In The News

Famous people born on this day who
are actually older than me:

Donny Most
Robin Quivers
Keith Carradine
Connie Stevens
Dustin Hoffman
Mel Tillis
Esther Williams
Dino De Laurentiis

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Kathy Hilton--Paris' mother--said the hardest part of her daughter being in jail was 'seeing the rashes on her arms and face from the thin sheets' she had to sleep on. I need to know WHAT kind of drugs this woman is taking--it would be nice to live in that fairyland once in awhile! Read the rest of the story here, if you think you can do it without puking!!!!

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So, to EVERYONE'S absolute surprise, Star Jones has confessed to having gastric bypass surgery and that is how she lost all of her weight! I definitely wouldn't have guessed, would you? Why doesn't she just go away--enough is enough. If you want to read the story, you can go here.

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One of Oprah's dogs has died. For anyone who has/had pets, the death of one is a very sad, tragic thing. For this dog to die was tragic in more ways than one--it died needlessly! The poor thing died because it swallowed a ball it never was supposed to play with--the ball was the toy of another one of her dogs. Excuse me, but aren't you supposed to put dangerous toys away from your animals? She says her dogs are her 'children'--well, don't you 'dog-proof' your home just as you 'child-proof' your home? So, so needless. Here's the story.

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Madonna paid--out of her own pocket--for the Child and Welfare Services director from Malawi to come and check on her and the child she is trying to adopt. Also, she gave the director some other money--all without government approval. And then some people wonder why she is accused of 'buying' the child. Hmmmmm. The rest of the story.

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Actor Ving Rhames's dogs are suspected of attacking and killing a caretaker on his property. There are no eye witnesses, so an investigation is still on-going. At the very least, the dogs mauled the man and at the worst, they killed him. The story is here.

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Supposedly this past weekend, Lindsey Lohan went--ONCE AGAIN--into rehab. This time she is supposedly in a facility in Utah. Ah, does anyone care at this point? Does anyone believe this will work this time? Unbelievable. A short article here.

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Barry Bonds is now the new home run king. Big whoop. It is too bad that so many questions are attached to his winning the title. Sports just ain't what they used to be. The story here.

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Lee Hazlewood has died at the age of 78. He wrote 'These Boots Are Made For Walking.' The story here.