Final 10 Women - American Idol

Did you think they all were a little flat tonight? I thought overall they were all a little less impressive tonight than they were last week.

Who's so hot that she'll make it in based on how cute and sweet she is? That's Kellie Pickler. The sweetheart from North Carolina actually can sing too, and charmed the viewing audience before her song by her interview. Kellie, you're awesome, and so down to earth! I wish you the best in the competition.

As far as the rest of the group went, Katharine McPhee and Paris Bennett seem to be shoe-ins for the final 6. Both have great vocals, and charisma. Lisa Tucker is also right up there, and you can tell that she's been doing that for most of her 16 years. I thought Melissa McGhee did a great job tonight as well. Cutting the final two before we get to the "Final 12" will be tough next week.

Who will probably get voted off after tonight's performance?

If Brenna Gethers makes it through this week's voting, then she is stacking the ballots, or calling 50,000 times for herself, because she's like nails on a chalkboard. The other person that I think will be voted off this week will be Heather Cox.

I can't wait for tomorrow night. The guys have awesome talent this year too!

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Idols or Idol?

I've gotten a sore thumb flipping between American Idol and the Olympics! I have to admit, I'm an American Idol buff, but I also love watching the competitiveness of the Olympic games.

Have you had the same difficulty choosing what to watch?

I do watch some of the Olympics earlier in the day on CBC, or other NBC stations, but over the past few nights I've been flipping back and forth. I enjoy American Idol now that it gets to this stage, the final 24.

We've gotten to 12 guys and 12 girls. Who do you think has been the hottest so far? I've got my favorites picked out after this past week's competition.

For the girls- Katharine, Paris, and Lisa were awesome in their first night, and were my top 3. (I also liked Kellie and Mandisa) Who do you think was good?




For the guys- Chris, Ace, and Taylor were the top 3 in my book, but there were a few others that I thought were quite good too (Will and Gedeon) What about that?

The judges all thought Elliot was awesome for the guys, but I didn't really hear what they heard, so I'll have to listen closer to him the next week.

The Olympics are in the final 4 days. The hockey medal games are nearing, and the final skating competitions are also coming soon. I think there have been some great performances by the athletes involved. I've seen a lot of instances of great courage, and thought to myself.. "wow, that was impressive" many, many times! There have been disappointments too, of course. That is what the Olympics are all about, and any competition. There have to be winners and losers.

Funny photos

Here's a good one:

Or how about this one?

Computer Help Desk - FUNNY

This is a true story from the WordPerfect help line. Needless to say, the help desk employee was fired; however, he is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for "Termination without Cause".

Actual dialog of a former Word perfect Customer Support employee:

"Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"

"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."

"What sort of trouble?"

"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."

"Went away?"

"They disappeared."

"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?"

"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."

"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"

"How do I tell?"

"Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?"
"What's a sea-prompt?"

"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"

"There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."

"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"

"What's a monitor?"

"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?"

"I don't know."

"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?"

"Yes, I think so."

"Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."

".......Yes, it is."

"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"

"No."

"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
".......Okay, here it is."

"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."

"I can't reach."

"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?"

"No."

"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"

"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark."

"Dark?"

"Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."

"Well, turn on the office light then."

"I can't."

"No? Why not?"

"Because there's a power outage."

"A power... A power outage? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?"

"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

"Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."

"Really? Is it that bad?"

"Yes, I'm afraid it is."

"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"

"Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."

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You can sure pick them!

Not the most high class topic in the world, I'm sure, but today's topic deals with Nose Picking! What is it about picking the nose that makes people react in such a way?

Can you dig it?

Ask yourself... does it make you laugh or disgust you?

Does it depend if the person doing it is young or old? Or does the age of the suspect matter at all, one way or another?

To me, I think it's funny. I couldn't lie if I said that I've never done it. I usually just do a little nose-hair grooming now, and not out in public.

What I find humorous is little kids though. You wonder where they get the idea from. They'll go digging away and wipe it wherever they see fit. I've even seen some eat their find, but I won't elaborate at all.

My first thoughts are... did they learn that by watching mommy or daddy? (laugh)

I guess when I catch adults going for the gold it's mainly driving in the car. If you pull up alongside them, they may be searching for treasure up the schnoz. If they're just doing some basic exploration, it really doesn't gross me out too much, and it's really just makes me laugh. Especially if they see someone's watching.

What is gross though is when you see them going for the gusto. I really don't care to see someone doing that, and just thinking about it now is enough, so I'll stop right there.

The phrase my family says most often is "Digging for Gold" or "Mining for Gold"

And that's all I have to say about that...

Homemade Fire Truck

A fire fighter is working outside the station when he notices a little girl in a little red wagon with little ladders on the sides, a garden hose coiled in the middle, and she's wearing a fire fighter's helmet. The wagon is being pulled by her dog and her cat.

The fire fighter takes a closer look. "That sure is a nice fire truck," he said with admiration.

"Thanks," the girl said.

The fire fighter notices the girl has tied the wagon to her dog's collar and to the cat's testicles.

"Little Partner," said the fire fighter, "I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster."

The little girl replies thoughtfully, "You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren."

Be glad you didn't say it

Golfing Troubles

A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat.

Naturally the doctor asks him what happened. "Well, it was like this," said the man. "I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife when she sliced her ball into a pasture of cows.

"We went to look for it and while I was rooting around, I noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end.

"I walked over and lifted up the tail and sure enough, there was my wife's golf ball -- stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt. That's when I made my mistake."

"What did you do?" asks the doctor.

"Well, I lifted the tail and yelled to my wife, 'Hey, this looks like yours!'"