I said it before and I'll Say it Again

Kate's done a snarky parody to Love Will Keep Us Together. I'm spinning into the summer of 1975 ...

We were lifeguards at the UCDavis Rec Pool. Whenever that song came on, we'd jump up on our lifeguard stands and sing and dance. Beth Wolfe had a Jaclyn Smith Charlie's Angels white bikini. Merrilee Milmoe was the fantasy girl of every guy in the Athletic Department because of the beige leotard and tights she would wear in the halls of the Hickey gym waiting for her tap dancing class (from a distance, she looked nekkid) and although I wasn't aware of it at the time, there were probably a couple of fellas who had a secret plan for me.

For more info on the secret plan, scroll down to Dr. Monkeystein's comments on January 6, 2004.



Love Will Keep Us Together
The Captain & Tennille
(N.Sedaka/H.Greenfield)

Love, love will keep us together
Think of me babe whenever
Some sweet talkin' girl comes along, singin' a song
Don't mess around, you just gotta be strong

Just stop, 'cause I really love you
Stop, I been thinkin' of you
Look in my heart and let love keep us together

You (you, do do do) you belong to me now (do, do do do)
Ain't gonna set ya free now (do do do)
When those girls start hangin' around, talkin' me down
Hear with your heart and ya won't hear a sound

Just stop (stop, stop) cause I really love you (really love you)
Stop (stop, stop) I been thinkin' of you (been thinkin' of you)
Look in my heart and let love keep us together, whatever

Young and beautiful, but someday your looks'll be gone
When the others turn you off, who'll be turnin' you on
I will, I will, I will, I will be there to share forever
Love will keep us together
I said it before and I'll say it again
While others pretend
I need ya now and I need ya then

Just stop (stop) cause I really love you (really love you)
Stop (stop) I been thinkin' of you (been thinkin' of you)
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Whatever (a-ba-da whatever)
I will (ever), I will (ever), I will (ever), I will (ahh)

(Da da da da, da da da da, da da da da)

You better stop (stop) cause I really love you (really love you)
Stop (stop) I been thinkin' of you (been thinkin' of you)
Look in my heart and let love keep us together
Whatever (a-ba-da whatever)
I will (ever), I will (ever), I will (ever), I will (ahh)

(Da da da da, da da da da, da da da da)
(Sedaka is back!)
(Da da da da, da da da da, da da da da)

Every Day is Wictory Day

I am one of the many bloggers who tries to encourage you to donate and volunteer for the re-election of our great President George W. Bush.

Today's Wictory Wednesday and tomorrow's Wictory Thursday. And in addition to donating and volunteering today, Tommorow you can attend a Party for the President. All you have to do is go to the campaign website, type in your zip code, and find a party in your area. E-mail the host and request an invite, and tomorrow you could be hearing the campaign message directly from Vice President Cheney.

If you're in Sacramento, you could attend my party ;^D

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Walk On By

One of my bloggy friends, the Calblog-er, is going to walk for a cure for breast cancer in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Make a pledge and support her! You'll be glad you did.

and sing a little

Walk on By
Burt Bacharach / Hal David

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by

Make believe
that you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
in private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by

I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
and walk on by
and walk by (don't stop)

Walk on by, walk on by
Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by (don't stop)
and walk on by (don't stop)
and walk by (don't stop)

Lovey Dovey

I've heard that doves come back to their nests every year. And I'm thinking a few doves must have been born in the neighborhood, cuz I hear the cooing alot. So, I shouldn't be surprized that a dove has made her nest in the wagon wheel light fixture on my back porch, directly in front of my door. It's not so convenient for me, I feel like I shouldn't open the back door and scare her away from her task. On the plus, I'm going to get to see the babies up close.

Does anyone know a dove's gestation period?

I've named her Lovey.


Update: Thanks to a fellow surfer, I've found some info. Apparently I'll have a couple baby doves the first week of May.

You're Invited

I am going to have a Party for the President on April 29th at 5:00pm. Vice President Cheney will be calling, so if you want in on the fun, come on over. You can sign up at www.georgewbush.com. Enter the zip code 95819 (that's Sacramento) and look for Julie's Party for the President.

The Willie and Barry Lovefest

Hooray for Willie Mays and his Godson Barry Bonds as they tie for third place in lifetime MLB Home Runs. I'm so glad they have each other to celebrate with. As the Chron reported last week,

Their relationship as godfather and godson always has been a charming piece of Giants lore, but now it is a vital connection, tethering Bonds to the nostalgia of baseball and distancing him, however slightly, from the ugliness of modern sports. Mays went to spring training early this year, specifically to support Bonds.

"To make sure if anything went wrong, I could be there for him,'' Mays said.

He didn't make it clear whether he was more concerned about Bonds' continuing grief over the death of his father, Bobby, or the published reports linking him to steroid use. ("I'm not going to get involved,'' Mays said when gently questioned about the indictment of Bonds' personal trainer on drug- distribution charges. "That's not my thing.'') He simply wanted to be with his godson, the man stalking him on the home-run chart.

"It helped a lot to have someone like him in my corner,'' Bonds said, then added softly: "Not a lot of people are in my corner.''

The game was fabulous, and the passing of the torch from Willie to Barry was very touching.

Barry, if you read this, there are alot of us in your corner. I believe the current wave of negative feelings toward Barry doesnn't relate to the rumors of steroid use, but to his lack of schmoozing with the press. I agree that if he was a better schmoozer, he'd make more money. But schmoozing isn't his job, playing baseball is. If he needs to remain stoical in order to do his job well, it's his business. Let Barry be Barry. Don't try and make him into Michael Jordan.




Omorosa was a Bad Clintonite

Not only was she a Clintonite ... but she wasn't even good at it. Our Sacramento TV station KCRA reports that she got fired from 4 different jobs in a 2 year period with the Clintoons.

and the Wonkette reported a couple weeks back that she was a bad Gorebot too.

Heard on the Hill: Former Gore staffer and fired candidate on "The Apprentice," Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is contemplating a run for Congress or even 1600. However, she inflated her salary and her position with Gore in applying for another government job. Says one former top staffer, "You know the thing that bothers me the most about this is that we had a marvelous, committed, hard-working staff at the White House, and particularly in the VP’s office. Now, because of that stupid TV show, who is the American public going to remember as having been on that staff? Omarosa, who was neither committed nor hard-working, and certainly not marvelous." Omarosa, who is raising money for the DNC, replies, "I’m glad all of this stuff is coming out before I run for office.". . . Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) "We see John Kerry as Ted Kennedy on the South Beach Diet." Note that the latter has been trimmer of late. [Roll Call]

Arnold Saves

Thanks to the Pirate, we know this story ...

On top of trying to save California, he takes time to save drowning man.

A swimmer off the coast of Maui is probably alive because of Arnold Schwarzenegger."Access Hollywood" says Governor Schwarzenegger was in the water swimming toward his wife, Maria Shriver, when he passed by a man who was having trouble swimming and breathing. Schwarzenegger asked if he was OK and the guy said "no." So Schwarzenegger grabbed a boogie board. And, here's where all that weight training helped: While he was treading 20-foot deep water, he picked the man up, put him on the board and swam with him to shore.
"Access Hollywood" says Schwarzenegger sat with the man for a while on the beach. Before he left, he told the man to "sit here for another 30 minutes." The man is doing fine.
Schwarzenegger and his family are vacationing in Hawaii this week.

It's just one more thing I love about the Governator ... Back in my yout, when I was the Head Lifeguard at Lake of the Pines, I was known as Lori Lifeguard.

Carie Lemack
Blame Yourself

I unfortunately drove home tonight listening to horrible abc news radio. Ackkkk.

I am so sick of the activist 9-11 family members looking for someone to blame -- why not blame al-Qaida!

And if you insist on finding an American to blame ... blame yourself. You never stopped your loved one from working at the World Trade Center, which was a known terrorist target. If Americans were vigilant and attentive, we would have noticed that our country had repeatedly been attacked. We would avoid foreign travel (highjackings, kidnappings, bombings, Leon Klinghoffer & the Achille Lauro). We would avoid places like the World Trade Center which had already been attacked once. We would not go to these places until after we were assured that they were secure.

Because we value freedom, as citizens we have chosen to sacrifice total security for freedom, and we should know that freedom involves risk. We want to experience all we can - the exhilaration of life in the big city, exotic cultures, extreme sports and sometimes the choices we make are dangerous. We resist attempts to limit our lifestyle choices in order to make ourselves safer. I have a miata, and I know it's not the safest car to drive. But it's lots of fun and I love it. I don't want the nervous nellies in the nanny state to outlaw my fun. I try to drive her as safely as I can -- alert, aware, no hotdogging.

If a woman is attacked while jogging in the park, is it the police's fault? No! It is not the fault of the woman or the police, it is the fault of the rapist.

I wish we would all mourn for those who lost their lives on 9/11 and celebrate the lives they led.

There is no one to blame for 9/11 but the terrorists.

It's Wictory Wednesday and Hurrah for Condi

I am one of the many bloggers who tries to encourage you to donate and volunteer for the re-election of our great President George W. Bush.

Today's email from Vice President Dick Cheney asked me to host a Party for the President on April 29th. If I do, I could serve my favorite conservative menu, Rossi Pasta (because they advertised on Rich Galens' Mullings.com), something by Nigella, because her Dad was a pal of Margaret Thatcher and GOP Ice Cream. Served with Villa Toscano wine because it's the favorite of Tom Sullivan, our fabulous KFBK radio man and because it's listed on the 100 Things You Should Do In California.

UPDATE: I am going to have a Party for the President, but I've decided I can't serve pasta, cuz I have a brand new white rug, and I'm not going to serve Ice Cream cuz it's the wrong time of day. But, rest assured the refreshments will be excellent ... I just haven't decided on the menu yet. 4/20/04

Tomorrow morning I'll be joining the President in sending my best thoughts and prayers to Condi Rice as she speaks to the 911 commission. Not that she needs it any more than we all need prayers and good thoughts ... She is so incredibly capable, talented & intelligent. Back in the day when I was the county Young Republican Chair in San Jose, we invited Condi to speak to our club. It was 1986 or 87, and she was not yet Stanford Provost, just the youngest ever Stanford Professor. She had done her thesis on Mikhail Gorbechev while he was still a semi-lowly agriculture commissioner in the USSR, but she knew he was on the move. She was brilliant, but part of her brilliance was that she had the common sense, personal insights as well as the academic and analytic knowledge. People who know her love her.

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Trump's House of Wings

I laughed so hard. If anyone sees a video clip, please send it to me.