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There was an article in the Post about “The Grease” recently, about how Imus is coming back on the air with his ridiculous salary after his racist comments, yet the Greaseman remains in relative obscurity.
The Grease is still alive and well at “www.getalife.tv” and on some AM stations - not too sure which ones, though.
For [...]

Papa Z delivered a *sweet* early b-day present to me yesterday — Guitar Hero III with wireless guitar for the Wii. Yes that’s right. I’m turning 30 and I love video games.
I rocked for a solid hour or so last night which means I’ll be starting my own band, since I know how to [...]

Redskins Safety Sean Taylor died from a gunshot wound early this morning, after being shot during a home invasion early Monday.
He was one of the best players the team had and will be greatly missed. He was 24.
Thanks, Florida. You assholes. Maybe you should try keeping your criminals in prisons rather than letting them roam [...]

Movies, pie, pumpkin roll, Wii — what a great time to be alive.
Here’s what I saw this weekend:
Breach (5.8 out of 10 Zaps) — a bit dull, (about Robert Hanssen) but interesting to watch as it took place in my hometown. It looked like Ryan Phillippe had a big tumor on his forehead — has [...]

Our friend’s sister made this apple pie on Thanksgiving — we were voting on which pies were our favorite and no one voted for it — but somehow it won the pie contest!
Other Thanksgiving dessert items sampled:
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Roll (from Whole Foods)
Pumpkin Roll (Carrie’s)
Creme Brulee Ice Cream (Ben & Jerry’s)
Applesauce Spice [...]

Ahh Turkey Day. It’s a beautiful sunny 70+ degrees here in Northern Virginia this Thanksgiving and we have our forefathers carbon emissions to thank for that.
It’s already 11AM and I’ve accomplished eaten so much — pics below:
Homemade whole wheat biscuits with “Rhustr” jam (Rhubarb and Strawberry) from a local Virginia farm, Pumpkin Butter, fruit [...]

In prepping for WiiCup ‘07 (aka PieFest ‘07 at the Gilbride home), I forgot that not only can you send Miis across the interweb to another Wii — you can put up to 10 Miis on a Wiimote and transfer them to your peep’s Wii.
In other Wii news, funny story from “Cheaters” (via Giz) about [...]

A day in the life of Lambeau Field — some sweet time-lapse photography from Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel.

A couple weekends ago, C had her massive annual juvenile diabetes fund-raising gala at the Building Museum that raised over $1.7 million. Can YOU say you helped raise $1.7 million in one evening? Didn’t think so — chump.

The setup, [...]

Friday night was potluck at Andrea’s — sweet potato ravioli, salmon, C’s manchego & pear salad and this amazing almonds+goat-cheese+honey+puff pastry. Yum in the tum. Finished off with pumpkin roll and a cinnamon bun ice cream sampling.
The day after Scott Baio was mentioned in potluck discussion relating to the pronounciation of “Beowulf”, (and [...]