Week ending 2/27/2010
Hip-popping this week
 
From the UK, this caught my eye... Special Happy Birthday Hugs & Shimmies to you Ms. Jo Holden.  At 90 years old, this lady celebrated with her fellow bellydance students in Lea Smith's class at the Hipsinc Bellydance School. Read it here   Made you smile, didn't it?  Don't you love it when bellydancing is in the media and there's not an ugly light cast upon it? Thanks to Why Knot Productions' team for publicizing that one.
 
Speaking of media, a little bird told me that Bill Maher's peeps got a kick outta my diary last week when I was dishing about Bill O'Reilly ("Our Thank's to Bin Laden For Bellydance?" Check the past entries).  Cool, but I can't seem to be able to tell people about it; I don't know how to say his damn name right.  Feels rather stupid to say a name either three times quickly three different ways or just say it really strange and soft.  "Bill Maahhrerhhha,"  it really takes the 'cool' out of my factoid. 
 

Jaw-Dropping quote of the week:
 "Well, I tell you what.  Next time my grandmother decides to die... I'll tell her to do it at a more convenient time for you." 

Yes I said that LOUDLY to the scheduling wench at my eye dr's office. 

I called to reschedule annual exams for my peeps... and she jumped my ass.  Really.  She actually said LOUDLY to me, "Well what are we supposed to do now?  The schedule has a hole in it."  See. She DID start it.  I'll play it safe and start looking for a new eye dr. this week.
 
Political Poop - When I saw the headline, the jaw did drop: "Utah Bill Criminalizes Miscarriages"  Oh, it's too much to try to explain here.  I suggest if you want a comprehensive blog entry that covers it all, check out Rachel Larris - excellent job.  My take: Good intentions can allow for evil, bad-guys to have crazy powers over people.  We don't want evil, bad-guys to have powers..... for that matter, do we want guys to have powers at all? I move we table that topic.
 

Dawn Brancheau died this week at the hands of a serial killer.  Ok, not exactly --- he didn't have hands.  And technically a serial killer commits 3 or more murders within 30 days, not over a number of years.  So, what will happen to this killer whale at Sea World?  Evidentally, execs at Sea World stick with The Show Must Go On... and shows have already resumed this week.  Lots of finger pointing will be going on for quite a while, bottom line - To what extent do we go to as responsible, caring people for entertainment?  Blackstone Entertainment needs a spin doctor, and fast! 
 
And when that spin doctor's done, send him over to Turkey... Tarkan could use 'em.  Jaws dropped yesterday when his arrest hit the press.  With a vulture-like media that lacks basic journalistic integrity, he'll be pecked to death.  Guilty or not, whatever.  There is waay more important stuff to put your energy into.  Ok Tarkan, I'll play doctor.
 
Last, but not least, are my new BFFs from Holland!!!  ForTheHack launched a great new site:  PleaseRobMe.com  Yes, it does exactly what you think, and NO I do not believe any of you are guilty of what they bring to light ---- How people openly advertise when they are not home (a la social network sites) --- and YES people can find your house.  Think you have kept yourself 'protected?'  Naw, there are sites that expose you.  We are all vulnerable and probably all guilty of giving too much info.  How they bring it all together.... I'll leave that to the minds of the guys known as @m0nk @boyvanamsel and @frankgroeneveld ------ and yes, when I'm headed to Holland, I'll be taking these guys out for a beer - and I'll Twitter it when I do! ;)
 
So, hugs & shimmies to you... and keep posting your thoughts!!!!