Dear Backstreet Boys, Time to Grow UP Celebrity Apprentice Spoilers!!

Hello, My name is Chris and I am a Celebrity Apprentice addict.

I should have posted this a long time ago so that you all could have tuned in and become addicted with me. I never watched the other Apprentice shows, but this one peeked my interest. Luckily, if you are intrigued enough to find out:

#1 Why I totally heart Gene Simmons
#2 Wish Omarosa had sunk with the titanic
#3 Why I actually know who Lennox Lewis is

then you can go here and re-watch the whole season (Also, I have the entire season saved on my DVR, so I will have the popcorn ready and we can watch together).

For those of you who haven't been watching I am going to tell you a little about last night's episode. The two remaining celebs are Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan. Their final showdown is a Charity Auction and each was given a set of responsibilities.

One of Trace's was to deal with the Backstreet Boys who will be performing. It was singularly one of the funniest moments I have ever seen on television. Take a look:



Dear BSB's,
This is a charity auction. You are famous among hormone crazed girls but you are not the best that ever has been, is or will be. I understand your overinflated heads are stuck in your Arse, but really boys. Is it so hard to show a shred of dignity and humanity?

Mattel / Fisher Price Recall Geo Trax Engine, Barbie Furniture & It's A Big World Bongo Set Plus one Mom Says "Enough!"

For the 3rd time in five weeks, Mattel Toys is recalling 848,000 toys, due to lead paint hazard. Click the picture for Information regarding this products recall:




Mattel has posted a video and the following pledge to thier consumers:

We take our promises seriously

As promised, in recent weeks, we have been busy testing and retesting toys before they leave factories. Our recent voluntary recalls are part of our ongoing promise to ensure the safety of your children. We have strengthened our testing worldwide with a mandatory 3-stage safety check of paint used on our toys.

1. 1. All paint must be tested before it is used on our toys. No exceptions.
2. 2. We have significantly increased testing and unannounced inspections at every stage of production.
3. 3. We are testing every production run of finished toys to ensure compliance before they reach you.

We encourage you to keep coming back to our website where you can learn about additional affected toys, what we are doing, and to find answers to your questions.At Mattel, the safety of your children is our utmost priority. That is our promise.

I personally would like to point out to Mattel if that if they truley take the safety of our children seriously, then it's time to truley step up thier game and bring thier production back to the United States.

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One Mom had enough after last weeks toy recall and the strain of trying to figure out which of her childrens toys were affected. Dana Laine Parker packed up her children and thier toys and headed to the CA. Mattel headquarters where she demanded that someone from Mattel inspect her childrens toys. Read more of this story:

After watching Mattel Chief Executive Officer Bob Eckert discuss the recall on a morning news program last week, Parker packed up her car with as many bags of her children's toys as she could fit in and headed to Mattel headquarters in El Segundo.

With her kids, mother and the toys in tow, she marched into the lobby and told the security guard she wanted someone to inspect her kids' toys.

Are my toys safe?

Refusing to take the guard's advice that she check the toys against product numbers on the Web site, Parker demanded to see Mattel staffers. Eventually, she was directed to a conference room where two Mattel employees examined the toys, none of which was subject to the company's recalls.

"My children's lives were worth too much to me to trust the Web site," Parker said, adding that sorting the toys is time-consuming and confusing.

"Who knows the names of each and every `Little People' toy? And the model numbers on the back couldn't be harder to read."

Now it's your turn to Sound Off:

1. What can be done (or what would you like to have done)to prevent this continuous issue?
2. Is Mattel doing enough to keep our children safe?

Let's say I break into your house....

I am sure that if you read yesterday's post, you can guess my feelings on the issue of illegal immigration facing America.

After my post yesterday, I found a post from one of my friends. I only wish I had thought of this first:

A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!!! It explains things better than what you hear on TV.

Her point:

Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.

Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.

Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.

Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave.

But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hardworking and honest, (except for when I broke into your house).

According to the protesters:

You are Required to let me stay in your house.
You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan.
You are Required to Educate my kids.
You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family.

(My husband will do all of your yard work because he is also hardworking and honest, except for that breaking in part.)

If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who
will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there.

It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm
just trying to better myself. I'm a hardworking and honest person, except
for well, you know, I did break into your house.

And oh yeah, I get a free education, where you have to pay your own way
through college. (TEEHEE)

And what a deal it is for me!!! I live in your house, contributing only a
fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it
without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted
behavior.

Oh yeah, I DEMAND that you to learn MY LANGUAGE!!! So you can communicate
with me. And don't forget make sure your forms are in MY language - I need to understand them.

Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?! Only in America.

If you agree, pass it on ( in English ). Share it if you see the
value of it.

If not blow it off......... Along with your future Social Security funds,
and a lot of other things.

And that is the best and most simple explanation I've ever heard.

Feel free to comment your opinions if you agree or even if you don't.

Paris Hilton Heads to Jail! Oh wait, I DON'T CARE!

I turned on CNN this morning and guess what the biggest topic was?

Paris Hilton.


I mean, seriously????? Paris Freaking Hilton? The biggest most important thing the world has to worry about this morning is how she got to jail, who took her, what her mug shot looked like? I am supposed to be worried that she wasn't able to make MTV Movie Award after parties because she turned herself in after the ceremony?

I love to hear about celebrities and their lives. I am addicted to anything Angelia Jolie. But as much as I stalk admire her (yeah, she's my girly crush)I wouldn't even be able to stomach this type of thing over her!

Nothing makes me loose respect (Not that I had much for Paris to start with) for a celebrity quicker than when they go to serve their 'jail time.' She gets a 'special cell' and only has to serve 3 weeks!!! The publicity off this will be huge for her and in 3 weeks we'll have nothing on our news again except how Paris looks, how Paris survived, how Paris is handling it now. It's such a joke!

Seriously, I am just sick to death of celebrities getting this special 'jail-time' treatment. If you want them to stop driving drunk, stop using drugs, stop breaking the law....THEN TREAT THEM LIKE US BORING AVERAGE U.S. CITIZENS!!!!

Alright. I've now put away my soapbox and will be doing a more normal post later.