The Recycling Police

Funny story, from a recent conversation with my mom. My grandfather (her dad) is very OCD and obsessively neat. Needless to say, rules are of a great concern to him, even at 83.

My mom was out of town with one of my little brothers recently, looking at colleges. My other brother stayed home, and my granddad also stayed there while they other 3 were gone (he has a separate "apartment" attached to the house).

Well, it was recycling day, so my grandad proceeded to get it ready, dumping everything into the bin. My brother Sean explained that they need to separate the paper from plastics and other stuff, as that's how they sort things in Illinois. My granddad was all sorts of upset, because he had a bunch of shredded paper in there too. "They don't recycle that way in California," he apologized.

They got it all worked out, and the recycling went out as usual. When my mom returned home a few days later, Sean told her about the incident, just because it was somewhat funny. Right after, my grandfather walked in, and my mom said, "Good thing you got all the paper out of there dad, otherwise the Recycling Police were likely going to write you a ticket!"

Of course she was kidding, but he got all pale and started looking worried. After a few moments of quiet contemplation, he asked, "Would they really give an old man a ticket?" My mom and little brother just about bust a gut laughing, but they had my poor, rule-abiding grandpa going for a few moments there. :)

Michelle & David's Wedding

OH MY GOSH! I've been to a lot of nice weddings, but this one was simply amazing. It was held at the Chicago Ritz-Carlton last Sunday, June 15th (Father's Day).

Every thing, down to the tiniest detail, was just perfect. For instance, the aisle way was curved like a garden path, made of fine silk, secured to the carpet below with satin covered pins. That was just the aisle - the rest was just as awe-inspiring.

Here are some photos and videos of my beautiful cousin, her lucky husband, and our wonderful family on this special day.




The gorgeous bride.



Her adorable nieces dancing...



Truly a fairy tale



My aunt Sandy and uncle Tom




The whole ceiling was a giant chandelier!



Just lit by candles and soft blue, slow moving lights...



Centerpieces were amazing



Band warming up, final preparations of the room



Cake, mmm...




With my cousins, Val and Ali




Showing off my boa with Ali



Me & my dad



My dad and his wife, Loraine



Ali & her husband, Andrew



My uncle Tom, pimpin' the top hat, lol

Tom Cruise Scientology Parody

If you haven't seen the original Tom Cruise "recruitment" video for Scientology, make sure you watch that first.

Below is the leaked video, made by Scientology, interviewing Tom Cruise on the religion with subtitles to explain his nonsense...



And now here is the funnier-than-hell parody of the above video "starring" Jerry O'Connell.