Jessica Simpson gave Tony Romo a birthday party and things got really sticky!

Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo Kiss

Awwwwwww ….. Jessica Simpson gave Tony Romo a birthday party for his 28th birthday and they were feeding each other blog birthday cake. Isn’t that just sickeningly adorable? I thought so.

She sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Tony and everybody there said that they seemed so affectionate and that Tony was laughing at Jessica getting blue icing all over her. I bet he was laughing at her.

Enjoy the pictures of the just so adorable couple!

These aren’t mine - I found them on the internet at Novini Blog. Aren’t they unbelievable!

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Obviously, some of these companies just used BableFish to translate their slogans into different languages!

1. The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as “Kekoukela”, meaning “Bite the Wax Tadpole” or “Female Horse Stuffed with Wax”, depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent “kokoukole”, translating into “Happiness in the Mouth.”
2. General Motors had a very famous fiasco in trying to market the Nova car in Central and South America. “No va” in Spanish means, “It Doesn’t Go”.
3. The Dairy Association’s huge success with the campaign “Got Milk?” prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read “Are You Lactating?”
4. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope’s visit. Instead of “I saw the Pope” (el Papa), the shirts read “I Saw the Potato” (la papa).
5. When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class seats in the Mexican market, it translated its “Fly In Leather” campaign literally, which meant “Fly Naked” (vuela en cuero) in Spanish.
6. Frank Perdue’s chicken slogan, “It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken,” was translated into Spanish as “it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate.”
7. Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine.
8. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what’s inside, since many people can’t read.
9. Pepsi’s “Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation” translated into “Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave” in Chinese.
10. Coors put its slogan, “Turn It Loose,” into Spanish, where it was read as “Suffer From Diarrhea.”
11. Clairol introduced the “Mist Stick,” a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that “mist” is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the “Manure Stick.”
12. Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: “Nothing Sucks like an Electrolux.”
13. When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.” The company thought that the word “embarazar” (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: “It won’t leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.”

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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.

I just can’t believe that these kids won’t have to fight their way through elementary school thanks to their parents. Thirteen of these don’t even start to scratch the surface.

1. Audio Science: Shannyn Sossamon
2. Heaven: Lil’ Mo
3. God’Iss Love Stone: Lil’ Mo
4. Moon Unit: Frank Zappa
5. Dweezil: Frank Zappa
6. Diva Muffin: Frank Zappa
7. Sage Moonblood: Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack
8. Seargeoh: Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack
9. Seven Sirius: Andre Benjamin and Erykah Badu
10. Pilot Inspektor: Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf
11. Moxie CrimeFighter: Penn Jillette
12. Zolten: Penn Jillette
13. Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily: Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence

Having trouble sleeping? A lot of us do. When you don’t sleep enough, or sleep well, it ruins the next day. Yeah, you already know that don’t you. We’ve all had nights of tossing and turning and been miserable the next day.

Here is a list of things that might help, aside from taking Ambien, that makes me drowsy the entire next day. I hate it.

1. Chill out for a while before bedtime.
   Don’t work-out or do heavy physical or mental activities before you go to bed. Anything that stimulates your body or your brain before bedtime will make it much more difficult to get to sleep.
2. No bedtime caffeine!
   Definitely nothing that has caffeine in it for a few hours before bedtime. That includes coffee, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks, tobacco or chocolate.
3. Avoid bedtime snacks.
   Eating before you go to bed will raise your blood sugar level. When your blood sugar drops you will probably wake up and have trouble falling asleep again.
4. Sleep in a darkened room.
   Even a small amount of light can disrupt your sleep cycle. Make your bedroom as dark as possible when you are sleeping.
5. Peeing before sleeping
   This is one of my favs. You should make it a habit to go to the bathroom as the last thing you do before laying down, every night. Don’t you HATE having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom!
6. Don’t turn on the lights
   If you do have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night don’t turn on the lights! That wakes you up more and reduces your ability to get back to sleep. Pee in the dark!
7. No TV / computer watching
   Do your TV and computing as far from bedtime as possible. This is again about brain stimulation. When the brain is stimulated it is more difficult to fall asleep.
8. Keep your feet warm
   This is another one of my favs. If my feet are cold I can’t go to sleep. Most of your body heat leaves through your feet and your head. That’s why we wear hats and socks in the winter.
9. No alcohol just before bedtime.
   Though it’s a common myth that alcohol can help you fall asleep, the drowsy effect is short lived. You won’t get into the deeper stages of sleep, where most of the healing takes place and you have a high chance of waking up just a few hours later.
10. Turn the clock away
    When we can’t sleep, most of us look at the clock and berate ourselves for not being asleep, at least I do. You can put a stop to this by simply turning the clock away.
11. Use your bed only for sex and sleep.
    Keep your bed for sleep and sex. If you are in the habit of using your bed for work, reading, television and phone calls, you will have a much harder time sleeping. You don’t generally associate your desk with sleep, don’t associate your bed with work.
12. No long naps
    I hate this one because I like an afternoon nap. When I haven’t slept well, I find myself sleepy about mid afternoon. I want to take a nap, but if I do I then can’t sleep again that night. Try to ward off the temptation to take a long nap. If you do take a nap, limit it to no more than 30 minutes. You can ward off the sleepiness with some sort of physical exercise. Take a walk if you can, it will help you revive until bedtime.
13. Don’t go to bed on an empty stomach
    I know, I already said don’t eat before bed, but don’t go to bed starving either. Avoid foods that have caffeine or high sugar levels. A glass of hot milk or a banana are natural sleep inducers. They will keep hunger pangs away and also help you sleep.

Bonus:

14. Get out in the sun soon after you wake up.
    Newborn infants sometimes get their nights and days mixed up - well so do we. Your biological clock will get all confused if your body doesn’t know if it’s day or night. Get out side and let yourself get some sunshine. The fresh air does you good as well.
15. Make sure your bed is comfortable
    Clean soft sheets, warm, cozy bed and good pillows. You know the drill. A comfortable bed is a bed that will help you sleep.

Have you got any secrets to a better night’s sleep? Feel free to add your ideas and suggestions!

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Some men are high maintenance. Being high maintenance isn’t necessarily bad. It just means that the relationship requires special handling. Here are 13 things that are sure-fire indications that your man might be HM.

(1) He is hard to please in restaurants. He frequently complains of bad service and/or bad food frequently at restaurants.

(2) He seems to disapprove of anything that doesn’t directly validate HIM. For example, you want to go have lunch with some girl friends. You go, but you know your HM man will act like you’ve neglected him.

(3) He wants you to prepare dinner for him every night. He won’t demand it, of course - he just lets you know he really likes it.

(4) When dinner is over, he retires to watch TV while you do the dishes. He’ll help if you ask him to - but you have to ask.

(5) When you have a day off, he wants you to spend it with him. Not doing anything in particular - just being there with him as he goes about his day.

(6) His needs are always seem to be more important than yours. It’s not that he doesn’t appreciate your needs. It’s just that his are so much more pressing to him.

(7) Similar to his behavior in restaurants is his behavior in other businesses. Store clerks often see his bad side.

(8) He is either hot or cold. Everything is wonderful and he is the most fortunate person in the world OR everybody sucks big time, and he is burdened with having to deal with imbeciles all day long.

(9) He’ll give you a fabulous gift - but strings might be attached.

(10) Whether he’s an early riser or a late sleeper, he wants you to do the same.

(11) Similarly, if he’s an early-to-bed guy or a late nighter, he wants you to do likewise.

(12) When you’re apart, he calls you. Often.

(13) He’s not a bad guy. He can be very charming and loving. He is just high maintenance.

So what do you think?

Catch you later,

1. Adeline has a HMM (high maintenance man) for a husband. So does Hazel but she doesn’t call him that.
2. Adeline has straight hair, but Hazel has curly hair.
3. Adeline’s feet are bigger - size 8. Hazel’s feet are ridiculously small - like size 6. Having larger feet would be good for Adeline if we were men (big feet = you know what) but since we’re women, it’s just an insignificant fact…I guess.
4. Adeline is a Diet Coke girl. Hazel likes Diet Pepsi. Ewww! Diet Pepsi is too swet.
5. We’re both American Idol fans. Adeline didn’t like Blake, but Hazel did.
6. We’re having a good time writing Adeline and Hazel.
7. We’ve been friends for a long time - and we even get together in person occasionally.
8. Starting this blog has been an adventure. There is so much to learn.
9. Hazel can be cattier than Adeline - but not by much!
10. Neither of us like Rosie.
11. We both think that many in Hollywood and in politics are just plain silly.
12. Adeline and Hazel may not be our real names, but we really like those names because they are so cool!
13. Come back and visit often. We love visitors and comments.

1. This is our first Thursday Thirteen.
2. We have just started this blog.
3. We are hoping people will like the new blog.
4. No, we aren’t the same person.
5. Adeline and Hazel are not our real names.
6. We are going to visit as many Thursday Thirteen posts as we can today.
7. We are both professional women.
8. We both juggle our careers, family life and blogging :).
9. We each live in different parts of the country.
10. We have a potpourri of interests.
11. Our blog will reflect our variety of interests.
12. We hope you will visit often!
13. No, Hazel doesn’t do windows!