As most of you all by now have heard of New Jersey " mother" Patricia Krentcil, who was arrested and charged for endangering her 5yr old daughter after reportedly bringing her to a tanning salon.

Seems Patricia loves to tan.. so much so the 44 yr old has been going up to 20 times a month for the past 20 yrs.

On the day of the incident, she brought her daugher with her and although she claims her daughter did not tan ( per se ), she was in the room " while mommy tanned".

Few things to note : 1. It is ILLEGAL for anyone under 14 yrs of age to be in a tanning salon ( New Jersey ) let alone a room. 2) Even though the child was not on the bed itself, the ultraviolet rays could actually give someone a tan if close enough !

So tanning mom is now trying to defend herself and fight the allegations. In the meantime, all the tanning salons have been warned to refuse any service to her.

They also included a photo of her.. just in case you have any doubts !

Anyway.. regardless of guilt or not, Patricia goes on my list of idiots just for the simple fact she tans 20 times a month.

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Speaking of idiots...

How old is too old when it comes to breast feeding.

The latest issue of Time Magazine ( on sale now )'s cover shows 26yr old katie Hamilton .. who by the way still breast feeds her 3yr old son !

Ummm 3 yrs old???

Now I know I don't have any kids and maybe I have no right to speak about this..

BUT THEN AGAIN !!!

Ohh go ahead.. breast feed the kid until he leaves the house for all I care.. but don't forget.. there may be serious reprocussions later in life..

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Now.. this one really gets me..

Whenever there is a sign that says PRIVATE PROPERTY KEEP OUT ! , why would someone feel compelled that it's ok to go ATVing !

Another life claimed by sheer stupidity !

I feel sorry for the family that they lost someone in any accident. I could not imagine the pain they must be going through.

But I also do not feel sorry for ANYONE who ignore signs and still go ahead.

Private property means just that.. meaning if you are not authorized to be there.. stay away !

I know I might sound as if I am not sensitive.. I am .. but I am also being very realistic.

When you ignore signs.. you take a chance.. and if it costs you your life.. well you were dumb enough to ignore the signs..

Another senseless loss !

In a recent interview with Roger Daltrey of The Who, it was disclosed that the London 2012 Games sent the band an email asking if Keith Moon ( drummer ) would be available to perform at the Opening Ceremonies.

Problem: Keith Moon died in 1978 !

The Manager sent a reply stating Keith Moon resides at Golders Green Crematorium and suggested they bring a table, some glasses, candles and maybe they will get a reply.

Seriously? Inviting a dead guy?

How embarrassing!

Bad enough the organizers couldn't come up with their own slogan and decided to use OURS.. BELIEVE !!!

How f^&*ing original !

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It still amazes me how people can possibly think they can get away with something , only to suddenly face criminal charges.

Meet William Jonathan Orders,age 50. He is the hand gliding pilot / owner of a hand gliding company in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.

You  may have heard of the accidental death of 27 yr old Lenami Godinez-Avila when she suddenly fell 300 meters shortly after taking off on a flight with Orders.

All hand gliding flights are video recorded for people to purchase afterwards.

Seems William Orders SWALLOWED the memory card sometime after the accident, although witnesses did state they did see him desperately try to hold onto Godinez-Avila.

OK.. so he tries to save her from falling but yet swallowed the memory card showing exactly what happened?

Why?

Why would someone who " tried to save her" suddenly do something so dumb and swallow the evidence.

Of course he was charged with obstruction of justice and not making this whole accident any easier for investigators.

if Orders did nothing wrong, why then did he swallow a key piece of evidence.

The amazing thing about memory cards is that they are indestructable.

Tests have been done to cards and put through some unimaginable scenarios.. from being blown up to driven over by cars and trucks.

Whatever is on that card will show up and hopefully the investigators will get to the bottom of this.

Stay tuned for more ....

In my last blog, I mentioned how Bev Oda screwed taxpayers of thousands of dollars in her extravagant travels - changing hotels to hiring limos.

She re imbursed some cost but not all. The limo fees were at $1000 a day. She did not feel that it would be an issue for the taxpayers to at least pay that.

She has now paid that money back !

Here is my point: let's keep digging and seeing how else our tax dollars are being spent / wasted.

Now..onto something else.

In several articles I kept seeing the words " Medical episode". Umm.. medical episode?

" The patient suffered a medical episode."

WTF language is this?

Medical episode?

Sounds absolutely ridiculous.

What's next? If a doctor was careless, it will be called " therapeutic misadventure"???

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"As a pet parent.....". Ever see this commercial for Blue Buffalo pet food?

Pet parent?

Can we try to humanize animals a bit more ?

Seriously?

Another ridiculous terminology for people with pets.

They are pets , right?

It's bad enough people put sweaters and booties on their pets .. humanizing it by referring yourself to as a pet parent is one step away from insanity.

Do you really think the animal feels more degraded as being owned ?

And now the city is thinking of allowing people to own chickens within city limits.

INSANE !!!!

People who feel this is a great idea better realize a few things.

1. Chickens stink!

2. Attracts coyotes, cats, and other predators.

3. No fresh eggs once the predators get their hands on them.

4. Clucking !! Imagine hearing this all day because your neighbour did not want to pay $2 for a dozen of eggs he didn't know where they came from?

 In case you didn't know, eggs come out of the chicken's ass !! No matter what!

These people are idiots.. specially when the kid names the thing and now you have to explain what happened to chucky the chicken as you are sitting at the dining room table chomping away on a chicken leg or wing !!

MORONS !

Want chickens? pigs, rooster? cow maybe??

BUY A FARM !!!!

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Now .. onto my last rant :

LEARN TO PARK !!!!!

I have mentioned this before.. but I will say it again...

LEARN TO PARK !!!

You know those lines on the ground ?

PARK BETWEEN THEM !! NOT ON THEM !!

And if you happen to drive one of those big ass pick up trucks and feel all manly because of it.. learn to park properly.

And use ONE stall ! Not two ( because you don't want your expensive truck to have a scratch !! ) !!!!

And if there are no lines.. does not mean you can make your own stall either !!!

People have lost common sense and their minds !

Rude, arrogant, self centering , holier than thou.

EFFF OFF !!! ( This censored word brought to you by .. well she knows ).

A fellow the other night missed his flight. He asked ( rather begged ) for me to help him.

Seeing as I pretty well know what a person has to do , I told him what he needed to do.

Not good enough !

He hated my answer and actually says " No one around here wants to help me. This is the most ridiculous airport... EVER !".

So I asked him what did he want me to do?

he says.. bring the plane back !!! ROFLMAO !!!

I said that can't be done.. ( seriously? wtf are you thinking ? ). He then asks for an airline agent.

I told him there were none at this hour and he would have to wait until 4am for the morning staff to start.

Again.. not good enough !

He turns and walks away... no thank you needed, sir. It was my pleasure.. no no no.. i know you have better things to do than listen to what I said and thank me..

RUDE !!!!!

I hate rude people..

When did all this start? When will it end?

Does no one else see how ridiculous we have become.. no wonder we have no more aliens and U.F.O's visiting us like they used to. Maybe they realized our intelligence is not as sophisticated as theirs.. so they don't bother visiting anymore.

I miss that !

Well this is a bit of a shocker.

While "experts" predicted a change of government in Alberta, voters said otherwise.

Although I stay out of politics and political games and tactics, this was something I knew I had to voice my opinion.

In the past 6 months, taxpayers have been told of lavish spending, misuse of money ( when  21 MLAs are paid $1000 a month for being on a committee that never met for three years.. do the math !! ).

And when confronted or questioned , they come up with ridiculous answers . Committee Chairman Ray Prins stated " We are always on stand by to meet at a moment's notice." ( Like what? Batman? Look a signal.. let's meet!!! ).

Premier Alison Redford stated she would NOT ask the MLAs to return the money. Pushed further, she later stated she made them pay back the money for only the 6 months she was Premier.

In 2008, Ed Stelmach, Premier at the time, gave himself and the MLAs a 30% wage INCREASE !!!!

30 f^%*in percent!!!!

Stelmach's pay increased to almost a quarter million a year ( $221,438 ).

The government has spent OUR money and have nothing to show for. The audits have not been done in so many years.

Here we had a chance to make a change.. and we failed !

We accept the fact that our provincial government can take our hard earned money and waste in.. mostly by putting it in their pockets and have no accountability whatsoever.

We are so afraid of change its almost sickening to grasp. Change is good folks. It may be something that we are scared of, and that is perfectly fine.. but we need change.

The PC government have been in power for over 40 years in this province.

What does that say about us?

At first they must have been great. But like all dictatorships, they all start out great.

All I am saying is this..

When the government works the way ours did and we continue to elect them, it sends a clear signal to them that we approve.

We approve them taking money and doing nothing for it.

We approve them making promises and not keeping them.

We approve them saying all the right things when we know they do not mean a word of it.

How sad that here was an opportunity to make a change.. and we chose to not take it.

Well here`s to ya, Alberta.. now don`t bitch about a government you elected !

just finished reading an online article written by Kip Hawley , who was head of the TSA for 3 1/2 years.

In the article, he goes in depth of the problems in airport screening and the needless policies and gaps.

Although there was nothing sensitive in the article, I can relay some of the points he mentions:

Even 10 years after 9/11, it is a NATIONAL embarrassment that the airport screening system is still very bureaucratic and disconnected from the public, for whom it is meant to protect.

The premise of the TSA was to avoid any catostrophic event that was witnessed on September 11, 2001.

However the TSA failed to create the very system it was designated to create. Instead of risk assement, it created policies. Policies which were a direct result of the attacks on that day.

Never again will a terrorist or anyone else for that matter be able to gain entry into the cockpit. Reinforced doors were installed , crew and air marshals on board would intervene ( as some passengers would probably assist as well ).

The idea is to manage risk, not create a list of "prohibited items" and policies.

Terrorist groups are adaptive and airport screening needs to be adaptive as well.

It makes no sense to create a policy AFTER the fact.

After 9/11 ( as some screeners who worked during that time ), many policies were implemented which created long lines , exhaustive searches of carry on baggage, and overwhelmed public.

Members of Congress demanded that the wait times at Security be no less than 10 minutes. However this would cost millions of dollars more in staffing.. a two minute wait time would delight the millions of passengers who go through screening every day but this simply is too expensive to mandate.

Throughout the years , screeners across the US were facing constant re-inforcement of finding prohibited items.. lighters, water bottles etc etc. Thus making it into an " Easter Egg hunt".

By re-inforcing the smaller " threats", this makes missing the bigger picture much easier.

Vulnerability I suppose. But when tested, it was discovered that screeners did indeed miss the bigger threat.

Too much concentration on the smaller items and positive reinforcement to FIND can lead to someone actually succeeding in breaching the system.

This is what terrorists look for. They look for vulnerabilities in the system and use it to their advantage.

One of the key elements of passenger safety is to AVOID any kind of catostophic events .

By eliminating the small threats, passengers processing times would be drastically cut wait times. It would also create more time to assess bigger threats as well.

One key suggestion is to eliminate the prohibited items list, with the exception of the obvious ( guns, toxins, explosive devices ). By having a list of prohibited items, terrorist groups have access to see what they can use "legally" without drawing ANY attention to themselves.

Another is to allow passengers to bring liquids. If you upgrade the software on the Xray units and have all liquids placed seperately in a bin, there is no reason to have this policy.

The technology is there.. it's just not being used.

Randomized searches. One thing clearly is this. By having a repetative ritual, it makes life for a terrorist much easier.

A simple solution is to avoid predictability.

By conducting simple extra screenings ( a pat down of the torso, a thorough bag search, swabbing of hands), this would throw off anyone who is planning an attack. The chances of being selected have now increased dramatically. Not all passengers should be subjected to this, but just random selection.

Eliminate the airlines charging for baggage. This was imposed for airlines to boost revenue. However what they failed to realize is that it also created a longer search time at checkpoints. Passengers were bringing more/ heavier carry on bags, which takes longer to search.

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This article was indeed very interesting for the public to read and know about.

When compared to other systems around the world, it seems the North American passenger is subjected to a lot more than its counterparts elsewhere.

Terrorist groups look for certain loop holes and routines. Simple surveillance would reveal just how vulnerable some places can be when the routine is the same.

Personal experience: Many years ago, I was working at a site on the night shift because the guard who was there called in.

When I began my shift, I was instructed that every hour I was to patrol the yard. Scanning the shift logs, I noticed every hour was indeed the norm. I changed that.

I would check the yard at one point but never again in exactly one hour. I would make it 45 min, or an hour and 15 etc.. I changed the times I patrolled.. and it worked.

During one patrol, I heard something. When I investigated the noise, I encountered a trespasser who was breaking in.

After being arrested, he stated he was surprised to be caught because he knew it was checked HOURLY.

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To read more about the TSA and Kip Hawley, there is a book out now called "  Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security ".

I am going to find it today.. looks like a great read !

Legendary radio/ tv personality Dick Clark has died this morning of a heart attack. He was 82.

Starting his career in radio , Dick was on the airwaves for most of his life.

During the radio days, Dick was actually working behind the scenes in the offices of WRUN-FM in Syracuse NY.. he would fill in on the air for a vactioning weatherman.

By 1952, Dick moved to Philadelphia and began working at a local radio station that also owned a TV broadcasting studio.

A show aired on TV at that time was Bob Horn's Bandstand. Dick Clark was asked to replace Horn after he was arrested for driving drunk one night.

He changed the name to Dick Clark's American Bandstand in 1957 after the show went National.

The concept was simple.. play music and have teenagers dance on the stage. With his young looks and contagious smile, the show drew thousands of kids to watch every night.

Musicians were eventually brought in to perform and Dick made one choice that would change TV and perception. He brought in black musicians like Chuck Berry and Chubby Checker.

By 1959 there would be over 20 million viewers ( at that time, TV was still relatively new and programming was limited ).

In 1964, Dick had the show moved to Los Angeles where " surf" music was becoming all the rage.

The show ran well into the 70's and into the 80's and ended on a high note in 1987.

35 years of American Bandstand was a record for a variety show and is in the Guiness Book of Records.

One of the things that also made the show unique , other than desegregating teens ( blacks and whites danced on the show together ), it would bring huge exposure to performing bands.

Although most performers would be eternally grateful for such exposure on the show, Dick Clark did not have The Beatles or The Rolling Stones on the show ..he thought they were not going to be signifcant enough.

In 1972 Dick Clark also started Dick Clark`s Rockin New Years Eve , which continues to be broadcast annually.

Broadcast live from Times Square in New York, the show`s musical segments were pre recorded.

The show would then be rebroadcast through each time zone.

Dick would host the show and did so , only missing two episodes. After suffering a stroke in 2004, Dick passed the torch to Ryan Seacrest, but would co host along side.

In between all this, Dick also managed to host other shows ( Miss America pageant from 1989-93 , as well as Miss Universe from 1990 to 1993.), appear in several shows as himself , as well as begin a restaurant chain and a theater in Branson Missouri.

Throughout the years, it seemed Dick Clark never aged. He keep his young look and was the brunt of many jokes about it.

He was called `` America`s Oldest Teenager``.

All through the years, the man never looked any older than mid 20`s.

In one episode of PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, Carlton aks `` why do I get older and you keep getting younger?``.

Throughout the last 40 years, Dick seemed to never sleep as he was always on TV or producing shows.

He was also inducted into practically every hall of fame on the planet -- including the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Dick Clark always ended his show with a salute.

`` For now, Dick Clark.. so long``.So long Dick Clark ! It`s been fun having you entertain us all those years.. you will be missed.

After waiting years for this band to come here to perform, last night they did just that.

And what a show did they put on.

Incredible, freaking amazing, awesome, are just some of the words that come to mind.

Starting right at 7:30pm, the Trans Siberian Orchestra really proved the audience is going to get their money's worth.

Beethoven's Last Night was more than just a show, it was a story as well. Narrated by Bryan Hicks, the show took the audience on a journey to witness the hardship Beethoven faced on his last night on Earth.

Having just completed his 10th Symphony, Beethoven is dying.

Does he make a pact with the devil and sell his works to have his childhood's memory altered to a happier one? Or does he accept his childhood for what it was and have his works remembered until the end of time? 

For over 2 hrs, the Trans Siberian Orchestra delivered their best and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen.

I have seen hundreds of shows and this by far was simply amazing and worth every dollar.

I am not a fan of classical music but this rock opera was impressive.

It is one band that is worthwhile to see.

Like I mentioned, I have been a fan of theirs for many years and seeing them live last night was a dream.

One other thing about them.. they had an autograph table set up for fans ( true fans of the band will wait ) after the show. It was a pleasure meeting them and having them sign my souvenir book.

It is one band I highly recommend in seeing.

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Now , my review of the show?

Simply fantastic.

The Edmonton Sun's review by the idiot Mike Ross ( add another to the growing list this year ).

From the short review, Mike Ross could not name one single person in the article by name. Ex: " the showboating Asian violinist" is none other than Roddy Chong, one of the world's best violinist ( classical and rock ).

The flying V guitarist ( Al Pitrelli ) as a source of pain.

At no time did he mention any band member by name.

By actually referring to the band as " the works of the devil" was totally uncalled for ( obviously missing the entire plot of the show).

It was " like a deadly nerve gas attack".

He even goes as far as stating that if Beethoven was alive today, he would be grateful for being deaf.

Rated 2/5.

Ouch.

As one of the sold out folks who actually attended the show and as each one of them can attest, this show was simply an amazing performance of music, lights, smoke and fire. It was more than just a show, it was a spectacle.

No other band that has ever performed at the Jubilee ever put on a production like this.

Mike Ross is now on my list of idiots and I am thinking by the end of the year, I am going to rank the idiots in order of annoyance.

The recent $654 MILLION lottery has yet to be claimed although officials state there are three winning tickets.

However , one ticket does not belong to Mirlande Wilson of Maryland.

According to Mirlande, she bought the ticket at 711. No wait.. she bought it with her co-workers at McDonald's.

No wait... she asked a coworker to buy her a seperate ticket.

And that was the one that won it, according to Mirlande.

But there is something else that seems weird.

According to Wilson, she can't find the winning ticket now.

At first she claimed she hid it at the McDonald's restaurant she works at.. but employees there are insisting Mirlande has no locker at the store, nor anywhere to hide the ticket.

She also has not been back at the restaurant since the winning numbers were announced.

Mirlande also claims she " misplaced " the ticket and has not even verified the numbers yet either.

So here is a big question:

If you hid it somewhere, how can you misplace it?

Although she is adamant she is not doing this for attention and she is not making up the story. However, after holding a press conference where ( through her lawyer ) she told the press to go home and not a single word was said.

So no press conference and no winning ticket.

Mirlande has been sketchy on how she bought the ticket let alone where and with who.

Her own lawyer claims to have not seen it nor can say " for certainty the ticket exists".

At one point she claims she is a winner, next thing she says is she thinks she won, she has stashed the ticket at McDonald's, now somewhere " safe".. however she seems to not remember where.

Maryland Lottery Officials are skeptical of her story and doubt she is a winner in one of the largest lotteries.But they do know that there were three winning tickets issued.

654 divide by three.. not bad .. $218 Million each.. minus taxes.

Mirlande, a mother of 7, is now saying once she does find the ticket , she will donate ALL of it to Haiti ... her life has turned into a nightmare and she doesn't have the money yet.

Don't hold your breath, Haiti... you are not getting the share !

I don't believe this woman either.

Her co workers at the restaurant are pissed at Mirlande if she is one of the three winners.

According to an employee, Mirlande bought the ticket AFTER the lottery pool ticket was purchased... and she won !!!

Yea right !

No one is believing this woman.. wait and see but don't hold your breath.

HI !

Well the big question is this:

Did the Miss Universe Pageant organizers and Donald Trump , who owns the rights to the pageant, do the right thing?

Jenna Talackova, 23, was disqualified after it was discovered she lied on her application.

Jenna stated she was born female however records show she was actually born male.

Because of the deciet, she was disqualified.. and has now hired Gloria Allred ( Note: Anything HIGH profile and worthy of her to hog some media time, Gloria jumps on it ).

They DEMANDED a change in the rules because it was not clear enough.

Not clear enough?

The rule states a contestant MUST be a NATURALLY BORN female.

And as far as Jenna is concerned, she is not !

So now the Trump and organizers have decided to allow Jenna to compete.

So.. here is my question.

If she wins, she will make a historic jump for all transgender people and make a mockery of the pageant.

If she doesn't win, is she going to file a major lawsuit because she did not win and base it on her gender bending choice? Will it cause her " severe emotional and mental anguish?", to be totally exxagerated by the one and only Gloria Allred.

Gloria Allred just made my list.

Why?

Because she jumped all over this one !

A contestant LIED on her application and is being defended.

" She is a woman... blah blah blah".

Yes.. she is.. but at one point she was male and was born male and hid that fact from organizers.

Pretty sad that Donald Trump backed away from this one and over turned the decision and allowed Jenna to compete.

So .. now any one who is trans gender can compete?

Look.. the way I see it.. they have their competitions and we have ours.. why can't they just leave it at that.

Why do homosexuals, trans genders , and lesbians always have to cry foul to get their way?

Why do the rest of us just suck it up and venture onto something else.

Look. I have entered a few competitions and have been disqualified for whatever reason.. I do not go cry foul and insist I return!

This is just childish behaviour and it just figures that loud mouth obnoxious "hear me roar" Gloria Allred has to jump in to save the day !

Baffling to me is .. Donald Trump didn't fight this one.. he backed down . Thought The Donald was tougher than this!

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So let's see... the list is growing now.. adding three people to the list.

Jenna Talackova.. for being a whiny be-atch after being booted for lying and then cries to the media about it.

Gloria Allred for jumping all over this one and sensationalizing a liar to the world.

Donald Trump for not making a stand and allowing Jenna to compete.

There !

Three more people this week who have pissed me off..

Come back next time to see who else made the list.