Oh, My Word!

7:37:39 AM EDT

I was just reading Tina's blog and was reading about her ex having a cyst in the roof of his mouth. (Tina, it probably a herpes sore. HA!) Anyway, that segways me into sharing with you, my daughter's bizarro full mouth x-ray, she had taken at the orthodontist, to see why two of her baby teeth weren't falling out.

See the tooth laying in her chin?  The root is on the left, top on the right. That's an adult tooth and the likelihood of an orthodontist moving this tooth to where it belongs is about nil. Even the oral surgeon we were sent to didn't recommend removing it because he'd have to cut into her jawbone to get it out.

The oral surgeon said that these wayward teeth, which can be pretty much anywhere in your face...in your nose or even by your eye, sometimes do grow cysts and the cyst will, in time, eat away at the jawbone. Most of the time there are no symptoms that this is even happening. So, she has to have one of these x-rays every year until she's 21 (she is now 14) to monitor the tooth. So, if your kid isn't losing their baby teeth, it's worth having it checked out.

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5:56:43 AM EDT

I decided to rise to the occasion and partake in this weeks assignment: Chee Zee Tee Vee, that I watched as a kid. What came to mind first, was a show called My Mother, The Car.

Actor Jerry Van Dyke, brother of the beloved Dick Van Dyke, turns down an offer to play the part of Gilligan, of Gillgan's Island fame to play attorney, Dave Crabtree on a show called My Mother, The Car, that ran 30 episodes from September 1965 to September 1966.

 

The Premise: Family man Dave Crabtree, while out shopping for a station wagon as a second car, is taken by a 1928 Porter, which he purchases instead, to find his deceased mother ( voice of actress Ann Southern) speaks to him through the car radio.Wait a minute...did cars have radio's in 1928?
Just like Mr. Ed, the talking horse, and owner Wilbur Post, the car only speaks to Dave Crabtree. The show was meant for an adult audience, but critics panned it. Kids loved it!

Van Dykes career was pretty much down the pooper after that, until he won was nominated for Emmy's four consecutive years, 1990, '91, '92 and '93 for his role a Craig T. Nelson's sidekick on the series Coach.

In 2002, TV Guide named My Mother, The Car as the second worse TV show (ever), second to Jerry Springer.

I have to give a shout-out to two other shows from the 60's:

The Second Hundred Years: Luke Carpenter, gold rush miner gets buried in an avalanche in Alaska in the year 1900. He thaws out 67 years later. Cryogenics folks. He is preserved at the age of 33, and goes to live with his son and grandson. The grandson is 33 years old and played by the same actor as his grandfather. 26 episodes.

 

It's About Time: Two astronauts travel back to prehistoric times and live with a caveman and his family. The premise of the show pretty well sucks, so the plot is reversed. The astronauts take the caveman and his family to modern times, 1967, that is. 26 episodes as well. Will it work the second time around? You know, the Geico caveman?

Anyone else see these shows? Or was I the only one watching?

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11:07:00 AM EDT

A photo I clipped from one of my daughter's friends Myspace:

A hot tub sits in the middle of River Road (which is a road, not a river) after this weekends nor 'easter.

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7:50:39 PM EDT

Last night New Jersey Governor, Tom Corazine suffered critical injuries from a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, en route to his home in Princeton. His recovery is expected to take anywhere from 3 to 6 months. So, just who will be in charge during his absence?

Starting Monday, New Jersey will be governed by fill-ins. Here are just a few of the many capable men who have volunteered their time to keep N.J. up and running...

WEEK ONE: Howie Mandel

Host of TV games show Deal or No Deal, and germaphobe, Howie will say NO DEAL to street drug traffic, and clean up our beaches.

WEEK TWO: Neil Patrick Harris

Yes, Doogie is all grown up now. Plus he starred in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, which was set in the Garden State. Suit-up Neil, and head for Drumthwackett.

WEEK THREE: Pat Sayjak

After Sceighty-eight million years of hosting Wheel of Fortune, Pat will teach K-3 Language Arts from Trump Casino in Atlantic City and raise the states GPA.

WEEK FOUR: Mark Consuelos

He married a Jersey girl...good 'nuf.

Hell, if all these guys are good enough to fill in for Regis, they're good enough for NJ! When is Letterman going to show his face? Isn't all American currency engraved with 'In Dave We Trust"?

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5:20:12 PM EDT

                          

<ALIGN=CENTER>I was laying in bed this morning watching  the coach of the Rutgers Basketball team on TV and heard her say she wished that this situation (the racist and sexist remarks made by radio personality Don Imus) could be turned around to something positive. Yes, I think it can.

I am not a listener of talk radio. I do think what he said was racist. As I woman, I am offended that he called these accomplished athletes "hos". I am a 17 years resident of the town of Piscataway, N.J., the home of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Although I am not a sports fanatic, I share in the excitement and pride that these woman have bought to my community.

So, what do we do with this situation to make something good of it. I say, fire him. Oh wait, this is America, land of freedom of speech. I believe in that, too. Where do we draw the line? Imus is nothing but an employee, and he got paid for debasing the character of a group of woman he knows nothing about personally. That's where I draw the line. Take any non celebrity employee working in a typical office and I bet he'd be sent packing for comments like that. It wouldn't even be debatable.

Imus has been a radio personality for 40 years. His so-called good past behavior is being used as a reason to keep him on. After 40 years in broadcasting you'd think he would have a really good idea what people find offensive. Obviously, he has no idea. He claims his words were said in jest. Well, comedy often walks a fine line between funny and hurtful, and by now, he should know know the difference.

I'm glad to see his advertising sponsors pulling the plug on their radio spots and take a stand on this. My guess is, his listener/viewership has gone up because of  all this, at least temporarily, and I hope this situation isn't dictated by the almighty dollar. MSNBC and their sponsors should put their foot down and make an example of Don Imus. In short, don't employ and pay people who use the public air waves to perpetuate hate and negative stereotypes. Let Don Imus be the first who doesn't get away with a slap on the wrist or a trip to a rehab. That's all bullshit anyway.

Why not start with him, and see if we can get more of these people on the unemployment line behind him...including some rappers. Let Imus say what he wants and exercise his free speech on his own time.

Yes, it's time to say "I won't tolerate this any more." And this is the good that can come out of this very sad situation.

 

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6:28:18 AM EST

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Such Great Heights :

                   

I'm down there somewhere. Unless I have a sizable amount of metal around me, I prefer to have my feet planted firmly on the ground. This is Cancun.  Well, part of it,  photographed by my husband while he parasails. Men should know that the same guys who help them into the harness, are hitting on your wife/girlfriend while you're up in the sky.

I thought I'd add another picture to this entry just to give you an idea of just how high these things go...

 There's a boat down there somewhere.

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1:19:45 PM EST

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9:41:37 AM EST

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Let There Be Light :  Ah, a butterfly.

It reminds me of a summer night back in 1968...

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10:38:49 AM EST

 Scalzi asks:
Weekend Assignment #149: Reveal Your Teenage Fashion Disasters! Yes, whether it's big hair, Nehru jackets, acid-washed jeans or an ill-advised tattoo, let us know what about your style as a teenager you would change today.

Just how hot were your HOT PANTS?

Mine were so hot, you couldn't even see them!

There I am. I think this picture was taken when I was about 13.  My family was on a day trip to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Oh, that's my sister in the background with the tie-dye shirt. I remember there were a lot of Amish at Longwood that day and that I was being stared at. It didn't really dawn on me that I appeared to be pantless.

I always get a good laugh when I look at old pictures of myself and my sisters, because we all had the skinniest legs. I could die when I see a photo of myself in a mini skirt, particularly if I was wearing chunky shoes because it just added to the problem. Hey, I thought I looked good, ok? It's far more important as a teen, to wear what's 'in' then to wear what looks good on you.

And my legs are still skinny, just not THAT skinny.

 

The Flip

My hair-do for special occasion, the flip. This photo was taken before my Confirmation ceremony. Could it be I thought I might have to fly up directly to God to be confirmed? Or since Confirmation is becoming "a soldier in the Army of Christ", I'd need some sort of weapon.  I think I could take someone's eye out with my hair.

This hair-do took the supreme sacrifice of a good nights sleep. Lemme tell you youngsters, sleeping in curlers is a bitch. My two older sisters curled their hair every night and they also had to endure my mom's Toni home perms. It made me feel grown up to have my hair curled, but I'm thankful that by the time I was older, perms and curls were out of style.

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7:30:51 PM EST
Feeling Ecstatic
Hearing me singingggg. =D

There mom. Look at that S E X Y B E A S T. yum yum yum. Ok, so all of you internet bloggers, wish my mom a happy birthday tomarrow [1-11-07] because she was born on [1-11-57] making her 50! you know, 57 - 7 = 50, smart right? ok, so shes like really old. like really. i mean come on, thousands of years ago, most people didn't live past 19 now they are living past 110! I mean come on, the oldest woman in the world was 116. so my mom just has 56 years and 1 day more to go to beat her. Thats so cool. ok since i couldn't really get my mom anything [IM NOT A BAD DUAGHTHER, SHE JUST DIDNT TELL US WHAT SHE WANTED] I just post pictures of what i would have liked to get her. =D

1-Chocolate

2- A victorian house in Cape May

3-A pretty Cake

4- A pretty sports car

5- A new pair of hooker heals. my mom claims there her most conforable shoes.

I love my mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. thats why i think me and her should take a trip to NYC. and stay there for the weekend. please? =D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA

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