Evel Knievel Dies at 69

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

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Are these ladies worth the dough?

OK. These women are the highest paid in Hollywood. When I saw this list this morning I realized that I don't actually like any of them. I don't think I would specifically go see a movie just because any actress or actor was in a lead role. Do people actually do that?

1. Reese Witherspoon — $15 million-$20 million
2. Angelina Jolie — $15 million-$20 million
3. Cameron Diaz — $15+ million
4. Nicole Kidman — $10 million-$15 million
5. Renee Zellweger — $10 million-$15 million
6. Sandra Bullock — $10 million-$15 million
7. Julia Roberts — $10 million-$15 million
8. Drew Barrymore — $10 million-$12 million
9. Jodie Foster — $10 million-$12 million
10. Halle Berry — $10 million

from The Hollywood Reporter

What are they saying?

I played this for my cats and they seemed to like it. I wish I knew cat speak.

Delicious Brownie Recipe

Here is my family's brownie recipe. I think the directions are very simple and easy to follow. The key is to not cook too long.

Ingredients:
12 TBS butter (1 1/2 sticks)
4 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 c sugar
4 eggs
1 1/4 C flour
1 TSP salt
1 TSP baking powder
2 TSP vanilla

Process:
Heat oven to 350
Spray 9x13 baking pan with Pam

Set aside sugar
Measure and mix flour salt & baking powder in small bowl
Beat 4 eggs in small bowl

Melt butter & chocolate in saucepan over low heat stirring to blend
Add sugar, blend well
Add eggs, blend well
Add flour mixture, blend well
Add vanilla, blend well
Optional: Add 1/2-1 C nuts, blend well
Using a spatula, scrape mixture into baking pan making sure it is evenly distibuted.
Bake
Put the pan in the middle to upper part of a hot oven and bake for about 20 - 25 minutes. Remove from oven when the sides of the brownies just start to come away from the pan. Cool until manageable and cut into serving size pieces.

The Beertini

Beertini Recipe

What you'll need:

martini glass
beer
olive
olive juice to taste


1. Pour beer in martini glass.
2. Add olive(s).

Tip Toe Through the Tulips - Ukulele

"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" by Al Dubin and Joe Burke

Verse 1:
[C]Tiptoe [A7]by the [F] window [G7]
By the [C]window [E7]
That is [F]where I'll [Fm]be,
Come [C]tiptoe [A7]through the [F]tulips [G7]
With [C]me [A7] [F] [G7] [C]

Verse 2:
[C]Tiptoe [A7]from your [F]pillow [G7]
To the [C]shadow [E7]
Of the [F]willow [Fm]tree,
And [C]tiptoe [A7]through the [F]tulips [G7]
With [C]me [C7]

Bridge:
[Dm7]Knee deep
In [Em]flow[Cdim]ers [G7]we'll [A7]stray
[B7]We'll keep
The [Em]sho[Cdim]wers a[G7]way.

[A7]And [D7]if [G7]I...

Verse 3:
[C]Kissed you [A7]in the [F]garden [G7]
In the [C]moonlight [E7]
Would you [F] pardon [Fm]me?
Come [C]tiptoe [A7]through the [F]tulips [G7]
With [C]me [A7] [F] [G7] [C]

Dhani Jones is officially the coolest NFL Player EVER

Dhani Jones is a renaissance man. He writes, paints, plays music, and plays pro football.

Plus! He rides his bike to work everyday!

Dhani is Bengals' thinking man
Linebacker's varied and eclectic interests make him a field apart from most NFL players
BY SHANNON RUSSELL SRUSSELL@ENQUIRER.COM

For the first two weeks of his life, Dhani Makalani Jones didn't have a name.
His father, Samuel, a Navy commander, and mother, Nancy, an anesthesiologist, wanted to become acquainted with the newborn before choosing a title that suited him. They found him so similar to the Auguste Rodin sculpture atop Samuel's desk that they named their son after "The Thinker."

Twenty-nine years later, the moniker still rings true. Dhani ("thinking man" in Hindi) Makalani ("skilled in writing" in Polynesian) may just be one of the most eclectic - and eccentric - personalities on the Bengals' roster.

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