tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23422966602625030262012-02-16T08:41:38.166-08:00(...and life's other silly little cynicisms)BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-35204257047673414642008-08-28T06:47:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:05:12.599-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Seriously? Seriously.</span></strong></span><br /></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239568570281380722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 75px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="105" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SLav2q_sS3I/AAAAAAAAAII/JWdIe6g3yS4/s200/Moss.jpg" width="101" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Moss Artwork Is Pure <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><em>GOLD</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"></span></em></strong><br /></div><div align="left"><span href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2342296660262503026#" style="font-size:130;"><span style="color:#3366cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;">A solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#000000;">is to go on display at the British Museum. The sculpture, valued at $2.8 million (GBP1.5 million), has been crafted by artist Marc Quinn. </span></span></span></span><br /></div><div align="left"><span href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2342296660262503026#" style="font-size:130;"><span style="color:#3366cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Tipping the scales at 50 kilograms (110 pounds),</span> </span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>it is believed to be the largest gold statue built since the time of ancient Egypt.</strong> </em></span></span></span></div><span href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2342296660262503026#" style="font-size:130;"><span style="color:#3366cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><div align="left"><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">Quinn says he chose Moss because she was the closest model to human perfection he could find. He adds: "I thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who is the ideal beauty of the moment. But even Kate Moss </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#000000;">doesn't live up to the image." The Moss statue will be exhibited at the British Museum in October.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(source: </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.imdb.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span> </div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239650202432911298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SLb6GSdRN8I/AAAAAAAAAIg/Bc8gvJNCIJY/s400/MossEgypt.bmp" border="0" /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-3520425704767341464?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-3402699988135759062008-05-06T12:50:00.000-07:002008-05-07T05:28:47.274-07:00Apparently, you can take the girl out of a pirate, but you can never take the pirate out of the girl:<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SCC294CwR9I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/UrK-rgMWziA/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197355144117766098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SCC294CwR9I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/UrK-rgMWziA/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">ARG!</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-340269998813575906?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-37379800181006498292008-04-23T11:39:00.000-07:002008-04-23T12:28:41.143-07:00This is what happens when your downtown meeting runs long and the parking meter expires by <strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><em>THREE MINUTES</em></span></strong>:<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA-CnoCwRgI/AAAAAAAAACc/ejg67W64N3o/s1600-h/Ticke.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192512512656950786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA-CnoCwRgI/AAAAAAAAACc/ejg67W64N3o/s400/Ticke.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">***AND THERE IS AN <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>EXTRA</em> </span>$2.50 FEE TO PAY THE TICKET ONLINE!***</span></strong><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA-CnoCwRgI/AAAAAAAAACc/ejg67W64N3o/s1600-h/Ticke.JPG"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-3737980018100649829?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-15368613727965730242008-04-22T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:04:25.856-07:00<div align="left">I am making progress on my game. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Last night, I ONLY threw my racket <em><strong>ONCE</strong></em>!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA4RHYCwRfI/AAAAAAAAACU/69aw2DZoUhk/s1600-h/Tennis.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192106238815520242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA4RHYCwRfI/AAAAAAAAACU/69aw2DZoUhk/s400/Tennis.bmp" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-1536861372796573024?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-61831066172906064382008-04-21T11:25:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:16:52.027-07:00I am not kidding.<br /><br />My husband has never seen The Sound Of Music.<br /><br />I made him watch it this weekend.<br /><br />I am also not kidding when I tell you that only AFTER watching it (around midnight) did we discover that we have OUTSIDE surround sound speakers; speakers which <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">PROJECT <span style="font-size:130%;">LOUDLY</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">OUTSIDE</span>.<br /></span></em><br />We love Julie Andrews. Our neighbors hate us.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SAzeSzTA3wI/AAAAAAAAACE/OaVmQfzvadI/s1600-h/Goatherd.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191768885040307970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SAzeSzTA3wI/AAAAAAAAACE/OaVmQfzvadI/s400/Goatherd.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-6183106617290606438?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-18601121814953393042008-04-17T08:04:00.000-07:002008-04-17T08:05:08.715-07:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtV3lx4eT5w&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtV3lx4eT5w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-1860112181495339304?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-90919464368329696022008-04-16T09:23:00.000-07:002008-04-23T12:57:33.865-07:00<div align="center">A true haiku of woe:<br /><br />Husband pulls trash can<br />Metal rod protrudes from it<br />Scratch goes my new car </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA-UFoCwRjI/AAAAAAAAAC0/tKHu3ygPNBw/s1600-h/BadLuck2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192531719750698546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SA-UFoCwRjI/AAAAAAAAAC0/tKHu3ygPNBw/s400/BadLuck2.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-9091946436832969602?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342296660262503026.post-16983230236153970052008-04-15T12:58:00.000-07:002008-04-15T13:45:04.534-07:00<div align="left">I'm tired. I'm REALLY tired. And here's how I know.</div><br />(...the following TRUE account took place today in the dentist's chair.)<br /><br />Scrape. Scrape. Scrape. Drill. Drill. Floss. Scrape. Scrape.<br /><br />Hygenist: "I am so sorry you have to hear and feel all of this. It really sounds worse than it is."<br />LindsAy: "Oh no, that's ok! I'm just happy to lie here in peace and get some sleep."<br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SAULLISZ-mI/AAAAAAAAABM/pPlcbmUxIdM/s1600-h/ThehChair.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189566431445514850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iBzfOXZpGcA/SAULLISZ-mI/AAAAAAAAABM/pPlcbmUxIdM/s320/ThehChair.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2342296660262503026-1698323023615397005?l=brkatifnys.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BrkatifNYshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524537000670899283noreply@blogger.com5