11.30.10 Tuesday
Welcome to the last day of November and into the final month of the year. How many goals did you cross off your 2010 list? You've got one month! Check out my "Surf This" below to help you out.
Today is Stay Home Because You're Well Day. Unless, of course, you did that a few times this year already. Here's something to throw around in your head -- is there really such a thing as a "mental health day"? Should we using sick days for no reason? Do I sound like my grandpa right now? GET TO WORK!
Pop Quiz
According to a new study, in order to increase your odds of having a girl, you must --
A) Be really good looking
B) Conceive during a full moon
C) Eat Mexican food three times a week
Answer
Be really good looking. The study tracked 17-thousand British babies throughout their lives starting in 1958. Their attractiveness was rated by their teachers at age seven. When they turned 45, they were asked about the gender of children they had. Those that were rated as attractive had an equal shot at a son or daughter, but those rated as unattractive usually had boys.
And as they say on TV infomercials, "THERE'S MORE!"
And as they say on TV infomercials, "THERE'S MORE!"
A previous American study suggests women are getting more beautiful over the generations because attractive women are having more children than plain ones -- and most are girls.
PhoneBuzz
Quick! Name three things that make you happy!
Researchers at the University of Rochester discovered three core psychological needs in order for us to be truly happy. No, an iPad isn't one. Here they are:
Autonomy: Having independence over your home or work environment
Competence: Feeling as though you are empowered and capable to do the work in your life and initiate things.
Relatedness: The need for social connection and intimacy
Satisfy all three to be happy. Missing one will leave you unfulfilled. And yes, the iPad would also make me happy.
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Already fearing the holidays because you have to fly with your family? I've got 5-ways to survive the trip here (insert your blog address here)
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There's nothing that will put a marriage to the test better than a plane ride with the kids. Have you ever seen happy parents at an airport? If that's coming up for you, here are 5 Ways A Family Can Survive The Holiday Plane Flight from YourTango.com:
Define Roles -- figure out who does what. She breastfeeds, he stands in the bathroom with the baby for an hour making funny faces in the mirror.
Switch Off -- Give each other 15 minute breaks to be alone.
Throw Parenting Values Out the Window -- McDonalds, lots of TV, lots of sugar -- it's all good if it gets you to Chicago.
Compassion -- Understand that the flight is as hard on your partner as it is on you.
Act Like You Are Never Getting Off the Road -- Act like the trip is forever and embrace it. Adjust to it. Then all of a sudden, it's over. Time to plan for the next one!
Celebrity Tweets
Pink has already named her baby -- if it's a boy, it's Jameson. If it's a girl...well... they don't know yet. One thing for sure -- nothing weird. Her hubby, Carey, says "he doesn't want kids to have a weird name." We'll find out in six months.
Paul's daughter, Stella McCartney, had her fourth child last Tuesday. She and her hubby named their daughter Reiley.
Rumor control -- The British press reported that Eva Longoria was planning to adopt a child from Haiti. Not true, according to People.com. She's too busy dumping her cheating husband, Tony Parker.
Madonna opened her first "Hard Candy Fitness" gym in Mexico City yesterday. Each client is greeted with a giant Warhol-esque image of Madonna as they walk in. "Our plan is to use Mexico as a place to fine-tune our brand and then expand it to other countries and, in the long term, develop a global brand that includes the United States," she said.
Irvin Kershner, who directed "The Empire Strikes Back," died over the weekend. He was 87. Is this two of three? Irvin Kershner, Leslie Neilsen, and ... who's next?
Cuttin' Cake Today
- Dick Clark (81)
- Ben Stiller (45)
- Clay Aiken (32)
- Billy Idol (55)
Birthday Quiz
Ben Stiller is 45 today...name the movie
Audio
Answer
Zoolander! Ben played fashion model Derek Zoolander
Primetime, Baby
ABC: Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shrek the Halls, No Ordinary Family (NEW), Detroit 1-8-7 (NEW)
CBS: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, NCIS, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (NEW)
NBC: Christmas in Rockefeller Center (LIVE), The Biggest Loser (NEW)
FOX: Glee (NEW), Raising Hope (NEW), Running Wilde (NEW)
CW: One Tree Hill (NEW), Life Unexpected (NEW)
Fun Stuff
Did You Know...
...that women stress out over Facebook? An Australian survey found 69% of women feel pressure to keep their status updated. Only 39% of men feel the same.
Who Said It?
"I should have listened to my parents... don't let anyone pressure you, it's not worth it and how I felt afterwards."
-Khloe Kardashian admitting to the ladies on "The View" yesterday that she lost her virginity at age 14.
Joke Of the Day
A man goes to see his bank manager one day and says: “I’d like to start a small business. How do I go about it?”
“That’s simple,” replies the bank manager. “All you have to do is buy a big one and wait.”
Surf This!
Believe it or not, this is the last day before beginning the last month of 2010. It's almost time to make even MORE resolutions you'll never keep. Wouldn't it be nice to know by the end of next year you actually accomplished something BIG? What are those BIG things you've always wanted to do before you...let's say... die? That's what WakeUpList.com helps you do... realize those goals. Check it out
http://www.wakeuplist.com/Doggie Bag
10 revelations from WikiLeaks cables are here (including how Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin correctly predicted Jennifer Grey to be the winner of "Dancing With the Stars" after the first episode. Amazing.)
Weight Watchers revised its Points system yesterday and now gives fruit zero points. The new system is called PointsPlus. (I have a "Plus" in my diet, too. I eat the apple, PLUS a side of fries.)
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