Is This Info Really Useful?

Like, duh? Why weren't these words already in Webster??!
I guess we bloggers really are the cutting edge of information:

['Wedgie' Added to Webster's Dictionary
Mon Mar 14, 5:42 PM ET Top Stories - AP

CLEVELAND - Wedgie, a teenager's locker-room nightmare, has made it into the dictionary. Webster's New World College Dictionary based in Cleveland said wedgie was among its new additions to its latest edition.

The new edition will carry this listing: wedgie: noun. a prank in which the victim's undershorts are jerked upward so as to become wedged between the buttocks.

The dictionary also carries the tradition wedgie definition of a type of shoe.

"`Wedgie' was always a part of the high school terminology that you sort of never thought about later," said Editor in Chief Michael Agnes.

"It never really entered the mainstream until the '90s. It broke out of high school and, boy — if you don't know what it is, you're absolutely at a loss."

The new edition will reach bookstores by May and has 58 new entries, plus another 20 new senses of existing words (such as wedgie).

The additions include Al Qaeda, blog, cargo pants, irritable bowel syndrome and partial-birth abortion.]



I Take Great Pride In Knowing NOTHING About American Idol,
but I'm always curious about mysteries (go figure--isn't everyone?),
and this article from CNN/AP is written well. The 3rd "reason" cracked me up:

[Why did Mario Vazquez quit 'Idol'?
Fans abuzz over possibilities
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Posted: 9:06 AM EST (1406 GMT)

Mario Vazquez dropped out of the "Idol" running on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's personal.

That's what Mario Vazquez is insisting about his decision to drop out of Fox's "American Idol" talent search. Fans were buzzing Monday about why such a popular contender would forfeit "Idol" fame.

"My gut and intuition told me it wasn't time to do this," Vazquez told The Associated Press. "I had to focus on some personal areas in my life with the little bit of privacy that I have."

The New Yorker's own mother, Ada, didn't know about his decision until a local TV reporter showed up at her doorstep.

"I do not know," she told Fox 5 News. "I heard it from your mouth so I do not know what's happening. I feel horrible about it."

Fans felt just as bad. Messages on the official "Idol" Web site ranged from "Post here if you will miss Mario" to "Mario Vazquez Fans UNITE!" Working together, many attempted to piece together the puzzle on why such a promising contestant would call it quits. Here are three theories -- realistic and ridiculous -- that fans conceived, and here's what he told the AP in a telephone interview Monday:

1. He didn't want the "American Idol" contract.

Sure, the winner of "Idol" receives a heaping helping of media attention, but they also are beholden to a record deal with the show's executive producer that many in the industry call restrictive. So maybe Vazquez saw a loophole, some fans posted.

Vazquez: "In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. ... It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life."

2. He's got a skeleton in his closet.

Contestants have been dismissed from previous "Idol" editions. One was arrested, some failed to disclose arrest records and one posed for an adult Web site. Could Vazquez be hiding something just as detrimental, or even more personal, and decided to bow out before it was found out?

Vazquez: "Crazy." And, for the record, "Everything is fine with my health."

3. He's going to testify in the Michael Jackson case.

OK, it's a stretch. But Vazquez does have a connection to the Gloved One. The crooner sang backup on "Whatever Happens," a track from Jackson's 2001 "Invincible" album. In a questionnaire on the "Idol" Web site, Vazquez called the experience his "proudest moment in life so far." However, Vazquez wasn't listed as a possible witness for either the defense or prosecution in Jackson's molestation trial. And Vazquez is back in New York while the trial is continuing in California.

Vazquez: "Crazy, that's how it goes," he said, singing the answer. "No, I'm not. It was an amazing experience to work with Michael Jackson, who is a legend. It's unfortunate what's happening with that."

Despite all the hubbub, Vazquez was sticking to his story -- and to his dreams of music stardom.

"I don't think it's by any means an end to my career," he said. "It's just things you need to take care of in life .... I will always be singing. This won't be the last you hear of Mario Vazquez."

Stay tuned.]

I do live in a closet, and, yes, I think that's funny.

Also, I watched _Shaun of the Dead Last Night_. Soon to be a cult classic I'm sure. Loved it. Ok, I liked it alot.

Something else was on my mind today, but I lost it . . . I think it had to do with the bunny and egg shaped pasta I found . . .

Triglyph--you are right: I want to write.
I think I have found a voice. My voice. And I owe it all to
our list serve and Blogger. Now. What to write about?