Synder has to bail you out. She is speaking to a reporter on the phone who has just come upon a motorcycle accident. Pure gold.

10:30 PM TV Watching

If anyone watched TV at 10:30 last night, you would have thought World War III had broken out in northern Collin County. It seems as though a tornado was spotted near the metropolis of Anna, which prompted all four local affiliates to go to DEFCON 5. I'll bet tomorrow morning we will learn that there was little to minimal damage. Triple Sheesh. Edit upon the following morning: When I'm wrong, I'm wrong. That was some pretty dramatic footage of at least 13 homes destroyed.

If You Ever . . .

. . . need to know how to perform surgery to remove a fishhook from an eye, watch this. Otherwise, look away. Seriously, look away.

MySpace.Com

. . . must be banned immediately.

My Wedding Pic

Movie Review

Title: The Smartest Guys In The Room About: An inside look at Enron before the fall Learn a bunch why the company collapsed? Kinda. But the movie makers understand you can't spend more than 10 minutes on the accounting tricks without boring your audience Best parts: Footage from the huge Enron company meetings and the Congressional hearings. What I had forgotten: How the accounting firm Arthur Andersen disintegrated in the scandal. What I had forgotten #2: All of the Enron commercials that ended with "Ask Why." Rent it?: I'd pass. The only way you could appreciate what happens (and I don't) would be to spend a month with someone explaining it to you. Moral: Greed is not good.

Someone Who Watches American Idol Can Explain This To Me

PS3

Thank goodness I'm not into "gaming" since I'd probably waste my life away more than I already do. But I also won't have to shell out $499 for the soon to be released Playstation 3.

Baseball Gives Me Confused Head

Just last week I bragged about Ranger's pitcher Kevin Millwood pitching a complete game. I looked up a second ago and saw that tonight Millwood went one and one-third innings and gave up nine hits and nine earned runs. When is the first college football game?