BOO! Did that scare you? Probably not. Hey, cut us some slack. We’re still recovering from last night’s candy OD (not that that’s stopped us from having two Halloween cupcakes this morning or interfered with our plans for more chocolate later). That’s our take on treats. As for tricks, we have only one up our Banana Republic sweater, and that’s to thaw out the heart. Oh, don’t go WTF-ing us. We’ll explain. One of the running jokes on this blog is that we keep the heart in the freezer so it can stay good and cold. Every now and then we take it out for a thaw (and we have to be careful not to drop it on the floor. We like it frozen solid, not shattered!). But the time has come to thaw it once and for all,... [Read more]

It isn’t quite Halloween yet, but  The Bee and the bloggerette “tested” the Halloween candy for trick-or-treaters to be administered tomorrow evening. There’s nothing like a fistful of assorted Reese’s goodies and a dose of Godiva to put one in a giving mood. With that in mind, we’re ready to announce the winners of the caption contest from earlier this month! To jog your memory (and to remind us that the candy OD is fine because we jogged and then ran on the treadmill for a long time today), we invited readers to submit a funny caption for this A-Rod photo: Image: Used with permission of www.splashnewsonline.com Participants had to use each of the following three phrases in the caption: strikeout, SpongeBob... [Read more]

Move over, Sarah Palin. Step to the right (and yes, we mean it that way, too) Hillary Clinton. Another chick may have her eye on the executive branch. Of the NFL, that is. The buzz around the City on the Bay, the one where Tony Bennett left his heart (and no one has found it yet?), is that the 49ers may want the soon-to-be-erstwhile Secretary of State at the helm. Condi hearts football and will be a first down or so away from San Francisco when she returns to academia at Stanford in January. Does this mean George W. has a shot at the Dallas Cowboys if Jerry Jones, Jr. exits stage left? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, possibly deciding on key free agent transactions for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 season. Image: Used with permission... [Read more]

The Italians really, really like Victoria Beckham. Here, ”really, really” is best understood as ”they’ve offered her $16M to do a reality show for Italian TV.” That’s only the most money offered to any TV hostess in Italy. Why the interest? David Beckham will be on “loan” to AC Milan in the LA Galaxy’s offseason to keep his soccer skills sharp. (Did that underwear ad help inspire Milan to bring the hottie to town?) The fam could go with him and the proposed show would revolve around their day-to-day life in Italy. However, reports have also cropped up that Posh may give Italy the boot, though we wonder if that 16 mil will sweeten the pasta pot.   P.S. Yeah, we know Italy is on... [Read more]

Here are the choices: A. Eight gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics B. An affinity for smoking jackets C. A mom who’s very enthusiastic about her son’s accomplishments. D. Correct answer: D.  The blonde with the OK-paparazzi-it’s-been-fun-but-you-can-leave-now expression on her face is Holly Madison, recent ex-girlfriend of Hugh Hefner. And the word on the Strip is that Michael Phelps and Hef’s former opportunistic gold-digger honey have been spotted together in the City That Never Sleeps. (First Hank Bassett and Kendra Wilkinson, now Phelps and Madison? Are chicks who banged Hugh Hefner the new It Girl type among athletes?) Hey, we’re not going to pry. Remember that—now humor us and pretend you didn’t... [Read more]