GMI (Guard Management Inc.) is having a car
wash for Children’s Hospital this Friday Aug 8^th from 8am to 5pm at
our office in Kearny Mesa. Car washes are only $7. We are collecting unwrapped
toys and cash for washes to Children’s. We will have raffles, food and games for
the kids. All of the products and food were donated so 100% will go to the
kids.

 

 

 

8001 Vickers St. SD CA

TRIUMPH!!!

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was at San Diego's Comic Con this year and was, as always, hilarious:

 

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THE GAYDAR CHALLENGE!!

Want to take an interesting lok at the stereotypes you have in your head? Take the Gaydar Challenge. 

Fla. man dials 911, complains his sub had no sauce
Yahoo News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The sauce for a spicy Italian sandwich was apparently a must have for one Florida man. The man, Reginald Peterson, called 911 twice after a sandwich shop left off the sauce

Peterson initially called the emergency number Thursday so that officers could have his subs made correctly, according to a police report. The second call was to complain that police officers weren't arriving fast enough.

Subway workers told police that Peterson, 42, became belligerent and yelled when they were fixing his order. They locked him out of the store when he left to call police.

When officers arrived, they tried to calm Peterson and explain the proper use of 911. Those efforts failed, and he was arrested on a charge of making false 911 calls.

Peterson did not have a listed phone number.

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TV STARS’ SALARIES:  WHO EARNS WHAT?

TVguide.com

How is your favorite TV star’s bank account these days?  Pretty good, according to the latest round of earnings gathered by TV Guide magazine in its annual survey of TV stars’ salaries based on information from TV industry insiders and published sources. 

Here’s a sample of the bucks big names are bringing in:

Two and a Half Men’s Charlie Sheen is the highest-paid comedy star in prime-time, earning $825,000 per episode (includes earnings from Sheen’s ownership stake in the series), CSI star William Petersen is the highest-paid actor in a prime-time drama, earning $600,000 per episode, while

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: SVU, is the highest-paid actress in a prime-time drama, earning $400,000 per episode.  Kyra Sedgwick, star of TNT’s The Closer, is the highest-paid actress in a cable network drama, earning $275,000 per episode.  Multiply the per-episode payments by the number of original episodes, and you’ll come up with plenty of prime-time millionaires.

Seth MacFarlane proves you don’t need to be seen on-screen to earn big dollars.  The creator and lead-voice talent of the animated hit Family Guy is highest-paid prime-time writer/producer, having recently signed a new deal with 20th Century Fox Television that will pay him a whopping $100 million through 2012.  And the voice talent of The Simpsons, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, and Hank Azaria, each earn $400,000 per episode of the Fox animated series.

In other categories, queen of all media Oprah Winfrey earns $385 million (total 2007 operating revenue for her company, Harpo Productions), Simon Cowell earns $50 million per year for American Idol, David Letterman earns $32 million per year as Late Show host, and anchor Katie Couric (CBS News) earns $15 million per year.

The complete list of salaries in the categories of Prime-Time Series, TV News, Late-Night, and Reality/Game Shows is in the August 11 issue of TV Guide; on newsstands Thursday, August. 7. 

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Women's funny weight loss math

(OPRAH.com) -- One portion of macaroni and cheese. One slice of chocolate cake. One pair of svelte black pants. Do some very simple, if highly emotional, addition and subtraction, and you arrive at a whole new way to see yourself.

Most women know that it is possible to immediately gain 15 pounds by eating one pint of Ben & Jerry's. And when it comes to your butt (which can enlarge six sizes in the wrong pair of jeans), the rules of physics no longer apply. Oprah.com: Start loving the way you look

We need a better way to quantify these fluctuations -- a formula that goes beyond your BMI and calculates the feel of overweight. So I propose the personal body image index (PBII).

The general idea is as follows:

• Start with your weight.

• Subtract seven pounds if you have just worked out.

• Add five if you've single-handedly finished a plate of guacamole and chips; four for macaroni and cheese; six for death-by-chocolate cake.

• Subtract 10 pounds if people nearby are fatter than you.

• If you're wearing black pants, subtract two; if in a bathing suit, add eight.

• If you are more than seven years older than the group average or are surrounded by bikini-clad undergraduates with toned stomachs and cellulite-free thighs, add 20.

iReport.com: What kinds of things do you do you stay fit?

I don't advocate letting the PBII dictate how you live your life; it could turn you into one of those people who spend their beach time camouflaging their lower halves with sarongs. But once you acknowledge that the PBII exists, you can take steps to improve your score. Some suggestions:

Hang out with people older than you, preferably much older. This has three benefits:

(a) You probably have fewer varicose veins than they do.

(b) Truly old people are inspiring; they tend not to give a damn about what they look like in bathing suits.

(c) Except for my elderly neighbor, who once greeted me by announcing that I'd gained weight in my face, older people are usually effusive with compliments. My friend Luba, who lived to 99, used to tell me how beautiful I was every time I saw her, even though she was blind.

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5 Things to Avoid Telling Your Parents

http://www.coedmagazine.com

 One of the joys of maturing into responsible adults is the new, more equal relationship we can establish with our parents. It’s cool to be able to grab a brewski at family barbecues (double-y cool because you didn’t have to pay for it), usually leading to an awesome opportunity to sit around and gab with the fam about your hilarious exploits away at school.

1) That time you got so drunk at the club that you passed out in the bathroom.
Also not good to share: the fact that your equally wasted friends did not notice your sudden absence, and were alerted to your condition only when the cleaning staff found you at 6 am. This story, while earning you street cred amongst your fellow college lushes (I think it’s hilarious, obv), will not go over well with Mom for various reasons. 1) Contrary to her own experiences in college, she would like to believe that you–her responsible and intelligent son– would never participate in such tomfoolery. 2) She ain’t sending you to school to get drunk.

Best to skip this little tale and save it for a more appropriate time: boasting during “This one time, I was so drunk…” circles.

2) The time your random roommate had their (um, and your) apartment raided by the DEA.
A stretch, I know, but I’ve heard stranger. Basically any drug-related incident that you were (unfairly) implicated in, and later had your good name cleared from does not need to be shared with Mom & Dad. You obviously handled the situation, and your parents do not need the added stress of constantly fearing for your safety from drug dealers. Plus, I mean, what are the odds of that happening twice? But, you know– if it does–then you should probably tell them. And, also, avoid rooming blind.

3) Any minute details of your sex life.
In fact, pretend you don’t have a sex life. Do they know you’re probably not sitting in your room knitting on Friday nights? Yes. Do they want to be informed that you are, quite commonly, grinding with a drunk skank or how sloppy it was when you took her back to your room? Um, no. All they need to know is that you’re responsible about your “activities,” you have a clean bill of health, and they have no impending grandchildren.

4) That you didn’t earn those fab grades with perfect attendance.
If you are one of those chosen few who attends class for first day attendance, paper due dates and the final exam in exclusivity yet still pulls an A - good for you (I hate you!). JK, you’re not that bad, just lucky. Anyhoo, though, your parents don’t want to know that you are the one hit wonder of attendance, and that you spent most lectures doing more productive things with your time. They’re happy with the end result (your kick **** GPA), but by no means do they need to be enlightened that your tuition covers an average 5 days of class. Keep up the good(?) work, but keep your lips sealed.

5) AN.Y.THING. that happened on Spring Break.
What to tell them: Where you’re going, where you’re staying, emergency contact numbers, and when you’ll be home. That’s it. For me, this is a given as I pay for my own spring break adventures and my mom simply pretends the week itself does not exist. But seriously, even if your parents “really do want to know how your spring break was, just curious!” DO. NOT. TELL. THEM. Describe the beautiful landscape, the quaint shopping, the exorbitant cost of “bottled water”. Just don’t tell them what you did, who you did, or where you did it. Capiche? What happens on Spring Break…will get dragged up during future references to your faults should you ever tell your parents what really went down.

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Wii-Deprived Kid Kidnaps Himself, Demands Ransom From Parents

http://www.switched.com

Sure, the Nintendo Wii is great and all, but we're guessing that a man in China who tried to extort $1,400 from his parents by "kidnapping" himself and demanding a ransom after they refused to buy him a "Nintendo computer" was probably a little too infatuated with the popular white gaming console

According to China Daily, the man -- who we're hoping is more of a "boy" -- apparently hired two men to kidnap him, and was arrested after he withdrew his own $1,400 ransom from an ATM. Genius. (Almost as genius as the kid who hired a hitman to kill his parents because they wouldn't buy him a PlayStation 3 -- the 'hitman' turned out to be a cop.)

Quick tip, kids: Real tennis, bowling, golf, and boxing are almost as much fun as 'Wii Sports,' believe it or not -- and they involve just slightly less jail time.

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3 Signs It's a Summer Fling

http://lifestyle.msn.com

Some connections are seasonal; they bloom in summer and die in the fall. Will your passion retreat with the mercury?

Sign #1: There's no September. If your new guy is tentative about discussing the future (as in, autumn), he may consider your situation to be strictly casual. That said, most budding relationships focus on the present rather than the future, because you're both figuring out if it's worth pursuing. So don't read too much into this one sign.

Sign #2: What friends? You and your new love are an island. You haven't met each other's social circle, and for now, you're cool with that. Yes, you have him all to yourself - great! But from a man's standpoint, sequestering you makes it very convenient for him to terminate your affair when it reaches its use-by date, which he may have predetermined.

Sign #3: It's a one-track bond. Let's just say you wouldn't classify your current union as a meeting of the minds. In fact, while you totally dig each other's action between the sheets, you rarely connect when your clothes are on. This affair will burn fast and bright, so enjoy your lusty tryst. Just don't mistake hot sex for a growing romance if it's clear your chemistry is all about the booty.

The "poll" feature isn't working so I'd love for you to e-mail me your feedback

What name do you like:

#1- Bower (after the awesome Jack Bauer from 24)

#2- Buster ( after the hilarious character on Arrested Development)

#3- Boogie (based on Boog from Into the Wild)