"Magnum" is leaving us!

We are all a bit sad in our office because our everloyal private investigator is moving on to a bigger and better position where he will work not just in the GA but now will be investigating matters in the 48 continiguous (I think that is a funny word) states. He is one of the only three or four folks in my office who are natives so we often discuss things in a way that only true Georgians can. He falls into the category of one of the coolest people you would ever meet, liked and respected by all. This guy is really going to missed. I have a special fondness for the stories he tells. Before working in our office as an investigator he was first an Atlanta Police Officer and then he was a Gwinnett County Police Officer. Needless to say he has some great stories. While working for the A.P.D. he was assigned to the Zone 1 Precinct, for those of you who may not know, Zone 1 is the area they usually film COPS in when they are in Atlanta. Not pretty, if you catch my drift. Some stories are a little sad but some are ha ha hilarious. Places like Capital homes and Backstreet are often mentioned as well as Stewart Avenue and International Boulevard. You know some of the finer spots of the ATL. Not to mention those undercover outfits. "Have you ever had to dress up as a woman?" "Why yes I have and I must admit I made a fairly handsome one at that!" So as you can imagine conversation with our Magnum P.I. has always been at the very least entertaining. He will fall into that "gone but definetly not forgotten" category.

Skank Alert!!

I realize that most huge corporations and conglomerates love theirselves a little free adverstising but I saw a photo today that really makes me question that concept. Yes, I should have been working but I needed to take a quick glance at www.people.com. Low and behold what did I see on the front page large as life - but Britney Spears. Granted I am not a big fan but I will admit to humming along to a few of her less sqeezy songs. The woman has millions yet she can't seem to find a top and shorts that either fit appropriately or match. Mind you, when I say appropriately I'm not setting a very high standard, I just think they should cover at least half of the area they are meant to. So back to the free advertising. She is photographed as she is exiting, you guessed it, her local neighborhood starbucks. Can you just imagine being a barista there in Callabas? "Oh no, here comes the Skank Ho again" and just wishing against all that's right that you could be struck with temporary blindness, it just might be worth the scald. Step right up for that "2nd degree" to avoid all the hideousness that she is. So perhaps Starbucks should make her a deal to deliver, that would save them the "bad" advertising, save DFCS the in home visits and save the world over from these unwarranted displays of glamour don'ts.

Now some might say I am being a bit too harsh towards Ms. Spears but think about it for a minute. If you knew that everyday you left the house you were going to have your photograph taken and splashed across all types of websites and magazines wouldn't you want to at least 1) Look like you bathed 2) Know how to match your clothes 3) Not give everyone a reason to nominate you for bad mother of the year. Come on, you've got big bucks, run a brush through your hair, employ a stylist, never pick out your own clothes again. You've got the money. DO IT.

I have proved my point!!

Well it seems that if I blog therefore it happens. I talked about doing silly things and much to my chagrin I did one in the very post. Hopefully this one will come out correctly and I will realize that I shouldn't mess with the box of crayons.

It's Friday!!!

Yes it's Friday and yes I finally figured out how to title my posts. A bit slow I know but being blonde I can usually get away with these little things. Besides I can usually take it, I swear to you that when I was born they tatooed my forehead with the phrase "Pick on me, I can take it". And take it I do, almost everyone I have ever known for at least 30 minutes feels that it is their personal duty to pick on me and for that very reason most everyone I know has a "Book Reader" story. Call it an andecdote, call it a mynameism, call it what you will - I'm just glad I have the ability to laugh at myself because life is way too short to let the little things like that get to you. I must say that I have inherited this trait quite honestly because my mother who will be given a "name" tends to fall in the same boat that I do so there you have it. I couldn't escape the inevitable if I tried. One of my mother's nearest and dearest is the part of the The couple too cool to name and she is always going on about how funny my mama is and she reminds her of Gracie Allen but I really think anything in relation to that would just be too obvious so I will have to think on it. Suggestions are always welcome.

Summer Heat!!!

The Summer heat has me thinking - not just about how hot it is. How hot is it? It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, it's hotter than the hinges of hades. How is it that we always use some interesting and oftentimes humorous colloquialism here in the South to describe the weather or for that matter the behavior of another person especially when they are acting in a not so normal fashion. I know colloquialisms are used in other parts of the country and I'm sure they are used in other parts of the world as well, but for some reason I really do enjoy those that come from our Southern vernacular the best. They really do bring some vivid pictures to mind. So what's your best little saying? Have you heard any good ones lately? Some of my favorites - "Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth", the proverbial "bless their heart" just before the not so complimentary comment, and my own personal, "there is a fine line between J.Lo and J.Ho".

Subltety - A Lost Art.

I've noticed recently that there is very little subtlety left in this "In your face" world. Everything is instant gratification, tell me exactly what you want, blatant obnouixness. Tell me have people forgotten how wonderful subtlety really is? Or were they ever familiar with it in the first place. Subtle humor is almost nonexistant, however one of the best and most sly types of humor there is. This type of joke, story or line almost always evokes a hearty chuckly along with the ponderings of just what exactly was meant. There is no subtlety left in adverstising - the power of suggestion is all but lost, it has been permanently replaced with the aforementioned blatant obnouixness. It may take a while to learn the subtle art of subtlety but perhaps it is worth putting a little effort into. Conversations would no doubt improve and be much more intriguing and maybe the almost forgotten sitcom could make a comeback.