Brrrrrr...

'Tis the Season for COLD. BRRRRR Brrrr...

Kids, I don't know if you've stepped outside today, but (I'm talking to the New Yorkers and North Easterners now) it is Fri-gid! Brr.

It's 23 degrees, and feels like 6 degrees!!!!!! (according to weather.com) AND, to top it off, it's windy as all get out!

In fact, as I was hurrying to work to get out of the cold, I actually got toppled forward by the wind! Talk about a mighty wind....

The good news is...if you want to get somewhere fast...get some wheels and get in front of that wind...cause you are going to fly! (Travelers going NW only, please.)

HAPPY WINTER, EVERYONE!!!!

"Party Smart"!

Check it out...my friends Josh and Tamra have entered the Doritos Crash the Superbowl Contest! (You enter a 30 second commercial, the community votes, and if you win - your commercial gets aired during the Superbowl, you win tickets to the game, and you get some moolah!! And if any one deserves all that - it's these two cats - Josh and Tamra!)

Personal investment - I was assistant director on the "Ladies Night" video!!! yahoo!


Here is what Josh & Tamra have to say:


"WE NEED YOUR VOTES!!
PLEASE VOTE and make your COMMENTS on our (TWO) 30 second Commercials!!!TODAY!!!!

There are a couple of steps to registering on the site before you vote. No biggie.
Then Simply: Click the heart under our clip (love it), & make a comment.

VOTE ON OUR 2 COMMERCIALS: go to
1.) http://www.jumpcut.com/view?id=CDF3DB60825711DB8CF8266C9A2E700D&type=

2.) http://www.jumpcut.com/view?id=6392FF22835511DB9CDA5A856F9CC894&type=

p.s.
The quality and sound are compressed on the site for some reason.
So ignore the medium quality of the commercial. The original commercials
are hi-quality.

Thank you!!! WE LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH!!!

XOXOXOX
Josh & Tamra
JoshAndTamra.com"




So what are you waiting for? GO VOTE!!! (Thanks. It means a lot to me.)

More Bad News for the Devil Rays.

An 81-year-old man is stung by a stingray that JUMPS into his boat, seemingly unprovoked. This, less than two months after beloved "Crocodile Hunter", Steve Irwin, was attacked and killed by an apparently unprovoked stingray while filming. It seems, the Tampa Bay Devil Ray's animal name-sake is out to rewrite it's reputation as a yielding creature which only attacks by virtue of defense and never takes initiative.

Are the Devil Ray's trying to tell us something?

Is this an omen? The Devil Rays are getting ready to pull out all the stops! Watch out World Series 2007!!! We're not going to play the "docile rookies" anymore! HERE WE COME! (Or, maybe at least the playoffs? No? Okay. How 'bout moving up the ranks to #4 in the AL East? Please...)

"Google" the term

(This is one of those "draft posts" I was talking about. Just sitting in the blog queue, waiting to get some attention...)


After reading an article entitled "Bush: Google government spending" in the METRO "The world's largest global newspaper" on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, it inspired me to think about the origin of words.

To summarize the article, Bush says citizens can "google" federal budget and spending. President Bush recently signed a new law that calls for a web site database to go online by January 1, 2008 that would allow citizens to track about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts.

But where is Google in all this? Did they strike a deal? Is there a contract with Google and the United States Government? The new law has little to nothing to do with Google. Why not say "...Americans will now be able to '[Yahoo! Search] their tax dollars'", or "...Americans will now be able to '[Ask Jeeves about] their tax dollars'"? I know, I know...because it's not as simple and catchy.

There is no longer a question that "Google" is a term, as well as, a company. But when did this happen? Was it when Bush casually used the term in conjunction with a new law? Was it years ago? Is it right now via this blog?

When will we look back and not know where the term "google" originated? When will the origin of "google" be in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader as we laugh in amazement that Google was actually a company at one time?

October is a Month to Celebrate and be Aware!

I have nothing to back this up...

But I've been told, that this month IS:

NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH
NATIONAL VEGETARIAN MONTH (October 1st being National Vegetarian Day)
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH (I assume it's National, but it's a long enough name as is)

What an exciting month?!!

Also, I celebrate my One Year Anniversary at HBO tomorrow!

And my friend, Erik Tanouye ( http://tanouye.blogspot.com/) celebrates his 29th Birthday today! (Happy Birthday, Erik! You're NOT 30!)

What's more, my sister celebrates her one year anniversary at her job next week!

What a DAY! WHAT A WEEK! WHAT A MONTH!!

And, let's not forget, Halloween...!

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10/10/06 at 10:57 pm:

A very astute reader pointed out that my boyfriend, Andy, also celebrates his 5th Year Anniversary at his job on October 9th! AND, if I'm not mistaken, my friend, Sean Taylor (http://www.thespotlightwithseantaylor.com), also celebrates his 5th Year Anniversary at that same place of business on that same day as well!!! Congratulations, all around!!!!!

Other birthdays this month:
NAT RINK - 30!!!!!!
JOSH COHEN - 33!

Who else has a birthday? Please add a comment! Let me know what else is there is to celebrate and observe in October! What a wonderful way to kick off the Fall Foilage!