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why do i love cats??

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:52:00 +0000

Hey, it's Friday.
Sit back and enjoy this video... if you have cats, you've probably seen a lot of this in your own home.
I know I have...
Gotta get a flipcam and make MY kitties famous!

cross alaska off your list

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0000

Well, I won't be planning to "visit" Alaska anytime soon.
Thanks a lot, TLC.
Yes, the cable network has provided an outlet to the ever-lovely Sarah Palin -- you know, the one who couldn't hack completing her term as governor.
She'll be hosting a travelogue series about Alaska, with filming set to begin this summer.
At least it will be only an eight-part series, so it won't be too hard to avoid.

Pity that she is hosting, because Alaska could be a lovely state to be featured.
But looking at Alaska's fantastic features through her eyes --- no, no, no!
If only she could be edited from the series.
This stint should help keep her in style for a while -- supposedly TLC is paying $1 million an episode.
Golly, gee, wow...

Not Robert Culp!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:34:00 +0000

First Peter Graves and now Robert Culp!
ah, my youth....
My spies are dropping, well, like flies!
It was sad to hear that Culp, who starred with Bill Cosby in "I Spy" -- and maybe you remember "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" -- passed away today. Apparently he collapsed and was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was 79.
I loved "I Spy" ... and I hope this doesn't mean the "men from UNCLE" will be next!
RIP, Bob...

get a 'life'!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0000

Finally, a show worth watching. You're not lost on an island for years or left trying to figure out why an annoying mother of eight still is on TV.
No, just check out The Discovery Channel's latest nature project, "Life."
Obviously a lot of people have been doing just that, because according to the Nielsen ratings, it has garnered the network's best ratings for a new series in a decade.

The huge undertaking was four years in the making. When you tune in, you'll see footage shot in high definition. That pulled in 11.8 million viewers during the first episode at 8 p.m. Sunday. The second episode immediately followed and reached 11.5 million viewers, according to the Nielsen Co.

So give it a try. It's far better than enduring a lot of no-talent chumps attempting to sing or dance.

oh, this should be good...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:08:00 +0000

To anyone who might not feel humiliated enough on the dating scene, here is a new opportunity for you.
Jerry Springer is going to be the host of a dating game series.

According to the Associated Press, "Baggage" will debut next month on cable channel the Game Show Network. It gives three contestants the chance to win the eye of a prospective date. The hitch: The contestants have to reveal their faults and foibles.
Hmm... isn't that what eventually happens?
But of course most people don't have Springer on their dates...

The lucky players will carry suitcases onstage to represent the baggage they'll confess to and defend. Among the planned suitors: a shoplifter, a woman who gets advice from psychics and a control freak.
Hey, just like real life!
Look for the half-hour show to debut April 19.

Help me help the MDA

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +0000

Hey everyone ... I'm going behind bars on April 14, as a way to raise money for MDA..
Can you help "bail" me out with a donation?

Lansdale Lockup 2010: nona breaux

I'm representing The Reporter for this fundraiser.
You can check this all out at the above link....
Thanks for any help for this great cause!
Or for more information in case you want to send a check instead of using the MDA site, just email me at nbreaux@thereporteronline.com

everyone's Irish...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:24:00 +0000

On St. Patrick's Day, right?
So enjoy!

tiger's coming back...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:11:00 +0000

Tiger Woods is returning to golf next month at the Masters.
We all know that he's been out of golf, after the infamous sex scandal.

According to the AP, Woods noted: "The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta."

Was it long enough? You be the judge...

The Masters begins April 8.

mission accomplished...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:40:00 +0000

I guess this is the "number 3" -- you know, celebrities die in threes.
Last week it was Corey Haim and Merlin Olsen, now it's Peter Graves.
He was terrific in the TV show "Mission Impossible," and who could forget him in the "Airplane" films?

And if you're a real baby boomer, you may remember him from that great Saturday morning show "Fury," about a kid and his black stallion.

Graves died Sunday just a few days before his 84th birthday.

He'll forever be known as Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents on "Mission: Impossible." And as airline pilot Clarence Oveur in "Airplane!" -- well, just a master. Some may not know that he also was the brother of James Arness, who played Marshal Matt Dillon on TV's "Gunsmoke."

Sorry, Tom Cruise, but the original "Mission" will always be the best. We all knew that Phelps and his crew would take on the dangerous mission, after listening to the tape that warned them that, if captured, "the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions."

Then the tape self-destructed. And the spine-tingling adventure was on.

Thanks, Peter, for so many great memories

just be comfortable

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:39:00 +0000

No one will ever accuse me of being on the cutting edge of fashion.
Although I’d be a prime candidate for the show “What Not To Wear,” the hosts would undoubtedly kick me off for my loyalty to the concept of “comfortable.”
If you’ve ever watched the show, you know that Stacy and Clinton have no time for people who utter those words.
Forget comfort, you have to look good. You have to wear pointed-toe shoes. You have to dress up to go to the supermarket. There is no excuse for clinging to those old T-shirts, not even for sentimental reasons.
If you want the $5,000 and a makeover, you are at their mercy. And they’d have a heyday with me.
But there are occasions when I realize that I was ahead of fashion trends.
WAY ahead.
That struck me again when I was reading an article recently about the hoodie, which apparently is being threatened in some area school districts.
In case you really aren’t in on fashion, a hoodie is simply a hooded sweatshirt. But it’s become the trademark of hip-hop, skaters and, unfortunately, those who often find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
So some school districts already have banned hoodies or are thinking about it. They can hide students’ faces. They can send the wrong message.
There are any number of reasons that they’re inappropriate, school officials say.
Back when I was growing up, you didn’t have to worry about kids wanting to wear them to school. They weren’t called hoodies and they weren’t socially acceptable.
I lived on a small farm, so a hooded sweatshirt was a necessity on cold, windy days for working outside or heading to the barn.
We’d wear them to sled and ice skate, too, because the hood was great for keeping your neck warm.
But we’d never wear them “in public”; after all, no “normal” kid would be seen dead in them back then.
We also were ahead of the curve when it came to jeans, only then they were called dungarees.
Yes, dungarees. Again, they were essential for farmwork and, in later teen years, they did became a lot more popular for leisure time.
You couldn’t wear them to school because of dress codes, so again, they weren’t the everyday outfit of most teens.
When you became a bit more refined and fashion conscious, you no longer called them dungarees.
But since there was one brand far more popular than others, most jeans were simply called by the Wrangler brand.
You had to have Wranglers — yep, I loved those Wranglers.
So, I suppose I could claim that every now and then I’m a predictor of fashion.
But I doubt that Stacy and Clinton would buy that — especially when decades separate the era in which I wore something like a hoodie and when they finally become a fashion essential.
Guess I’ll just stick with being comfortable.

thank you very much...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +0000

.... Newseum, for hosting an exhibit dealing with The King ... yes, Elvis.

Presley will be featured in the exhibit that opens March 19 at the the U.S. journalism and free speech museum in Washington.
Hey, who can argue that he loved freedom of expression?
According to a report by the AP, Newseum President Ken Paulson says negative newspaper coverage of Elvis helped make him the king of rock 'n' roll. Critics initially hated his music and his moves, but teens went wild.

The turning point came when Elvis served for two years in the U.S. Army. Parents could not hate him anymore, and the news media eventually came along, too, the AP notes.
So make your plans now to head to D.C. You'll even get to see Elvis' 1957 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Way to go!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:38:00 +0000

It was great to see that "Hurt Locker" won for best picture at the Academy Awards....
I'm sure Kathryn Bigelow has to be just a BIT happy to win over her former husband, James Cameron, and his entry, "Avatar."
And hey, kudos to Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges, as well.

Gotta love this kitty...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:07:00 +0000

Remind you of anyone you know?
And if you like this critter, check out
http://www.simonscat.com

the countdown...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +0000

...to spring is on...
anyone care to join in?

(and thanks to Reporter photographer Mark Psoras for this inspirational flower!)

Farewell, Sarah

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:31:00 +0000

“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
--- Eskimo proverb

Sarah, you brightened so many lives while you were here.
Now shine brightly on us from the heavens.

what a beard!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:33:00 +0000

OK, I'm not a baseball fan... but there's just too much buzz about Jayson Werth's beard not to be interested.
Heck, it has its own Facebook page!
So you have to love it.
Will he be around to help the Phils? Who knows.
But maybe the beard will stay...

when the red, red, robin...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Comes bob, bob, bobbing along...
Can spring be far behind?
I hope not, because I saw my first robins -- about six of them -- outside The Reporter office here in Lansdale today.
Hope springs eternal!

try, try again

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:31:00 +0000

If you were planning to head out to the Lansdale Historical Society's community program tonight on the history of local firefighting -- DON'T.
It once again has been postponed. It originally was set for Feb. 9 and 11; the snow pushed it back to Feb. 16 and 25.
Now it is set for March 9 and 18. Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate!
Call the society at 215-855-1872 for more information.

how can we wait, kate??

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:00 +0000

Oh, say we don't have to wait until April!!
Well, yes we do.
For what, you ask? For Kate Gosselin's new book, "I Just Want You to Know," scheduled for release in April.

According to the Associated Press, Christian book publisher Zondervan said the book features excerpts, prayers and memories from Gosselin's journal, offering readers a look at her life during the three years her family went from obscurity to fame on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8."
And then to infamy???
Wow, what riveting reading this will be.
Oh, and Kate, LOVE the hair extensions!
You do know what sarcasm is, right Kate?

she needed notes?

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Um, if you have to write the very basics on your hand, are you really prepared to be the president?
Scary....

super bowl ads? ho-hum...

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:00 +0000

Not being a football fan, I generally "watch" the Super Bowl for the ads.
I wasn't too impressed this year, although these two weren't bad...
Did get a chuckle from Emerald Nuts again... and Doritos had some winners.
Anyone have a favorite?

it's an event!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:34:00 +0000

No, these people aren't prepping for a party... they're scrambling to stock up before the blizzard of the millennium hits the area today.
Well, maybe not a blizzard, but definitely a "snow event."
What I want to know is, when did everything become an "event"?
We don't have snowstorms or rain storms or hail storms.
We have snow events, rain events and hail events.
Ever wonder why? It's not like we get an invitation, after all.

SIX MORE WEEKS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:49:00 +0000

In case you missed it, Punsxutawney Phil proclaimed the bad news this morning: SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!!
Yes, just when you may have been hoping that the worst was past us, Phil dispelled all doubts.
Hey, did you really think we were getting off that easy?
But really, Groundhog Day is great. And watching this spectacle on PCN is a must see.
I've never been to the town on Groundhog Day, but I have been there to see Phil in his "spring digs" -- a portion of the town library complete with glass walls so you can see him.
The park boasts a huge wooden groundhog statute...
really, you must go. The town bears no resemblance to the famous movie, but it's a great trip nonetheless.
Now, back to the grand weather prediction.... Phil told us what we all expected anyway... so bundle up!

Pit bull horrors

noreply@blogger.com (Nona) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Just when you think humans can't get any worse, consider this story by the Associated Press.
I guess this person didn't know how to "dispose" of dogs the way one "celebrity" did...
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State police are looking for the owner of a mixed breed pit bull that was left for dead with dog fighting wounds along a southwestern Pennsylvania highway.

State police near Uniontown say the animal also had its throat slit by a human who apparently wanted to kill the animal before it was found about 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Police say the dog was found along Route 201 in Dunbar Township, about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

The dog was taken to a veterinary hospital, but died Thursday morning.

Police said the dog's throat and trachea had been crushed and bruised, apparently by another dog. It also had scars from previous bites, perhaps from past dog fights.

The Fayette County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a reward for information.