Monthly Archives: May 2012

Viruses, Hackers and Sanity

Posted on May 20, 2012 by empressofaiken

Sometimes I think I should have a warning label, something that will keep me from doing things I shouldn’t do and creating near disasters.  Last night I was searching around the web for lightbulbs.  I know, it sounds innocuous enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Making Stall Talk, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Saturday Special – It’s A Mans’ World

Posted on May 19, 2012 by MelTheHound

Happy Saturday everyone. On my last FauxAlity Wednesday post, I said I would share some stories about my mother (RIP) and her experiences working in a man’s world. Since I was born in the early 1960s pretty much every bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Mel The Hound's Weekend Special | 12 Comments

American Idol- Final 2 revealed

Posted on May 18, 2012 by MelTheHound

Second to last AI recap friends. How much of a recap do you really want? Short and not so sweet or the full blown? Go to the bottom if you just want the reveal of the final two. Final 3 … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell. Don’t Know.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by empressofaiken

Since 1981, the federal government has poured over a billion dollars into what is known as “abstinence only until marriage” programs, with States receiving funding through such things as the Adolescent Family Life Act and the Welfare Reform Act.   … Continue reading →

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FauxAlity Wednesday – Winding down and moving

Posted on May 16, 2012 by MelTheHound

Happy Wednesday friends. I think this is going to be my last post on a Wednesday for this feature. Looking at the numbers there just isn’t very much interest in it. Probably due to the shows I’m writing about here. … Continue reading →

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The Real Housewives of Orange County – Happily Never After

Posted on May 15, 2012 by empressofaiken

Tamra is removing the last vestiges of her ex-husband, Simon by, cutting him off completely.  She had Dr. Terry remove skin from her finger where she had a tattoo of his name.  Before the very minor surgical procedure began, however, … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Apprentice Final – Part one.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by MelTheHound

Here we are again friends, back in the board room. Jabba the Hut has just been fired and the remaining three are Arsinio, Clay, and the she devil. Trump congratulates all of them on making it that far against some … Continue reading →

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Con Migliori Auguri, New Jersey

Posted on May 14, 2012 by empressofaiken

Mother’s Day here at the Farm was not quite as relaxing as I had hoped for.  It started out with my husband informing me that we had no water.  Not quite what I wanted to hear, particularly on a Sunday, … Continue reading →

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey – Drowning Pool

Posted on May 14, 2012 by empressofaiken

Of all of the Housewives’ franchises, this is the hardest one to watch.  A while back I wrote that what made the cast from Franklin Lakes different from all of the other cities was the fact that real families are … Continue reading →

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For All the Moms

Posted on May 12, 2012 by empressofaiken

There is no single person in our lives who has more influence than our Moms.  Good or bad, right or wrong, these women make us who we are and help to determine what we become.  They say that we can … Continue reading →

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