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RANDOM THOUGHTS: DIBLASIO

Bill de Blasio, New York CityMary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, mint jelly was sure to go. It followed her to school one day and steak knives were generously provided to all the children. ... The year started off on a realistic note - I saw Alex Trebek trying to sell final expenses insurance to the New Year's baby of 2014. "It goes by quicker than you think."

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: RUDOLPH

Rudolph and ClariceFormer Illinois Governor Rod Blogoyevich has filed what is viewed as a last-ditch appeal of his prison term for corruption. Even more galling to Blago than the 14-year sentence is that he has been forced to endure a number of bad-hair days. ... The news that the formerly powerful uncle of North Korea's president Kim Jong-un has been executed shook up some people. And you thought your family reunions were testy. Well, I bet his family won't be sending Christmas cards to the president. Apparently, the president felt insulted when his late uncle referred to him as "Lil' Kim". ... Was looking at outdoor Christmas displays at Home Depot. There's a two-to-three foot-tall figure of Yoda, fixed up with bulbs and a light saber, for sale.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: Desi and Lucy

Lucy and DesiSang in the chorus of the Mozart opera “La Clemenza di Tito” a week ago and it triggered the creative juices in me. I am writing the opera “I Love Lucy.” In the opening recitative, Ricky Ricardo (Desi) sings “Lucy, I’m Home”, followed by his plaintive aria “Who Wears the Pants in This Family?”  Later, Lucy rhapsodizes, "Alas, I have created confusion. Who shall save me?" while the chorus, led by singers playing neighbors, Fred and Ethel, sing, "It's a mess, mess, mess. It's a mess." 

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: THE WHO

Peter Townshed, Roger DaltreyThe Who is going to tour, although whether its fiftieth anniversary tour will be its last is subject to different info coming from members Roger Daltrey and Peter Townshend. The last will surely be the nursing home show. Of course, their song, "My Generation" now has a new meaning. Another hit will be updated as "The Bedpan Wizard". The Rolling Stones will join their English colleagues and fine tune their landmark hit to say "I can't get no satisfaction, nor much of anything else anymore, without my meds."

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: JAMES TAYLOR

James TaylorI plan to download that new recording of James Taylor singing the National Anthem: "Oh beautiful for, wait a minute, Oh say can you see by the dawn's early, delivery truck, oh no, light." In a duet, Carole King will respond, "When you're down and out and you need a helping hand." ,,, TV movie channels are showing classic horror films in the build up to Halloween. In real life, many of the terrifying situations would be easily solved. For "Scarecrow", I'm thinking a couple of shots of Roundup would do the trick and in "Children of the Corn" some doses of Ritalin would have quickly defused tense situations. 

In a remake of "Halloween", actress Jamie Lee Curtis, in a reprise of her breakout role, takes care of her horrific stalker by giving him some Activia which makes him more regular and puts him in a better mood. ... I've got to stop shopping at both Walmart and K-mart. My Martha Stewart drapes and bedding from K-Mart attacked my Duck Dynasty gear from Walmart and ejected it from the house. ... I'm a bit suspicious of the healthcare website. It asked me "Does it hurt when you do this?" I answered "Yes" and it replied "then don't do this." ... Democrats have set up a haunted house in D.C. One of the scariest exhibits is a character dressed as Vice President Joe Biden running for president. Then there's the healthcare website ride. The lines are long because they keep having to stop and restart it.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: BEN STEIN

Ben SteinThere's a news item giving Ben Stein's four lessons from the government shut down. They are "Your started it", "No, you did", "Did not", "Do so." ... Stein is probably not going to get invited to the annual Tea Party Guru Appreciation Dinner. He says taxes are too low to support the services we already have. But he has recommended that the next time this happens both sides get sent to their rooms without supper.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: JIMMY HOFFA

Jimmy HoffaThe xero and five Giants football team has been officially declared a disaster area. New Yorkers are demanding the team, which has played in the Meadowlands in New jersey for decades, be named the Jersey Giants. There have been alternate suggestions that authorities mount another search for the body of former teamster leader, Jimmy Hoffa, in the playing field and bury the team while the ground is open.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: MICHAEL DOUGLAS

Michael DouglasMichael Douglas and wife, Katherine Zeta Jones, who appeared headed for divorce, have apparently decided to salvage their marriage. I guess she had second thoughts after he scolded her and gave her a tongue lashing. Or something like that. ... I had this vision that after Douglas revealed the origin of his throat cancer that a movie was made about his life. But instead of recovering, the character in the movie dies.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: BILL GATES

Bill Gates, MicrosoftMicrosoft founder and chairman Bill Gates this week revealed the famous, and despised, keyboard combo - control, alt, delete - was a mistake.  Apparently, some developers were playing twister after hours and it was mistakenly coded into the software. We assume he is working on a statement about the Surface tablet. ... Movie star Amanda Bynes hopes to quickly resolve a case in which she was accused of throwing a bong out of a New York window.

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RANDOM THOUGHTS: SPACEBALLS

John Candy as BarfIs it just me or do other people think that Miley Cyrus' hairdo at the VMA Music awards looks like that of John Candy's character "Barf" in  the movie "Spaceballs"?  ... Papa Cyrus defended his daughter recently. Miley returned the favor telling a news service that "No matter what people say, he actually Miley Cyrusis a musician." ... There's a new sci-fi movie brewing "Escape from the Planet of the Kardashians. "

It's about a planet ruled by beautiful women who have no obvious talents which leaves the population in a desperate search for intelligent life. ...

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