From the "you've got to see this" file:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLyx49oWn_8
The two fighters are competing in a karate championship in Russia, and one source says they are fighting using Shinkyokushin rules. That means no protective gear, and contact to the head is only allowed with the leg (including the foot). Amazing. Love the way he struts away afterward too.
Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy and it's sad. She had a bad business manager and her attorney blames him and the IRS. The attorney claims that she's actually paid more than the amount of her original IRS obligation. He also says that her average monthly income is $20,950 and her monthly expenses run $20,940. Seriously? She needs to downsize something. If she's upside down in a house, let go of it. She's not going to get taxed on a short-sale. I have sympathy but something could be done when someone's pulling in $250,000 annually.
In reading this story I also read that Brett Butler (the TV star, not the baseball player) is homeless and living in a shelter. She credits addiction with her fall from fame and glory and she's trying to mount a comeback doing stand-up. I hope she does well.
The name Buzz Bissinger is probably not one you would recognize. But once you find out that he wrote the best-selling book "Friday Night Lights", the true story of a high school football program in Texas, you will know who he is. What you don't know is that he's recently admitted to having an addiction that has cost him more than $638,000 over the last three years. It isn't drugs. It isn't gambling. It isn't sex. Buzz Bissinger is addicted to buying high-end designer clothes. Men's and women's. He owns 81 leather jackets, 75 pairs of boots, 41 pairs of leather pants, 32 pairs of haute couture jeans and ten evening jackets. He admits to wearing make-up (he prefers Tom Ford makeup and says it is "divine". He has entered rehab. I'm just wondering how you do rehab for this addiction? Do they make you sit around for hours in a pair of old, stained sweats and a ripped t-shirt?
Alameda County, CA is broke. They're running budget deficits. Yet the county administrator, who is about to retire, earned a salary of $422,268 last year. That's more than President Obama. She will retire with a pension that will pay her $400,000 a year for life. She was guaranteed to be the top earner in county government by a clause in her agreement guaranteeing she would earn 10% more than any other county employee. When the state and all of its counties and cities go bankrupt, this is the reason why. Situations like this.
This date in History:
On this date in 1812, an earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela.
On this date in 1812, the term "gerrymander" appears in a political cartoon in the Boston Gazette.
On this date in 1830, the Book of Mormon is published. The musical would come later.
On this date in 1931, SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
On this date in 1958, Explorer 3 is launched.
On this date in 1979, Jimmy Carter, Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.
On this date in 1982, ground is broken for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On this date in 1999, Dr. Jack Kevorkian is found guilty of second-degree murder.
Famous Folk born on this date:
Robert Frost
Syngman Rhee
Guccio Gucci
Joseph Campbell
Tennessee Williams
Sterling Hayden
Strother Martin (what we have here is failure to communicate - there is no "a" in that quote)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Leonard Nimoy
Alan Arkin
James Caan
Nancy Pelosi
Erica Jong
Bob Woodward
Diana Ross
Dar Robinson
Steven Tyler
Vickie Lawrence
Fran Sheehan
Teddy Pendergrass
Martin Short
Curtis Sliwa
Leeza Gibbons
Marcus Allen
Jennifer Grey
John Stockton
Kenny Chesney
Leslie Mann
Amy Smart
Keira Knightley
And on this date two years ago in 2011, Geraldine Ferraro passed away. She was the first woman to be nominated on a major political party ticket as candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLyx49oWn_8
The two fighters are competing in a karate championship in Russia, and one source says they are fighting using Shinkyokushin rules. That means no protective gear, and contact to the head is only allowed with the leg (including the foot). Amazing. Love the way he struts away afterward too.
Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy and it's sad. She had a bad business manager and her attorney blames him and the IRS. The attorney claims that she's actually paid more than the amount of her original IRS obligation. He also says that her average monthly income is $20,950 and her monthly expenses run $20,940. Seriously? She needs to downsize something. If she's upside down in a house, let go of it. She's not going to get taxed on a short-sale. I have sympathy but something could be done when someone's pulling in $250,000 annually.
In reading this story I also read that Brett Butler (the TV star, not the baseball player) is homeless and living in a shelter. She credits addiction with her fall from fame and glory and she's trying to mount a comeback doing stand-up. I hope she does well.
The name Buzz Bissinger is probably not one you would recognize. But once you find out that he wrote the best-selling book "Friday Night Lights", the true story of a high school football program in Texas, you will know who he is. What you don't know is that he's recently admitted to having an addiction that has cost him more than $638,000 over the last three years. It isn't drugs. It isn't gambling. It isn't sex. Buzz Bissinger is addicted to buying high-end designer clothes. Men's and women's. He owns 81 leather jackets, 75 pairs of boots, 41 pairs of leather pants, 32 pairs of haute couture jeans and ten evening jackets. He admits to wearing make-up (he prefers Tom Ford makeup and says it is "divine". He has entered rehab. I'm just wondering how you do rehab for this addiction? Do they make you sit around for hours in a pair of old, stained sweats and a ripped t-shirt?
Alameda County, CA is broke. They're running budget deficits. Yet the county administrator, who is about to retire, earned a salary of $422,268 last year. That's more than President Obama. She will retire with a pension that will pay her $400,000 a year for life. She was guaranteed to be the top earner in county government by a clause in her agreement guaranteeing she would earn 10% more than any other county employee. When the state and all of its counties and cities go bankrupt, this is the reason why. Situations like this.
This date in History:
On this date in 1812, an earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela.
On this date in 1812, the term "gerrymander" appears in a political cartoon in the Boston Gazette.
On this date in 1830, the Book of Mormon is published. The musical would come later.
On this date in 1931, SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
On this date in 1958, Explorer 3 is launched.
On this date in 1979, Jimmy Carter, Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.
On this date in 1982, ground is broken for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On this date in 1999, Dr. Jack Kevorkian is found guilty of second-degree murder.
Famous Folk born on this date:
Robert Frost
Syngman Rhee
Guccio Gucci
Joseph Campbell
Tennessee Williams
Sterling Hayden
Strother Martin (what we have here is failure to communicate - there is no "a" in that quote)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Leonard Nimoy
Alan Arkin
James Caan
Nancy Pelosi
Erica Jong
Bob Woodward
Diana Ross
Dar Robinson
Steven Tyler
Vickie Lawrence
Fran Sheehan
Teddy Pendergrass
Martin Short
Curtis Sliwa
Leeza Gibbons
Marcus Allen
Jennifer Grey
John Stockton
Kenny Chesney
Leslie Mann
Amy Smart
Keira Knightley
And on this date two years ago in 2011, Geraldine Ferraro passed away. She was the first woman to be nominated on a major political party ticket as candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
posted by me at 7:49 AM
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