T-Time
Weekly News Update for the Week of January 13-20th 2009

Do you work all day and have no time or energy to find out what's going on in the world? Do you get bored and impatient watching TV anchors tell you over and over what's going on? Do you sometimes care more about what Britney Spears is doing than what President Bush said during his State of the Union address? If you answered yes to even one of these questions this is what you've been waiting for! Every week I'm going to give you a quick rundown of the past week's biggest headlines. I won't bore you with minute details and shove tons of information down your throats. These are just the facts with a little humor for measure! And if you want to know more you can always just Google it or ask me.

Celeb Baby Fever:

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner released the name of their new daughter...Seraphina Rose Elizabeth. Kimmora Lee Simmons and her beau Djimon Hounsou are expecting their first child together. Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough (the quiet one) and his wife are expecting their first child. Lisa Marie Presley finally debuted pics of her twin baby girls. Hip Hop duo Nas and Kelis are expecting their first child together. And Brothers and Sisters star Rachel Griffiths is expecting as well.

Celebs are always keeping themselves busy. One of the funniest men on Earth, Chris Rock, will be writing a 2nd book that will come out in 2010! Leonardo DiCaprio just signed on to be the face of Tag Heuer. But instead of keeping the money he plans on donating it to "green causes" organizations. British singer Leona Lewis is joining the cool celeb train and coming out with a perfume and an autobiography. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her hubby Pete are going to guest star on CSI as a trouble couple. Michael Jordan has been keeping quiet while slowly rolling in the millions. He has just added steaks (yes 'moo' steaks) to his list of business endeavors. I think someone's taking a chapter from Mr. Trump's book. John Mayer is venturing into TV land...he's getting his own musical comedy hour show. If it does well it may be picked up.

So it's pretty obvious that Kate Hudson can't be single. She has a new boyfriend every other minute. She is currently being linked with super hot golfer Adam Scott.

Patrick Swayze has been released from the hospital after checking himself in for pneumonia. Actor Ricardo Montalban, most famous for his role in Fantasy Island, passed away at the age of 88. Jennifer Hudson is still mourning the loss of her mother, brother and nephew but it looks like she will finally make her first public appearance at the Super Bowl and then the Grammys.

T-Time is a huge fan of Scrubs and has noticed something very interesting! Courtney Cox guest-starred for a few episodes, and her character name was Taylor Maddox. "Maddox"= Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's oldest child...Courtney Cox=Jennifer Aniston's best friend. Coincidence? T-Time thinks not!

The Office of President-elect Barack Obama:

President-elect Barack Obama had his official presidential photograph taken. You can check it out here. This past week has been all about Inauguration Day. Soon-to-be President Barack Obama took a historic train ride from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. stopping on the way at Wilmington and Baltimore. He and Vice President-elect Joe Biden paid their respects to the troops by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. People have been swarming to the capital to attend the several inauguration balls. There was a huge concert at the Lincoln Memorial...U2, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce and many other stars came out to perform. HBO bought the exclusive rights to air the show so you can catch it all on their channel. Obama and his wife also volunteered on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to promote community service. Today is the big day...Obama makes history and will be sworn in as the nation's first African American president. Beyonce will sing Etta James' "At Last" for the First Couple's First Dance.

News Potpourri:

I'll leave you with some quick news tidbits that couldn't fit either here or there so they're getting their own paragraph! There was a miracle in New York City last week...a US Airways plane hit a flock of geese and had to do an emergency landing in the Hudson River. Amazingly all the passengers survived, and the pilot is being called a hero. If you're still excited over the New Kids on the Block reunion, then you'll be glad to know that they are going back out on tour. Unfortunately for all you Prison Break fans the show has been cancelled...you are currently watching the last season. Some sports fans take their love to insane levels. The Pittsburgh Steelers have made it to this year's Super Bowl, and the city's mayor Luke Ravenstahl ceremoniously changed his name to Luke Steelerstahl! Karate Kid is being remade...Will Smith's son will play the lead role and Jackie Chan will be the teacher. After all the buzz about his health, Apple's Steve Jobs has decided to take a temporary medical leave...Tim Cook will replace him. Run DMC will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There have been rumors of a Gossip Girl spinoff show, and now it's coming true. The show will be about Lily Van der Woodsen as a young girl in the city during the '80s! Can't wait!!! Your video of the week is for anyone who likes a great commercial or at least great dance songs!

I hope this gives you an idea of what's going on in the world. Buck up…it's not so bad! Barack Obama is officially the new president and Michael Jordan steaks are coming to a store near you! All is right with the world!

Now go and have an intellectually stimulating conversation with your neighbor about what you've just learned.

~t

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