We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called “Opportunity” and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Wishing You, Your Family and Friends a healthy and properous 2008

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Heaven Hi!!!

Paris Hilton was busted by the book, but Mel Gibson’s booking was a bust.
That’s the conclusion in a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department report released Thursday on the handling of the two celebrity justice cases.
The report concluded that sheriff’s officials turned in an acceptable performance when booking and jailing Hilton this year for driving on a suspended license while on probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
But it said sheriff’s officials violated several department rules in arresting and booking Gibson after he was stopped doing 87 mph on the
Pacific Coast Highway
with a tequila bottle in his car.
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Everybody gettyup and take a trip into the wild wild world film that has lead the way in the Screen Actors Guild preference. The road-trip drama “Into the Wild” received a leading four Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations Thursday, including honors for lead actor Emile Hirsch and supporting players Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener.
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Is it enough that Pop Sensation, Britney Spears is rampaging the scene drunk, drugged up, and getting knocked up that she is influencing her little sister who “stole the show,” recently with the announcement of her pregnancy? But at least Nickelodeon is here to help.
Nickelodeon is considering a special for its young audience about sex and love following the news that 16-year-old “Zoey 101″ star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.
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Heaven Hi!!!

Coming from Ben Stein, I would have to say, touche.

Ben Stein commented in reference to Christmas, 

“I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against. That’s what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, “Merry Christmas” to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn’t bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu.

If people want a creche, it’s just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.

I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution, and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren’t allowed to worship God as we understand Him?

I guess that’s a sign that I’m getting old, too.

But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it’s not funny, it’s intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham’s daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her “How could God let something like this Happen?” (regarding Katrina)

Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, “I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we’ve been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.

And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?

In light of recent events…terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O’Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn’t want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.

Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn’t spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock’s son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he’s talking about. And we said OK.

Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with “WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.”

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world’s going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says

Funny how you can send ‘jokes’ through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.

Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing?”

No Mr. Stein, I’m not.

Heaven Hi!!!

Well, for those of you who think the pen is mightier than the sword are right, at least if you are working for NBC, Fox, CBS, ABC, and various other T.V. stations out there. The writers strike has taken its toll in T.V. Land as it hits its fourth week. This would be a good time for any aspiring writers to send in their joke and scripts to the studios.

Striking TV and movie writers kept up the pressure on studios by picketing and intensifying an Internet campaign that uses the very medium at issue in the contentious negotiations.

A striking writer walks past a mural of Hollywood stars last week.

Both sides were set to resume contract talks Monday. The Writers Guild of America went on strike November 5 over payment for work aired on the Web. Writers want more money when TV shows and films are sold on Internet sites such as Apple Inc.’s iTunes.

Studios, networks and producers, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, say it is too early to know which business model will succeed on the Web. They want flexibility to experiment without having to be locked into payment formulas.

As the strike enters its fourth week, writers have stepped up their use of blogs, short videos, MySpace pages and other Web-based methods aimed at keeping their ranks together and reaching a wider audience, including TV viewers who will soon have to settle for reruns of their favorite prime time shows.

Check up with us later for more in-depth coverage of the strike and other entertainment related news. Check out our website. Pick up a copy of my book, Acting For Real, and see how you can break out of your rerun life, and start venturing into the fresh and entertaining world you’ve always dreamed of, without the strikes.

Be BOP!!!
Thom

My youngest son Will and I had a great time barbecuing the turkey. We used a lot of spices, she was so kicking hot we thought we should dress her. The Kicking Barbie was a big hit and a lot of fun.

Heaven Hi!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Hope your holiday season is off to a happy, healthy start!
If your like me, I’m enjoying the great energy this time of year brings and looking forward to all the upcoming celebrations with family and friends.
This year Santa, in the guise of my Acting4Real team, has delivered a present early—The Acting4Real blog our labor of love, Acting4Real.com, has finally arrived in all its splendor. To see the finished work and a place to post info and articles overwhelms me emotionally—.Now what I most look forward to is delivering the Acting for Real secrets to the many people I believe will be helped—to be part of enriching and empowering their lives.
My love of coaching actors and business people and openly sharing the universal truths I’ve learned along my own life journey, has developed into a desire to expand my circle of influence to touch the masses—thus the book—and the launch of the Acting for Real Website. The Acting for Real Online Community will feature a wealth of tools and insights, self-exploration exercises, articles and forums, and more… secrets of the stars that anyone can use to improve their lives and achieve lasting fulfillment.
It is my greatest Christmas wish that Acting for Real will find its way into the hands and homes of anyone and everyone who needs to realize their full potential—and live the life that they love and they will embrace the techniques it reveals to help drive them to success in all their endeavors.
Drop me a line to let me know how you’re doing—and get in touch any time to comment on future blogs as well as what you would like to see offered in the Acting4Real Website Community.
Be BOP!

Ps. If you would like the recipe or how to dress Kicking Barbie, let me know.

Heaven Hi!!!

Or should I say Holiday Hi!!! It’s that time of year where we count our blessings, fill those stockings, and cuddle up with family to view some of those classics that bring joy to the family. One of those classics is the unforgettable Rudolph. They look terrific for a duo whose holiday act debuted 43 years ago.

Though one still carries around a spare tire of belly fat, Oprahs Dr. Oz would be concerned, his omentum it doesn’t seem to have aged him, and the other is still a bright, shining guy despite some rough times.

Rediscovered and restored puppets of Santa Claus and Rudolph that were animated for TV’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” are making holiday appearances, delighting fans of the special that has been a perennial favorite since its first airing in 1964. CBS plans to show it again Tuesday.

In the animated feature, inspired by the Johnny Marks song, Rudolph is laughed at and excluded from reindeer games over his glowing red nose. He finds acceptance at the Island of Misfit Toys before reuniting with Santa one foggy Christmas Eve.

It is never too late to refurbish a classic masterpiece, and I’m not just talking about our little red nosed friend. I’m talking about our own characters in life. To get back in touch with your talent. To revive your funny zone. To live every day as if it’s a classic moment you’ll always remember. If you pick up my book, Acting For Real, I reveal to you the secrets of the stars. The steps they take to living a life of success and happiness to be enjoyed all year round. Since the holidays are here what better time then NOW to start living the life you’ve always dreamed of. So, the time is now to stop living your life in the dark, and to light up your way in your sleigh of success all the way to the top.

Be BOP!!!
Thom