chicken little lives on in So Cal

What has happened to the news in southern Ca? It used to be that you could turn on the news and find out what was happening locally and around the world. I think the writers strike has effected the news too or it's just that bad? Storm Watch 2008... do they realize that we're all laughing at them because it's not newsworthy to them unless they can make it sound like the end of the world is at hand and rapture if you believe in such things is emanate. Do you know what was the breaking news last night? No, not the rain they were breaking in all night to show the blond model types standing out in the night warning you to stay inside because the rain is coming. Well it's still dry and it looks like we may get the edge of a little rain. This was supposed to be the biggest storm in 5 years. oh sorry the breaking news was that earlier in the day Britney Spears was two hours late to a deposition to regain custody of her kids and some how had a problem returning them after her supervised visitation and the police and fire trucks were called to her home and the last report was that she had to be taken away in an ambulance. You know what would happen if it was any other father who violated his visitation or refused to surrender the kids? He would be thrown in jail. K-Fed is a better parent. I wonder if you could have gotten odds on that in Vegas when they anounced their babies birth? It's confusing sometimes not that the Caucus was any measure of where the election is heading when they have it set up so not everyone is even allowed to vote due to the time constraints, but the news outlets think that we care more about a displaced trailer park resident who hit the lottery and the requirement for us all to have an Ark to survive the next 4 days than the election of our future commander in chief. If they can't sensationalize the news then it just isn't reported anymore. When did the National Enquirer take over the local news in LA? When Mrs. Twisted moved here from the northeast she was shocked at the format and content of our news. or lack of content I should say. We used to call it the Sex news here on channel 13. No it was not about sex but they had this lady in the tightest low cut sweater with big hair and sultry make-up reading the news like it was a bed time story for perverts. They have since toned down the over the top format but I think it was because she just had a baby. Jerry Dunphy and Hal Fishman must me rolling in their graves. TV News used to have some credibility when they reporting of facts and what happened that day and the opinions were given in the commentary part of the news when they had the word COMMENTARY across the bottom of the screen.

It's 3:30 PM and the sky is not falling and the animals aren't lining up two by two so chicken little can go home and wait for the next big storm watch 2008 warning. Seriously, I hope it doesn't rain so hard that the burn zones turn into mud slides but I grew up here and it's been doing the same thing my whole life. Summertime we get fires and winter we get a few mudslides where the ground cover used to be. Problem is that people live in the hills and they wonder why the mud slided under, over, and through their homes? Don't build homes where the mud slides and the hills burn. Problem solved. The earth will take back everything in time. Except some of our trash that has the half life of nuclear waste. Anyway, things are safe at Casa De Twisted, We're safe & dry here no mater what CNN or whoever reporting that we are sliding into the ocean in a river of mud or about to at any minute. Oh and I think Brittany had a better day today. Bless the poor girl.. At least the police havent been called yet. I'm waiting for Brittany Watch 2008, that would make me through my TV out the window. Call me snarky today ....

2nd post for this Friday

I know I already posted for Friday but I woke up to something really strange happening outside my window this morning. It was raining. This is huge because it has only rained 2 or 3 times in the last 6 or 8 months. The roads are getting washed clean and the bad drivers are learning how to drive all over again. But I will take a rainy day every couple month just to make me appreciate the beautiful sunny days we tend to take for granted here in Southern California. Mrs. Twisted and I were commenting last night when we walked to the car last night and she had on flip flops and neither of us had a jacket. The last weekend in November and most of the country is seeing weather and have broken out the winter clothes. For us it's life as usual.

Another fun thing I saw this morning. I checked my site meter and looked at the referrals because I'm curious where or what brought my readers to this blog and found that I'm #99 on Knitting Friends Daily To Blog watch. http://knittingfriends.com/communityMy site is #99 out of 211,986 sites being tracked. No idea how I got on their radar but I thought it was fun. The social rank and increase in traffic has something to do with it. I just think it's fun. I look on the referral list and found that my blog is translated in Spanish and German on two different sites. Well thank you to all who read this even if you just skim through and are not compelled to leave a comment. And for those of you who take the time to comment, You really make my day.

Tonight is the Company Christmas party. Semi formal and it should be a fun evening. Music and dancing and a chance for Mrs. Twisted to put faces to all the people I describe in my work stories. It's a small company and they still enjoy the small company type parties. Mr. Twisted is going to wear his dark suit and the Mrs will wear a very pretty two piece set that we bought the last time we were in Chicago. We found a wonderful boutique in the suburbs and had dinner at the top of the John Hancock building as sunset the Friday night before we left. Watching the city lights come to life as the sun faded away. What a wonderful memory.