Tailgate, teacher of the week, survivor

Word has it that, much like 90210, there will be a revamping of Melrose Place AND the Partridge Family.  Not a blending of Melrose and Partridge.  That would be Melrose Family and just weird.  Or too, too fabulous for words. 

Survivor Gabon had a two hour premiere.  I'm already annoyed at one tribe called Fang yet pronounce Fong.  How am I supposed to remember that?  As usual, one team kept losing and got rid of a member they thought was annoying so Michelle went first.  The oldest  61-year-old  nurse Gillian went second.  This is the first time it's been seen in HD it seems buggier than usual.

33-year-old Drew Barrymore has a 21-year-old man in her life.  Go Drew.

We had a great time at the TTU tailgate last night.  Our oldest, Anna Grace, insists on calling it a Tail Party.  Be that as it may, she refused to interact with Awesome Eagle while there, yet wanted to know who his mama and daddy were and where he lived after.  Those are questions she asks of everyone.  Awesome Eagle has his own myspace page where one can learn all these things.  Which is good, because she has a crazy memory like I do.  She'd know if my story changed from game to game.  Oh, Tech won.  I will be posting photos as soon as I get a new camera cord.  Mine has disappeared so the pictures are stuck in my camera for the moment.  But there is proof that I can lift Roach all by myself.  The idea was that Lynx and MJ and I would all hold him.  That didn't pan out quite as planned.  You must come and tailgate next Saturday at the next home game.  And sign up for the kick for cash at Save A Lot.

 

A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. The prosecutor's office dropped the charge against Jose Cruz yesterday. Cruz denied fanning the gas and says the whole thing occurred because his request to use a restroom was rejected.

 

Today's teacher of the week, nominated by Renee Bouldin:  Teresa MacLeod is a Kindergarten teacher at Woodland Park Elementary School in Sparta, TN. Mrs. Macleod has been instrumental in encouraging my son Max to not only want to come to school everyday but to love school and learning. She is an incredible teacher and has the patience of a saint, especially having to handle the inquisitive nature of Max on a daily basis!

 

 

Choose Your News

HOW FAST FOOD FANS GET MARRIED
Two people who say they love fast food celebrated their marriage with their dream wedding cake - a 42 pound cheeseburger. Tom and Kerry Watts' mammoth burger was nearly two feet wide and weighed the equivalent of about 100 quarter pounders. Tom says, quote: "Not only did I get to marry the woman of my dreams but I also got to have the burger of my dreams in the same day." The burger had to be cooked for three hours and required three chefs to lift it out of the oven before it could be put into the specially made sesame seed bun. The bun had to be cut it in half using a saw. And the burger also featured 12 heads of iceberg lettuce, 12 onions, 30 tomatoes, 48 slices of dill pickle, a pound of cheese, a quart of ketchup and a quart of mayonnaise.

REFUSING TO WEAR PANTS

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a store that allegedly fired a Christian woman for refusing to wear pants or a skirt above the knee. The EEOC filed suit on behalf of Lakettra Bennett, who worked at a Hollister store in the St. Louis area. The suit against Hollister and parent company Abercrombie and Fitch seeks back pay and damages. Bennett is Pentecostal and says her faith does not permit her to wear pants or skirts if the hemline does not cover the knee. The EEOC says the federal Civil Rights Act requires reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs.

or VANDALISM FROM THE HEART

Brandon Hughes is a guy with heart -- and that's a problem. Police in Washington state say he's admitted to spray-painting pink hearts on utility poles in downtown Wenatchee. Hughes says he's just trying fill the city with love after seeing so many angry drivers. But at least he respects private property. Hughes says he doesn't paint the pink hearts on buildings. He now faces a charge of malicious mischief.

Slanguage Language Quiz

YOU FORGOT POLAND

a)  what you say to get in the last word

b) what you say to someone who buys the house next door

c)  what you say when you forget to cover your mouth when you sneeze

A--when you have been one-upped and need to get in the last word, a reference to the 2004 Bush Kerry debate