Memorial Day 2k12



                                                         My Little Pony - in BACON!!

It always seems weird to greet or meet people by saying" Memorial Day. I understand the sentiment meant - which to me has nothing to do with remembering the ultimate sacrifices of those in the military. I dunno. ANY-WHO - here's some things I saw on the interweb this past week.

Rev Charles Worley of Providence Road Baptist just a couple of miles west of Lake Norman up above Charlotte, NC is dismissing the protests around his church Sunday and feels empowered by them. A few weeks ago, Worley stated during a sermon he believed homosexuals should be divided by their gender and placed into areas surrounded by an electrified fence with periodic food drops to live out their lives. That aspect of the sermon quickly became a viral video on You Tube. I suppose fat people will be his next target.

Wonder if Worley watches “The Big Bang Theory”? Jim Parsons has been outted. Supposedly he’s in a 10 year relationship. My question is, “was he ever “in” the closet?”. I mean, I LOVE the show and his character. To me, it’s a shrug of the shoulders. After watching several interviews with Parsons, Sheldon is more Jim Parsons than vice versa. I’d like to see Jim Parsons as a psychotic villain in something. He could pull that off very well. Perhaps even The Riddler?

Men In Black 3 dethroned this year’s summer movie-to-beat, The Avengers over the Memorial Day weekend. It brought in nearly $18 million alone Friday. This weekend is the 8^th best Memorial Day weekend ever box office money wise.

Gallabrae Highland Games - wow! Big fat kilt wearin’ strong dudes and the women who love them. Meat pies, throwin’ telephone poles and axes. Fancy car shows and border collies too! Lovely lasses dressed in tartan garb. What MORE could you ask for ?

Freedum Weekend Alooft down in Simpsonville.  Lots of local bands and near famous people performing. Including Eddie Money. Admission is free Memorial Day Monday.

The USA Cycling Championships are saying Goodbye to Greenville after several years of holding a leg of their national tour here. I know Greenville bike nuts will be gracious,, but I kind of wish they, the UCA Cycling guys, would hear a boo or two or a hundred for their decision to move this leg of their race to Chattanooga Tn for a few years.

Perhaps Greenville can draw thousands to the cities with events similar to THIS. Wait, they already have these at several local clubs..

Rather than kick their feet up this Memorial Day weekend, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be unloading cargo from the first private spacecraft ever to visit the orbiting lab. Astronaut Don Pettit said the Dragon space capsule looks good and when he first entered it the experience was "Like the smell of a brand new car."

NASCAR continues to shoot itself in the foot in Charlotte NC. This weekend’s big race is touting new food options to “draw the fans”. They need more deep fried cupcakes and frozen beer slushies!! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy fruit cups and an occasional veggie burger. It just seems the folks at NASCAR continues to abandon it's core fans. I mean, NASCAR is struggling to be "green" and reduce it's carbon footprint. Seriously?! These cars get 3 miles a gallon. I guess it's OK to ignore the obvious as long as what you're doing is PC.

What’s up with the kids eating all of those little packets of dishwashing and laundry detergent in those clear dissolvable packets?

Speaking of eating. The Feds new “crack down” on Food Stamp (SNAP!) fraud is a joke.

I wonder if SNAP! (food stamps) will pay for paper grocery bags? Los Angeles has joined several smaller towns in the us in banning plastic grocery bags. Many grocery chains will begin charging as much as $.10 for each paper bag after a grace period. Those reusable grocery bags are also under fire for germ and bacterial concerns.

Tropical storm Beryl may bring some much needed rain to we here in the upstate on SC as it may or may not hit the Florida/Georgia/SC coast Memorial Day.  Funny, May 27- June 2^nd is National Hurricane Preparedness Week.

On Friday, Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws when making decisions. Is this really a problem?

A Colorado man who was admitted to the hospital for a kidney stone received surprising news when the nurse came back with test results revealing he was actually a woman. I suppose this COULD happen.

And finally, click HERE for the amazing story of Eric Simons. He was given a badge while working a short stint at AOL's Imagine K12 incubator event for young education entrepreneurs. He really enjoyed his visit at AOL HQ. So much that he just stayed a couple of months, and his badge kept working. He used the company showers and gym, slept on the company sofas, and worked on his business plan until he was finally busted by a security guard after Thanksgiving.