Just in time for the holidays, the sweet sweet sounds of Elmer VanLannen on the organ with his self published debut CD “Christmas Dinner for Two.” You can not only download the entire CD, but you gotta read Elmer’s musical bio. Destined to become an instant holiday classic. “It wasn’t much to listen to, sounded [...]

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So you get your three-year-old daughter a cute talking Little Mermaid doll that spews heartwarming affirmations like “Your sparkles are so beautiful,” “Life is the bubbles” and “You’re a wonderful friend.”  She’s particularly drawn to the little ditty that the doll hums. So it’s no surprise that she would quickly press the button to skip [...]

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Traveling salesman Peter Gilbert drove his car a lot.  Like a million miles, a lot. The Milwaukee area resident just retired his 1989 Saab 900 because the frame was finally starting to rust out due to the harsh Wisconsin winters.  My favorite part… “The transmission was rebuilt at 200,000 miles and the hood and a [...]

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Most, if not all, of us are aware of the story of the three kings/wisemen/magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) who visit baby Jesus and come bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Sixteen years of Catholic education, and I never really learned what the heck frankincense and myrrh were. According to Wikipedia, Frankincense or olibanum [...]

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An article from Reuters points out some thought-provoking prison points to ponder about the U.S. in relation to the world. • The United States has the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world. • A record 7 million people — or one in every 32 American adults — were behind [...]

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I am back, with another little video that should bring a smile to your face.  This one is entitled “When Cats Take Over the World”   Technorati Tags: video, Cats

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So the other night Conan O’Brien does this goofy bit (Conan? a goofy bit? who knew?) about college mascots. He references, among other things, the fictional Florida State University Manatees. There’s a shot of Pender watching a suggestively dancing manatee. Coming out of the segment, Conan drops a throwaway line about hornymanatee.com. Skip to last [...]

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here is a little video that will break up any monotony you may be having.  Its called “Gravy!” and its from Verytasteful.com Technorati Tags: video, Gravy!, Verytasteful.com

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A Vancouver, Washington mother has been charged with making her son masquerade as a mentally retarded person for nearly 20 years so she could collect government aid… aid that prosecutors say is over $200,000. CNN had side-by-side video this morning of the mother pleading her case for benefits for her “severely retarded son” on one [...]

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Yea, so the ‘Got Milk?‘ campaign took a creative step yesterday and launched a poster campaign at bus stops in San Francisco.  The posters were scented with the smell of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies, in hopes of conjuring images to spur people to think milk. Cut to one day later, and the posters are being [...]

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NASA announced Monday it will establish an international base camp on one of the moon’s poles, permanently staffing it by 2024, four years after astronauts return to the moon. In a related story, Century 21 has a full page ad in today’s USA Today for a lunar condo development ready for occupancy in 2025.  The [...]

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During this busy season, you may find yourself scrambling to pick up a gift for your loved one. May I humbly suggest Richard Simmons‘ steamer? Just watch it cook! Good old Letterman. “It’s not a go-go cart??” Technorati Tags: Richard Simmons

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Seems a California homeowners’ association is calling for the removal of a peace sign shaped wreath put up by a couple in the neighborhood. The board said that residents were offended by the peace symbol “while our country is at war.” Oh, and the association president claims the peace sign is anti-Christian and/or Satanic. Don’t [...]

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Now, here is a prime example of someone who is dedicated, and determined… and has too much time… and has a Wii…  Caution, this video contains naughty words.  Probably Not Work Safe.  I link you to… Wii Sports: Bowling and The Mii Labowski. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1727478 Technorati Tags: video, Wii Sports, The Mii Labowski

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There are a lot of ways to handle a feud.  You could talk things over, you could refuse to talk to each other for years, you could drive past the house late at night honking your car horn… orrrr you could spray paint some goats. The quote in the secondary headline was “‘Obviously it’s not an [...]

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