NEWS FLASH: This From MSN. Octuplet's mom already receives food stamps and government assistance! Duh! No kidding! And this in California, a state so broke right now that people will NOT be receiving any state income tax refunds.

And Republicans say we don't need a stimulus recovery package! Tell that to Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and all those people in California who be getting "regrets" instead of checks in the mail.

NEWS FLASH: Soap operas are dropping faster than insurgents in Iraq. Yes, my good friends, Guiding Light is about to cross that bridge with word that The Young and The Restless may be soon to follow.

Others have had to fire their top stars to meet salaries of lesser knowns. It seems the glory days of "soaps" are finally just a sad, sad song. And not a moment too soon.

Rich and Brooke have been carrying on the same unrequited love affair now for 25 years on The Bold and The Beautiful. For mercy's sake, let these two middle-aged people fade into the sunset--they are NO LONGER "bold" nor "beautiful"!

NEWS FLASH: I finally succumbed and bought a laptop!!! I still like my desktop better, but I plan to travel quite a bit this summer, and I was tired of having to use the motel's complimentary computers. By the way, look for me coming to a town near you!! Yeah! Yeah! You're not EXCITED!!! Well, I'll may just skip your town then!!

NEWS FLASH: Thank goodness the Grammys are behind us. I get so sick of seeing these rock stars in horrible attire--a tuxedo with tennis shoes--NOT COOL! I don't care how rich they are!! The only one who looked hot was Carrie Underwood. And to think she's just a little hick from Checotah, Oklahoma. H-m-m! Maybe we people in Oklahoma are not quite as backward and stuck in time warp as people like to think.

NEWS FLASH: Valentine's Day is Saturday! Don't forget your sweethearts! I'm about to send a "love" package to three of my "sweethearts" in Illinois.