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I don't understand what's going on, so I'm assuming something terrible is happening. Maybe some ancient prophecy coming true or what happened in "The Road". There's a big yellow-ish thing in the sky, and it's a weird blue color with floaty white things. What's happening? Where's our rain and low gray ceiling?
I don't know! I do vaguely remember seeing a similar sight sometime last summer, but that was a long time ago and my memory is aging along with the rest of me.Really scary!Edit, a little later: The end may be arriving right now, next door! Weird and very loud motor noise. I'd think it was a lawn mower if I didn't know better!
Edited by hikinggranny on 04/01/2011 16:55:16 MDT.
Time for the snow melt skeeters like last year. Our first planting of peas didn't all drown! The furnace stays off tonight, but the sump-pump is still on.
"big yellow-ish thing in the sky, and it's a weird blue color with floaty white things. "And you didn't believe me, did you?
Edited by ben2world on 04/01/2011 17:35:32 MDT.
DON'T PANIC( helps if you run around shouting that. Gives you something to do waiting for the inevitable)HOWEVER do please remember that it is already tomorrow here in Melbourne, so you will be notified by me in advance when the real end comes.( I think that the Portland thing is just a sort of rehearsal)Franco
Don't worryas evident from Ben's satelite photo it's about to rain againit'll chase the Californians away
Yes, The Lord promised us we'll just get flooded again. The Sword of Fire likes Californians especially. Note that all this is predicted by the Chinese . Boston.com Most Emailedby Debby Wu • Jan. 28, 2011 Read Later TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Year of the Rabbit conjures images of fluffy bunnies, but fortunetellers in Asia predict that the coming year on the Asian lunar calendar will be anything but cuddly.Among key predictions for the new year beginning Feb. 3: terrorist threats, continuing tensions between China and the United States, natural disasters around the world and wobbly global markets.Even Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is not immune from the grim prognostications. Both were born in Rabbit years, and one fortuneteller sees their longtime relationship coming under increasing strain as the year wears on.As the Lunar New Year approaches, Asians from Hanoi to Harbin put great stock in the soothsayers' predictions using feng shui -- the traditional practice of foretelling events through dates and classical texts.In feng shui lore, the Year of the Rabbit is associated with the natural elements of metal and wood. This is a likely recipe for conflict, according to Hong Kong-based feng shui consultant Raymond Lo.Taipei-based colleague Tsai Shang-chi goes even further."This year the West will suffer from a vicious energy and will be prone to more terrorist attacks," Tsai said. "The East will also be affected by a negative energy, reflected in ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula."While Tsai and Malaysian prognosticator Rev Yong offer assurances that the problems between North and South Korea won't escalate into all-out war, Yong is less sanguine about the chances for avoiding an onslaught of natural disasters. He foresees severe flooding around the world, a powerful earthquake in Japan and the emergence of a number of worrisome new diseases.One of the upshots, he says, will be big problems for the global economy and the possibility of a major stock market plunge toward the middle of the year."People think the rabbit is very gentle, but it's not going to be a mild year at all," Yong said. "It won't be a good year. There will be a lot of world conflicts."Hong Kong prognosticator Peter So predicted that developing tensions between the United States and China would persist, and that Chinese leader Hu Jintao would have an advantage over President Barack Obama as the sides faced off.So attributed Hu's prospective dominance to the compatibility of his winter birth with the Year of the Rabbit's fire element, and the countervailing shortfall suffered by the August-born Obama."(Obama's) administration won't go that smoothly," he said. "He won't be able to register that many achievements."Taiwan's Tsai said the Year of the Rabbit will bring new challenges to Hollywood lovebirds Pitt and Jolie, who share the Rabbit birth sign, one of 12 in the Chinese zodiac. In feng shui lore, people entering a year whose sign is the same as their birth sign are considered to be "in conflict" and may encounter bad luck."The three stars affecting their relationship this year are related to disputes and arguments," Tsai said. "They'll be lucky if they manage to stay together."Still, Tsai said, there may be a way out of the muddle -- not only for Pitt and Jolie, but indeed, for anyone who appears to have gotten the short end of the stick in Year of the Rabbit portents."Wear yellow and white cloths and consume food in these colors," he counseled, listing pumpkins, oranges, white radishes and apples as likely antidotes.Hong Kong's Lo added that carrying a dog pendant may also offer help, because dogs and rabbits are astrologically compatible.Associated Press writers Min Lee in Hong Kong and Sean Yoong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, contributed to this report.© Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
It's just the 90's coming back:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVmq9dq6Nsg
Freakin Finally!!Bring it on. I can't wait another year. PS: Is the end coming at the beginning of 2012 or do I have to wait till the end of the year. (thus making freedom almost 2 years out still)This whole apocalypse thing is taking waay too long...At least it appears to be starting in Portland.
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Mar 31 2009
Oh I'm Dirty Dan, the World's Dirtiest Man…
I never have taken a shower.
You can't see my shirt, it's so covered with dirt
And my ears have enough to grow flowers.
—Shel Silverstein
Sunday I reached a milestone in my life. I became the dirtiest I've ever been.
I woke up and got dressed for church, where, it was assumed, my soul would be washed clean. When I walked out of our house, I stepped in a fresh (read: steaming) pile of cow manure, left as a gift by our new cow living on our porch. It was approximately fifteen inches in diameter, this pile, and let's just set the record straight and say that a pile of cow manure two minutes old smells a whole lot different (read: worse) than the ones you see in the movies that have been allowed to harden over a period of days. Or worse, the ones made out of styrofoam or resin.
Those movie producers. They don't know anything about the real world.
I still don't know what to do with my black heel. As I write this, it still sits outside on top of the dogs' bulk feeder, awaiting its fate. I'm not sure anything can save it.
I changed my pants (manure on the hem) and shoes, crossed myself, got my wits about me, and proceeded to church, where I lost myself in our Presbyterian minister's inspired message. We sang the old-time hymns that have been sung in the church since it was built so many years ago, and I breathed in the experience; the church smelled like love, wood, and perfumey older ladies.
Things quickly went downhill from there.
I left church and slid on a puddle, splashing brown water all over my second pair of black pants for the day, and you can forget about church next week because I don't have time to get two pairs of black pants to and from the cleaners in that amount of time, and everyone knows I can't go to church without my black pants.
I know God will understand.
I returned home from church, changed into my favorite jeans, and fixed fried chicken for lunch. Fried chicken is a greasy mess, and I considered selling my kitchen to the highest bidder rather than clean it up. So I had a brilliant idea: I'd ask my four kids to clean the kitchen and I'd go outside for an hour. I needed to pick up our yard after a winter of cold dampness, accumulated leaves, and a straight month of terrible winds that have blown all manner of debris into our yard from as far away as Portland. It's true; I looked at the postmark.
The kids accepted my proposal; they love spraying one another with the kitchen faucet. An hour later, I'd only scratched the surface of the mess outside. The more I picked up, the more the mess grew. I neatened up all the firewood, stacking all the scattered pieces that had fallen from the rack and collecting all the logs my kids had arranged in the yard in an attempt to build an agility course for Charlie.
It's never been used much.
Under pieces of wood and piles of leaves I found wet slimy trash that had either been scattered by animals or blown in from Portland, and occasionally something green or yellow or brown would leak on my gloved hand and I'd have to wipe it on my jeans. I gagged twice. Violently.
I retrieved the snow shovel from my garage and scooped no fewer than fourteen cow patties from our porch—two days' worth of blessings left us by our two cows—and as I hosed off the stains the blessings left behind, little bits of the blessings flew up and landed on my clothing and my neck. I felt the impact. I smelled it, too.
It was then that I realized the calves in the barn needed to be fed, so I ran into the house (where my kids were still slaving away and spraying one another) and fixed three bottles of stinky, gross milk replacer. When I entered the barn, I stepped in a fresh pile that was even stinkier than the one I'd encountered earlier that morning, and I began to cry. All three calves rushed me and began sucking on my clothing as I arranged and situated the bottles into their standard positions: one held tightly in each hand, the third held tightly between my thighs, nipple pointing downward for the smallest calf in the bunch. This is a precarious balance; if one of the bottles drops, the whole house of cards can fall to the ground. And the calves can quickly take over and start sucking on my hair. Or my forehead. Or worse.
I don't like to think about it.
The calves sucked down their lunch and I left the barn covered in manure, calf hair, and calf saliva, which could actually be bottled and sold as an industrial lubricant. As I walked back to the house to wash out the bottles, I wondered why I wasn't inside resting. Resting with one of those pink satin padded sleeping masks embroidered with the words Princess or Diva Resting. That's what people are supposed to do on Sunday afternoon.
That's when Marlboro Man resurfaced. He'd been working calves out in the pens and was covered in his own potpourri of blood, manure, and mud. "Eeeewwwww!" I cried as he approached me in the garage. "You're DIRRRRRRRRRTY!" Then he chivalrously chased me down and tackled me to the ground, where he hugged me and kissed me just long enough to impart a little measure of his filth to my person. He's always doing that.
Then the dogs showed up and licked me to death. Charlie's eye mucous wound up on my sleeve
I began to cry, and Marlboro Man went back to the pens. Then I stood up and wondered if I'd remembered to put on deodorant that morning. Something suddenly told me I hadn't.
That's when my baby emerged from the house. "I just fwew up, Mommy," he groaned, clutching his stomach.
As for my stomach, it lurched as I wondered what the fallout inside would be. I hate vomit—hate it. But I put on a happy face. "You did, Baby?" I said in my syrupy mother voice.
He nodded. "I FWEW UP ON MY FWOOR!" He cried.
Carpet. Yay!
I went into the house, shed my mud boots and work gloves, and headed upstairs to survey the damage, which was both literally and psychologically profound. I did the vomit cleanup thing, starting with paper towels for the larger chunks (excuse me while I gag for a moment. thank you), then graduating to cleaning rags soaked in hot, sudsy water.
I finished the cleanup project, rewarding myself by ceremoniously throwing the rags into the trash right along with their disposable brothers. I just couldn't stomach reintroducing them into my peaceful, serene home. I couldn't stomach washing them in the same machine with my nightgowns.
I wandered back outside, inhaling fresh air through my nasal cavity in hopes that it would flush out the residual odors of:
Fresh, steamy cow manure
Oily, greasy fried chicken
Milk replacer
Calf poop (not to be confused with Fresh, steamy cow manure)
Dog saliva
Probably no deodorant
Eventually, I finished up my outdoor jobs. And actually, I didn't finish. I gave up and quit, then headed back into the house to fix dinner: Chicken Scallopine. (For those of you who saw the recipe on The Pioneer Woman Cooks and considered making it tonight, I'd understand if you've sort of lost the craving. No hard feelings.) I took off my mud boots and thoroughly washed my hands, electing not to change clothes because who am I kidding? I have no pride anymore.
I pounded chicken breasts, fried them in oil (more fried poultry stench – yippee!), and grated Parmesan cheese, snapping photos for PW Cooks the whole time and yelling at my two boys to take off my nightgowns, which they'd transformed into some sort of superhero capes. Floral and calico and lavender satin superhero capes.
When you make dinner in a hurry, you make a mess. I got flour on my shirt—a beautiful contrast to the rust-colored manure—and my hair smelled of sizzling bird for the second time that day.
That's when Marlboro Man came in, finally finished working calves. Covered in even more blood (some of it his, from a cut), manure and mud than he was earlier, he took off his boots and scooted across the kitchen to where I stood, patting my bottom playfully as he walked by.
"Man…we're a sight, aren't we?" I remarked.
We were. He with his thick coat of various bodily substances and me with…well, the same. I wasn't in Los Angeles, that's for sure. I wasn't in Chicago or New York…or even Amarillo. I was in Dirtville, otherwise known as Stenchtown, usually referred to as Nasty City, U.S.A. And while I was sure that was probably the dirtiest I'd ever been, there'd been plenty of times in the past thirteen years when I'd gotten close. I was a pig, a stinky piggie of a wife and mother. I thought about the hours I used to spend primping and getting ready for my dates with Marlboro Man. I remember the perfumed body lotion I used to wear. Jill Sander. It was divine.
How very far I'd fallen.
"I don't know…I think you look kind of sexy," he said. "Like you've been working hard." Then he walked toward me, gripping my waist with his hands and moving in for an embrace. His lips were headed straight for my neck, I could tell.
I think you look kind of sexy. Normally, I would have allowed a compliment of that magnitude to soak in and travel straight to my heart. If Marlboro Man compliments a shirt, for instance, I'll wear it for three weeks straight. If he remarks on my hair, I'll repeat the style for fifty years or so. If Marlboro Man likes a look I've got going, I'll take it to the extreme.
But in this case, I just screamed. "Noooooo! Are you crazy??? Don't TOUCH me! I stink!" I cried.
Then I ran to the bathroom and took a long, hot, cleansing, sterilizing shower.
My tile might never recover.
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Audrey On Tuesday, March 31 at 4:54 pm
you reailize that by posted a shel silverstein poem you have just damed (read blessed) me with a night full of ready a light in the attic right??? Just making sure you knew!
Terri On Tuesday, March 31 at 4:57 pm
I have been a reader for awhile now and I must say that THIS is the best thing I have read on your site YET !!!
Real life, like it really is. Every day, hard working, real live LIFE !
I love it .
(Glad you stopped him before he kissed the manure that landed on your neck !)
Lindie On Tuesday, March 31 at 4:59 pm
Something like the GungaDin quote comes to mind, with a change in gender! You know, "You're a better woman than I am Gungadina!"
Marti On Tuesday, March 31 at 4:59 pm
oh my side hurts from laughing at this one! thanks ree i needed that!!!
Awesome. Kewl. On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:04 pm
Poor, poor baby. The trials we women go through! Just remember – if your man still thinks you're delicious, YOU ARE. Hang in there!
Cityslickah On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:04 pm
Oh. Yuck. I think I need a nap after hearing about all that work you did on a SUNDAY and a shower. I feel dirty…
Anonymous On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:06 pm
I love your blog and all…but for the life of me, I don't understand why you have cows on your porches! I grew up on a dairy farm, and we also raised beef cattle…none of the cows ever took up residence on our porches – not even the sick ones. Maybe it's an Oklahoma thing?
Kelpadonia On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:12 pm
Oh honey… *hugs from out towards the Pacific Ocean*
P.S. It misses you…
Sara On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:13 pm
What a stark comparision to yesterday's post!!!
Anoria On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:21 pm
That… reminds me of my weekend, actually. Except I wasn't the one getting dirty (don't hate me). But it was grey and rainy and muddy at boyfriend's mom's farm, the family was in the process of house-training three puppies, one of which was almost there (meaning the other two definitely weren't). Over the course of the weekend I think Mom cleaned up five or six little piles of dog poo, and I'm not sure how many carpet puddles. Her mistake was thinking the kids (both still single-digit ages) would actually watch their dogs and take them outside when they indicated they needed to.
Saturday night we went to a movie, with a giiiiant refillable tub of popcorn to share. Little sister ate a lot of it (like, more than I ate, and I hadn't had dinner, and she's less than half my age), and topped it off with a heaping handful of miniature candy bars when we got back. Then she went to bed, and sometime in the course of the night/morning (it was cleaned up by the time I woke up)… the expected happened. Apparently the volume and range were rather spectacular, and it took Mom over half an hour to clean it out of the bed frame, carpet, and toys.
Makes me re-think this whole "having kids" thing. And puppies. And a farm.
Oh, and the nearly-house-trained puppy got into something dead when she was outside, so she was sick all over too. *That* made me re-think letting her lick my face when I met her.
Rachel On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:21 pm
I need a laugh today!
Amanda On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:21 pm
Thanks for the shout out to your Amarillo readers. I've lived here my whole life and the dirtiest I've ever been is from…dirt…from being dirt-blasted with 60 mph winds we get here sometimes!
Miss Lola On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:22 pm
Ah, the joys of motherhood….reminds me of the time my two babies got the flu….in their carseats…while I was stuck in rush hour traffic for an hour….I could only watch in horror in my rearview mirror while they threw up and had diarreaha….locked in their little seats….for an hour.
Had to have the car professionaly detailed after that….luckily my kids don't remember, but trust me, this elephant will never forget!!! Your post made me smile Ree!
tj On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:24 pm
…Girl, I feel your pain… Just keep repeating, "I love the country life", "I love the country life", "I love the country life", "I love the country life", etc., etc., etc… Because you do, remember? ;o)
…Blessings stinky Ree… (ha! :o)
Shelle-BlokThoughts On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:24 pm
WOW…way to throw my romantic idea of you life away on ONE post!
But the end was funny…and you definitely deserved the shower!
Rhonda in Oklahoma On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:28 pm
What a dose of reality! I hope you recovered. I could handle about everything except … what your boy did. Bleh! I don't blame you at all for throwing the rags out.
Rachel On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:28 pm
Thanks for the laughs!!
Autumn On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30 pm
What? No pictures????
Candise On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:32 pm
Love it! This will be filed and read again and again along side your BHTW series! I could smell every smell as I read and can imagine how you looked when MM waltzed in. I was waiting for you to write that he kissed your neck and found that splat of manure dried and curing…and tasted calf replacer! Hope next Sunday finds you cleaner…or not!
Jan On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:34 pm
Such a funny read…thanks, Ree, for keepin' it real! Calling my daughter who has three boys (a set of twins)…she can relate with the "fwro up"…Good one!
Karen On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:40 pm
well that will teach all of us who always say we want to live in your shoes..(boots)
you need to go to the spa and get rejuvinated.
StephSteph On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:42 pm
I would have done the exact same thing! Why don't men understand that we don't want to be kissed, hugged, patted or otherwise touched when we're feelin' gross? DIS.GUS.TING! But how great did it feel when you emerged from the shower a new woman?! Amazing, huh?
Bobosaur Wrangler On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:43 pm
This was the WRONG thing to read while I ate my evening snack, I'll tell you what! But aww, how sweet of a man who loves you even when you stink to high heaven.
Rachel H On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:51 pm
Hope you have a squeaky clean day tomorrow. Good luck!
Tina On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:51 pm
I'm getting a rash reading it and having an OCD episode.
Tina On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:51 pm
I'm getting a rash reading it and having an OCD episode.
Cynthia On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:52 pm
As I read your post, I couldn't decide whether I should laugh or feel sorry for you, so I did both (sorry for the laughing part). Wow! Sounds like you had an action-packed Sunday!
Michelle On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:54 pm
You know it's love when the man you married wants to kiss the dirtiest woman on the planet. You have to love those kind of men! I know I sure love mine.
Hope this week has been better for you
Bush Babe (of Granite Glen) On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:55 pm
Oh Ree… Loved this post…I alternately giggled, gagged and gasped the whole way through it!
At least you hadn't had a shower BEFORE being manhandled by a filthy MM (for the third time?). Tooooo funny!!! Am sure your shower will recover… not sure about your carpet though. A post in home and garden about 'how to remove vomit from shagpile' might be in order??
Shannon C On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:55 pm
And where are the pictures of you in such a state?
susan On Tuesday, March 31 at 5:58 pm
AAA quality PW stuff. God bless you – I needed that laugh after such a long day which, after reading about your Sunday, doesn't seem so bad.
Oh, and the basset hound eye mucus thing? At our house, that's the Jack Russell's job. I won't go into details, but am sure you can figure that out.
Wendy A. On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:00 pm
Aren't you glad you aren't a REAL pioneer woman who would have to first drag buckets of water from the pond to a big tub by the fire and heat it over the stove pot by pot? Then shoo everyone out of the kitchen so you could take your bath in the tin tub….
LOL you worked hard girl! You deserve that nice hot shower!!
Julia Lynne/My Bloomin' Life On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:00 pm
Ree, thanks for sharing. That was great. I love days when I get really dirty like that. I feel invigorated!
KS On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:03 pm
Two things to be eternally grateful for:
1. He thought you looked sexy.
2. The baby didn't throw up grape juice on carpet.
LizzieBee On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:18 pm
Oh Ree, you just gave me the biggest belly laugh. Thanks for sharing your "Stinkin' Sunday" Having worked with cows on a wet and windy farm, I can very much sympathise with the absolute grossness that is what you can end up having smeared all over you!!
Kate On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:22 pm
K, you need to have one of the punks take a picture of you and MM when you're all dirty like this. Cuz I don't believe it for a second. I dare ya to prove it.
Tifani On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:24 pm
That is hilarious.. and now I feel like I need a shower!
Reenie Bug On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:27 pm
I >heart< you p-widdy!
mosheep/Denise On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:29 pm
Reminded me of the horse manure that my boyfriends horse got all oer me when his horse backed up into me and decided it was the time to let loose.
We were away with friends and it wa s the only pair of jeans I had brought with me. I had to shower and off we went to find a store to get another pair. The original pair we threw out somewhere outside the resort that we were staying at with my girlfriends Mom and Dad.
Holly On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:41 pm
I know your day is not funny to you but I can't stop laughing.
You deserve a 4 day vacation…
God bless you, girl!
Cecelia On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:42 pm
Thanks for the laugh Ree!
jen.jen On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:44 pm
When I came to the site today, I immediately recognized the artwork from my favorite book from my childhood "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Teddy said it was a hat,
So I put it on.
Now Dad is saying
"Where the heck's the toilet plunger gone?"
Joni On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:44 pm
Placing highest bid on awesome kitchen…….
carsisa On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:49 pm
Oh bless your heart!! For being a city slicker I can sometimes get pretty dirty. Probably the consequence of homeschooling the four chiles.
How about a PW Shops? I'm in Dallas, its not too far.
Robin On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:49 pm
Ree, I've been there girl, my first job out of college was working in a feedlot, (cattle doctor) there is nothing like being covered head to toe in crap. Oh yea bottle calves I know what you mean, (I worked at the diary in college) they are the most slimmest, sucking-est things there are………
Toni On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:49 pm
Oh, Ree… I just love you!! I don't have kids, cows, dogs, or calves, but you never cease to plop me right into the middle of your experience……..
Carol SD On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:55 pm
Oh, my. What a day you had! I've been there, sans the manure and cow saliva… but close. Hang in there! I bet you slept well Sunday night. At least I hope you did. Whew!
Lisa On Tuesday, March 31 at 6:59 pm
What a great story!! Normal, I'm happy to know you are normal! Not weird mind you. Just normal like me and every other reader who loyally reads you everyday!! Thanks, one of my favorite posts yet!
Dani On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00 pm
Boy, did Murphy run all over your day. Poor Ree.
But I do have to admit, that's one of the best "peeks" you've given us(the visual of your boys flying around in nightgown capes still has me giggling). Now I don't feel QUITE as bad about the bedroom I have to pick up, the carpet that needs cleaning, or the dishes in the sink that hissed at me as I walked out the door to work this morning.
FYI: I LOATHE vomit chunks. I gagged for you, really. ;o)
Jen On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:01 pm
Thank God technology has not provided us with scratch and sniff internet yet! =P
Amber On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:16 pm
Oh hysterical! Thank you for posting this! And thanks for quoting Shel…
Suzanne H On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:18 pm
Oh Ree!! This is so funny- at least now it is. I am sure at the time if it were me I would have just sat down and cried! And just a hint- buy the wire calf bottle hangers- saved me when I was trying to feed nine at a time!
Traci On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:28 pm
What a woman! I think I would have told oldest daughter to get cereal for everyone for dinner while I bathed and maybe even went to bed.
L On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30 pm
my kids have generally always made it to the toilet for barfing (the two older ones)
we shall see how the younger ones do, i don't do very well with vomit
Lisa On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:31 pm
You're bringing back some childhoold memories! The job I hated the most was chopping ice for the bigs to drink. Their muck would splash up & hit me in the face.
CountryMidwife On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:35 pm
Ree — (but, can you possibly be reading ALL the comments??!) — girl, that whole post was delightful and funny! But there was not a line funnier than this one: "an agility course for Charlie"
Jennifer On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:37 pm
I was laughing so hard I about peed in my pants!!! That was awesome to read after a long, intense day [at the desk]. I can get pretty yucky with my babies here, but wow, not THAT much.
Jennifer from Bolivia
Kathy On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:37 pm
Gosh, Ree. Pants? To CHURCH??? Well I'm just scandalized! Completely shocked. I'll have to go now and eat half a chocolate cake to regain my composure.
Miss M.J. Ma'am On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:38 pm
that is sick and wrong……..but I can't talk bc one time I let my daughter frow up in my hands!?!!??
Mary S On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:39 pm
You know what's scary…I don't think cow manure smells particularly bad…I mean it's just grass…no cheeseburger or Taco Bell poop. Somehow outdoor dirt just doesn't seem very dirty to me..and I've fallen face first in manure more than once in my life…so I know the stuff intimately
Barbara On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:43 pm
Ree, I laughed more at this one, and wanted to share it with you.
redsparks dot com / playpen
I know you will appreciate it.
Becky On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:44 pm
Tracy On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:44 pm
What's even more pathetic is that I'm a little jealous… a country girl forced to live in the big bad city. I'd trade my starbucks and sushi to come tromp around in your cow pies any day…
maxnkatz On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:50 pm
Wow! How WONDERFUL! Well, except for the vomit part–that part was just a kinda YUK. But the rest of it…real, honest, life and love to the max! Bet that shower felt good…
Pamela On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:53 pm
you need to invite Mike Rowe to your sunday events (Dirty Jobs)
mia On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:54 pm
but hey, have ya ever had an alpaca spit a HUGE honker of green spit at ya because you blocked the way between her and the barn door??
ok then.
CottageGirl On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:56 pm
Ree, you are the funniest person!! What a day you had! All sorts of bodily fluids all over!
Thanks for the good Tuesday night laugh!
Sandy On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:57 pm
Oh my goodness, I can totally relate, I spent 10 yrs on my grandparents farm and did the whole calf bottle juggle and cow pie dance.
Annette On Tuesday, March 31 at 7:57 pm
WOOHOO…LOVED this post! I can so relate! Right now we have a 16 day old bottle lamb…in the house!! (Because of the cooler weather…and coyotes.)
Neighbor_Nancy On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:15 pm
So JJ commented she hated cleaning up barf. Well, I have been called the barfarama mama! I have more barf stories than you can shake a stick at (but why would anyone want you, you might ask?!?!)
So here is one. I preface this story with one clarification. I did not end up being the dirtiest, but I caused it!. Read on if you dare!
I was in Jr. High and attending the Iowa State Fair. I had too much root beer and then rode the double ferris wheel. Well, folks, it all decided to come back up on ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE RIDE. I got a little dirty too, but not like the poor people below my seat on the ferris wheel! The staff just got out the hose used to clean the animals and hosed us all down. No one even gave me a rough time about it, but no one bought me a root beer ever again! LOL
Barb On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:17 pm
I just adore you, manure and all!
Pony Girl Rides Again On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:21 pm
Seriously, this is one of the funniest posts you've written in a while, Ree! I love that it had no photos—but I could envision the whole mess the entire time!
p.s. is cow pie worse than dog poo?
becky in VA On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:27 pm
I knew those cows on your porch were going to cause a lot of poop problems!
And a baby who fwew up – that was one long, smelly day. Thanks so much for describing it in such detail that we could fully appreciate how awful it was and roll on the floor laughing!
How do you sterilze your washing machine? There's just something about a load of clothes with poop/mud/blood and then a load of let's say kitchen towels. . . I think you need a designated washing machine for just manure-y clothes. How does that work? Can you save this for your next Q&A SESSION?
Shelly On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:43 pm
Thanks for giving a humorous voice to our country daze. Most folks could never relate.
Patriot Girl On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:47 pm
I wish I couldn't relate. When I saw your cow in the window… I knew the stories of the cow-pies were soon to come.
miss julia On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:47 pm
Too funny Ree, some of us have been that dirty also, maybe not with cowpies, but many other manner of stinky blood messes. My Dad used to say I was getting so dirty when I was out working in my garden, that I should just plant the spuds in my ears and the radishes around my neck. Had an armful of rotten hay for the garden when a snake slithered out at my face. Snake dance music please!
Becky On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:59 pm
yesterday I'm driving home and my two year old says from the backseat… "mommy, me need frow up." So I immediately pull the truck over… and before I can yank her out of her carseat the corndog from lunch starts coming out. everywhere. as luck would have it though, we were literally driving by one of my close friends house and where I'd pulled over was right in front of her house. So I called her, told her we were sitting in the truck across the street cause Audrey had just barfed… and she started running a bath for her while I got my pukey two year old and my gagging four year old out of the truck and everyone inside to clean up the mess. It was gross. but your day sounds grosser. Grossy McGrosserson
cat On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:00 pm
What, are you crazy???? Never run from a man who says you are kinda sexy!!!!!
dave lines On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:05 pm
great story,,, hey,, did you know that if you squish fresh cow manure thru your toes you won't have athletes foot? I did when I was a kid and never had it, feels kinda neat too,, LOL, DAve
Chris D. On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:09 pm
This afternoon I was thinking the same thing about calf slobber (ie it has the potential to be a pro grade lubricant) as I fed my 6 bottle babies.
Take heart Ree, the shoe is probably toast but I've found that most "Dry clean only" clothes can be washed in the washing machine as long as they are air dried. I had given up on on nice clothes until my aunt passed along that invalueble nugget of wisdom.
So sorry you had such a rough day on Sunday, but look at the bright side…it makes for one hellava amusing story hun! What kind of farm/ranch wives/mothers would we be without such stories? Boring ones, that's what (and more than one would call us lazy ones as well ;)).
Sheri On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:17 pm
A peaceful Sunday afternoon in the life of Pioneer Woman!
Becky On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:18 pm
I think this is my favorite post of yours ever. Not because it made me laugh, but because it's given me a glimpse of what ranch life is really like.
I can't handle vomit either. Any time my students look remotely green, I send them to the bathroom or the nurse.
neffers in CA On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:21 pm
I'm feelin' ya, PW. I don't think there is anything I hate more than vomit. And this from a woman whose child suffered from acid reflux for years. Good thing my dear husband doesn't mind it… or else I think we would have had to move… alot…. as in… every time my son threw up. I just.can't.do.it… Nor can I explain it. I can handle all other bodily fluids pretty well – but vomit is just over the line!
Dillypoo On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:24 pm
Thank you, thank you! That was the best laugh I've had in a very long time.
Christina On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:31 pm
Yikes – what a 'crappy' day!
Liz On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:34 pm
Take-out. Get take-out.
Oops, forgot, there isn't any. Stop trying to cook nutritious, yummy good food for your family all the time and give them a chicken pot pie once in awhile. You know…the frozen ones…the cheap ones. Then let them graze in the frig and pantry. Give yourself a break please. You are making us all look bad. LOL
Sydney in VA On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:45 pm
I'm sorry but that's absolutely hilarious. Thank you so much for sharing. Now I don't feel alone in the world.
Texas Vanessa On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:49 pm
Love it! You are a hoot!
DaMommma On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:49 pm
Going off topic here – – if you haven't done Uncle Shelby's ABZ's – you and the kiddo's are missing a LOT! I've got a few quotes on my blog today if you wanna check it out. It is a true oldie-but-goodie!
As for the rest of your post! OMG – you had tooooo much of a good thing Sunday, didn't you!
Nur On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:49 pm
Reading that…was a hard work. I think I lost the weight I gained from reading your recipe yesterday.
Anne On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:53 pm
You know, I had just commented to my sister that you hadn't posted in a day or so, and we though that was unusual. NOW I know why. Yikes. You've earned a Margarita, girl!
Bridget On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:55 pm
Um…Honey? There is something primal that resides in the soul of a man to where he likes to smell his beloved. Men are closer to dogs on a cellular level than we would care to admit. Or, as Napoleon reportedly wrote to Josephine enroute from battle, "Be home in 3 days. Don't wash." All of the men in my life found me most attractive when I was funky from working out, gardening or doing something sweaty/icky. I work for a company where I am only one of 4 women, and the men I work with GO NUTS when I ride to work on my motorcycle and have obviously been sweating with road dirt on me. Men = dogs. And I love that!
Joyce On Tuesday, March 31 at 9:58 pm
You deserve a starbucks
scrappysue On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:00 pm
good grief! what a day! altho, that's probably all in a day's work for you!!! u can be glad we enjoyed reading about your stinky day tho
Baking Monster On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:01 pm
I know those kind of days. Luckly I made the chicken scallopine before I read this,which may I add was really tasty.
jen On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:02 pm
I'm so sorry, but this made me feel so much better about my life. I'm sure that's *exactly* what you were going for, too. LOL! The poop in my life isn't quite as, um, literal, but it's there nonetheless. LOL! Hope your baby is feeling better.
Christina On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:04 pm
I love so many things about this post…your descriptions are priceless. Vivid. Memorable. I cannot imagine living your life-I'm a total germaphobe (I can't stand outside under a tree because I'm afraid a squirrel or bird is going to poop on me, or under an open sky, because a bird flying by might poop on me. Walking through the grass-or even the sidewalk, like at my son's soccer game tonight there was poop-I'm always scoping out for poop. There was actually poop on our front mat one morning-in a very nice neighborhood in Dallas!-which I had to throw the mat away). Other germs make me crazy, school germs, airplane germs, raw meat germs. Ack. The other thing I love about this post is that it seems like for one day things weren't totally sunshiney. When I think of you I think of someone who never has a bad day, the kids always behave, and work hard and have good manners, the marriage is always fantastic. And maybe those things are all true, but here is a picture of a day that makes you so tired and want to cry, that that is just what I needed to know-that even the Pioneer Woman has a hard day to handle. Thank you for being honest. I think writing about days like this helps, helps with perspective, and helps to try to laugh at some of it. You have inspired me as far as blogging goes. Again, thank you! Hope your family is well.
Emma in Ft. Worh On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:11 pm
Entertaining narrative of a disgusting, stinky, gaggy day! It suddenly made my boring day of shuffling papers at the office seem not so bad. Glad that you made an escape for the shower before MM got a mouthful of "calf stuff"…from your neck. I smell your pain…
Melissa On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:20 pm
Oh, lordy! I don't think MM would have thought it so sexy if he had kissed the manure on your neck… And you've got a strong stomach to be able to put up with that without hurling. I'm a wimp in comparison.
Rocky in ND On Tuesday, March 31 at 10:26 pm
Thanks for that! It's good to know you have a bad day too, not that I want you to have them…it's been pretty rough up here in North Dakota lately, and I'm getting a bit crazed in this 3 day blizzard. I love Shel Silverstein, my son brought The Missing Piece home from the school library every time he could…over and over. Thanks, hope your days get better


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David Swinney and his family could be one of the families that would benefit from the federal funds. Swinney said he and his wife only have health insurance for their little boy. So this winter when Swinney got sick, he refused to go to the hospital.
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Julia Roberts to Play Evil Queen in 'Snow White' Film
The Relativity Media-backed fairy tale is reported to start shooting in April, with producer Brett Ratner attached to the project as well.
"Julia was our first and only choice to play the Queen," said producer and Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh about the casting decision. Roberts was rumored to be up for the role earlier this month.
"She is an icon," Kavanaugh continued. "We know that she will make this role her own in a way that no one else could."
'The Brothers Grimm: Snow White' isn't the only Snow White reboot starting production this year, so don't get confused by the different casting reports.
Universal is behind 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' with 'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart rumored to be attached to the lead role, Viggo Mortensen as the reported huntsman and Charlize Theron as that film's Evil Queen.
Who do you think will make a better Evil Queen: Julia Roberts or Charlize Theron?
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- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Trisha
I think Julia would be an awesome evil queen! It'll be fun to see her dark side :)
- Thursday 10 FebruaryBy rozzzzzzzzze
I agree, we have seen to much of the goody goody, she needs to show her talents at playing different roles.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Maggie
Oooh! A remake on Snow White with Julia Roberts. Doesn't that sound like something you can't wait to see? NOT!
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy buffy
An actress knows she's getting old in Hollywood when she starts playing witches and evil dames. Julia was too old to play Liz in Eat,Pray,Love. The role should have gone to Anne Hathaway or Reese. Maybe Drew Barrymore. But Ms. Roberts is a power player and just had to do it. She needs to retire and let younger actresses get the roles. Of course, this new one fits her. I'll bet Danny Moder would agree. H has his head so far up her monied azz, poor boy. Maybe after this role she'll let it go hopefully. I am so sick of her toothy fug face.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Polar Patrol
Such vitriol! Retire? She's 44 years old! Let younger actresses get roles? There's not a shortage of roles for younger actresses! Buffy, I know it's hard for a kid to do sometimes, but try to get some perspective on things. It's not ALL about your generation.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Bozzy
uh, like mmm'er's and thensome for the film was from the BOOK and based on a TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCE of , ahem, an "older"(mature, not ancient) woman and doubt the younger girls mentioned have the proper gravitas to have pulled the role off (they really have not yet reached that acting point in their careers ,etc,etc,etc .....) Amazing when folks figure that the epitome to chase after is but a youthful...models of 13/14 get sported as HOW one should look and various youths who photo well are slected cuz easier on the eyes ...supposedly !!
- Thursday 10 FebruaryBy Joellen Hall
Oh, Buffy: I so wish I could see you in a few more years, and tell you then to move along or move aside for someone younger. You obviously and really have no clue, do you? A 20 year old "wicked queen"......not too believable. Stars have to change roles with their changing years. They can't all quit acting because they get older.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy martbild
She walks like a man. I guess that's why she hardly ever moves in her movies.
- Wednesday 09 February
I CAN PLAY SNOW WHIT Ebelieve me i can do it- an di have dark brown hair really pale skin and very big green eyes and i'd love to play her :)
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Polar Patrol
It's a little early to be drinking already, isn't it?
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy ERINSROBIN
Julie is the EVIL snow Queen. Shes no actress, she plays her dirty self. ERIC ROBERTS is the actor in that family, Emma too. Julia got lucky, She has been the beard for clooney et al. so they cover for her and get her the roles. She not pretty, well pretty ugly mouth. GO ERIC...........
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy owen
Dang ERINSROBIN you sound so bitter and a whole lot of jealous. All of you that like to critize are so ugly..Julia is lovely actress. At least she isn't a druggie or in rehab like 90% of the fakes in hollywood.
- Thursday 10 FebruaryBy usthatswho1High Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Uh, so I guess you're bitter because she didn't answer you fan letter...
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Jamie
You people are nuts! Have you not watched her movies at all? She is very talented. Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy!!! HELLO!!!
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy monicag621
Did they not make a movie relevant to Snow White? Oh yeah, It was called Enchantment. Evil witch played by Susan Sarandon and she did a great job. They're trying to get that chick from Twilight to play Snow White. Ugh! Movies suck now, all my favorite childhood books are trash now. Oh I forgot they also made Sydney White with Amanda Bynes as Snow White.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy hitman
Julia is still a good actress and still good looking
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy JoyHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Sigourney Weaver played the Evil stepmother in Snow White:A tale of Terror, she blew me away as any one can. This story has been played out too many times. Grimm Brothers have more horrible stories to work with, why keep going to the little girl is too perfect, let's kill her stories. I'm looking forward to the new version of Red Riding Hood,even though there's an English version with David Warner. Still, their original stories were scary and it's about time they started making them the way they were originally written. Truly Frightening.
- Wednesday 09 FebruaryBy Amused
What a bunch of twinks. Most of you would be tripping over your own feet to get to her if you saw her in a restaurant. Viscous little jerks.
- Thursday 10 FebruaryBy jayLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
One would think that Julia Robers would be be cast in the remake of "Gator" with all those big teeth she has.
- Thursday 10 FebruaryBy Kapony2
I think Julia would make a great evil queen. Sigourney was awesome in the last remake they did of Snow White - considering all of the Grimm tales were meant to be horror or gruesome so children would learn and listen to their parents. Unfortunately Grimm Tales continued to be aggressively edited as time wore on (and not just Grimm either if you recall Anderson's original tale) so now everything has a "happy" ending.
I'll tell you though - I'm looking forward to Red Riding Hood (as I'm tired of all the damn vampires) and I'll look forward to another Grimm remake if they find a way to work Zombies into it somehow because zombies never get old unless it's one of the Resident Evil Movies.
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Mikel Obi Banned For 3 Matches And Fined £60,000 Over Chelsea-Man Utd Match Incident
Chelsea's John Mikel Obi has been given a three-match ban and fined £60,000 by the Football Association for threatening referee Mark Clattenburg.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel admitted an FA charge following an incident in the match official's changing room at the end of Chelsea's game against Manchester United on 28 October.
In a personal hearing on Thursday the FA's Independent Regulatory Commission accepted that the player had genuinely believed the referee had racially abused him.
"But for that factor the suspension would have been significantly longer," the FA said in a statement.
The FA has investigated the allegation against Clattenburg and found that there was no case for him to answer.
Unbelievable! Iyanya's Kukere Breaks Record… Hits 3m Caller Tunes Download
If you were wondering why Iyanya Mbuk is the centre of a tussle between two hot actresses across two countries, now you know – he is a handsome dude no doubt but it goes beyond the looks; he is destined for greatness! That comes with a pile of pay checks as well.
Which woman doesn't want a man with a fat and shapeless pocket or a wallet as thick as a dictionary?
The 'kukere' singer tweeted the good news that his club banger has hit 3million caller tune downloads. See tweet below:
LeBron James Is The Sportsman of The Year 2012(PHOTOS)
LeBron and Savannah made it a celebratory date night while attending the 2012 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award presentation at Espace Wednesday night.
See more pictures After The Cut...
Forbes Most Overpaid Movie Stars of 2012
The magazine gathered its data by comparing the actors' salaries for their last three films with Box Office grosses and studio budgets.
Forbes estimates that for every $1 Murphy made for his last three movies (Imagine That, A Thousand Wordsand Meet Dave), the films earned an average of $2.30.
After Murphy comes Katherine Heigl, whose last movie One For the Moneyearned only $37 million for its $40 million budget.
28-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In UK Due To Loneliness
A glamorous 28-year-old businesswoman killed herself because she struggled to cope with living alone in Britain with her family dispersed across the world, an inquest heard yesterday [Dec. 5].
Sales manager Sharon Bukokhe, of Levenshulme, Manchester, was a high achiever working for a family planning charity but felt lonely because relatives including her husband lived abroad.
Sales manager Sharon Bukokhe, of Levenshulme, Manchester, was a high achiever working for a family planning charity but felt lonely because relatives including her husband lived abroad.
Mrs Bukokhe, who was originally from Kenya, used her laptop to research ways to commit suicide, applied full make up and painted her nails then suffocated herself at her flat in April.
A diary found after her death said:
'I think that any life is as valid as the next, such that an ending of 25 is as good as 88. I have no real regrets or fears any more, I just feel decisive and justified.'
A diary found after her death said:
'I think that any life is as valid as the next, such that an ending of 25 is as good as 88. I have no real regrets or fears any more, I just feel decisive and justified.'
Mrs Bukokhe, who appeared to friends to be 'the happiest person in the world', settled in the UK in 2002 and graduated in design and engineering at Nottingham Trent University, the inquest heard.
K Solo's Wife Bimbo is Pregnant!
KSolo posted a picture on his instagram page and said " My Pregy Luv? ABIMBOLAMI".
KSolo and Bimbo got engaged on October 22nd after his marriage to Kikelomo publicly crashed.
KSolo and Bimbo got engaged on October 22nd after his marriage to Kikelomo publicly crashed.
Covenant University Expels Over 200 Students?
The University authorities of Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun state, last Saturday expelled over 200 students for varied offences.
A source told a source that trouble started when the Chancellor of the institution,Bishop David Oyedepo visited the school chapel unannounced and noticed that some students were loitering around the chapel, some talking and others were playing while the Vice Chancellor was giving a speech in the school's chapel.
Our source confirmed that the very strict chancellor was very angry towards the attitude of the students and immediately called on the Dean of Student Affairs, Mr Bassey, for a brief meeting outside the chapel, while other members of staff including the VC joined in the meeting too.
FUNNY PHOTO: Picture of A Divorce Cake
I don't know what to say. The woman pushed the man who fell down from the top of the cake and the man died with his head removed. Quite funny sha.
Photos: Weird! Prisoner Trapped In Wall During Attempted Escape
Rafael Valadao must have under estimated the size of his body when his attempts to escape jail ended in humiliation – when he got stuck in a hole he helped smash in his cell wall.
Firefighters had to free the 16-stone (approx. 102kg) prisoner when his belly stopped him making his break for freedom."We Gotcha!" Prison Guards Seem To Be Saying To Prisoner Who Got Stuck In Wall In Failed Prison Break To make matters worse thereby compounding his embarrassment, prison guards stood round laughing as the operation to release him swung into action.
Authorities were last night hunting for a thinner cell-mate who managed to escape first.
3 Kwara Colleges Stopped From Running Degree Programmes
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However, the decision would not affect students who had already been admitted and are currently undertaking such courses in the three institutions.
Briefing journalists on Thursday 6 November on decisions reached at the state Executive Council meeting, the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who lamented that the three colleges had lost focus and bearing, said the enabling laws of the colleges would be reviewed in line with the dynamics of the contemporary world.
Rita Dominic's "The Meeting" Enjoys Positive Reviews At The Cinemas
Following a show stopping movie premiere last month,The Meeting is exhibiting its true potential again as a crowd puller drawing remarkable reviews from moviegoers since hitting the cinemas last weekend.
For the cinema audience, it has been sweet romance since the movie hit the cinemas in style, large number of them have been showering accolades on the cast and crew of the popular movie.
These fans took to the micro-blogging site twitter to express their opinions of @themeetingmovie.
Some of the comments:
Chude Jideonwo, a Lawyer and Communications Entrepreneur at the popular youth website,Ynaija ''Just finished watching
See Students Taking Exams In A Nigerian School: What A Shame!!
It is indeed a national disgrace to the acclaimed Giant of Africa that something like this is still happening in this 21st century in our country, yet Mr President and his co-travelers are comfortable to waste a whooping N2.2bn to build a new banquet hall, while the existing banquet hall gets huge allocations for renovation every year in the budget.
The above photo captures students of Ajuwon High School, Akute, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria, taking exams in a regular secondary school class room in Nigeria.
Photo credit: Deji Kolawole
Photo credit: Deji Kolawole
I Was in Mortuary for 7 Days but Came Out Alive –Envangelist Lazarus
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Lazarus Oluwafemi Agbolahan Makinde, now an evangelist, tells Sam Nwaoko his story.
To hear him, especially through the telephone receiver, you must be determined and very patient. The first time this reporter called him, the impression that initially came through as the voice was barely audible, was that he must have been tired out or had some ailment. It was indeed difficult deciphering the near whisper.
Celebrity Birthday: Beyonce Buys Jay-Z $5million Wrist Watch For His Birthday
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The diamond-encrusted watch costs a reported $5 Million and has 1,282 diamonds in total!!
CAF Announces Final Three Candidates For African Footballer Of The Year 2012
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has announced the top three contenders for this year's African Footballer of the Year.
The final three are: The current holder of the award, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Alex Song.
The candidates were unveiled on Wednesday, after the football body, removed Ghana's Andre Ayew and Demba Ba from Senegal, from the penultimate list of five players.
African Footballer of the Year Top Three in alphabetical order
Didier Drogba (Cote D'Ivoire, Shanghai Shenhua)
Alexander Song (Cameroon, Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Cote D'Ivoire, Manchester City)
African Player of the year – Based in Africa Top Three in alphabetical order
Mohamed Aboutreika (Egypt, Al Ahly)
Rainford Kalaba (Zambia, TP Mazembe)
Stoppila Sunzu (Zambia, TP Mazembe)
The winner will be announced on December 20 at the Awards Gala in Accra, Ghana.
The winner will be announced on December 20 at the Awards Gala in Accra, Ghana.
"Messi's Injury Is A Minor Knock" – Tito Vilanova
Barcelona manager, Tito Vilanova, has moved to allay fear over the injury Lionel Messi picked up last night, in their final Champions League group games against Benfica.
The Argentine forward, was taken to the hospital, where a series of tests were carried out and they revealed the 25-year-old sustained a contusion on his left knee.
"It looks like it's just a knock but they will be doing more tests to rule out other possibilities," Vilanova told reporters.
"Messi was a bit worried initially, which is normal when you don't know what it is. After the first tests by the doctors, he was calm, though."
Vilanova also insisted that he did not regret sending on Messi, for the last 30 minutes of the game, as he tries to break Gerd Muller's record of goals scored in a year.
"We talked about the possibility of him playing for 30 minutes. He's a player who likes to play. It was part of his physical training program," the head coach continued.
"We should not take him off every time we're leading 3-0 lest he picks up an injury. We've never behaved this way. If I had to repeat the game, I'd make the same decision seeing as he can get injured at any moment."
Barcelona's next game is on Sunday against Real Betis.
Pictures From BankyW Yes/no Video Shoot
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PHOTO: See Davido Watching Channel O As A 7-Year Old.
Today may not look all rosy and glamorous but with your dreams and aspiration coupled with hardwork and dedication, you can get to the top.
Who ever imagined that the 7-year old David Adeleke, who is in the picture above with a Channel O TV footage as background, will in a space of 13 years, be the one to be viewed all over the continent and parts of the world on the same Channel O he was watching as a kid? Not only that, he puts the icing on the cake by winning the Channel O Best Newcomer 2012 Award. Can you beat that?
If Davido could do it, then I say, why can't you? Have a beautiful Thursday.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Genevieve Nnaji Childhood Photo, When She Was 2 Years Old.
Nollywood Super Star Genevieve Nnaji who turned 33 this year in May recently put up a photo of herself when she was just two years old,with a tag #catchphrases 'Back in 1981 # on the photo as she posted it on her Instagram .
Obama Tops World's Most Powerful People in 2012 Plus Full List - Forbes
This list was released by Forbes Magazine.
1. Barack Obama
President, United States of America
Age: 51
Age: 51
The decisive winner of the 2012 U.S. presidential election on all counts: Obama took the popular vote, the electoral college and 7 out of 7 toss-up states. Now he gets 4 more years to push his agenda past weakened congressional Republicans. Still, he faces major challenges, including an unresolved budget crisis, stubbornly high unemployment and renewed unrest in the Middle East. But Obama remains the commander in chief of the world's greatest military and head of the sole economic and cultural superpower—literally the leader of the free world.
2. Angela Merkel
Chancellor, Germany
Age: 58
Age: 58
The world's most powerful woman is the backbone of the 27-member European Union and carries the fate of the euro on her shoulders. Merkel's hard-line austerity prescription for easing the European debt crisis has
Man Smuggles Snake On Plane, Forces Emergency Landing
Ninety passengers aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait could have used actor Samuel L. Jackson this week after a snake reportedly bit a Jordanian man who smuggled the reptile onboard.
Jackson's character in the movie "Snakes on a Plane" tries to figure out how to save the aircraft after crates of hyped-up serpents started killing the cast.
There wasn't quite that kind of drama on Monday, but the incident forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Egyptian resort town of Al Ghardaqa on the Red Sea, according to The Jordan Times.
An Egypt Air official told the paper an investigation revealed that the 48-year-old passenger, who owns a reptile shop in Kuwait, had hidden the Egyptian cobra in a carry-on bag. The passenger was trying to control the snake after it bit his hand and started slithering under the seats.
PHOTO: Karen Igho At The 2012 FAB Awards
What do you think about her dress?
OKADA BAN: Sex Workers in Lagos Lament Low Patronage
It appears that the commercial sex workers are the worst hit by the effects of the partial ban on the activities of commercial motorcycle riders in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria
The commercial sex workers, most of whom operate in brothels, say their biggest customers are the okada riders, but that since the ban on their activities, their businesses have crumbled.
In some of the brothels visited around the state by our correspondent, many of the prostitutes were often seen idling away in the evenings when they are supposed to be in their peak period.
Many of them say they are now forced to move to the streets at night in desperate search for patrons instead of staying within the brothels for the customers.
'We Were Promised 72 Virgins In Paradise' - Suleja/Madalla Bombing Suspects
An Army Officer told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that four suspects of the Suleja bombing were promised 72 virgins each as incentives.
The officer, whose name was not given for security reasons, was testifying in the case filed by the State Security Service against the six accused Suleja/Madalla bomb attack.
He said in his evidence-in-chief that the information was contained in a cell-phone confiscated from the suspects at the point of their arrest in Gumel Junction, Kachia in Kaduna State.
The witness explained that a total of four mobile phones were ceased from the suspects. According to him, one of the mobile phones carried the promise of incentives and the secret code to arrange and detonate an explosive.
55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees
The Grammy Awards nominations were announced live Wednesday night by the Recording Academy. Here are the contenders in key races:
Album of the year
El Camino, The Black Keys
Some Nights, fun.
Babel, Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss, Jack White
Record of the year
Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
We Are Young, fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Mom Beats Son To Death, Burns His Corpse For Failing To Memorize The Quran
|Yaseen Ali… beaten to death
33-year-old Sara Ege, a mathematics graduate from India, treated her son Yaseen Ali like a "dog", beating him with a stick when he failed to memorise religious texts, Cardiff Crown Court in Wales heard.
Yaseen died in July 2010. It was initially thought that he had been killed in a fire at the family home in Pontcanna, Cardiff, but tests later revealed that he was dead before the blaze began.
Ege denied killing her son, but blamed her husband instead. Yousef Ege, 38, was later cleared of failing to prevent the death of his son.
A Female Youth Corps Member Fights Her Employer For Alleged Assault Metted On Her
A female National Youth Service Corps member has taken the fight to her employer for allegedly assaulting her and plagiarising her work.
Mary Agbo, 28 has waited for over a month for the first signs of justice for an wrong she says no woman should ever have to face – violence against women in the workplace.
On August 1, 2012, Agbo began her NYSC primary duty with the Garki Gazette, an Abuja-based weekly lifestyle and events publication, located within the premises of Eddy-Vic Hotels on Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki II, Abuja. By August 17, Emmanuel Abanah, the magazine's publisher and owner of Eddy-Vic Hotels confirmed her as the Editor of the publication "having satisfied preliminary conditions for the job", he wrote in her letter of engagement.
But on November 1, she filed a complaint at the Garki Police station against Abanah, 35, for allegedly assaulting her after she requested a Performance Certificate, the necessary documentation corps members must obtain from their employers monthly, and mandatorily submit to the NYSC to be entitled to their government allowance. She reported the assault to the NYSC on the same day and asked to be reposted from Garki Gazette citing fear for her life and an unsafe work conditions.
"He slapped me and pushed me, I hit my ear hard on an iron fence by his garden. He started dragging my top (white NYSC vest) and my breast came out," Agbo told the Police. "He brought out his hand again and slapped me. He called his manager and assistant to send me out of the premises which they did".
Delta Governor, Nollywood Mourn Enebeli Elebuwa
|Late Enebeli Elebuwa
His death was confirmed by National Secretary of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Abubakar Yakub.
The late actor hails from Upkane in Otagunu Local Government, Delta State. He lost his dad at a tender age and moved to Lagos to seek greener pastures.
He started acting in 1967 and the first soap opera he did was Mirror in the Sun. He also featured as a police officer in the Village Headmaster, which was the most popular soap opera back then. His first film which was on celluloid, 'Dinner with the Devil' produced by Sanya Dosumu, was in 1974.
He joined the movie industry fully in 1994. Formerly a producer/director in National Television Authority (NTA), he has been in the movie industry for over 30 years. He is married with four kids.
World's Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Dies at Age 116
The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person died Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116.
Besse Cooper died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles east of Atlanta.
Cooper said his mother had been ill recently with a stomach virus, then felt better on Monday. On Tuesday he said she had her hair set and watched a Christmas video, but later had trouble breathing. She was put on oxygen in her room and died there about 2 p.m., Cooper said.
Prostitutes Hike Price, Plan To Hold End Of The Year 'Free Sex' Promo In Lagos
The yuletide season is here again and everybody is doing everything best to make it memorable. For commercial sex workers, popularly known as prostitutes, it is time to use what they have to get what they want.
Just as prices of goods and services have gone up, the legion of women in the bed-to-wealth business have also hiked the price of their services.
Prostitutes, especially those who are resident in brothels have doubled their charges.
This was revealed when a source visited some selected brothels in the commercial city of Lagos. While some new comers in the business are lamenting that people no longer patronize them because of the new hike in price, others are of the opinion that it was a welcome development, stressing that it is not a threat to them.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Mo Abudu Set To Launch Own TV Channel "Ebonylife"
|Mo Abudu
GistNaija authoritatively gathered from reliable source that the project which is to be funded by Abudu herself, along with other investors we could not immediately confirm.
Sources say the crew is currently being handpicked, following the acquisition of equipment, and the signing of a landmark JV and concession agreement with Tinapa, in Cross Rivers state.
One source told us the media entrepreneur 'has paid a huge amount to DSTV' to acquire a channel, and that the Channel distribution deal was reportedly signed with Multichoice in South Africa.
Gunmen Raid Female Hostel of Paul University in Anambra, Nigeria .
|Female hostel of Paul University, Awka in Anambra
Report has it that gunmen had on Wednesday raided the female hostel of Paul University, Awka in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria and dispossessed the students of their cash and various items, including mobile phones.
A witness said the armed gang carried out the operation for several minutes unchallenged.
The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Ikechukwu Abana, who confirmed the incident, said the hoodlums came in the night and attacked the female hostel.
Chelsea Crashes Out, Manchester and Celtic Qualify, Messi Sustains Injury.
Fernando Torres scored twice, as Chelsea defeated Nordsjaelland 6-1 at Stamford Bridge, but it was not enough for the reigning champions, as Juventus' 1-0 victory over Shahktar Donetsk, means they drop into the Europa League.
Although Manchester United lost their second game in a row, 0-1 at home to CFR Cluj, it was irrelevant, as they had qualified after their fourth game.
Celtic squeezed into the knockout stages, courtesy of a 2-1 win at home to Spartak Moscow, while Barcelona drew 0-0 with Benfica at the Nou Camp.
In other games, Bayern Munich defeated BATE 4-1, Braga lost 1-2 at home to Galatasaray while Valencia beat Lille 1-0 away.
• Group A: PSG, Porto
• Group B: Schalke, Arsenal
• Group C: Malaga, AC Milan
• Group D: Dortmund, Real Madrid
• Group E: Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk
• Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia
• Group G: Barcelona, Celtic• Group H: Manchester United, Galatasaray
World's Tallest Woman Dies In China At Age 39
The world's tallest woman has died in eastern China. She was 39.
Chinese state media say Yao Defen died on Nov. 13 at her home in China's eastern province of Anhui.
Guinness World Records in January 2010 had certified her as the world's tallest living woman at 7 feet and 7 inches (233.3 centimeters).
The local Xin'an Evening News did not give the cause of death but said in a report that Yao suffered from gigantism, with a tumor on her pituitary gland disrupting her levels of growth hormone. A government official in her county who gave only his surname, Liu, confirmed Yao's death on Wednesday.
The Xin'an newspaper said Yao learned to play basketball when young, and that she was 6 feet and 7 inches (200 centimeters) tall by the age of 15.
In a Chinese-language video from three years ago, Yao expressed anguish at her unusual height. "I am very unhappy. Why am I this tall?" she said from her bed. "If I were not this tall, others would not look at me like this."
Halimat Aitsegame Emerges Winner Of Next Movie Star 2012
Halimat Aitsegame has been declared as the winner of the 8th edition of the reality TV show, Next Movie Star.
The 22-year-old actress, was unanimously voted by the judges 'based on the effort she put into her stay in the 30-day reality show', according to a statement released by the producers of the show.
Sola Fajobi, the executive producer, also confirmed that Aitsegame will get the car and movie contracts that she was promised.
In its eight years, the Next Movie Star has produced popular names like Uti Nwachukwu, Tonto Dike, Annie Macaulay, Kevin Chuwang Pam, Karen Igho, etc.
Congrats Halimat!!!
"Punish Reuben Abati for professional misconduct" – Group tells Nigerian Guild of Editors
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has asked the Nigerian Guild of Editors to discipline the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, for breaching the ethics of journalism.
A petition signed by the group's leader, Olarewaju Suraju, noted that Abati had breached the "factual, accurate balance and fair reporting" which it says "is the ultimate objective of good journalism."
Below is a full text of the press release:
Dear Sir,
Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) is a coalition of over hundred and fifty Anti- corruption organizations whose primary aim is to constructively combat corruption vigorously and to ensure
Mikel Obi Signs New 5-Year Contract With Chelsea
Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has penned a new deal with Chelsea, that will see him stay at Stamford Bridge till 2017.
An official club statement read: "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce John Mikel Obi has signed a new five-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017.
"The midfielder has been a first-team regular since arriving as a 19-year-old in the summer of 2006.
"Mikel made his debut that August, and has gone on to make 261 appearances, 213 as a starter. In that time he has scored twice."
The 25-year-old expressed his delight, at extending his stay at the London club.
Thierry Henry Agrees To Join Arsenal For A Third Spell
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Henry has told Arsenal that he wants to return to the Emirates Stadium and the Londoners are now thrashing out an agreement with his club, New York Red Bulls, on the terms of the deal. The key sticking point is the length of the loan, with Arsene Wenger keen to have the 35-year-old for as long as possible.
The MLS club have given the go-ahead for Henry to join for a similar six-week period to last season but they are reluctant for the Frenchman to be allowed an extension to his stay much beyond mid-February.
Henry is due back in New York to honour the final year of his contract with the Red Bulls, where the season runs from March to November.
"Face Your Book and Not Facebook", VC Tells Students.
Prof. Olusola Oyewole, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has advised students to stop wasting their time on social networks, especially facebook at the expense of their studies.
The VC disclosed this through the former Head of Department of General Studies and Communication, Prof. Bolanle Akeredolu-Ale, at a seminar tagged: Role Modeling Lecture for the Girl-Child, organised by a Ph.D student and 2010 Award Fellow, Mrs. Bolanle Ogunlolu-Akinyemi, Oyewole and sponsored by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development.
He said, "Facebook and other social networks are good, but I will advise you to leave Facebook and face your studies."
PHOTO: See The Cute Sons of Tuface Idibia, Nino And Zion.
These are Tuface's adorable sons, Nino and Zion. This picture was tweeted by mummy Adesumbo
Yvonne Nelson Breaks Up With Iyanya For Alleged Rumours That He is Dating Tonto.
Few months after coming out to express love for each other, Yvonne and Iyanya have now broken up. Yvonne broke up with Iyanya after hearing that he is dating Tonto Dike.
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