12.2.10 Thursday!
Today is Hanukkah (which actually started last night at sunset), an 8 day Jewish Festival of Lights. In addition to the lighting of the candles, Hanukkah is celebrated with traditional prayers and hymns. Other Hanukkah traditions include the game of Dreidel, a gambling game using a spinning top; eating potato pancakes or doughnuts fried in oil as a reminder of the miraculous oil in the Temple; and giving gelt, real or chocolate money, as a gift. source
Since it's Hanukkah, of course we have to play the song... ya know, THE Hanukkah song
PhoneBuzz
Everyone tells innocent lies about themselves, right? What lie bugs you most... innocent or not?
Where does someone cross the line when it comes to casual lying? Lying about age? Weight? Is that ok? Would it bug you if they lied about being a star athlete in high school when it turns out they were just the president of the audio/visual club? What about that short time they spent in jail? Take away applying for a job, what about ourselves is it okay to keep a secret?
You're in a public bathroom and your phone rings. Do you answer it?
This is something that I witnessed yesterday. A guy walks into the bathroom and starts doing his business. His phone rings. I'm at the sink wondering if he'll answer. In fact, I made an internal bet thinking that, yes, he will.
I was right.
To be polite to the caller, he walked away without flushing the toilet. Of course, how polite is it for the rest of us using the restroom behind him?
I was right.
To be polite to the caller, he walked away without flushing the toilet. Of course, how polite is it for the rest of us using the restroom behind him?
According to a recent survey, 40% admit to chatting on the phone in a public restroom, while 48% think it's inappropriate.
Where do you stand? Do you answer?
FaceBuzz
Post this to Twitter/Facebook
What are a few conversations you should never have on Facebook or Twitter? I found 10... check 'em out here (insert your blog address here)
Post this to your blog
10 Conversations You Should Always Have in Person
Ever read a status update on Facebook and feel a little uncomfortable -- "considering breaking up with Ted," for example.
It seems like a no-brainer for teens, but believe it or not, there are a few conversations you SHOULDN'T have via Twitter or Facebook, and "The Breakup" tops the list. Here are the other 9...
10) An intervention
9) "Gentle reminders" to your spouse (pick up socks, don't forget the milk)
8) Any family fight
7) Announcing your divorce
6) Announcing your pregnancy:
5) The first "I love you"
4) Asking someone out
3) Condolences
2) The birthday call
1) The breakup
What else could be added to the list?
CelebrityTweets
Britney Spears blasted back at reports that her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, physically abused her. The source of the Star magazine story is the guy she married for 55-hours back in 2004, Jason Alexander. He claims Britney told him Trawick "beat on me." Her rep says Trawick "has never laid a hand on Britney."
PopEater.com reports the recorded audio conversation between Britney Spears and Jason Alexander is a fake. On her own website, Britney states that the audio is "so obviously fake as to be laughable." RadarOnline.com has a copy of the recording. Listen here
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker reunited...for lunch. "They remain friends and everything is amicable," according to People.com. "Eva is a class act. That's how gracious she is."
TMZ.com reports Heather Locklear is in the hospital 
being treated for a bacterial infection. Her rep says she's doing "fine."
Clipped from: www.usmagazine.com (share this clip)
Autumn Reeser from ABC's "No Ordinary Family" is pregnant. This is baby #1 for Autumn and her writer-director husband Jesse Warren.
Grammy nominations were announced last night and it was all about Eminem. The hip-hop star scored 10 nominations including one in each of the big three-- album, song and record of the year. Other standouts included Bruno Mars with seven nods, and Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and country group Lady Antebellum with six. Winners will be announced February 13th.
A first for "Survivor" last night -- two contestants quit the show. That's pretty significant considering only 4 others have left on their own in the history of the series that goes back a decade. NaOnka Mixon quit, saying Nicaragua made her joints ache, and Kelly Shinn left because she felt like she was "breaking down." Seven are left to fight for the $1-million.
Cuttin' Cake Today
- Lucy Liu (43)
- Tennis pro Monica Seles (37)
- Britney Spears (29)
- Nelly Furtado (33)
Birthday Quiz
Our birthday girl is 29 today, and says she's going to take a little time offAudio
Answer
Britney Spears!
Primetime, Baby!
ABC: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory, (Blank) My Dad Says, CSI, The Mentalist
NBC: Community (NEW), 30 Rock (NEW), The Office (NEW), Outsourced (NEW), The Apprentice (NEW)
FOX: Bones (NEW), Fringe (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), Nikita (NEW)
FunStuff
Gotta See This
Want to freak out your neighbors? Do this with your wireless router
Did You Know...
...real men own Android! According to a new survey, android phones are preferred by men (33% to 29%), while women (31% to 23%) opt for the iPhone.
Who Said It?
"As with all things in life, the second you stop making it about you and you make it about everyone else, it just got, dare I say, fun."
-Anne Hathaway with some great words of wisdom
Joke of the Day
When the rod in her closet fell from the weight of her clothes Sally decided to donate some. While gathering the garments she no longer wore, she checked the pockets in one coat and found a ticket for shoes she’d brought in for repairs nearly four years before. “So that’s what happened to those,” she muttered. Later that day after dropping off the clothes, she decided to see if the repairman still had the shoes.
After studying the ticket, the man said. “I’m sorry, but those won’t be ready until Friday.”
After studying the ticket, the man said. “I’m sorry, but those won’t be ready until Friday.”
Surf This!
It's a new site that makes it a little easier to organize a group gift for someone. Just pick who you're buying the gift for from your email, Twitter or Facebook contacts. Then invite your friends to pitch in. Will it work? Too soon to say, but it's an interesting concept. Check out FriendFund.com.
Doggie Bag
Verizon Wireless says its new "4G" wireless broadband network will fire up in 38 cities on Sunday. (Cool! An even faster way to waste more time!)
If you're a man with a long index finger, there's good news -- you have a lower risk of prostate cancer, according to British scientists. Men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger were one-third less likely to develop the disease. (The best way to check is to hold you hand out your car window, and with the wind blowing against your hand, fold back your index, ring and pinkie fingers for one minute. Let me know how that works out for ya)
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