Shrub needs advising

On Google News this morning I saw the headline "Woodward: Kissinger Advices Bush" for a Washington Post article.

Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb.

So "Kissinger Advises Bush."

The WP got it right. Unfortunately, the folks at Google need some advising.

BTW, Shrub needs more than just advice -- perhaps a kick in the ol' keister, but that's another post for another day.

Mouse potato

I freely admit that I am a couch potato, but now it seems I am also a mouse potato. Yes, if I'm not clicking the buttons on my remote control, then you'd most likely find me typing on my keyboard.

Merriam-Webster has posted on its Web site new words added to the 11th edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. Check them out on m-w.com.

The new words include mouse potato, gastric bypass, drama queen, unibrow, manga, and polyamory.

As in the following:

The woman felt like quite the drama queen as she yelled at her mouse potato boyfriend that she was considering polyamory, or better yet just dumping his ass, because she was tired of looking at his overgrown unibrow, and that he'd make a good candidate for gastric bypass surgery one day since he never did more exercise than walk from the refrigerator to his computer to chat online about his damn manga obsession.

Xmas wishlist 2006

Dear Santa,

I've been a good girl this year. Yes, indeed. And this year I'd like the new iPod nano in fuchsia, or hot/glam/rockin' pink.

I've included photos below to avoid any confusion. I'd like the one denoted with the arrow (V).

                               V


And the back view:


Oh, and two hypoallergenic kitties (so they don't get lonely while I'm at work).

Thank you,
H

Hypoallergenic kitty!

"Allergy-free Cats For Sale At $3,950 Each"

And according to the article, the kitties weren't genetically modified -- just selectively bred.

You, too, can be the proud owner of a hypoallergenic kitty, but better get on the waiting list for one now (looks like it can take about two years to get one): Allerca Web site.

I better start saving my pennies.

I'm baaack ... with more weird news

Yes, I'm back. Did you miss me? Huh, HUH?

And for my first post after my return? Details from my whirlwind trip? Lamentations on being a year older? Nope.

"Penis Transplant Reported in China"

Yes, a man had a successful penis transplant with no physical rejection of the new organ, but after two weeks the man requested that it be amputated because of his wife's "pyschological rejection."

More posts to come soon ... but not on weird news -- unless I find some juicy tidbit that I can't help but share.