Things That Made Me Laugh This Weekend

• While I was preparing breakfast for the boys, I offered them some jelly toast. Liam didn't want that, so I offered him buttered toast. He didn't want that either, so I said, "Liam, you have to choose a toast." He said, "OK, I'd like french toast." Tough luck, buddy.
• Colleen got back from a week in London and had promised the boys presents. She stopped on her way back from airport at a local toy store and picked them up som Webkinz stuffed animals. The boys were non-plussed with the selection so Colleen asked if they'd like to go with her to exchange them. With that, Liam shouted, "Grady, we're going to London!"
• From a speech at the Clover Club dinner last night: When you drink you get drunk. When you get drunk you get tired. When you get tired you go to sleep. When you go to sleep you commit no sins. When you commit no sins you go to Heaven. Let's get drunk and go to Heaven!
• From the same Clover Club speech: What is the difference between an Irish wake and an Irish funeral? At the funeral, there is one less drunk guest.

Heh, heh.

24? No, Twenty-Bore

I'm so disappointed with the new season of 24. I had looked forward to it since Fox started advertising it in December, but after watching the 4-hour premier over the last 2 nights, I have to say....BOOOOO!

The writing has become so formulaic. No one is to be trusted except Jack Bauer. No one is capable of anything except Jack Bauer. No one is braver than Jack Bauer. No one is more clever than Jack Bauer. The Jack character is verging on the campy status of the 1980's MacGyver.

The storyline is so stale. Terrorists threaten the U.S. The president is indecisive. Who is in charge at CTU is in question. Chloe is CTU's only competent employee. Jack is superman.

Yawn.

Tuning out.

Just me?

There is something so satisfying in washing a winter coat and then putting it on newly clean.

This picture makes me feel good

Ana Julia Torres kisses Jupiter, an African lion she rescued malnourished from a circus six years ago, at her Villa Lorena animal shelter, in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Jan.

Duh

Someone's head is going to roll at Apple Computer, er... Apple, Inc.

Cisco Systems says it will sue Apple over iPhone
Company had trademarked name before computer maker’s announcement

A simple check on the web would have saved them what will probably be many millions of dollars.