Why Men are Republican

What happened to Whitney?

Hey, when did Whitney Huston start playing Guitar?

Just kidding… it seems that Ms. Huston has a coke problem… really, I hadn’t noticed.

Big Budget Movies

It’s springtime and the big budget movie releases are right around the corner, which film are you most looking forward to seeing?

• Poseidon
• Superman Returns
• X-Men The Last Stand
• The Da Vinci Code
• Mission Impossible 3
• Miami Vice
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• 007: Casino Royale

Or is there something else that you can't wait to see?

I Didn't See That Coming

It seems that Eminem has filed for divorce from wife Kimberley Mathers... again. Wow, I didn't see that coming...

According to Kim, Em left the home about one and a half months ago. Let's see... Married legally for 82 days, on honeymoon for about 2 weeks, left 6 weeks ago... that leaves about 2-3 weeks of them actually being together.

In the divorce papers, Eminem has asked that he and Kim be awarded joint legal and physical custody of daughter Hailie and that the couple's Prenuptial Agreement be upheld.

A New Gospel?

For 2,000 years Judas has been reviled for betraying Jesus. Now a newly translated ancient document seeks to tell his side of the story.

The "Gospel of Judas" tells a far different tale from the four gospels in the New Testament. It portrays Judas as a favored disciple who was given special knowledge by Jesus -- and who turned him in at Jesus' request.

"You will be cursed by the other generations -- and you will come to rule over them," Jesus tells Judas in the document made public on April 6th.

The text, one of several ancient documents found in the Egyptian desert in 1970, was preserved and translated by a team of scholars. It was made public in an English translation by the National Geographic Society.

I find this fascinating in that text that is over 1700 years old may have a major impact on a religion that has been set in their way for many centuries.

Read more about it here =>

Want To Make Your Neighbors Worry?

So it seems that Johan Huibers of Schagen Netherlands might be a woodworker? He set out to create a working copy of Noah's Ark. Talk about giving your neighbors something to talk about over dinner.

Johan built this working replica of Noah's Ark as a testament to his Christian faith. The Dutchman plans to set sail in September through the interior waters of the Netherlands. Johan's Ark is one fifth the seize of Noha's arc and he plans on carrying farmyard animals during the journey. Mr Huibers, who plans to open the vessel as a religious monument and zoo, hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands. Although Mr Huibers tried to remain true to the ark described in the Bible, this Ark is constructed with American cedar and Norwegian pine, rather than "gopher wood".

Click here to read more and see a picture.

Nerds Night Out

What can I say I would be clasified a Nerd in the greater cosmic that we live in. I'm an engineer and teach Calculus... what else can I be?

Well last night we had a Nerds night out. I had this question possed to me from a fellow nerd..."What exactly qualifies as nerd-ware? If I were to come I would want to make sure I was fully and properly equipped."

I responded with..."Historically, I would think that a pocket protector and a slide rule would qualify as nerdware. Now I think it is someone that carries a PDA. (or nerd pilot as I like to call them) Also qualifying for nerdware is what I've seen as a increasing amount of what I like to call the "Nerd Utility Belt".... This is putting the cell phone, pager, "nerd pilot", keys, badge, etc. on your belt. It is amazing how many of these "Batmen" are floating around."

Is it just me or do you see this trend also?

BTW, Nerds night out colminatted with a rousing game of Texas Hold 'em... and yes, I did win.

Useless Knowledge

I have been accused of being a master of useless knowledge....

Here's one for you.

The word "queue" is the only English word which is still pronounced the same when its last two or four letters are removed.

There... don't you feel dumber now for knowing this?

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So there was an event that lasted one second this morning that will not happen again for a thousand years. Yep that's right that special once in a century time and date occurred at 1:02:03 am of April 5th, 2006.

01:02:03 04/05/06

I stayed up special for this just to say that I was awake. I watched some Mind of Mancia on video on demand from my local cable provider.

Two things on that... One if you've never seen this show on Comedy Central you need to give it a try. It's real funny. He rips everyone.

Second, I know that I'm still in the "Windows 98" age (not quite the stone age... ) and I still haven't gotten Satellite TV or own a DVR (Tivo), but video on demand is pretty cool. It let's you see what you want to see when you want to see it.

Alec Baldwin v. Sean Hannity

Ok, so Baldwin and Hannity are on polar
extremes when it comes to their politics.

Therefore, I’m not surprised that this exchange occurred. It's worth the read.

newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/26/221245.shtml

Police Nab One Of Their Own

Victor Willis, who was the Policeman and front man for the 1970s disco group the Village People, pleaded not guilty to drug possession and giving false identification to a real police officer after being on the lamb for five months.

His case was first featured on the television crime show America's Most Wanted in December. This hardened criminal was to serve 16 months for gun and cocaine possession when he skipped bail. His bail-jumping now gives a judge the right to impose the maximum four-year, four-month sentence in a penal colony.

I've got a feeling Mr. Willis, who co-wrote such hits as "In the Navy" and "YMCA" is going to be real popular in prison. BTW, HE WAS FEATURED ON "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED". You've got to be kidding me... I guess the crime rate has finally fallen to a point were someone wanted for cocaine possession has become one of America's Most Wanted. Thank god there are no more murderers and rapist still running around free.

Frankly, my dear...

What's wrong with the male youth of America?

FHM magazine which has a demographic of 18 - 25 year old males, has placed Scarlett Johansson on top of the list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World." replacing last year winner Angelina Jolie.

Other notables in the top ten were Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Keira Knightley, Halle Berry, Jenny McCarthy, Maria Sharapova, Carmen Electra and Teri Hatcher. The 21-year-old Johansson who has film credits such as "Match Point" and "Lost in Translation", issued a statement saying that she was delighted with the honor, "One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy. I'd like to thank FHM's readers for the huge compliment."

Scott Gramling, FHM magazine's U.S. editor in chief said in a statement, "It's remarkable how Scarlett Johansson has caught the attention of our readers. Her sultry voice and striking beauty certainly have a lot to do with that, but so does the confidence she exudes. She seems to be one of those women who would be equally at ease on the red carpet as she would just hanging out with the guys."

Don't get me wrong, I find Scarlett very attractive, but I would not put her on top of my list of "The Sexiest Women in the World". You can see more of Scarlett and the rest of the list in the magazine's May issue of FHM, which hits the stands on April 4.

Songo Ono

So Savanna Samson has created a wine... big deal. Big deal in deed.

It just received a score of 90 to 91 out of 100 from wine guru Robert Parker, that's when her little project became very serious. It seems that the porn star turned wine connoisseur has created and extraordinary wine.

Parker has been called the most influential wine critic in the world, and a score of 90 to 95 denotes "an outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character." "Trust me, I didn't add any points for Ms. Samson's personal presentation," Parker wrote in his review.

Savanna stated that "I never wanted to just do gimmick. That would just happen with me being a porn star, me having a photographer shoot the label, how risque could I get on the label -- all those things".

The wine "really represents who I am," said Samson and "I wanted to do something that my parents could be proud of," she said.

She is planning on making a second vintage called Sogno Due which will be a white wine.

It bugs me...

For the first time in history children's life spans are predicted to be less than their parents' because of inactivity and obesity related illnesses.