When I'm under stress, it seems as though I like to dress up and pose for the webcam.....although I can't ever get my full body into the frame at once. Dang! I don't show the "fun" photos, though. Just the semi-fun shots. So, like the two photos I showed of myself in the red lingerie, this is me at 43 years of age. I can't have you thinking that the funky webcam photo of me in the glasses and filter is what I really look like. Lol.
Strive2Be in a sheer blouse, black boots. May, 2008. 43 years old.
Hey there, Little Miss Riding Hood!
Who helped make you the cool person you are today?
Submitted by Amy - Sister Brown Hair Surprise.
My goodness, isn't it obvious? I didn't need anyone to make me cool. I have made myself the epitome of COOL all by myself. I hate to say this (not really), but even using these webcam filters to alter the photos does not even detract one iota from my coolness. What can I say? Bow down to ME, who is the coolest person you'll ever meet....all due to me, myself, and I.
Even this GIF of my shoes demonstrates my coolness. I am SO cool. Unbelievably so.
"Okay, now I'm inside. Hee hee hee. What should I start rummaging through and destroying first? That cabinet looks rather intriguing. Who knew that feas had their own homes? I'd better hurry and start my payback before they return. I don't want them to know who is responsible for their irritation. That would be a BIG mistake. Oh, I feel so fiendishly devious!"
Innovative contraption, but what if the poor little guy has to go pee-pee....he would be soaked, and so would the girl's pants..And what if he had to do even worse than pee-pee? Eewwwwwww. It would be plopping out behind her, as she innocently walks along...chatting on her cellphone. The people walking behind her would be forced to play dodge ball!
Wow, just watching that carrot twirling around in that spinning circle....doesn't it make you so relaxed? And it gives you a warm, generous feeling as well, doesn't it? Boy, would I love to have a digital camera. Just keep watching the carrot. Wouldn't a digital camera with all the goodies be a wonderful idea to give to Strive2Be? How generous and delighted you would feel. Don't take your eyes off the carrot. Yes, a digial camera....a digital camera....a digital camera....
"I just don't get it. I pretend that I don't know what I'm doing, when I know I have a GREAT hand, and that I'm just wildly throwing out cards to make my opponents think that I'm in trouble. Even with the the winning hand, I *STILL* get beat by these bozos. How are they doing that?? I can't even win ONE hand. I don't get it. Sheesh!"
Comedian Harvey Korman, a multiple-Emmy award winner best known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show" and in comedies such as Blazing Saddles, died Thursday at the age of 81. According to a family statement, issued by UCLA Medical Center, Korman reportedly suffered complications related to the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm he experienced four months ago.
Korman’s television career spanned back to the early ‘60s, including small parts on such classic series as "The Red Skelton Show" and "The Untouchables". It was not until he began to appear in skits on "The Danny Kaye Show" that he became known for his dry delivery and ease with playing the second banana. Korman joined that show’s cast in 1964 and remained with it until its cancellation in 1967, the same year he joined the skit comedy series that made him a household name, "The Carol Burnett Show."
On "Carol Burnett" the lanky Korman’s claim to fame was playing the perfect straight man to the outrageous slapstick comedy of the other actors in the cast, but mainly Burnett and fellow cast member Tim Conway. They, and the fourth member of the variety show's core ensemble, Vicki Lawrence, spoofed a number of iconic films and television series throughout the show’s run.
"We were an ensemble, and Carol had the most incredible attitude,” Korman said in a 2005 Variety interview. "I've never worked with a star of that magnitude who was willing to give so much away.''
Korman spent ten seasons on "Carol Burnett” before leaving to helm his own series, "The Harvey Korman Show", which was quickly canceled. But the comedy actor soon parlayed his familiarity into a number of recognizable roles on series such as "The Love Boat", "Roseanne" and "Mama’s Family". He also lent his voice to The Great Gazoo on "The Flintstones" in 1966, before finding fame on "Carol Burnett."
But it was his turn as Hedley Lamarr, a clumsy version of a mustache-twirling villain in Mel Brooks' Western satire Blazing Saddles, that film buffs may recall best. He also appeared in two other Brooks comedies, History of the World: Part I and High Anxiety, in addition to playing Professor Auguste Balls in Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther.
More recently Korman partnered with Conway for a live show, "Tim Conway and Harvey Korman: Together Again," which toured the country.
He is survived by his daughters Katherine and Laura, his wife Deborah Fritz, and two children from his previous marriage to Donna Ehlert, Maria and Christopher.
This young woman probably knew the squirrel since it was a little baby. My daughter can get baby squirrels to climb on her and even come right into the house to get something to eat....only because they know her and trust her. The woman in the photo obviously has a trusting relationship with this sweet little guy. Isn't it wonderful when a wild animal will have placed its trust in a particular human?
Hank Willams Jr.
"Monday Night Football" theme singer Hank Williams Jr. (whose legal name is Randall Hank Williams Jr.) was charged with assault to commit bodily harm after he allegedly choked and verbally abused a 19-year-old waitress in Memphis, Tennessee. The country singer surrendered to the Shelby County Sheriff in April 2006 and was subsequently released without bond on a warrant issued by a Tennessee court charging him with assault to commit bodily harm.
Montreal Expo 1967
Building Islands
A one-minute video recreation of a time in Canada's past, followed by a short synopsis.
Synopsis
There was much to celebrate in the year of Canada's Centennial, but its crowning achievement was Expo 67, one of the greatest birthday parties in history. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th Century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as an international city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But the story of Expo 67 must begin with the fact that it almost didn't happen at all. The Canadian government's application to the International Exhibitions Bureau in Paris for the right to hold a "first-category" exhibition, as this was called, was rejected in favour of the U.S.S.R, which was marking the 50th anniversary of the Communist regime. However, when the staggering costs forced Moscow to withdraw their bid, Canada re-applied and was selected.
The controversy and friction about the fair then began in earnest. Montréal mayor, Jean Drapeau, came up with the idea of enlarging Ile Ste Hélène, an island park in the St. Laurence, and adding another island to become the fair site. His plan was met with skepticism and derision by almost everyone. But Drapeau and his engineers persevered, and began the momentous task of filling the river with 25 million tons of earth to create a magnificent and unique locale.
The choice of the islands in the St. Lawrence River for the location also carried historical significance for Canada. As an important trade route, and the access point for early immigrants, the St. Lawrence symbolizes the link between Canada and the world.
But the real meaning of Expo 67 came from the theme itself, a clear representation of the optimism of the time. "Man and his World" was the official title, and the fair guides explained it in this way: "It will tell the story of man's exploration of the physical world, his drive to discover, understand and produce; of how he assimilates, organizes and uses his knowledge to improve his lot and how, as a social being, he has sought and still seeks to live in peace and harmony with his fellow man."
Expo 67 was a huge success. It changed the world's view of Canada, and more importantly, it changed our view of ourselves. Expo brought us together for the first time in mutual pride and appreciation for our talents and accomplishments.
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