Dancing with the Stars--Week 7

Tonight was the 99th Episode of DWTS. Tomorrow they will celebrate 100 with a big bash. Over 30 of past Stars will be back to perform as well as new dances from past winners. I am sooooooo looking forward to seeing Apollo and Juliann dance! Also, the judges will do a recap of their top 8 favorite dances. Tune in tomorrow starting at 8pm EST for the festivities.

My favorite dance of the night, an the judges as well, was Cristian's Mambo. As much as I was upset with him last week for not dropping out, he sure proved himself tonight. Both dances were done one-handed and it was extremely impressive!

I really enjoyed Marissa's Mambo also. I feel like she really gives it her all and gets into the character of the dance. It is fun to watch how her body has changed too. She is really slimming down nicely and has great muscular legs, even if they are short.

I was disappointed with Jason's dances. His Tango was boring and the Samba lacked energy. It definately didn't convey the spirit of Carnivale. I know the Samba is one of the hardest dances but at this point he should have done better.

Mario's Jive was fun but seemed a little uncontrolled, especially at the end. He almost dropped Karina! I just think he lacks the polish of some of the other dancers to be the winner.

I actually missed both of Kristi's dances so if anyone wants to chime in with thoughts of those, I would greatly appreciate it.

Next week is the semi-finals. That means it will be down to 4 couples. The Final will be between the top 3. My pick for elimination this week is Marissa. Much as I hate to see it, I think she is the least favorite.

Sorry I won't be around to comment. I'm on a Field Trip with the littlest Chile to the Zoo. Have fun and I'll try and check in!

--As American as Apple Pie

Awwww, aren't we the Walton's

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Umm...No.

I've had a very busy and interesting weekend. Let me just start off by saying May is my favorite month. There are many reasons for this...not the least of which is my birthday. But also because the weather is great, (especially in the South), it's time for sundresses and short-shorts, there are tons of stuff to do everywhere, and people are generally in a happy mood to be out of the winter doldrums.

So I secured a babysitter for the Chiles for Fri night and told Hubby that it was his turn to plan (since I've done the last 20 or so dates). I was expecting dinner and a movie (since that's his usual repetoire), which was fine. However, he surprised me by actually doing research (and asking his Admin (who's single and 20 something...nuff said)) about where a good place to go would be. He wanted something with live music and activity. (Hubby is an introvert so this was a shocker!)

So he tells me we're going to an area of Charlotte known as NoDa. This is a very artsy neighborhood and it just happened that there was a Gallery Crawl that night with various live music venues. FUN! After we arrive and find a parking spot, we decided to get supper at Boudreaux's. I am a HUGE fan of Creole/Cajun food so I was excited. The Alligator Bites were good but the Shrimp and Crawfish Etoufee was ASTOUNDING! Hubby and I shared so that we could have dessert too. The Bread Pudding was a little cinnamon-y for my taste but I definately didn't have trouble finishing it off. :)

We then strolled through the neighborhood, checking out the art and local flavor. In stopping to listen to one of the live bands outdoors we were witness to some severe bumping and grinding. It was not even 9pm and this couple was acting like they must have started drinking at 3. Those of us observing were talking about taking up a collection to get them a room somewhere. Now, lest you think I'm a prude (you should know better than that anyway) I have no problem with PDAs. However, I do believe that some things should be done in the private of your own home, hotel room, or at least a back alley. Maybe if the couple were attractive I wouldn't have been as offended. Hell, maybe I was jealous I wasn't that drunk too!

So on we mosied down the street. At The Evening Muse, we caught the tail-end of a father and son guitar duo. After that was a girl named Nicolette Emanuelle who is very folksy-indie ish. She has a fairly decent voice but can sometimes get a little nasal. One song in particular caught my attention. It was entitled "To My Drunk Friends". Now that alone intrigued me but it was the chorus that made me turn to Hubby and say "Did I hear that right?" "Maybe you're coaxial, maybe you're bipolar. Well, I'm bi all the time..." Okay, then. Nothing like broadcasting that to a group of drunk strangers. Now the funny part of this is that Hubby and I had been wondering if SHE was not, or used to be, a HE. Well...that would make you "bi all the time". After that it was time to get back home to rescuepay the sitter.

On to Saturday. The main event of this day was our families first ever camping trip. I have not camped in a good 15-16 years and usually prefer the local Hamption Inn. However, this was a church activity and sounded like fun for 1 evening. When we pulled up to the campsite, the Chiles got out and looked at the bare ground and trees and proclaimed that "this sucks". Now, they love to play outside and collect rocks and leaves and such so this was a bit of a surprise. I asked them to please have an open mind and we would try and have a good time. Let me just say that by Sunday morning as we were breaking camp they thought this was the best thing ever! Cooking over the fire definately appealed to the little pyromaniac. We ended the weekend with a little mini-golf (or putt-putt as they say in the South). All-in-all this was one of the better weekends. We'll see what next week brings!

-As American as Apple Pie

Weekly Poll 5/5

Last week's poll showed pretty conclusively that the readers of YJKOBT think that David Cook will win American Idol this season. (let's hope that comes true) Thank you to everyone who voted.

I was trying to think of a good poll topic for this week and had nothing. So I decided I would go back to one that I was going to use a few months ago. PETS! What type of pet do you and your family have? I tried to provide a decent list but of course someone will come up with something I missed so comment if you wish.

Vote for as many types that you have and as always voting goes through Sunday night.

-Doc

Hockey Season is Officially Over

- The Mountain Cat

Friday's Top Ten Winner is....

Jay (aka Cynical Bastard) who wrote these goodies for my The Top Ten New State Mottos:

Mississippi: "We ain't much on book learnin'."

Ohio: Only half of us are functional illiterates.

New Jersey: Our strip clubs rock!

Florida: Come make fun of us in person.

Texas: That driver you just flipped off is armed to the teeth.

Nebraska: There's nothing here.

Utah: You didn't really want to buy a drink after 9 PM anyway.

Come grab your Lion Bar:

Too funny man.

Y'all have a great weekend.

- The Mountain Cat

States of the States

With the United States economy in flux, a lot of our 50 states are now rethinking their image and have come up with new hip slogans to help promote themselves to consumers. So for now I give you....

The Top Ten New State Mottos

10. NEW MEXICO: Come. Stay. Enjoy. All Ours Doors are Open.

9. COLORADO: Get High on Our Thin Air Supply.

8. NORTH CAROLINA: 'Em 'Err Sho' Nuff' U Sum Beech.

7. RHODE ISLAND: Please Visit Us on Your Way to Boston. Please.

6. TEXAS: Killing Criminals since 1845.

5. OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!

4. NEVADA: Come Turn Tricks With Us.

3. IOWA: Boredom Can Be Still Fun!

2. FLORIDA: Ratón de Mickey Venido de la Visita! Arriba! Arriba!

1. NEW JERSEY: How Da Fuck Are Ya Today?

Any others ones that I missed?
Happy Friday.

- The Mountain Cat

Hide Your Women and Children

PHOENIX -- A rabid mountain lion like the one pictured attacked a 10-year-old boy north of Phoenix on Saturday, before being shot to death by a family member, said Randy Babb of the Arizona Department Game and Fish.
The boy was lucky to have suffered only minor scratches to his back, said Babb.
The incident occurred in the Tonto National Forest in an area called Sheep Bridge in the extreme southeast corner of Yavapai County.
"One of the adults shot the animal and transported it back to their residence," Babb said.
The mountain lion was then submitted to the Arizona State Health Laboratory for testing. The boy and several others who may have been exposed to the cat will undergo preventative rabies treatment over the next few weeks, Babb said.

Moral of the story is Be careful folks... Mt. Cats are dangerous when they are on the prowl !!

-Doc

Thursday Random Thoughts 5/1

Stuff I have been thinking about:

-The petting zoo that I posted about last week turned out to be nothing more than 3 rabbits and a goat. Not too exciting but Patrick enjoyed it.

- Jimmy Buffett played here Tuesday night and we hit a record low of 36... Coincidentally it was also April 29th back in 2000 that Absolutgator and I saw him and it was a record high of like 97 that day in Greensboro, NC...odd

- Something tells me that Wesley Snipes won't be receiving one of those "Economic stimulus" checks from the IRS.

-Check this out. People from the island of Lesbos are suing lesbians for stealing their name. I can't make this stuff up folks. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

-I have it on good authority that two regular readers of YJKOBT are having a "date" for lunch today. Probably as I am posting this. I am not at liberty to say who they are but I am not one of them.

-Did you guys hear about Roger Waters missing flying pig? The mystery has been solved.

-This weeks very annoying TV commercial is for the Nabisco 100 calorie packs where the ladies are in an elevator and start to play "patty cake" and sing Miss Mary Mack. Very annoying

-I thought about blogging about the man in Austria who kept his daughter locked in an underground dungeon for 24 years an fathered a number of his own grandchildren but since it's just the sickest thing I can imagine I can't bring myself to do it.... We try and keep it lighthearted around here and there is nothing lighthearted about that situation.

-If the movie "Baby Mamma" had been starring Brittney Spears would it have been titled "Throw Baby Mamma from the Trainwreck" instead?

-When I was a kid and watching cartoons was actually acceptable I always thought that Captain Cave Man was the coolest cartoon character.

-Interesting search note of the week: Someone from Ontario Canada found our blog by searching the following words. "Dancing with stars Mario boner" Uhhh thanks for that Apple... I think.

-I heard on the radio that there is a group of vegans who are trying to get all the barbecue restaurants in Baltimore to install "meat vents" to keep the smell of cooking barbecue meat from perforating the air in the restaurant. Ummmm, hey vegans... THAT'S THE POINT of a barbecue joint! And what are you doing in there anyway if you are a vegan?

-Note to the Reverend Jeremiah Wright....How about you SHUT IT dude... You ain't helping anything.

-Yesterday here at work we had a firedrill...I felt like I was back in 5th grade again.

-Does anyone else think that there is something not quite right about David Blaine?

-I hate hearing the voice menu that says "listen carefully because the options have recently changed" There is one place that I call frequently whose options recently changed back in 2006.. Change the voice menu already!!! Of course if they did than then the options would have recently changed.

- If there was any doubt that Paula Abdul is a fruitcake (or a drunk) then Tuesday's performance show should erase it. She couldn't even tell the difference between the dress rehearsal and the the live show. She tried to critique one of the contestants, Jason Castro on a song that really "hadn't happened" yet... Yeesh

- I am really looking forward to Peachfest on May 20th. We are going to have a lot of fun. You guys are gonna love the T-shirts. I have one of my best peeps working on them. They are gonna be great !!

-Doc