THIS IS SO DELICIOUS, IT HAS TO BE FATTENING

Thanks to my big sis, Laura for sending me the link to this... that's Rock Hudson, with Bea.

ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK...

I took a new Facebook Quiz today: Which Muppet Are You?

I must, first, profess my undying eternal love affair with The Muppets (both big t and little t, "the"). And even though Animal is my favorite, I've always felt more like a Gonzo. 

And according to Facebook, I am:

SWINE FLU

I know it is a serious matter, being a potential pandemic and all, but every time I hear "swine flu" I keep picturing Miss Piggy with a runny nose.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

Sad, sad news this weekend: TV comedy legend, Bea Arthur passed away. She will be remembered... and missed.

ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK...

Every day I find myself with a new Facebook Quiz. Sometimes, I take them. Most of the time... I don't.

I took the "What Madonna Song Are You?" Quiz. And like all the other Facebook questionnaires, this one was riddled with spelling and grammar mistakes. No, not mistakes. Crimes against humanity.

But I looked past the horrible grammar and "creative" spelling and answered the questions. According to Facebook, the Madonna song I'm most like is:

#@*&$ THE STOCK MARKET

Three headlines from today's business section:

After losing its first profit in nearly 23 years, Microsoft stock went up.

After reporting a loss in sales, Cheesecake Factory stock went up.

After reporting the largest profit and rise in members ever, Netflix stock went... down.

TRUTH IN POLITICS

RANDOM FACTOID #227

The NBC 1980s television show 227, developed as a star vehicle for Jeffersons actress Marla Gibbs, was adapted from a play about a group of women in Chicago in the 1950s. (For more about 227, click here.)

RANDOM FACTOID #437

The technical, medical name for an itchy spot is punctate pruritus.

RANDOM FACTOID #223

At the time of the last know research survey (1999-2000), Ireland's adult literacy rate was 100%.

YOU GET YOU SOME, PADMA!

I love me some Carl's Jr, and I love me some Padma Lakshmi... so imagine my excitement when I found out these two wonderful things were coming together in this commercial:

HERE WE GO (AGAIN)

There's another Mercury in Retrograde coming up, next month. You can read more about it (if you're in to that sort of thing) here.

CRUSH OF THE MONTH: April

This month's crush is on Weeds star, Mary Louise Parker.

For more (safe for work) pictures, click here.