http://bgmv.com My name is Ben and I will be blogging about EVERYTHING: My Life, Pop-Culture, Politics, Technology, Sports, Humor...Just Subscribe! Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:24:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The "New" 90210 debuted on Tuesday with a lot of eager expectations. The majority of viewers were fans of the original 90210 which first aired in 1990. In order to lure the earlier viewers into the new series the producers integrated many of the stars such as: Shannen Doherty, Tori ... http://bgmv.com/entertainment/the-new-90210-debut-decidedly-dull/ Sorry for the two week lapse in posts but I have not had an Internet connection since moving to Cali. I moved to L.A and am relishing every second despite the proverbial pickle I am in. Yeah, I moved out here with no job and whats even worse is the ... http://bgmv.com/me/just-moved-to-california/ [caption id="attachment_153" align="aligncenter" width="291" caption="Senator John McCain"][/caption] I just found out that in 1936 Senator and Presidential candidate John McCain was born in Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone. So, who the hell cares where McCain was born, right? Wrong, the U.S constitution states that, "Clause 5. ... http://bgmv.com/politics/senator-mccain-was-born-in-panama-can-he-be-president/ The Olympics have been a main focus of this blog for many reasons; reasons that are just understood. The Olympics come around every four years and now that they are under way I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to decide who is the hottest female Olympian of Beijing. ... http://bgmv.com/tabloids/who-is-the-hottest-female-olympian-of-beijing-vote-now/ It seems that the octopus that is recession is slowly spreading its tentacles around the entire world. Recession is starting to look more like a global pandemic than a domestic endemic. The U.S dollar is finally starting to come out of it's slump and is making headway against the 5 major ... http://bgmv.com/finance/the-us-isnt-the-only-country-in-recession-its-a-pandemic/ The latest buzz in Beijing is emanating from the pool housed inside the magnificent "water cube". All eyes are transfixed on one man, Michael Phelps, the human porpoise. There is no doubt in any one's mind that Phelps is an amazing swimmer, quite possibly the best Olympian swimmer of all ... http://bgmv.com/sports/michael-phelps-is-definitley-not-the-best-athlete-in-the-world/   [caption id="attachment_94" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Look - I just turned 5"][/caption]   So the Olympics are finally underway and now we all have the pleasure of watching 24hour non stop coverage of...commercials. I have never seen this many commercials in my life. The U.S must love the fact that the Olympics are being held ... http://bgmv.com/sports/chinas-womens-gymnastics-team-how-old-are-they-really/ The U.S Dollar posted its best gain in 6 years, partly due to crude's barreling of $4.82 to $115.20. The U.S Dollar posted a 1.6% rise in the Dollar Index. The Dollar Index measures the dollar's performance against the 6 major currencies: the Euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc, ... http://bgmv.com/finance/us-dollar-strengthens-as-crude-oil-declines/ Russia and Georgia were effectively at war last night with fierce fighting near the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia and hundreds of civilians reported dead.   A column of 150 Russian tanks and other military vehicles entered South Ossetia yesterday after Georgian troops launched a major offensive to retake ... http://bgmv.com/politics/georgia-and-russia-at-war-again/ Today I am getting surgery for a hernia. For those that do not know, a hernia is a tear/hole in the lining of your stomach that causes part of your intestine to poke out. You can actually feel the intestine protruding in the groin region. It is caused by heavy ... http://bgmv.com/me/getting-hernia-surgery-today/