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The Memories…

Last night I watched the closing ceremonies, and throughout they played clips of the memorable moments in Athens. I have a confession … it made me teary-eyed. Yep, there is no point in denying it – I’m a big-time Olympic sap.

I feel better for confessing it.

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The Fine Print…

When I started watching Two and a Half Men last fall, I got hooked on something other than the show. I got hooked on the Chuck Lorre Vanity Cards at the very end. For just a flash, there is a screen full of text. Thanks to TiVo, I could pause the screen and read the cards, some of which are pretty hysterical.

I love the Chuck Lorre Vanity Cards.

Last night, I turned on the TV just as Dharma & Greg ended. Out of the corner of my eye – poof! – I spotted the vanity card. I had no idea that he did other cards! Immediately, I hit the rewind button and then paused it – allowing me to read Vanity Card #5.

Wow! Number 5! The ones I have seen before have always been close to 100, so #5? I felt like … well, like I had discovered something fantastic. Yeah, how cheesy is that? But still. It was like finding a small gem.

Suddenly, Mike announced that you can read all of the Chuck Lorre Vanity Cards online. What?!? That’s just … so wrong! No more pausing the TiVo? No more squinting at the small fuzzy text on the TV? Nothing? Gone? Just like that. Gone.

I feel like my bubble has been burst.

I’m not the only one that has been reading the vanity cards on TV, after the show, like they are meant to be read. Am I?

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Lies, Lies, and Damn Lies…

Is lying about the reason for a war an impeachable offense? Because let’s be realistic – lying about the reason for a war is a LOT worse than lying about having sexual relations with someone. Sugar coat it any way you want, and it’s still worse.

If they should impeach him, I will laugh for at least a week straight. Jackmonkey.

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Rocco Shut Out of His Restaurant…

When I finally got a chance to view the season finale of “The Resturant”, I discovered that President Reagan had died that day and the programming was messed up. I never got to see the finale. However, it’s still no surprise to learn that Rocco is Shut Out of his “Restaurant”. Yeah, Rocco was being a jackmonkey, wasting money, spending it on crazy things. It’s no wonder he ran the restaurant into the ground.

Yeah Rocco, so how do you like them meatballs?

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Bullies for His Playground of Intolerance…

Well said… Abigail Garner’s article about how on Father’s Day, she can celebrate gift of two dads.

“I’m not asking Bush to join my family at brunch or even to pretend to like us. His record shows he is no ally. But it’s mean-spirited to use his power to recruit more bullies for his playground of intolerance.”

I entertained my parents for Father’s Day by showing them approximately 500 photos of London, 800+ of Paris, and another 150 or so photos from our wedding. Thank goodness for TiVo’s Home Media Option and the free 1 month trial version, which made it easy to share them from the computer in the study. And as an added perk, Mike called me from work today to let me know that Home Media has gone FREE! YES! Rock on, TiVo!