Friday, October 06, 2006

Page 1 Consider (10/06)

  • Abuse Me, Please! An Atlanta man has come forward to say that Mark Foley also sent him sexually charged e-mails after he met him as a page back in 1996-97. Now I'm not trying to blame the victim here by any means -- and I certainly think Foley is solely responsible for his actions in this case and any others involving minors, but am I the only person who doesn't go out of my way to be around people who "creep me out"? Read this: "(The former page) says he and a friend made sure nothing sexual happened when they visited Foley's house in the summer of 1999. But that was almost two years after he says Foley started sending sexually explicit e-mails to him." HUH??? (News11)

  • Blond Bombshell: Kim Basinger is difficult? Stop the presses! (Ireland Online)

  • Separate and Not Equal: A three-judge panel of the California court of appeal ruled Thursday that the state may continue to bar same-sex couples from marriage. Several gay advocacy groups working on the case immediately vowed to appeal the 2-1 decision to the state's Supreme Court. If these types of rulings are still happening in California, it's really starting to make me wonder if I will live to see equality for all people. At least Brad Pitt can avoid marrying that lovely nutjob of his. (Advocate)

  • Beauty Queen Murder Dropout: Not only did John Mark Karr not bother to really murder JonBenet Ramsey, now he can't even get charged witpossessingng all that kiddie porn we heard a thing for. A judge dismissed child pornography charges against him, saying prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to take the case to trial. This guy can't do anything right. (AP)


  • The Starbucks Doesn't Stop Here: Starbucks Corp. Thursday raised its forecast for how big it plans to get, upping it by a third to 40,000 stores, and said it was nowhere close to exhausting opportunities in North America, even as more possibilities appear internationally. Well, let's see: I live on 18th and 8th. There's a Starbucks at 16th and 8th, 19th and 8th and 22nd and 8th. I can hardly wait for the one on 17th and 8th to open, I'm so tired of walking out of my way for an iced coffee. (Reuters)

  • Cher and Cher Alike: While the paintings may have gone to art collectors, the Bob Mackie-designed gowns worn by Cher during a 1974 television performance of "Dark Lady" and to the 1998 Academy Awards definitely went to a big queen fan."I had high hopes for the Academy Awards gown, but I never thought I'd have it in my possession," said Scott Clark, 48, a jewelry manufacturer who said he has followed Cher's career for almost four decades. Clark paid $19,200 for the beaded, ivory Academy Awards gown and $10,800 for the "Dark Lady" dress. Clark also bought, for $10,800 as well, a faux-leopard-print jumpsuit worn by Cher when she played the wisecracking character Laverne on her TV show, along with several other outfits. He plans to display them in a room of his Sonoma, California, home devoted to items owned by Cher. God help bless him. The auction raised over $3.5 million with a percentage going to several charities. (Bloomberg)
  • 2 comments:

    J. David Zacko-Smith said...

    Oh Kenneth - you hardly have ANY Starbucks there compared to Seattle. I don't know how you survive.

    :-)

    Honestly, just around the building where I work there are not only multiple Starbucks, but also Seattle's Best Coffee (SBC) and Tully's, plus 6 or 7 independant coffee houses and coffee carts. Still nothing beats a coffee and dessert at Dean and Deluca in NYC!

    Anonymous said...

    People visit their creepy bosses all the time. Foley was a powerful congressman who could advance their careers. It's sad but true: men and women, young and old, hold their noses and play nice with lots of strange folks all the time.