They have said in the news that the NFL is trying to impose a rule that a player's hair cannot be long enough as to cover their name and/or number on the back of their jerseys. Why? I remember a while back when the MBL had a rule about facial hair on players. Tht rule didn't last long. I really don't think that the NFL can make a player cut their long, beautiful locks like Troy Polamalu's, but it might be a good idea to have them tuck it up. I remember several occasions when the opponent's player that was trying to tackle Troy after he intercepted the ball, grabbing him by the hair.
So, if that is the reason the NFL wants this rule, then let the players tuck their hair under a dew rag or something. Don't make them cut it!
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Well, the stars shone on Monday night. Marissa did a great jive I thought. The judges were hard on her saying they expect more from her? Yes, she's performer in musicals on broadway, but damn! The jive is hard!
Cristian was probably the most improved this week! He and Cheryl looked great!
Shannon Elizabeth's gold outfit was the bomb. Very sassy. She did a great jive as well. And man does she have long legs!
Marlee did the jive as well. She does a great job. I can't imagine how much concentration it must take her when she can't really hear the music! She lost her timing a couple of times, but it was still a really good job!
Adam Carolla is an ass. He improved this week, but he's an ass. Get him off the show already.
Kristi Yamaguchi is elegant. Don't know what hair and make up were thinking when they did her hair? She looked like she had snakes plastered on her forehead and face! Her Tango was really good, but she has that ballet advantage. I would guess that most skaters take the ballet to learn grace, posture, hand position, things like that.
Priscilla is just a flowing, moving, graceful class of a lady. Her plastic surgery is atrocious, but, I understand she is undergoing a long, slow process of corrective surgery. Her doctor ended up in jail, then was later deported to his homeland for using non FDA approved injections.
Mario has a smile that won't quit. He moves pretty well, but this week he was lacking. His personal appearance schedule really conflicted with dance rehearsal time an it showed!
Jason Taylor has some natural ablility that is just uncanny. His lines(where he holds his arms and his hands) are good, he moves well, he has great posture. I think he could win this.
Steve Guttenberg aka the Gutte. I think he really nailed the Tango and improved greatly. So did the judges. But America sent him home. Marissa thought is was going to be her. So did I.
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With fuel cost soaring through the roof, independent truckers tried to make a statement by demonstrating in DC, pulling to the side of the road, of slowing down considerably on the highway. Here in PA, they circled the State Capitol Building and no one could drive in or out of there! I applaud their efforts! The problem is, that one day of this will not have any effect on what they are trying to prove. They need 3 days, amybe a week to be effective. The problem with that is that they can't not work for a week. They have families t support and a week without income would be devastating for them. With a tank of fuel costing them $1200 to $1500, And a tank full only lasting 2 days of driving, how can they afford to keep operating? Now, here's one for ya. 3 truckers outside Chicago, I think it was, got tickets for going to slow on the highway. What about that? Do they give a ticket to the grandpa so and so that is going 45 mph in the fast lane? No. But let a few truckers try and make a stand............Somebody needs to do something about the oil companies dicatating our lives. And that's what it will be. They will raise the gasoline prices and we have to choose between buying food for our families and buying fuel for our vehicles to gt back and forth to work so we have money to buy food, and buying luxuries or going out to dinner and/or movies, racing, or any fun stuff. Our lives will become very opressed. We will only be able to afford to go back and forth to work, buy food (and do that on your way home from work cause you won't be able to afford gas to make any extra trips to the store) and maybe heat your home in the winter months and cook your food, do laundry and take hot showers the rest of the time. Grocery costs are going up as well as a result of the fuel costs to get the groceries to the store by truck from the distributers, manufacturers and warehouses! Next it will be clothing costs and vehicle costs. It'a domino affect. The only thing not going up? Our paychecks!
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Another exciting week for American Idol! Dolly Parton is getting preetty old, but with all her nips and tucks, augmentation, and liposuction, she looks damn good. The Idols all had to do Dolly songs this week, and most of them chose songs that suited them just great!
Brooke did Jolene. It was a good choice for her, but a safe choice. It was a good rendition, but not remarkable.
David Cooke did Little Sparrow and his original version just rocked! Absolutely loved it! I would buy that single if he recorded it. I will definitely download it!
Ramiele chose Do I cross your mind? Not a remarkable performance by her. Her jumper seemed to be all bunched up and sh didn't make a nice appearance. And was her right knee swollen?
Jason did Travelin' Through. Good rendition, passionate performance, but he just sounds the same week after week.
Carly's Here You Come Again was great! WOW! I do agree with Simon that her wardrobe needs to step up a bit now.
David Archuleta chose Smoky Mountain Memories. Great choice for him! He actually gave me goosebumps down my leg!
Kristy Lee'sCoat of Many Colors was really good. She is definitely a country girl! She looked beautiful, barefeet and all. I don't think she'll win this, but she will get a deal of some sort out of it.
Syesha decided on I Will Always Love You. I knew that was the song she would do as soon as I knew it was Dolly Parton week. She's no Whitney Houston, but she didn't do Dolly's version either. She made it her own. It was good, but I don't think she should be compared to Whitney, she should only be judged on her.
Michael did It's All Wrong and WOW! I absolutely loved it!
So, the bottom 3? Brooke, Kristy Lee (again) and Ramiele. I agree with Brooke and Ramiele this week, but I thought the 3rd would be Jason for sure. Wrong!
And poor little emotional Ramiele was sent home! I liked her. But like I said last week, it is just going to get harder and harder to pick who goes.
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Dean had a haircut today at 5 and I ad a nail appointment. So, we decided that we would probably both be done about the same time, so we shouldmeet somewhere for dinner. We decided on Red Lobster since we had a gift card that we had gotten for Christmas from Tom and Lisa. We ordered drinks and got an appetizer of stuffed mushrooms, scallops wrapped in bacon and fried clams with dip. It was really good! For out entrees, Dean ordered shrimp linguine alfredo and I ordered crab linguine alfredo. It came with side salads and cheesy biscuits. Salads and biscuits were great too! Then our dinners come. My crab is SO salty! Itry to eat it, but after about a 3rd of it, I could feel my lips starting to shrivel from so much salt. Dean said sent it back and get something else, but by the time I would do that and get my replacement food, he would be jsut about done eating and I would just get my new food. After nudging from him and the waitress, I opt to get the same dish as Dean. It was much better, but he was done eating and fidgeting and getting angry and blah blah blah. I wasn't able to enjoy it with the look he had on his face. Sometimes I swear am with Chef Gordon Ramsey and it's a Kitchen Nightmare episode. I guess because he's in the food industry, he has less tolerance for imperfection. I think that some times he has a stopwatch in his head and he times how long it takes to get our table, for the server to acknowledge us, get our drink order and bring those, get our appetizer and salads, drink refills and the time between salad and entree, and then to clear the table and bring the check!
The waitress offered us free dessert, as is their protocol when you do not like your meal. We declined, so the next step was to send the manager to the table and talk to us. He comped my meal entirely. So, with the gift card, our bill was $10 with tip! Not a great dining experience, but at least it was easy on the bank account!
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