2006 Ryder Cup Team Europe Wins!!!!!!!!

Yippee!!!! My team won. I'm sooo happy. I wish I didn't have to work this weekend because of the time difference between here and Ireland all the golfing was in the a.m. and the coverage sucked.

At work today I pulled up the website and was able to listen to the coverage. It's not the same but I was able to be listening when we won! It was around 11:30a.m. and it was very cool.

Sergio did very well on Friday and Saturday but lost his singles match. Colin won his match today and I didn't read anything else. The RyderCup website had good pictures but I couldn't paste them here.

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Madonna defends being "crucified" on stage

By Arthur Spiegelman

Pop singer Madonna on Thursday defended staging a mock crucifixion during her record-breaking "Confessions" world tour, saying it was not "anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous" -- but a plea for people to help one another.

Several religious groups, including the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, have complained that the scene was insulting and NBC television is trying to decide whether to include it in a special to air in November.

Madonna, in a statement made as the "Confessions Tour" ended in Japan on Thursday, said: "There seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all.

"It is no different than a person wearing a cross or 'taking up the cross' as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole."She added, "I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing."

The 48-year-old entertainer has made the crucifixion scene, in which she performs while suspended on a giant cross wearing a crown of thorns, the centerpiece of her show. Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox church leaders say it is blasphemous.

In her statement, Madonna said the specific intent of the scene was "to bring attention to the millions of children in Africa who are dying every day (or) are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can."

A spokeswoman for NBC television said earlier this week that the General Electric Co.-owned unit had not yet decided whether to include the scene in its November special.

But TV Guide Magazine on Thursday quoted NBC entertainment chief Kevin Reilly as saying that it probably would be in the show because Madonna felt strongly about it.

The "Confessions Tour" is the highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist, bringing in $193.7 million from 60 shows that drew nearly 1.2 million fans, venue management company Live Nation said this week.

That gross narrowly puts Madonna over Cher's benchmark of $192.5 million for the 273 shows between June 2002 and April 2005 on what was billed as her "Farewell Tour."

I really wasn't all that impressed (and certainly not outraged) over the crucifixion part. It was ok but not all that. I'm glad that Madonna has said she'll back out of the deal if NBC does want to cut this part. They probably will want to. Everyone is so afraid of making another group upset. What year is this again?

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Jade!!!

Happy 1st Birthday

Sean Preston Federline!!!

Never thought he'd make it to his first birthday but he proved me wrong. And now he has a baby brother along with two older half sisters. He's such a cute baby. Even if his baby is a white trash train wreck.

Go Maddox!!!

Muskrat could cost Munith man $3,000

Saturday, September 09, 2006

By Steven Hepkershepker@citpat.com -- 768-4923

A road-killed muskrat could eventually cost a Munith man about $3,000, once he has paid off his legal fees, court costs and a $700 fine for cruelty to animals.

Waterloo Township police and Jackson County prosecutors charged James Carroll with felony animal killing for intentionally running over the varmint in July.

Chief Tom Cottrell said he saw Carroll swerve to hit the animal near the Waterloo mill pond. He arrested the 24-year-old driver and booked him at the Jackson County Jail -- apparently a first for such a crime in Jackson County.

"I didn't swerve to hit it," Carroll said Friday. "I saw the cop before I hit the muskrat. It could have looked like I intentionally hit it, but I didn't."

Carroll said he has four dogs and 10 chickens and loves animals.

The initial story two weeks ago in the Citizen Patriot has caused him significant embarrassment from teasing in the community and at his work, he said.

Carroll said he had planned to fight the felony at trial, but relented upon expert opinion that it was his word against a chief of police.

"It scares me the power police have to ruin you," Carroll said. "I am not a cruel person. I love animals."

Cottrell said he is no animal rights activist, but was inflamed when he said he saw a motorist swerve to hit a muskrat.

Carroll pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge before District Judge Charles Falahee Jr. Prosecutors dropped the felony.

Thank you to Chief Cottrell and the prosecutor’s office for pursuing charges against James Carroll for killing the muskrat.

Shame on the Jackson Citizen Patriot for their editorial mocking this decision. It is both unfair and irresponsible to suggest that law enforcement overlook cruelty to animals.

Abuse of animals is a symptom of a deep mental health issue and commonly a precursor to more violent and aggressive behavior.
Many serial killers tortured and abused animals prior to crimes against human beings.

Many of us easily recognize the names Jeffrey Damer, Charles Albright, Albert DeSalvo, Dennis Radar, Kip Kinkel, Luke Woodham, Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold and David Berkowitz. Of course the list could go on and on. Each of them had a history of killing animals.

JCP ask what’s the point of prosecuting this as a felony.
The answer is quite simple. To hopefully stop Mr. Carroll’s violence from progressing to human victims. This was probably not the first instance of abuse, only the first witnessed by law enforcement.

I do feel that part of the plea agreement should have included not living with any animals and mandatory therapy.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing

Lawmaker wants law against necrophilia

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (AP) -- A lawmaker says he will propose a law to outlaw necrophilia in Wisconsin after the attempted robbery of a grave in Cassville.

Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, said he was stunned to learn there isn't such a law in effect in the state, which he said leaves law enforcement with few tools to use in such cases.

Twin brothers Alexander and Nicholas Grunke, 20, of Ridgeway, and Dustin Radke, 20, of Dodgeville, have been charged in Grant County Circuit Court with attempted third-degree sexual assault and attempted misdemeanor theft in the incident last Saturday at St. Charles Cemetery in Cassville.

Someone had called police after seeing suspicious activity. Authorities said they found a hole had been dug down to the vault of 20-year-old Laura Tennessen, who was killed in a motorcycle accident Aug. 27, but the vault had not been opened.


Sheriff Keith Govier said the three never had any contact with Tennessen but had seen a newspaper obituary on her death, which included a photo.

Court documents quoted Radke as saying Nicholas Grunke had wanted to find her grave and asked him to help because he wanted to dig the body up for sex.

Attempted third-degree sexual assault carries up to five years in prison and a fine of $12,500, and the theft charge carries up to four months in jail and a $5,000 fine.

Laws against necrophilia in other states carry penalties of up to eight years.

Umm. Do I even need to comment on this?

I wonder how popular they will be in prison. What do their parents think?

Aspen Filmfest

Fiberglass Labrador Retriever Painted and Signed by Joaquin Phoenix


Next Bid: $3,550.00

He has always been considered a bohemian actor who isn’t afraid to go against the grain. Joaquin Phoenix’s roles in Gladiator, Signs, The Village, Ladder 49, and most recently the Academy Award-winning Walk the Line have catapulted Joaquin into A-list status. We feel that Joaquin’s canine reflects the complex characters portrayed in his films. Wonder if Joaquin painted this dog while still in character as Johnny Cash?

So I really wanted to bid on this dog. I forgot the auction started a few days ago, but my gosh it's already this highest at $3550.00??? My man rocks. Nick Lachey painted his like a baseball player but it doesn't have any bids. hee hee. Neither does Julieanne Moore, stupid idiot Rachal Ray (with an opening bid of $1000??? wtf? Yucky Mimi and Debra Messing's next bid will be $550 and Snoop Dogg will be $650. My husband is in the lead!!!!

I wonder how much the others went for in the live auction?
Damn, $4000.00 is too rich for my blood without anything extra (like a phone call)or even knowing how big this dog is.

Bleh.

So normally I would post a picture to go with my post, but I can't put a picture of that ugly Alien Baby up here.

The pictures hit the internet yesterday and the whole spread today. The Vanity Fair editor was on Larry King going on and on about what a wonderful, normal family they are. How all of Kate's family was there. Funny none of them were in any of the pictures. Blah, blah, blah.

The kid does not look 3 1/2 months old. It has on a horrible wig. And has a wonky face. All the bloggers are arguing back and forth between beautiful and fugly. Don't slam a baby. Yada Yada Yada.

The kid is wonky and fugly.

Ugg. I hate computers! Now my stupid printer hooked to the laptop is messed up. I can't access Suduko from the office. I want to print out a puzzle to mail to Richard. I got a letter from him on Thursday (the 1st one) and another today. In today's he said they are addictive. He wasn't able to buy his tv because of outstanding fines, so I'm sure other than reading he might like something else to do.

Haven't received a letter from Brian but Ma said that he got the books. She's not sure if he got all of them but he read one of them the first day! She thinks it was the James Frey, My Friend Leonard. That was a good book. I really liked it.

So I looked up where the company I work for falls in the ranking of Fortune 500 companies. #39 I can't believe it's that high. The top 5 are: Exxon Mobile, Wal-Mart Stores, GM, Chevron and Ford. There are some impressive names right around our rating. I've said it before, I'll keep saying it, "I refuse to believe that these other companies are being run the way ours is.''

When I worked in Lansing I thought it was bad that we had a paunchy, overweight, divorced with two children, gay man who was dating an underling, as our "Sales Manager" dress up as a sales fairy and flit around the office sprinkling sales dust.

But then I transferred to Kalamazoo and they passed out camouflage buffs, turned a conference room into War Room headquarters with giant pieces of paper taped to the walls, the managers all had walkie-talkies and they called the War Room whenever anyone made a sale and the War Room marked it on the papers.

But now Southfield has taken the cake. These idiots went to a dollar store and bought miniature fake dollar bills. When we get monitored and say our script correctly, if we are scored 100% we get 2 fake dollars. If we get 80% (or miss one out of five) we get 1 fake dollar.

Then sometime during the week they open the "store". The store actually being any empty cubicle where they put out the other junk from the dollar store and Costco. Then we can take our dollars and shop.

What kind of junk? Well yesterday there were 6 oz bottles of grape Gatorade, tiny packages of chips, cookies, candy. Some notebooks, pens, highlighters. Microwave popcorn.

Now I REFUSE to believe that Bill Gates motivates his people this way. Or Dow Chemical or UPS or any other company. This is one of the stupidest things I have come across yet.

Woman admits stealing $2.3M to play lottery

Bookkeeper at doctor's office spent $6K a day on tickets

RIVERHEAD, New York (AP) -- A former bookkeeper for a doctor's office pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $2.3 million from her employer to buy lottery tickets.

Annie Donnelly, 38, of Farmingville, New York, spent as much as $6,000 a day playing lotto and scratch-off lottery games, prosecutors said.

She faces four to 12 years in prison for stealing the money from her employers, Great South Bay Surgical Associates.

Donnelly, who is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail, also will have to repay the money. She is charged with second-degree grand larceny.

"She obviously had a gambling problem," said Donna Planty, assistant district attorney. "She appeared to be caught up in the high of winning."

Investigators believe Donnelly may have won jackpots of $5,000 or even $25,000, but never enough to cover the amount stolen overall, Planty said.

Defense attorney George Vlachos declined to speak with reporters. A telephone call to the employer was not immediately returned.

Planty said that between June 2002 and November 2005, Donnelly wrote company checks for cash, petty cash, or checks payable to herself and falsely listed them as payments to vendors associated with the medical office.

She used the money to "feed her pathological addiction," said Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota.
The average check was for less than $3,000, and Donnelly wrote them in oddly numbered amounts to avoid being caught, prosecutors said. She also would "move money around" to different accounts to elude discovery.

Prosecutors said that in the first year Donnelly stole $41,261 and that the thefts increased each year, with nearly $1.4 million stolen in 2005.

I still say that embezzlers should be charged per incident not as one. $2.3 million is how many bank robberies? how many individual checks did she write? Each time she did that she had intent and when she went into work that day she had planning. True it's a non-violent crime but it's still a crime and she started the first year she was employed there.

And how in the hell is she going to repay $2.3 million? First of all, during the time she's in prison she either won't have to or won't be able to pay. When she gets out, what kind of job will she get? Probably won't pay very well. Usually they are given very small repayment amounts, like $50 a month. She would be dead, her great, great grandkids would be dead and would still owe most of it even if the 3rd and 4th generations were to pay. Not counting interest.

Goes to show that companies STILL don't have procedures in place to catch these theives.

First the Nazis came…

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a communist;

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a socialist;

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a trade unionist;

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a Jew;

Then they came for me—

and there was no one left to speak out for me.

What IS her problem?

Ok so before I had kinda noticed that Florence (not her real name) was making smarky remarks when I would be talking to Jeri (not her real name) about celeb gossip. But then I thought maybe I was being overly sensitive because of my other problems. So I asked Jeri if she noticed. She said she hadn't but that the specific incident that triggered my question she kinda had noticed. Hmmm. So then I asked Cindy (not her real name) and she said she doesn't pay attention to Jeri & I or Florence. So then I wasn't sure.

Today Florence, Cartman and I were the only ones working. Around 2:30 Florence says kinda loud, and I wasn't sure who she was talking to, I hadn't heard Cartman, "Pam Anderson is such trailer trash". So I said, " Oh I love her". And as I was saying, in the same breath, "as a matter of fact, I just put up a picture of her at my desk", that bitch says, "you would". WTF??

Now, I admit that some pictures of Pammy aren't the most flattering, and she IS kinda trash-tastic, but I like her because she does a bunch for PETA. Although I'm at odds with her because evidently she's opened a resturant with some chef and they are serving something mean. Veal or fois-gras. Can't remember the details. But I still like her.

Back to point. What the hell is Florence's problem with me? I've not ever been mean to her, and it's not my fault that I read all the good celeb-blogs and read the gossip for free and she pays for subscriptions and by the time she gets the mags in the mail and shows them to me and I say, "oh I saw that on _____ .com last week" that her crap is out dated and the stories have been updated. Now is it?

And it's not MY fault that she's at LEAST 100 lbs overweight and that as soon as she comes into work at 10:00 she's deciding what to eat for lunch that's 4 1/2 hours away and that I complain about being overweight when she probably prays to the Virgin Mary or St. Guadalupe every morning and night to just please lose 5 lbs so she can wear her wedding ring without it cutting off the circulation in her finger and turning it black.

I guess I'll just say, "bless her" fat butt, chubby face, fat arms, thighs etc.

PS. I think it's funny (ok I'm a little evil) that she's HUGE and yet has a subscription to Fitness magazine. Have you seen the cover models and the pictures inside? She should take the money and join Weight Watchers instead or get that magazine.

Happy Birthday Madonna!!

My favorite singer's birthday is today. I love her! Of course I never went so far as to dress up like her in the 80's (but I might wear a purple leotard for Halloween this year) but she's always been my favorite.

She totally should have won an Oscar for Evita. She was so great in it. Of course Andrew Lloyd Webber is a genius but she is an awesome singer.

Confessions in Vegas was so good. Really can't compare it to the last concert at the Palace (apples and oranges). They were both good. Of course my seat at the Palace was on the floor and it was back up taped for HBO. But Confessions at MGM was cool, good seats but a little far away.

Happy Birthday!!!

Finding Neverland

I finally watched this movie yesterday. I don't know if it was the writing or if I've missed some meds but man did I cry. It was sooo good. Kate Winslet is one of THE best actresses of my time. I really like her. I even forgive her for the length of Titanic.

Johnny Depp is a really good actor. He was totally hot in this movie. Why does he look hot in his movies then for the premieres and award red carpets he looks like he hasn't bathed in days and needs a flea dip. He also brings along his girlfriend and she looks dirty and dresses like a Helen Bodham Carter wanna be. Not good.

The little boys were cute, the wife was a bitch, Kate's mom was aloof but came around. Dustin Hoffman was in it. Just really really good.

5 bones.

Leslie 5k

Update: There were a total of 6 girls in my age group and my official time was 44:29. The girl in my group that was #5 had 29:08 so there was no way in heck I would ever have been close to that. The little boy and his dad ahead of me finished in 43:11 & :12. The next time was 38:41 by a girl 12 & under. So I would have been ok if I could have finished under 40 like I was trying to. oh well.

Well darn it there were 5 girls in my age group so I didn't win anything. I didn't come in under 40 minutes either. But I didn't let any walkers pass me. Yippee!!!

I just about ran the 1st mile without stopping and I didn't walk alot, but my time was still 43 minutes. The course was flat but a little confusing in parts. Luckily there was a man with his son ahead of me that I was able to follow, I probably should have tried harder to pass them but then they would have just passed me. It was a nice day, a little chilly but a good day.

Another Race Tomorrow

Leslie 5k tomorrow. I worked 11:30-8 this week and of course didn't get up early at all on any day. Last weekend after the Clark Lake 5k I was sooo sick I didn't do a thing. Yesterday and today I called off of work, just didn't feel right.

Last year my time was 42:05 and I was the only entrant in my age group. This is the 2nd year of this race. Hopefully there won't be many entrants in my group. Most if not all of the race was flat, if I remember correctly, so I should be able to have a good finish time. There's only the Foote Race left in the Citizen Patriot series and that one is sooo hard so unless I'm in the Somerset Race in two weeks, this is my last chance to come in under 40 minutes. I should be able to do that. I have no idea what the course will be like in the Somerset race so I really need to do it tomorrow.

The next two weeks I work 8:30-5 so I need to train because the Foote Race has those two huge hills that kill. The last two races I haven't been able to run the 1st mile without stopping and my times have increased so I need to concentrate on that.

I need to check the results page, I think my walking nemesis hasn't been in the last few races. I haven't seen her. Haven't seen Betty with the hot pink clam diggers either. Donna hasn't been in a race since the Rose Run.

Of course I'm in last place in series points. I'll need to practice so that maybe I'll be in the invitational this year. That's 4miles. I can't even do 3 miles without being sick, I'll be the 1st one off. I did put in for the day off.

Clark Lake 5k

So I got out of work early on Friday so that I wouldn't be up late and be tired on Saturday. I went to bed about 10:30 on Friday. Saturday morning I was pretty tired but felt ok, better than last year when I was hung over on bad tequila.

Aunt Linda, Shelley and I were in each race. I was very thirsty before hand. I left my water in the car, so I snagged a bottle before the race and drank about 1/4 of it.

The race didn't start until 8:30 or so. Not too hot or muggy but not too cool either. I about died starting off. Tried to start off slow so I wouldn't get the anxiety. Which luckily I haven't been. Planet Fitness was the last race and the first one of this year that I wasn't able to run the 1st mile non-stop. This was the 2nd one. I had to really try to keep going past the onlookers and the start of the 12k, but after that I was done. Once I start walking I have such a hard time running again.

At the end of the race, when I get my time, I'm always disappointed because then I think of how I could have improved it. I ended up running in with the winners of the 12k who were breaking the course record! Ohmygosh, I ran from the 3 mile marker down the hill into the chute then I heard the guy talking about the guys coming in to break the record. I had to really run fast to get out of the way. I was nervous I was going to get run over by some tall, 1/2 naked, sweaty ugly 14 year old!

I ended up with 43 minutes. Not sure about seconds because my name wasn't on the sheet! I asked Liz about it and she sent me into the office so they could look it up. When I was at the starting line I was next to the short little old lady I've seen before. She said she was a slow runner, but she got way a head of me and stayed there. I lost her right away. There was a man pushing triplets! and after the start I never saw him either. The walkers were only 1 minute behind us and Peggi past me right away. My friend Betty wasn't there.

Aunt Linda was 3rd in her age group again. She's been 3rd in all three races she's been in! Of course there's only been 3 women entered but still a win's a win's.

Shelley was 9th in her age group in the 12k with 11 entries. Amy was 4th in her group! I was last but I don't know how many were in it.

Next race: Next week--2nd annual Leslie 5k

Happy 5th Birthday

Maddox!!!

I love Maddox! He's the cutest little boy in the world.

I love Angelina too, she's so pretty and I love how much she does for children. I loved her even when she was strange and kissing her brother and wearing Billy Bob's blood. Billy Bob is hot in a skinny, wasted old man way. His birthday was a few days ago. I haven't seen any of his movies lately but I do like him. Even though I never really cared either way for Brad Pitt I do like him and Angelina together. You know he gets down on his knees every night and totally BEGS her to marry him. She should, just because it didn't work with Billy Bob, you can tell Brad loves her and the kids. And like I said, I don't really like him or not. But I do HATE jen-jen. She is so blah. Can't act. There's no substance to her. She doesn't seem very smart, doesn't stand for anything. Just blah. Not even vanilla because that's a flavor and she doesn't have any. Only reason the last movie did any good at the box office was because of VV. Don't like him, BUT he is a good actor. LOVED, LOVED Return to Paradise. Well, of course, because my husband was in it, but vv had a good part and even Anne (used to be gay for a minute) Heche was good.

Any way. LOVE ME MADDOX.