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Cuttin' Cake

Bono of U2 (52 In the name of love)
Linda Evangelista (47)
Helio Catroneves (Racing/DWTS Winner PLAY 37)

****Today is Clean Up Your Room Day (Clean up this mess!) ****

Pop Quiz

Happy 52nd birthday to Bono...

PLAY

... Remember this song? That song was written for which movie?

Answer: Batman Forever!

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: The Missing (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Scandal (NEW)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (FINALE), Rules of Engagement (NEW), Person of Interest (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)
NBC: Community (NEW), 30 Rock (NEW), The Office (FINALE), Park and Rec (FINALE), Awake (NEW)
FOX: American Idol (LIVE), Touch (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (FINALE), The Secret Circle (FINALE)

Pop Quiz 2

Here comes a celebrity with one goal before having kids -- learn to cook

PLAY

Who is she?

Answer: Carrie Underwood (On Ellen's show yesterday)

Joke of the Day

So one day, Gramma sent her grandson Johnny down to the water hole to get some water for cooking dinner. As he was dipping the bucket in, he saw two big eyes looking back at him. He dropped the bucket and hightailed it for Gramma's kitchen.

"Well now, where's my bucket and where's my water?" Gramma asked him. "I can't get any water from that water hole, Gramma" exclaimed Johnny. "There's a BIG ol' alligator down there!"

"Now don't you mind that ol' alligator, Johnny. He's been there for a few years now, and he's never hurt no one. Why, he's probably as scared of you as you are of him!" "Well, Gramma," replied Johnny, "if he's as scared of me as I am of him, then that water ain't fit to drink!"

Drop of the Day!

"Get ready for a surprise!" (explosion"

Mother's Day Drives Women to Cheat!

The Monday after Mother's Day is a sad, sad day for many couples. According to a website that specializes in cheating partners, Ashley Madison, more women start their search for someone new the Monday after Mother's Day than any other day of the year, and it's been that way the last four years. The site's creator believes the reason falls on a husband that is thoughtless on her special day. Source

Phones/Facebook: What is the worst Mother's Day gift you ever received? Ever leave someone after Mother's Day?

Best Dating Advice, Courtesy of Mom

YourTango.com put together a list of dating advice passed down by mom. Did you listen to her then? Here's the list -- how many of these came from your mom?

Be yourself
Never write down anything you don't want someone to read
You can be anything you want to be
Pretty is as pretty does
Make the best of it
Never learn to clean a fish or you'll be doing it the rest of your life
Don't believe everything you hear
Never go out in dirty underwear
When you're in a relationship, keep your friends
Never lose your self-respect
It's better to be alone than to wish you were
Small minds talk about small things
Learn something new every day
You don't have to have the last word
Turn off the lights
It's easier to catch a bear with honey than vinegar
A bit of booze will make you feel better
If it's not important, don't say it
You can be pretty and smart
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Babies will be babies, just take it one minute at a time
Keep it simple
Don't be so dramatic
Find humor in everything
Don't be so dramatic

Facebook/phones: What piece of advice from mom used to drive you crazy, but you find yourself passing it down to your kids?

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You're Welcome

Mother's Day breakfast? Chocolate Bacon Muffins. 'Nuff said. Recipe here.

Girls Hate Exercise...thanks gym class!

This one is a little hard to believe, but a British study discovered that over half of girls are put off by physical activity because of their experience in gym class. 45% think sports are too competitive, and a third believe their PE teacher only pays attention to students who are good at sports.

Just under half of girls think "getting sweaty" is not feminine, half are self-conscious about their bodies, and 57% drop out because their friends do.

Our Worst Fear EVER

Forget spiders, being buried alive, heights, being caught naked at work (wait, what?), or any other rational fear you can think of... our BIGGEST fear is being separated from our cell phone!

66% of us are afraid of either losing or being separated from our phone. 41% say they have more than one phone.

There's a name for this, you know, and it's called "nomophobia." Nomophobia is defined as being out of contact with someone via mobile phone.

Women more than men are scared of losing their phones, but more men are likely to have more than one phone.

Facebook/Phones: Do you have a fear even bigger than losing your cell phone? It's hard to believe, I know, but what is that fear? What has it kept you from doing that you always wanted to do?

Source

Cuttin' Cake

Don Rickles (86 Mr. Potato Head "Toy Story")
Gary Glitter (68 The Hey Song guy)
Alex Van Halen (59)
Enrique Iglesias (37 I Like It)

**** Today is National Teachers Day (Hot For Teacher!)****

Facebook/Phones: Teachers, you get one wish today... what do you wish we would all understand about your job?

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Last Man Standing (FINALE), Cougar Town (NEW), Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), Private Practice (NEW)
CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), Unforgettable (FINALE)
NBC: Fashion Star (NEW), The Voice (LIVE FINALE)
FOX: Glee (NEW), New Girl (FINALE), New Girl
CW: 90210 (NEW), The L.A. Complex (NEW)

TV Theme Tuesday

Name the show!

PLAY!

Answer: Cougar Town! This just in: Deadline is reporting that Cougar Town may move to TBS for two seasons of 15 episodes each.

Pop Quiz!

It's National Teachers Day, so we're heading back to school with these three movies...name 'em!

PLAY!

Answer: Back to School,

Joke of the Day

One year my uncle decided to cheat on his income taxes. The problem was that he later started to feel so guilty that he couldn’t sleep.

After thinking about if for a while, he sent an anonymous cashier’s check for $100 to the IRS along with a note that read: “To Whom It May Concern, I cheated on my taxes and now I feel so guilty that I haven’t been able to sleep for weeks, so I’m sending you this check for one hundred dollars. I hope you forgive me.

P.S. If I still can’t sleep after one week, I’ll send you the rest of what I owe."

Top Celeb Inspired Baby Names for 2012

10 - Cato (Hunger Games)
9 - Estelle ("American Boy" singer Estelle or daughter of Swedish Prince and Princess
8 - Cyrus (as in Miley)
7 - Aria (Italian word for melody..or name of Katherine Jenkins opera album "Sacred Arias")
6 - Gray/Grayson (The Grayson family in ABC show "Revenge")
5 - Adele (singer Adele Adkins)
4 - Weston, Wesley, West (The name of "The Office" star Jenna Fischer's son...or "Blade" star Wesley Snipes)
3 - Ivy (Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy)
2 - Emmett ("Twilight" vampire Emmett Cullen)
1 - Rue (The cutest star of "The Hunger Games")

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Only 13?

"Men, we're begging. Please help us understand." That's how Babble.com kicks off their list of the 13 things women will never understand about men. What they're asking is this -- "why can't men act more like women." So here's what baffles their mind...

Your Need to Fix Everything -- Babble is wondering why a guy needs to always come up with a solution when all women really want is for their man to listen...

Oblivious to a single detail -- Ok, so he can't remember your friend just had a baby, or the baby's name, but he can remember you're out of beer.

Sleeping through a crying baby -- They know you're not really sleeping. And they will remember.

The combover - Never fooled anyone. Even once

Not knowing when something's wrong -- Tip for men (for those that aren't married, that is), when she says "nothing" is wrong, it means "everything" is wrong. Settle in for a talk, Jack.

Your mother is a saint -- According to Babble, she's not. Not even close. Note to ladies: You'll one day be "that woman."

Get the rest here

Sex Sucks...for now

And yet another study that was obvious from the start -- sex is tough for parents in their thirties. Really!

Why? Well, reason #1, they're parents. Add to that the financial stress that most parents feel and the fireworks in the bedroom start to fizzle. But keep your head up because things get better. The survey of 25,000 discovered that things start revving up again once you hit your 50's, and women have the greatest confidence in their bodies once they're in their 60's.

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The Key to Happiness

Only if you're ready for this information will I be able to pass it along, because it's pretty heavy.

Ready?

Scientists have found the true key to happiness, and it nothing to do with money, TV, booze, or fast cars. The true key to happiness is: Appreciate the good times and stop comparing your experiences to those of others.

Whatever makes us happy in life -- a new relationship, a boat, etc -- can only continue to make us happy if we remember why it made us happy in the first place. Most of us get used to the happiness and then raise the standards of what will make us happy once again.

Some people stop having fun with a new relationship and start wishing their partner was better looking, for example.

If you appreciate what you have, and keep having new experiences, you'll maintain your happiness boost rather than fall back to where you started.

Personal: My neighbor just completed his man cave. He had someone throw a slab of cement in his crawl space, and then he added a workbench and a beer fridge. He says he's truly, deep down, happy right now.

Phones/Facebook: People you know don't seem to understand why (what) makes you so happy

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New Rules of Restaurant Etiquette

Power Blog! Here's an idea starter to get eyes on your blog today:

"10 Things You Didn't Know About Me"

That's it. Just list 10 things you've never shared with your listeners. Could be big (I only have 7 fingers), or small (I love the smell of jet fuel at airports). What are your 10? Here's what will go on my station blog today (friday)...

10 Things I've Never Told You

I'll probably regret telling you most of these, but what the heck, here we go:

During my entire sophomore year of high school, I dressed like Alex P. Keaton.

The first instrument I ever learned to play: The organ

My first car was a yellow Chrysler K-Car with wood grain siding

I love the smell of jet fuel at the airport

I'm embarrassed for the person that can't get off their cell phone when paying for something.

I got married three days before September 11th, 2001

My family was in a horrible auto accident when I was 8-years old. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit our car which broke every bone down the right side of my body. My mom was in a coma, but thankfully survived. I still think about that day when I see someone blow through a red light.

Zombies freak me out.

In Michigan, I'm a certified fire fighter.

My fantasy is to one day learn to fly. My fear is I'll get airsick during my first flight.

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Worth Mentioning

Interesting article from a woman who finally figured out how to stop nagging her husband. Nagging, as you know, is a leading contributor to divorce, so this is a pretty important break through. Her strategy: Texting. She sends a text to remind him of certain tasks. Why is a text better? Because a text doesn't carry a certain vocal "tone" along with "that face." Read the full thing here

Lead Lips

Reuters reports about 400 lipsticks recently tested by the FDA contain traces of lead. A group called Campaign for Safe Cosmetics believes this is alarming because lead in lipstick could accumulate in your system over time. So who's the worst offender? Here are the top 10 lipsticks with the highest levels of lead:

1. Maybelline Color Sensational, Pink Petal (7.9 ppm)
2. L'Oreal Colour Riche, Volcanic, (7.0 ppm)
3. NARS Semi-Matte, Red Lizard (4.93 ppm)
4. Cover Girl Queen Collection, Ruby Remix, (4.92 ppm)
5. Nars Semi-Matte, Funny Face (4.89 ppm)
6. L'Oreal Colour Riche, Tickled Pink (4.45 ppm)
7. L'Oreal Intensely Moisturizing Lipcolor, Heroic (4.41 ppm)
8. Cover Girl Continuous Color, Warm Brick (4.28 ppm)
9. Maybelline Color Sensational, Mauve Me (4.23 ppm)
10. Stargazer Lipstick, #103 (4.12 ppm)

Lead poisoning is believed to stunt growth and lower IQ in children, and cause mood disorders and memory loss in adults. Source

What Never to Say To A Woman With...

...short hair. "It's funny how people think they have a license to say anything to women who cut their hair short," begins a piece from a woman that, yes, recently chopped off most of her hair. So, obviously feeling a little self-conscious about her new look, she came up with 7 things you should never say to a woman with short hair about her hair.

"May I help you, sir?"
"It totally reminds me of Sandy Duncan in 'Peter Pan.'"
"Did you just give up when you had the baby?"
"I loved you back when you had long hair."
"Don't worry, it'll grow back."
"You look so much better with short hair."
"Your short hair makes you look thinner."

The New Rules of Restaurant Etiquette

Tim Zagat, the co-founder of the fame Zagat Survey of restaurants, believes the old rules for restaurant etiquette need an update, so here's what he proposes:

1. Equality - Now that women earn as much or more as men, they should be treated as equals by the waitstaff in restaurants.

2. Paying for it - Whoever initiates a dinner date pays.

3. Ordering food - Gone are the days when women were expected to order first.

4. Handheld devices - Do not talk, tweet, email or surf the web at the table. It's rude.

5. Kids, kids, kids - It's fine to bring children, but not to places where they'd elevate the decibel level or restaurants that are meant to be romantic.

6. Dressing down or up - Dress casually. Hardly any restaurants require ties anymore. About the only rule left today is "don't be a slob."

7. Serious reservations - Treat your reservation as important commitments. Honor the reservation or cancel them on time.

8. Okay, now get out - Don't overstay your welcome at a busy restaurant. 60% in a survey support restaurants setting a time limit during peak hours.

9. Long live chivalry - Ladies, please humor men and let them open the door for you. It's not outdated.

10. Remember you're the customer - You should expect hospitable, efficient service and good food. If that doesn't happen, then take your money elsewhere and tell the next 10 people that you meet.

What is the rudest thing someone can do at a restaurant?

Cuttin' Cake

Hal Holbrook (87)
Rene Russo (58)
Lou Diamon Phillips (50)
Michael Jordan (49)
Larry the Cable Guy (49)
Director Michael Bay (47)
Denise Richards (41)
Jerry O'Connell (38)
Paris Hilton (31)

Primetime, Baby!

CBS: Undercover Boss (new night/new episode), A Gifted Man (NEW), Blue Bloods (NEW)
ABC: Shark Tank (NEW), 20/20 (Whitney Houston episode)
NBC: The 43rd NAACP Image Awards
FOX: Kitchen Nightmares (NEW), Fringe (NEW)
CW: Nikita (NEW), Supernatural (NEW)

Joke of the Day

If a man is in the forest, talking to himself, with no wife around, is he still wrong?

This and That

Facebook is SO 2011. Teenagers are now starting to migrate from Facebook to Twitter. Reason? Because we followed them to Facebook and now they want some privacy. Last July, 16% of teens report using Twitter, that's up from 8% the year before. "I love Twitter, it's the only thing I have to myself...cause my parents don't have one," reported one 17-year old. Source

Interesting: If a kid has a supportive mom, the kid has a bigger brain! Scientists conducted an experiment placing moms and their small children in a room with a gift wrapped box. The kids couldn't open the box for 5-minutes. Some moms were supportive - helping their children through the long 5-minute wait, others just ignored their kids. After scanning the kid's brains and then waiting four years, researchers discovered the hippocampus was 9.2% SMALLER in those who go the least support from their moms! Holy cow! Conclusion: A mother's love physically affects the volume of her child's hippcampus. Source

$118.80: What the average American iwll spend hosting a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Interesting that though both teams are from the Northeast, fans in the South will spend the most on parties -- an average of $128. Source

Hmmmmm.... does this fly with you? A study out of the Journal of Marriage and Family discovered that cohabitating couples are happier than married ones. Married couples' health improved, but unmarried couples living together experienced bigger boosts in happiness and self-esteem. The lead author thinks this may be due to "fewer unwanted obligations" for unmarried couples which allows for "more flexibility, autonomy and personal growth." Buy that? Source

Most Desirable Woman of 2012

Courtesy of AskMen.com

10. Candice Swanepoel (Victoria's Secret model)
9. Rihanna
8. Kim Kardashian
7. Scarlett Johansson
6. Emma Stone
5. Nicki Manaj
4. Miranda Kerr
3. Rooney Mara (Oscar nomination for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo")
2. Kate Upton
1. Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family" )

The biggest jump this year belonged to Lea Michele from "Glee," who went up 72 spots from last year and now ranks No. 19.

Full list here

7 Things Woman Want...

...for Valentine's Day. Yes, 12 days away and here come the lists. The female friendly website, YourTango.com, put together their list of wants. Here are 7:

Christina Caged Sparkle Minaudiere ($39.95 It's a gold clutch, guys... a small purse if you don't get the "clutch" part)

Rainbow Moonstone Earrings ($38)

Gold Wire Love Ring ($12.99)

Brulee Elle Teddy In Blush With Cream ($178)

Locals Flip Flops ($6.95 You may want to double this up with something else -- like the gold wire love ring)

Indian Cooking Classes (Usually around $50 and up)

Couple Time (Priceless... awwwwwe!)

Cuttin' Cake

Duane "Dog" Chapman (59)
Christie Brinkley (58 "Vacation"

)
Rich Sommer (Harry Crane on Mad Men 34

)

Primetime, Baby!

CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), Rob (NEW), Person of Interest (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)
ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)
NBC: 30 Rock (NEW), Parks and Rec (NEW), The Office (NEW), Up All Night (NEW), The Firm (NEW)
FOX: American Idol (NEW), THe Finder (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), The Secret Circle (NEW)

Joke of the Day

Visiting a seriously ill lawyer in the hospital, his friend found him sitting up in bed, anxiously leafing through the Bible.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

Without looking up the lawyer replied: “Looking for loopholes,”

Surf This

Here's a way to send free text messages straight from your computer. TextPort.com doesn't even ask for your real information. In fact, they'll give you a virtual mobile number so you can send messages without people calling you back. Neato.

This and That

The Houston Chronicle and E! News are reporting that Beyonce had a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. This is the first child for Beyonce and her hubby Jay-Z. The new parents apparently have their own floor at Lenox Hospital in New York and checked in under the name "Ingrid Jackson."

Is Rihanna confirming the news? A clue from Twitter...

"NO ONE speaks for me," Tweeted Katy Perry over the weekend. She's telling her fans not to believe everything they read concerning her divorce from Russell Brand.

New Hampshire's Secretary of State expects 250-thousand ballots will be cast tomorrow in the first-in-the-nation primary. Yes, that's more than 2008.

Are you suffering from feedback fatigue? Feedback fatigue is caused by too many email requests from companies asking you to rate their service. If you did any holiday shopping online, you're likely getting bombarded.

Would you pay even more to see a movie? The Hollywood Reporter cites several analysts who predict the price of a movie ticket will go up this year.

Primetime, Baby!

Look out for the BCS Nat'l Championship game featuring the LSU and Alabama. Kickoff is 8:30pm from the Superdome in New Orleans

ABC: The Bachelor (NEW), Castle (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O
NBC: Who's Still Standing? (NEW), Fear Factor (NEW), Rock Center with Brian Williams (NEW)
FOX: House
CW: Gossip Girl, Hart of Dixie

Cuttin' Cake

Dick Engberg (77)
Dave Matthews (45)
J.K. Simmons (57)

Today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day!

Gotta See This

In today's "Gotta See This," it's a woman riding a really tall unicycle. And balancing bowls on her head. And on her feet, too...and then she... ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Watch!

Joke of the Day

It was her birthday, so Cindy took a long afternoon nap.

After she woke up, she said to her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a diamond ring for a birthday present. What do you think it all means?"

"You'll know tonight," her husband replied, smiling broadly.

Later that night after a romantic dinner, Cindy's husband handed her a small package.

Delighted and excited she opened it quickly. There in her hand rested a book entitled: The Meaning of Dreams.

Surf This!

Has your company blocked access to Hulu? Fear not, my fellow TV Junkie, there's always...

TvRecaps.com!

How About That...

Scientist have discovered that flushing toilets spray diarrhea-causing bacteria up to 10-inches above and around the toilet seat...

Yesterday UPS delivered a record number of Christmas gifts...back to online stores! Returns were up 8% to more than 550-thousand. A record.

You'll be happy to know that our scientist friends at NASA say the world will NOT end on December 21st, 2012. The Mayan calendar proclaims that as the day another planet will collide with earth and...well, lights out. NASA says there are no objects headed out way over the next year. (even so... I'm still not starting my Christmas shopping until the 22nd.)

Entertainment stories you may have missed

Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol" was number over the weekend with another $38.3 million in the bank. It's the second week on top for that flick
"I know we'll remain friends," Brand told the AP regarding his divorce to Katy Perry. The two were married 14 months.
Wynonna Judd is engaged...again. Her boyfriend, drummer Cactus Moser, proposed on Christmas Eve. This will be her 3rd shot at marriage
Michael Jordan popped the question to long-time girlfriend Yvette Prieto. Of course she said yes
Sinead O'Connor now admits that it wasn't her wedding night search for marijuana that ruined her marriage, but her taste for crack cocaine. Her husband, by the way, is a drug abuse counselor. Not a very good one, apparently.

How to Make Over Your Finances in 2 Hours

40 Minutes to save $400

Look at your previous 3 months of bank statements and check out how much you've been paying in fees. Between account maintenance and ATM fees, you're giving up a lot of extra money. Avoiding ATM fees alone could save more than $300 a year.

20 Minutes to save up to $300

Check your credit card bill monthly for any extra charges. Signing up for a free trial of one thing, could automatically sign you up for another. Example - a free security trial software automatically opts you in for insurance at $10 a month. That is what's called a "gray charge," and discovering a couple of them early can save a lot of headache.

25 minutes to save $1,000 a year or more

Put $42 a month into a savings account and use that money for the expenses you can't avoid like car repairs and children's birthday party gifts. Then sign up to automate deposits into your savings account to build up an emergency savings account in case you get laid off.

35 minutes to save $1,000 or more

Check out how much you're saving for retirement. If you make $50/grand, and put 4% into your 401(k), your company most likely throws in an additional $1500 a year. Raise that contribution to 7% ($58/month), and you'll save $6,125 a year.

Source: Good Housekeeping

3 Worst Tech Predictions in 2011

For every tech prediction that came true last year, a dozen were flat wrong. Here the top three:

1. The "ultra sexy" iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 was supposed to be thinner with a larger screen and rounded tear-drop shape profile. Not only was the iPhone 5 NOT sexy, but there was no iPhone 5.

2. Amazon will never make a tablet.

The Kindle Fire, priced at $200, sold 5-million units in its first month.

3. Facebook's Netflix impersonation.

Bloggers were sure Mark Zuckerberg would announce a Netflix style service for Facebook last September. Not even close. At least not yet.

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Lost and Found

Lost: Engagement ring after it fell into the bathroom toilet at Donna and Terry's home in Montana.

Found: Engagement ring lodged in the same toilet 36 years later!

Terry happened to be working on a roof across the street from his former home when he saw the owners taking an old toilet outside. He asked if he could have it. He took it home and busted it open and there it was, still good after 36 years. "We cried and we laughed. We giggled and danced. It was great," said Donna. Let's hope they gave it a good scrubbin' before the dance... that's 36 years of flushes! Yuck!

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Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Last Man Standing (NEW), Work It (PREMIERE), Celebrity Wife Swap (PREMIERE), Body of Proof (NEW)
CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), Unforgettable (NEW)
NBC: The Biggest Loser (PREMIERE), Parenthood (NEW)
FOX: Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope
CW: The Secret Circle, The Secret Circle

Joke of the Day

A preacher was walking down the street when he notices a little boy trying to ring the doorbell but it's just out of his reach. he watches his efforts for some time and walks over to press the the bell. After he pressed it he leveled down to the boy and asked' "Now what?" to which the boy turned and shouted, "NOW WE RUN!!"

Grab this App!

There's no doubt that life is good once the Krispy Kreme doughnuts roll out of the oven. Your timing has to be just right, though, and that's where the miracle of modern technology saves the day. Hot Light is an app that alerts you when your nearest Krispy Kreme fires up the "Hot Now" neon sign. The app lets you know when the glaze is melty fresh!

Note From Dave
Thanks for the really nice feedback over the holidays! I did a little travelling and, like you, was busy with the kids and relatives. So I'm sorry if I didn't get back to you, but know this -- I appreciate you very, very much. There were a couple of interesting questions I'd like to address real soon. One was how to get more Facebook followers on your station's page. I have a few suggestions. Some things that worked for us, and I'll have those this week... stay tuned!

-Dave