radio showprep: how to stay married, dating rules of the 90's, sneaking your dog into hotels, and it's tv theme tuesday!

Note:
I'm off to the beach next week... no prep Mon through Friday  

Show Starters Tuesday

cuttin' cake

• Funny actor B.J. Novak from The Office is 33 (Woof, the office)
• The woman that thunk up Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling is only 47 (Ron Weasley)
• Non-taxpayer Wesley Snipes is the big five-oh (Demolition Man )
• Today is Mutt's Day

new DVD's today

• LOL with Miley Cyrus
• Damsels in Distress stars Adam Brody
• Hatfields and McCoys (TV mini-series on the History Channel) starring Bill Paxton and Kevin Costnar.  

primetime, tuesday

abc: all reruns up until 10pm with a new episode of NY Med
cbs: all reruns
nbc: Olympics with gymnastics, swimming and diving
fox: Master Chef is a rerun
cw:  Hart of Dixie is a rerun followed by The L.A. Complex is new at 9pm

tv theme tuesday

Here's the theme song...name the show!

hint:  It's on tonight!

answer:  Hart of Dixie

joke of the day

A scratch golfer hits his ball three hundred yards straight down the fairway, and it hits a sprinkler and careens off into the woods.

He finds the ball, but trees surround it.

He gets angry, grabs his nine-iron, and hits the ball as hard as he can.

It bounces off a tree back at the golfer’s head and kills him.

He arrives in heaven, and God himself is at the Pearly Gates to greet him. Looking up his records, God sees that the guy golf’s and says, “Are you any good?”

The golfer looks at God and says, “I got here in two, didn’t I?”

Travel Buddy

Have you ever smuggled your pet into a hotel that doesn't allow pets?  25%  of us have... what is your best pet smuggling technique?  We love traveling with our pets.  In fact 51%  of us said we would bring our pets on every trip we take.  85% of pet owners travel with a dog - only 21% bring their cat.

Phones/Facebook:  What is the oddest pet you've had to take on vacation?

Four Steps to a Happy Relationship

Psychology Today has the four things that make your relationship go from good to great...

Expression of Admiration and Affection:  An unexpected text, a small favor, or a note left  by the sink can build up a bank account of positive feelings that help fight the urge to see your partner in a negative light.

Making Room in Your Head for the Other Person:  Daily email, text messages, phone calls, and kids screaming leaves your mind as clogged as a gas station toilet.  Leave a little section of your mind open to your partner.  Remember those little things that make him/her special - like their favorite song, favorite foods, important dates, etc.

Balance of power:  Power in a relationship should not be defined by how much power one has over the other, but how power is balanced.  Help them, and let them help you.

Knowing their inner world:  We live in our head more than we realize, so let your partner express their thoughts and dreams.

More detail on each here 

That is so 90's!

The dating rules of the 90's are so...well, 90's!  The dating scene today has a whole new set of rules.  For example, the three day follow up rule after a date is long gone -- most singles think it's ridiculous.  The 90's told you to turn down a last minute date.  Now it's encouraged.  What else did this eHarmony survey discover about our dating lives?

• 41% of men admit to playing hard to get
• 44% of women admit to liking pick up lines
• Nearly half of both men and women Google potential partners
• 75% of men and women prefer a real phone conversation over a text message

How to Stay Married

A long-term government study discovered some pretty interesting things about what makes some couple stay married, while others don't.  They studied couple between the ages of 25 and 37 who were in their first year of marriage in 1986.  Where are they today?

• Divorced: 46%
• Those divorced in a new relationship: 70%
• Biggest hurdle in first marriage:  Money.
• Divorced couples who held a grudge against their ex were less likely to find a new relationship
• The happiest hubby's reported "that their wives noticed them and made them feel special"
• Shocker: Wives withdraw sex if the marriage is in trouble, while men are fine with sex even when the relationship is under stress