Wormatormium!
Check out the weekend project. Yes, we built a wormery, ON THE KITCHEN TABLE. Shhhhhhh....don't tell the wife. Here are the wonderful ingredients. Gravel, dirt, leaves, vegetables, and, of course, worms. The goal here is to watch how worms make themselves a home in the sand (or something). I just know that if I need bait, it's right out the front door. I'll have a picture of the results later this week.
This and That
Party at Grandmas! A new report on binge drinking found the biggest parties are in retirement communities! The CDC found that people over 65 binge drank most often. More than 38 million people in the U.S. binge drink with seniors and college students topping the list.
Women are better drivers than men. Stop laughing because it seems to be true, according to a new survey from an insurance website. In 2007, men were involved in 6.1 million car accidents, while women were involved in 4.4 million. That means women are 27% less likely to cause an accident. Women also pay less for insurance -- $698 (for six months) vs. $765 for a man.
Don't say you weren't warned: A new season of American Idol returns this week. Some drama since we left America's #1 show:
- Jennifer Lopez separated from Marc Anthony
- J-Lo got herself a young 20-something boyfriend (Marc shot back posting photos of his young 20-something girlfriend on Facebook)
- Steven Tyler got engaged
- Ryan Seacrest, the man rumored to take over every television show on the planet (latest - to replace Matt Lauer on the Today Show), was rumored to leave Idol until they paid up. They did.
- Randy Jackson... well he...he... he's just the same old Randy. You go, dog!
Open Book
We don't care what Target knows about us! A new survey found we are more and more willing to share personal information with our favorite merchants. From food allergies to home addresses, we're an open book if it can save us a buck or two. Here is what we will readily share:
- About three quarters of us will share what TV shows we like to watch
- 73% will disclose our ethnicity
- 61% are comfortable with sharing our names and addresses
- 59% are okay with telling them lifestyle-related information like how many cars we own, if we moved into a new house recently, or even if we had a new child.
- More than half of us are even willing to disclose our exact location and related information hoping for a more targeted shopping experience.
Related: Online retailer Zappos is telling their 24-million customers that their personal information has been hacked. Your email address, billing and shipping address, phone number, and the last four digits of your credit card number may be in the hands of cyber-criminals. Reset your Zappos password...now.
Phoner: How many store-member cards are attached to your key chain right now? I'll start: I have 6. Two for stores I have visited in more than a year!
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Gotta See This
Britney Spears posts a video of her son, Preston, dancing to "Shake Your Groove Thing," while the other son tries to run him over with a tricycle.
Joke of the Day
Before going to Europe on business, a man drives his Rolls-Royce to a downtown New York City bank and asks for an immediate loan of $5,000. The loan officer, taken aback, requests collateral. "Well then, here are the keys to my Rolls-Royce," the man says. The loan officer promptly has the car driven into the bank's underground parking for safe keeping and gives the man the $5,000.
Two weeks later, the man walks through the bank's doors and asks to settle up his loan and get his car back. "That will be $5,000 in principal, and $15.40 in interest," the loan officer says. The man writes out a check and starts to walk away.
"Wait, sir," the loan officer says. "You are a millionaire. Why in the world would you need to borrow $5,000?" The man smiles, "Where else could I find a safer place to park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two weeks and pay only $15.40?"
Primetime, Baby!
ABC: Last Man Standing (NEW), Last Man Standing, Celebrity Wife Swap (Niecy Nash/ Tina Yothers - NEW), Body of Proof (NEW)
CBS: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Unforgettable
NBC: The Biggest Loser (NEW), Parenthood (NEW)
FOX: Glee (NEW), New Girl (NEW), Raising Hope (NEW)
CW: 90210 (NEW), Remodeled (PREMIERE)
Cuttin' Cake
- Betty White (90)
- James Earl Jones (81)
- Maury Povich (73)
- Jim Carrey (50)
- Michelle Obama (48)
- Kid Rock (41)
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Pop Quiz
Who is photographed over 400 times A DAY?
- Lady Gaga
- Kim Kardashian
- Pippa Middleton ***
