Sesame Street's Grover gets his Old Spice on

"Look at yourself. Now back to me. Now back at yourself. Now back to me. Sadly, you are not a monster. But if you listen to Grover, you will know all about the word on...."

Looks like Isaiah Mustafa, the hunky actor featured in those great Old Spice ads, has some competition -- in the form of a furry blue monster. But I don't think Isaiah minds, as it's for a good cause (and his daughter thinks its way cool) -- Sesame Street's Grover teaching kids about the word on (though not as in "let's get it on") via a send-up of Isaiah's now classic original Old Spice ad.

Here's the Sesame Street version of the Old Spice ad, titled "Smell Like a Monster," featuring Grover:



And here's the original Old Spice ad, "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," featuring Isaiah Mustafa:



I'm on a blog. [Insert Old Spice whistle. Fade to black.]

I'm in love

The moment he looked into my eyes and started licking my fingers, I knew I was a goner.

And when he nuzzled my neck and began purring... I was helpless to resist.

Meet Leonardo Da Kitteh, my new (orange) crush:
























































Full disclosure: Leonardo Da Kitteh does not belong to us, sadly. He belongs to good friends of ours whom we visited this weekend -- or rather they belong to Leonardo (as do I).

Lady Tata sings about ma-ma-ma-mammograms (in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month)

I just saw this video titled "Mammogram" (sung to the tune of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face") by "Lady Tata" (GagaForTatas), created in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and had to share.



As all of you know, I am a big advocate of yearly mammograms for women over 40 and/or who have a history of breast cancer in their family. So, if you fall into either category, and have not had a mammogram this year, I encourage you to make an appointment this month, if not today, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

And guys (who, btw, can also get breast cancer), I encourage you to make sure that the woman (or women) you love, if they are over 40 and/or have a history of breast cancer in their family, have an annual mammogram.

You can also help defeat breast cancer by donating to one of the many organizations looking for a cure for this horrible disease, such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Ta-ta for now...

You can't spell Halloween without Ho

I guess it was only a matter of time until Victoria's Secret (my nemesis) came out with a line of Halloween costumes. After all, as the folks at Victoria's Secret know, you can't spell Halloween without Ho. Though I think someone in merchandising confused "trick or treat" with "turning tricks."

Also, I'm guessing that these sexy little Halloween costumes were designed for gathering treats indoors (not out), if you catch my drift.

Sigh. Call me old fashioned, but I long for the days when Halloween meant putting on clothes (or sheets), not taking them off.

Btw, is it just me or does the Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Air Hostess (top row, second from left) look a lot like Britney Spears in "Toxic"?

Out of the mouths of tweens

The place: The kitchen here at J-TWO-O Central.

The time: Approximately 7:20 a.m. Eastern.

Spouse to daughter: You look very grown up today.

Daughter to spouse: Why, because I didn't get enough sleep and haven't had my coffee yet?

Twelve going on 40.

Btw, after the spouse and I finished cracking up, J-THREE-O immediately asked if I would be putting her comment on the blog -- and said she was totally OK if I did.

Sexy man, definition of

No, I am not referring to New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, who led the Jets to a 38-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo this afternoon. (Though I know many women who find Mark Sanchez very sexy.)

I am, of course, referring to the man who, after a hard day of computer troubleshooting, slaved over a hot stove and oven all afternoon making his ladies a delicious dinner of homemade Buffalo-style chicken wings (in honor of the New York Jets trouncing the Buffalo Bills -- sorry, Dave S.) and potato skins -- then helped me clean up and... vacuumed the floor (with the Valentine's Day present he gave me).

If that isn't the definition of sexy, ladies, I don't know what is. (And look how cute he looks in his yellow latex gloves and apron. Swoon.)

In the words of Salt N Pepa (and En Vogue), what a man, what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man. (Yes, he is.)

Rapping with Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon (video)

Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Fallon and guest Justin Timberlake performed an "impromptu" three-minute ode to or history of hip hop/rap music, starting with the Sugarhill Gang's classic "Rapper's Delight" from 1979 and ending with Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." And I think it's fair to say that this video clip provides yet more proof why white boys should not be allowed to perform hip hop or rap music, at least not on live national TV (though the bit was pretty funny, albeit probably not to The Roots, Fallon's hip hop backup band).



I love you Justin and Jimmy, but you, sirs, are no Sugarhill Gang.