Hitting the high Notes - 12/31/09

OK let's close out the year with one final look at some odd news stories I have found in the past few weeks:

-Just had to share this one: Here is a quote from a Charlotte Observer online article about Tara Reid's Playboy Cover. "Um, Tara? We're very sorry about your botched plastic surgery, but we're not sure the way to show the world that you're okay is to be on the cover of Playboy sporting clown boobs and raccoon eyes and looking like you have to pee." HA! Sounds exactly like I wrote it but I didn't. Credit goes to someone named Andrea Reiher.

-You may want to think twice before sending your kid to this daycare. The owners were busted for selling moonshine right out of the area where the kids were kept. They confiscated 86 gallons of the hooch. Oh and by the way the owners say they were set up. Sure you were... You just keep on believing that!

-Nothing terribly exciting in this story about a couple of snatch and grab burglars at our local Tiffany store other than the name of one of the robbers. His name Dean Patrick Griswold. It seems that around Christmastime there is always something going on with the Griswolds. I think when you are blessed (or cursed) with the name Griswold you certainly have something to live up to in life. It seems Dean Patrick certainly is doing his part.

- What should we do to save the environment? Use "green" vibrators of course! The article details how the sex toy industry uses tons of batteries that make toxic waste and so an Irish company tho has created green vibrators. "You just flip out the handle, grab a hold of it there, and you just wind it," said Janice O'Connor, the co-founder with her husband Chris, of Caden Enterprises which makes the gadget.
"So for four minutes of doing that, you should generate enough power to give you 30 minutes of full-on, right-to-the top vibrations," she told AFP.
She added: "I've only used it a couple of times, and it's fantastic. It's very intense, and sometimes, at the top level, depending on the person that's using it, it can actually be too intense sometimes. So ladies, are you ready to switch for 2010?

-Finally another Charlotte story about our local politician idiot Bill James. This guy is famous here locally for his intolerance of others and he may have gone over the top this time. During a County commission meeting where same sex partner benefits were being debated another commissioner whose son had died of AIDS was speaking. After she was finished this guy Bill James had the nerve to ask. "Your son was a homo, really?" At first he tried to deny it but it was caught on tape. I mean for real, no matter what your stance on the matter is that is just plain classless.

OK that's hitting the high notes for now... We will be back in 2010 with plenty of other odd news and morons doing stupid stuff. Enjoy!

-Doc

Out of Order

SORRY BUT YJKOBT is OUT of ORDER TODAY... WE WILL RETURN WHEN DOC ISN'T BUSY AS CRAP AT WORK.... Feel free to comment though if you wish.

-Doc

P.S. - I promise I will get caught up on my blog reading and commenting soon too.

The Best of 2009

2009 brought us some some bright superlatives. Every year I reflect back on the year that was and make a "Best of" list of sorts. This year I thought I would share with you guys.

-Best song I heard for the first time in 2009. Katy Perry - Waking up in Vegas. This one was tough because there were a bunch. Pink's Please don't leave me was good as well as The Black Eyed Peas I've got a feeling. Jimmy Buffett's "Wings" might have been the pick but I am not exactly sure that I didn't hear it for the first time in 09 so I went with the Katy Perry tune.

-Best new time waster/trend - Twitter. Yes I joined the Twitter revolution in 2009 because I like to be connected and in a lot of ways my Twitter friends (you guys) got me missing blogging and brought me back to the fold so to speak. (because sometimes 140 characters just ain't enough)


-Best Concert - Billy Joel and Elton John Face to Face. Not only the best of the year but one of the best of all time. This show was great. Three and a half hours of all the hits from both superstars. My only regret is that I believed the ticket stub that no cameras were allowed and left mine at home. It would have been great to have a few snapshots to keep.

-Biggest news Story - The Death of Michael Jackson. This was not just a huge news story but it just so happened that I was home sick from work the few days following his death so I was even more deluged with coverage than many. Sad story but almost seems like the man died the same way that he lived, Bigger than life.


-Best New Book read - The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown. For all it's hype this story lived up to it. It's not Shakespeare but Brown doesn't sell it as such. This book takes Brown's protagonist Robert Langdon on a harrowing search across Washington DC for the secret to enlightenment that has been held for centuries by the Masons. If you haven't read it's worth picking up. It's better than the DaVinci Code but not quite as good as Angels and Demons.

-Best Movie - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. How could it possibly be anything else? This movie should have come out in November of 2008 but was held by the company because of the Twilight movie so the two wouldn't come out the same weekend. Instead I had to wait until July for this movie to come out. It was worth the wait. I bought a ticket online (for the first time) and left work for a half day to be among the first to see it. Harry Potter is quite addicting and I can almost bet that 2010's best movie will probably be part 1 of Deathly Hallows.


-Best New TV Show - Leverage on TNT - I discovered this hidden gem by accident this past summer. What a great show. The premise is that a group of 5 talented con-people play Robin Hood and steal from the rich and powerful when they step on little people. The cast is great and includes Timothy Hutton. A new season kicks back in during January and Jeri Ryan gets added to the group. If you haven't seen it give it a look or at least set your TiVo to record a few episodes.

-Best Sporting Event - Florida State at North Carolina on Thursday Night Football - What a great night! I was given free tickets and a parking pass by a friend of my wife's and my buddy Wyatt (a huge NC fan) and I went to the game together. The Seminoles put on a furious second half comeback to stun the overly cocky Tarheel fans who just knew they had the 'Noles beat. I walked out a happy camper that night!


-Best Radio Show - The Candy and Potter Show on 107.9 The Link - Once again the 10am - 2pm show which features a husband and wife team came up with innovative and funny ways to keep current and entertain me at work in 2009. Candy and Potter are not only great on air but do a lot to give back to the community as well. In the coming year things should get even more interesting as the couple recently announced that they are expecting their first child in May.

-Best New Discovery that other people already knew about - TIE between Jimmy John's sandwiches and Crocs. - The Crocs have been well documented here on YJKOBT but I need to take a second to extol the virtues of the best sandwiches around in Jimmy Johns. They are not only fantastic but are not too huge to eat the whole thing. I suggest the #9 (with no mayo and extra tomato) if you like a classic Italian sub. As a matter of fact I plan on having one today for lunch.

So share some of yours with us. What was your favorite new song of the year? TV show? Book? Sporting Event? How about something you discovered that everyone else already knew about? What was your Best of 2009? Speak up and let us know.

-Doc

Weekly Poll - New Years Eve

Hey everyone, It's almost New Years and this weeks poll seeks to find out how you celebrate. Do you go out to a huge party with friends? Do you go to a bar for a celebration? How about just watching the ball drop at home?
My wife and I have our annual tradition with a bunch of our friends that we get together and do a fondue three course dinner. Cheese appetizers, then the meats and veggies, and chocolate for dessert. For those of you who don't fondue this process takes so long that by the time we finish dinner its usually ball drop time!
So how do you celebrate on New Years Eve? Please vote in the poll and make any comments you wish.

-Doc

I know why it's called Boxing Day

Because today is the day I have to find somewhere to throw out (recycle) all these empty boxes that have taken over our house!!
Happy Boxing Day to All !!

-Doc

Merry Christmas from YJKOBT

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and hoping that you can enjoy some time with family and friends today. I hope that Santa was good to you... even if you were naughty this year.

-Doc

Yule Love this Log for your Christmas Fire

Oh how festive and fit for the season! If you don't have a fireplace at home then just pull up YJKOBT on your laptop and you can have a roaring yule log fire to brighten your holiday season!

Enjoy!

-Doc

The Airing of Grievances 2009

To continue a Doc and Mt. Cat tradition in order to wish you a Happy Festivus (if you are not familiar with Festivus Click here) I now present this year 2009's Airing of the Grievances:

- Hey Tila Tequilla - Becoming a surrogate mother will not give you the class that you lack or the legitimacy and respect you crave. Why don't you try and tone down the act just a tiny bit in the coming year huh?

-Oh Kanye - I hope that somebody bigger than you bullies the crap out of you someday and craps on your dream you big punk. Obama tried to but then claimed he was misquoted. Get your head out of your ass dude.

-Carrie Prejean - *Knock Knock Knock* No one cares - Move on, nothing to see here

-Just a note to Michael Phelps... If you are gonna puff puff then make sure the cameras are confiscated first. Idiot.

-The Following is the "What the Eff" Section:

Congressman Joe Wilson - What the Eff ??

Serena Williams - What the Eff??

McKenzie Phillips - What the Eff??

Bernie Madoff - What the Eff ??

Kim Jong Ill - What the Eff ??

General Omar al-Bashir - What the Eff ??

Jon Gosselin - What the Eff ??

Morgan Freeman - What the Eff??

Norm Coleman - What the Eff??

-Chris Brown - here is a tip for ya... It is your fault and you can't blame America for being pissed at you.

-Hey Sarah Palin, thank you for both quitting on Alaska and trying to invent imaginary"Death Panels" It sold you a few books and guaranteed that you will never be elected to the Executive branch.

-Hey US Army - Do you think it might be a good idea not to have someone with radical Islamic views and a proven hostility towards his own employer as a psychiatrist dealing with PTSD? It sounds simple... BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLE!

-Dumb-ass quote of the year: "James Bond is an imperialist, misogynist sociopath who goes around bedding women, swilling martinis and killing people. He's repulsive." -- Actor Matt Damon who plays rival action hero Jason Bourne.

-Glenn Beck - Just because not everyone agrees with you doesn't mean we love America any less than you do AND it doesn't make us idiots.

- To my beloved NY Mets - It cannot possibly be worse that it was in 2009 so you better have gotten all the crap out of the way and be ready to got for 2010. Oh never mind Omar Minaya is still there. And you aren't immune either Carolina Panthers and Florida State Seminoles... you just haven't reeked quite as pungently as the Mets did this year.

- Tiger Woods why are you taking an indefinite leave from golf... Golf wasn't the problem. The screwing all the waitresses and hostesses was what cost you your marriage. Playing golf was probably the safest thing you were doing.

- Hey media - WE GET IT - Michael Jackson is dead... We don't need 24 hour coverage of it!

- I am sure there are others that I can't think of right now but I reserve the right to revise and extend my remarks as needed.

Please feel free to comment on mine or add a few grievances of your own from 2009 and until next year...Happy Festivus !!

-Doc