HEY PEOPLE....OPRAH'S NOT GAY!!!!

So what if she was? I could care less if she is or isn't. I have more impotant things that make my world go round. Don't we have more things to worry about? Like the war in Iraq or the insanity that's going on between Israel and Lebanon? Things that really matter? I don't watch Oprah anyway. She is not my *spritual* leader. I have nothing against her. She's just not in my circle of concern.

But, since I brought the subject up..... Oprah and Gayle's relationship is *otherwordly.* That's what she said. Whatever that is. They are just really good friends. They enjoy each other's company. They've bonded!!

I have an *otherwordly* relationship with a couple of my girl friends. We are just really good friends, who enjoy each other's company. We've bonded!!!!! We aren't gay. Although we could be mistaken for being a gay couple, I guess. Why should anyone really care?

Now, the story is straight (pun intended). Although, looks like Gayle is running after her in this picture. LOL Oh, they're just out for a jog.

ICE CREAM THAT MAKES YOU HOT

Out of Angier, N.C. comes the tale of an ice cream that makes you sweat. It's called *Cold Sweat.* You don't even have to put it in your mouth to feel the heat. Word is, that even a small amount on the skin will cause a burning sensation. So, why would anyone want to eat this stuff?

Justin Smith, a 22 year old woodworker signed his wavier to try a spoonful. Yes, you have to sign a wavier. The results.....vomiting in the bathroom. Since then he has tried five more samples and now wants to go for the record of 14 ounces in a sitting. Evidently, he can now keep it down.

The *tasty* treat came into being when the Sunni Sky's ice cream shop owner, Scott Wilson, started experimenting with vanilla ice cream and jalapenos to appeal to his Hispanic customers. It didn't catch on, but he worked his way up to *Cold Sweat.*

*Cold Sweat* is a combination of milk and sugar blended with Dave's Insanity Hot Sauce, Blair's Megadeath Hot Sauce, a secret ingredient (fire ants, maybe), chili peppers, habaneros and Thai chilis.

Pregnant women, people with health problems are not supposed to eat it. Anyone younger than 18 needs the consent of a guardian. Sounds like a ride at a amusement park.

If given the chance, would you taste *Cold Sweat* ice cream: yes, definitely......I'd want to, but would chicken out.......or HECK NO!!!!!

$7.50 TO WATCH PEOPLE DO CROSSWORDS?

Would you pay the price of a movie ticket to watch Bill Clinton do a crossword puzzle? I wouldn't. The movie/documentary *Wordplay* which opened a couple of weeks ago, thinks maybe we would. I like crosswords and work crosswords, but this sounds about as exciting as watching grass grow.

According to the critic's article in the Arizona Republic (6/30), the Crossword conventions are not too unlike the Trekkie conventions. These *compulsive solvers* even go as far as designing and wearing costumes. Costumes? Like what.....a ball point pin or wrap-around black and white squares? There isn't much to work with here. Maybe a dictionary? Hmmm....(as I scratch my head)

It would've been great to do a spoof, but this is pretty serious. The only thing exciting is the rare cuss word, but that's not $7.50 worth. It's all too puzzling ( get it?) to me why and how a person would want to do a movie/doc. on crosswords in the first place.

Gotta go do the puzzle or set up the video in the yard to get some good film of the grass growing.