PICTURE THIS

Here are a couple of nice shots of yesterdays rather dramatic sunset.

BOOKWORM

Here is some light reading for you. Some very, very, light reading.

NO DOUBT

I'm hard pressed to come up with any music from the 90's that has people saying today "wow, that was a great song," or "wow, that was a great band."

Southern California's No Doubt is one of the few exceptions to that statement, and here is one of their best, I'm Just A Girl.

Enjoy.

NAME GAME

"America needs a candidate that will be in the legacy of a Ronald Reagan and a Margaret Thatcher. That's what I intend to do, be America's Iron Lady."

-- Michele Bachmann, former candidate for the republican nomination for President of the United States.

No, Ms. Bachmann, you will always be America's Skidmark, and I miss writing about you, already.

MODELING SCHOOL

I remember the days when being called a Supermodel actually meant something. However, now it seems that whenever someone appears on the the cover of TV Guide, they get to call them self a Supermodel.

Whatever.

Well, just so you know, the only real Supermodels are the following:

Linda
Kate (yeah, i know, she's not in this picture)
Naomi
Cindy
Christy
Claudia

You know I'm right, because I didn't even have to write their last names.

FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE

"I don't want to make Black people's lives better by giving them other people's money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn their money and provide for themselves and their families."

-- Republican candidate for president Rick Santorum in Iowa, yesterday afternoon.

Oh boy, I'm not sure why Mr. Santorum felt he had to single-out Blacks with that statement, but if he buys into the longstanding stereotype of Black folks who are too lazy to work and and prefer to lay around and collect welfare instead, then here's a bit of information provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that he might find interesting:

Of those who receive housing assistance and food stamps, the racial breakdown goes like this

34% White

22% Black

Within the state of Iowa, where this ridiculous statement was made, the racial breakdown goes like this

84% White

9% Black

Wow, looks to me like there are a whole lotta White folks out there who are too lazy to work and prefer to lay around and collect welfare, instead.

Mr. Santorum, you are an asshole.

MAD MEN

Here are a couple of advertisements from an era when domestic abuse was used as a marketing tool.

Disturbingly hilarious, don't you think?

I STILL WISH YOU THE BEST WITH A . . .

Fuck You, Cee Lo.

Singer Cee Lo Green ruffled feathers with his performance of the John Lennon classic Imagine, during a New Year's Eve performance in Times Square.

In an act that some have called sacrilege, Green went ahead and changed the controversial lyric "Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion," to "Nothing to kill or die for, and all religion's true." His explanation was for the update was "Yo, I meant no disrespect by changing the lyric, guys. I was trying to say a world where you could believe what you wanted, that's all." 

Critics also noted the irony of  Mr. Green draped in fur and and assorted jewels, as he performed the lyrics "Imagine no possessions" and "No need for greed and hunger."

What a clueless dick.

PHONE TREE

Here are some very important numbers, just in case you or someone you love is in need:

Depression:  630-482-9696

Suicide Hotline:  800-784-8433

LifeLine:  800-273-8255

Trevor Project:  866-488-7386

Sexuality Support:  800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline:  847-831-3438

Rape and Sexual Assault:  800-656-4673

Runaway: 800-843-5200 or 800-843-5678 or 800-621-4000

FIRST DAY

January 1, 2012, 6:50 AM.