What's your halloween costume?

Here's your challenge for the next few days... email me your costumes for Halloween. I know there are some great ones out there... lemme see 'em!
And here's a great idea if you're going out as Tarzan... take along your own "pet lion".

What if Uncle Sam was in charge of my budget?

This is from an email I got this week. Frankly, it's very non-political as in I don't think it matters if you're a Republican or Democrat... but it's pretty darned scary!

Okay... here's the numbers:
U.S. Tax Revenue $2,170,000,000,000
The Federal Budget $3,820,000,000,000
New Debt $1,650,000,000,000
National Debt $14,271,000,000,000
Recent Budget Cut $38,500,000,000

Now, let's remove eight zeros and pretend the same numbers are a household budget:
Annual Family income $21,700
Money the family spent $38,200
New Debt on the credit card $16,500
Outstanding Balance on credit card $142,710
Total budget cuts $385

So now we're all good and scared, just in time for Halloween!

Survivor - 10/19/11

Lots of excitement this week. The bulldog Christine barely wins the Redemption Island challenge against Elyse, but she does while slipping her ex-tribemates a sly middle finger. Later, Ozzy dumps a temper tantrum on everyone, announcing he has the hidden immunity idol and declaring himself a free agent. Geez Ozzy, use your head! Of course all this just makes Cochrane happy, knowing it's pulling attention away from him.

Coach is starting to annoy me more than usual... he really thinks he's running the game. We need something to happen there. Especially when he exerts his will and gets his tribe to vote Mikayla off (photo). The lingerie football player should be a formidable opponent for Christine next week on the Redemption Island challenge... the bulldog may be done finally.

And oh yeah, I think Brandon Hantz is a full bubble off sane,,, what a WEIRD KID!!!

October 19, 1965

This day in rock history...

Get a horse...

This is the original SUV folks. I'm posting this because five years ago we were complaining about gas reaching a record high of $2.04 a gallon. Of course I hear oats and hay are going up too...

What you see on a pole...

Hmmmm, shall we call this animal a cat-o-possum? How about a cassum? Or a poat? Or maybe just a... possum (I know, that's so obvious) ? Hilarious, but probably photo-shop.

Survivor Gets Better...

See, everytime I ignore my updates for a while the show gets better.

Okay, here's what's happened lately. First, Christine beat Semhar in the challenge on Redemption Island. We knew that would happen, Christine is a bulldog. As the episode continues, the gay ex-cop from New York makes a feeble attempt to convince everyone that he's found the immunity idol, but nobody falls for it and because of his lousy showing in the immunity challenge... well, bye bye papa bear.

Another unique event occurs when Brandon Hantz, who has been adamant about not showing his tribe that he's the nasty Russell Hantz's nephew, whips off his shirt and shows everyone his "Hantz" tattoos and blurts out that his uncle is Russell. However, he exhorts his tribe to believe that he's actually a wonderful guy with deep faith, honor, and integrity. I'm surprised that they didn't cut away to show the whole tribe laughing at that. Little Brandon has issues. What kills me is every time he's one-on-one with the camera, his own story makes him cry. Weinie.

Okay, moving on to next week, papa bear gets wiped at Redemption Island by Christine the bulldog, and after a lot of apologizing and more tears from Brandon, the usual nerdy desparation from Cochrane, the Upolo tribe loses the immunity challenge and votes Stacey off.

So finally to tonight's episode... yes it's getting better... the producers finally let everyone have their bathing suits!! Finally no more underwear scenes (LOL).

First, Christine (Bulldog) defeats Stacey on Redemption. Second, Ozzy makes a critical strategy error when he spends a lot of time in his hammock and in bed. And most of the time it's with Elyse. Survivor usually doesn't like couples and Ozzy should know this. So when Savaii loses the grossest immunity challenge ever (everyone biting chunks of a roast pig and spitting the pieces in a pan) Jim, Dawn and Cochrane cook up a little 4 on 3 move and vote Ozzy's little love-match Elyse (see picture) off to Redemption Island. Poor Ozzy, blindsided like that.

Soooo, next week will Christine defeat Elyse on Redemption Island? Bet on it. And will Ozzy separate himself from his tribe and mope a lot to show he misses his lost love? Bet on it! And will things continue to go wonderfully for Coach? Um, don't bet on it.