Whew ... it's not just me mistaking Ellen Barkin for Cameron Diaz

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I was all like, "If that's not Cameron Diaz in those spots for The New Normal, who is it?"

Ellen Barkin! Of course, that explains it.

I'm comforted that this confusion has been taking place for some years and I don't need a new eyeglass prescription.

And now I'm feeling my age as I realize how long it's been since Buckaroo Banzai and The Big Easy were in theaters. Twenty-eight years since Banzai! That means we are as far now from its debut as we were then from Elvis's screen debut in Love Me Tender. That was ancient history to me then! That means ... oi.

Thome's titanic homer impresses teammate.

They still got it: Thome & Giambi launch titanic Sunday homers - Big League Stew - MLB Blog - Yahoo! Sports:

Delmon Young is appropriately awed by Thome's blast.

Thome's sixth inning three-run homer off Felipe Paulino(notes) traveled an estimated 490 feet, stunning fans seated above the right-center field scoreboard, and surpassing Thome's flagpole home run last September by 10 feet to become the longest in Target Field's short history. All you have to do is look at Delmon Young's(notes) face to know that we're not talking about your run-of-the-mill shot here.

RIP 82-year-old Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay, former Nepal foreign minister, dies on Everest

82-year-old former Nepal foreign minister dies in attempt to become oldest to climb Everest - 5/9/2011 11:19:06 PM | Newser: 

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An 82-year-old former Nepalese foreign minister has died on the slopes of Mount Everest while attempting to become the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain.

Got to admire the effort.

I found myself grumbling the other day when I forgot the phone upstairs and it started ringing after I'd just descended them. "Stupid phone. Now I've got to walk back up these stairs I just walked down ... grumble, grumble." As soon as I caught myself thinking that way, I taught myself a lesson by walking up and down the stairs three more times for thinking like an old man. "You lazy sod, groaning about stairs, I'll teach you ..." 

Facial Recognition ... (Triptych Cryptic Import)

... If This Is Any Indicator, Is Not Reliable Technology
I mean, c'mon.  This celebrity matcher thing didn't notice my resemblance to Tom Baker or Mark Knopfler?

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