We're Going to DISNEY WORLD!!!!

Yeap, you read that right!! We are going to Disney World for our summer vacation this year!! I think I am more excited than the kids are - LOL!! The main thing I want to see is the new Toy Story Mania ride and midway!! Well, and I want to see Lightning McQueen and Mater, of course... And, what would a trip to Disney world be without Mickey!? Yeah, okay, so, basically, I want to see everything I can! LOL!!

Remembering those that serve and have served...

Without those who have sacrificed their lives, we would not have the lives we have. Men and women die every day, and have died throughout the past, in the name of God and country. No matter if you agree with war or abhor it, the fact that so many have laid down their lives as their duty to their country is what we remember today. Some served in the Armed forces and lost their lives as a result. Others were serving their country through civilian ties to military functions. Anyone that serves or has served their country, our country, deserves respect, admiration, and remembrance on this day, Memorial Day.

Disney disaster and (GASP!) fattening ice cream

One site I like to visit is called photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com. They highlight bad (some are VERY bad) photos from ads or web sites that really take photo editing to new, often disastrous levels.

While searching through the Disney web site, looking for ideas for this year's summer vacation, I came across the following photo. Can you spot at least six problems:



Here are a few hints:
1. No feet!
2. Bottom of picture ends before bottom of image-size.
3. Flag on left forefront is exact flip (same folding!) of flag on right side bldgs
4. I have no idea what is under left side of bunting at front
5. Check bus 'reflection' vs 'shadow'
6. shopped-in lights on trees (check 'reflections' in water on street)

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MSN.com is running a story called "The Most Fattening Ice Cream Flavors." You can read it here...

Okay, let's start with the title: "Most Fattening Ice Cream.." whoa! Stop right there, buddy. It's ICE CREAM! It's fattening! DUH! Who in their right mind eats ice cream to be HEALTHY!?!? Again - DUH! My favorite 'culprit' on the list is Ben and Jerry's "Chubby Hubby." What moron came up with this story and this list, anyway?? If the NAME of the food contains the word "CHUBBY" then only an idiot would think it might have a low-fat content... It's telling you on the label: This is FATTENING, hence we chose to represent its lack of low-fattedness by using the word CHUBBY! Are people really this stupid? Do we need a list of fattening ice cream flavors?? Oh, the article does go on to say, "low-fat alternatives are..." Well, DUH! We know there are low-fat alternatives to ICE CREAM, but when we want ICE CREAM, we aren't looking for low-fat alternatives, are we!? NO!! WE WANT ICE CREAM! - DUH!! Yeesh.

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Penguins get spanked, we get a new mattress

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals come to a very, very bitter end for Penguins fans. How many of the 13,000 fans at Mellon arena stuck around after the first goal? I would say all of them. And, how many stayed after the 2nd goal? Most, I'm sure. And, the 3rd? By then, I would venture that many left the building. And by the time the 4th goal was scored with less than 20 seconds to go in the game, my guess is that Mellon arena was all but empty. Red Wings kick Pittsburgh's butt: 4-0 Hopefully, we will regroup!

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We bought a new mattress today (well, yesterday but picked it up today). It is an ultra-firm Blue Granite Sealy. It feels great and we are no longer being sucked into the center of the bed like some weird nocturnal black hole! In fact, after we put it in this afternoon, I laid down to 'test' it and ended up taking a two-hour nap! LOL!

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What the FRUIT is going here!?

Thanks to a video clip that I had downloaded to my iPod some time ago, the title of this blog has become one of my favorite things to say. It originally appeared in a routine by Frank Caliendo (you know the impressionist who does Madden and Bush). The player may say "No Longer Available" but just click the triangle and it will play:



While Shan and I shopped tonight, I randomly called out, "What the FRUIT is going on here!?" We laughed. Everyone else just steered clear of me... :-)