Why are people interested in whether Michelle Obama is pregnant or not? Maybe it’s just standard gossip… but I think there’s something more going on. Michelle is almost exactly the same age as Sarah Palin. If Michelle Obama found herself pregnant and test results showed that her baby would have Down syndrome… would she carry him to term, or would she choose to abort him? Given her husband’s position(s) on the issue, how likely is it that she would make a very different choice than Sarah Palin did? And would she share that choice publicly, or keep it hidden instead?
Written by emlarson on November 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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For some reason, I just had a huge spike in Deanne Bell visitors. Why? Other than passing by the TV monitors at work and seeing a clip of Smash Lab, I haven’t seen much about her (or the program). Is something going on that I (and the general Deanne Bell fan community) should know about? Post a comment and let us know!
Written by emlarson on October 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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It seems sad that the only writings about Willow Palin (Sarah Palin’s 14-year-old daughter) are references to the fake blog that was named mylifeaswillowpalin (and which, fortunately, is now gone). Parody is a fine thing, but when people mistake it for something real, people get hurt and it’s sad to throw a 14-year-old girl into that mix.
We get a hint of Willow’s personality from the People magazine article that describes her reaction when Trig was born:
…Willow said of the new arrival, “He looks like he has Down syndrome.”
Palin, who says her own qualms were laid to rest “the minute [Trig] was born,” felt a lump in her throat. “If he does, you know you will still love him, Willow. It’ll be okay.”
Willow pressed: “But why didn’t you tell us?”
That’s a good question, Willow. As a dad (of two daughters) I struggle to balance “sharing” with “protection” — would it have been better for Sarah to be more open with what she knew, or was it best for her to not “worry her family”? I don’t know. But it’s a question worth asking.
Anyway… this kind of conversation isn’t happening out there in the Internet. Other that the occassional magazine article and some comments about stuff that Willow didn’t even write, there’s precious little being written about this family that’s been in the news so much lately. What do you think? Comment below!
Written by emlarson on September 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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The latest internet personality is Kat Bockli — maybe a flash-in-the-pan, but great while she’s here! She’s the thing that makes watching news feeds at www.LiveNewsCameras.com interesting; as there are snippets of news stories and live unedited footage streaming in from across the country, Kat will let you know what you should pay attention to.
I’ve never been into this “webcam girl thing” (where guys pay to watch girls sit in front of them and… knit? read? I don’t know…) but I can see how it could be intriguing to just sit and spy on someone. There’s a certain charm to watching Kat sit at her desk and turn to you every-so-often with, “Hey, check out this video!”
In the past couple of minutes, Kat has disappeared twice — once to take a phone call. So, if you just see a “Email Us” video clip on the right-hand side of the page when you go to the site… that’s where Kat lives.
Written by emlarson on April 7th, 2008 with 3 comments.
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I think I might have the answer to why Smash Lab doesn’t seem as “engaging” as MythBusters (though, judging from the comments on the rest of this site, that’s far from certain).
Smash Lab conversations seem more “scripted”.
But, looking at Mythbusters, it’s certainly “scriped” as well. Maybe it’s that the Smash Lab gang just looks like they’re trying too hard to be spontaneous?
That means we need to find interviews with the Smash Lab “cast”, outside of the show. Especially Deanne. Hmmm…
Written by emlarson on March 26th, 2008 with no comments.
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Inspired by Trisha’s comment, I pulled up some photos of Minnie Driver… but I’m just not seeing the Ginger Alexander connection. Maybe I needed to watch the Ellen show.
Speaking of Ginger… is it me, or has some of the Richard Davis magic worn off? Maybe my schedule just changed and I’m not watching as much TV or something… but there doesn’t seem to be as much “Real Estate Pros” buzz out there anymore?
Written by emlarson on March 18th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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As the comments roll in, they reflect the same thing I’ve felt as I’ve watched Smash Lab: for whatever reason, Deanne Bell is not the next Kari Byron, and Smash Lab is not the next Mythbusters.
But… why?
On paper, Smash Lab looks like a slam-dunk. But in reality, compared to Mythbusters, it seems… well, “dumb”. Sure, Adam and Jamie (and Grant and Kari and Tory) do silly things, but there seems to be an air of, “Yeah, it’s silly, but it’ll be cool!” In Smash Lab, silly stuff seems to be done in the name of scientific investigation.
Example: Last night I caught the “magnetic fire escape” episode, where their two choices were “freefall to a dead stop at the bottom” or “creep your way down slowly”. (The concept of “use increasingly strong magnets to decelerate a freefall” never appeared.) So, to “test” this, they used a 30-degree ramp… and freefall-dude ended up crashing off the bottom. On Mythbusters, I could see Adam doing the same thing… but it would be in the context of, “Hey, this looks like fun! I want to try it!” Not “I’m riding a glorified skateboard to gather valid data”.
Anyway, back to the Deanne vs. Kari question. With all due respect, Deanne (who, I’m sure, is very bright) comes across as a ditz. Kari doesn’t. Why?
They’re both cute. Is it just because Deanne is “girl next door who’ll grow up to be June Cleaver” cute and Kari is “girl next door who’s riding a tractor” cute? Is it really just the difference in their voices? Are we guys blinded by Kari’s red hair and can’t see Deanne’s hidden Kari qualities? The mystery continues…
Written by emlarson on February 14th, 2008 with 3 comments.
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A few days ago I caught a promo for what I thought was a brand new show on the Discovery Channel: “Smash Lab”, which sounds like MythBusters without the pesky myths and non-explosive experiements that get in the way of the action.
And in the frenetic video that flashed by on the screen, I spotted a woman.
She’s Deanne Bell and, as an attractive not-quite-30-year-old, she’s hitting the exact same demographic that Kari did when she appeared on the scene.
The Smash Lab site says “new episodes” are coming, which implies that there were old episodes. It seems Deanne was (is?) on PBS in “Design Squad”… but I haven’t heard of that one, either.
Has anyone else heard of this person? Credentials seem impressive enough, as TV show hosts go. I’m looking forward to catching my first Smash Lab episode in a couple weeks…
Written by emlarson on January 6th, 2008 with 31 comments.
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Thanks to att.ention.net reader “RORY”, we have the official word (though I’ve yet to find it myself on the Charleston County site, but it looks official and the news is no surprise) that Richard C. Davis and Kim Davis are divorced:
Charleston County Court Records
Year: 2007 Type: DR Location: 10 Number: 004494
Plaintiff: DAVIS, RICHARD C. Defendant: DAVIS, KIMBERLY S.
Filing Code: DISSOLUSION OF MARRIAGE Disposition Code: FC DISPOSED OF BY TRIAL OR HEA
Filing Date: 11/29/2007 Disposition Date: 12/21/2007
Judge Code: JACK A LANDIS Disposition Type: 6
Event Desc: FINAL HEARING MIE File Number: n/a
Event Date: 12/21/2007 Date to MIE: n/a
Event Time: 0900 Date from MIE: n/a
Written by emlarson on January 2nd, 2008 with 3 comments.
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They used to be there! Really! In fact, another site has a screen-shot of Ginger Alexander’s old MySpace page, but it’s gone now, and so is the one for Richard C. Davis. What’s up with that? Are there any more Trademark Properties MySpace pages out there, or did the whole group disappear from the MySpace world?
If you have an answer (or an idea), comment here and share it.
Written by emlarson on December 7th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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