There are some celebrities that are simply over-rated. For some reason, they are given much more status and attention than they deserve. Although some are good actors and/or have done good things, they aren’t THAT good. What do you think?

1. Brad Pitt
Okay, he’s cute, but really - he isn’t THAT smart. He’s got himself hooked up with a woman who very publicly tongue kissed her own brother and who used to wear a vial of her lover’s blood around her neck. She was also into cutting herself.

2. Angelina Jolie
She’s got a good publicist, that’s for sure. She’s depicted in the press as something akin to Mother Teresa. It seems everyone has forgotten that she is the one who did the things mentioned in #1 above.

3. Britney Spears
She’s not that good a singer.

4. Paris Hilton
Supposedly she’s a changed woman. It’s not happening so far. We’ll see.

5. Nick Lachey
What is it that makes him famous? I don’t get it. If it hadn’t been for the reality show with Jessica Simpson, most people would have no clue who he is.

6. Tom Cruise
Enough is enough. This guy’s a kook. Sure, he’s a good actor, but there are thousands of good actors.

7. Rosie O’Donnell
So she’s gay and she’s angry about everything. She may be categorized as a commedian, but she’s anything but funny.

8. Lindsay Lohan
She was a cute kid, but she’s a pitiful adult.

9. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
Again, they were cute kids, but they’re abysmal adults.

10. Meg Ryan
Plastic surgery run amok. She is a caricature of her former self. The Meg we used to love is no more.

11. Tara Reid
Remind me now. . . WHY is she famous?

12. Oprah Winfrey
She’s a smart lady and she does a lot of good things, but come on, folks, she isn’t GOD! Some of the books she has recommended (I Feel Bad About My Neck, for example) are boring crap.

13. Michael Jackson
Yes, he’s had some phenomenal success as a singer and songwriter. However, he is seriously screwed-up.

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Just thought I’d pop in some miscellaneous entertainment feed.

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Mom and Dad Gore must surely be proud. . . not. It seems that 24-year old Al Gore III was stopped for going 100 mph in California - and the cops subsequently found a smorgasbord of drugs when they searched the car. No prescriptions for them either. Here’s the story:

Al Gore’s Son Arrested on Drug Charge

AP
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (July 4) — Al Gore’s son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said.Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.

The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder, he said.

“He does not have a prescription for any of those drugs,” Amormino said.

Gore was being held in the men’s central jail in Santa Ana on $20,000 bail.

Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for his parents, did not immediately return phone messages to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee also was pulled over and arrested for pot possession in December 2003, in Bethesda, Md., while he was a student at Harvard University.

He completed substance abuse counseling as part of a pretrial diversion program to settle those charges.

The youngest of Al and Tipper Gore’s four children and their only son, Gore lives in Los Angeles and is an associate publisher of GOOD, a magazine about philanthropy aimed at young people.

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Have a GREAT day!
Adeline and Hazel

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Hazel, I know you’ve already written about this, but I couldn’t resist putting my two cents worth in.

As you know, according to TMZ, there’s a sex tape of Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo that’s so hot . . . well it not only includes a hot tub make-out session, but a hot tub sex session that supposedly would make Paris’ sex tape look a little tame. The tape was made by some Mexican photographers hiding in bushes, in a tree or somewhere unseen by Lachey and Minnillo. So Nick’s lawyer is threatening lawsuits to anyone who publishes the tape. Check out TMZ to read the whole story.

I remember some of my own outdoor frolics in the not-so-distant past. I think most folks - at one time or another - have enjoyed some intimate moments out in nature. I’m sure glad there were no photographers around for my escapades! That’s the benefit of not being a celebrity, I guess.

For someone with the celebrity of Lachey and Minnillo, I agree with you, Hazel . . . GET A ROOM!

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WOAH!!!

Woah!!!

Hazel, at the home I share with my adorable HMM, we have three perfectly good toilets. They’re clean, fully stocked with TP, hand soap, a sink and all the amenities. However, my HMM loves to stand on the edge of the patio and see how far he can pee. For that matter, he likes to stand anywhere outside and pees. However, porches and patios are particularly attractive to him as a launching site.

“Hey, watch this!” he’ll call to me, and I will stand there and ooh and aah over his incredible peeing skills. Apparently, the higher and further the pee goes, the more manly he considers himself.

I swear one of these days he’s going to throw out his back from thrusting so hard while he’s peeing in an attempt to get his pee to land further out than before.

So what is it with men wanting to pee outside?

That’s hilarious! I don’t know what it is, but as far as I know they all do it. I’m sure that’s where the saying ‘pissing contest’ came from! lol hazel

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Hi Hazel, I wrote a few days ago about how someone should handle being suddenly single. What I described in that post was my first step in getting on with my life after the end of my marriage. For the most part, I loved my years as a single adult. I had more fun and enjoyed life as never before. I learned that I have talents and abilities that I wasn’t able to enjoy in my marriage.

When I was newly divorced and feeling as though I’d be alone forever, I never could have imagined enjoying my singleness, though. I had to make myself get out of my comfort zone and start attending some activities that were interesting to me.

For me, it was important to know other singles. I was reeling from the divorce and feeling adrift and alone. When I was first divorced, I didn’t know anyone else who was divorced. Well, I knew some divorced people, but I wasn’t friends with them. Up until that time, my whole world had revolved around my marriage and the community of married couples that I knew.

So after filling up my calendar with activites (as suggested in “What To Do When You Find Yourself Suddenly Single,” I started looking for a group that I felt would be a good fit for me. For me, it was a divorce group at a neighborhood center. A lot of larger churches also offer “Divorce Care” or “Divorce Adjustment” classes aimed at helping newly divorced people handle the emotions and adjustments associated with divorce.

One thing I had always wanted to do was learn to dance, but my ex-husband wouldn’t attend classes with me. It looked like so much fun, but I couldn’t do anything other than freestyle dancing by myself. So I looked for some dance classes, and I signed up for them. You can pay big bucks and go to the nationally franchised studios, or you can look for smaller classes offered at community centers and churches. I opted for a church that offered group dance lessons because I didn’t have much money, and I wanted to meet people who weren’t just out looking for dating prospects. That turned out to be a good option for me.

To this day, two of my best friends in the world are two women I met at the divorce group I attended years ago when I was newly divorced. We also attended the group dance lessons together. All three of us have since formed strong relationships with men that we met while participating in the various singles activities.

For awhile, I also belonged to a singles golf group. I loved that. I joined a book discussion group, too, and became a leader in a community singles group - planning weekly activities for a group of 30 - 50 singles. It was fun, and I made a lot of friends.

One downer for all the singles groups: It seems that there are ALWAYS more women in the group than men. I guess that’s just a fact of life.

Being involved in singles groups will also teach you quickly how to handle over-eager men - men who are anxious to find someone quickly to take over their cooking and cleaning and bedroom needs. Steer clear. Fortunately, there are also a lot of men who have learned from past failures and are eager to try a more egalitarian relationship.

So follow these steps: (1) Get that calendar and follow these directions; and then (2) Follow through and get involved in the group that is most interesting to you. You have nothing to lose - and a lot to gain

Good luck!

Previous articles in the series on adjusting to single life.

• What to do When you Find Yourself Suddenly Single

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Adeline, you mention in an earlier post that there are only two things needed to get in shape, eat healthy and exercise. You were right!

I’ve taken phentermine and it worked great. I felt great, had energy and no interest in food at all. My house and yard were as clean as they ever are. Bets of all I looked and felt great. The problem is the effect wore off and gradually it just didn’t work anymore. Then I twisted my ankle and was laid up for a while and got into worse shape than I was before I started taking the phentermine.

I had lunch with a friend last week and when I walked into the restaurant I didn’t recognize her. She looked 10 years younger and was in fantastic shape. She was fit and had a healthy aura about her. I asked her what she’d been doing. Belly dancing, she told me.

She had been taking belly dancing classes for about a year, she said and it had all sorts of benefits.

The obvious benefit is getting physically fit. It is a fun way to do a cardio workout. The outfits are fun and sexy. You husband will love seeing everything you’ve learned.

Ciao, Hazel

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