Shaken, not stirred

Well, as most of you know, the latest James Bond movie is out, and

as is always the case each time one is released, there is banter as

to how the latest ranks comparatively to the previous flicks. Then,

naturally, the various arguments begin: which Bond is superior?

Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, or the newest 007, 

Daniel Craig (Timothy Dalton? uh, NOT!). Alot of folks also debate

whose Bond song is the best, be it Tina Turner, Tom Jones, Nancy

Sinatra, Carly Simon, Sheena Easton, A-Ha, or Duran Duran, (sorry

Madonna, you are a legend, but your Bond song? Awful). But perhaps

the most discussed topic of all Bond movies? The Bond  girl/babe 

naturally!  Guys love the action sequences, gadgets, cars, and special 

effects of the 007 movies, but let's face facts, they are also scoping out 

the latest seductive female enemy that Bond falls for. And, as with the 

songs, there are numerous contenders; in this case, who has been the

prettiest and/or sexiest. Halle Berry and Kim Basinger stand out of 

course, as do Barbara Bach, Britt Ekland, and  Jane Seymour. But it 

seems that Ursula Andress (who starred with Sean Connery in 'Dr. No') 

wins every debate. Guess that 'blonde at the beach in a white bikini' 

look is rather popular! 

Float your boat

Well here is a story that you don't come across everyday!

For the last 9 years, Beatrice Muller, an 89 year old widow,

has chosen a rather unconventional retirement residence -

the luxury cruise ship RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (the QE2 for

short, shown above). Muller has found this arrangement, one 

that allows her to cruise around the world and receive top 

notch service and cuisine, much more agreeable than any 

retirement home. However, come this month, she will find 

herself in a dilemma. The QE2 is about to be retired from 

service. Muller, though, despite her ship's pending retirement, 

has no intention of returning to land - "Why would I want to do 

that for?" Instead, she plans to find another ship to sail out her 

days on. Her cabin on the QE2 costs about $7000 a month; 

according to her estimates, that is about the same cost as a 

retirement home in Florida, except that is is "far more pleasant". 

Let's hope that the sea loving Mrs. Muller finds a suitable new 

cruise vessel that will float her boat!