Ever Have A Kidney Stone?

If only having a kidney stone were as fun as the picture below depicts it to be. Granted the picture provided by www.hiddendingbat.co.uk is to help kids understand the concept behind having a kidney stone or stones.  I've never had one, and hope I never will.

I've had friends and family describe it as the most painful thing you can experience as a man.  Women have even said, the pain is far worse than having baby - they would know.

Denunciation Quoted

"He could denounce the Democratic party, run on a Republican ticket come 2012, put Sarah Palin as his VP nominee, promise to uphold an anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-environmental, anti-immigration, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-church and state, pro-ultra conservative stance on all issues and obtain plastic surgery skin grafts to make himself more....white....and they still won't adore him."

                            ~ Ryan J. Lopez  

                                              (in response to my blog posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2011)

It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 13 - The Ultimate Dog Tease

My friend Debbie at work showed me this video on her cell phone the other day, and I couldn't keep from laughing - it was too darn cute.  Whether or not you're a pet owner, you'll definitely get a kick out of this.

Abercrombie & Fitch Opens French Store With Over 100 Hot Men

What is Abercrombie & Fitch well  known for?

Ummmm..... I don't know - selling great clothes?  

Um No!

Selling sex? 

Absolutely!  I mean you can visit their website, and quickly figure it out.

And they know how well it works too.  Why else would they be opening their first Abercrombie & Fitch store in Paris with 101 shirtless models?  They've made a fortune exploiting hot boys and their muscular bodies all over America; this time it's no different. 

Promoting their grand opening, the company paraded their soft-core porn to the people of France, and I'm loving every second of it!

OMG Hilarious! - Evil Twin

Do Not Allow Judge to Take Her Children Away Just Because She Has Cancer!

I just signed the petition a few seconds ago; I have a couple aunts and uncles who have succumbed to cancer - it's a terrible, terrible disease.  Signing this has made my Sunday even brighter.

A friend of mine sent me an email on Thursday on a mother who is on the verge of losing her 5-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter.  It truly brought me to tears when I read the reason behind it.  As most of you know by now, I work for The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and ironically enough, this post is based in part, in the field I work in - Breast Cancer.

Alaina Giordano was diagnosed with breast cancer 3-1/2 years ago when her children were only 2 and 8-years-old.  As she puts it, she goes for treatment once a month and her disease is currently stable.

"my kids know that I have cancer, they know that I go for treatment once a month now, they know that it's stable. They know me as mom, and it doesn't affect our daily life."

Well, a judge in North Carolina has used the cancer, and Alaina's treatments, as the main reason to transfer custody of her two kids to her ex-husband.  And all this, after she specifically told the judge this man was abusive, and furthermore, lived 700 miles away.  

The media has just started to cover this; she was recently interviewed on Good Morning America and the Today Show.

She only has two weeks to appeal, so maybe with all the noise everyone is making, and the public standing behind her, Alaina will be able to reverse this decision.

Do your part - sign the petition - it could be one of the best decisions you've ever made.  

OMG Hilarious! - Corset

And We Don't Imprison Fairly?

I found this interesting chart online in reference to people who have been imprisoned for drugs.  I find it ironic that the issue of race and prison seem to come up, quite a bit, around election season.  But are politicians reading the numbers correctly?

Drug users by race— 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and "Prisoners in 2007" by Bureau of Justice Statistics, and U.S. Census Bureau Natioanl Population Estimates

Poster of the Week - Issue No. 14 - Demotivation

Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Demotivation".

True Blood Releases it's First Full-length Trailer, and You're Gonna Bloody Love It!

What can I say, it's been almost 2 months since I last spoke of it, but the summer is nigh, and we are hungry for blood - True Blood that is.  

Premiering June 26, HBO promises to deliver it's best season yet, and from the looks of it - it's going to be one hell of a fun ride.

In March, they began teasing us with "a lost in the dark," Eric Northman, seduced us with a half-naked, Jason Stackhouse and ended it with an overbearing Bill Compton.

And now, the full-length trailer we've all been eager to see...

OMG Hilarious! - Adele vs. Angry Birds

As most of you know by now, my admiration for Adele has grown over the last several weeks.  I took a second look at her after my friends, Renee and Michael convinced me she was a force to be reckoned with.  And this she is, my readers.

Released in March of this year, Adele's current number one hit, "Rolling in the Deep," has sold over 2 million digital copies in the US alone - and it's only 2 weeks into the month of May.  And she continues breaking records around the world.

Well, I thought I would bring a little humor to my Saturday Morning readers, and post The Key of Awesome's outrageously hilarious parody to her music video, Rolling in the Deep.  If you haven't seen the original music video, watch it here first, then come back, and watch this one.  

If you may recall, The Key of Awesome also did a parody to Lady Gaga's, "Born this Way," last month and it was downright funny. Also, if you're a fan of the popular smartphone game, "Angry Birds," you'll get a kick out of this too. There's a few references to the movie, Black Swan as well! Omg Hilarious!

It's Purely Animal - Tigers On The Verge of Extinction

It's really sad, but tigers are not the only animals on the verge of extinction within the next decade.  

Before you know, we humans will have killed off most of the Animal Kingdom before the end of the century due to our selfishness.

Gaga The Fashionista!

As many of you already know, Lady Gaga is in London right now.  Earlier this week she mentored the top 4 American Idol finalists, and she's rumored to perform at the show's finale in two weeks.  

Yesterday morning she stepped out of her hotel in another one of her fabulous ensembles.  What a fashionista!  She's definitely living on the Edge of Glory.

Will There Ever Be A Wonder Woman?

Why is it this female superhero can never fly off the runway in her invisible jet?  If people would stop comparing her to Lynda Carter's 1970's Wonder Woman, we may finally get somewhere.  

I'll be the first one to admit, I wasn't too happy with a lot of the stories I was reading online.  From the terrible script to the god-awful costume - Adrianne Palicki and David E. Kelley couldn't convince NBC the pilot was worthy of a television series.  If this were to happen to TNT's Dallas, I would be devastated!  But since it isn't, I'm okay with this not coming into fruition.  

Granted, there is still hope for some fans that it will be picked up by a cable network - but it's wishful thinking at best.  Hell, it's been 30 years since Lynda Carter donned the suit.  Maybe it's a sign telling writers and producers that Wonder Woman should be left alone.  Don't bother making a movie or a show, just let things be.

OMG Hilarious! - Rubber Glue

Powdered Supplements & Cardio Myths

And you thought cardio would give you the body you wanted.  Hell to the N-to-the-O!  You are wrong, that was just a myth, and if you don't believe me, hear it from the one, and only, Mike Chang.  Who, by the way, is an extremely savvy guy.  

9 years ago, Chang was extremely overweight.  He made a lifestyle change that helped him, and hundreds of people around the world.  He has an awesome website, and the following video below is just a "piece of the cake" when it comes to being an awesome motivator, and mentor.  If you have never heard of him, or always had questions about your health and fitness, this guy can give it to you.

From his YouTube page: 

Six years ago, I was overweight and out of shape. Finally, one day I made the decision that I was going to learn how to get a ripped body and abs - - no matter what.

When I first started, I made every mistake in the book. But with the help of a few fitness mentors, I finally learned the exercise and nutrition strategies that get you into great shape.

Once I learned this stuff, I got into shape surprisingly fast. It made a huge difference in my life - - it became much easier for me to attract women, and I got much more respect from my male friends. And I just felt way better about myself every time I looked in the mirror.

If anything, at least let him share with you his experience with cardio, supplements, and powdered drinks - these don't do you any good.  

You'll be surprised - he's a really smart guy.

Cover Wars - Issue No. 2

UPDATE: Sam Tsui wins cover war! - See Comments

Last week, I started my new series, "Cover Wars," and I had so much fun putting it together, I even designed the headline pic up above.

The premise behind "Cover Wars" is to get your opinion on who you think is the "best of the best" when a YouTube artist performs a cover to a popular hit, like Adele's current song, "Rolling in the Deep" or Madonna's, "Like A Prayer".

This week's battle song is Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way". Currently one of her number 1 tracks, Gaga's Born This Way album hits stores on May 23rd.

For the second round of my new series I have chosen 6 people or duos to battle it out, Sam Tsui, Tyler Ward feat. Alex G., Wesley Avery, Peter Hollens, Marius Gröh from Germany, and Ben feat. Josh.

Who do you think will win this war?

             Sam Tsui                       Tyler Ward featuring Alex G.

Wesley Avery                               Peter Hollens

   Marius Gröh                               Ben featuring Josh

Post Secret Fridays - Issue 059

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.

See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.

OMG Hilarious! - HORSE

ROFL (Rolling On The Floor Laughing) - for those who didn't know what the acronym stood for.  

Growing up, I remember playing this game with my cousins, but I would lose the majority of the time.  Unless I was playing with my sister - in which case I would always win. *smiles*

The object of the game was to shoot the basket from a certain location, or making the shot in some weird scenario.  Your opponent would then have to copy the shot the exact same way, otherwise he would receive the first letter to the word "HORSE" - an 'H'.   Whoever spelt the word, "horse," after several rounds would lose the game. 

Some don't know how to take a loss too well, so in turn, they take extreme measures to keep from losing.  As you will see in the video below.  

Just don't take the wrong kind of precedent.

My Blog Is Back!

For those who are not aware, my blog gets about 650 views a day, which is not bad, considering I've been online for only 4-1/2 months. And even though I'm not a great writer, I do enjoy writing. I do it to share my thoughts and opinions; the mere joy, and happiness it gives me is refreshing.

But.... 

I about lost it yesterday evening when I logged on, every post I'd written over the past two days were missing.  I normally write posts a day or two in advance so that when the next day arrives they automatically post at specific times throughout the day.  So those I wrote for Friday, the 13th are also missing.  Blogger states they will restore them slowly, but who knows. Here is there reasoning behind it...

What a frustrating day. We’re very sorry that you’ve been unable to publish to Blogger for the past 20.5 hours. We’re nearly back to normal — you can publish again, and in the coming hours posts and comments that were temporarily removed should be restored.  Thank you for your patience while we fix this situation.  We use Blogger for our own blogs, so we’ve also felt your pain.

Here’s what happened: during scheduled maintenance work Wednesday night, we experienced some data corruption that impacted Blogger’s behavior. Since then, bloggers and readers may have experienced a variety of anomalies including intermittent outages, disappearing posts, and arriving at unintended blogs or error pages. A small subset of Blogger users (we estimate 0.16%) may have encountered additional problems specific to their accounts. Yesterday we returned Blogger to a pre-maintenance state and placed the service in read-only mode while we worked on restoring all content: that’s why you haven’t been able to publish.  We rolled back to a version of Blogger as of Wednesday May 11th, so your posts since then were temporarily removed. Those are the posts that we’re in the progress of restoring.

Again, we are very sorry for the impact to our authors and readers.  We try hard to ensure Blogger is always available for you to share your thoughts and opinions with the world, and we’ll do our best to prevent this from happening again.

Posted by Eddie Kessler, Tech Lead/Manager, Blogger"

I've heard other members say that BLOGGER is still the best service out there, and that communication yesterday was mediocre at best. But I'm hoping better communication will be made in the next several months and years, because it takes a lot of time and effort to write these posts; for some folks - it's their job.  I don't advertise on my blogs, so it doesn't affect me as much, but it does sadden me when I can't see my work.

Thank you for your patience during this downtime.  I will begin blogging new posts within the hour.

Have a great weekend!

Peter 
(Blade 7184)