Day: November 23, 2005

I’m having a tough time imagining Michael Palin, who’s been married to his high-school sweetheart for close to forty years now, as particularly sex mad at any point in his life. But apparently:

British globe-trotter MICHAEL PALIN first began travelling to foreign lands to find girls who would sleep with him.

Or so says contactmusic.com anyway, in what barely qualifies as a news story, even if it is true. There’s no byline attached to the article, and it’s barely more than an attributed quote taken out of god knows what context. Is it even a recent quote? And I’m no expert, but doesn’t it sound like maybe Palin was making a joke? Doesn’t calling him a “sex tourist” make him sound a little like, I don’t know…Gary Glitter?

Amazon.com just recommended I buy the “Braun 3370 Silk Epil SoftPerfection Epilator with Carrying Pouch.” Why? Because I’d told it I owned the first five Harry Potter books. Big cross-over market there, do you think?

There’s a Toys for Tots display in the main lobby downstairs. Already, there are donations circling the small Christmas tree. Among the action figures and games, there’s a copy of Enrico Caruso – Voice of the Century. Because, really, isn’t that what every little kid wants for the holidays?

And, come to think of it, where’s the DVD player, Mr. Gift-Giver? Toys for Tots is for needy children, remember.

As fellow capper Zee pointed out, finally — finally — a movie about a guy with a lot of kids who marries a woman who also has a lot of kids! Thank you, Hollywood, for finally having the courage to tell this tale!

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 opens (for some reason) next month. Throw in a Brady Bunch reunion special and you’d have yourself a real trifecta of crap there.