Kentucky has had two recent $1 million lottery winners. They weren't "that guy." The Powerball jackpot is currently bloated.  A small Spanish village won that country's El Gordo lottery, save for one guy who didn't chip in. Don't be that guy.  Sure, some people lose it all.  I'm willing to try.

THE ONLY TWO FEET OF SNOW YOU'LL SEE

Global Worming.  Nice toes, Gulliver.

"WHO ARE YOU IRKING?"

Louisville comedian Tom Mabe recently hosted an impromptu fashion show at the top of the Fourth Street Live escalator.

Best Super Bowl commercials:  Seinfeld & Leno, Toyota reinvents, breakfast powered inept cops, VW's Darth Vader kid sequel, cheating Coke driver, more here

Leno and Seinfeld's flights are fake.  This people flying is real.

PIPPALICIOUS

There's a list of the 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012 and Pippa is ranked at a disrespectful #98.  THIS POLL IS RIGGED.  Can't you boys see the Pippa Perfection? 

YKAERF OOT

Here's Backwards Talking Girl. .ykook si ehS

A fearless brown bunny in Sweden herds sheep.   Don't let fear of failure block your path to success.  Be the bunny.  Live your dreams.

BONUS ANIMAL VIDEO:  slo-mo dogs in play park 

EXTRA BONUS ANIMAL VIDEO:  the snoring dormouse

OUR SUBWAY STOP

WTFX nighttime jock Ian Vertrees, 84WHAS's Terry Meiners and Lachlan McLean pose with the coolest guy on Clear Channel's street. Gotta love a guy who smells like spicy mustard.  Subman's co-workers, Chips, Pop, and Cookies sent samples.  The new $2.50 "Wiching Hour" sandwich deals are available at all Subways weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m.

(University of Louisville archives photo, circa 1930s)  northbound view of Bardstown Road at Bonnycastle Avenue (near Doo Wop).

I can't imagine ever saying what the following emailer claims about anyone wanting to be me, but I appreciate the warm memory of my father, Mel Meiners, a hero in Germantown.

Terry, Some years ago, you posed a question that asked "why would you (listeners) not want to be Terry Meiners. It didn't take me long to figure it out. As a young boy growing up on Burnett in a large family, and your large family on Texas, (I think our parents were in competition for the largest) your Dad always made time for neighborhood kids. I remember him when he was a wrestler part time and a truck driver full time. When he would drive that semi through the neighborhood, he would let me stand on the running boards for a block or so until he got to the Texas house, and I am convinced he would never have let you do that. Had I been you, I would never have had that wonderful childhood experience. Thanks for reading. Tom Meyer

JEN TO WIN

Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence, a 2011 Academy Award nominee, read the names of this year's nominees this morning.  Jennifer's next blockbuster is "Hunger Games," on screens March 23rd.  Her mom Karen appeared on WHAS-11's Great Day Live an hour after Jen's nominee announcement.

RAND PAUL'S NEXT REELECTION POSTER

After the metal detector gave a false alarm, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was detained at the Nashville airport.  Paul took a later flight. Here's dated C-Span video of Paul testimony on TSA issues.  A White House spokesman pointed out that TSA rules were put in place during the previous administration, tallying the 742nd consecutive day where the Obama White House blamed Bush.

DON'T COPY THIS GUY

The founder of MegaUploads, Kim Dotcom' is in mega trouble, arrested in New Zealand hiding inside his mansion's panic room.  This arrest comes as entertainment industry executives have lost mojo on their Internet controlling SOPA/PIPA proposed legislation.  UPDATE LINKS following Dotcom's arrest.

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS?  UH...NOT SO MUCH

The New York Times illustrates why Americans aren't prepared for job opportunities busting out in other parts of the world.  However, the USA is still the world leader in obesity, but the gains are slowing.

Here's the Voice-Tribune article on Mary & Terry's marriage.

AND THEY STILL PAY 1937 WAGES

During the 1937 flood, WHAS Radio reporters Pete Monroe and Foster Brooks (climbing for a better signal) broadcast from the muck at 4th and Main Streets.  WFIL/Philadelphia loaned equipment to assist in broadening local coverage capacity.  FLOOD DETAILS

KEVIN'S GOLDEN SHOWER OF CELEBRITIES

Not only does Kevin Harned work his way backstage, he winds up fondling Laura Dern's Golden Globe, and she doesn't ask for a restraining order.  That's a first for both of these kooks.

At the Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, stormchaser Kevin Harned schools actor George Clooney on the best way to attract women.  "Run toward a tornado until you take a roofing nail in the forehead....chicks love daredevils, old fella."  Clooney responded, "Yeah, run and get my Maserati, son.  And don't fart in it."

Burly security men Kevin "K-Ned" Harned and Larry Sinclair escort some hippie away from the real stars at the Golden Globes.  A red-lipped Angelina Jolie was so turned on by Harned, she insisted that her new coupling name is Ned-gelina.

Kevin Harned was eventually picked up by this knighted chap, whose direct approach wooed K-Ned.  He said "Hold me closer, Tiny Harned."

IMPOSTER OF AN IMPOSTER

No one was happy to see Casey Anthony reemerge in a grainy video from an undisclosed location.  But some people are enjoying watching this Casey Anthony impersonator mock the Tot Mom.  (not for the squeamish)

RICK ON THE GRIDDLE

After losing 4 of the last 5 games (archrival Kentucky, G-Town, plus nobodies Notre Dame and Providence), UofL coach Rick Pitino is under fire from fans to shine this tarnished Louisville Cardinals franchise or consider an exit strategy.

Holster that hostility, folks.  I've observed Pitino working as hard as he ever has since his arrival at UK. I feel like Pitino is facing a run of bad luck interwoven with failed game plans.  Pitino guesses one scenario from the other teams and another emerges.  It's no different than hitting a bad streak in blackjack.

A bigger distraction in this area is that Pitino's often fruitless efforts are measured against the backdrop of stellar achievements from John Calipari at UK.

Both Pitino and Calipari hate being compared to each other.  Pitino has more final four appearances and a national championship.  Calipari has also taken three different schools to the final four and has had the #1 recruiting class for three years running.  Both have been runners-up in the championship game, but only Calipari's was vacated.  Calipari has a second vacated final four appearance, an asterisk Pitino is all too happy to note.  

Let those boys play their own sound bite game against each other.  Fans are interested in W's, and Calipari has the upper hand today.

UofL fans: Take a breath.  It's a long season.  Cat fans: Until Cal wins it all, he has to defer to Pitino's decorated coaching record.

I predict that UK will win the national championship this season.  When and if it happens, Rick Pitino's career value will lose it's AAA rating in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  But not everywhere else.

Until then, let's all calm down a bit.  Both UofL and UK are considered marquee programs.  Both of these prominent coaches are national media fodder for their vibrant personalities.

Three years ago, UK fans were ready to jump off a bridge.  Change is inevitable.  If Cal's show keeps growing and Rick's keeps sliding, a natural change will occur.

I am going to enjoy the show in the coming years.  It's not life or death; it's only entertainment. 

My one gripe with Pitino is his failure to show up for his postgame radio show or to visit the designated media interview room after losses.  An integral part of the job is to address the people who invest their hearts into the program, wear the jerseys, and save money to afford the tickets and seat licenses to provide coaches their out-of-scale salaries.

In the end, it's still just a job where you're teaching boys to put a ball in a hoop.  No one is curing cancer.

Game on.

--- Terry Meiners, 01/11/12

Two days later, Pitino took issue with a Courier-Journal article questioning the intensity of his training regimen.  Watch him respond to newspaper writer C.L. Brown here.

I AM RAND

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, talked with Terry about his father's presidential run, his own prospects for 2016, attack ads against Romney, predatory business practices, and prospective federal money for the Ohio River Bridges Project.

MR. MOJO RISIN'

Here's one of the lost tracks from The Doors' recording session from L.A.Woman.  It's the first new Doors release in 40 years.  The reissue of the original album is due January 24th.

The New Yorker provides a nice catch-up series on "Portlandia," a mockumentary of the slackers in Portland, Oregon that certain Louisvillians try so hard to imitate (read: Bardstown Road bohemians ranting about The Man while their parents go to work to pay for their kids' inertia).

STEVE JOBS' LAST GIFT

Before his death in 2011, Steve Jobs had his nurse display his final invention.

2011 Couple of the Year

Here are You Tube's top videos for 2011.  And then there's the Terry Meiners speeding ticket video. and the best OPINION column on that incident.

LAZY FED EX GUY DELIVERS A UPS AD

This Fed-Ex guy F'd Ex.  Watch here.  Looks like the perfect premise for a UPS ad. "What can brown do for you?  Open the gate, for one."

DAYUMMMM....LIL KIM DIED?

After North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il died, flummoxed Twitter idiots started rolling out the comedy.  Meanwhile, comedians go to town on Lil Tyrant Kim.  On the sober side, here is video of North Koreans weeping over the death of the man who imprisoned them.

MOIST CHRISTMAS

Actor Matt Damon dishes out a bottle full of reality to kids.

Got a few minutes?  You'll want to peep the Top 40 memes of 2011.  My faves are #1, #26, and #39.  MEMES

#1 WITH A BULLET...FROM MATT LAUER

Clear Channel radio personality, American Idol host, and E! Online co-owner Ryan Seacrest could become Matt Lauer's replacement on The Today Show.  DETAILS  Damn boy....there are 2 million unemployed Americans and you have 787,922 jobs yourself.  Take it down a notch.

JC: "Little brother!" RP: "Vacate much?"

UofL coach Rick Pitino and UK coach John Calipari bumped into each other in a less formal setting recently.  DETAILS HERE 

Also, Pitino states again that he won't coach beyond 2017.