The prosecution had me at hello.  But then, after hearing the defense’s opening, I’m now hooked on this trial!  Seriously, the defense’s theory sounded almost legit and plausible, didn’t it?  I seriously thought it was all about memorabilia and money – didn’t you?

Were those items just OJ’s personal items – mementos?  What if?  And, what about the phone call OJ makes directly after this alleged robbery?  He talks about not knowing about any gun.  What’s up with that?

I’ve got my DVR set to record Lisa Bloom, Jami Floyd and Banfield & Ford daily so I can watch them later (without all the commercials).  What’s really great is that you can watch Trials on Demand – so if you miss anything, you can catch-up.

So, tell me what you think so far?  Are you with the prosecution or defense?

Things You Should Know, But Probaby Don’t…

1 . Money isn’t made out of paper, it’s made out of cotton.

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

3. The dot over the letter i is called a “tittle”.

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

6. 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster’s 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

8. The ’spot’ on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.

9. On average,12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

11. Chocolate affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.

16. Upper and lower case letters are named ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the ‘upper case’ letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, ‘lower case’ letters.

17. Leonardo DA Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time … hence, multi-tasking was invented.)

18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa’s lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original “Halloween” was a Captain Kirk’s mask painted white.

25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can’t sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

27. The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law,which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It’s the same with apples!

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.

34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart . “Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she’s behind bars. O.J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the ONE woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and haul her butt off to jail.”

— Author: Unknown

What things do you know that others probably don’t?

Vic of BloggerUnleashed posted a video on his blog (Caroline Middlebrook LMAO) that basically belittles and bashes Caroline of Caroline Middlebrook.

I posted the following comment on Grizzly’s blog as it related to Vic’s video post:

Let me first say, I am unfamiliar with both Vic’s and Caroline’s blog. Anyways…

Vic’s video oozed the intense irritation, frustration, anger, resentment, envy and jealousy of his mind-made sense of self – his ego.

Perhaps what disturbs us most in/about others are those things we refuse to see and address within ourselves?

Vic’s relentless need to be right and superior to others (Caroline) caused him to create a conflict with this Caroline.

Isn’t it all simply a matter of perspective anyway? Vic proclaims he only cares about doing what’s right and telling the truth, but only according to Vic’s perspective.

If right and truth are truly what Vic is all about then I’m wondering what is right and true about resorting to belittling and bashing another?

When we criticize anyone, regardless of the reason, aren’t we really doing it because we’re trying to defend a mental-position that we believe in? Again, isn’t this a matter of perspective?

After I looked a bit closer at these two blogs I noticed the stats:

Caroline’s blog:
Google PR – 5
Alexa Rank – 26,554
RSS Readers – 1,876

Vic’s blog:
Google PR – 4
Alexa Rank – 40,696
RSS Readers – 1,144

Is Vic really worried about Caroline’s readers being scammed and manipulated by her? If his intentions are so honorable then why not allow her readers their own minds and perspectives?

Are you not scammed or manipulated only if that is your perspective?

What may be valuable to one may be worthless to another.

Perhaps we ought to realize and accept that our views and beliefs are only our individual mind-made perspectives.

Why do we criticize what other people say, do, think or believe so much?

I think it’s because we allow our different perspectives to give us the illusion that we need and must defend them – at all costs. After all, when we criticize, blame or condemn another aren’t we seeking to being right, superior and/or somehow better than someone else in the eyes (perspective) of others. Doesn’t this just give us a false-sense of self and worth?

Isn’t right and wrong a matter of perspective? And, what about “truth”? If truth is absolute then it doesn’t need to defend itself or does it?

I’ve been driving (legally) for 23 years now and I still forget and never remember which side of my vehicle the gas tank is on.  I always have to stick my head out the window or ask the other people that are in the vehicle with me.

Well, after getting a forwarded email regarding this matter from my mom this morning – I sure felt stupid!

Get this — When you look at your gas gage, you’ll see a small icon of a gas pump.  The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side.  And…daaaaa…. if the handle extends to the left – your gas tank is on the left and vice versa.  See photo:

Can you believe this!?

No man, mechanic, auto dealership or drivers ed teacher ever told me this!

Have you ever wondered…

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? 

Why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed? 

Why don’t you ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”? 

Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what they do “practice”? 

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? 

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? 

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? 

Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food? 

Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?  

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?! 

Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called apartments when  they are all stuck together? 

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?  

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Before I lay me down to sleep,

I pray for a man, who’s not a creep.

One who’s handsome, smart and strong.

One who loves to listen long.

One who thinks before he speaks.

One who’ll call, not wait for weeks.

I pray he’s gainfully employed.

When I spend his cash, won’t be annoyed.

Pulls out my chair and opens my door.

Massages my back and begs to do more.

Oh! Send me a man who’ll make love to my mind.

Knows what to answer to ‘how big is my behind?’

I pray that this man will love me to no end,

And always be my very best friend.

Author — Unknown

Man’s Love Poem:

I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac with

huge boobs who owns a bar on a golf course,

and loves to send me fishing and hunting. This

doesn’t rhyme and I don’t give a shit.

Author — Unknown

Also, help me to be careful of the toes I step on today, as they may be connected to the ass that I may have to kiss tomorrow.

And help me to remember….
When I’m having a really bad day, and it seems that people are trying to piss me off, that it takes 42 muscles to frown and only 4 to extend my middle finger and tell them to bite me.

— Thanks to Katatawnic’s Krazines
— Photo by alaneno

Hmmm…, the creators/producers of this show must really think that fat chicks are not only fat, but stupid too! 

Featuring a moderately over-weight woman on the commercial – the commercial ends with her asking some guy if she looks good naked.  And, he of course, says, “Yes” .  Yeah – right, like they’re not paying him to say that!

I’ll bet this new reality show is really a pitch for baronbob.com’s Beer Goggles!  I look good naked too…  if you’ve got your beer goggles on!

 Photo courtesy of:  http://www.baronbob.com.

Which reminds me of another commercial.  The latest Lee Jeans commercial that tells women their new ”natural fit” jeans are “instantly slimming”!  What a crock of shit!  The women in that commercial are all a size 4!   Of course their jeans don’t make their butts look fat!

Thought for the day:

Handle every situation like a dog.
If you can’t eat it or hump it…
Piss on it and walk away.

– From the desk of Rickey Dean