* Your daughter's Girl Scout Cookie order form * A new strain of flu * Home-brewed beer that tastes like ass * A harmonica * Anything by the Starland Vocal Band * Your current stock dividends statement. * A subpoena. * Your preferred brand of toilet paper

"I don't usually make resolutions, but I think I need to end more sentences with, "You do the math."" – Dee Ann

Two of the greatest athletes ever share a birthday! And, billions and billions of dollars. But for today, let's focus on the birthday.

It seems that Rod Blagojevich will be allowed to name President Elect Obama’s senate successor after all, as he was recently seen putting a down payment on a Ferrari. Caroline Kennedy says she’s, um... you know, the right person to, um... you know, replace, um... you know, Hillary, um... you know Clinton as, um... (We’ll stop now.) A British man who received a suspended sentence of three months in jail for having sex on a public beach in Dubai says he was “extremely naive about Muslim law,” because surely if he’d had public sex in a western country he would’ve been given a little trophy and some prize money. Take a look at these gorgeous celebs!  Hitting the beach in exotic locales!  Super hot!  And living it up!  Just in case you’re still not sure if your life sucks! Psychologists say to look out for these symptoms, including irritability, pessimism, unhealthy eating habits and bad hygiene as signs that you might be a Shoebox writer.

by Dee Ann * Gain 10 pounds * Put less in savings each month * Floss less * Touch base with mom each day * Continue to see the glass as half empty