Posted on 07/24/2002 5:35:02 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
Howdy all!
HALLE Berry is standing by her straying hubby, Eric Benet. The unlucky-in-love Oscar winner is said to have reconciled with Benet, who recently sought treatment for sex addiction after Berry learned the crooner was two-timing her with groupies. Sources tell PAGE SIX Benet recently joined Berry on the set of "Die Another Day" after he was released from the Meadows rehab clinic in Wickenburg, Ariz. "The week that the story broke, Halle was on the set with her mother," says our mole. "Then, Eric came to visit her about a week later." We're glad Berry is keeping a level head about Benet's extra-marital booty calls: When Berry's marriage to former Yankees slugger David Justice went kaput, she was so down, she contemplated suicide with her two Shih Tzus. [Does this mean she was going to kill her dogs as well? How sick do you have to be to kill two innocent dogs because you're love sick? I hope she never has children!!] Meanwhile, Berry continues to keep a low profile. When Revlon sponsored a "James Bond 007 Beauty Collection" lunch yesterday at Django, Berry, a Revlon spokesmodel, was off-filming "X-Men 2." So the mob of magazine beauty editrixes in attendance were instead treated to funnyman John Cleese, who plays "Q."
I live for food!
POLITICS is funny in the Hamptons. The polls suggest that Gov. George Pataki owns the minds of Suffolk County voters, but the Democrats appear to own their wallets. Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo raised a ton of money in the Hamptons this past weekend and his party rival, Carl McCall, will shortly be heading east to pass the hat. Of course, most of the people giving money to the Democrats don't even vote in the Hamptons, so the Pataki lead out there is not so surprising.
Meanwhile, wily old Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel is sticking closer to home by asking supporters for up to $25,000-a-head to attend a July 31 party at Tavern on the Green. It's Charlie's 72nd birthday and he's asking for a major effort on the part of his followers in the hope that enough Democrats can be elected come November to get Rangel his lifetime desire of chairing the House Ways and Means Committee.
Groan!
Those are some cute jedis and a cute doggie, too. Your boys will learn quickly from the pup what a "best friend" is all about. Mr. M and I hope mightily for the day when we find a house with a big enough yard for a dog.
Say, what's that? One of the local high schools is holding band camp at the college, and every morning they march down the streets of town. Argghh, they're going right past my house, drumsticks a-flailing. They've added a shouting aspect to their routine this year. Oh my. I hope no one was still asleep.
Let dog in, let dog out.
Let cat in, let cat out.
Cindy asks WHY...
WHY. WHY can't we put mascara on with our mouths closed ... WHY is "abbreviated" such a long word ... WHY's a boxing ring square ... WHY don't you ever see the headline, "Psychic Wins Lottery" ... WHY is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips after you use it ... WHY is it necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin ... WHY is what doctors do called "practice" ... WHY is it rain drops but snow falls ... WHY is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons ... WHY is the third hand on a watch called the second hand ... WHY is "Queer as Folk" so unnecessarily vulgar?
All good questions Cindy but the last one should be simply, why is there a "Queer as Folk"?
BRUCE Willis is spending big to renovate his new Trump Tower pad. Staffers, recalling when Demi, the ex, was In Residence there, hope he's easier to handle after coming home at the end of a long night
Amen to your question about why there even is such a thing as Queer as Folk. What really offends me is that they set the thing in Pittsburgh, and people might actually believe my home town is crawling with foul-mouthed flamers. Yecchh.
I can hardly wait for the Queer Channel. /sarcasm I'm sorry they've sullied the good town of Pittsburgh. Double yecchh.
A happy dog tale!
A HAPPY ENDING TO DOG'S TALE
By BILL HOFFMANN
July 24, 2002 -- Here's some news to wag your tail about: Bear's getting health care - for life. A big-hearted animal shelter is presenting the heroic search-and-rescue dog, at first denied benefits for injuries allegedly sustained at Ground Zero, with a lifetime insurance policy.
And officials at the North Shore Animal League on Long Island are going one step further: they're creating the Bear Fund to give financial aid to all emergency dogs injured at disaster sites.
"Bear didn't think twice about going into the wreckage of the World Trade Center, and we shouldn't think twice about helping him," said Marilyn Di Toro of the Port Washington-based shelter.
During Bear's weeks-long stint at the Twin Towers disaster site, the tireless pooch helped locate survivors and dozens of bodies.
Bear's owner, Scott Shields, says he's gratified by the league's offer, and will accept it at a ceremony on Long Island today on behalf of all search-and-rescue dogs.Link
The Harlem Globetrotter also made a stop in Chicago to pander to Jesse Jackson:
The amount of money needed to successfully fight the global spread of AIDS is a fraction of what the United States is spending to fight terrorism, former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday, urging the government to pay its share [We already pay more than "our share," you idiot] without hesitation.
"I see this AIDS issue the same way I see the fight against terrorism. I'm all for fighting and staying in Afghanistan and getting bin Laden [except for getting him in 1998 when I had the chance, that is] and being tough about that--that's fine," Clinton said "But nobody believes that we can build a safe world just by preventing and punishing bad things. We have to make some good things happen too."
Wealthy nations like the U.S. can halt the surge of AIDS cases, which could number 100 million globally by the end of the decade, Clinton told an overflow crowd of more than 1,600 at Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition conference. link.
What a crock. Throwing money around isn't going to halt a preventable disease.
HE may have pulled a woman nearly half his age but not everyone is convinced that Harrison Ford is a spring chicken. The actor, who has just turned 60, recently went shopping for nappies for his girlfriend Calista Flockhart's baby son, Liam. But when he asked an assistant where to find them, he was directed to the incontinence pants. Daily Mirror
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