The letter U......

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This week, as we continue to travel backwards through our A to Z's, I'm reminded of all those smart ass kids who would irritate me by reciting the alphabet in reverse. Then they smile like they did something really special, right up there with inventing Glow Worms like finding a solution for unwanted hair growth.

So, with that in mind, Grandma J has picked the word....Unibrow

Some people like to carry the concept out with the aid of a Sharpie...then carry the theme down to the lips.

Grandma J knows that there are a zillion weirdo Unibrow wanna-be's out there, so she wants to share some famous, and obviously proud, genuine Unibrows with you.....





Joe Flacco is a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens

Comrade Leonard Brezhnev was the Soviet Premier during the height of the cold war.

John Kerry, Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Of course no one has a better Unibrow than Ernie's BFF, Bert.

Unless it's this handsome dude, who claims he doesn't read Grandma J's blog, so she's safe to put him in the line-up keeps his Unibrow meticulously groomed.


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SOME THINGS DRIVE ME NUTS!

I have a really bad habit of having at least two energy efficient TVs on all day long. They have to be on the same channel so I don't go batty as I sashay from room to room doing my chores. Basically it's all news, nothing I have to watch, just listen.

So, since I don't have to share get to pick what's on, you're wondering what drives me nuts, right? It's commercials. Not all commercials. Some are cute, some are informative, and others drive me crazy.

I've told you how I feel about Vince of ShamWow fame, and even more so after his arrest for almost biting that prostitute's tongue off.

Then they was that women screeching TOBY! as her dog drags his butt across her carpet.

NOW.....I've had it up to here ^^^ with the Verizon Commercial that plays every twelve minutes all day long.

*Please note, I muted the sound on the commercial to take the pictures....

you know, the one with Devon, Mr. fear of commitment.

And Cindy, who finds his Verizon wireless network dependency weird.

Oh, and don't even get me started on the Capital One commercial? Yeah, the Spaghetti Jimmy wins.... saying, "What's in your wallet?"

Is there a commercial that drives you nuts?

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Battle Of The Smithsonian

A Wednesday afternoon matinee that missed the cut on Tuesday

Y'all voted, and the consensus was The Hangover, and of course Grandma J had to disqualify loved all those suggestions....but after all was said and done...it was Night At The Museum that won out.

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), the night watchman in the first Night at the Museum, has become a entrepreneur Ala Ron Popeil or my favorite, Vince the Shamwow Guy. With plenty of success and the time and money, he returns to the museum to get the old gang of cast members back together for a sequel.

Many of the old characters have been put into storage at the Smithsonian, so Larry conjures up a plan to rescue them and find the mystical tablets that made all the magic.

While he's at the Smithsonian, he runs into Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams), who he has a fun time flirting with, and Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria), who wants to take over the world.

I was glad to see that a who slew of characters from the original movie were cast.




Robin Williams, as Teddy Roosevelt, along with Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan, as the miniature cowboy and Roman centurion - are happy to see him again.



There were a host of new characters.

Some villains include lisping Pharoah Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria), Napoleon (Alain Chabat), Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest), and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal).

While Daley's new allies are aviatrix Amelia Earhart (sensationally spunky Amy Adams), the Tuskegee Airmen and the huge marble statue of Abraham Lincoln (voiced by Hank Azaria) on the Mall.

The movie was a bit too slapstick for me, but Ben Stiller is always funny, and Amy Adams was the best part of the whole movie

There were some real goofs, for anyone who cares about accuracy. For instance, Archie Bunker's chair, Muhammad Ali's boxing robe and Dorothy's ruby slippers are at the National Museum of American History, not the Smithsonian. But Grandma J wouldn't let small details like that get in the way of seeing this movie.

I have to say, most of the other people in the theatre laughed a whole lot more than Grandma J. And, that had nothing to do with Grandma J being too polite to laugh with her mouth full.

Grandma J, in appreciation of the slapstick factor, gives this movie 3 1/2 Museums out of 5.

A to Z Mondays

This Week Is The Letter U.....

For Umbrella

Isn't this the best looking umbrella in the whole state of Texas? Oh wait, it's French...

All I could think of is Suz, my Busy Bee friend in Florida

For the social butterfly Princess in your life....

If you miss being the class clown, or if you think you aren't getting enough attention, this may be for you ribbit!

Italians can make anything ultra delicate and feminine...

And this ruffled beauty is a Canadian model.

This is a bit odd....a square umbrella!

This one is my favorite....almost a paisley floral.

Remember this oldie but goodie clear bubble umbrella?

Now, wasn't that fun? See more U things at A to Z Monday, and why not join in?

Yet Another Grandma J Tutorial

While most of the free world spends their Saturday afternoons playing golf, lollygagging in the malls, or downing a few brewski's while watching March Madness in May, Grandma J is busy saving every nickel and dime she can.

Here's how Grandma J wastes spends her Saturday afternoons. She wanders around in cyberspace looking for freebies. By wanders she means she checks out the freebie page on the Walmart website freebie page.

These are the free items she ordered this week. Just be forewarned that none of the "click here" notations will bring you to a website....it's just a visual to show you that there is a "Get Free Sample Link"



Here's some free NicoDerm gum to help the addicted smoker sitting next to you at bingo friend or relative in your life.

If you need these, you already know it! And no...I didn't watch the video.

One sure fire way to know you are on the road to baldness, is to try every free sample you can get your hands on for your hair.

Yeah, I bet no one's surprised that Grandma J chose "Sample Both".

Only a Zyrtec user knows how expensive this stuff is.....I hope they send me two sample packs.....AHHHHH CHHOOOOO!

Shudddup.....a free sample is a free sample. Besides, if these are really as absorbent as they claim to be, I can use them to dry my car. You know, like a ShamWow substitute.

* Now, I think I've made a pretty good dent in my Christmas shopping,with free shipping....how about you?

The letter P


.....is for pizza because Grandma J spent the night in her safe place.... under tornado warnings, and ended up sleeping in. Really, that's not too important except for the fact that her BBF in Florida took every single P word she could get her hands on except ......














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Friday Matinee on Friday ...

...is quite unique around here lately. But Grandma J likes to stick to tradition whenever possible.

I'm changing things up a bit. I'm going to see a suspense thriller!

OBSESSED

Yeah, hard to believe, right? But Beyonce is in it, and I know she'll break from the original script and sing "At Last" for Grandma J, just like she did in Cadillac Records.

Check back later for my review.

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This week's letter is O as in Octopus

Here is an assortment of Octopi or whatever plural word you choose. You can read all about the three hundred different types of Octopus here. All octopuses are venomous, but only the small blue-ringed octopuses are deadly to humans.

Here's what it looks like....stay away from this one. That's all I'm saying.

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