I look at Jodi Arias' grandmother in the courthouse and think, "I would *never* want my gran to know those things about me."

::shudders::

The union that our janitorial service works for is picketing in front of the bank saying we pay less than poverty rates. Can I go down and suggest that if they were to actually "clean" our offices, they might get paid more. I'm the only one that actually dusts my office and I think they only vacuum once a month.

I don't think y office has been vacuumed in years.

Go chase them off your front lawn with a broom! It would be both ironic and hilarious!

Quotes By Ella Fitzgerald
"I've had some wonderful love affairs and some that didn't work out. I don't want to dwell on that and I don't want to put people down, but I think all the fabulous places I've been, the wonderful things that have happened for me, the great people I've met - that ought to make a story."

"Some kids in Italy call me 'Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don't call me 'Grandma Jazz.'"

"Oh, I have gobs and gobs of ideas, but... well, you dream things like that, and that's what these are, you know--my day dreams."

"I sing like I feel."

"A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside... I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do."

"I know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing."

"I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns."

"It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts."

"Coming through the years, and finding that I not only have just the fans of my day, but the young ones of today -- that's what it means, it means it was worth all of it."

"The only thing better than singing is more singing."

"Once, when we were playing at the Apollo, Holiday was working a block away at the Harlem Opera House. Some of us went over between shows to catch her, and afterwards we went backstage. I did something then, and I still don't know if it was the right thing to do - I asked her for her autograph."

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."

"I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don't have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you'll understand."

Today would have been her 96th birthday.

The name Ethel Epstein came up on my caller ID, I do not know an Ethel Epstein.

Ethel Epstein 1912 - 1968 was a member of the Epstein family. Ethel was born on January 2, 1912. Ethel died on November 1968 at 56 years old.

http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/ethel-epstein/8178434

You really are the devil

Mmmm....attempt #4 at making my own frappe mocha was a success! At only 150 calories compared to McD's 450, I'd say it's a keeper.

add more frappe you will get closer.

Justice prevails!

Oversensitive people make me NVTS, Nuts...

BaBo, that was awesome, thank you for sharing!

The popcorn maker at work is acting up. Once it gets to a certain point, the popped corn gets jammed in the hopper causing the layer on the bottom to burn. Yuck! But how is it I get stuck making the popcorn and cleaning the machine out when I don't even eat popcorn?

Because you do it oh so good!

You hurt my feelings

Someone called in claiming fraud, and suspects that her husband (dead 4 years now) is using the funds to buy things for his girlfriend. She recognizes that he is dead, but his spirit is in her house, with 14 "spiritual friends" and he goes out during the day with his friends, then sleeps in his chair at night.

I don't know how our fraud person managed to handle that call!

are we out of animal crackers?

and what happened to the bounce house?

I didn't even get a juice box! ::stomps foot::

He said "we have pictures of you using the card. Do you wish to recind your claim?"

Can Kirk Nurmi save Jodi?

I don't think anyone can save Jodi, Babo.

so the husband and wife are laying in bed and he cuts one...looks at his wife and says "7 points, f*** football"

she immediately responds with her own break, smiles and says "tie score"

Husband loads up and lets fly, "14-7" he exclaims

wife immediately lets loose, "14-14"

wife then lets out a little squeaker

"what was that" her husband asks

"field goal, 14-17 i'm in the lead" she says

husband is not to be outdone, so he strains and strains and then poops the bed

wife asks "what was that"

"halftime whistle" he replies "time to switch sides"