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The more and more I think about this, even more that I realize that the name of the USA should be the United States of Cah-Ray-Zees. Of course, beside the fact that someone of the caliber of Newt Gingrich could be in the lead for the republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain? Michele Bachmann? How did either even enter the realm of the possible? What about the ideal of the best and the brightest? John McCain? Sarah Palin? Sarah Polley or Sarah Paulson would probably be better choice on the Sarah front. Oh hell. Abraham's wife Sarah, if alive, would probably be a better option. And that even includes the Binding of Isaac nutso stuff. Talking about a real faith-based belief system. Anyone. PHD: Piled higher and deeper. Here goes: CNN) -- Flying fashionistas with a thing for the Second Amendment may want to leave their gun-themed purses and other paraphernalia at home, lest they be flagged as a security risk and miss their flights. As she was flying home after the recent holiday weekend, Virginia Gibbs' gun-themed purse was flagged as a security risk by Transportation Security Administration officials at the Norfolk, Virginia, airport. While Gibbs told CNN affiliate News 4 JAX that she's carried the purse on many flights, the 17-year-old says she was told that the purse "was a federal offense because it's in the shape of a gun. I'm like, 'a design on a purse. How is it a federal offense?' " Purses or belts with gun emblems can fall under a TSA prohibition on replica weapons because they could be mistaken for a real weapon in the X-ray machine or by a fellow passenger. "Security checkpoints may be impacted or closed because replica weapons like toy guns, novelty grenades, fake bombs and other items appear similar to the real thing when viewed through an X-ray machine," TSA spokesman Greg Soule said. "Checkpoint closures cause significant delays, which can be avoided if passengers don't bring these items to the airport." By the time TSA officials figured out that the purse was a fake, offering Gibbs the opportunity to give up the purse or check it, Gibbs had missed her flight and was placed on another to Orlando. Her frantic mother drove from Jacksonville to Orlando to pick her daughter up. Gibbs arrived at security 20 minutes before her flight was due to depart, which may have caused her to miss her flight, according to a security official. The TSA says it's investigating her allegation that the purse has made it through airport security before.

It took me a few seconds to figure out what was going on. My eyes kept wandering over different parts of the structure.

Back in 1999, my friend Peter Hanig brought the idea of Cows on Parade back from Zurich Switzerland to Chicago. From what I've read, the herd is rumbling through Rio de Janeiro for the second time. Beware, they will not be stopped! The first is on the corner of Visconde de Piraja and Maria Quitania in Ipanema. While the second can be viewed inside the Ipan Metro exit on Texeira de Melo. This is directly below the newly-constructed elevator to the Complexo Rubem Braga. Hurry, they are only going to be stampeding through the middle of January.

And I just have to say that in this episode, Puck's mohawk looks like a vagina trim that I think is referred to as a "Hitler" or "Raccoon?" Anyone can help me out on this? Just the thought of looking on the internet for furry vag shots gives me the willies! Of note: This episode was directed by Tate(Sandy Bullock's ex-man candy)Donovan. Big difference from Adam Shankman.

Not me. The rant is a cut-and-paste. The intro I didn't like and did not include. But thought the body of the post was good. Nice commentary on the songs. The Bieste doing Jolene was quite "memorable", kind of like a whale's mating call. Or mine. But come on. Who can think up such lines as "I'd Rather Raw-Dog A Beehive?" The whole Santana coming-out episode was interesting as it was handled in such a innovative manner. And her abuelita kicking her to the side of the road was such a shocker. You always see Grandmas portrayed as the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-forgiving. NOT!

I have a different view. But then my boyfriend is not a sauna guy. Or a few from the past were not either. So I am coming(as it were) from a another point of view.

I'm sitting here laughing so hard I've got tears streaming down my cheeks. Puck's speech to Quinn is priceless. I had to go to urban sayings to know what he was even saying. So funny. I've watched the speech three times in a row. Funny. "You’re higher maintenance than Berry and pretty much the most selfish person I’ve ever met in my life, so thanks for the offer, but I’d rather raw-dog a bee hive." Funny Critique - For example, I have a particularly violent response to all things Sue, Will and Shelby and I usually really like Santana, Blaine and…there must be someone…um…well, Kurt’s clothes are usually fantastic (I’m pretending that tonight’s leather studded neckerchief fuckery didn’t happen). And you wouldn’t want to hear me bitch about how much Sue sucks week in and week out, right? What I’m saying is, it’s best if we provide a cornucopia of Glee bitchery, so that you, the reader, don’t get bored. ANYWAY, on to the show! This was Santana’s episode, where she claimed her G status proudly and came out to her family (we didn’t see the supportive parents because I guess Burt Hummell already has that area covered? Yes, it’s important to show the struggles faced by teens in this situation, but it would probably also be nice to also remind people that sometimes people are good to their children). Unlike Santana’s abuelita, who went from World’s Nicest Grandma to Bitch From Hell in under ten seconds. The scene reminded me of Mike Chang’s father’s dance aversion in that both characters seem almost cartoonishly villainous and close-minded, but maybe I’m just naive. Rachel is mad at everyone for being so self-centered that they don’t even realize that they should all be worried about Kurt’s chances in the election. And Rachel is so selflessly concerned about Kurt, because she needs him to get into NYADA (she’s obviously getting in, so don’t even worry about that) so that he can give her makeovers and soufflés while she studies her craft. I’d like to hear your dads’ thoughts on that totally not offensive plan, biotch. Brittany’s on a path to victory paved with pixie stix dust, so Rachel goes full Tracy Flick and rigs the election. God, I wish that Rachel was more like Tracy all the time – I might actually love to hate her instead of just plain hate her if she was. If you don’t know who Tracy Flick is, I’m assigning you homework: go watch Election, get acquainted with the best Type A High School Bitch ever, and thank me on Twitter later. Finn apologized to Santana for outing her, but also blackmailed her into re-joining Nude Erections (will anyone even be shocked by this? They might as well re-name the group the Dramatic Entrances & Exits Club at this point) just in time for sectionals. Somehow this smoothly translates into both clubs just casually fusing, with all of the past hatred and in-fighting forgotten, like a million other plots on this show. Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll all be at war again next week. Especially now that Quinn has the deets on Shelby’s pedo ways. That’s basically the set up for the episode, and it pretty much plays out as a musical journey to Santana’s acceptance of herself, even in the face of unsupportive family members. I’m going to break the rest down using our favorite standby, BULLET POINTS: I don’t know how I feel about Finn’s reference to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide while talking with Santana. The stakes of the scene just didn’t seem to warrant bringing up such a recent tragedy, so it felt kind of jarring and a little cheap. Coach Beiste is kind of a big lady, so she spends her days stuffing poultry into her face, obviously. Stay classy, Ryan Murphy! The John Travolta Institute for Head Thickening and Facial Weight Gain. Sue made me laugh! I just wish it wasn’t yet ANOTHER ugly joke directed at Coach, because she is awesome, and it’s not like she’s wearing a mask – it’s her real face, for god’s sake. Good grrl power message to have a grown-ass woman like Shelby need a dumbshit high school kid to swoop in and handle business when her kid needs stitches. Ew all around to that ‘loving family, dad to the rescue’ scene. I’m calling it now, because I feel that confident in my understanding of Ryan Murphy’s M.O.: Santana’s abuelita is a closet gay (I mean, you saw her haircut, right?). In Murphy’s mind, every homophobe has a glitter bomb inside just waiting to go off. Quinn has realized that the reason she’s so unhappy is because she doesn’t have a baby, so she tries to get preggo again. Did she huff paint during her Summer of Rebellion? Bitch has been acting dumber than Brittany this year. Rachel sucks at rigging elections and is now banned from sectionals! Awesome! Her cry-singing face is the worst! Oh, also, Sue and Bieste are now fighting over that guy who farted a lot in Can’t Buy Me Love. He came off like a complete tool in this episode, so good luck ladies! Will was pretty much background noise, which is exactly how I like him. The actress playing the new chick must be really excited that she’s on this show, huh? Has she even had a line since her first episode? Puck says that he knocked Quinn up three years ago – um, excuse me? Wasn’t that supposed to be last year in Glee time? I’m pretty sure that they weren’t freshman when the show started. Songs: In honor of Santana’s rug-munching ways, we were treated to a veritable Lilith Fair of a lineup. All of the songs in the episode were written by womyn, for womyn. So light some incense, snuggle up to your cat and admire your newest henna tattoo while I go through the List of Musical Empowerment: Fuckin’ Perfect (Kurt and Blaine’s squeaky-clean Pink cover) Um, despite Kurt trying to make me look like an idiot for praising his wardrobe with his asymmetrical turtleneck half-shawl, I thought that the actual song was well done. I mean, if you don’t enjoy a little Blaine lite-rapping action, you obviously just hate joy. You know that SB’s going to be re-enacting that in her kitchen for the next month. For the most part, I’m kind of clueless when it comes to contemporary pop music, but I like Pink and I like Blaine and I don’t hate Kurt most of the time, so I was happy with it. I’m The Only One (Puck fucks his guitar from behind while singin’ Melissa Etheridge) I’m split on this one – on the one hand, he sang it fairly well and looked hot as hell doing it. On the other hand…Shelby. GAH – I seriously cannot believe the myriad of times that I’ve been compelled to go off on a student/teacher relationship rant this year. TV just needs to stop it. It’s not titillating – it’s gross. Also gross? Puck’s weird pelt-like mohawk. He either needs to trim that bitch or grow it all out, because it’s very upsetting in its current state. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Finn tries to make me cry with Cyndi Lauper’s 80′s party anthem) WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS? When it first started I was like, ‘bitch, please’, but then as it went on and I gave it a chance, my thoughts turned into, ‘bitch, please STOP!’. But then Santana cried, and that girl cries SO WELL, and I’ve been a little emotional lately, so I don’t know. I got a tad misty – sue me. I will also admit to being a Cory Monteith fan (Finn not as much) because he’s a proud Canadian boy and seems cool IRL. A lot cooler than Finn, anyway (yeah, I know – not hard). I hated the arrangement, but it worked well for his (limited) vocal range, so at least he sounded okay. What dance song will they ballad-ize next? My vote is for I’m Too Sexy. Jolene (Coach Bieste does Dolly Parton and I Liked It!) If I’m being honest, the instant I realized Coach was about to sing, I went into full cringe-mode. I like Coach a lot, but I’ve been burned by this show before – I was not a fan of the Coach/Will kiss, and don’t even get me started on what they did to her in that episode when everyone used her image as a mental boner-killer. How the actress handles them calling her fug all the time, I will never understand. But I really liked this song! I LOVE Jolene (I’m partial to the White Stripes version, but the original is great too), and Coach rocked it. I’m almost okay with the fact that they clearly set up the Sue/Bieste manfight just so that they could do this song. Gold stars for everyone. I Kissed a Girl (Santana and the Girls put out another Katy Perry cover that’s better than the original) Does Katy Perry hate or love Glee? They give her a lot of exposure but they also consistently kick her ass with her own songs. I thought that this was great, and Santana killed it, per usual. I even liked Rachel for once. A fun, catchy song (shut up, it is!), Santana looking hot and sounding fantastic – what’s not to like? Constant Craving (Santana et al sing KD Lang’s L-Word anthem) It started out great, and then Shelby joined in, turning Santana’s moment of triumph into a teacher’s rumination on her desire for off-limits peen. Also, Bieste was weight training for some reason, and Kurt was wearing Shawl #2 and okay, I get it. He wants me to turn on him, and he’s succeeded. His clothes are ridiculous. Forget everything I said earlier.

Any time I think about complaining about the weather here, I just have to remember what I left behind... Today, we'll be around 80 degrees with a 30% chance of thunderstorms. I've learned to enjoy riding my bike with the dogs in a little rain. I just have to concentrate on the potholes. And the rocks. People could fall and really hurt themselves. Oops, I did. Local Weather Alert Lakeshore Flood Advisory for Cook, IL until 10:00 AM CST, Wed., Nov 30, 2011 Issued by The National Weather Service Chicago, IL Tue, Nov 29, 2011, 9:06 PM CST Local Radar Map Updated Nov 30, 2011, 12:25am CST Weather in Motion® | Enlarge Map Get WeatherReady During a Flood After the Flood Home Cleanup Preventing Water Damage Video: WeatherReady Safety & Preparation ... LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES... 15 TO 20 FT WAVES TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO WELL BELOW 15 FT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS... LARGE AND BATTERING WAVES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS WILL GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

I left the house to take the 7AM boat this morning. Overcast skies and tempted fate not taking an umbrella. Wondered if I was going to be buying one from a street vendor. I chuckled when I saw my neighbor leaving their home with one. I knew that was a good omen. It always seems to be that when you forget it, it rains. Or you bring one with, beautiful sunny day. Well, this afternoon, the sun is not only out, but it is a brilliant day. The way the light hits the green of the hills in the serra surrounding Guanabara Bay is spectacular. The reflection of the rays off of the water are like diamonds splitting. A few fluffy white clouds and clean, pure air after the rain. Wishing you were here.

The judge in the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial found Conrad Murray is 'legally' eligible for probation, but ordered instead that he be sent to prison for the meximum term of four years due the "gross continuing deviation" of established medical practices and for a complete unwillingness to accept any personal blame for the entertainer's death.

My two were feasting on bread soaked in chicken curry. Not quite the All-American banquet most of our four-footed friends will enjoy, but they did go for an evening swim to burn off the calories.

Famous saying to keep in mind: MENINOS MENTEM - Boys Lie!

When it comes to Brasilians and names and ages, don't believe anything until you see their "CARTEIRA DA IDENTIDADE" - until then, the bullshit detector meter is registering high off of the scale. So many people shade the truth when it comes to age, that your TARKAN most likely has been taking lessons from Catherine Zeta-Jones when it comes to telling the truth about his age. I doubt his 29 or 30 as much, if not more, than her claimed 42. Ditto the name bit. Even Ellen Burstyn has had less stage names than most sauna boys, I would guess.

I bet if Chord Overstreet and Mark Salling tag-teamed your ass, you'd be singing a different tune with "glee"

The Brasilian Boyfriend asked for my chicken curry with mango chutney. I'm baking pecan chocolate chip and walnut oatmeal raisin cookies for dessert. And he loves Heineken.

Eduardo is quite the professional. Always there. Always working the angles. Always early. Always trying to get a client before the client has a chance to really survey the possibilities. I remembered when he first arrived from Minas. In comparison with today, definitely not as innocent. LOL. Goes to work every day needing to support the family. I always marvel that he seems to get 2 or 3 clients by 6PM. He obviously is offering for sale what the market is demanding. Ah, capitalism.

Hey, I just looked at their ad. I think you got something wrong. You had their hours as Sundays from 5PM. However, the ad states that they are open from Tuesday through Sunday from 18:00hours.

Pauleiro, I have one acquaintance that went there once and said never again. He said it was very basic and very quiet. Not interesting and not worth the time spent getting there. Comparable to the Mansao da Eva on the Rua Beneditinos, about one block south of the Praca Maua. I can tell you that a few years ago I visited the rent sauna near the bus stop in Niteroi. Very basic, very boring. Not worth the time investment. Happy Exploring. However, if you do like these kind of guys, my place is crawling with this type of trade. Straight guys that will pump you or let you suck to the roosters are crowing at sunrise for a few beers on up to the ungodly sum of 30Reais. Hey, country boys need some Reais to buy weed!

un-LUCKY. So, sorry to read. And I even toured the ancient Santa Luzia Church and the newly-reopened Paco Imperial today, thinking it might be interesting for you. Close to your hotel. Maybe should have lit a candle or two and said a novena. Well, it was a spectacular hot, clear, sunny day today. The restaurant and bistro in the old palace look quite nice.

I am more than sure that I would not even want to see the growth of whatever he's hiding in the white jeans. I'm much more of a Hugh Jackman fan.

Pauleiro. Sorry from this corner. I've heard lots of great things about Boite 1140 in Praca Seca, on the way to Bangu. But absolutely nothing about Boite Casa Grande. Happy travels. As an aside, I had a boyfriend from Santa Cruz/Campo Grande last year. But he never mentioned this place. He was even into the club scene and only mentioned 1140.Even MC'ing and doing YouTube vids. So good luck and happy travels. So if the Casa Grande doesn't pan out, it is fairly close to head over to Boite 1140, Rua Capitao Menezes, 1140 in Praca Seca. Only 16 kilometers distance.

I know what you mean. Before my returns to the States, I always remember to notify the local Publix in advance to top up their Haagen-Dazs inventory.

Keep away. Keep far away. Tomorrow is our three month anniversary, by the way. He brought me a dozen and a half peach Sonia roses with the good gypsophila last night to mark the occasion.

I've now watched this episode three times. Anyone else find it mean-spirited? Between the dodge ball, the campaign ads, the outing and the bitch slap, I'm more than a bit perturbed. Of course, that was the writers' intention. However, it's still a bit unsettling.

What is the secret to your endless supply of energy. Please let us lesser mortals in on the secret.