Well, well, well...
Just saw on the internet that Jun won. Uh, congrats? I guess? From what I understand, at least the house guests put a hint of reluctance in their votes...

Good Book Alert
Suzanne Chazin's "The Fourth Angel", "Flashover" and "Fireplay". Great writing, realistic characters and a bonus: She's not just a writer - she's married to a high-ranking fella in the FDNY. These are riveting and well worth the money. Try them and you won't be disappointed. Now back to your regular scheduled programming.

Speaking of which... Tonight's BB4's Finale and I won't be watching. But I do have one question. Can Alison and Jun BOTH lose? Please?

Family
What a solid pain in the arse family can be. Like sitting on a flaming javelin - not that I've done it but I can only imagine the pain.

Before this gets out of hand, I'm talking about extended family like cousins - not mothers or fathers, sisters or brothers. There are two cousins in my family who make Satan look like Little Red Riding Hood with a fresh pan of pastries for Grams. They used to make our lives hell. After my grandmother passed on, they tried (and keep trying) but we've been using a new and improved way to exorcise our demons. We say "NO". That simple word is definitely not overused in society, especially when dealing with evil spirited, flesh and blood minions of The Great Red Beast.

I know I'm venting but I have to. Now that I have, I'm done.

Smattering of Thoughts
Back again. Spent the morning with Pearle Vision Center - just another reason not to use them. Takes six freakin' weeks to get lenses even when you live in civilization. Citizens unite! We don't have to take this kind of treatment. When we ask a polite question we do not require a smarta** reply. Oh well, the glasses work so I'm happy.

On to other things. It's a gamble that anyone reading this might actually KNOW about this person but hey, why not? Doing the obligatory genealogy search to get a more familial glow to my cheeks, I realized I HAVE NO ANCESTORS beyond a certain point. Raises a few new interesting questions about procreation, doesn't it? So I've hit a brick wall. Help me, please! I'm looking for a Russell Jones, Jr. from Alabama circa 1800's. The "Junior" part is evidently pivotal. My lineage clearly grew fond of re-naming their children the same name as they, only with Jr., Jr. Jr., Jr. Jr. Jr. and so on. If you happen to know about Russell Jones, Jr. (and/or hang in the same family tree as I), please let me know. Supposedly he married a Mary Crownover way long time back (around 1836) and they made little Jones and Crownovers that eventually resulted in me. Thanks in advance.

Now, the other day I was looking for a good book. Found one. I can thank my aunt for this. The author is Dee Henderson, author of The Rescuer, Protector, etc. The O'Malley Series as I finally discovered. Wonderful reads and are Christian so Ali from Big Bro, don't even think of coming near them because you won't like 'em. Don't get me started on the Bible thing her and Nathan were doing in that house. The Bible isn't called "The Big Book of Silly Jokes" and laughing their way through it just inflamed me to the point of spontaneous human combustion. Someone should have flogged them both. End of sermon. Thanks for reading.

Complaint Dept.
We all have our peeves. One of mine is if a person treats me like a mushroom. Y'know, keep you in the dark and feed you bull----. Not if I can help it. So today I've taken a stand. A stand against network television crap. And one show in particular. CBS has ticked me off mightily and I've written an open letter to them. Here it is:

Letter to CBS:
Dear Sirs, Ma'ams, Whatevers, this year you've done it. Today, in my opinion, your acronym stands for "Consummate B- - - S- - -." For the past three years, now four, you've given us a show named "Big Brother". Cool. At least the first three were. This year you toss a group of that interests me less than watching grass grow. OK, so that's not entirely true. Dana, Erika and David interested me enough to watch for a while. When Dana got kicked, you lost me. Why? Even with her x-rated language, she made it worth watching. Then it got worse. We had to stomach people like Justin whose menacing smile is enough to scare most parents to enroll their daughters into nunnery school. I actually wanted Erika to win but with rumors flying about the network fixing HOH competitions (duh) and the fact at times BB instructed the house guests what to say, she stood no chance. So I muddled through, keeping track of new developments via the internet. When Erika was flung out, I gave up.

Last year I rooted for Lisa. She was nice. She deserved the money in my opinion. I thought Marcellas was hilarious. I grew to dislike Danielle to the point of embarrassment. I had a soft spot in my heart for Jason until he teamed with Danielle, proving that even virgin angels have their sinister side. In other words, CBS, personality helps when casting the part of BB house guests.

OK, I understand sex sells and you got a whopping payoff with David and Amanda this season. Sure doesn't compare to the rompings of Roddy and Kiki, right? You've got plenty of drama from Ali, Mistress of Croc Tears. "Will Donnie still love me? Will he realize it was all for TV's sake, just so I could win money?" Well, I'll bet Donnie's glad to know where he stands. Right behind Justin. And Nathan. And David. And God only know who else... And Ali will probably win the damn money anyway. Personally, I think she should be forced to share the money equally with each house guest - just for having to tolerate her crap for so long.

Next year, try the formula of BB3. People with personality. People who viewers will root for, not pray to God they're the next one out so it will liven up the joint.

Now about those competitions. Every year you resort to the "Who Said What" game? Two per season is enough. Don't drive it into the ground. Find some other memory game to play with these people. A back yard maze, perhaps. With different clues placed throughout the maze (like jigsaw puzzle pieces) and whoever assembles theirs first wins. Hey, the puzzle could be a picture of Alison, the winner of BB4! What a prize.

Spend some time in the off-season creating new games for these people. Just because they're locked up for three months doesn't mean they don't like variety. Of course, when you've got Alison whining about Donnie every two milliseconds, anything would help.

Yours Sincerely,
Georgia Morgan

P.S. Try to find someone as cute as Roddy but without the attitude. Oh, the hell of it. Just bring back the entire group from BB3!
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OK, end of rant. I feel much better now, thank you.

Oh Yeah...
Nearly forgot. If anyone knows of a nice-looking single guy in his late twenties to late thirties, and he has a great sense of humor and high tolerance for off-beat behavior, send him around, eh? Thanks.

It's A Small World After All
Trying this for the first time.

OK, so I'm surfing the internet today and stumble onto - of all people - my ex. He's all over the place so it appears. Today the internet is like a village. Everywhere you go, there he is. Anyway, back to my point. While stumbling onto him, I read a portion of his blog - which is still a strange concept to me. Not the fact he has one, just the blog in general. People (now me) are writing these things like a diary of sorts, just waiting for someone else to read them. Huh? When I was a kid, I'd bust someone in the nose if they so much as sniffed near my diary. Now it's all changed and that gives me a chance to share my experience. After all, I'm past puberty.

Anyhoo, according to his blog, he's not very happy these days and says this vehemently in large, unpronouncable words that take a master's degree to understand. It was obvious he uses his blog as a source to vent. Fine with me but I think I'll use mine to entertain. Not today, though, sorry. I'll have to get back to you on that. Right now, I'm interested in ferreting out a good book. Maybe something funny will happen then...