04.16.10: TODAY IS...
- Friday: National Stress Awareness Day, which always follows the day after taxes are due
- Saturday: National Auctioneers Day celebrating the very first auction on this day in 1864 in Austin, Nevada. Time to hit eBay!
- Sunday: Smile and Say Hi for No Particular Reason Day
POP QUIZ
It was this very weekend in 1924, Simon and Schuster published (this) for the very first time...and it still survives today.
ANSWER:
The first Crossword Puzzle Book. It came with a little pencil and was an instant hit. Crossword Puzzles were all the rage in 1924. When was the last time you attempted a crossword? Click here and give it a shot!
IN SEARCH OF
What folks are Googlin' this morning
utah earthquake" - The largest earthquake for Utah in 75 years hit last night as earthquake season rumbles on. The 4.9 Richter Scale quake pushes the number of earthquakes to 27 for this year. It struck at 6pm about 77 miles from Salt Lake City. No injuries or major damage reported.
- Earthquakes in Utah and meteorites hit Wisconsin. Are we sure we're not in the movie 2012? A giant fireball shook houses with a sonic boom as it lit up the night sky around 10pm Wednesday night. You know what that means, right? Meteor hunters finally get something to do! They've descended on Grant County and the search is on for whatever fell from space. The 4.5 million year old rocks could be worth a half-million bucks! Video here. "sonja morgan" - Sonja Morgan joins the cast of "The Real Housewives of NYC." She says doing a reality show for a single mom is "kind of scary." There's no doubt she can handle the pressure. After all, she put herself through college, modeled in Europe, opened a restaurant, go married, had a baby, produced a movie and then produced an art show and tour. She'll be fine.
- Benjamin L. Hooks, NAACP leader and the first black member of the Federal Communications Commission, died yesterday. He was 85. Mr. Hooks took over the NAACP in 1977 when it was $1-million in debt. He moved the organization out of NYC and cut costs. Membership grew to several hundred thousand by the time he left in 1992. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said that Tennessee had lost its most distinguished resident: "Ben Hooks was a pioneer, preacher, storyteller, conciliator and visionary."
PHONE BUZZ
Light 'em up!
What sport drags on waaaay too long
The umpire for the Yankees/Red Sox game called the series a disgrace to baseball after the game lasted nearly four hours. Joe West is catching heat for even daring to criticize a Yankees/Red Sox match up. But is he right? Are baseball games dragging on way too long these days? Sure there are considerations like television that drag it out, but do batters need to call time out to adjust their jersey so much? Do we need 5 minutes to warm up a relief pitcher who just walked out to the mound? And how about shortening the break between pitches. Last season, big league pitchers averaged 27 seconds between pitches, even when the (never enforced) rule states they only get 12. Would it be better for the game if it only lasted 2 hours? What other sport drags on way too long? Is this any reason to worry about the up and coming generation, or is it a whole lot of nothing?
"If you could be famous for anything, what would you be famous for?" That was the question asked by a student newspaper at University High School in Spokane Valley, Washington, and the answers are ruffling some feathers. Here are a few of the answers:
- "Killing someone famous"
- "Mass murderer"
- "Having an affair with the president"
- "Dropping a nuke on the Middle East"
The Central Valley School District is looking into it but administrators say they don't read the school newspaper before it is printed. So what do you think? Is this just teenagers trying to look cool, or a very twisted sense of humor that needs to be addressed?
What's the strangest thing you ever found living in your home?
This is the reason I never go into my attic -- BOBCATS! A man in Phoenix climbed to the attic to grab his ice cream maker when he met the glowing eyes of a mama bobcat and her babies. "I heard a real low growl so I stopped what I was doing and climbed back down." Good plan. Mama and her babies have so far refused to leave, and since it'll cost $700 for removal, it looks like the attic is theirs.
FACEBUZZ
Post this: You've never admitted this to anyone before, but you'd love to be on the cover of (what) magazine?
CELEBRITY TWEETS
Demi Lovato has gone from the safe confines of Disney, to the rough, cruel world of Seattle Grace. She's on an upcoming episode of "Grey's Anatomy" playing a schizophrenic. She tweeted a picture of herself looking black and blue. See it here
Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo covers the latest Elle Decor magazine (I didn't know it existed, either). She opens up her house she shares with hubby Chris Ivery and baby Stella Luna. She says her pad is "all about swimming, eating and hanging out with friends." She says they live like college kids with people coming and going all the time. "What can I say? It's a happy place." See it here
As soon as the Harry Potter movie series is done, Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, heads to Broadway for his musical debut in a new production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Look for it in the spring of 2011.
Susan Sarandon was on crutches at the season premiere of HBO's new show about Jack Kevorkian. She says she hurt her ankle after falling while on a mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Entertainment Weekly put out their Summer Movie Preview issue with Angelina Jolie on the cover. She's promoting her flick "Salt," but of course they slipped a question in about Brad. Will she ever work with him again on screen? Not soon, but she says she loves working with him. "He's my favorite actor to work with, and the only complicated thing is to find the right project."
Pam Anderson hung out with the almost single Larry King the other night and talked "Dancing with the Stars." She cleared up a few things:
- Her tax problems are "being resolved."
- Kate Gosselin is "sweet"
- Her partner, Damian Whitewood, is "hot" but has a girlfriend
- The reports of her not wearing underwear are false
BTW: Larry King calling someone "sexy" is a little creepy. Watch a little of the interview here
NEW THIS WEEK: Flicks
Death at a funeral with Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Danny Glover and Regina Hall. (Rated R) Watch preview
Kick Ass stars Aaron Johnson (Rated R) Watch preview
CUTTIN' CAKE THIS WEEKEND
Friday:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 63
Martin Lawrence turns 45
John Cryer
Saturday
Jennier Garner is 38
Teri Austin turns 52
Victoria Beckham is 36
Sunday
Rick Moranis is 56
Melissa Joan Hart turns 34
James Woods is 63
Conan O'Brien is 47
BIRTHDAY QUIZ
Our birthday girl is 36 today...she played a judge on TV
ANSWER
Victoria Beckham who sat in the judge's seat on American Idol this season!
PRIMETIME THIS WEEKEND
FRIDAY
ABC: Wife Swap (NEW), Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (NEW), 20/20 (NEW)
CBS:Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Miami Medical (NEW)
NBC: Secrets of the Mountain (2010), Dateline (NEW)
FOX: House, Kitchen Nightmares
CW: Smallville (NEW), America's Next Top Model
SATURDAY
ABC: Shark Tale (2004), Castle
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles, Strikeforce Saturday Night Fights (LIVE)
NBC: The Biggest Loser, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU
FOX: Cops (NEW), Cops, America's Most Wanted (NEW)
SUNDAY
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives (NEW), Brothers & Sisters (NEW)
CBS: Academy of Country Music Awards (LIVE)
NBC: Minute to Win It (NEW), Celebrity Apprentice (NEW)
FOX: The Simpsons (NEW), The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad (NEW)
FUN STUFF
GADGET OF THE DAY
Yes, you need this. It is your own personal submarine! The Nautilus VAS Luxury Submersible has a mini-bar and stereo inside. Although, I think navigating underwater and hitting the mini-bar might be a lethal combination. Only $2.7 million. More here.
GOTTA SEE THIS
You watched the "Vogue" remake by "Sue Sylvester" on "Glee," right? You don't know how dead-on they were until you watch their version, and the original Madonna version side-by-side. Watch
DID YOU KNOW
Women have an 'in-built fear' of getting fat. "when they see an overweight woman, their brain reacts negatively, increasing feelings of unhappiness and even self-loathing, according to new research." Men show no such reaction.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
My illness forced me to spend time with my family...and my life is so much richer because of it."
-Michael J Fox on putting Parkinson's in perspective
JOKE OF THE DAY
When a woman got married she put a shoebox in the closet and told her husband not to open it. After over 50 years of marriage she was dying and told him to open the box. When he opened it there were 2 doilies and $85-thousand. He ask why this was in the box. She replied “when I got married my mother told me to crochet a doily every time I got mad at you. He smile thinking she was only mad twice and ask what the 85-grand was. She replied that's the money from selling the doilies.
SURF THIS!
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