The Stephford Diaries

Katie’s Silent Reminder:
The newspaper reports that friends were spotted delivering 6ft-high ‘birthing boards’ to their home, where it’s thought Katie, 26, will be delivering her baby.One board read: “Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable.”
Having given birth to two children now (with a 3rd on the way! YAY!Baby!), I have to say [...]

Star Talks About Her Surgery | Star Jones : People.com:
“I had a boob lift,” she said. “I thought it would be nice to call you guys this morning and keep you abreast of the situation.”
:groan: That was bad. Even for her.
Unrelated to the surgery — why does she look 15 years older after losing all [...]

Bush Troubled by Afghan Christian Facing Death:
“It is deeply troubling that a country we helped liberate would hold a person to account, because they chose a particular religion over another.”
While I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment, I don’t know that I really buy it from Dubya. I have to wonder how much attention this case [...]

Oddly Enough News Article:
“What this decision shows is that Canada lags behind Americans, Brits and even Germans in the sense of humor stakes,” Bailey said.
Well, *duh.
Technorati tags: Australia, Canada, tourism, advertising, TV

Stuff Ben Wrote
I’ve been trying to avoid anything terribly serious. Simply because I feel I have little to add to the wide world of serious blog writing. But occasionally, I read something that compels me to repost it *somewhere. Here is that “somewhere.”
I love Ben Stein. I really do.
Technorati tags: Ben Stein, baby boomers, retirement

Charges against teacher dropped in sex abuse case:
Marion County Circuit Judge Hale Stancil, however, said the lack of prison time for Lafave under the plea deal “shocks the conscience of this court.”
Ok, so what did this judge accomplish? I mean, really? He thought she should serve jailtime. Fine. But when everyone else is saying, “If [...]

Shannon Elizabeth’s Husband Seeks Assets:
He also claims to have sacrificed his career to promote hers.
What career, bro? A skanky Tom Wopat lookalike is about the absolute *best gig for which you could hope. And if you hadn’t been married to Shannon Elizabeth, please believe no one on Earth would have the foggiest idea you could [...]

Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush:
Simpson is currently featured wearing cowboy boots and hot pants in a TV pizza ad.
Because really, this sums up Jessica’s career right now. Hot pants and pizza. Good grief.
Technorati tags: Jessica Simpson, George W. Bush, Republicans, celebrities, gossip

Michael Douglas Judges Brad & Angelina:
“I don’t know about Brad Pitt, leaving that beautiful wife to go hold orphans for Angelina,” Douglas, referring to ex-Mrs. Pitt Jennifer Aniston, snipes in an interview appearing in the new issue of GQ. “I mean, how long is that going to last?”
Some (probably senile dementia-induced) babbling about Renee Zellweger [...]

Word of the Day-crapulous:
crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\, adjective:
1. Suffering the effects of, or derived from, or suggestive of gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous stomach.
2. Marked by gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous old reprobate.
Sometimes, things just crack me up. The fact that “crapulous” is an actual word? Killing me.
And now that I’ve [...]