- map out a great back-to-school promotion
- freshin' up the imaging
get some rehab- take a look at my prep sources, and weed out what's not working (Viral DJ, of course, is grandfathered in, right?)
- make a list of my benchmarks. Keep what works, trash what needs a refresher
- start thinking of (gasp!) ideas for the holiday parades. Something that will make you stick out (instead of just waving from the van)
- go on vacation. Get rest.
get some rehab
Oh, California Airchecks uploaded a 2 1/2 minute video aircheck of Broadway Bill Lee from 1999. I don't care what year it's from, I love myself some BBL!
Show Starters
cuttin' cake
- Corey Feldman, Mr. Lost Boys, is 41
- Will Ferrell is 45 (play)
- Dancer Michael Flatley turns 54
The Disneyland Park opened on in Anaheim, CA, on this day in 1955 (from hot shots)
primetime monday
abc: The Bachelorette features former bachelors returning for a final confrontation with Emily, which will last two hours, and then a new episode of The Glass House
cbs: All reruns tonight
nbc: Fear Factor is new with part 2 of "Leeches and Shaved Heads and Tear Gas, Oh My!, followed by a new episode of American Ninja Warrior and a rerun of Grimm
fox: Hell's Kitchen is new followed by a new episode of MasterChef
cw: The Batmobile digs into the history of the (guess what?) Batmobile! Features interviews with Adam West, Christian Bale, Tim Burton, Christopher Nolan, and Joel Shumacher. Now that looks interesting! Check out this preview -- pretty much shows it all in 3-minutes
movie monday quiz part 1
"Ice Age: Continental Drift" was easily the #1 movie this weekend raking in $46 million. "The Amazing Spider-Man" was #2, and "Ted" hung in there at #3. Of course, "this is the calm before the storm that is 'The Dark Knight'' which opens this weekend. (source)
What was the #1 movie 15 years ago today?
Here's a hint
Answer: Men in Black!
movie monday quiz part 2
5-years ago today the #1 flick was "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James...
the soundtrack to the flick featured this song
Who did that song?
Answer: Ace of Base!
joke of the day
You are blocking the way, sir, said the usher to a man sprawled in the aisle of a theater. “Please get up.” The man didn’t move or reply. The usher called the manager over, who said, “I must ask you to move.” Still the prone man didn’t reply. So the manager called the police. “Get up or I’ll have to take you in,” the officer said. “Where did you come from anyway?” The man stirred finally and said, “the balcony.”
Log What You eat
Interesting study on weight loss that compared the success between women who kept "food journals" (tracking what they ate), versus those who just skipped meals. The result was pretty profound. Women who actually tracked their food lost 6 pounds more than those who didn't, and women who skipped meals lost 8 pounds less than those who ate regularly. And where does exercise fit in? Check out this quote from one of the researchers:
"Exercise alone does not cause very much weight loss. Most studies have shown that with exercise alone you might be able to lose about two to three pounds over a year. What exercise does do is keep weight off-long term and it helps prevents loss of muscle."
Bringin' Home da Bacon
New survey seems to back a trend that's been unfolding for a while now -- a majority of women are the breadwinners in their households. 53% of the 1400 women surveyed said they were the breadwinners, and a quarter of the married women surveyed said they earned more money than their hubbies.
Here's where it gets interesting -- female breadwinners are more likely than other women to keep their finances separate from their partners. And they are 3-times more likely to have a secret account he doesn't know about.
Facebook/Phones: I know a couple that have been together over a decade and have no idea what each other makes... they divide up the bills and life moves along. When do you have a right to know, if ever, how much your partner/spouse makes?
Checklist
If you're heading to a wedding this weekend, here's a way to know if their marriage will last even before you walk in the church. Psychology Today has a checklist to determine what makes a happy and successful marriage. Get the entire (long) list here, but here are a few highlights... they say a successful marriage happens when...
...the couple comes from an intact, functional family...
...have parents that were good, not perfect, marital and sexual model (although how would you know the sexual part -- and would you?)
... are at least 21 at the time of marriage and not preggers
... marry for positive reasons, and not because you're lonely, your friends pressure you into it, or you want to "rescue a floudering life."
...know the person for at least a year
...have no secrets (like, oh I don't know, secret BANK ACCOUNTS?)
...wait at least two years before the birth of a planned, wanted child
Phones/Facebook: How many of your friends and family told you your marriage would never last? Did it?
Crazy
This is what happens when dogs marry kangaroos and have children
123456
Last week you may have heard about the hacker group that stole 450,000 user names and passwords from a Yahoo server. They ended up posting all of the user names and passwords online for everyone to see. They say it should serve as a "wake up call" about Internet security, but what it really proves is how lazy we are when it comes to passwords. An analysis of the passwords posted discovered the most common password is "123456." Well, at least it wasn't the word "password," that would've been really bad. Oh, wait "password" was #2 on the list. Here's the top 10:
1. '123456' used by 1666 (0.38%)
2. 'password' used by 780 (0.18%)
3. 'welcome' used by 436 (0.1%)
4. 'ninja' used by 333 (0.08%)
5. 'abc123' used by 250 (0.06%)
6. '123456789' used by 222 (0.05%)
7. '12345678' used by 208 (0.05%)
8. 'sunshine' used by 205 (0.05%)
9. 'princess' used by 202 (0.05%)
10. 'qwerty' used by 172 (0.04%)
Of course, if a hacker group can break into a server and steal user names and passwords, how can a complicated password help? By the way, if you'd like to find out if your Yahoo account was breached, head here
Best Boss Ever?
This will make you hate your boss. The CEO of FullContact API in Denver actually PAYS his employees to go on vacation. Each employee receives $75-hundred to go on holiday once a year. But there's a catch (and there's always a catch, right?). Here we go...
#1) You must use the money for v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n
#2) While on vacation, you must disconnect yourself from work (no email, no tweets, no 'work of any kind.'
If you follow those two grueling rules, you can have your play money. CEO Bart Lorang calls it a 'paid, paid holiday.'
Grab this App
If screaming at your teenager to clean his room isn't getting the job done, then you may need some negotiating help. Check out CloseMyDeal, a negotiating app that involves the parent and the teenager. You learn how to negotiate into getting what you want, with feedback on when you're being too hostile. Check it out here
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