Author: Melissa Clouthier

UPDATE: OK, so I demonstrate, once again that it might be a good idea to take a gander over here before I post. Stink! Sorry, people. While the video is the same, the content, is not however. You’ve obviously seen the video if you read John’s post. I’m removing it and putting a link to […]

Maybe I’m writing too soon and too glibly as the real storm should hit my area around 1 p.m., but dang. The drama around a thunderstorm seems excessive. My mom called my yesterday from Michigan and proclaimed that a tropical storm cometh. She’s very concerned about the weather. I pay little attention unless I’m flying […]

It seems impossible that 18 years have passed since the controversial decision by the Ayala family who chose to get pregnant with a baby to save their daughter, Annisa, who suffered with leukemia. She needed a bone marrow transplant to save her life, but there were no matches. Her parents had another child who ended […]

I don’t know what the details are about this story, but I read it and thought, dang! Don’t mess in Texas: A man holding a woman hostage in a north Harris County trailer was fatally shot by Harris County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday evening. Deputies were called to the 1400 block of Aldine Mail Route about […]

The first question that popped into my head while reading about Obama’s the notion of reparations: Will Obama receive 50% reparations since hes 50% black? But wait just one little minute….. His dad isn’t an American citizen and Obama’s family were never slaves–well, not American slaves. Slavery was and is alive and well in many […]

You know those light poles in England that line the streets? The old iron ones that survived the Luftwaffe and would probably survive a loaded cement truck driving into them, yeah those? Word to the wise: Don’t walk at full speed into them head first. Yeah, I did that on the bonny streets of London […]

I remember reading about how Saddam and his two insane sons would torture professional soccer players when they lost. Aside from the sheer horror described by the people who endured the abuse, it struck me as supremely stupid to expect players to perform their best when they cowered in fear. Communist leadership in Eastern block […]

After seeing everyone from Joan Rivers to Madonna manage their aging faces, I have come to the conclusion that facial plastic surgery does not work. Well, if your definition of beautiful is a strangely shiny and taught skin and bizarrely jutting cheekbones, it works. Otherwise, it’s just plain freaky. Madonna was never the most beautiful […]

The comparisons being made between John Edwards and Larry Craig make little sense. Craig was convicted of solicitation, a crime, if a feeble one. Edward’s only crime is a moral one–if you have morals or believe in a moral code, which the Left does not. “Edwards Love Child, Yawn” is about the reaction. The better […]

I keep waiting for that headline and yet it never comes. Nope. The headline is really this and gotta love MSNBC man, don’t say it, guys. Don’t. You. Dare. Say. It: “Chinese group vows Olympic game attacks.” A group, eh? Must be a Christian group! Oh, wait. The subheading says this: “Muslim separatists also claim […]

And what is the cause? The cause, quite simply, is money. Money is the root of all evil. Well, that’s certainly the case in Washington, D.C. where Congress seems to believe that your hands on your money is evil, while their hands on your money is good. The Republicans have one issue that nearly every […]

I’m just wondering what you think. Is the Obama momentum still building or do you think that there will be a backlash coming soon? It has already started in a way with the “mocking” of his unbearable lightness of being, but I don’t expect the United States press to stop the lovefest. However, will the […]

Yesterday, I spent most of the afternoon moderating comments. I criticized Obama and wondered at his propaganda usage, location, and methods and that brought the rain of hate. But there was one comment that I loved the most just for sheer creativity. I mean, “die bitch” is pretty boring. This one has some flair and […]

The latest, urgent crisis to grip the European Union, and of course, a commission is needed to enforce the rules. From the BBC: Trade in seal products would be allowed only where they came with guarantees that the animals did not suffer unnecessarily. A certification scheme would be established including, if necessary, a distinctive label […]

An evangelical, very religious conservative friend of mine wrote and asked me what scared me about Obama. Well, there’s more than a few things. 1. Elitism: Barack Obama thinks he’s better than the average American. He believes that Americans are stupid. Therefore, he will be justified in putting forth all sorts of policies that are […]

A note about the picture juxtaposition: This is about artistic tone. The profile view. The serious expression. The shading. When I saw the Obama flier picture, my mind immediately called up this Hitler image and I was struck by how similar they are in feel the color choice differences aside. Unnerving really. Patrick Ruffini draws […]

I say advertising works. Watch this: I believe that changing the channel is a choice. Walking by the magazine rack with eyes covered is a choice. But, come on! Advertisers pay big bucks because it works. And so, our girls are inundated with messages about looks, sluttiness, superficiality and meanness and they grow up either […]

Here is what quasi-crazy talk show host Michael Savage says about autism (via Cassy Fiano): I remember when my intelligent three year old son started melting down. It was after three years of never crying. He would scrape his knees, be bleeding profusely and not feel it or not express how he felt. I was […]

A new friend wrote a post in response to Maureen Dowd’s man-discomfort phase (glad she seems to be finally out of it) a couple years ago, but it seems so prescient even now. He said: The idea that men want women who are not intellectually challenging, or smart, or funny, or witty, or exciting, or […]

When I heard that the U.S. reversed course and had decided to “come to the table” with Iran, I thought, uh oh, this is the last effort before Iran’s nuclear sites get bombed after the Presidential election. If nothing else, the State Department can shrug their shoulders and say, “We tried”, which is essentially what’s […]

Another dude, and his team, gets the boot from competing in the Tour because he tests positive for EPO. Says the manager: The team manager, Claudio Corti, said: “We’re absolutely stunned by what’s happening and by the behaviour of one of our riders. He seems to have secretly used banned substances, hiding everything from everybody […]

Correction: This is an Afghani soldier. Iraq must be doing better because even the AP indirectly acknowledges it: Spc. Grover Gebhart has spent nine months at a small post on a Sunni-Shiite fault line in western Baghdad. But the 21-year-old soldier on his first tour in Iraq feels he’s missing the real war — in […]

Dan Collins links to an article about how women resist temptation from single men better than men resist temptation from women: The report concluded that men must form a plan of how to resist a good-looking temptress. I’m going to stop right there. Does this strike you as condescending? It struck me as treating men […]

This story confirms my theory that people don’t get nicer as they age. They are who they are–they just usually get too tired too keep being as big a jerk. Beware the vital, healthy old people. They might look innocent: Two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for murdering two […]

“I know rednecks,” my friend was telling me, “and they’re not unaware, but this is what they think about Barack Obama: they don’t think he’s a Muslim, they think he’s a secret Muslim.” After laughing about it, I responded that I know very highly educated people who flat out believe Barack Obama isn’t a secret […]

This is something I noticed at the most awesome Houston restaurant I went to last week: chocolate cake. Big deal, right? Chocolate cake is the desert that everyone wants who is a desert denier regularly. So, it figures to be on the menu at fine restaurants. Or not. Too many are too smart by half […]

This woman consented at 18, no problem: Full disclosure (or is it oversharing?): I entered into a relationship with an older man when I was 18. I knew what I was doing, and frankly, I would have known what I was doing at 17 or at 16. But since this wasn’t a Romeo and Juliet […]

Here’s the press release from the Government’s Office of Thrift Supervision (as an aside, what an awesome name) via LA Times: “The OTS has determined that the current institution, IndyMac Bank, is unlikely to be able to meet continued depositors’ demands in the normal course of business and is therefore in an unsafe and unsound […]

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Life is short. He struggled against colon cancer and lost the fight. Tony’s humor and humanity stood out in whatever role he played. I delighted in his sparring with the press when he was Press Secretary. I delighted in his sparring with politicians in his role at […]

Note to the haters: John wants me to blog about popular culture and current events and unless you have your head buried in Barack Obama’s backyard, the iPhone is BIG news. So I’m including a little review, as I am an iPhone lover. Buy one, people, you won’t regret it. Well, folks, I upgraded to […]