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December 31, 2008

Happy Birthday, Bebe!

Just noticed today is the birthday of

Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth.

Probably known best for her role as Lilith in Cheers, I've always thought her a talented performer and lovely woman.

Bebe Neuwirth IMDB listing

The Fog Bowl

December 31, 1989 game between the Eagles and Bears.

December 30, 2008

And yet one more reason

to hate living in a duplex.

Holiday Surprise: Stranger in the Attic

And that, my loyal few readers, is the first use of my newest Firefox add-on, a nifty little feature that lets me copy a snippet of text, such as a headline, and have it copy as an HTML link.




Plus, in my haste, I had spelled nifty as "nitfy" and thanks to my Firefox spell check, I didn't make a bigger doofus of myself than I ordinarily do.

Anyway...I've lived in quite a few duplexes, and never liked 'em. Three different times I've moved in next door to newlyweds.

Of course, one of those times I was a newlywed myself, so maybe that one shouldn't count.

Bad Memories

I had a coach who once said we would soon forget the good times and that we would always remember the bad. The year wasn't so bad for me and was good for folks like Alison and Garazon, but it's been a really bad year for this country.

It's been especially bad for the Cowboys. I'll never forget THIS season. -sigh-




You Remember 100% of 2008



You were paying attention during 2008.

And you remember what happened really well.

You'll be able to talk about 2008 for years to come...

Even when most people have forgotten what went down.

Hey Hey It's Your Birthday!

Today is the birthday (1945) of former Monkee and teen idol Davy Jones.

Then:



And now (2006)



Jones was recently selected as the top teen idol of all time in a Yahoo survey.

Official website

The diminutive Jones (5'3") wasn't my favorite of the group; that honor fell to Michael Nesmith (shown below, far right), a "Mike" like me, a native Texan like me...and, like me, preferred wearing sock caps to keep his unruly hair in place.



Peter Tork, second from right, was the goofy one and I guess I could identify with him because of that. Mickey Dolenz, at back and in red, was the designated smartass of the four, but I preferred Nesmith's sarcastic wit.

A couple bits of trivia: Nesmith's mother invented Liquid Paper and he also won the first Grammy (1981) given for Video of the Year.

Here's the opening from their zany 60's television show. I never missed it if I could help it.

Not So Fast

With that New Year's party.

Extra second added to 2008