Wacky Wednesday

To keep with the "theme" from last week where I listed some wacky baby names, now lets talk about the "parents" (not necessarily "the" parents of the baby's listed in last weeks WW post).


Celebrity's Stage Names vs Real Names:

John Denver = Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. *Can you imagine his real name on a record label?  They would run out of room*

Bo Derek = Mary Cathleen Collins  *Her real name sounds a bit like a nuns name and just can't see that name in the lights especially knowing some of the movies she has been in*

Kirk Douglas = Issur Danielovitch *Huh?*

Elvis Costello = Declan Patrick McManus *I like Declan but Elvis Costello fits him much better*

Whoopie Goldberg = Caryn Johnson *Not so sure I would have chosen Whoopie but I guess it does fit her*

Hulk Hogan = Terry Gene Bollea *Definetly does not look like a Terry*

Engelbert Humperdinck = Arnold George Dorsey  *I think maybe I would have liked Arnold Dorsey better*

Elton John = Reginald Dwight

Jenny Jones = Janina Stranski *Remember her?  Where is she now?*

Liberace = Wladziu Lee Valentino *Both equally puzzleing to me*

Courtney Love = Michelle Harrison

Meat Loaf = Marvin Lee Aday *Like his music, but his name, not so much*

Rip Torn = Elmore Rual Torn Jr. *I'm a bit "torn" on this one. No pun intended*

Chaka Khan = Carole Yvette Marie Stevens *I'm sorry but when you say her stage name, sounds like you are sneezing*

Dusty Springfield = Mary Isobel Catherine O'Brien

Fatboy Slim = Quentin Cook (aka Norman Cook)

Pat Benatar = Patricia Andrejewski *I love her!  But Andrejewski?*





I guess you can't pick your names but at least you can change them?!?!

Clark Griswold, Who?

Delaware Family's Christmas Decorations Make the Griswolds Look Like Amateurs

by Warren Riddle on December 13, 2010 at 03:10 PM

Clark Griswold's power-sapping, aircraft-guiding Christmas light extravaganza once represented the pinnacle of overzealous Holiday displays. The last few seasons have witnessed an evolution of progressively elaborate home illuminations, though, including one brilliant and blinding arrangement from Delaware's Faucher family.

The Fauchers have apparently adhered to a Griswold-style lighting plan for 25 years, and -- this year -- House Logic broke down the monthly costs required. At four hours per night, for 1 million individual bulbs, the Fauchers allegedly pay $82,320 every month, which breaks down to $686 per hour. According to Gizmodo, though, if the Fauchers were to make the switch to LED lights, the monthly bill would plummet to a relatively reasonable $10,680, or a paltry $89 per hour. Plus, with LED displays, the family could synchronize their illuminated decorations with the classic carols of the season -- like these unwavering traditionalists

If you read my Bah, Humbug post, you know I am not a big fan of Christmas lights on our OWN home and this is the reason why.....When is enough, enough?

They are beautiful and festive but when I see the dollar figures above I just cringe.  That money could be going to a local charity to help people that DON'T have electricity because they can't pay their bill.  Just my two cents! 

Ok, now you can call me Scrooge if you like. 

Guilty Pleasures

I have a few AND I have new one. 

Have you seen The Sing-Off?  Apparently, this is the second season?  Where was it last year?  I know if I had heard about it I would have watched it. 

Maybe I was too busy watching GLEE!  (one of my other guilty pleasures).

I am not sure what it is that reels me in to these types of shows.  I am not a big singer.  Sure, I was in choir for a few years while growing up…and I think I sound good when I sing in the shower (not really) but there is just something about these shows that hook me (and a million others since I think both of these shows are doing really well in the ratings).

This season on The Sing-Off, of course we have some locals on there, On The Rocks (group from University of Oregon; Go Ducks!) who I like but not sure if they will win it all or not.  There is some tough competition (Committed). 

I also like the rendition of B52’s Love Shack from The Backbeats last night.  Wow, that took me back! 

Tinnnnnnnnnnnnn Roof, Rusted!

Who is your favorite group?  Who do you think will win?

Loveseat or Laundry Basket?

Loveseat or high priced comfortable laundry basket?

Does your loveseat ever look like this? 





Yeah, mine neither...Maybe the socks that I am missing are in between the cushions?


Hey, at the least the clothes are clean...and it could be worse....They could be on the floor.

Confessions Of A Non-Superwoman #1

1.  We bought our Christmas tree this year from a tree lot....Gasp!.  (See previous post)

2.  Thank god for speckled granite color kitchen floors because I can not remember the last time I mopped my floor in full.  BUT, you can't tell!  That is the glory of it.  If I hadn't shared this confession, you probably would have never known.

3.  If you read my blog regularly you know I don't always cook from scratch.  I often times "cheat".  Although, I don't tend to buy a lot of "processed" items, there are definitely occasions when I use a canned or frozen item for time saving especially during off seasons when fresh items are not always readily available (nor priced within our weekly food budget).

4.  We just bought a whole bunch of socks at the Fred Meyer sock sale on Black Friday and we are already missing several pairs.  Where do they go??? I swear there is a dryer monster that eats half of them.

5.  I wore my pajamas out of the house yesterday and barely brushed my hair.  They were Oregon Ducks pjs and I was only going to Walgreens...Do I at least get some credit for the Duck jammies?

NOT! NOT! NOT! But Still Super Tired!