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Jim & Karen
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TODAY IS:
Today is National Nonsense Day.
On this day in 1984, South African prisoner Nelson Mandela saw his wife for the first time in 22 years. Without missing a beat, he said "Is that a new outfit?"
National Police Week
International Nurses Day - go celebrate with a couple of inoculations.
Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing, was born on this date in 1820. Florence taught her students the three basic rules of nursing: keep the patient clean, keep the patient comfortable, and don't laugh when the patient's gown gaps open.
Florence revolutionized the medical profession. She proved that more lives could be saved if the nurses took care of the patients and the doctors played golf.
Bike To Work Week - anybody raised in a large family who ended up getting a bike made out of parts from your brothers and sisters bikes? No matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t make it look cool.
Limerick Day - celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems.
There once was a guy named Matt
Who had an overly large cat
When it chased a mouse
It shook the whole house
So Matt got rid of the cat.
There once was a lady named Lynn
Who was so uncommonly thin,
that when she assayed
to drink lemonade,
she slipped through the straw and fell in!
1888 - Casey at the Bat was published
NEWS & STUFF:
Healthcare Cuts
The good news is the healthcare industry is promising to cut patient costs by $2 trillion over the next 10 years. The bad news is that the waiting period to see your doctor is now 10 years.
The crown on the top of the Statue of Liberty will reopen on July 4 for the first time since 9/11. Visitors will now be able to touch Air Force One as it passes by.
Dippin’ Dots Has a New Product - PADUCAH, Ky. — The guy who reinvented ice cream is desperately trying to reinvent his company — before it melts.
More than two decades ago, microbiologist Curt Jones devised a way to flash-freeze ice cream into colorful pellets about the size of BB’s. Now in a tough economy, the outside-the-box company he founded, Dippin’ Dots, is searching for a new concoction to take it beyond the quirky-but-costly ice cream’s seasonal popularity in amusement parks and stadiums. The new concoction is “coffee dots - the coffee of the future.” He’s thinking of naming the new coffee dots Smokin’ Joe. Other new products include: Dots ‘n Cream, an ice cream with Dippin’ Dots mix-ins that can be sold at supermarkets and kept in conventional freezers. “Frappe dots” that, when mixed with milk, would mimic the taste of Frappuccinos. And Fridgets, which are Dippin’ Dots clustered with candy or cookie pieces.
You Can Be a Nurse in a Year! - A Florida nursing school is giving people a chance to change careers and enter a “recession-proof” field, even if they already have established careers. The Remington College of Nursing in Lake Mary offers an intensive one-year program for people who already have bachelor’s degrees. People from a variety of fields have chosen to enroll at the school in search of a recession-proof career. The Florida Center for Nursing projects there will be a shortage of more than 18,000 nurses in Florida by 2010, and a shortage of 52,000 by 2020. When Tom Hutchinson, 54, saw the construction industry falling victim to the current economic downturn, he left his career as a general contractor to become a nurse. Visit Remington’s Web site for more information about the program. I can’t help but think, would you want a nurse who had a year long, crash course at your bedside? I would just advice the nurse not to tell the patient anything about their academic road.
Wild Story - HEPPNER, Ore. — Two baby girls switched at birth 56 years ago have finally found out about the mistake.
DeeAnn Angell of Fossil and Kay Rene Reed of Condon learned about the mistake from an 86-year-old woman who was a former neighbor. The former neighbor said that one of the girls’ mothers, Marjorie Angell, insisted back in 1953 that she had been given the wrong baby after nurses returned from bathing them.
But her concerns were brushed off.
With both sets of parents passed away, the Reed and Angell siblings compared notes and family stories, learning that rumors of a mix-up had been around for years. Kay Rene Reed decided to get some DNA testing done, and that confirmed the mistake. But she and DeeAnn say there just have to move forward with their lives now, and they celebrated their latest birthday together earlier this month.
Word-of-Mouth Cures That Really Work! (MSN)
Calm insect bites with aspirin
Why: “Aspirin is made of salicylic acid, a potent anti-inflammatory that can reduce pain and itching,” says Dr. Hirsch.
How:
Crush three aspirin and add a few drops of water—enough to make a paste, Dr. Hirsch says. Apply mixture to the bite. Leave on for two minutes, then rinse with cool water. Repeat twice daily until pain and itching stop.
Remove warts with duct tape
Why: Experts at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., found this remedy could clear warts in two months. There are a few theories about how it works. One is that duct tape irritates warts, causing an immune system reaction that attacks them. “Another is that the tape removes the virus-laden skin cells,” says Anthony Mancini, M.D., professor of dermatology at Northwestern University.
How: Apply a piece of tape that’s the same size as the wart and leave on for six days. (If tape falls off, replace ASAP.) Remove tape after the six days and clean area with soap and water; leave tape off overnight. In the morning, reapply tape, keep on for five days and repeat until wart disappears. It may take up to two months, says Dr. Mancini, but it’s less painful and less expensive than repeated doctor visits.
Nix dandruff with apple cider vinegar
Why: “The vinegar’s acidity reduces the natural pH of the scalp,” explains Dr. Fusco. “And this creates an unfriendly environment for yeast that tend to overpopulate the head and cause dandruff.”
How: Mix 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar with one quart of water and use as a final rinse after shampooing, twice weekly.
Soothe burns with tomato
Why: “The tomato contains lycopene, which is a natural anti-inflammatory, so it calms inflamed skin. And the wetness of the tomato juice helps draw some of the liquid out of the burn, reducing swelling,” says Dr. Fusco.
How: Slice a large tomato and apply pieces to damaged skin. Leave on for five minutes, then remove, letting the remaining juices fully dry on skin. Once dry, rinse skin with cool water. Repeat twice daily until discomfort ends.
==Fewer Americans taking vacations this summer -according to a new AP-Gfk Poll, and a third of Americans surveyed said they have already canceled at least one trip this year because of financial concerns. Perfect time to put together that list of fun affordable and/or free local things to do this summer.
I’m taking my family to WalMart this summer. Money’s tight. Here’s a list of things we’ll do when we get there:
-Drag a lounge chair over to the magazine rack and make a day of it.
-Set all the alarm clocks to go off at ten-minute intervals throughout the day.
-Set up a tent in the camping department and invite other shoppers to join us, but ONLY if they bring pillows from the bed department.
-Let our kids re-dress the mannequins as they see fit. Should be a great vacation!
Coffee is on the “Good For You” list once again! The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
What happened? New research - lots of it - and the recognition that older, negative studies often failed to tease apart the effects of coffee and those of smoking because so many coffee drinkers were also smokers.
“Coffee was seen as very unhealthy,” said Rob van Dam, a coffee researcher and epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Now we have a more balanced view. We’re not telling people to drink it for health. But it is a good beverage choice.”
As you digest the news on coffee, keep in mind that coffee and caffeine are not the same thing. In fact, “they are vastly different,” said coffee researcher Terry Graham, chair of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. One can be good for you; the other, less so.
“Coffee is a complex beverage with hundreds, if not thousands, of bioactive ingredients,” he said. “A cup of coffee is 2 percent caffeine, 98 percent other stuff.” For both heart disease and stroke, recent studies are reassuring that frequent coffee consumption does not increase risk. In fact, coffee may - repeat, may - slightly reduce the risk of stroke. For cardiovascular disease other than stroke, there doesn’t appear to be a preventive benefit from drinking coffee, but there is also no clearly documented harm; the studies looked at the effect of drinking up to six cups of regular coffee a day.
As for affecting cancer risk, coffee research has come up empty - with one big exception: liver cancer. Research consistently shows a reduction in liver cancer risk with coffee consumption, and there is some, albeit weaker, evidence that it may lower colon cancer risk as well.
7th Graders Create iPhone App! - Sam Kaplan and Louie Harboe’s company, Tapware, is one of the more promising technology startups in Chicago.
Based in Hyde Park with guidance and a bit of seed funding from one of the University of Chicago’ s top business school professors, Tapware recently released its first iPhone application called “The Mathmaster” and has a second app in the works. For the two seventh-graders at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, Tapware has significantly more upside than opening up a lemonade stand.
“Since the fifth grade, we’ve had this idea of working together and becoming successful with our Web site ideas,” said Harboe, also a professional designer who publishes his portfolio of images and icons at www.graphicpeel.com. “We’ve thought of a lot of strange and different ideas.” The Mathmaster is pretty straightforward. For 99 cents per download, the application is marketed to parents as a fun tool to get their children more enthusiastic about things like square roots and multiplication tables. The application took about a month to develop and then a week to get approved by Apple’ s App Store. The two hope to launch a second, quirkier advertising-based application around their site sipthat drink.com in the coming months. I once made a rubber band gun with wood and a clothespin. Really, I’m not kidding.
Dress Code Rebellion! (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Justin Wright of Yuma, Arizona, is taking on his middle school and apparently making a splash. The Yuma Sun says he’s gotten 250 kids behind his effort to get the school’s dress code repealed.
Currently, kids at Centennial Middle School must wear solid navy, red or white shirts and bottoms in khaki, navy or denim. Wright argues that the policy violates students’ free speech rights, and costs families more money to buy special clothing. The school district disputes that, and says research shows uniforms are less expensive than street clothes. No word how many signatures Justin needs to tip things his way. There may not be that many students in the school. What do you think? Which benefits the kids more? After a while I got used to wearing a school uniform and enjoyed the benefits of not having to worry or labor over what to wear or how I could afford the cool name brand clothing. But get this, since we couldn’t be unique with our clothes we ended up doing it with cologne. That was the fresh fashion statement we could make; enter Aqua Velva back then; AXE today.
Peanut Butter Taste Test - Skippy came out on top followed by Lowe’s Foods house brand, and then Peter Pan. Jif came in 5th behind some organic peanut butter. So Skippy is the winner by a nose over the Lowe’s Foods house brand. But at roughly half the price, the house brand is the clear choice as best buy. Come on, can you really taste the difference? I wonder if kids could? Taste Test Time
SUBTOPIC - Reminds me of the season when my youngest boy was 3. I’m pretty sure he smelled like peanut butter at least every other day; mostly because the majority of what was on his spoon would end up on his face or hair somewhere. My neighbor’s kid smells like ketchup. Ever run across that wily kid who always smells like pancake syrup? Yup, that’s my grandson Brody!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
TODAY IS MONDAY - MAY 11, 2009
THE MORNING SHOW
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
TODAY IS:
Today is Eat What You Want Day
Today is Ladies Who Don't Swear Appreciation Day
Children's Book Week, Stuttering Awareness Week, and National Etiquette Week begin today.
On this day in 1916, Einstein's Theory of Relativity was presented. It's very complicated – A lot like my family tree.
Tasmanian Devil Week begins today. More Tasmanian devils are born this week than any other week of the year. Tasmanian devils are marsupials and found only in Tasmania. And I'm glad.
On this day in 1858 Dr. F.H. Rose became the first physician to be awarded a medal by the U.S. Congress. Dr. Rose was supposed to receive his medal in the House of Representatives, but it was presented instead in the Senate because he didn't make House calls.
The waltz was introduced in England on this day in 1812
NEWS & STUFF:
Liberty's Crown
The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen on July 4. New Yorkers are looking forward to climbing up to the top of the statue and resume spitting on New Jersey.
President Obama announced he wants to trim or eliminate 120 programs. The programs he wants to eliminate? Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly . . .
'Star Trek' beamed itself up to the top of the box office, earning $76.5 million in its opening weekend.
'Star Trek,' which reveals the back stories of Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, is an unusual blockbuster that pleased critics, too, receiving 96 percent positive reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes Web site."
Five Lines Never Before Said in a ‘Star Trek’ Film (The film opened this weekend)
Warp factor 8! Arby’s closes in 10 minutes
Set phasers to fabulous!
We’ve been hijacked by Somali pirates
The Enterprise just hit a goose — we’re gonna have to land in the Hudson
I find Joe Biden’s choice of hairplugs highly illogical
24 Star…Kiefer Sutherland went to a party, and there was some horseplay, and he head-butted somebody. You don't see much head-butting any more. The only place you see it regularly is on "The View."
It has come out that Paula Abdul only makes 5 percent of what Simon Cowell makes on "American Idol." To be fair, she's only awake 5 percent of the time.
Kraft Foods reports profits are up, and they can thank the stellar performance of frozen pizzas and mac-n-cheese. And c'mon admit it — there's nothing better that swiggin' some of that pre-mixed cheese sauce right out of silver foil bag! Mmmmm!
Snakes……Ewww!
CLIFTON PARK, New York -- A diner at a restaurant in upstate New York says he got a little something extra with his broccoli -- a severed snake head.
Jack Pendleton told The Times Union of Albany that he was at the T.G.I. Friday's restaurant in the town of Clifton Park on Sunday when he spotted something gray mixed in with his vegetables. He realized it was a snake head the size of his thumb, with part of the spine still attached.
Pendleton says he snapped a photo with his cell phone camera and called the waiter over. He says he has no plans to sue.
A spokeswoman for the Carrollton, Texas, chain says it's investigating. It wasn't immediately known what kind of snake it was The couple was not charged for their meals.
A senior at Heritage Christian School will be suspended Monday for attending Findlay High School's prom because the event involves dancing and rock music. A Heritage School committee decided Wednesday that Tyler Frost, 17, will be suspended if he attends Saturday's dance because the school's policy forbids dancing, rock music, hand holding and kissing.
Frost plans to attend prom anyway with his girlfriend, a senior at Findlay High.
He would have received his diploma May 24 from the 84-student fundamentalist Baptist school at 2000 Broad Ave. in Findlay.
But Frost will now be suspended from classes and receive an “incomplete” on remaining assignments, according to Principal Tim England.
He will not be permitted to attend any graduation ceremonies with his class of four students, but will receive his diploma once he completes his final exams.
If Frost “is involved with alcohol or sex” at the prom, he will be expelled from Heritage, England said.
Frost's stepfather, Stephan Johnson, said he plans to file a lawsuit against the school.
Frost has attended Heritage Christian, a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, since kindergarten.
Other than a detention in seventh grade, Frost has never had disciplinary problems, he said.
“He deserves to wear that cap and gown,” Johnson said.
According to the school handbook, rock music “is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds.”
The school also forbids physical contact between girls and boys in grades 7-12.
Johnson believes those rules should not, and do not, apply outside the classroom. He said many students and their parents do not know the scope of the handbook's rules.
“How many people at that school know that when country music comes on, their kid could be expelled? Ninety percent of the school could be expelled,” Johnson said.
England said Frost agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the school year.
“Our stand on this issue should be of no surprise to the student or his parents,” England said in a statement. “For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous. It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to.”
England said he has never known a Heritage Christian student to attend Findlay's prom. He has been principal for 13 years.
Findlay High School requires students attending prom from other schools to get a signature from their principal.
England signed the form for Frost, but told him there would be “consequences” if he attended the dance, Frost said.
“I expected a short lecture about making the right decisions and not doing something stupid,” Frost said. “I thought I would get his signature and that would be the end.”
Instead, England took the issue to the School Committee, made up of church members, where they decided to suspend Frost.
“In life, we constantly make decisions whether we are going to please self or please God. (Frost) chose one path, and the School Committee chose the other,” England said.
Frost said he has never been to a dance before.
Craig Kupferberg, principal of Findlay High School, said he respects, but does not agree with, Heritage Christian School's view of prom activities.
“I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts,” Kupferberg said.
Postage Rates Go Up Today!
On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.
Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May.
New “Hot” Baby Names
WASHINGTON – Barack and Miley move up, but the classics still rule. Emma is the top baby name for girls, Jacob for boys. Emma's surge to the top in 2008 ended Emily's 12-year reign as the No. 1 baby name for girls, the Social Security Administration announced Friday.
Jacob held onto the boy's crown for the 10th straight year.
New girl names in the national top 1,000 included Isla (623), Mareli (718), Milagros (731), Dayami (750) and Nylah (821).
Debuting among the boys were Aaden (343), Chace (655), Marley (764), Kash (779) and Kymani (836). Beckham debuted at 893, perhaps a nod to the British soccer star, David Beckham, who now plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
TODAY IS:
Today is Eat What You Want Day
Today is Ladies Who Don't Swear Appreciation Day
Children's Book Week, Stuttering Awareness Week, and National Etiquette Week begin today.
On this day in 1916, Einstein's Theory of Relativity was presented. It's very complicated – A lot like my family tree.
Tasmanian Devil Week begins today. More Tasmanian devils are born this week than any other week of the year. Tasmanian devils are marsupials and found only in Tasmania. And I'm glad.
On this day in 1858 Dr. F.H. Rose became the first physician to be awarded a medal by the U.S. Congress. Dr. Rose was supposed to receive his medal in the House of Representatives, but it was presented instead in the Senate because he didn't make House calls.
The waltz was introduced in England on this day in 1812
NEWS & STUFF:
Liberty's Crown
The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen on July 4. New Yorkers are looking forward to climbing up to the top of the statue and resume spitting on New Jersey.
President Obama announced he wants to trim or eliminate 120 programs. The programs he wants to eliminate? Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly . . .
'Star Trek' beamed itself up to the top of the box office, earning $76.5 million in its opening weekend.
'Star Trek,' which reveals the back stories of Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, is an unusual blockbuster that pleased critics, too, receiving 96 percent positive reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes Web site."
Five Lines Never Before Said in a ‘Star Trek’ Film (The film opened this weekend)
Warp factor 8! Arby’s closes in 10 minutes
Set phasers to fabulous!
We’ve been hijacked by Somali pirates
The Enterprise just hit a goose — we’re gonna have to land in the Hudson
I find Joe Biden’s choice of hairplugs highly illogical
24 Star…Kiefer Sutherland went to a party, and there was some horseplay, and he head-butted somebody. You don't see much head-butting any more. The only place you see it regularly is on "The View."
It has come out that Paula Abdul only makes 5 percent of what Simon Cowell makes on "American Idol." To be fair, she's only awake 5 percent of the time.
Kraft Foods reports profits are up, and they can thank the stellar performance of frozen pizzas and mac-n-cheese. And c'mon admit it — there's nothing better that swiggin' some of that pre-mixed cheese sauce right out of silver foil bag! Mmmmm!
Snakes……Ewww!
CLIFTON PARK, New York -- A diner at a restaurant in upstate New York says he got a little something extra with his broccoli -- a severed snake head.
Jack Pendleton told The Times Union of Albany that he was at the T.G.I. Friday's restaurant in the town of Clifton Park on Sunday when he spotted something gray mixed in with his vegetables. He realized it was a snake head the size of his thumb, with part of the spine still attached.
Pendleton says he snapped a photo with his cell phone camera and called the waiter over. He says he has no plans to sue.
A spokeswoman for the Carrollton, Texas, chain says it's investigating. It wasn't immediately known what kind of snake it was The couple was not charged for their meals.
A senior at Heritage Christian School will be suspended Monday for attending Findlay High School's prom because the event involves dancing and rock music. A Heritage School committee decided Wednesday that Tyler Frost, 17, will be suspended if he attends Saturday's dance because the school's policy forbids dancing, rock music, hand holding and kissing.
Frost plans to attend prom anyway with his girlfriend, a senior at Findlay High.
He would have received his diploma May 24 from the 84-student fundamentalist Baptist school at 2000 Broad Ave. in Findlay.
But Frost will now be suspended from classes and receive an “incomplete” on remaining assignments, according to Principal Tim England.
He will not be permitted to attend any graduation ceremonies with his class of four students, but will receive his diploma once he completes his final exams.
If Frost “is involved with alcohol or sex” at the prom, he will be expelled from Heritage, England said.
Frost's stepfather, Stephan Johnson, said he plans to file a lawsuit against the school.
Frost has attended Heritage Christian, a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, since kindergarten.
Other than a detention in seventh grade, Frost has never had disciplinary problems, he said.
“He deserves to wear that cap and gown,” Johnson said.
According to the school handbook, rock music “is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds.”
The school also forbids physical contact between girls and boys in grades 7-12.
Johnson believes those rules should not, and do not, apply outside the classroom. He said many students and their parents do not know the scope of the handbook's rules.
“How many people at that school know that when country music comes on, their kid could be expelled? Ninety percent of the school could be expelled,” Johnson said.
England said Frost agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the school year.
“Our stand on this issue should be of no surprise to the student or his parents,” England said in a statement. “For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous. It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to.”
England said he has never known a Heritage Christian student to attend Findlay's prom. He has been principal for 13 years.
Findlay High School requires students attending prom from other schools to get a signature from their principal.
England signed the form for Frost, but told him there would be “consequences” if he attended the dance, Frost said.
“I expected a short lecture about making the right decisions and not doing something stupid,” Frost said. “I thought I would get his signature and that would be the end.”
Instead, England took the issue to the School Committee, made up of church members, where they decided to suspend Frost.
“In life, we constantly make decisions whether we are going to please self or please God. (Frost) chose one path, and the School Committee chose the other,” England said.
Frost said he has never been to a dance before.
Craig Kupferberg, principal of Findlay High School, said he respects, but does not agree with, Heritage Christian School's view of prom activities.
“I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts,” Kupferberg said.
Postage Rates Go Up Today!
On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.
Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May.
New “Hot” Baby Names
WASHINGTON – Barack and Miley move up, but the classics still rule. Emma is the top baby name for girls, Jacob for boys. Emma's surge to the top in 2008 ended Emily's 12-year reign as the No. 1 baby name for girls, the Social Security Administration announced Friday.
Jacob held onto the boy's crown for the 10th straight year.
New girl names in the national top 1,000 included Isla (623), Mareli (718), Milagros (731), Dayami (750) and Nylah (821).
Debuting among the boys were Aaden (343), Chace (655), Marley (764), Kash (779) and Kymani (836). Beckham debuted at 893, perhaps a nod to the British soccer star, David Beckham, who now plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
TODAY IS FRIDAY - MAY 8, 2009
THE MORNING SHOW
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
TODAY IS:
Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Today is World Red Cross Day
Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day
ALL STATE OFFICES CLOSED TODAY
U.S. President Harry Truman was born on this date in 1884. Truman's desk had a sign that said, "The Buck Stops Here." Today that sign hangs over the door at the IRS.
Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi River on this date in 1541. He wasn't too thrilled about it -- he was looking for gold.
Today is V-E Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe on this day in 1945. People danced in the streets and partied all night.
While visiting South America on this day in 1958, Vice-President Richard Nixon met an angry mob that pelted him with fruit, vegetables, and eggs. Unperturbed, Nixon gave his famous reply, "I am not a cook!"
The U.S. Post Office was established on this day in 1794.
An Atlanta pharmacist introduced Coca-Cola to the public on this day in 1886. At first, Coke was a medicinal tonic, then it became the world's #1 soft drink. So, I suppose anything can happen. Who knows, some day we all may be ordering a Metamucil.
Tear The Tags Off Your Mattress Day–Just so you know, it is perfectly legal to remove the tag, only the manufacturer may not remove the tag, however once you remove the tag you void the warranty . The same applies to mattress bedding. Most stores will not accept items like this if the tag has been removed, and it is definitely not healthy to use such an item when you have no idea where it has been.
Today is No Socks Day A day to preserve energy by not having to wash another pair of socks.
What do you do with that one sock that always comes out of the drier without a mate? Here’s website that will give you 16 things you can do with it! http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DN&Dato=20090505&Kategori=GREEN&Lopenr=905050814&Ref=PH
MOTHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY
Sunday is Mother's Day, a day to honor the wonderful woman who used to spit on her fingers and wash your eyebrows on the way to church. And you know she'd still do it if she thought she could get away with it.
NEWS & OTHER STUFF:
==A primary way people are trying to save a few bucks is by cutting back on their grocery spending. No more name brand products, now it’s house brand and generic. What food product MUST NOT be generic? Pop tarts and Mac N Cheese for me.
==The Guinness Book of World Records honored “Chanel” from Port Jefferson Station, NY on her 21st birthday as the World’s Oldest Living Dog. By the way, most people might think one dog year equals seven human years. But actually, a dog’s first year counts for 15 human years. The second year is 10 years, and then it’s five years for each year after that. So instead of being 147, Chanel is “just” 120.
==This article is circulating the internet, and it’s one of the ultimate awwwwwww stories: a man was wheeled into the hospital in Tacoma, and in going through his pockets, they figured out who he was, and found a detailed know about his two dogs, which he asked whoever found the note to take care of. It turns out that he was a loner, and knew that if he became disabled, the dogs would be in trouble. Enter paramedic Pam Hunter, who saw the note, went to his house, took care of the dogs, and cleaned up his house. The man emerged from the coma, and everybody’s happy and smiling. The note in the man’s pocket read “Thank you. Someone please take care of my babies.”
==We’ve heard how damaging stilettos can be to feet, but now experts are warning that flat shoes are the ones to watch out for. In fact, some foot doctors are even urging people to strap on heels to keep their feet healthy.
Flat shoes mess up our bodies in a number of ways, including:
— They cause people to shuffle instead of walk, which can ruin posture.
— Flat shoes cause the feet to roll inward, stretching ligaments and tendons. The stretched ligaments pull toes out of alignment with the rest of the foot, causing severe pain and this can eventually cause bunions.
— When the feet roll in they pull the knees with them. If forced into an awkward angle, the knee caps can become inflamed, painful, and sometimes, arthritic.
–Walking up hills or running in flats can also bring trouble, as the lack of support causes inflammation along the shin, prompting shooting pains called shin splints.
==CareerBuilder’s annual Mother’s Day survey of 469 working mothers.
Here’s what the survey found:
1. Thirty percent of working moms whose companies have experienced layoffs in the previous 12 months are working longer hours than they used to.
2. Fourteen percent of surveyed moms have taken second jobs during the last year to make ends meet.
3. Combining family needs, financial woes and busy schedules, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 34 percent of moms admit to feeling burned out these days.
Time is the greatest gift
As much as mothers love receiving flowers and homemade crafts on Mother’s Day, this year the one gift they want most is time. Despite the current economy being one of the toughest in the nation’s history, nearly one-third of mothers say they would consider a pay cut to spend more time with their children.
==6 Things Every Driver Should Know (MSN Autos):
1. How to Change a Tire
2. How to Jump-Start a Car
3. How to Check Tire Pressure
4. How to Check Oil
5. How to Get Unstuck from mud or snow
6. How to Spot Cops -know what the cops drive. Most still use the Ford Crown Victoria, although the Dodge Charger is coming online with many highway patrols and state police agencies, and a few have adopted the Chevy Impala. Learn to identify what a Crown Vic, Charger or Impala looks like in your rearview mirror, and react accordingly. Note particularly the shape and position of the parking lights relative to the headlights; this can be a telltale sign at night.
We’re wanting to hook up with a few churches in town and put on a clinic for single moms and anyone else who would like to learn how to do this stuff. Cool community outreach
==She’s going to be on Oprah! Remember Britain’s Got Talent” contestant and now Youtube and Internet sensation, 47 year old Susan Boyle? Look for her on Oprah Monday the 11th.The episode, titled “The World’s Got Talent,” will feature an interview with Boyle along with a guided tour of her Blackburn, Scotland, home. Susan’s audition on BGT has been watched 186 million times online! Simon Cowell will also appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” episode, reportedly to address rumors about his possible departure from “American Idol.” According to a press release, Cowell will debut the artists he calls “the next big thing.”
==Simply funny! A POSH bakery in Split, Croatia, has been broken into almost every week. But not since the shop owners posted a life-sized photo of the toughest man in Hollywood Chuck Norris in the window.
The sign says: “This shop is under the protection of Chuck Norris.” Now the bakery hasn’t had a single burglary for more than a month. Sales assistant Mirna Kovac said: “To be honest we just started it as a joke but it really has worked. Thieves haven’t been anywhere near us for ages. People seem to respect him. “Everyone around here has seen his films and he’s quite a popular character, perhaps even among criminals, so they’ve decided to leave us alone.” She added though: “We have had a few customers come in and ask us whether they can get Chuck’s autograph. “They really believe he is sitting in our storeroom out the back ready to pounce on any burglars.”
==Yesterday’s National Day of Prayer kicked off “Rethink Church,” an unprecedented, $20 million United Methodist Church campaign to attract the 35-and-under crowd. Most social scientists and pollsters believe that group is at risk of going through life altogether unchurched.
For Christendom, the numbers aren’t pretty. Only 15 percent of 15- to 34-year-olds have a “good impression” of Christians, according to a recent poll the UMC conducted, along with the Barna Group research organization. About 87 percent say Christianity is too judgmental, and 85 percent describe it as hypocritical. The statistic of greatest concern: About four in 10 Americans between16 and 29 define themselves as non-Christians. The research also uncovered major opportunities for the church, if it is willing to reconsider how it presents its mission. Studies consistently show the new generation is much more global-minded, and a whopping 96 percent say they want their lives to really make a difference in the world. Sixty-six percent say they’re looking for meaning, and 62 percent describe themselves as spiritual.
==Right Brained People Unite! - Your left brain is logical, linear, by-the-numbers; the right side is creative, artistic, empathetic. Oprah Winfrey talked with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, “A Whole New Mind”, and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.
The best part: Anyone can tap into the right mind-set.
Pink, a former chief speechwriter for former Vice President Al Gore, presents a convincing argument that our country is entering a new era — the so-called conceptual age — during which right-brained skills such as design and storytelling will become far more crucial than traditionally left-brained skills such as accounting and computer programming.
• Author Daniel Pink: Right brain skills will be crucial in coming age
• Those skills include design, storytelling, empathy, creativity
• Says left-brained skills –accounting, computer programming can be outsourced
• Says it’s harder to outsource creativity such as design and storytelling
I do know this, with the current state of our nation, economy, stimulus package, etc. seems there are a lot of talented story tellers out there!
==An Online Harris Poll conducted between March 31 and April 1, 2009 shows that 51% of Americans don’t use Twitter or have a MySpace or Facebook account. 48% of adults have either a MySpace or Facebook page, with 16% of adults updating their page at least once a day. While the media may have found Twitter, only 5% of Americans are currently using it. (And other recent polls have found that overwhelmingly, people try Twitter but don’t stay with it.)
According to the report, social networking sites mean different things to different demos:
–74% of those aged 18-34 have a Facebook or MySpace account but this quickly drops off the older one gets. Only 24% of those 55 and older have an account
–8% of 18-34 year olds use Twitter, 7% of those 35-44 use it, 4% of those aged 45-54 and just 1% of those 55 and older
–Men and women use Twitter at the same levels (5% each), but women are more likely to have a Facebook or MySpace account (52% versus 45%)
–Two in five people with a high school degree or less have a Facebook or MySpace account compared to 55% of those with some college and 52% of those with at least a college degree
THIRD DAY MAY BE PERFORMING IN AFGHANISTAN
FAIRFAX, Va. - The Christian band Third Day may perform for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Bass guitarist Tai Anderson says American troops and their families have showered Third Day with gifts and letters of appreciation since the band performed last year in Iraq and Kuwait.
Anderson says he and his bandmates were impressed by the way people in the military work together as a team, more so than he's ever seen in church.
He says the trip was such a blessing that Third Day wants to fly back "within the next 12 months" and perform again for U.S. troops, probably in Afghanistan this time.
THE STORE JIM HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF!
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - In today's economy it's hard not to feel stressed, frustrated and even driven to throw a plate against your wall.
That's why yesterday, Smash-N-Shatter is opening in downtown Lee's Summit.
The store is built on a new concept in the midwest. Customers can throw plates, glass and other breakables in a "shatter room" or hit a baseball bat against a wall in the "smash room."
Paul Brown, a former software engineer, recently lost his job and started Smash-N-Shatter. "With so many people facing layoffs and financial challenges, we wanted to provide a safe and dynamic environment for people to let it all out," said Brown.
Packages run from $15 to $70.
It's located at 14 S.W. 3rd Street in downtown Lee's Summit.
For more info: http://www.smash-n-shatter.com/ or call 816-524-7100.
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
TODAY IS:
Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Today is World Red Cross Day
Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day
ALL STATE OFFICES CLOSED TODAY
U.S. President Harry Truman was born on this date in 1884. Truman's desk had a sign that said, "The Buck Stops Here." Today that sign hangs over the door at the IRS.
Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi River on this date in 1541. He wasn't too thrilled about it -- he was looking for gold.
Today is V-E Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe on this day in 1945. People danced in the streets and partied all night.
While visiting South America on this day in 1958, Vice-President Richard Nixon met an angry mob that pelted him with fruit, vegetables, and eggs. Unperturbed, Nixon gave his famous reply, "I am not a cook!"
The U.S. Post Office was established on this day in 1794.
An Atlanta pharmacist introduced Coca-Cola to the public on this day in 1886. At first, Coke was a medicinal tonic, then it became the world's #1 soft drink. So, I suppose anything can happen. Who knows, some day we all may be ordering a Metamucil.
Tear The Tags Off Your Mattress Day–Just so you know, it is perfectly legal to remove the tag, only the manufacturer may not remove the tag, however once you remove the tag you void the warranty . The same applies to mattress bedding. Most stores will not accept items like this if the tag has been removed, and it is definitely not healthy to use such an item when you have no idea where it has been.
Today is No Socks Day A day to preserve energy by not having to wash another pair of socks.
What do you do with that one sock that always comes out of the drier without a mate? Here’s website that will give you 16 things you can do with it! http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DN&Dato=20090505&Kategori=GREEN&Lopenr=905050814&Ref=PH
MOTHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY
Sunday is Mother's Day, a day to honor the wonderful woman who used to spit on her fingers and wash your eyebrows on the way to church. And you know she'd still do it if she thought she could get away with it.
NEWS & OTHER STUFF:
==A primary way people are trying to save a few bucks is by cutting back on their grocery spending. No more name brand products, now it’s house brand and generic. What food product MUST NOT be generic? Pop tarts and Mac N Cheese for me.
==The Guinness Book of World Records honored “Chanel” from Port Jefferson Station, NY on her 21st birthday as the World’s Oldest Living Dog. By the way, most people might think one dog year equals seven human years. But actually, a dog’s first year counts for 15 human years. The second year is 10 years, and then it’s five years for each year after that. So instead of being 147, Chanel is “just” 120.
==This article is circulating the internet, and it’s one of the ultimate awwwwwww stories: a man was wheeled into the hospital in Tacoma, and in going through his pockets, they figured out who he was, and found a detailed know about his two dogs, which he asked whoever found the note to take care of. It turns out that he was a loner, and knew that if he became disabled, the dogs would be in trouble. Enter paramedic Pam Hunter, who saw the note, went to his house, took care of the dogs, and cleaned up his house. The man emerged from the coma, and everybody’s happy and smiling. The note in the man’s pocket read “Thank you. Someone please take care of my babies.”
==We’ve heard how damaging stilettos can be to feet, but now experts are warning that flat shoes are the ones to watch out for. In fact, some foot doctors are even urging people to strap on heels to keep their feet healthy.
Flat shoes mess up our bodies in a number of ways, including:
— They cause people to shuffle instead of walk, which can ruin posture.
— Flat shoes cause the feet to roll inward, stretching ligaments and tendons. The stretched ligaments pull toes out of alignment with the rest of the foot, causing severe pain and this can eventually cause bunions.
— When the feet roll in they pull the knees with them. If forced into an awkward angle, the knee caps can become inflamed, painful, and sometimes, arthritic.
–Walking up hills or running in flats can also bring trouble, as the lack of support causes inflammation along the shin, prompting shooting pains called shin splints.
==CareerBuilder’s annual Mother’s Day survey of 469 working mothers.
Here’s what the survey found:
1. Thirty percent of working moms whose companies have experienced layoffs in the previous 12 months are working longer hours than they used to.
2. Fourteen percent of surveyed moms have taken second jobs during the last year to make ends meet.
3. Combining family needs, financial woes and busy schedules, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 34 percent of moms admit to feeling burned out these days.
Time is the greatest gift
As much as mothers love receiving flowers and homemade crafts on Mother’s Day, this year the one gift they want most is time. Despite the current economy being one of the toughest in the nation’s history, nearly one-third of mothers say they would consider a pay cut to spend more time with their children.
==6 Things Every Driver Should Know (MSN Autos):
1. How to Change a Tire
2. How to Jump-Start a Car
3. How to Check Tire Pressure
4. How to Check Oil
5. How to Get Unstuck from mud or snow
6. How to Spot Cops -know what the cops drive. Most still use the Ford Crown Victoria, although the Dodge Charger is coming online with many highway patrols and state police agencies, and a few have adopted the Chevy Impala. Learn to identify what a Crown Vic, Charger or Impala looks like in your rearview mirror, and react accordingly. Note particularly the shape and position of the parking lights relative to the headlights; this can be a telltale sign at night.
We’re wanting to hook up with a few churches in town and put on a clinic for single moms and anyone else who would like to learn how to do this stuff. Cool community outreach
==She’s going to be on Oprah! Remember Britain’s Got Talent” contestant and now Youtube and Internet sensation, 47 year old Susan Boyle? Look for her on Oprah Monday the 11th.The episode, titled “The World’s Got Talent,” will feature an interview with Boyle along with a guided tour of her Blackburn, Scotland, home. Susan’s audition on BGT has been watched 186 million times online! Simon Cowell will also appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” episode, reportedly to address rumors about his possible departure from “American Idol.” According to a press release, Cowell will debut the artists he calls “the next big thing.”
==Simply funny! A POSH bakery in Split, Croatia, has been broken into almost every week. But not since the shop owners posted a life-sized photo of the toughest man in Hollywood Chuck Norris in the window.
The sign says: “This shop is under the protection of Chuck Norris.” Now the bakery hasn’t had a single burglary for more than a month. Sales assistant Mirna Kovac said: “To be honest we just started it as a joke but it really has worked. Thieves haven’t been anywhere near us for ages. People seem to respect him. “Everyone around here has seen his films and he’s quite a popular character, perhaps even among criminals, so they’ve decided to leave us alone.” She added though: “We have had a few customers come in and ask us whether they can get Chuck’s autograph. “They really believe he is sitting in our storeroom out the back ready to pounce on any burglars.”
==Yesterday’s National Day of Prayer kicked off “Rethink Church,” an unprecedented, $20 million United Methodist Church campaign to attract the 35-and-under crowd. Most social scientists and pollsters believe that group is at risk of going through life altogether unchurched.
For Christendom, the numbers aren’t pretty. Only 15 percent of 15- to 34-year-olds have a “good impression” of Christians, according to a recent poll the UMC conducted, along with the Barna Group research organization. About 87 percent say Christianity is too judgmental, and 85 percent describe it as hypocritical. The statistic of greatest concern: About four in 10 Americans between16 and 29 define themselves as non-Christians. The research also uncovered major opportunities for the church, if it is willing to reconsider how it presents its mission. Studies consistently show the new generation is much more global-minded, and a whopping 96 percent say they want their lives to really make a difference in the world. Sixty-six percent say they’re looking for meaning, and 62 percent describe themselves as spiritual.
==Right Brained People Unite! - Your left brain is logical, linear, by-the-numbers; the right side is creative, artistic, empathetic. Oprah Winfrey talked with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, “A Whole New Mind”, and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.
The best part: Anyone can tap into the right mind-set.
Pink, a former chief speechwriter for former Vice President Al Gore, presents a convincing argument that our country is entering a new era — the so-called conceptual age — during which right-brained skills such as design and storytelling will become far more crucial than traditionally left-brained skills such as accounting and computer programming.
• Author Daniel Pink: Right brain skills will be crucial in coming age
• Those skills include design, storytelling, empathy, creativity
• Says left-brained skills –accounting, computer programming can be outsourced
• Says it’s harder to outsource creativity such as design and storytelling
I do know this, with the current state of our nation, economy, stimulus package, etc. seems there are a lot of talented story tellers out there!
==An Online Harris Poll conducted between March 31 and April 1, 2009 shows that 51% of Americans don’t use Twitter or have a MySpace or Facebook account. 48% of adults have either a MySpace or Facebook page, with 16% of adults updating their page at least once a day. While the media may have found Twitter, only 5% of Americans are currently using it. (And other recent polls have found that overwhelmingly, people try Twitter but don’t stay with it.)
According to the report, social networking sites mean different things to different demos:
–74% of those aged 18-34 have a Facebook or MySpace account but this quickly drops off the older one gets. Only 24% of those 55 and older have an account
–8% of 18-34 year olds use Twitter, 7% of those 35-44 use it, 4% of those aged 45-54 and just 1% of those 55 and older
–Men and women use Twitter at the same levels (5% each), but women are more likely to have a Facebook or MySpace account (52% versus 45%)
–Two in five people with a high school degree or less have a Facebook or MySpace account compared to 55% of those with some college and 52% of those with at least a college degree
THIRD DAY MAY BE PERFORMING IN AFGHANISTAN
FAIRFAX, Va. - The Christian band Third Day may perform for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Bass guitarist Tai Anderson says American troops and their families have showered Third Day with gifts and letters of appreciation since the band performed last year in Iraq and Kuwait.
Anderson says he and his bandmates were impressed by the way people in the military work together as a team, more so than he's ever seen in church.
He says the trip was such a blessing that Third Day wants to fly back "within the next 12 months" and perform again for U.S. troops, probably in Afghanistan this time.
THE STORE JIM HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF!
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - In today's economy it's hard not to feel stressed, frustrated and even driven to throw a plate against your wall.
That's why yesterday, Smash-N-Shatter is opening in downtown Lee's Summit.
The store is built on a new concept in the midwest. Customers can throw plates, glass and other breakables in a "shatter room" or hit a baseball bat against a wall in the "smash room."
Paul Brown, a former software engineer, recently lost his job and started Smash-N-Shatter. "With so many people facing layoffs and financial challenges, we wanted to provide a safe and dynamic environment for people to let it all out," said Brown.
Packages run from $15 to $70.
It's located at 14 S.W. 3rd Street in downtown Lee's Summit.
For more info: http://www.smash-n-shatter.com/ or call 816-524-7100.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
TODAY IS THURSDAY - APRIL 30, 2009
SPIRIT FM MORNING SHOW
with
JIM & KAREN
6-9 a.m. Monday thru Friday
TODAY IS:
Today is Hairstylist Appreciation Day.
Today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day.
Today is Love Your Lawn Day.
Today is International Walk Day, a day to walk wherever you go, for the exercise and just to enjoy the outdoors.
George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the U.S. on this day in 1789
. George was 57 years old when he was elected. You could tell George's age by counting the rings in his teeth. Since he couldn't tell a lie, the speech was canceled.
Today is National Honesty Day. a day to celebrate honesty and to honor honest people everywhere
On this day in 1973 Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president in history to admit he was not a crook. And later he proved it by becoming the first U.S.
president in history to receive an official pardon for not being a crook.
On this date in 1939 public television began operation in the U.S. I really think people are beginning to finally notice.
1938: That wascally wabbit Bugs Bunny first appeared on screen in the cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt," directed by "Bugs" Hardaway for Warner Brothers. Mel Blanc, who did Bugs’ voice, was allergic to carrots.
1952: The first toy was advertised on television—Mr. Potato Head.
2005: Jennifer Wilbanks, missing from Georgia, turned up in Albuquerque. She had claimed she was abducted, but then admitted she was a ''runaway bride.''
THIS IS LIFE
A great new way to let your kids have a pet, but not too long. It’s a hamster turnover program where you hook up with 5 to 8 other families with kids and rotate hamster ownership every 6 weeks. It allows enough time for an enjoyable experience and probably enough time to get tired of the experience as well. A hamster works because you can transport it’s entire “world” so to speak with since it’s living quarters are all intact. I would love Brody to have a fish because he loves watching fish swim around in a fish tank, but his parents say “no”…maybe this is something that might work and make Nana a super hero again! Although I wouldn’t try this with homing pigeons.
At our house we have had dogs, cats, fish, turtles, birds and my least favorite of all…a guinea pig!
Finally! Scientists claim to have cloned glowing dogs. South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named “Ruppy” — a combination of the words “ruby” and “puppy” — look like typical beagles by daylight. But they glow red under ultraviolet light. The glowing dogs show that it is possible to successfully insert genes with a specific trait, which could lead to implanting other, non-fluorescent genes that could help treat specific diseases. I know what I’ll be seeing on this year’s Christmas gift list. Here are some benefits to having a dog that glows:
*your kids can have a roving nightlight in the house
*easier to spot during the 2 am bathroom break outside
*saying your dog “just ain’t that bright” is no longer true
Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70-mph gust of wind picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight.
Dorothy and Lavern Utley went to a wooded area nearly a mile from where 8-month-old Tinker Bell had been last seen. The brown long-haired dog was dirty and hungry but otherwise OK. The Utleys, of Rochester, had set up an outdoor display Saturday at a flea market in Waterford Township, 25 miles northwest of Detroit. Tinker Bell was standing on their platform trailer when she was swept away. Dorothy Utley tells The Detroit News that her cherished pet “just went wild” upon seeing her. Can you imagine being a simple bystander and seeing a Chihuahua flying overhead?
A study shows overweight people contribute more to global warming than thin people. At first I thought this was silly then I got to thinking about all the times in the summer when I am outside working in the yard…the heat friction that comes off my thighs through my double-knit shorts is probably enough heat to create some sort of an issue.
NEWS & STUFF
Obama Day 100
Yesterday marked President Obama's 100th day in office. In that time, he's spent more than $6 trillion... making this the most bold presidency ever or just the sequel to "Brewster's Millions."
WHO Alert Level Raised
They’ve traced the swine flu’s origin to one little piggy who went to the market when he should have stayed home.
Remember the good ol’ days when we thought the only bad pork was in the federal budget?
Investigators now have proof that the swine flu virus has come into the United States from Mexico. The sick pigs apparently huffed, puffed, and blew our border down.
The World Health Organization has raised its alert level in response to the swine flu virus spreading from Mexico. The only thing more dangerous than getting the swine flu from Mexico is... living in Mexico.
I think it might be a good idea to take down the border wall and replaced it with a giant sneeze guard.
Swine Flu Airlines
The swine flu outbreak is hurting the already strapped U.S. travel industry. Most U.S. airlines are now charging travellers a special $25 surcharge if they don't want to be seated next to someone from Mexico.
With all this Swine Flu talk, here’s a list of fruits that will boost your immune system. Hey! Wash your hands first: pomegranates, acai berry, avocado, blueberry, cranberry, kiwi, and some other with crazy names, but check this out about the Acai Berry - touted by Oprah as a ’super food,’ grows in South American rainforests. This dark berry has been shown to have twice the antioxidants found in blueberries, as well as omega fatty acids, protein and fiber. It’s so powerful; some studies have shown it kills off cancer cells in a lab setting.
Citi Bonuses
Citigroup is asking the Treasury for permission to pay special bonuses to many key employees... like the guy who makes out all the pink slips every month.
Specter Reaction
Most Republicans are saying that they're happy that Senator Arlen Specter is leaving their party... mostly because he's showing flu-like symptoms.
A Chicago alderman said he doesn't mind that a businessman plans to open a hot dog stand in his ward and hire former convicts to work there, but he does object to the stand's crime-linked theme.
Alderman Bob Fioretti said his Second Ward on the city's West Side has major crime problems, so he thinks the stand's name, Felony Franks, is simply not in good taste.
He also objected to several slogans, including: 'Food so good, it's criminal,' and 'Home of the misdemeanor wiener.'
Here are a few other items on the menu:
• Cell Mate Dog,
• Custody Dog,
• Chain Gang Chili Dog,
• Burglar Beef,
• Bail Bond BBQ beef,
• Lawbreaker Meatball Sandwich,
• Mobster Mozzarella Sticks, and
• Prison Jalapeno Poppers.
Stand owner Jim Andrews, though, said he thinks the tongue-in-cheek name and a menu that features such items as 'burglar beef' and 'chain gang chili dog' will help to erase some of the stigma that being a former convict carries."
What is the problem? They are just trying to make a living...with a smile.
A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — by throwing a deck chair at them.
Wyn Rowlands was celebrating his 62nd birthday with a dream cruise onboard the MSC Melody near the Seychelle Islands when he spotted armed pirates in a speedboat trying to clamber on to the vessel.
Quick-thinking Wyn, a retired engineer from Bangor-on-Dee, picked up a deck-chair and flung it down at the gang before raising the alarm.
The ship’s captain, Ciro Pinto, was then able to out-manoeuvre the pirates to prevent them boarding the cruise ship.
The MSC Melody and its 1,000 passengers and 500 crew were 600 miles off the coast of Somalia — notorious for pirate attacks — when the incident happenedon Sunday evening.
New online jobs site! www.glassdoor.com lists salaries and reviews of companies around the world. It also features interview listings where users can submit their experience anonymously for access to other people’s stories. It’s become a source of revealing strange, but true job interview questions like…
*What would the inside of my car look like if we were to go look inside of it right now?
*When is it OK to lie?
*What would you do with 100 Christmas trees in July?
*If you were a cereal, what kind would you be?
The question about cereal was posed in an interview for a financial analyst at Cisco Systems, and the query about Christmas trees arose in a marketing interview at Visa Inc. So…what cereal WOULD you be?
with
JIM & KAREN
6-9 a.m. Monday thru Friday
TODAY IS:
Today is Hairstylist Appreciation Day.
Today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day.
Today is Love Your Lawn Day.
Today is International Walk Day, a day to walk wherever you go, for the exercise and just to enjoy the outdoors.
George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the U.S. on this day in 1789
. George was 57 years old when he was elected. You could tell George's age by counting the rings in his teeth. Since he couldn't tell a lie, the speech was canceled.
Today is National Honesty Day. a day to celebrate honesty and to honor honest people everywhere
On this day in 1973 Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president in history to admit he was not a crook. And later he proved it by becoming the first U.S.
president in history to receive an official pardon for not being a crook.
On this date in 1939 public television began operation in the U.S. I really think people are beginning to finally notice.
1938: That wascally wabbit Bugs Bunny first appeared on screen in the cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt," directed by "Bugs" Hardaway for Warner Brothers. Mel Blanc, who did Bugs’ voice, was allergic to carrots.
1952: The first toy was advertised on television—Mr. Potato Head.
2005: Jennifer Wilbanks, missing from Georgia, turned up in Albuquerque. She had claimed she was abducted, but then admitted she was a ''runaway bride.''
THIS IS LIFE
A great new way to let your kids have a pet, but not too long. It’s a hamster turnover program where you hook up with 5 to 8 other families with kids and rotate hamster ownership every 6 weeks. It allows enough time for an enjoyable experience and probably enough time to get tired of the experience as well. A hamster works because you can transport it’s entire “world” so to speak with since it’s living quarters are all intact. I would love Brody to have a fish because he loves watching fish swim around in a fish tank, but his parents say “no”…maybe this is something that might work and make Nana a super hero again! Although I wouldn’t try this with homing pigeons.
At our house we have had dogs, cats, fish, turtles, birds and my least favorite of all…a guinea pig!
Finally! Scientists claim to have cloned glowing dogs. South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named “Ruppy” — a combination of the words “ruby” and “puppy” — look like typical beagles by daylight. But they glow red under ultraviolet light. The glowing dogs show that it is possible to successfully insert genes with a specific trait, which could lead to implanting other, non-fluorescent genes that could help treat specific diseases. I know what I’ll be seeing on this year’s Christmas gift list. Here are some benefits to having a dog that glows:
*your kids can have a roving nightlight in the house
*easier to spot during the 2 am bathroom break outside
*saying your dog “just ain’t that bright” is no longer true
Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70-mph gust of wind picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight.
Dorothy and Lavern Utley went to a wooded area nearly a mile from where 8-month-old Tinker Bell had been last seen. The brown long-haired dog was dirty and hungry but otherwise OK. The Utleys, of Rochester, had set up an outdoor display Saturday at a flea market in Waterford Township, 25 miles northwest of Detroit. Tinker Bell was standing on their platform trailer when she was swept away. Dorothy Utley tells The Detroit News that her cherished pet “just went wild” upon seeing her. Can you imagine being a simple bystander and seeing a Chihuahua flying overhead?
A study shows overweight people contribute more to global warming than thin people. At first I thought this was silly then I got to thinking about all the times in the summer when I am outside working in the yard…the heat friction that comes off my thighs through my double-knit shorts is probably enough heat to create some sort of an issue.
NEWS & STUFF
Obama Day 100
Yesterday marked President Obama's 100th day in office. In that time, he's spent more than $6 trillion... making this the most bold presidency ever or just the sequel to "Brewster's Millions."
WHO Alert Level Raised
They’ve traced the swine flu’s origin to one little piggy who went to the market when he should have stayed home.
Remember the good ol’ days when we thought the only bad pork was in the federal budget?
Investigators now have proof that the swine flu virus has come into the United States from Mexico. The sick pigs apparently huffed, puffed, and blew our border down.
The World Health Organization has raised its alert level in response to the swine flu virus spreading from Mexico. The only thing more dangerous than getting the swine flu from Mexico is... living in Mexico.
I think it might be a good idea to take down the border wall and replaced it with a giant sneeze guard.
Swine Flu Airlines
The swine flu outbreak is hurting the already strapped U.S. travel industry. Most U.S. airlines are now charging travellers a special $25 surcharge if they don't want to be seated next to someone from Mexico.
With all this Swine Flu talk, here’s a list of fruits that will boost your immune system. Hey! Wash your hands first: pomegranates, acai berry, avocado, blueberry, cranberry, kiwi, and some other with crazy names, but check this out about the Acai Berry - touted by Oprah as a ’super food,’ grows in South American rainforests. This dark berry has been shown to have twice the antioxidants found in blueberries, as well as omega fatty acids, protein and fiber. It’s so powerful; some studies have shown it kills off cancer cells in a lab setting.
Citi Bonuses
Citigroup is asking the Treasury for permission to pay special bonuses to many key employees... like the guy who makes out all the pink slips every month.
Specter Reaction
Most Republicans are saying that they're happy that Senator Arlen Specter is leaving their party... mostly because he's showing flu-like symptoms.
A Chicago alderman said he doesn't mind that a businessman plans to open a hot dog stand in his ward and hire former convicts to work there, but he does object to the stand's crime-linked theme.
Alderman Bob Fioretti said his Second Ward on the city's West Side has major crime problems, so he thinks the stand's name, Felony Franks, is simply not in good taste.
He also objected to several slogans, including: 'Food so good, it's criminal,' and 'Home of the misdemeanor wiener.'
Here are a few other items on the menu:
• Cell Mate Dog,
• Custody Dog,
• Chain Gang Chili Dog,
• Burglar Beef,
• Bail Bond BBQ beef,
• Lawbreaker Meatball Sandwich,
• Mobster Mozzarella Sticks, and
• Prison Jalapeno Poppers.
Stand owner Jim Andrews, though, said he thinks the tongue-in-cheek name and a menu that features such items as 'burglar beef' and 'chain gang chili dog' will help to erase some of the stigma that being a former convict carries."
What is the problem? They are just trying to make a living...with a smile.
A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — by throwing a deck chair at them.
Wyn Rowlands was celebrating his 62nd birthday with a dream cruise onboard the MSC Melody near the Seychelle Islands when he spotted armed pirates in a speedboat trying to clamber on to the vessel.
Quick-thinking Wyn, a retired engineer from Bangor-on-Dee, picked up a deck-chair and flung it down at the gang before raising the alarm.
The ship’s captain, Ciro Pinto, was then able to out-manoeuvre the pirates to prevent them boarding the cruise ship.
The MSC Melody and its 1,000 passengers and 500 crew were 600 miles off the coast of Somalia — notorious for pirate attacks — when the incident happenedon Sunday evening.
New online jobs site! www.glassdoor.com lists salaries and reviews of companies around the world. It also features interview listings where users can submit their experience anonymously for access to other people’s stories. It’s become a source of revealing strange, but true job interview questions like…
*What would the inside of my car look like if we were to go look inside of it right now?
*When is it OK to lie?
*What would you do with 100 Christmas trees in July?
*If you were a cereal, what kind would you be?
The question about cereal was posed in an interview for a financial analyst at Cisco Systems, and the query about Christmas trees arose in a marketing interview at Visa Inc. So…what cereal WOULD you be?
Sunday, April 26, 2009
TODAY IS MONDAY - APRIL 27, 2009
TODAY IS:
On this day in 1972 the Apollo-16 astronauts returned to Earth after 11 days on the moon. They brought back 200 pounds of moon rocks, a dozen T-shirts, and a set of lunar salt-and-pepper shakers.
-Today is Tell A Story Day. I’m doing that with the IRS right now.
-National Prime Rib Day! Where’s the best prime rib place in your town?
-Walter Lantz’s Birthday! He created Woody Woodpecker. How I do miss the classics. Remember Grape Ape? H.R. Puffenstuff? Fat Albert! How I miss him.
4977 B.C. - According to German astronomer Johannes Kepler the universe was created on this date.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion.
THIS IS LIFE
This is Jefferson City’s Spring Clean Up Week. You know that time of year you drag all your junk out to the curb and the city will come by and pick it up for you.
So I am finding a bunch of junk while cleaning out the garage and it’s a bunch of junk my sons are NOW declaring they desperately need. They haven’t seen this stuff in years, but they insist they’ll probably need it in the future. What? Oh things like a broken remote control car, headless action figures, a bike seat with no bike attached to it. You know, really important stuff.
NEWS & STUFF
NFL DRAFT PICKS
From Missouri:
Jeremy Maclin is going to the Philadelphia Eagles. (Round 1)
Ziggy Hood is going to the Pittsburgh Steelers (Round 1)
William Moore is going to the Falcons (Round 2)
Chase Coffman is going to the Cincinatti Bengals ( Round 3)
Colin Brown is going to the KC Chiefs (Round 5)
Stryker Sulak is going to the LA Raiders (Round 6)
Bernie Madoff’s wife, Ruth, is saying she has her own money. She says she has $62 million in savings. She says it’s not swindle money; it’s not fraud money; it’s money she made from yard sales.
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is returning to prime time. Due to the recession, it’s been renamed “Who Wants Five Bucks and a Taco.”
The Washington Times reports that PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA will soon get a new, high-tech, super-secure BlackBerry to use in and around the White House and during his travels. The BlackBerry 8830 is in the final stages of development by the National Security Agency, and could be given to the president within the next few months.
The NSA still has to test out the device's encryption software to make sure it meets federal security standards. First Lady MICHELE OBAMA and top White House aides will get the same devices.
And each model will include a super-secret, government-approved version of solitaire as well. (Okay we just made that part up!)
As PRESIDENT OBAMA's 100th day in office nears, the folks at Time magazine have posted some great, "behind the scenes" photos taken of the president, his family and staff since Inauguration Day. It's a neat slide show and reminder that important stuff actually takes place in the White House away from the media pool, the daily briefings and staged photo-ops.
Might as well have this information ready since it’s all over the news - The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. Priority will be given to the five states with known cases so far: California, Texas, New York, Ohio and Kansas. Here are some basic questions answered by the World Health Organization:
Q. What is swine flu?
Swine flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease normally found in pigs. It spreads through tiny particles in the air or by direct contact. According to WHO it tends to infect large numbers of a given pig population, killing between 1 and 4 percent of those affected. Not every animal infected displays symptoms.
Q. How do humans contract the virus?
A. People usually become infected through contact with pigs, though some cases of LIMITED human-to-human transmission have been reported.
Q. Is it safe to eat pork products?
A.WHO says properly handled and prepared pork products are safe to eat. The swine flu virus dies when cooked at temperatures of 160 F/70 C or higher.
Q. Does a vaccine exist?
A. Pigs in North America are routinely vaccinated for swine flu, but no vaccine exists for humans. In any case, the flu virus evolves quickly, meaning that vaccines are soon obsolete. Health officials say there is no suggestion that the vaccine prepared for seasonal flu will protect against swine flu.
What would you give up first, air conditioning or your cell phone?
In tough economic times with people looking to cut costs many Americans said a cell phone or computer are must-have items and regard a clothes dryers, air conditioner and microwave as less of a necessity, according to survey by the Pew Research Center. Fun discussion with your listeners as to which one would they choose and why. The A.C. issue depends, of course, where you live. There is no way I would go without A.C. in the summer in Oklahoma. I’d lose sleep, perpetually perspire, become irritable, no one would want to talk with me att that point, so a cell phone would be obsolete.
From your Good News file - Somebody’s anonymously donating millions of dollars to colleges across the country. Nobody knows who’s doing it and why. The only common thread among all the schools is that every one of them is headed by a woman. Some people have speculated that Oprah is the donor, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The gifts, ranging from $1 million to perhaps $10 million, and totaling up to $68.5 million so far, have arrived over the past seven weeks in similarly secretive fashion at colleges around the country, including Purdue in Indiana, Montclair State in New Jersey, and the University of Southern Mississippi. All were contacted by a law firm or other intermediary and given a highly unusual condition: College officials had to promise - in writing, in some cases - not to try to find out the donor’s identity. I think I might change my name to Dartmouth or Purdue and keep an eye on the mail box.
Classic School Prank - Probers are trying to get to the bottom of who sprinkled itching powder on the seats of teachers and students at a Brooklyn elementary school, the Daily News has learned.
A few teacher and student victims of the prank at East New York’s Public School 345 were scratching their heads - as well as other places - after Wednesday’s incident, sources said.
The city Department of Environmental Protection is still running tests to identify the substance.
“The itching was terrible,” said one victim. “When I sat down, I could feel it through my pants. It was very itchy.
“It got intense. When it became uncontrollable, I had to stop what I was doing. … It stopped me in my tracks.” The powder, which looked like tiny, prickly hairs, was found on teachers’ chairs after the itching started. Kind of like that pink insulation stuff. It was non-hazardous. Reminds me of simpler times. We have a candy store in the mall that has bubble gum that turns black when chewed, super hot candy, bugs in ice cubes, whoopee cushions, etc. Just like the itchy powder, I haven’t heard of them being used in quite a while.
A man in northern Idaho says he has seen a massive hand of God in his life, and he is willing to share it with the highest bidder. Paul Grayhek, 52, listed the rock formation he dubbed the “Hand of God Rock Wall” on the online auction Web site eBay. The highest bid was $250 early Sunday, with three days left to go in the auction.
The hand-like formation, approximately 9 feet tall and 4 feet wide, appeared in Grayhek’s backyard after a rockfall during Lent on March 8, he said. The Coeur d’Alene resident said he faced tough times after losing his job, and believed the rock was a sign. “I prayed between licking my wounds and looking for a job,” he said. “We rarely get rockfalls and this formation is 20 feet from my house. It’s definitely a symbol of the hand of God in my life.” However, the winning bidder on eBay should not start clearing out his backyard. Grayhek is not planning to part with the formation. The buyer will “basically be buying the rights, complete and exclusive rights” to the rock, including literary and movie rights, according to Grayhek. Grayhek said he plans to use the money from the sale to pursue an unpaid internship in counseling when he graduates with a master’s degree in social work in two years. “People think I’m some holier-than-thou person trying to get rich. I’m not,” Grayhek said. “The purpose is to spread the story of God and eBay is just a vehicle.
Toddlers Terrorize! ANDERSON, S.C. — Two young brothers caused an uproar in Anderson on Friday morning when they wandered away from their home and into a neighbor’s home. Neighbors and public safety officers launched an intense search after John and Matthew Farrar disappeared from their home. The boy’s mother called to report the 2- and 3-year-olds missing at about 9:45 a.m. About 100 city and county emergency workers scrambled into the neighborhood to search for the boys. Little did they know the toddlers were next door, in the home of a sleeping neighbor, playing out their own version of Goldilocks gone bad. Angie Lovorn was sound asleep on the other side of the house after working a third shift and had no idea the boys were in her house. While she slept, the toddlers ransacked her cupboards, munching on Teddy Grahams and marshmallows and chips. They also got on the top bunk to retrieve some stuffed animals. From the looks of it, they had a pretty good time before the brothers were returned to their family. Ever lose track of your kids, even in your own home?
HELP! I forgot my PC password. What can I do to start my computer? If you have Windows XP Home Edition do this:
1) Turn on your computer.
2) Immediately press the F8 button at the top of your keyboard.
3) Select “Safe Mode”.
Go into your User account and change or simply write down your password.
Did you do a Yard Sale this past weekend? Here are some Dos and Don’ts from Womans Day Magazine:
DON’T sell on Sundays. People think items are picked over. Saturdays are best.
DO stick close to traffic. Move tables to your lawn’s edge and display large, unusual signs.
DON’T skimp on used books, CDs and DVDs. Charge up to $2. They’re cash cows.
DO apply price stickers. And get ready to haggle.
DON’T be greedy. At most, charge $2 to $4 for every $10 you spent, even if the item is new.
DO say that you’re open to offers and want to sell it all–it gets folks in a buying mood.
Read an article from a mom who said that her 16 year old son won’t get his full license until he’s 17 and a half. And it’s HER choice. She figures that if he can’t remember to wear his bicycle helmet every time, maybe he’s just as inclined to forget turn signals, seat belts and speed limits. There’s no rule that says an American teen must have a license in his pocket. Not to mention that scientific studies show that the teen brain is, well, only half-baked. The prefrontal cortex, the part that controls judgement, values, long-term control, doesn’t finish ramping up until long after age 16–not until around 25 as a matter of fact. (No wonder the leading cause of loss of life among teens are car crashes, especially in the first year a teen is licensed.) What do you think? Let the debate begin!
Upcoming Summer Movies! Most have yet to be rated…
Star Trek (May 8) Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content.
Terminator Salvation (May 21) going for a PG-13 rating
UP (May 29) 3-D animated film about a floating house
Land of the Lost (June 5)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26)
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Aug 7)
I’m all after Land of the Lost with Will Ferrel! The TV show from 1974 to ’76 was the most wonderful, cheesy display of claymation dinosaurs, weird hissing,
humanoid/lizard creatures called Sleestak, monkey people and more!
With swimsuit shopping season here, enjoy this poem from Kathy Downey (altered a bit for decency sake)
As summer approaches, the weather gets hot,
and women face something that we’d rather not.
Yes…wearing a swimsuit, because as we know,
the body we’ve been hiding will all have to show.
I do some weeping, and gnashing my teeth,
but it does not provide very much relief,
So I head to the mall to begin my quest
for that one perfect suit that will make me look best.
As I search through the racks, I mutter and sigh,
“How can swimsuits so tiny have prices so high?”
A bikini won’t do, I am too old for that.
Ah, here is a one piece, this might hide my fat.
I squeeze into the suit and suck in my gut,
while attempting to stretch the cloth over my butt.
I look like a sausage link, latex encased,
a visual image I would like to erase.
When a voice rings out loudly,
a woman shrieks, “NO!”
“Pay that much to look like this, I don’t think so!”
Dead silence follows for one moment or two,
until someone else shouts, “Honey, I’m with you!”
Then the whole place erupts into cheers and applause,
as women emerge from the dressing rooms jaws.
Trampling the suits that we sling to the floor,
we dance and scream as we cause an uproar.
Someone starts to chant and we all sing along,
sharing our strength in the words of our song.
“We are women with curves, please heed our cry.
Make swimsuits that fit us or we will not buy.”
“T-shirts and gym shorts will be our swim wear.
Bathing suit makers had better beware.
Your profit margins will feel the bite.
We are women, united, and ready to fight.”
Pumping our fists and slapping high fives,
we are ready to take control of our lives.
Giddy with power, a loud happy bunch,
we decide to get dressed and go out for lunch!
TEN HOMESCHOOLED CELEBRITIES
Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school.
Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, but her family moved to China when she was just three months old. She was homeschooled by a Confucian scholar and learned English as a second language from her mom.
Alexander Graham Bell was homeschooled by his mother until he was about 10. It was at this point that she started to go deaf and didn't feel she could properly educate him any more. Her deafness inspired Bell to study acoustics and sound later in life.
If Thomas Edison were around today, he would probably be diagnosed with ADD -- he left public school after only three months because his mind wouldn't stop wandering.
His mom homeschooled him after that, and he credited her with the success of his education: "My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint." Mental Floss: Jefferson vs. Adams and the birth of negative campaigning
Ansel Adams was homeschooled at the age of 12 after his "wild laughter and undisguised contempt for the inept ramblings of his teachers" disrupted the classroom. His father took on his education from that point forward.
Robert Frost hated school so much he would get physically ill at the thought of going. He was homeschooled until his high school years.
Woodrow Wilson studied under his dad, one of the founders of the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS).
He didn't learn to read until he was about 12. He took a few classes at a school in Augusta, Georgia, to supplement his father's teachings, and ended up spending a year at Davidson College before transferring to Princeton. Mental Floss: 8 tuition-free colleges
Mozart was educated by his dad as the Mozart family toured Europe from 1763-1766.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was homeschooled until her parents finally settled in De Smet in what was then Dakota Territory. She started teaching school herself when she was only 15 years old.
Louisa May Alcott studied mostly with her dad, but had a few lessons from family friends Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Can you imagine?
On this day in 1972 the Apollo-16 astronauts returned to Earth after 11 days on the moon. They brought back 200 pounds of moon rocks, a dozen T-shirts, and a set of lunar salt-and-pepper shakers.
-Today is Tell A Story Day. I’m doing that with the IRS right now.
-National Prime Rib Day! Where’s the best prime rib place in your town?
-Walter Lantz’s Birthday! He created Woody Woodpecker. How I do miss the classics. Remember Grape Ape? H.R. Puffenstuff? Fat Albert! How I miss him.
4977 B.C. - According to German astronomer Johannes Kepler the universe was created on this date.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion.
THIS IS LIFE
This is Jefferson City’s Spring Clean Up Week. You know that time of year you drag all your junk out to the curb and the city will come by and pick it up for you.
So I am finding a bunch of junk while cleaning out the garage and it’s a bunch of junk my sons are NOW declaring they desperately need. They haven’t seen this stuff in years, but they insist they’ll probably need it in the future. What? Oh things like a broken remote control car, headless action figures, a bike seat with no bike attached to it. You know, really important stuff.
NEWS & STUFF
NFL DRAFT PICKS
From Missouri:
Jeremy Maclin is going to the Philadelphia Eagles. (Round 1)
Ziggy Hood is going to the Pittsburgh Steelers (Round 1)
William Moore is going to the Falcons (Round 2)
Chase Coffman is going to the Cincinatti Bengals ( Round 3)
Colin Brown is going to the KC Chiefs (Round 5)
Stryker Sulak is going to the LA Raiders (Round 6)
Bernie Madoff’s wife, Ruth, is saying she has her own money. She says she has $62 million in savings. She says it’s not swindle money; it’s not fraud money; it’s money she made from yard sales.
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is returning to prime time. Due to the recession, it’s been renamed “Who Wants Five Bucks and a Taco.”
The Washington Times reports that PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA will soon get a new, high-tech, super-secure BlackBerry to use in and around the White House and during his travels. The BlackBerry 8830 is in the final stages of development by the National Security Agency, and could be given to the president within the next few months.
The NSA still has to test out the device's encryption software to make sure it meets federal security standards. First Lady MICHELE OBAMA and top White House aides will get the same devices.
And each model will include a super-secret, government-approved version of solitaire as well. (Okay we just made that part up!)
As PRESIDENT OBAMA's 100th day in office nears, the folks at Time magazine have posted some great, "behind the scenes" photos taken of the president, his family and staff since Inauguration Day. It's a neat slide show and reminder that important stuff actually takes place in the White House away from the media pool, the daily briefings and staged photo-ops.
Might as well have this information ready since it’s all over the news - The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. Priority will be given to the five states with known cases so far: California, Texas, New York, Ohio and Kansas. Here are some basic questions answered by the World Health Organization:
Q. What is swine flu?
Swine flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease normally found in pigs. It spreads through tiny particles in the air or by direct contact. According to WHO it tends to infect large numbers of a given pig population, killing between 1 and 4 percent of those affected. Not every animal infected displays symptoms.
Q. How do humans contract the virus?
A. People usually become infected through contact with pigs, though some cases of LIMITED human-to-human transmission have been reported.
Q. Is it safe to eat pork products?
A.WHO says properly handled and prepared pork products are safe to eat. The swine flu virus dies when cooked at temperatures of 160 F/70 C or higher.
Q. Does a vaccine exist?
A. Pigs in North America are routinely vaccinated for swine flu, but no vaccine exists for humans. In any case, the flu virus evolves quickly, meaning that vaccines are soon obsolete. Health officials say there is no suggestion that the vaccine prepared for seasonal flu will protect against swine flu.
What would you give up first, air conditioning or your cell phone?
In tough economic times with people looking to cut costs many Americans said a cell phone or computer are must-have items and regard a clothes dryers, air conditioner and microwave as less of a necessity, according to survey by the Pew Research Center. Fun discussion with your listeners as to which one would they choose and why. The A.C. issue depends, of course, where you live. There is no way I would go without A.C. in the summer in Oklahoma. I’d lose sleep, perpetually perspire, become irritable, no one would want to talk with me att that point, so a cell phone would be obsolete.
From your Good News file - Somebody’s anonymously donating millions of dollars to colleges across the country. Nobody knows who’s doing it and why. The only common thread among all the schools is that every one of them is headed by a woman. Some people have speculated that Oprah is the donor, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The gifts, ranging from $1 million to perhaps $10 million, and totaling up to $68.5 million so far, have arrived over the past seven weeks in similarly secretive fashion at colleges around the country, including Purdue in Indiana, Montclair State in New Jersey, and the University of Southern Mississippi. All were contacted by a law firm or other intermediary and given a highly unusual condition: College officials had to promise - in writing, in some cases - not to try to find out the donor’s identity. I think I might change my name to Dartmouth or Purdue and keep an eye on the mail box.
Classic School Prank - Probers are trying to get to the bottom of who sprinkled itching powder on the seats of teachers and students at a Brooklyn elementary school, the Daily News has learned.
A few teacher and student victims of the prank at East New York’s Public School 345 were scratching their heads - as well as other places - after Wednesday’s incident, sources said.
The city Department of Environmental Protection is still running tests to identify the substance.
“The itching was terrible,” said one victim. “When I sat down, I could feel it through my pants. It was very itchy.
“It got intense. When it became uncontrollable, I had to stop what I was doing. … It stopped me in my tracks.” The powder, which looked like tiny, prickly hairs, was found on teachers’ chairs after the itching started. Kind of like that pink insulation stuff. It was non-hazardous. Reminds me of simpler times. We have a candy store in the mall that has bubble gum that turns black when chewed, super hot candy, bugs in ice cubes, whoopee cushions, etc. Just like the itchy powder, I haven’t heard of them being used in quite a while.
A man in northern Idaho says he has seen a massive hand of God in his life, and he is willing to share it with the highest bidder. Paul Grayhek, 52, listed the rock formation he dubbed the “Hand of God Rock Wall” on the online auction Web site eBay. The highest bid was $250 early Sunday, with three days left to go in the auction.
The hand-like formation, approximately 9 feet tall and 4 feet wide, appeared in Grayhek’s backyard after a rockfall during Lent on March 8, he said. The Coeur d’Alene resident said he faced tough times after losing his job, and believed the rock was a sign. “I prayed between licking my wounds and looking for a job,” he said. “We rarely get rockfalls and this formation is 20 feet from my house. It’s definitely a symbol of the hand of God in my life.” However, the winning bidder on eBay should not start clearing out his backyard. Grayhek is not planning to part with the formation. The buyer will “basically be buying the rights, complete and exclusive rights” to the rock, including literary and movie rights, according to Grayhek. Grayhek said he plans to use the money from the sale to pursue an unpaid internship in counseling when he graduates with a master’s degree in social work in two years. “People think I’m some holier-than-thou person trying to get rich. I’m not,” Grayhek said. “The purpose is to spread the story of God and eBay is just a vehicle.
Toddlers Terrorize! ANDERSON, S.C. — Two young brothers caused an uproar in Anderson on Friday morning when they wandered away from their home and into a neighbor’s home. Neighbors and public safety officers launched an intense search after John and Matthew Farrar disappeared from their home. The boy’s mother called to report the 2- and 3-year-olds missing at about 9:45 a.m. About 100 city and county emergency workers scrambled into the neighborhood to search for the boys. Little did they know the toddlers were next door, in the home of a sleeping neighbor, playing out their own version of Goldilocks gone bad. Angie Lovorn was sound asleep on the other side of the house after working a third shift and had no idea the boys were in her house. While she slept, the toddlers ransacked her cupboards, munching on Teddy Grahams and marshmallows and chips. They also got on the top bunk to retrieve some stuffed animals. From the looks of it, they had a pretty good time before the brothers were returned to their family. Ever lose track of your kids, even in your own home?
HELP! I forgot my PC password. What can I do to start my computer? If you have Windows XP Home Edition do this:
1) Turn on your computer.
2) Immediately press the F8 button at the top of your keyboard.
3) Select “Safe Mode”.
Go into your User account and change or simply write down your password.
Did you do a Yard Sale this past weekend? Here are some Dos and Don’ts from Womans Day Magazine:
DON’T sell on Sundays. People think items are picked over. Saturdays are best.
DO stick close to traffic. Move tables to your lawn’s edge and display large, unusual signs.
DON’T skimp on used books, CDs and DVDs. Charge up to $2. They’re cash cows.
DO apply price stickers. And get ready to haggle.
DON’T be greedy. At most, charge $2 to $4 for every $10 you spent, even if the item is new.
DO say that you’re open to offers and want to sell it all–it gets folks in a buying mood.
Read an article from a mom who said that her 16 year old son won’t get his full license until he’s 17 and a half. And it’s HER choice. She figures that if he can’t remember to wear his bicycle helmet every time, maybe he’s just as inclined to forget turn signals, seat belts and speed limits. There’s no rule that says an American teen must have a license in his pocket. Not to mention that scientific studies show that the teen brain is, well, only half-baked. The prefrontal cortex, the part that controls judgement, values, long-term control, doesn’t finish ramping up until long after age 16–not until around 25 as a matter of fact. (No wonder the leading cause of loss of life among teens are car crashes, especially in the first year a teen is licensed.) What do you think? Let the debate begin!
Upcoming Summer Movies! Most have yet to be rated…
Star Trek (May 8) Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content.
Terminator Salvation (May 21) going for a PG-13 rating
UP (May 29) 3-D animated film about a floating house
Land of the Lost (June 5)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26)
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Aug 7)
I’m all after Land of the Lost with Will Ferrel! The TV show from 1974 to ’76 was the most wonderful, cheesy display of claymation dinosaurs, weird hissing,
humanoid/lizard creatures called Sleestak, monkey people and more!
With swimsuit shopping season here, enjoy this poem from Kathy Downey (altered a bit for decency sake)
As summer approaches, the weather gets hot,
and women face something that we’d rather not.
Yes…wearing a swimsuit, because as we know,
the body we’ve been hiding will all have to show.
I do some weeping, and gnashing my teeth,
but it does not provide very much relief,
So I head to the mall to begin my quest
for that one perfect suit that will make me look best.
As I search through the racks, I mutter and sigh,
“How can swimsuits so tiny have prices so high?”
A bikini won’t do, I am too old for that.
Ah, here is a one piece, this might hide my fat.
I squeeze into the suit and suck in my gut,
while attempting to stretch the cloth over my butt.
I look like a sausage link, latex encased,
a visual image I would like to erase.
When a voice rings out loudly,
a woman shrieks, “NO!”
“Pay that much to look like this, I don’t think so!”
Dead silence follows for one moment or two,
until someone else shouts, “Honey, I’m with you!”
Then the whole place erupts into cheers and applause,
as women emerge from the dressing rooms jaws.
Trampling the suits that we sling to the floor,
we dance and scream as we cause an uproar.
Someone starts to chant and we all sing along,
sharing our strength in the words of our song.
“We are women with curves, please heed our cry.
Make swimsuits that fit us or we will not buy.”
“T-shirts and gym shorts will be our swim wear.
Bathing suit makers had better beware.
Your profit margins will feel the bite.
We are women, united, and ready to fight.”
Pumping our fists and slapping high fives,
we are ready to take control of our lives.
Giddy with power, a loud happy bunch,
we decide to get dressed and go out for lunch!
TEN HOMESCHOOLED CELEBRITIES
Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school.
Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, but her family moved to China when she was just three months old. She was homeschooled by a Confucian scholar and learned English as a second language from her mom.
Alexander Graham Bell was homeschooled by his mother until he was about 10. It was at this point that she started to go deaf and didn't feel she could properly educate him any more. Her deafness inspired Bell to study acoustics and sound later in life.
If Thomas Edison were around today, he would probably be diagnosed with ADD -- he left public school after only three months because his mind wouldn't stop wandering.
His mom homeschooled him after that, and he credited her with the success of his education: "My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint." Mental Floss: Jefferson vs. Adams and the birth of negative campaigning
Ansel Adams was homeschooled at the age of 12 after his "wild laughter and undisguised contempt for the inept ramblings of his teachers" disrupted the classroom. His father took on his education from that point forward.
Robert Frost hated school so much he would get physically ill at the thought of going. He was homeschooled until his high school years.
Woodrow Wilson studied under his dad, one of the founders of the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS).
He didn't learn to read until he was about 12. He took a few classes at a school in Augusta, Georgia, to supplement his father's teachings, and ended up spending a year at Davidson College before transferring to Princeton. Mental Floss: 8 tuition-free colleges
Mozart was educated by his dad as the Mozart family toured Europe from 1763-1766.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was homeschooled until her parents finally settled in De Smet in what was then Dakota Territory. She started teaching school herself when she was only 15 years old.
Louisa May Alcott studied mostly with her dad, but had a few lessons from family friends Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Can you imagine?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
JOIN US ON THE FUN BUS TO WOMEN OF FAITH IN ST. LOUIS - JUNE 26-27, 2009
ATTENTION ALL WOMEN!
Karen Dye Ministries invites you to attend the Women of Faith Conference to be held in St. Louis, Mo. June 26-27, 2009. The featured guest speakers this year will be: Steven Curtis Chapman, "American Idol" finalist Mandisa, Nicole C. Mullen, Sandi Patty, Lisa Whelchel (from TV's "The Facts of Life"), Sheila Walsh, Patsy Clairmont, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll and more! During the event you'll hear fabulous music, watch stirring drama, listen to hilarious and heart-tugging stories and join thousands of women in worship.
To place a reservation please print off the reservation form and return it along with your payment in full. Forties seats are available on this trip and will be sold on a first come/first serve basis.****Please note - Women of Faith is changing the way they promote the Conference this year. They want everyone to attend the full two-day event, not just Friday evening Saturday. This means we will be leaving very early Friday morning.
The cost of the trip includes :
Ticket into event ($79-non-refundable) Standard Upper Level Seating
Deluxe Motor Coach transportation to and from St. Louis, with pickups in Camdenton, Jefferson City and Columbia.
One Night Hotel Stay at the Drury Inn
Full Hot Breakfast at the Hotel on Saturday Morning
All tips and Gratuities
Snacks, Games, Fellowship and Fabulous Prizes on the trip to St. Louis
Pre-Conference Presentation From Karen Dye of Spirit FM’s Morning Show
Pricing:
Double-Occupancy $185.00
Triple Occupancy $166.00
Quad-Occupancy $158.00
PAYMENT, IN-FULL, MUST ACCOMPANY RESERVATION FORM AND BE MAILED TO:
Karen Dye Ministries
C/O Spirit FM Radio
P.O. Box 800
Camdenton, Mo. 65020
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS: May 22, 2009
The only other money needed would be for meals going to and from the conference and if you want to purchase books, music, etc. at the conference.
What if I make my reservation and send in my money then cannot attend is my money refundable?
The WOF ticket is not refundable. However, it is not our desire to keep your money if something arises and you are not able to go. If we have someone that can replace you, it is entirely refundable. If we cannot replace you, all but $79.00 will be refundable. For more information about the conference visit the Women of Faith website: http://www.womenoffaith.com/
Tickets are still available, but limited so don’t delay!
Women of Faith says it like this "Do you ever feel something's not quite right in your life? Discover the joy and freedom in releasing the burdens of your past and waking up to a new you". The theme for this year's conference is "A GRAND NEW DAY" based on Lamentations 3:22-23 “The Lord's love never ends; His mercies never stop .”
Bring your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors—any woman you know who needs a new perspective . . . a new enthusiasm!
Please print off this form and send in with your payment.-----------------------------------
RESERVATION FORM:
WOMEN OF FAITH
St. Louis, Mo.
June 26-27, 2009
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY & STATE:
PHONE NUMBER: (Day & Evening Number Please)
EMAIL:
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
________Double-Occupancy
________Triple Occupancy
________Quad Occupancy
DO YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE(S) IN MIND? THEIR NAMES:
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PICK UP POINTS:
________Camdenton, Mo.
________Jefferson City, Mo.
________Columbia, Mo.
AMOUNT ENCLOSED:________________________
MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO :
Karen Dye Ministries
MAIL COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TO:
Karen Dye
C/O Spirit FM Radio
P.O. Box 800
Camdenton, Mo. 65020
Karen Dye Ministries invites you to attend the Women of Faith Conference to be held in St. Louis, Mo. June 26-27, 2009. The featured guest speakers this year will be: Steven Curtis Chapman, "American Idol" finalist Mandisa, Nicole C. Mullen, Sandi Patty, Lisa Whelchel (from TV's "The Facts of Life"), Sheila Walsh, Patsy Clairmont, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll and more! During the event you'll hear fabulous music, watch stirring drama, listen to hilarious and heart-tugging stories and join thousands of women in worship.
To place a reservation please print off the reservation form and return it along with your payment in full. Forties seats are available on this trip and will be sold on a first come/first serve basis.****Please note - Women of Faith is changing the way they promote the Conference this year. They want everyone to attend the full two-day event, not just Friday evening Saturday. This means we will be leaving very early Friday morning.
The cost of the trip includes :
Ticket into event ($79-non-refundable) Standard Upper Level Seating
Deluxe Motor Coach transportation to and from St. Louis, with pickups in Camdenton, Jefferson City and Columbia.
One Night Hotel Stay at the Drury Inn
Full Hot Breakfast at the Hotel on Saturday Morning
All tips and Gratuities
Snacks, Games, Fellowship and Fabulous Prizes on the trip to St. Louis
Pre-Conference Presentation From Karen Dye of Spirit FM’s Morning Show
Pricing:
Double-Occupancy $185.00
Triple Occupancy $166.00
Quad-Occupancy $158.00
PAYMENT, IN-FULL, MUST ACCOMPANY RESERVATION FORM AND BE MAILED TO:
Karen Dye Ministries
C/O Spirit FM Radio
P.O. Box 800
Camdenton, Mo. 65020
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS: May 22, 2009
The only other money needed would be for meals going to and from the conference and if you want to purchase books, music, etc. at the conference.
What if I make my reservation and send in my money then cannot attend is my money refundable?
The WOF ticket is not refundable. However, it is not our desire to keep your money if something arises and you are not able to go. If we have someone that can replace you, it is entirely refundable. If we cannot replace you, all but $79.00 will be refundable. For more information about the conference visit the Women of Faith website: http://www.womenoffaith.com/
Tickets are still available, but limited so don’t delay!
Women of Faith says it like this "Do you ever feel something's not quite right in your life? Discover the joy and freedom in releasing the burdens of your past and waking up to a new you". The theme for this year's conference is "A GRAND NEW DAY" based on Lamentations 3:22-23 “The Lord's love never ends; His mercies never stop .”
Bring your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors—any woman you know who needs a new perspective . . . a new enthusiasm!
Please print off this form and send in with your payment.-----------------------------------
RESERVATION FORM:
WOMEN OF FAITH
St. Louis, Mo.
June 26-27, 2009
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY & STATE:
PHONE NUMBER: (Day & Evening Number Please)
EMAIL:
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
________Double-Occupancy
________Triple Occupancy
________Quad Occupancy
DO YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE(S) IN MIND? THEIR NAMES:
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PICK UP POINTS:
________Camdenton, Mo.
________Jefferson City, Mo.
________Columbia, Mo.
AMOUNT ENCLOSED:________________________
MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO :
Karen Dye Ministries
MAIL COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TO:
Karen Dye
C/O Spirit FM Radio
P.O. Box 800
Camdenton, Mo. 65020
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY - APRIL 22, 2009
THE MORNING SHOW
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
Earth Day is today. And petroleum-based grocery bags hit the checkout aisle back in 1977. Presented as a revolutionary idea, they are now recognized as an environmental hazard. Just like bottled water, plastic bags are made from crude oil, contributing to global warming.
The numbers:
—1000: Estimated years for a plastic bag to decompose.
—1460: Plastic bags used in a year by an average family of four in the U.S.
—12 million: Barrels of oil used to make the plastic bags that the U.S. consumes annually.
—Less than 1%: Percentage of all plastic bags that get recycled in the U.S.
—88.5 billion: Plastic bags consumed in the U.S. last year.
—500 billion: Estimated plastic bags sold worldwide each year.
Meanwhile, JoAnn Fabric Stores’ e-mail to crafters is offering crafts using "plarn" —plastic bags cut into strips that can then be used for knitting, crocheting and even weaving. The store advises, "One method for making plarn is to cut plastic shopping bags crosswise in strips that form long loops. The loops are interlocked to create a chain — essentially forming a double-thick strand of plarn. Another method has you cut the bag in a spiral from the top to the bottom."
Ironically, the e-mail suggests using plarn to craft reusable shopping bags, but anyone handy with a chubby crochet hook can use it to create other household items like rugs, placements, coasters, dish scrubbers and doormats.
TODAY IS:
Professional Administrators Day
Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, honoring the planet Earth, one of our most beloved planets. I know it's certainly my favorite.
Congressmen will be celebrating Earth Day buy selling themselves “dirt cheap”.
1864 - “In God We Trust” was placed on U.S. coins
The phrase "In God We Trust" was stamped on all U.S. coins for the first time on this date in 1864. Coming in a close second was the liberal choice ... "Whatever." I think it is time Democrats and Republicans alike trust God….since they seriously can’t trust each other.
NEWS & STUFF
Mitchell's Accusation
Former astronaut Edgar Mitchell insists that extraterrestrial life exists, and that the truth is being concealed by the U.S. government... mostly because Washington doesn't want us to know just how much money we've spent to bail out the entire Martian banking system.
Morgan Stanley Banks
Morgan Stanley executives are considering buying smaller banks across the U.S. in hopes of diversifying the business, getting into consumer lending, and having a really good place to hide their excessive bonuses.
Consumer Reports says people routinely send in letters complaining about small items arriving in way too much packaging. To check the problem, Consumer Reports ordered small items from 13 companies, including Avon, Staples, drugstore.com, Oriental Trading Company, and Best Buy. Consumer Reports was really surprised to find that so many tiny items came in boxes that were way too big.Avon arrived with just one lip balm as well. Inside a box from the Oriental Trading Company—just one small vial of beads. And a box from Staples—it could easily fit 200 pencils but contains…just one. Less packaging could make a real difference. If Americans cut back the use of cardboard from 100 tons to 90, it would save more than 5,300 pounds of waste…20,000 gallons of wastewater…and more than 34,000 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent. Some companies, such as Avon, Staples, and Lands End, told Consumer Reports that they recycle thousands of tons of cardboard a year.www.greenerchoices.org/wastetips.cfm.
You call this camping? Yellowstone completed a wireless communications plan this month after taking public comment on a proposal released last fall. The plan includes a limited expansion of cell phone service, restrictions on wireless Internet at historic lodges and rules for new scientific monitoring stations. “Not all potential services are appropriate in all areas,” park spokesman Al Nash said Monday. “It really is about an expectation that visitors have of a certain experience in Yellowstone, whether it’s in historic lodging or in the backcountry. This plan recognizes technological change but works to protect the experience people seek in Yellowstone.” Good time to discuss just exactly what IS camping? What must you have and what must you NOT have to consider it camping?
When’s the last time you had a pillow fight? - The man police say organized an impromptu pillow fight in front of a Vermont mall is being dragged into court to face charges. Darin Cassler, 21, of South Burlington, Vt., was charged Friday by city police after he allegedly incited a pillow fight at the town center on Church Street. Police said his actions warranted a disorderly conduct charge. The feathery fracas was organized by Cassler, police say, and included about 50 participants. A video of the pillow pounding appears on several Internet sites and shows about a two-minute scrum that began and ended with a whistle being blown. The pillow fight was organized on the social networking site Facebook, which listed the following rules:
1. Bring a pillow and a container in which to conceal it.
2. Assemble on the street as if you were loitering, do not acknowledge anyone else participating.
3. Our host will shout ‘pillow fight’ and we will all spontaneously break into a big miasma of feathers and pillows.
4. Soft pillows only!
5. Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.
6. Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.
7. Remove glasses beforehand!
8.The event is free and appropriate for all ages.
9. Wait until the signal to begin.
10.This event is more fun with feathers!
It’s Soccer Season! Let the stories begin…The parents of a traveling Maryland 13 year old girls soccer team were forced to watch their kids play from 100 yards away Sunday as a punishment for their behavior at a previous game, the Washington Post reported. The Washington Area Girls Soccer League banned the parents from the sidelines for two games after a parent from the Bethesda Legacy travel team approached an assistant referee following a call at the end of last season. After several snide remarks and a parent starting to “raise his voice,” another Bethesda parent reportedly yelled at the referee’s daughter, “Your father should be fired!” according to minutes of a disciplinary hearing. The league’s disciplinary committee ruled the parents violated the league’s code of conduct, the Post reported. I remember a Little League Coach forcing his players to do push ups right then and there, during the game, when a team mate messed up. All the while I couldn’t help but think that the coach probably couldn’t do 2 push ups without passing out. The kids didn’t look like they were having a good time , even with extra orange slices.
Hawaii is the least-stressed state in the nation. The Aloha State had the nation’s lowest rate of frequent mental distress, or FMD, for adults. Hawaii’s rate of 6.6 percent was lower than the national average of 9.4 percent, according to a study to be published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. South Dakota and Nebraska were among the lowest, while Kentucky was the most stressed state at 14.4 percent, the report said. The study concluded that where people live could affect their state of mind. Well, YEAH!!! Hawaii? The only stress I could think of if I lived there would be in trying to decide which SPF to choose. What makes your state most of least stressful?
OOPS! The monument that marks the only area in the U.S. where four states meet, is apparently in the wrong spot. The Four Corners monument marks the intersection where new Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah meet, and it’s a popular tourist stop.
But according to readings by the National Geodetic Survey, the real four corners is actually 2-point-5 miles east of the monument. Surveyors say they used satellite maps and gps units to track down the right location. The current four corners monument is on land owned by the Navajo Nation. Federal officials say it’s up to the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Indian Tribe to decide if they want to move the monument to the correct spot. Makes you wonder what else we might have gotten wrong.
Most motorists in the USA — 78% — call aggressive driving a serious concern yet nearly half admit speeding on major highways in the past 30 days, according to a survey and analysis of research made public today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers also confessed to recently speeding on residential streets, speeding up to beat yellow lights, honking at other drivers and tailgating. Here are some warning signs to find out if you might be an aggressive driver:
• Turn signals aren’t for signaling a lane change; they’re just clues as to your next move in “road battle.”
• You believe the faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
• Braking is to be done as hard and as late as possible to insure that your antilock braking system kicks in to give you a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.
• You believe that if another driver comes in eye contact with you…you instantly have the right of way.
Pet Airways is the first pet-only airline to take to the skies, starting in July. The first five cities to be served are Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. A one-way flight costs around $149, and Pet Airways is now accepting reservations for its first New York to Los Angeles flight, scheduled for July 14. Right now the website for Pet Airways is over capacity but they are encouraging folks to check out their Facebook Fan Page, follow them on Twitter (@petairways) and inquire about reservations by e-mail at: reservations@petairways.com.
Here’s a fun and yet serious topic - Can painful, unwanted memories be altered or even eradicated? That’s the provocative question being raised by the emerging science of forgetting. Visit Newsweek.com for the whole story. Too long and ‘sciencey’, but the question is intriguing. What are your thoughts? If you could erase that painful memory would you, or has it made you into a better person? Without the bad can we truly grow and mature? The ability to recall pain can sometime prevent future pain, yes? I’ll stop here.
with
JIM & KAREN
on
SPIRIT FM
Earth Day is today. And petroleum-based grocery bags hit the checkout aisle back in 1977. Presented as a revolutionary idea, they are now recognized as an environmental hazard. Just like bottled water, plastic bags are made from crude oil, contributing to global warming.
The numbers:
—1000: Estimated years for a plastic bag to decompose.
—1460: Plastic bags used in a year by an average family of four in the U.S.
—12 million: Barrels of oil used to make the plastic bags that the U.S. consumes annually.
—Less than 1%: Percentage of all plastic bags that get recycled in the U.S.
—88.5 billion: Plastic bags consumed in the U.S. last year.
—500 billion: Estimated plastic bags sold worldwide each year.
Meanwhile, JoAnn Fabric Stores’ e-mail to crafters is offering crafts using "plarn" —plastic bags cut into strips that can then be used for knitting, crocheting and even weaving. The store advises, "One method for making plarn is to cut plastic shopping bags crosswise in strips that form long loops. The loops are interlocked to create a chain — essentially forming a double-thick strand of plarn. Another method has you cut the bag in a spiral from the top to the bottom."
Ironically, the e-mail suggests using plarn to craft reusable shopping bags, but anyone handy with a chubby crochet hook can use it to create other household items like rugs, placements, coasters, dish scrubbers and doormats.
TODAY IS:
Professional Administrators Day
Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, honoring the planet Earth, one of our most beloved planets. I know it's certainly my favorite.
Congressmen will be celebrating Earth Day buy selling themselves “dirt cheap”.
1864 - “In God We Trust” was placed on U.S. coins
The phrase "In God We Trust" was stamped on all U.S. coins for the first time on this date in 1864. Coming in a close second was the liberal choice ... "Whatever." I think it is time Democrats and Republicans alike trust God….since they seriously can’t trust each other.
NEWS & STUFF
Mitchell's Accusation
Former astronaut Edgar Mitchell insists that extraterrestrial life exists, and that the truth is being concealed by the U.S. government... mostly because Washington doesn't want us to know just how much money we've spent to bail out the entire Martian banking system.
Morgan Stanley Banks
Morgan Stanley executives are considering buying smaller banks across the U.S. in hopes of diversifying the business, getting into consumer lending, and having a really good place to hide their excessive bonuses.
Consumer Reports says people routinely send in letters complaining about small items arriving in way too much packaging. To check the problem, Consumer Reports ordered small items from 13 companies, including Avon, Staples, drugstore.com, Oriental Trading Company, and Best Buy. Consumer Reports was really surprised to find that so many tiny items came in boxes that were way too big.Avon arrived with just one lip balm as well. Inside a box from the Oriental Trading Company—just one small vial of beads. And a box from Staples—it could easily fit 200 pencils but contains…just one. Less packaging could make a real difference. If Americans cut back the use of cardboard from 100 tons to 90, it would save more than 5,300 pounds of waste…20,000 gallons of wastewater…and more than 34,000 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent. Some companies, such as Avon, Staples, and Lands End, told Consumer Reports that they recycle thousands of tons of cardboard a year.www.greenerchoices.org/wastetips.cfm.
You call this camping? Yellowstone completed a wireless communications plan this month after taking public comment on a proposal released last fall. The plan includes a limited expansion of cell phone service, restrictions on wireless Internet at historic lodges and rules for new scientific monitoring stations. “Not all potential services are appropriate in all areas,” park spokesman Al Nash said Monday. “It really is about an expectation that visitors have of a certain experience in Yellowstone, whether it’s in historic lodging or in the backcountry. This plan recognizes technological change but works to protect the experience people seek in Yellowstone.” Good time to discuss just exactly what IS camping? What must you have and what must you NOT have to consider it camping?
When’s the last time you had a pillow fight? - The man police say organized an impromptu pillow fight in front of a Vermont mall is being dragged into court to face charges. Darin Cassler, 21, of South Burlington, Vt., was charged Friday by city police after he allegedly incited a pillow fight at the town center on Church Street. Police said his actions warranted a disorderly conduct charge. The feathery fracas was organized by Cassler, police say, and included about 50 participants. A video of the pillow pounding appears on several Internet sites and shows about a two-minute scrum that began and ended with a whistle being blown. The pillow fight was organized on the social networking site Facebook, which listed the following rules:
1. Bring a pillow and a container in which to conceal it.
2. Assemble on the street as if you were loitering, do not acknowledge anyone else participating.
3. Our host will shout ‘pillow fight’ and we will all spontaneously break into a big miasma of feathers and pillows.
4. Soft pillows only!
5. Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.
6. Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.
7. Remove glasses beforehand!
8.The event is free and appropriate for all ages.
9. Wait until the signal to begin.
10.This event is more fun with feathers!
It’s Soccer Season! Let the stories begin…The parents of a traveling Maryland 13 year old girls soccer team were forced to watch their kids play from 100 yards away Sunday as a punishment for their behavior at a previous game, the Washington Post reported. The Washington Area Girls Soccer League banned the parents from the sidelines for two games after a parent from the Bethesda Legacy travel team approached an assistant referee following a call at the end of last season. After several snide remarks and a parent starting to “raise his voice,” another Bethesda parent reportedly yelled at the referee’s daughter, “Your father should be fired!” according to minutes of a disciplinary hearing. The league’s disciplinary committee ruled the parents violated the league’s code of conduct, the Post reported. I remember a Little League Coach forcing his players to do push ups right then and there, during the game, when a team mate messed up. All the while I couldn’t help but think that the coach probably couldn’t do 2 push ups without passing out. The kids didn’t look like they were having a good time , even with extra orange slices.
Hawaii is the least-stressed state in the nation. The Aloha State had the nation’s lowest rate of frequent mental distress, or FMD, for adults. Hawaii’s rate of 6.6 percent was lower than the national average of 9.4 percent, according to a study to be published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. South Dakota and Nebraska were among the lowest, while Kentucky was the most stressed state at 14.4 percent, the report said. The study concluded that where people live could affect their state of mind. Well, YEAH!!! Hawaii? The only stress I could think of if I lived there would be in trying to decide which SPF to choose. What makes your state most of least stressful?
OOPS! The monument that marks the only area in the U.S. where four states meet, is apparently in the wrong spot. The Four Corners monument marks the intersection where new Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah meet, and it’s a popular tourist stop.
But according to readings by the National Geodetic Survey, the real four corners is actually 2-point-5 miles east of the monument. Surveyors say they used satellite maps and gps units to track down the right location. The current four corners monument is on land owned by the Navajo Nation. Federal officials say it’s up to the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Indian Tribe to decide if they want to move the monument to the correct spot. Makes you wonder what else we might have gotten wrong.
Most motorists in the USA — 78% — call aggressive driving a serious concern yet nearly half admit speeding on major highways in the past 30 days, according to a survey and analysis of research made public today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers also confessed to recently speeding on residential streets, speeding up to beat yellow lights, honking at other drivers and tailgating. Here are some warning signs to find out if you might be an aggressive driver:
• Turn signals aren’t for signaling a lane change; they’re just clues as to your next move in “road battle.”
• You believe the faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
• Braking is to be done as hard and as late as possible to insure that your antilock braking system kicks in to give you a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.
• You believe that if another driver comes in eye contact with you…you instantly have the right of way.
Pet Airways is the first pet-only airline to take to the skies, starting in July. The first five cities to be served are Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. A one-way flight costs around $149, and Pet Airways is now accepting reservations for its first New York to Los Angeles flight, scheduled for July 14. Right now the website for Pet Airways is over capacity but they are encouraging folks to check out their Facebook Fan Page, follow them on Twitter (@petairways) and inquire about reservations by e-mail at: reservations@petairways.com.
Here’s a fun and yet serious topic - Can painful, unwanted memories be altered or even eradicated? That’s the provocative question being raised by the emerging science of forgetting. Visit Newsweek.com for the whole story. Too long and ‘sciencey’, but the question is intriguing. What are your thoughts? If you could erase that painful memory would you, or has it made you into a better person? Without the bad can we truly grow and mature? The ability to recall pain can sometime prevent future pain, yes? I’ll stop here.
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