Repeat Trivia

On his way home to visit his parents, a Harvard student fell between two railroad cars at the station in Jersey City, New Jersey, and was rescued by an actor on his way to visit a sister in Philadelphia. The student was Robert Lincoln, heading for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The actor was Edwin Booth, the brother of the man who a few weeks later would murder the student’s father.

How Do I Spell Relief?

Today is the 3rd day in a row that I've felt good.  I mean really good for the first time in so many years I can't remember.  Please, cross fingers, light candles, wish, pray, send healing thoughts, be happy, or whatever you do to hope this continues!  I'm not spending as much time on the computer and watching TV.  I'm actually doing things, and it is such a relief.  I hope it continues and gets even better.  Please!!

For Froggy

You Know Who You Are (and so do I)

Blond Trivia

During the Renaissance, blondes definitely had more fun. Blond hair for women became so much de rigueur in Venice that a brunette was not to be seen except among the working classes. Venetian women spent hours dyeing and burnishing their hair until they achieved the harsh metallic glitter that was considered a necessity.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving however you choose to spend it!!  I'm thankful for you all! 

DWTS Results

Guess we all know by now that J.R. Martinez won DWTS.  Rob Kardashian was 2nd and Ricki Lake 3rd.  Some of our predictions were right on target! 

Now we have to wonder who will be on the next season. 

DWTS 13 - Week 10 - The Finals

Each team performs two dances this week.  Everyone does the free-style, and Ricki and J.R. are dancing the cha cha while Rob does a waltz. 

Carrie Ann helped Ricki during rehearsal and gave her some pointers about being sexy during her dance.  The judges do this every season when it's down to the final three.  Ricki had great rhythm, footwork, and energy with this cha cha,  She looks great and has lost a lot of weight as well as increased muscle tone.  I should dance.  The judges praised her performance and all gave her 9's for a 27. 

Bruno stopped by to help Rob.  His and Cheryl's waltz was graceful, elegant, good.  All the Kardashians were cheering him on along with Bruce-tox Jenner.  Tremendous improvement!  They also got all 9's for a total of 27. 

Len gave J.R. advice about moving his hips and arms better.  Len can dance.  I wish we could see the judges dance sometime.  This was a lively, sexy, happy cha cha.  I would like to see Karina win since Derek and Cheryl have won so many times; however, there is a reason they do.  They are both great teachers who bring out the best in their partners and make them better.  Len said this dance wasn't that good because J.R. got off time and that his enthusiasm got the best of  him.  Bruno said he was in character and gave an enthusiastic performance.  Their scores were all over the place:  7, 8, and 9 = 24.

Derek has won every time he's been in the finals, and Ricki feels the pressure.  He said every time he's been hard on her that she did really well.  I've never seen that side of him!  They started their free-style with a big photo of Ricki when she started DWTS and she ran through it letting the dance begin.  This was a mixture of a salsa and quickstep.  Their costumes were black and white.  Derek's was black trousers and a white dinner jacket.  Ricki's was a white sparkly top and black and white feathery skirt.  The judges liked it and gave them 9's again for 27 and a total of 54 out of 60. 

Kristie Alley was in the audience sitting next to Maks and making him laugh and cover his face.  No telling what she's saying!!  Wish I could hear it. 

Rob and Cheryl did a 20's style free style complete with music and costumes.  Wow!  Good footwork, Rob!  Fun dance!  The judges raved!!  They got 30!!!  This gives them 57 for the night!  Cheryl rocks and Rob really improved and also rocked!

J.R. and Karina did a Latin dance.  There were a lot of scary flips including one strange one where J.R. jumped on Karina, but she seemed OK.  Btw, Karina's body is fabulous perfection, and we saw quite a lot of it tonight.  Carrie Ann and Brooke both said something about that, and it seems as if she sort of blanked out and he helped her through it.  She felt a lot of pressure since she's not used to being in the finals.  The judges loved it and gave them a 30!  They have a 54 for their total. 

Who will win?  It could be any of them and is up to the voters.  It's partly about who dances best and mostly about fan base.  Who do you think will win? 

Big Trivia

 The biggest fish in the world are the whale shark at 50,000 pounds, the basking shark at 32,000 pounds, the great white shark at 7,000 pounds, the Greenland shark at 2,250 pounds, and the tiger shark at 2,070 pounds.

Basking Shark

Whale Shark

Tiger Shark

Great White Shark

Yes!

So so so true!!!

Clever Bunny

DWTS Results

Guess we all know by now that the finalists are Ricki, J.R., and Rob.  All that's left now is the freestyle and the voting.  The freestyle had won it for some and lost it for others.  Yes, Marie Osmond, I'm talking to you.  Guess she sold some dolls though. 

Oh?

DWTS 13 - Week 9

Almost to the end here.  Four couples are left before J.R. and Ricki are in the finals and then J.R. wins.  Popular sentiment seems to be with him, and he can dance.  We'll see.

They have three dances tonight in the semi-finals - either a samba or paso doble, an Argentine tango for all, and a group cha cha. 

I've sort of lost interest in recapping this, so I'll just do a cursory description.

Rob was really good.  All of his dances were great, which is a credit to his professional partner/teacher Cheryl Burke.  She's excellent at bringing out the best in the celebrities she's with.  Several have been in the finals and some have won.  She's quite the task master and choreographs to their strengths.  Rob has improved dramatically.

Hope and Maks had the lowest scores, which I thought were too low at times.  Hope has also improved but is still awkward as a dancer.  Maks has been so nice since that week he was a douche that Tom said, "Wow, it's the new Stepford Maks!"  Hope is in all kinds of pain.  Her shoulder has anchors in it where it was torn and had Novocaine shots in her shoulder she was saving to have during the Olympics.  She spoke out to the judges some, and Maks tried to get her not to.  She has some attitude now. 

J.R. hurt his ankle during rehearsal but soldiered through.  As usual, he danced well and got good scores but not as high as he has been.

Ricki rocked!  All of her dances were great with the scores to show it!  Well done!

They showed pieces about hardships and struggles each of the celebrities have been through.  It was good to learn more about them.

The cha cha was a contest with Rob in first place with 10 points, Ricki next with 8, J.R. with 6, and Hope with 4.  

Final Scores are: 
Ricki - 67
Rob - 65
J.R. - 56
Hope - 49

Science

Global warming. Evolution. Nature not nurture. It's time to put this out there plainly.
By: George Takei

For anyone who has taken chemistry!

:-)

Can't help it.  I think it's funny!

Australia

My friend Janey is here visiting family and has been living in Australia for over 20 years.  She teaches in a law school there and is married and has three Australian children.  She went with us to trivia last night, and we all had lots of fun.  We're going to have to come up with a new team name.  Any suggestions are welcome.  Last night we had Paige, Carl, Sue, Janey, and me, and we did pretty well.  We didn't win because we missed the last question, which asked who was the first President to be born in a hospital.  We wrote Nixon but it was Carter. 

Janey said she knew she was living in the right country when no big deal was made about their new prime minister.  Julia Gillard is their first female Prime Minister.  She's never been married, lives with a man she's not married to who is a hairdresser, has no children, and is an atheist.  I've said before that atheists are in the last group to be elected here if they admit it.  They are discriminated against with no apology. 

If it weren't so far away, I know I'd like living there.  The more she tells me about the educational system, healthcare, and way of life, the more I like it.  I'm not sure I'd get used to driving on the "wrong side" of the road but could possibly adjust.  I'd have to get my family to move there, so I guess I'll stay here and deal with it.  (sigh)

Trivia

I've been studying for our trivia game.  They give hints on their Facebook page, Brain Blast Trivia.  Wish us luck!!  I might have a shot with those songs from yesteryear and movie quotes but not with horror movies and super heroes.  Some of the guys on our team do, though.  Presidents is a category that depends.  Some of the information I know and some not.  That's why it's good to have a team!  I wonder if that "Holy Diver" clue is about Pat Boone's cover when he recorded that heavy metal album attempt.  Yikes! 

Here's what they hinted:  Get a Presidential whiz on your team today because today's final question is no joke... its a tough one. By request, look for Horror Films, Super Heroes, and Movie Quotes in today's game...and today's music related questions feature some songs of yesteryear. Bonus clue: Just say NO to the "Holy Diver"

DWTS Week 8

Tonight several of the dancers improved quite a bit.  Not Nancy Grace.  It's time for her to go.  Tristan is getting tired of her constant interruptions and not listening to him.  Len said she was like Cinderella and got to go to the ball but that it's midnight and time for her to go home.

Maks was nice to Hope this week and apologized for how rough he's been.  She told him she has too many insecurities with dancing and needs his hand held out in support.  So we saw a kinder gentler Maks who took her to meet his family for a dinner his mother cooked for all of them.  It made a big difference. Their quickstep was fun.  Hope seemed relaxed and had fun with it.  She was much better. 

Rob has definitely improved and is learning to dance.  Well done tonight!  Cheryl is strict and can bring out the best in her partners.

Ricki's waltz was beautiful!  She's looking good, too, and has lost quite a bit of weight and firmed up.  She apologized for not doing well on the jive, and Derek was so sweet to her. 

All the couples had two dances.  Their second dance was the instant dance where they rehearsed the jive all week and chose their song by drawing a CD out of a basket.  Then they had 20 minutes to put the dance to music and practice.

J.R. and Karina got 60 points - 30 for each dance!  All 10's from each judge and lots of praise.  They were very good.  He'll probably win.

Second scores are for the jive: 
J.R. and Karina - 30 (Waltz) + 30 = 60
Ricki and Derek - 28 (Waltz)  + 24 = 52
Hope and Maks - 27  (Quickstep)  + 25 = 52  A 9 from Len!!
Rob and Cheryl - 27  (Quickstep)  + 24 = 51
Nancy and Tristan - 24  (Tango) + 20 = 44

LOL!