JabberWocky!

I saw an article on the news a few days ago about a zoo located in Gaza City. I was sitting on one side of the room working on the computer and looked over my shoulder to see that the zoo had gotten two new zebras and the children were having a fun time looking at them.

It wasn’t until I actually started listening to the words that I realized that these zebras were not zebras at all but they were in fact donkeys that had been painted by a professional painter made to Look like zebras!

Now I do not know if the children that were viewing them Knew they were zebra donkeys or not but from across the room, Until I actually listened and heard they were Not zebras, they looked pretty convincing to Me and I have seen a few real zebras in my day!

It was very ingenious if you think about it, but in fact the story behind it was a sad one!

It seems that they the zoo did in fact have two zebras in the zoo until they were neglected and died of hunger earlier this year during the Hamas War in Gaza City. When the zookeepers tried to replace the zebras they found that it was just too expensive and came up with the idea that if they bought two cheaper donkeys instead, they could be made to Look like zebras!

I suppose sometimes you just have to make do with what you have!

The zoo also has a few other animals by the way, an aging tigress, a camel and a few monkeys, birds, rabbits and cats. Not quite the type of zoo that I have ever seen, but the children seemed to be happy with what they had.

Donkey Zebras

That’s all for me today and I hope to see you all back again soon for some more good old fashioned…

Memorable Moments from Michael Jackson’s Memorial

Michael Jackson’s Changing Face Through the Years

The Internet phenomenon Susan Boyle, finalist in the Britains Got Talent music show, sang the song that made her so famous 7 weeks ago, “I Dreamed a Dream”, from the musical “Les Miserables”, last night in the finals. Her entree “I Dreamed a Dream” from 7 weeks ago has been viewed millions of times and she is now the fifth-most watched clip in the history of YouTube.

When she gave her final curtsy after singing her entry no one thought that it would be, Her Final Curtsy, as she was favored to win not only by the people but also by the bookmakers. Unfortunately, this was not to be, as she came in second loosing to an acrobatic dance troupe called Diversity which consists of 10 members ranging from 12 to 25 years old.

The winners of Britains Got Talent have now earned £100,000, ($160,000), and the right to perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show in December.

Even though Susan Boyle did not win the Britains Got Talent music show last night it is not over for her by any stretch of the imagination as she has already appeared on Oprah Winfrey and Larry King and of course it is expected that she will land a lucrative recording contract as a result of her global fame and impressive voice.

This is what they saw and heard last night on Britains Got Talent:

Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream

That’s all for me today, hope to see you back again soon for more…

Jay Leno, also known as The Holy Grail of Comediennes, was ushered onto the stage last night with a version of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, by bandleader Kevin Eubanks.

As soon as the applause died down he began his monologue saying:

“Welcome to the exciting season finale of The Tonight Show, I want to thank all the people who made it possible: Michael Jackson, Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton.”

Jay Leno also got in a last quip at O.J. Simpson. Leno remarked about cleaning out his office, “I found O.J.’s knife. I had it the whole time.”

His swan song last night had a very limited guest list, he did welcome Conan O’Brien though as his final guest, thus giving him a pre-debut boost since Conan O’Brien will be sitting in Leno’s chair starting Monday, Billy Crystal, who was Jay Leno’s first guest on his first show was there and James Taylor, who was his final musical guest, was present also and performed “Sweet Baby James”. The remainder of the show consisted mainly of the best highlights of the last 17 years.

And so ends yet another era of The Tonight Show, this one with Jay Leno finishing his 17-year tenure as the show’s second-longest running host.

Jay Leno Final Tonight Show

Last night, Friday May 29, 2009, was all for Jay Leno and The Tonight Show just like that’s all for me today! Hope to see you back again soon for some more…

I was reading this morning how 4 states, Arkansas, Indiana, Nevada and Virginia have all adopted the Neutral Facial Expression law when it comes to getting your Driver’s License these days.

Now isn’t this going to be something? EVERYONE is always saying just how horrible their Drivers License photo’s look to begin with, in fact most say it looks like a mug shot, and NOW, they aren’t even going to be allowed to Smile in their Driver’s License Mug Shot!!

Well, I suppose most people Don’t Smile anyway when they are getting a Mug Shot taken, but there will probably be a lot more terrified Police Officers out there in these states when they ask people for their ID’s from now on!!!

Needless to say I am sure that a lot more states in America are going to follow suit and adopt this law also, so I suppose we should all get ready for some Worse Driver’s License photos in the future! And remember:

Don’t Say CHEESE!!

That’s all for me today I hope to see you back again soon and I am going to try to return from Hiatus more often also, I’m sorry for the long disappearance’s, but they can not be helped!

As everyone is quite aware of that knows me personally and professionally, you know that I am more than a little remiss in the last few months about my favorite Jabberwocky!…but sometimes I get Extremely Lucky and happen upon something or someone that I think is extremely note worthy and it takes me No Time At All to bring it to everyone’s attention!

Such is the case today! “Wreck” is a friend of mine. “Wreckfish”, is what she is more commonly known by, and I have to say that I have had the privilege to know her for right around 4 months…give or take a day or two!

Through the last four months we have gotten to know each other quite well and oddly enough we are quite the same…although we could not be more different!

We seem to understand each other in some strange, weird way! To her…I am a somewhat odd character and recently she told me that as far as me being crazy…the jury is still out on that one and to me, she is much the same…an odd character that somehow I can relate to!!!

Be that as it May!!! Wreck and I both have our own things that make us tick and for Wreck it is Photography! I have seen Many of her photographs in the past few months and I have to say I think she is more than excellent at what she does!!

Wreck hails from South Africa, so most of her photographs hail from there also. She is not a “still life” photographer but rather a “life artist”.

She has photos of everything from a South African Gentleman carrying an umbrella to being in a helicopter looking down at the dolphins in the ocean.

About the best thing I can say about “Wreck” is…she is real…not only in her life and how she lives but in her photographs.

This is why I have added her to my blogroll, so you can not only get to know the woman but the photographs as well!

For those of you that know me…take my word for it…HDW, Matt, Mark, Plank, Krista, Jan and S.D. from the U.K. grab this link as it is going to be Well Worth Your While!!!

For everyone else…don’t miss this link either, but if you do…Wreckfish is going to be around on this blogroll so you can always pick it up here!

This one’s for you Wreck…You definitely deserve it!!

Wreckfish…The Ninja Worrier

That’s all for me today guys!! Hope to see you back again soon for more…

In 2011 it is expected that the New 7 Wonders of Nature will be announced. There is a 3 year contest in progress in which more than 250 sites are in the running for the 7 “prizes” and I must say it is certainly going to be a hard contest to judge as each and every one of the contenders are magnificent in their own right.

Personally I think it was a hard contest to get the list down to just 250 sites considering what Mother Nature has blessed us with in terms of her beauty but it has been done even though I don’t know how!

Below is a link to a slide show of 21 of the 250 contenders that have proven to be among the favorites.

Starting with the Great Barrier Reef along the coast of Queensland, Australia and ending with The Grand Canyon, a mile-deep canyon that has been carved by the Colorado River this slide show is definitely worth the time it takes to view it! Why don’t you check it out and see if you don’t agree with me!

The New Natural Wonders of the World

That’s all for me today, hope to see all of you back here again soon for some more…

St. Patrick’s Day Facts & More!

Leprechaun Webcam!

That’s all for me today I’m off to do a little St. Paddy’s Day celebrating! I hope each and every one of you enjoy St. Patrick’s Day and don’t forget to Kiss the Blarney Stone, catch a Leprechaun And Find Your pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow, but more than that, I hope to see you all back here again soon for some more good old fashioned!!!

I suppose unless you live on the Moon or under a rock then you are aware that the 2009 Academy Awards were presented last night.

Many of the Oscars given out were of no great surprise but who watches or goes to this spectacle for the Oscars anyway?

I dare say that many people only watch or attend them to see the fashion show that goes on Before the “main event” and I must say that it certainly was one memorable fashion show indeed!

In case you missed it then here is a slide show of some of the best of the best!

Red Carpet Fashion Show

And for those few of you that are really interested in which star picked up which Oscar here’s a list for you to check out!

Academy Awards 2009 Winners

That’s all for me today hope you enjoy the show and hope to see you back here soon for some more good old fashioned…