"You can choose your friends, but you can't your family..."

Is there ANY hope for Lindsay Lohan's younger sister? I mean, with the parents she has, and the sister she has, could there be any hope at all that she won't be totally screwed up?? At the age of only 17, she's already modeling and has gone from what she used to look like (photo to right) as opposed to what she now looks like (photo to left.) When asked by a New York magazine if she had plastic surgery, she flatly denies it.
Why doesn't anyone ask her what she's eaten over the last 48 hours??

Update

The 7-year-old boy accused of sexual harassment for kicking another boy in the groin BECAUSE HE WAS BEING CHOKED will be transferred to a new school in the city of Boston.

Massachusetts is a state full of PANSIES...

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..."

Well, as you know by now, Herman Cain is toast. After the last accusation, he became toast, and everybody knew it. There are just way too many women saying things about this man. And with Republicans, character DOES matter. This is a married man, not to mention he's no "spring chicken."

I just can't believe that Cain would have even RUN for president, knowing that he had these sexual harrassment charges with payoffs, and his 13-year affair with a woman that he was PAYING. Yack. He thinks he can buy women, and I guess he can and he has. I knew from looking at his family that something wasn't right. It was like a fake family. It was like he hired this nice-looking woman, Gloria, and these fresh-faced kids. They are legally his family, but it's obvious he wasn't home much, and doesn't seem to know them well. Sad...

And the woman he had the paid sex with? Why did she spill the beans? My first thought was that she was in love with him, and when he ended the affair before he entered the race, she felt rejected and decided to seek revenge. But the more I read about this, she didn't love him, she just wanted his money. She prostituted herself for the money, and she can now sell her story for money. She had to know that coming out would be the last nail in the coffin for Cain, and that she would end his race for President and damage (what's left) of his marriage. But she obviously didn't care. Prostitutes never do. They are in it for the money and nothing else. And she will get her 15 minutes of fame, but she will also lose what little respect she could command in this world. So, my question for Miss Ginger White is - I'm wondering if it was worth it, all things considered?

Why does Judas keep coming to my mind...

"Just another day in paradise..."

Yesterday DD and I saw the new movie, "The Descendants," with George Clooney. Although Clooney strikes me as a smug narcissist, I do think he played his part well. I wanted to see this movie for the scenes in Hawaii, and those did not disappoint. But the storyline was also intelligent and entertaining, and those kinds of movies are few and far between. We had to drive to the city to see this movie since it's in limited theaters, probably because it is sharp and has no special effects or bombs blowing up. No, it had actual actors and a real script, something pretty unusual these days. The story held both of our interest's and moved us to tears, which is also hard to do with me.

If you're looking for a smart movie with a beautiful backdrop, go see this one...

"Marching to the beat of a different drummer..."

Seems Travel & Leisure Magazine has come up with a list of towns that are quirky, offbeat and strange. #1 is New Orleans - always been known to be very unique. #2 is Santa Fe, where my family went every summer for many years. Mmmm, I can still smell the pinon in my mind... #3 is Austin, where we go almost every weekend, and yes, it does march to beat of a different drummer. #4 is Portland, where it is claimed that you see "more moustaches than in a 1970's high school yearbook." Ha! I definitely need to visit there then, since as you may well know if you have been reading my blog for very long - I DO love moustaches.

Funny to me, is that Dallas came in dead last as the city was ranked as the LEAST offbeat in the entire U.S. This is SO true - after having lived there for several years, it is a city where you have to have the latest clothes and the latest car and the tightest skin, or you are pond scum.

But then, I'm kind of quirky...

What the Heck Fridays

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more ridiculous, a 13-year-old was handcuffed and taken to juvenile detention for burping in class in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents have filed a lawsuit against the public school principal, teacher and a city police officer, noting that the boy was taken to the juvenile center without his parents being notified. The boy was also suspended for the rest of the school year without providing him an explanation of the evidence the school claimed to have against him. He was not allowed to call witnesses or defend himself against the burping allegation.

And in Massachusetts, a 7-year-old boy is being accused of sexual harassment after he punched another student in the groin when he was being choked, according to the boy's mother. The incident happened on the school bus when a bully stole his new gloves and choked him, prompting him to act in self defense. Now the boy faces suspension or transfer to another school if he is found guilty. According to the boy's mother, the school principal told her, "It doesn't matter who hit first. He said he hit him in the testicles, and that's assault. That's sexual assault." I personally love the mother's reply, "The kid choked my son first and that's called attempted murder. He said he couldn't breathe."

You see what I mean about RIDICULOUS??

"Eeenie, meanie, miney mo..."

I'm sorry. I just can't get excited about Gingrich or Romney... I know, I know. Either of them would be a gazillion times better than our current president. Actually ANY of the Republican candidates would be. It's just that I wanted someone who I could get EXCITED about. You know, a true conservative. I want a tough man. Yes, I think Bachmann is intelligent, informed, and experienced, but I still want a man for this job. We need someone really strong to take on the most distressed state we have ever been in.

Newt vs. Mitt is bleh. (Come to think of it, they both have really unusual names.) Both are vetted and both could do a great job. Why aren't I more excited?? I guess I've fallen into the media trap that our president has to be really likeable. And an excellent debater. And an awesome speech giver. And has to have charisma and be exciting. And "cool" for the younger generation.

The media is already making fun of Romney and commenting on his boring-ness. They compare him to B.O. who they think is a cool cat with his starched shirts, and plays lots of golf and basketball, and thinks he's above actually doing any real work. The media wants 4 years of parties, and NEW editorial subjects. Being in the media, I know that they are always looking for the unique; sort of a one-upmanship. Oh, how they would LOVE to have a gay president, and even better if he's married with children. Then they could talk about the "first gay president" and how America has become so tolerant, and blah blah blah. But I digress....

For me, I just want someone like Donald Trump or Rick Perry, who comes in with guns blazing (figuratively speaking of course.) I want a real man, a strong man, a smart man, a moral man, and a true conservative. One who hasn't changed his mind on issues over the years. One who hasn't flip-flopped a lot. A man who loves America and the people in it. A man like Reagan that is really strong but doesn't have this ridiculous ego.

Maybe there's still someone else? Maybe it can be like the story of David in the Bible, when they went through all the brothers, and finally it was David who was to be king. They youngest and smallest but had the most confidence.

Hey, a girl can dream...