Billy Mays was found dead Sunday at his home in Tampa. Billy was the pitchman for Oxy Clean.Billy's death came just  a few hours after he got hit on the head during a rough landing on a flight from Philadelphia. But the medical examiner has declared that Billy's death was heart related.

Farrah Fawcett passed away June 25 after a long battle with anal cancer at age 62. Farrah last role I will dare to say was her most powerful, allowing us access to her journey suffering with cancer. The two-hour documentary Farrah's  Story,  has brought awareness to cancer and given it a face. Thank you Farrah your act of braveness with bring funding, awareness to this disease and hopefully a step closer towards finding a cure.

Michael Jackson passed away Jun 25th 2009 at the age of 50. He will be dearly missed by friends family and his adoring fans.

It seems the Queen of chat has had a change of heart and now wants to say he is sorry. He has now posted on his blog that he is sorry for anyone who might be upset by his statements. But on a side note he decided that he was not apologizing to GLAAD. It seems at the same time that he is not accusing Will I Am for his attack, instead it seems his complaint it concerning the manager of the Black Eyed Peas Polo Molina.

The question stands will Will I Am sue Perez Hilton for slander? 

It seems that Perez Hilton has got caught up in the gossip he normally dishes out. It seemed that when the tables are turned he handles things must worse then many starlets and music Moguls he reports on. Don't get me wrong violence is not acceptable, but then posting blogs of yourself calling other people anti gay slurs its not only unexpected but in VERY Poor taste. Will I am seems to stick to his story that he did not hit Hilton. I am sure this is one of those situations that will play out in court. Words of advice for Perez Hilton number one get a body guard, next would be if your assualted go to the hospita, then go to the police department to file a report, not straight to your blog for a rant and rave. Oh and here is one more thing very other Gay and Lesbian does not care to hear you dehumanize other people by calling other people anti gay slurs.

Glaad's opinion on the whole Perez Hilton Will I Am Drama

Your not going to make many friends that way Hilton. Good luck to you both and stay safe.

May 13, 2009 David Earls pleads guilty to sodomizing a 4 year old girl. He was sentenced in Oklahoma to child rape and received only one year in jail and a 500 dollar fine.  

David Earls Mugshot

David Earls sentence was twenty years, but 19 were suspended. He is set for release in September, 2009.  All those living in the     McAlester, Oklahoma should be worried. I personally would be fearful of allowing my children to play in the front yard in a community that hands out sentences such as this. More should be done to protect our children.

 

District Judge Tom Bartheld

Defense attorney Tim Mills

 

The story is out Usher has filled for divorce from his wife Tameka Raymond according to people magazine. It is rumored that the couple have been living separate lives for months. This is very surprising since they have only been married for almost 2 years and have 2 sons together. You will remember Tameka suffered a cardiac arrest February of this year after a plastic surgery procedure went wrong. It seems the bushing bride is having a tough year and it is about to become much more difficult.

My heart goes out to her....

My children and I sat down to watch a movie together. The youngest was excited because she realized that the movie was about a book her sister had read to her. She was thrilled at the thought of finally seeing the images of this book brought to life on our television screen. The movie Sense and Sensibility was one of my favorites from childhood, I pressed play and after 20 minutes my children complained that they didn’t understand what was going on. These comments confused me since my oldest had read the book. But after asking them a few questions it dawned on me they just didn’t get it. They didn’t grasp the concept of why a woman after the death of her husband was not allowed to inherit his estate. It made no sense to them that they the family was being displaced out of their home and forced to leave many of their belongings behind. I tried to explain to them during this time period women were not allowed the same rights that women today enjoy. They seemed satisfied by my explanation and continued to watch the movie. After a little while my youngest again said “I don’t get it, why is it so important for the women to get married”. I after paused the movie and told her “that’s just how it was in that period of time”. I tried to explain that women were expected to marry young and hopefully a man with money in order to insure a good life for them. Reluctantly she said okay and continued to watch.

 

While sitting at the table I thought to myself all the freedoms we as women enjoy in our current society. I thought about the many rights that have been fought for and won that allow us to vote, to have careers, have an education and many others I can not think to list since they are freedoms I have grown up with and just expect to be available to me. But as I thought about how far we as women have come, my mind drifted to the thought of my female friends and how they live their lives. Now I am not so sure anymore if we are so different then the characters in that movie. To be honest to hear one of my friends say they hope to marry well, have children and stay home with them is a not so uncommon thing. I know many women who even today do not start to live their lives until they are married. Most do no own property, home, or have anything financially substantial until they are partnered and even then the home is normally not in their name. We as women have come so far to make things equal and better and to have more choices. When it is all said and done many of them chose to not exercise these rights. Some how we are just modern versions of our past; caught up in a society that judges us on our beauty more so then our brains. Waiting for that male figure to step in to the picture and in some way validate us.

Let’s be real for a second, when you hear about a woman at the age of 35 that has never been married, do you celebrate her? Or do you quietly pity her for you lack of luck in finding a husband? How often have you encountered a lady home owner without a Mr.? When is the last time you have encouraged a woman for her choice not to have children? When you speak to your daughter do you discuss how her life will be once she is married?  I don’t know all the answers but I do think we as a society of modern women need to give some thought of how we view ourselves.

FYI : Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen if you have not read it please do or at least see the movie.

The Venezuelan government ordered Coca-Cola Co to withdraw Coke Zero from the South American nation, citing unspecified dangers to health.  I find this incredibility disturbing because if Coke Zero has a health risk then why is The US Government not having it removed from our shelves? Now I will be forced to research what is so wrong about this product so see what the hype is about or stop drinking it completely.

 

Now I do understand that this country is a critic of the United States so there is always a chance this might not be the whole story. But you have to remember there is no mention of the other Coke products. So I am highly suspect and I really want to know what is in Coke Zero.

Johnanna Ganthaler was on vacation in Brazil with her husband and missed Air France Flight 477 after arriving late at the airport May 31. All 228 people who were aboard that flight lost thier lives after the plane crashed.

Resently Mrs. Ganthaler was killed in a car crash, her husband was badly injured. 

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