08.26.10 TODAY IS...

  • Women's Equality Day marking this day in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was approved
  • National Dog Day
  • Make Your Own Luck Day
  • National Cherry Popsicle Day (what's your fav?)

POP QUIZ

A Gallup poll on this day in 1991 found that ice-cream lovers do (this) more...
- Make love
- Take baths
- Have headaches

ANSWER

Take baths!   They are not only cleaner, but tend to be less nervous about life than non-ice cream eaters.

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"michael enright"

21-year old Michael Enright is accused of stabbing a 43-year old cabbie in NY Tuesday night.  Reason?  The cabbie was Muslim.  This crime is now being blamed on the ground zero mosque debate, and Enright was apparently "highly intoxicated" when he allegedly stabbed the cabbie with a pocket knife.  43-year old Ahmed H. Sharif will be ok.  Enright recently returned from Afghanistan where he filmed Marines as part of a school project.  

"jennifer griffin"

Fox New defense correspondent Jennifer Griffin made a tearful return to the airwaves yesterday after surviving Stage 3 breast cancer.  She was diagnosed in September of 2009 and is now cancer-free.  Her first assignment:  Interviewing General David Petraeus in Afghanistan.  She was wrapping up her report on Studio B when Shepard Smith asked her how she was feeling.  That's when she got emotional:  "I must say I've been on the verge of tears all day because I've had so many warm wishes from everyone there...It's very emotional for me to be back. Now you're going to get me all teared up!"

"national journal"

Fox News is making more news this morning.  One of their star correspondents, Major Garrett, who covers the White House, will leave at the end of next week and join the National Journal as congressional correspondent.  "I've been seen, I've been heard," he said. "I appreciate that. I just want to be read now."

"google voice"

If you have Gmail, you'll notice a new feature they added yesterday that allow you to make phone calls right from your computer.  Google Voice has been integrated into the browser via Gmail.  I tested it, and it's really good.  More info in "Surf This" below.

PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!

Who's man (or woman) enough to admit they still carry a good luck charm?

Did you know a full quarter of men carry a teddy bear or other stuffed animal with them when they travel?  The men say it fills the "cuddle-void" caused by leaving home.  

What is your "dream job"?  What would be the most amazing career ever?  Or...could it be you're actually DOING that job you've dreamed of since you were a kid?

A new poll found "being an actor or actress" is America's #1 dream job.  Hollywood is the dream, according to a new Marist Poll.  Next on the list is "professional athlete."  13% dream of being President of the United States, 13% say they fantasize about being a rock star, and 13% were just flat "unsure."  http://bit.ly/cQ8LU6

FACEBUZZ

Post this:  What is your dream job? 

CELEBRITY TWEETS

  • Oprah Winfrey appears on the cover of a magazine that's not her own!  She poses with Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Nate Berkus for the latest issue of TV Guide.  In it she talks about ending her 25-year-old syndicated talk-show:   "The only time I get really emotional and nostalgic about the show is when I think about the viewers. ... The show hasn't been a big part of my life. It's been my life. I didn't have children. I had the show."  http://bit.ly/avu3Iy

  • Lindsay Lohan walked out of in-patient rehab yesterday, but that doesn't mean it's party time.  A judge has ordered that she continue outpatient treatment, receive psychotherapy, undergo frequent drug testing and get addiction counseling until November.  She must also stay-put in Los Angeles.  http://bit.ly/b2QaNy

  • Who is in talks to play Adam Sandler's wife in the upcoming flick "Jack and Jill"?  That would be the lovely Katie Holmes.  In the movie, Adam plays the male and female twin.  I smell an Oscar! http://bit.ly/cqZQEo

  • Elin Nordegren, Tiger's ex, did her first interview with People magazine and called the last 9-months "hell."  "I've been going through hell," she said.  "...you have this life, and then all of a sudden -- was it a lie?"  She and the couple's 3-kids are now living a mile from her ex-hubby in a rented five-bedroom house where a guard will only let daddy in if it's ok with mom.  The two are sharing custody of the children.  Oh, and she never hit Tiger with a golf club, but calls the Saturday Night Live and South Park parodies "pretty hysterical."  http://yhoo.it/cKS90M

  • It's up to the DA now.  Los Angeles detectives completed their investigation into domestic violence allegations against Mel Gibson, and have handed everything over to the District Attorney to decide what to do next.  The decision could take several months, according to People.com. http://bit.ly/9evwpi

  • Miley is a free woman.  Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth called it quits after more than a year of dating, according to her rep.  http://bit.ly/a5q0jZ

  • Number of the Day:  156-thousand.  That's how much it cost musician Ne-Yo after failing to appear at a 2008 New Year's Eve concert in Washington State.  The four-day trial ended yesterday in Baltimore.  http://yhoo.it/cajlfk

CUTTIN' CAKE

  • Macaulay Culkin (30)
  • Branford Marsalis (50)
  • Geraldine Ferraro (75)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Can you believe this kid turns 30 today?

AUDIO

ANSWER

Macaulay Culkin (Kevin McCallister from "Home Alone")

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Wipeout, Rookie Blue (NEW), NightlinePrime: Secrets of Your Mind- Why We Do What We Do (NEW)
CBS: Big Brother (LIVE), CSI, The Mentalist
NBC: Community, 30 Rock, The Office, Community, Law & Order: SVU
FOX: Bones, Fringe
CW: The Vampire Diaries, Moonlight

FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

German sportscaster gets too close to the action...anyone got an aspirin?

DID YOU KNOW

Quirky facts about Trader Joe's:
-Trader Joe's is owned by a German supermarket empire.
-Trader Joe's uses nautical lingo. It calls its managers captains and commanders, and its assistant managers are first mates.
-Trader Joe's sales last year were about $8 billion, same as Whole Foods.
-Trader Joe's brand pita chips are made by a division of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay.
-The salaries of full-time team members can start at $40,000 to $60,000.
(From "Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe's" http://bit.ly/bb4x3i)

WHO SAID IT?

"My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation. I am going to keep taking classes, but my main focus is to try to give myself time to heal."
-Elin Nordegren in her first interview since the Tiger Woods scandal broke 9-months ago.  BTW: She's pursuing a degree in psychology.  http://bit.ly/b7F1eS

JOKE OF THE DAY

A wife is cooking eggs in the kitchen, when she turns to her husband and demands some immediate hanky panky.   Without delay, they get passionate on the kitchen table.

“What was that all about?” he asks, a few minutes later.

“The egg timer is broken.”

SURF THIS

If you don't have a gmail account yet, get one.  It's the best web-based, free email service available today.  Tons of features, too, including tasks, IM and video chat.  There's a brand new add-on, as well -- Google Voice.  Google voice is now available in the Gmail browser which allows you to make phone calls from your computer free within the U.S. and Canada.  I tried it out yesterday and it sounds great.  It's perfect for those of us that get terrible mobile reception at home or work.  Here's how you get it:

  • If you don't have a Gmail account, go here: go
  • Then download the Google Talk Plugin here: go
  • Demonstration video from Tech Crunch: go

DOGGIE BAG

  • Those trapped miners in Chile have been told to stay slim, get exercise and make record videos for their families.  The one thing they haven't been told is it may take up to four months to get them out.  Of course, they may get suspicious when a Christmas tree comes falling down that two-foot wide tunnel from the top.  http://bit.ly/bcoez3

  • Because of staffing problems at a maternity ward in northern Sweden, a new mother was told to clean up her own hospital room just two days after giving birth by c-section.  She had to clean up the blood, equipment and husband who just fainted trying to help out.  http://bit.ly/bxyfS1

  • Congrats to Irv Gordon, who holds the Guinness record for most miles in a vehicle.  His 1966 Volvo P1800 has 2.8 million miles.  Most of those from simply refusing to ask for directions.  http://bit.ly/b8zKUl

  • Excuse me while I go vomit... http://bit.ly/96O7Az

  • A Martin County Sheriff's deputy arrested 68-year old Richard  Bialon for arguing with his bicycle.  They found him "yelling obscenities" at his bike at a Mobile gas station.  Wow... if he was arrested for that, I will surely be arrested for the things I screamed at my computer yesterday.  See you in prison! http://bit.ly/9tgcrQ



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