Calling All Olympians

Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin and the rest of Team USA want you to call them. Maybe. America's Olympics-bound swim stars have joined the ranks of A-listers like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, James Franco, and more who have put their own spins on Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." Alyssa Anderson, Kathleen Hersey and Caitlin Leverenz spearheaded the project, pulling in most of their teammates for the Jepsen tribute, including Lochte, Phelps and Franklin. (Lochte fans get an extra-special treat around 1:03, when the shirtless hunk blows the camera a kiss.)

Get Your Boots On

Most folks who know me know I rarely fly anywhere if I can't get there on Southwest Airlines. So when the Texas based company teamed up with some good deed doers, I wanted to share the story.
Myra Brandenburg, guest blogger for SWA, explains:
It’s typical for musicians of all kinds to frequent the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) on any given day, but on this particular day, country music artists Jack Ingram and Granger Smith set off on a not-so-typical adventure.
On two flights from AUS to Dallas Love Field (DAL) on July 23, Southwest Airlines Customers jettisoned the word typical. Onboard one flight was Country Music Artist Granger Smith, and on a second flight was Texas country music artist Jack Ingram, both who delighted the 137 Customers onboard with a surprise concert at 35,000 feet in the air!

The fun didn’t stop once the seat belt light came on and the plane landed. The concerts were just the beginning of a day chock full of people gathering to make a difference and show LUV and appreciation to our military. Specifically, Retired Army Specialist Jeremy Smith, who was injured in 2008 in an ambush in Afghanistan and for which he is still undergoing surgeries to repair the long term and devastating damage. After performing three songs from the front of the aircraft, Jack personally thanked Jeremy for his service to his country.

The flight was welcomed in DAL with a special water cannon salute. Once they arrived at the gate, Jeremy and his fiancée Sarah were escorted off the plane by Jack, where they were met at the end of the jetway by Southwest Airlines Employees, The Boot Girls from the Boot Campaign, General Leroy Sisco of Military Warriors Salute Foundation (a charity partner of the Boot Campaign), Granger Smith, along with a host of cheering Americans. In a moment that can only be defined as extraordinary, Jeremy and Sarah were presented with a mortgage-free home, catching them completely off-guard! This delighted many in the crowd who were wearing the Boot Campaign’s signature combat boots to show their thanks to Jeremy for his service.

Overcome by delight and disbelief, Jeremy and Sarah were then escorted over to the Southwest Airlines Headquarters parking lot, where both Granger Smith and Jack Ingram performed an exclusive concert for Southwest Employees on behalf of the Boot Campaign. While the music played, Southwest Employees swarmed the Boot Campaign tent to show their LUV for the military by getting their feet in combat boots. Proceeds from the sale of the boots are used to honor wounded military with things like mortgage free homes. Find out how you can get your Boots on the ground by visiting the website.

* Words - 2 Meanings

1. THINGY (thing-ee) n.
Female...... Any part under a car's hood.
Male..... The strap fastener on a woman's bra. ...

2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.
Female.... Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another.
Male..... Playing football without a cup

3. COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.
Female... The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.
Male... Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.

4. COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment) n
Female.... A desire to get married and raise a family.
Male...... Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one.

5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
Female.... A good movie, concert, play or book.
Male...... Anything that can be done while drinking beer.

6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n.
Female.... An embarrassing byproduct of indigestion.
Male...... A source of entertainment, self-expression, male bonding.

7 MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.
Female...... The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.
Male.. Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it.

8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
Female.... A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
Male.... A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes.

Find Your Words

Mine were: Genius, funny and sorry. Yours?

Top 10 Summer Movies

Entertainment Tonight has come out with it's top 10 summer movies of all time. Really? This is their list...I loved #1 but it's not the best summer movie ever. There are many different lists of course. I like this one because it's got trailers and clips from the movies. My #1 choice is: "Jaws" (1975): The first real summer blockbuster, so you can blame it for opening-weekend box-office becoming the be-all end-all for movies. But you must also praise Steven Spielberg's film for being flat-out great, still as suspenseful as when it opened. First movie to open all over the place on the same day, but really, who cares about the business end. Sit back and enjoy. "We're gonna need a bigger boat." And then who's to say a movie on the best summer ones of all time has to be some blockbuster? I saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" yesterday. As a middle aged world traveler starting to consider my retirement and old age it struck so many different chords with me. (Plus the cast rocks!)

Who's to say movies that can do THAT aren't summer blockbusters? I expect some of your thoughts or your favorite summer movies in the comments please.

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