tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79868115063721328092024-02-19T07:31:51.219-08:00Orry's OrationsThis is a blog about life, entertainment, animals, Patrick Swayze, Alfie Boe, Stargate SG-1, Michael Shanks, and whatever is happening in the world, or at least my part of it. It's my views and the bits and pieces of my daily life, for whomever would like to hear them.Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.comBlogger460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-38200248031178295842014-07-31T20:56:00.000-07:002014-07-31T20:56:21.831-07:00California Republican Candidate Poses as a Homeless PersonIt really is an intriguing story, how Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor of California, lived for a week as a homeless person recently. Kashkari is barely recognized in the golden state where Democratic incumbent Jerry Brown often makes headlines. Like it or not, Brown has an appeal to Californians. He's down to Earth in ways other state leaders are not. Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-17374367502307916512013-01-31T15:42:00.000-08:002013-01-31T15:42:40.545-08:00Early Morning Reflections of Friendships Gone By - Part 3It's hard to realize that you have no one to call, not if your car breaks down, you want to go to a movie, you're sick and need medicine, or just to chat. That may be hard for some to realize, that there are people who have not a single soul they could call up, not for an emergency or for recreation, but it happens. In some cases, friends live in other states or countries. Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-29564652172471257952013-01-30T07:31:00.000-08:002013-01-30T07:31:23.458-08:00Early Morning Reflections of Friendships Gone By - Part 2Due to things going on in my life, I found myself unable to sleep and reflecting back on old friendships. Perhaps for some it would be best to use the term acquaintances. Actually, my mind has gone all over the place, jumping back and forth in time from childhood and college years to today when most of my time is spent enjoying a British singer versus spending any time with people in Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-31411804379805397892013-01-30T04:04:00.000-08:002013-01-30T04:04:44.442-08:00Early Morning Reflections of Friendships Gone BySometimes when you are lonely, your mind starts to reflect on the past, on the friendships made, lost, and displaced. Tonight there is a lot on my mind and as has happened in the past, I've begun thinking about people in the past, those who have come and gone but who live on in some manner in my mind. The good thing about this little blog is that no one really knows it's here or caresOrrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-53055843542203521072012-12-12T02:08:00.000-08:002012-12-12T02:08:49.968-08:00Alfie Boe is the BestDon't miss the great Alfie Boe on Music and the Spoken Word this Sunday. Alfie is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir this week in multiple concerts with news journalist Tom Brokaw also on tap. While the annual Christmas concerts are not televised, a mini-version of them is included on the program, Music and the Spoken Word. It airs on BYU-TV as well as the RCC channels Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-91243169295489749712012-05-25T18:07:00.001-07:002012-05-25T18:07:11.152-07:00Bodie Goes HomeThe prayers worked, and Bodie the K9 officer went home this afternoon. He looks so much better. I am so happy for this awesome dog that he is able to go home with his handler. I think when he jumped into the backseat of his patrol car, he felt like his old self.
The sendoff was witnessed by a slew of media and members of the public, who just warmed to Bodie right away.
This photoOrrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-88333028614239671642012-05-22T18:03:00.002-07:002012-05-22T18:03:29.252-07:00Prayers for Bodie
I have to say that I have been truly touched by a beautiful dog named Bodie. He is a K9 police dog who was shot twice last week by a villain. I admit that I have no remorse that Bodie's handler then shot and killed the shooter. Bodie was shot in the paw and the jaw, nearly lacerating his tongue. He was critical condition, but his handler and the vet staff stayed with him Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-34933533566483943992012-05-08T12:59:00.000-07:002012-05-22T17:45:48.523-07:00Tony Lucca Outclasses Christina AguileraI continue to be stunned by the total disrespect that Christina Aguilera seems to have for her fellow Mouseketeer, Tony Lucca, on The Voice. All season long she has continued to show great immaturity and a bias against Lucca. He is a few years older than she is and has had nothing but nice things to say about her. She actually didn't appear to recognize him at first during the Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-877572478692497002012-05-04T13:57:00.000-07:002012-05-04T14:00:24.653-07:00Michael Shanks in Saving HopeI'm super excited about the new Canadian series, Saving Hope, starring Michael Shanks of Stargate SG-1. His co-star is Erica Durance of Smallville fame. In fact, these two have appeared together on both of their former shows, so there is history. NBC is airing Saving Hope starting June 7 at 10pm.
Michael plays Charlie Harris, Chief of Surgery, who ends up in a coma and then Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-42726887346600714962012-01-15T19:39:00.000-08:002012-01-15T20:02:23.988-08:00The new Celtic WomanI began to listen to Celtic Woman a few years ago. It was actually towards the end of what was probably their most well known and original formation: Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and Máiréad Nesbitt. Chloe, the youngest, was my instant favorite, and with continued viewing, Lisa was fun, too. I never really cottoned up to the other three. Orla and Meav left at Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-79067354277279759832012-01-13T18:47:00.000-08:002014-07-31T19:06:07.125-07:00January's ValueWelcome to 2012, and more specifically January. For some it means a month of resolutions to follow, or break, and for others it means time to go skiing. Some start shopping for presents for the next holiday season, and some just want to relax and not think about anything. Then there are the football fans. For them, it's the season of the Super Bowl. NASCAR loves are enjoying Preseason Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-23330509378084071682011-11-18T11:10:00.000-08:002011-11-18T11:35:03.030-08:00Natalie Wood Case ReopenedIt was shocking news yesterday when it was announced that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept reopened the investigation into the death of Natalie Wood. Wood died November 29, 1981, almost 30 years ago. A news conference on the subject just ended, and the man at the focus of the new investigation is the captain of the Splendour, the boat owned by Robert Wagner, Wood's husband.This morning, I watchedOrrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-79730526063068779112011-11-16T14:19:00.000-08:002011-11-16T14:33:36.337-08:00Go, Go Rosie O'Donnell!I wasn't sure that I'd like The Rosie Show, which is Rosie O'Donnell's return to the talk show genre. It airs on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. While I don't like some of the obligatory in-house guest appearances which are really designed to promote other OWN series, I have on the whole enjoyed watching Rosie again.She grates a little from time to time, and I'm not fond of every guest, but I loveOrrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-29908912499196022422011-11-16T11:39:00.000-08:002011-11-16T11:44:10.945-08:00Occupy Sacramento: Waste of Taxpayer MoneyWhat a waste of taxpayer money. Several weeks ago, several Sacramentans were arrested for not leaving the park where the Occupy movement was set up. Quickly, the district attorney announced that they would not be trying any of these cases. Well, then the City attorney butted in and said she was going to prosecute.Give me a break. How dumb and wasteful that sounded at the time, and guess what Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-29281515342642969812011-11-14T22:24:00.000-08:002011-11-14T22:37:33.706-08:00Save Thanksgiving from Brown Thursday!Okay, enough is enough already. I groaned when Christmas wrappings were brought out into stores in August and September. I cringed when Target announced it was opening its stores at midnight, just as soon as Thanksgiving was officially a done deal. I was only slightly surprised when Wal-Mart had to one-up their competitor by opening up at 10pm on Thursday and now? Well, now Toys R Us, the Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-32275143307077235492011-11-08T11:51:00.000-08:002011-11-08T12:32:57.519-08:00Jonathan Jackson's Lucky Says Goodbye to General HospitalI just read that the talented Jonathan Jackson is leaving General Hospital for the second time. Jackson originated the role of Lucky Spencer, son of Luke and Laura (Tony Geary and Genie Francis), in 1993 and quickly became regarded as one of the best, if not the best, youth actors in the soap opera industry.During that time, Jackson's character teamed up with the young Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-62294244988849035632011-11-07T13:18:00.000-08:002011-11-07T13:22:10.584-08:00Conrad Murray is Guilty!More justice at last! Dr. Conrad Murray has just been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. It is about time that one of these doctors to the stars takes responsibility for their actions. It's shameful that the doctors of Elvis Presley and Anna Nicole Smith, just to name two notables, got away with their greedy roles in giving them medications.Regardless, physicians need to put their greed Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-51967710059964581602011-11-05T13:50:00.000-07:002011-11-05T14:04:33.571-07:00NASCAR parks Kyle Busch -- FINALLY!I have been waiting for this for years. Since I returned to watching NASCAR circa 2005, I have been irritated by Kyle Busch, the younger brother of Kurt Busch. At the time, he was part of Hendrick Motorsports, and that made me cringe. The two worst teammates for my favorite, Jeff Gordon, have been Busch and Jimmie Johnson. Both are extremely self-serving and rationalize everything away. I Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-12397518711639833212011-10-31T14:18:00.000-07:002011-10-31T14:27:32.182-07:00Swayze Gets WaxedOn Tuesday, October 18, the wonderful Patrick Swayze was immortalized in wax at the famous Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, California. I'd love to see it in person because the likeness is incredible. He'd be impressed, just as his widow, Lisa Niemi Swayze, is with the recreation. The image is taken from the Dirty Dancing scene in which Swayze's Johnny Castle character balances across that narrow Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-13320149979271402872011-10-26T11:11:00.000-07:002011-10-26T11:21:02.746-07:00Occupy Arrests and TrialsWhere I live, there is an Occupy movement. What bothered me about them initially is that they didn't seem to have a focus. When interviewed by local media, most people couldn't even express why they were protesting.Still, the very foundation of America is protest. Englishmen protested excessive taxation and overseeing by a faraway government. Hence, 1776 and all that has followed.Part of me Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-88016103813615678562011-10-16T15:32:00.000-07:002011-10-16T15:41:06.441-07:00RIP, Dan WheldonI'm a huge NASCAR fan, and one of the things I am so glad about is how they've changed the stock cars and race tracks since the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in 2001. Wrecks occur far less often than ever now, and when they do, it is amazing at how these drivers just walk away, mostly unscathed by it all.I watch Formula One and Indy Car much less frequently, mainly because the F1 races are Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-45858484141980638132011-10-05T19:53:00.000-07:002011-10-05T19:55:29.690-07:00Amazon is Back!After being gone for several months, Amazon is back for those of us in California. So, I am happy to say that if you would like to support me that if you click on the banner on the top right of this page and place an order at Amazon, it will definitely help me out!Thanks for reading!Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-4031814129308816602011-09-12T22:28:00.001-07:002011-09-12T22:30:07.564-07:00Was Miss Universe Fixed?For me, on the west coast, the competition for Miss Universe is still airing, but I've been bothered by something all night long. Why is it that the camera knows just where to go? From the announcement of the first 15 to the next 10 and just now with the final 5, it has known exactly where to go to get the reaction of the contestant. The cameraman obviously knows where to point that camera. I Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-20263284104296322472011-08-17T10:55:00.000-07:002011-08-17T11:48:56.448-07:00Celebrating Life: Patrick SwayzeAthlete ... Ballet Dancer ... Broadway Performer ... Actor ... Dancer ... Singer ... Equestrian ... Environmentalist ... Son ... Brother ... Husband ... Uncle ... Mentor ... Friend
The world is full of labels and the above are a few that apply to Patrick Swayze, who would have been 59 on August 18, 2011. The man was a dichotomy, something he once admitted to being himself during a TV interview Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986811506372132809.post-52545150058281997512011-05-26T20:27:00.000-07:002011-05-26T20:45:15.410-07:00Kyle Busch Busted; Hermie Sadler Says So What?This really pops my cork. I was watching some of the NASCAR coverage today and heard Hermie Sadler, a C-rate driver in the sport, say that the media and fans were making too much of Kyle Busch's citation in Charlotte, North Carolina this past week. The man, who is one of the most successful racers in the past few years, was pulled over and cited for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph area. According Orrymainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685192286886513443noreply@blogger.com0