Friday, February 29, 2008

Picture of the Month Poll Results

I don't know how I overlooked posting the results for January's Picture of the month. To take another look at the photos, follow the link. http://andernation.blogspot.com/2008/01/picture-of-month-poll.html

Here is the winner!


Two Greats!


Now I am totally in awe of Christiane Amanpour! She is la creme de la crema of TV journalists, and her reporting on 360 this past week was wonderful. I am a jounalist by trade, so I suppose that I look for certain qualities in reporters/anchors that most folks do not.


By the way, the nominations are open for this years' CNN Heros. Do you know of any everyday heros. I am guessing that AC and Christiane will be co-hosting that show again( I have not heard differently. I think they work well together, him with the snark and Christiane with the dignified., more old-school reporting. They are both excellent, just very different. Her reporting from North Korea was just amazing, had anyone else catched her walk through tour of the diabled nuclear power plant?

Thursday, February 28, 2008

AC360

This turned out to be a late blog today, had lots to do before AC360. I didn't even get to check the various blog postings today. Usually I read them all; so if I duplicate what someone else has said, forgive me. First off, I loved the program last night. Anderson was in a good mood and back to kidding around with Erica. He was so serious Tuesday night I was wondering if something was wrong. Sure the news is serious business, but not that night. The lights went out in Florida, and though it was probably a mighty annoying experience for Floridians, it's not like a plane crashed or anything. Needless to say, I'm glad things were a little more lighthearted last night. The Beat 360 was priceless; too bad AC didn't want to show off his biceps for us. But that's okay, we've already seen them. My theory is he's heard about all the fuss that's been made over the photo from New Orleans and he's probably making fun of us. Not ever had anyone make a fuss over my physique, I say "enjoy it Anderson, it's much better to have people praising your looks than making fun of them or making derogatory remarks about them. I've had that experience and I tell you, "it ain't fun!"

I really like that CNN brought Erica to New York; I wonder how Anderson likes having her in the studio with him. It may make the hour go much faster having someone there that you have a good rapport with, someone you're comfortable with. It's nice for the viewer as well, even if the news is depressing, the comments they make back and forth with each other make it seem more .... intimate? Not sure that's the right word but I think you get my drift. The remark about his haircut cracked me up. Personally, I like when he lets it grow. Sure maybe it's easier to take care of; but how would guys like if we girls sported buzz cuts so we wouldn't have to get out of bed an hour and half earlier to do our hair? Preferences aside, he looks seduisant no matter what length his hair or what he's wearing. Thanks Erica, you get a chance to say things the rest of us don't have the opportunity to say.

Now that the sartorial portion of the blog is a fait accompli, we get to the rest of the program. Politics is not my favorite subject. It might be okay if you don't have an opinion and have not chosen a candidate. However, once you've made your choice, it's discouraging listening to everyone knock your fave and discuss how soon they would pull out of the race. The talk of Hillary quitting if she doesn't win Texas or Ohio is really annoying. What about the remaining states you haven't had their primaries yet? Don't they count? Shouldn't they have the opportunity to speak and cast their ballots for the candidate of their choice? Hey, you guys have to pick someone different, the rest of us didn't like that one! Doesn't sound very democratic to me!

I don't know if Anderson would mention this story or not, but it broke my heart when I read it. A woman in India prematurely gave birth on a train. She passed out and the baby fell through the toilet and on to the railroad tracks. The newborn was found a few hours later and died in the hospital. As if I haven't cried enough this week, this event brought a new flood of tears. This poor woman's grief must be almost unbearable. May God bless her and help her through her pain.

Tonight we get treated to another 360 audition. Don't miss it! At least if you're tired of the political bickering, you'll have something else to look forward to in the program. My Mom always used to say, never discuss religion or politics. Now I know why, you're not going to change anyone's mind and it always ends up with someone yelling.

Have a great night!

PS Let me know what you think of the screen caps....too big? too many? not enough? I'll post them whenever I can get them.

RE: Ware is Back

Yeah I am glad to see Michael Ware and Christiane Amanpour back. Ware and Amanour are top-notch professionals.

However, I continue NOT to be impressed at all with Erica Hill's actions on 360. What on Earth does AC's haircut have to do with any of the stories they cover on the show. C;'mon Erica., this is'nt a morning show! Yeh their exchanges used to be cute, but now that she has gotten on the set with AC all it is is a goofy banter-fest. I venture to say she intigates flirting! This is ridiculous. I've been a loyal 360 follower for years and think that anyone who shares the spotlight with AC ought to be held to the same sort of high standards we expect from Ac and the other correspondents.

I know a lot of you like her as an addition on the 360 set, but frankly I don't. But Anderson, for some reason, seems to enjoy her company on the set. Why do men appreciate women who act brainless? I am not saying that Erica isn't smart, but I do say she doesn't ACT intelligent on the show. Heck, she doesn't even act like an adult. She and I are the same age. (b. 1976)

CNN, what are you thinking???

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Michael Ware is Back

Raw Politics - McCain's Must
John McCain says he will win or lose this election based on Iraq... He needs to convince voters there has been progress in Iraq. Can he do it? Tom Foreman gives us a progress report... and Michael Ware is live from Baghdad. Tonight, 10 ET.


I must say I loved the show last night, lots of smiles and giggles and that little 4 year old singing "Hey Jude" was the cutest little thing. It makes you want to go out and have a dozen kids. If he really knows 40 Beatles' tunes, he must have been listening to their music in utero.

The piece about the solar panels and the redwoods (sounds like a children's book), was puzzling to me. If the trees grew enough to shade the neighbor's house, wouldn't the shade keep the house cooler and therefore, he wouldn't need as much power to cool the house? I need someone to explain that to me. As usual with local laws, they follow them to the letter and all common sense goes out the window. One good thing, at least we're starting to hear a little about solar power.

Since I didn't have a chance to blog yesterday, I will put up some screen caps from Anderson's report on 60 Minutes. Check back later tonight. Sorry for the delay, but it will be worth the wait I'm sure.

screen caps courtesy of Sahira, merci beaucoup


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Monday, February 25, 2008

AC in Cali!


As usual , another excellent report by AC. Here is the promised screencap from last night's 60 Minutes segment. I am NOT a fan of ^0 Minutes at all, but I do watch Anderson's segments.


I do hope and pray that the " bakery mafia" don't come after our Mr Cooper since be covered this story! That iss scary stuff! Apparently the Oakland police are totally inept when dealing with these Muslim extremists( How they can ignore Muslim extremists in this day and age baffles me. Clearly these sorts of people are threats to our national security, but I won't chase that rabbit hole now.

Regarding Erica, I agree with the folks who say that AC does not need a co-host. Sure the banter is lighthearted, but so far all Erica has been doing is what she did from Atlanta! Having her in the studio thus far has not added to the quality of the broadcast. As someone who works in the field, I was hoping that we'd see Erica do more than just read from a Tele-Prompter. But of course this is just my professional opinion. I know a lot of you all like the Ander-Erica banter, but in my opinion since she arrived in NYC its gone from lighthearted to downright ridiculous!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Invisible Children

This documentary is very close to my heart, and I think the world needs to remember what's going on in Uganda, and we can not become complacent about what is happening across the world. Some of you may have seen this before, but I urge you to watch it again and really take it to heart. Disclaimer: There is one part of the footage that is somewhat "disgusting" to some. I believe it is at the end of part 1 and the beginning of part 2.











Saturday, February 23, 2008

Picture of the Week

I know this picture was posted earlier, but it's such a good one I thought it merited being a picture of the week. Enjoy!

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Friday, February 22, 2008

AC to be on 60 Minutes this Sunday!

Coop has another segment for 60 Minutes this Sunday evening. Make sure you watch. I shall try to have a good screen cap from the program on Monday.

By the way, Erica Hill did MUCH better last night, in my opinion,. No silly stuff.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Happy Birthday Gloria!


Today is Anderson's Mom, Gloria Vanderbilt's, birthday. Here is a pic of AC and his Mom. I still think he looks more like his Dad, but for sure they have the same nose.


Happy Birthday, GV!



Regarding Erica, I hope things will get better. But I am doubtful. Personally, I think Soledad is a better choice for a cohost for Ac than Erica.
Did anyone catch AC on Conan last night? Darn, I missed it.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Erica Hill

For the most part, I am very dissapointed in what she has done since moving fulltime to 360. I was hoping to see some real reporting from her, but so far all we've seen is her usual cut-ins with Anderson as well as some " What were they thinking" moments. Maybe things will change as she stays longer and gets used to the show and life in NYC.

Thoughts?

Monday, February 18, 2008

AC in Nawlins take 2


This pic is so fine I HAD to post it here. I hate to sound all fangurly, but wow, I am pretty sure Anderson Cooper is the 8th wonder of the natural world.
Who else can pull of the pale, skinny, gray-haired look yet attract so nany people from all around the world? I stole this pic from a fan group of which I am a member. Enjoy and comments are appreciated.

Hope you are all enjoying your President's Day holiday, whether you spend it hitting the sales or relaxing at home. I'm watching Black Hills Gold; one of my guilty pleasures!

No blog from Anderson so far, but they did post a new Beat 360, guess they didn't get the day off. Sorry guys! Anyway, check it out. It looks like a good one!http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/18/beat-360°-21808/

Also, check out http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/18/have-an-awesome-presidents-day/

Tonight on 360, a new study shows that superdelegates have received almost $1 million in contributions from Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. It's legal, but is it right? We're Keeping Them Honest.Watch 360° tonight 10 ET http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/

Great Danes, Happy Danes!

This evening I did something very out of character for me; I watched 60 Minutes. Of course, it's not the first time. I watch religiously when Anderson has a report airing. Tonight, however, I was at loose ends and decided to turn it on and see if he was on or not. Usually you hear ahead of time when Anderson is on, but I hadn't heard anything and wanted to make sure. So I turn it on and pay very little attention to the first story. It's about some drug that should have been taken off the market. Frankly, I don't know if they ever did take it off. It was just background noise as I checked my email and a couple of blogs.
The second report for some reason captured my attention. It was about Denmark having the happiest people of any other country. Apparently the Swedes on one side are healthier and the Norwegians are richer. However, the Danes are happier, or as the one young man put it, more contented. It seems they don't have high expectations so they aren't disappointed. They do pay more taxes than we do, but the average work week is 37 hours, college is free, and the young man was getting paid to not work. He was on paternity leave. Yes, the Danes are paid to stay home for 6 months and care for their newborn babies. I guess you could say they aren't driven, type A personalities, or workaholics; but they are content and find joy in family and friends and the simple things.
I don't remember the reporter (I know, if it was Anderson I wouldn't have forgotten),anyway, he seemed surprised at Denmark being a great place to live saying it certainly couldn't be because of the weather. I think his words were "the weather is only so-so". It didn't seem too bad to me. People were on the streets wrapped in warm coats with fur collars. It sort of reminded me of the Christmas song "Silver Bells", children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile. And above all the bustle ......, well, you get the idea. The shot of people ice skating, laughing and holding hands showed that you don't need warm temperatures and scorching sunshine to enjoy yourself.
In fact, sometimes it's more fun when it's cold. You have a good excuse to get close and stay warm! My reasoning is, when it's cold you can always put more on to get warm, but there is only so much you can take off!

To learn more about the study and the various hypotheses as to why Denmark finds itself on top of the happiness heap, read the full story on http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/60minutes/main3833797.shtml

screen cap courtesy of Sahira, merci beaucoup!

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

AC in NOLA


Here is a screencap of AC from his Live 360 broadcast from NOLA. Gosh I wonder if he got tickets to the NBA all-star game since he was in town? Our AC isn't much of a sports fan, but perhaps he was able to attend the game anyhow.
If you did not see it on Thursday evening, you missed a very good editon of 360. Ac did a special on the homeless situation in post-Katrina NOLA as well as a story on the recall of the poisoned FEMA trailers in which so many still live.
I live on the Gulf Coast, and I know what hurricanes can do to a community. Thank goodness that the area I call home was spared the wrath of " Katrina" but we did get hit hard by two other major storms in less than 12 months.
Thanks, AC, for continuing to care about the greater Gulf Coast recovery efforts!

Martian Child

Oh my goodness! This movie was just adorable! The little boy that played the 'martian child' is super cute I just want to take him home with me!! His name is Bobby Coleman by the way.

John Cusack was amazing as always and the entire cast was supurb! I highly recommend this movie to everyone! It's sweet, funny, and has an amazing message! Here is a brief synopsis of the movie, brief being the key word, dont want to include any spoilers :)

A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Picture of the Week 2/17/08

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I'm sorry the picture is a little blurry; the original was clear. I don't know why it transfers to the blog this way. If anyone knows why, clue me in. It's such a gorgeous picture, it's a shame it doesn't show up as clear as the original.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

AC in Kevlar!


One of my Myspace friends sent me this pic and I HAD to share with you all. It is nice to know that AC wears his protective vest sometimes. The last time I saw him broadcasting from the Middle East he did not wear his Kevlar vest at all. In my opinion not many reporters can make Kevlar look hott, but Ac can! Comments?

No Reservations

Well folks, I didn't really know what to expect from this movie. I will say that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart did a great job! It was a sweet movie, every cast member was great, and it was definately a movie to get under the covers and just relax (plus the thunder and rain here helped alot lol) I would definately recommend this movie to all of you! However, I will warn you not to watch this movie if you're hungry, because the food looks delicious in this film! :)

Speaking of No Reservations....does anyone here like to watch Anthony Bourdain's tv show on the Travel Channel?! Well I sure do! I think he's amazing! He really tells you how it is, and I think he can be down right hilarious! I was scanning through his book today and work and it looks like a great read. So if you haven't checked out his show, look it up on the net or your local channel guide and give him a chance! Let me know what you all think :)

Friday, February 15, 2008

Dreading Fridays

I hope you all had a good Friday. It may sound strange, but I am starting to dread Fridays. For three consecutive weeks now, something upsetting, bad, or annoying has happened. The first day you may remember since I blogged about it that night; my mom's cousin fell and broke her hip. Last week, I smacked my car's passenger side mirror into the side of the garage and shattered the glass. I know, I'm a total idiot. I certainly felt like one anyway. Now this week, my Friday disaster involves the garage door once again. Today when I got home, I clicked the remote as usual, but nothing happened. With a driveway full of snow and ice, I had to get out of the car and go investigate. Usually when this happens, you can stand by the door and pull up on it after clicking the opener button and it will open. Not today. After going through the house and further investigation from inside the garage, I discovered that the cable jumped the track. So my poor baby car is stuck outside overnight tonight until I can get a hold of a garage door opener repair man. My poor baby has never spent a night out in the cold!

I see a pattern here, maybe next Friday I'll stay in bed until it's time for AC360 to come on. Speaking of AC360, since the blog is quiet today I've spent the last few hours spending money shopping on the Q. Yeah, you heard me right, I'm blaming it on them. A girl has got to have some fun and blame it on somebody! I look at it this way, the dollar is sinking in value like a lead balloon. Buying jewelry is an investment. It lasts forever. That's a convincing argument, isn't it?

Now, in case you didn't get enough sweets for Valentine's Day, here are some sweets for your eyes to feast on.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Erica Hill?

I have not yet seen AC and Erica co-ancor 360. Any thoughts or comments?

( I have been away from home and missed Erica's debut last evening on 360)

Since I have not seen it yet with Erica co-anchoring, I have no opinion of her as co-anchor at this time.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Disclaimer:

I just wanted to add a little post to say that all images have either been sent to me, or found on various websites such as photobucket. We here at Andernation claim no ownership to any material. We thank all of you who return to this blog to appreciate Mr. Cooper's work and all around greatness!

Happy Valentine's Day

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Special: The Next Four Years

The 360 special that will be aired at 11:00PM Monday night was also shown last week. It was aired at 11 PM the night John King stood in for Anderson. The discussion between Anderson, David Gergen, and Fareed Zakaria outlined the problems our next president will inherit and how they might be handled.


The discussion on global warming, like the entire report was quite interesting. Anderson mentioned that "what some scientists are talking about is a major societal shift in terms of shutting down all coal plants: not only in the United States but also in China. That doesn't seem realistic."

David Gergen agreed, saying, "That's not going to happen." It surprised me that solar energy never came up in the discussion. Not only was it not discussed here, but I don't remember hearing it mentioned by any candidates. It doesn't appear that it is discussed as a possible solution, or at least a helpful step in solving or improving our energy crisis.


The few occasions where I've heard it talked about, it sounds like a sound solution. I don't think we're going to run out anytime soon. If it did, it probably wouldn't matter because we probably wouldn't survive without it. In an interview with a homeowner in California who had solar panels on his home, he stated that the panels produced more electricity than he could use. I don't remember how they settled on the excess: either the electric company paid him for it or they used it without compensating him for it. The one drawback was that it was expensive to install the solar panels. However, coal isn't exactly cheap and the cost of carbon dioxide emissions can't be ignored either. Maybe if it was used more, the cost of the panels would decrease.

The other instance I recall is a manufacturer of vitamins in Henderson, Nevada, ProCaps Labs. Its roof and adjacent parking structure house one of the largest private solar energy installations in the world. This natural source of energy is used to produce all ProCaps products; ProCaps is the only vitamin manufacturing facility in the world to do this. Just the energy produced from the parking structure runs one of the 250,000-square-foot vitamin manufacturing facilities. www.procapslabs.com (to learn more,go to the bottom right corner of the home page.

Even if those of us in the eastern part of the US, who don't have an abundance of sunlight this time of year can't produce similar results, doesn't every bit count? Wouldn't the sunny states of Nevada and California be able to run entirely on solar power? After all, no matter how many pristine places we trash with oil wells or even if the Mideast gave us all the oil they have, it is a finite resource. It's not going to last forever no matter what. And who knows, maybe we'll have enough oil left so our great grandchildren and beyond won't have this problem to contend with.

I would hope 360 will do some reporting on this subject and get the candidates to join in the discussion.

Stay tuned after AC 360 and catch this report. It is definitely worth watching. To watch a clip, click here http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/

screen caps courtesy of Sahira, merci beaucoup!
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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Picture of the Week

This week's picture is from Anderson's 60 Minutes report "Awakenings". There are a few really gorgeous images from this report but they are too big to fit here.
Enjoy!

screen cap courtesy of Sahira, merci beaucoup!
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Movie Review: Across the Universe

WOW...what can I say about this movie!! It's amazing! Definately one of the best musicals out there! After finishing this movie I was speechless! The cast is spectacular! And the music is amazing...I mean let's be honest you can't go wrong with music by the Beatles!!

The film is very creative and done in a very well artistic way! The music and film convey a message in sync with one another in a fun, imaginative way that one will definately enjoy! The chemistry between each cast member is strong and definately shows throughout each and every frame.

I highly recommend this film to everyone, and also recommend the soundtrack in which I actually jam out to in the car and around the house (along with Sweeney Todd and Hairspray hehe)

Specials & Live Blogging

On Monday Anderson will host a special" The Next Four Years" immediately following the regular 360 broadcast. Check it out! I am sure there will be some good dialog between AC and his guests.


So have y'alll been live-blogging? I cannot, as my PC is in another room. But Ac wrote in last night's live blog that he is enjoying this live-blogging experiment. Haha, the first night the system crashed( apparently) and there were some crackpots pretending to be the Coop.

AC also is planning to broadcast AC 360 live from NOLA later next week. Check your local listings.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

So how did you like the live blogging last night? Pretty much everyone seemed really excited about it.

Anderson hasn't blogged today, but there is an entry from Erica. I don't envy her all that packing. Here is the link if you want to check out what she's up to: http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/07/what-if-its-still-a-race-when-its-convention-time-2/#comments

Okay, so that's my punishment for only reading Anderson's blog post. I just heard that John King informed us at the end of his blog post that he will be filling in for Anderson tonight. I hope Anderson is home resting and taking care of his cold. We all noticed he was a bit hoarse, but No Anderson, it was not annoying listening to you!" I think we all comment on it because we want him to know we notice and that we care about him. Here's hoping we gets well quickly and very soon we'll have these dimples and sweet smile back to make our day.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

For One Brief Shining Moment

During this primary season which seems to be going on forever, the presidency and presidents are on our minds. Usually when you think of a president, issues and leadership are at the top of the list. Romance? Not so much. However, watching the Q at 5:00 AM the other night,(yeah, yeah, I'm a night owl) surprisingly romance entered into it. Now I'm not talking about falling in love with a candidate like Anderson blogged about a while back. I'm talking about a president being romantic.

Now for those of you who don't know, the Q is a shopping channel; QVC to be exact. They were showing a line of jewelry called "Jacqueline Kennedy Reproductions". Obviously, they are copies of her jewelry. Even if you don't buy anything *snickers*, the show is interesting because of the history. A gentleman named Philip Katz, a Kennedy historian, gives the background story on each piece. This is where the romance comes in. Many of the original pieces that they've chosen to reproduce were gifts to Jackie from her husband, President Kennedy.

One thing I've learned from watching is that the man was a keeper. He seemed to remember the importance of special occasions and celebrated them with a gift of jewelry. Yes, the man knows the how to warm a woman's heart, well, one way. Anyway, one gift in particular was a gift he gave her whe she gave birth to John Jr. You remember him? handsome, sexy hunk? People magazine's sexiest man alive? more than once I believe; yeah, him. The president gave Jackie a brooch to commemorate the event. It was two strawberries, one a bit larger to represent her firstborn, daughter Caroline. The second, slightly smaller, represented her newborn son. Awww, that is so sweet! There are many more charming anecdotes like this, each one quite sentimental in my opinion.

The one anecdote that made me admire John F. Kennedy more than ever, was the one where Mr Katz mentioned that President Kennedy never took a salary while in office. As the story goes, Jackie saw some jewelry from an estate sale in a Madison Avenue Boutique. She fell in love with it and decided she had to have it. When she told her husband about it he said there was no way they could afford it. After all, he wasn't receiving a salary. Jackie was adamant that she had to have it and asked him if he couldn't take a salary for just a month or two to pay for the jewelry. He said of course he couldn't; naturally! You can't say you aren't going to take a salary and then not go through with it. He meant to stick to it.

Determined to the end, Jackie took the jewelry Joe and Rose Kennedy (JFK's parents) gave her for a wedding present and had copies made. She then took the originals, the real stuff, sold it, and used the proceeds to buy the estate jewelry. Apparently, no one knew about any of this until years later, maybe even not until after her death. It just goes to show, if a woman wants something she will get it.

But darn it all, after remembering this whole remarkable story, do you think I can remember what that jewelry looked like? No! And believe me, the curiosity is killing me now.

The point of all this and what I most admire, is the president not taking his salary. Do you think any of the candidates running now would follow his lead? Do you see President Bush who is from a relatively wealthy family as well would do it? Wouldn't it be nice if some of these enchanting qualities of the family of the Camelot administration would rub off on the leaders of the modern era?

Well, we can dream, can't we?


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Monday, February 04, 2008

Anderson Blogs!

Usually I try to post as soon as I see that Anderson has blogged. Unfortunately, today it didn't work out that way. To learn about tonight's AC360, get it straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/04/andersons-view-super-bowl-of-politics/#comments

Since I'm not much of a sports fan anymore, I didn't watch the Super Bowl yesterday. True, at one time I watched. Even though I wasn't a sports fan, to me it was a holiday. Along with New Year's Eve, Wimdbledon, the Kentucky Derby, and the Preakness, it was an event and you were supposed to celebrate. In my house, that meant watching the event with chips and dip or similar munchies. At one point, the pro team nearest my home played in the Super Bowl and I got hooked on football. It lasted a number of years, but eventually the embers of fandom burned out when no sooner I learned the names of the players they were already traded to another team. It just isn't the same anymore. There is no loyalty. However, I still watch the Kentucky Derby; if nothing else, I can enjoy the hats!

By now you're probably asking, "why are we listening to all this yammering and what do we get out of it"? So here's your reward, a couple of yummy Anderpictures from Friday's program. I would've included more, but by the time my computer downloaded them it would be next Friday.

Enjoy!

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Yet another Anderpic


Yeah I am gonna get all fangirly here, but LOOK AT THIS PIC. Haha. He has such a " dennis the Menace" ambiance aboput him in this shot. And I mean that as a complement.
Did you all catch our Ac guest hosting on Regis and Kelly Friday? Whats up with the cooking lesson? Too funny.

Picture of the Week

Hope you all are having a good Sunday and good luck to all of you who are watching your favorite team in the Super Bowl.
Sorry for the late posting of the picture of the week, but I was a bit under the weather last night. I'm sure the sweet smile will make up for it. As they say "better late than never"!

Enjoy!

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Friday, February 01, 2008

Valentine's Day Video

Happy February! So since Valentine's day will be here before we know it, or want it to be, I thought I'd be a little "festive" and made a Valentine's Day Video. Sorry it turned out a little blurry, I dont know why that happened.

There is still time to vote for...

Just a friendly reminder, we have kept the 2007 Ander-pic of the year poll up and running for a couple of more weeks. You can find it HERE