Lindsay Lohan has figured out what she wants to be when she grows up: A sex kitten and a pinup. Just like Marilyn Monroe. Lohan makes this breathless confession in the September issue of Elle magazine. The subject came up when the Hollywood party girl was asked if she had any big plans for the coming year. She said she wants to emulate Marilyn Monroe and visit the troops in Iraq with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton--even though it's not clear the senator even wants Lohan to accompany her. "I'v...
So last evening, The Wife and I went down to Follansbee, West Virgina, her hometown, for the last night of the yearly "Community Days" celebration. We parked at my in-laws, who live on the South End of town, and walked the few blocks up to the fair. I had a superbly greasy cheese steak with all the trimmings and handcut fries, and a slice of Curly's Pizza. Not my favorite 'zza (makes me gassy, truth be told), but it's pretty good. Then, we just walked up and down the street, checking out th...
Last evening, as I was working at the Dollar General where I make a (very) few extra bucks, a group of kids came in. There were five or six of them; two were white, the rest black. They made a few purchases and I rang them out and took their money. As I did, I had a chance to make a few quick observations, and these, in turn, left me with a few questions. Chiefly amomg those: Why is it that, when blacks and whites hang out together, for any length of time at all, whites become black? ...
Matt Grinage, a talented friend and co-worker of mine, has written and illustrated a series of 3 children's books. The first, available now, is "Oatie: The Seed That Did Not Know how to Grow". It's about a wheat seed named Oatie, blown off the wheatstock just before his father tells him the facts of life, and thusly sent on a journey to learn about "grow". I've read the manuscripts, and the stories are cute and well-told. To learn more, please click the link. Thanks.
Beforte I start---no, I haven't seen it, of course, but I have read several sparkling reviews of it. Sounds wonderful (yawn). So our former Man-Who-Would-Be President has a new movie. Ever determined to save the planet from the evils and excesses of Humankind, Al Gore and his coterie of scientist-like whackos and Environmentalists have enlisted the willing co-conspirators in Whacko Hollywood to aid them in their battle. "An Inconvenient Truth" is a feature documentary film starring Al G...
Mexican Myth or Texas Terror? by Holly Fenner Is a local Texas television station desperate for ratings or is there something behind the legend of the Chupacabra? A recent home video of an unidentified animal has Texas residents again pointing fingers at the famed Mexican blood sucker. This isn't the first or even second time this suspected "blood-sucking thing from beyond" has claimed fame in the Lonestar State. WOAI Channel 4 first broadcast the discovery of the Texas Chupacabra in J...
Larry Denham. Now, that’s a name that means a whole lot me, personally. I wouldn’t have been here without it, after all. He, however, would still be here if not for the cancer that festered in the two to three packs of cigarettes he smoked every day and hung concentrated in the air of the bars he regularly frequented for decades, then spread to his lungs and beyond, and eventually killed him. On April 17th, my family will note the fourth year since the passing of my dad. It’s become...
I work a second job, three nights a week, running a cash register at a Dollar General. Just making some extra cash. A woman came in the other night and purchased a lot of foodstuffs; cereal, canned veggies and fruit, lunch snacks, stuff like that. She paid with a Food Stamp Debit Card. No problem. As I finished up, however, bagging her items and handing her the receipt, she looked to her right and noticed a display we have on the counter. "Oooo! Pez dispensers!" she said, excited. "I love...
Larry Denham. Now, that’s a name that means a whole lot me, personally. I wouldn’t have been here without it, after all. He, however, would still be here if not for the cancer that festered in the two to three packs of cigarettes he smoked every day and hung concentrated in the air of the bars he regularly frequented for decades, then spread to his lungs and beyond, and eventually killed him. On April 17th, my family will note the fourth year since the passing of my dad. It’s become...
Weirton, WV, the home of the first Wal-Mart in this area, is supposed to be coming into its own, Wal-Mart wise, with the (rumored) construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter on the grounds of the old Weirton Steel Corp. General Offices (or the G.O., as it's called here) out on Three Springs Drive. Why we need another WM Supercenter is beyond me. Weirton already has the one Wal-Mart and, right across the river in Steubenville, OH is a large Supercenter, just about three or four years old. Oh, wel...
I’m not sure I’m going to be able to convey this properly, but here goes: From the time we’re little kids, we hear how everyone is different. We’re none of us, no two, completely alike; we’re all unique in some way. Even identical twins. Some are similar, yes. In views, personality and temperament, which is how we form friendships, but we’re all different. Our backgrounds are what "form" us, I suppose you could say; our genetic makeup, our upbringing, environment, whatever. That’s wha...
Maybe a month ago now, I posted an article asking for opinions on my writing abilty. It was titled "Can I write"; a post in which I requested JUer opinions on my abilities, and indicated my desire to, possibly, begin work on a novel. The article recieved little traffic, save comments from Little Whip and Dr. Guy. Both of them seemingly found at least minimal favor with my skills, and since no one else showed up to shoot me down, I have decided to proceed. It's a sci-fi story I have b...
"From What's New Wal-Mart" on wmconnect: Grandpa Munster's Deathbed Secret When Al Lewis, who will forever be known as Grandpa for his role on the '60s sitcom "The Munsters," died last week, one of the many tall tales he told on himself was finally set straight. In a business that idolizes youth, Lewis did something very unusual. He lied about his age--but he told people he was far older than the date on his birth certificate. Virtually all of Lewis's obituaries reported that he...
Okay folks, I'm putting my fate, or at least a portion of it, in your hands. I'm thinking of trying my hand at writing a novel. Problem is, I'm not so sure of my talents in that particular arena. So, I'm asking for opinions....from all of you. Can I write? I'm talking about my ability to convey my thoughts on the page.....to assembled words into coherent sentences. I'm not talking about the content you may have read here on JU. I've posted a few stories on a favorite website. T...
Back in January, when the Pittsburgh Steelers slid barely under the wire into the playoffs, it was looking like there might yet be a chance at greatness. 'Burgh radio station WDVE ran a promotion asking listeners for Steelers' "fight songs", to bolster the team. They said they'd play anything they got, as long as it was positive and appropriate. The public responded in droves. Hundreds of amateur-produced CDs and tapes came in, some good, most pretty lame, but all supporting the team in thei...