"Sesame Street is turning 40 this week, so consider these Sweets a few virtual birthday cakes for everyone's favorite Street."
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
Went to Asia SF for my great friend Nicholette's 23rd Birthday, she is the gorgeous redhead in the first pic on the right
- Kelly
Asia SF was awesome, had never been there before, but DAMN the waitresses/performers were awesome and all gorgeous. The one in the last pic could move like nothing I've ever seen!
- Kelly
nope. i have never been to SF!! i only moved to western canada in the last year, so haven't had a chance to explore the western states. but SF is moving up my list of places to go -- soon!
- T. Brent, technopeasant
I love Asia SF, went for a bacholorette party once. It was a blast and they are very talented ladies!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Rachel, all the ladies were so great, wish I could dance like that! T. Brent, SF is one of a kind and one of my favorite cities, definitely worth at least a couple days to explore :)
- Kelly
I enjoy watching shows like this, a lot... but, as a performer, lip-synch has never really been my thing. And my dance skills are limited, at best. I'm a writer/actor so I've tended towards the stand-up/cabaret/theatre side of cross-dressing... more Monty Python than RuPaul (though RuPaul is great).
- T. Brent, technopeasant
"Marilyn Wann is an author and weight diversity speaker in Northern California who has a message for anyone making judgments about her health based on her large physique. “The only thing anyone can accurately diagnose by looking at a fat person is their own level of stereotype and prejudice about fat,” said Ms. Wann, a 43-year-old San Franciscan whose motto in life is also the title of her book: “Fat! So?”"
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
"Hers has been an oft-repeated message this summer and fall by members of the “fat pride” community, given that the nation is in the midst of a debate about health care. That debate has, sometimes awkwardly, focused its attention on the growing population of overweight and obese Americans with unambiguous overtones: fat people should lose weight, for the good of us all."
- Kelly
"“I thought, ‘Health reform? Yay!’ ” said Lynn McAfee, the director of medical advocacy for the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, an advocacy group for heavy people. But Ms. McAfee said it was not long before her sentiment changed to the more sober, “Oh no, we’re being scapegoated again.” It is an uphill battle. But the health care debate has, unexpectedly, also provided an...
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- Kelly
I read her book a number of years ago. It had some interesting points, but the science was at times shaky. Still, her social message shouldn't be ignored.
- Soup
"Concerned that Mickey has become more of a corporate symbol than a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is taking the risky step of re-imagining him for the future. The first glimmer of this will be the introduction next year of a new video game, Epic Mickey, in which the formerly squeaky clean character can be cantankerous and cunning, as well as heroic, as he traverses a forbidding wasteland."
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
"In Epic Mickey, the foundation of which a group of interns dreamed up in 2004, the title character still exhibits the hallmarks that younger generations know: he is adventurous, enthusiastic and curious. “Mickey is never going to be evil or go around killing people,” Mr. Spector said. But Mickey won’t be bland anymore, either. “I wanted him to be able to be naughty — when you’re playing as Mickey you can misbehave and even be a little selfish,” Mr. Spector said. "
- Kelly
"While riding a nearly-empty train in the evening, Marsha Coupe was attacked by another woman who kicked and punched her repeatedly, leaving her with 40 bruises and one eye swollen shut. The reason given? Coupe took up two seats."
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
If you're in the North Bay area, Napa is having a Halloween party on the 31st at the Rutherford Grange! Kids' Haunted House and Entertainment 4-7, Costume Halloween Party with Rock Bands and DJ, 7-11. Kids: $5, Adults $10.
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
First year they're doing this, I'm volunteering to help so I hope to see lots of people show up. If you need directions or have questions, either go to the website www.rutherfordgrange.com or ask me! All proceeds go Grange Community Service Programs :)
- Kelly
"According to Reuters, black felines face deliberate cruelty in Britain around the Halloween holiday — and are less likely to be adopted from shelters, too. Due to their association with witches, evil and curses, the cats suffer a particularly bad rap, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)."
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
"But, as representative Beverly Leavy points out, the superstitions are just that — superstitions. "The cats are ready to make wonderful pets," she tells Reuters. "Their fur color makes no difference to how much love they have to give."
- Kelly
I was surprised when I first heard this stuff. I love black cats.
- Spidra Webster
You should see my family. "Ewwwww....why did you guys get a BLACK cat?! They are sooo scary" I love when the kids go, "Hagi is beautiful and it's cause people think bad about black cats and they're wrong!"
- Shevonne
lukas kitteh begs to differ with this article. he says black cats are very lucky. also very stinkeh.
- Jessie
I have my own black cat, and backward superstitions like this make my blood boil >:(
- Kamilah Gill
from email
I've always loved black cats, makes me very sad that people are deliberately cruel to them.
- Kelly
Aww, black cats are awesome AND their fur doesn't stand out as much on light-coloured clothing. So, win-win.
- The Bohemian Penguin
I have two black cats and they are no more evil than any other feline.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I have a big black cat. She is a total badass.... I've seen her take down pigeons! I pity the fool that messes with her. She is the best cuddler but she craps in my closet.
- suzanne
Sadly, I did not like the movie "Where The Wild Things Are." Less than half way through I got bored and wanted to leave the theater. Very disappointed :(
"The son of legendary pitchman Billy Mays, who died in June, has an unlikely message for those macabre souls who plan to dress up as his father for Halloween: Go for it!"
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
"Billy Mays III, who recently launched a Web site called Where's Billy Mays? to honor his father's legacy, has even decided to hold a Hallow-clean Contest in which he's asking people to send in photos of themselves dressed as his dad for Halloween. "
- Kelly
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"Mayumi Heene apparently told officials she and her husband "knew all along" her son, aged six, was hiding at home. The papers, which were made public in the United States, also suggest the parents had told their children to lie."
- Kelly
from Bookmarklet
"The father, Richard Heene, continues to deny that the balloon emergency was faked. His lawyer David Lane said he was waiting to see evidence in the case, adding: "allegations are cheap."
- Kelly
"For halloween my friends and I are all going to be the wizard of oz crew. One of my friends decided he should be the yellow brick road. We have now decided that he will be running ahead of us, as we chase him screaming "FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD." I am now extremely excited for Halloween.MLIA"
- Kelly
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