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Show Starters...

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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Radio Rude in 1989/ Radio rude in 2012

Hey guys (and gals)...here's to a great Thursday!

The first story below is a no-brainer for almost all demos -- "Rude behaviors we continually encounter." Of course, #1 on the list is people that let their kids run wild.

It got me to thinking what we might consider rude RADIO behavior in 2012. The standard for rude has changed so much since I got into radio in 1989. Here's how:

Rude in 1989: Not pulling at least an hour worth of commercial carts for the next jock during a shift change
Rude in 2012: Not having the commercial log loaded at 10am on Friday for weekend voice-tracking.

Rude in 1989: Discovering the studio is a complete mess with show prep scattered all over the board.
Rude in 2012: Discovering the last live jock on the air (12 hours ago) didn't log off the computer.

Rude in 1989: Leaving the next jock an empty reel of tape for recording phone calls
Rude in 2012: Leaving the next jock with a full hard drive

Rude in 1989: The overnight jock not making a full, fresh pot of coffee before leaving
Rude in 2012: The one overnight person in the cluster tracked out, ran to Starbucks, and brought you back nothing

Rude in 1989: Not having enough T-shirts in all sizes for your listeners at a station appearance
Rude in 2012: People that ask for a T-shirt when they know all they're getting is a sticker.

Wow, that was fun! I could go on, but I need my beauty sleep. Have a great show, and as always, please click G+, Facebook, Twitter or email at the bottom of this blog to spread the word! Enjoy the Show Starters...

Show Starters

Cuttin' Cake

Ann B. Davis (86 PLAY)
Franki Valli (78 PLAY)
Ron Popeil (77 PLAY)
Christopher Cross (61 PLAY)
Cheryl Burke from Dancing With the Stars (28)

****Today is Paranormal Day (X-Files Theme)****

Primetime, Baby!

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

POP QUIZ!

Who is he?

PLAY

He was tired when his old show ended...so he laid low. Who is he?

Answer: James Van Der Beek (who's now on Apartment 23)

Joke of the Day

Q: Why do ducks have webbed feet?
A: To stamp out forest fires.
Q: Why do elephants have flat feet?
A: To stamp out burning ducks.

Rude!

What are the rudest behaviors EVER? A Yahoo! survey discovered the rudest behavior we continually encounter are parents that have no control over their kids in public. Of course, as a parent, I have empathy for a mom trying to grocery shop with four kids. We shouldn't pretend to know her circumstances, but some of us feel "so bothered" by laughing children.

Here's how the survey breaks down:

Parents who don't supervise their children 56%
Talking loudly on their cell phone 19%
Rude waiters 8%
Pet owners that don't clean up their dog's poop 7%
Being late 7%

What? Spitting isn't on this list? Are you kidding me? Have you ever walked right behind someone who clears the deep bowls of his throat and then unloads it right in front of you? Kind of like what this lady did in front of a TV reporter the other day? At least she said "sorry I have a bad cold". Glorious.

Where do we encounter the rudest behavior?

Retail stores
Grocery stores
Airports/airplanes
Restaurants/coffee shops
Gym

Best rule to remember if you encounter a rude waiter: "Never mess with a water until you've gotten your food."

Phones/Facebook: What ranks as the worst of the worst when it comes to rude behavior?

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Wild Dream Facts

You may be asleep, but your brain is very much awake, and here are a few things you need to know about your dreams:

1. Violent dreams can be a warning sign (...of Parkinson's disease and dementia)

2. Night owls have more nightmares (the reason is unknown, but one theory says cortisol, which peaks in the morning right before we wake up, triggers vivid dreams if we're still sleeping)

3. Men dream about sex (...and to balance it out, women are more likely to experience nightmares)

4. You can control your dreams (...but only if you're used to playing video games. Video gamers can control their dream worlds, as if they're controlling a video game character. Gamers are better at turning a nightmare into a carefree dream)

5. Why we dream (We dream because we are critical thinkers. Dreaming helps us solve puzzles that have plagued us during daylight hours.)

Facebook/Phones: Can we help you figure out a bizarre dream you've been having?

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The Worst Kid Drinks For a Kid

Why are too many kids so fat in 2012? Just look at what they're drinking. The Centers for Disease Control say sweetened beverages are the biggest source of empty carbs in children's diets are do nothing but expand waist lines.

Kids should only get 3 teaspoons of sugar a day, but the average 4 to 8 year old is getting 21 teaspoons per day on average. YIKES!

So Debbie Beauvais, who speaks for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is pushing for parents to stay away from the worst of the worst drinks -- aimed right at your kids.

Hi-C (One little carton has more sugar per ounce than in a regular Coke!)
Hawaiian Punch (Not only does a serving have 70 calories and 17 grams of sugar, but it also includes the artificial coloring "Red 40" we've been warned to stay away from)
Sunny D (just 5% actual juice, but 11 grams of sugar in a 6.75 ounce bottle)
Capri Sun (6 ounces has 60 calories and 16 g's of sugar)
Dannon Danimals (70 calories and 14 g's of sugar

Debbie says to replace the above with healthier alternatives like water (4 glasses a day), pure juice (not juice drinks and only 1 cup a day), and low-fat milk (2 to 3 cups each day).

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FINALLY!

If we can do this, how far behind can a cure for cancer be? Jolene Van Vugt, a stunt woman and motocross champion, set a new world record on a motorized toilet! The toilet hit 46 mph, beating the old record by more than 4mph. Picture

Gotta See This

Molly Ringwald would be so proud! Regan Kerr made her own prom dress -- out of 5, 114 soda can tabs. The Denver teen started collecting the tabs, with the help of family and friends, two years ago, which she then sewed together to make a gown. Watch

Show Starters

Cuttin' Cake

Englebert Humperdink (76)
Bianca Jagger - Mick's first wife until his little affair with Jerry Hall. "My marriage ended on my wedding day". (67)
Christina Baranski (60 Cruel Intentions)

***Today is Brothers and Sisters Day****

Pop Quiz

Since it's Brothers and Sisters Day, I thought it would be scary to find out how much you know about celebrity brothers and sisters.

I'll name the brother, and you name his famous sister:

Eric Roberts (the Dark Knight) - Julia Roberts
John Cusack - Joan Cusack
Jake Gyllenhaal - Maggie Gyllenhaal
David Arquette - Rosanna Arquette (and Patricia and Alexis Arquette)
Spencer Breslin ("The Happening") - Abigail Breslin
Ben Stiller - Amy Stiller ("Tropic Thunder")
Oliver Hudson - Kate Hudson
Michael Madsen - Virginia Madsen

Source

One Hit Wonder Wednesday

Tell me who sings this:

PLAY

Your clue is 1979! Is it Alicia Bridges, Samantha Sang, or Amii Stewart?

Answer: Amii Stewart!

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: The Middle (NEW), Suburgatory (NEW), Modern Family (NEW), Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23 (NEW), Revenge (NEW)
CBS: Survivor: One World (NEW), Criminal Minds (NEW), CSI (NEW)
NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NEW), Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NEW), Rock Center With Brian Williams (NEW), Law & Order: SVU (NEW)
FOX: American Idol - Finalists compete LIVE
CW: The L.A. Complex, America's Next Top Model (NEW)

Joke of the Day

A man consults a therapist and states, “Doc, I’m suicidal. What should I do?”

The doctor replies, “Pay in advance.”

10 WAYS TO FIND HAPPINESS

I thought Bobby McFerrin had the best solution -- "Don't worry...be happy," but you may be the kind of person that requires a little more detail, so here are 10 tips to finding happiness from Dr. Barton Goldsmith.

Be with others who make you smile (Studies prove we're happier around those that are also happy)
Hold on to your values (What you find true, what you know is fair, and what you believe in -- never let those go)
Accept the good (take stock of what's working in your life!)
Imagine the best (vision yourself getting what you really want)
Do things you love
Find purpose (find a way of contributing to the well-being of humanity. People tend to find great pride in that)
Listen to your heart (keep your day job for the time being, but follow your passions)
Push yourself, not others (Stop blaming others and you'll find your answers much sooner)
Be open to change (change happens, so emotionally shore yourself up for the experience)
Bask in the simple pleasures (silly jokes, warm days, starry nights)

Source

Posh Spice Drove Off Without Her Kid!

Victoria Beckham admitted that she once drove off leaving her son, Brooklyn, all alone at home.

"I jumped in my Range Rover, put the car seat in, put my iPod on and drove to school...and then I realized I'd left Brooklyn in the kitchen... I was like (bleep)! (bleep)! I've forgot something."

She had packed all the kids in the car for a school run, but forgot the only one that actually needed to go to school. It should be noted that Brooklyn is 13-years-old, so he's probably okay to survive on his own for 20 minutes...

Phones/Facebook: Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham confessed that she accidentally drove off leaving her young son home all alone on a school run. Irresponsible or can you relate?

Crazy Wedding

Congrats to Borge Ousland and his new wife, Hege, who recently got married...at the North Pole. In a first, Borge used a helipcopter to whisk his fiance, a priest, and a party of 15 to the northern most point on earth to get hitched.

“For me it was all about marrying the woman I love in a place I love."

Borgue is an artic explorer who has been to the area numerous times. Lots of pictures here

What We Like (and don't) Like

From a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll of who we are in 2012... Agree?

How do you like your burger?

Well done
Medium
Medium rare

What is the greatest archaeological discovery?

The Dead Sea scrolls
King Tut's Tomb
Popeii

If you could travel all over Europe for free, but had to skip a country, what would it be?

Greece
Germany
France

If Americans could vote for how much paid vacation they received, how many weeks would you vote for?

Four weeks
Six weeks
Two weeks

If you had to live the rest of your life in Los Angeles or NYC, which do you choose?

New York
Los Angeles

Which of the following types of music do you find the hardest to enjoy?

Heavy metal
Hip hop
Country

One American holiday has to go...which one?

Presidents Day
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Labor Day

Of the public figures on Twitter, whose tweets are you most interested in following?

President Obama
The Dalai Lama
The Pop

What emotion describes us best to God?

Love
Disappointment
Disinterest

Good Stuff

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-Dave (Leave a comment below if you wish, or drop me an email here)

Radio Prep, Now Gluten Free!

Hope you had a great weekend. It was another crazy one for me full of soccer games and station appearances. The highlight of my weekend was a charity ball

I attended for the local children's museum. I had no idea my wife and I sat on the planning board. I don't remember planning a thing, but if I did, I sure did a great job because it was fun.

I had a morning show visit and station tour up for auction, and as I'm sure you can relate, it's hard not to keep checking the latest bid. This ball used electronic bidding devices that you carry around (like an iPhone), so I could obsessively check the latest bid from anywhere. I was half tempted to throw some money at myself, but decided against it after imagining how awkward the tour would be. At the end of the night, I'm proud to report that my show got the highest bid out of all the media options (including TV)! And you'll just have to trust when I say that I wasn't the winning bidder (but it was tempting)!

Two things for tomorrow: No updated prep will occupy this space. Taking tomorrow off for a project I need to work on. BUT! I will have a cool article to read about sleep, and why that word means nothing to radio personalities. I'll have some quick tips to help wake you up, too! Have a great show! Enjoy the prep!

Cuttin' Cake

Cloris Leachman (86)
Willie Nelson (79)
Kirsten Dunst (30 Bring It On)

***Today is National Honest Day (Celebrate and risk being fired)***
***National Oatmeal Cookie Day "COOOOKIE!" (Really? Does the oatmeal cookie deserve it's own day? What's the best cookie? What cookie deserves it's own MONTH rather than just a day?)***

Pop Quiz 1: Movie Monday 1

"Think Like a Man" stayed strong at #1 over the weekend, beating out a bunch of newbies including Jason Segel's "The Five-Year Engagement." Here are the top five:

Think Like a Man
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Lucky One
The Hungar Games
The Five Year Engagement

None of this matters next weekend, because the Avengers opens with Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemwsowrth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samual L Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Paul Bettany.

Can you name the #1 movie 20 years ago today?

HINT

Answer: Basic Instinct (Michael Douglas/Sharon Stone)

Pop Quiz 2: Movie Monday

Robert Downey, Jr, is back in Avengers, opening this weekend, so in his honor, can you name Robert Downey Jr movie that featured this song?

Play

Hint: 1987

Answer: Less Than Zero (Robert Downey, Jr, Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, James Spader)

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (NEW), Castle (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (NEW), 2 Broke Girls (NEW), Two and a Half Men (NEW), Mike and Molly (NEW), Hawaii Five-0 (NEW)
NBC: The Voice (LIVE/ Semi Final Performances), Smash (NEW)
FOX: Bones (NEW), House (NEW)
CW: Gossip Girl (NEW), Hart of Dixie (NEW)

Joke of the Day

A businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped exhausted.

His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word. "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?"

"It was terrible," her husband said. "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking." Drop: Laugh

10 Ways To Find Happiness

I thought Bobby McFerrin had the best solution -- "Don't worry...be happy." (PLAY) That's it. Just stop worrying. You may be the kind of person that requires a little more detail, so here are 10 tips to finding happiness from Dr. Barton Goldsmith.

Be with others who make you smile (Studies prove we're happier around those that are also happy)
Hold on to your values (What you find true, what you know is fair, and what you believe in -- never let those go)
Accept the good (take stock of what's working in your life!)
Imagine the best (vision yourself getting what you really want)
Do things you love
Find purpose (find a way of contributing to the well-being of humanity. People tend to find great pride in that)
Listen to your heart (keep your day job for the time being, but follow your passions)
Push yourself, not others (Stop blaming others and you'll find your answers much sooner)
Be open to change (change happens, so emotionally shore yourself up for the experience)
Bask in the simple pleasures (silly jokes, warm days, starry nights)

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How to Live to 100

If you're looking to annoy your kids for years and years to come, there is a way, and researchers think they have figured it out. Scientists in Sicily studied people living in five villages in the island's Sicani Mountains region where there are four times as many people living over 100 than the national average. Here's what they all had in common...

A healthy "Mediterranean-style" diet with high amounts of fruits and veggies, and low levels of saturated fat.
They eat a lot of seasonal plant food
They eat low levels of meat
They consume low levels of refined carbohydrates, meaning white bread and pasta.
They say no to sweeteners and sweet beverages, canned food, frozen ready-prepared veggies, biscuits, cakes, and snacks.

What it boils down to is this: Follow a diet with low levels of saturated fat and high levels of fruits and veggies rich in phytochemicals. These are cancer killers and heart protectors.

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Parking Excuses

A British study found that, like Americans, we'll do anything to get out of a parking ticket, even though we don't really think parking violations count as breaking the law. 1 in 12 drivers have talked themselves out of a parking ticket, even though a full 15% regularly park illegally because it's easier to pay the fine than to park elsewhere.

Here are the top 5 excuses given for avoiding a parking fine:

1. The regulations were not clear (9%)
2. I was only gone briefly (6%)
3. I was looking for a place to buy a ticket (5%)
4. I had a personal emergency (4%)
5. My ticket went missing (3%)

8 Things That Will Tick Off the Bride!

We all have a wedding on our calendar over the next three months, right? So these rules are for us. From DivineCaroline.com, here are 8 sure-fire ways to awaken a bridezilla -- translation: Make the bride lose her sanity:

RSVP late, or not at all. Especially don't RSVP the day before then decide not to come. If you do, avoid contact with her for the rest of your life.
Mess with the seating chart. Keep your mouth shut and deal with the jerk you're sitting next to.
Invite another person. Unless you're given a plus-one, don't bring someone
Complain about something
Dine and ditch. If you only have 30 minutes for the reception, just skip it.
Forgo a gift. Keep in mind that the average wedding spends about $80 on each guest.
Forget to check the gift registry. If you go off the gift radar, make sure it is truely a one-of-a-kind. Getting them a toaster or blender when they've already registered for one is just annoying.
Cause a scene. She'll notice if you get drunk. 'Nuff said.

Phones/Facebook: C'mon former brides, they're surely missing something from this list... what?

Show Starters

Pop Quiz!

10% of couples have considered splitting up over this...

His mother
His snoring
Her obsession with shoes

Answer: His snoring! (PLAY)

A survey found we fight about twice per week over all the (bad) noise made in bed. More than 20% lose two hours of sleep every night because of the noise.

Personal: As I got older, the snoring got worse. It got so bad that I started sleeping in the spare bedroom. Snoring can really tear apart your relationship. I went into a sleep clinic, and now wear a CPAP mask which has not only completely stopped the snoring, but has also allowed me to get much deeper and more restful sleep. Before the CPAP machine, I was only getting a few minutes of deep REM every night. I now get several hours. My wife now sleeps deeper than she has in the past 10 years. It's a miracle and something I highly recommend to dudes that are too stubborn to address their chainsaw snoring every night.

Cuttin' Cake

Jack Klugman (90)
Casey Kasem (80 as Shaggy)
Kate Pierson of the B-52's (64 PLAY)
Sheena Easton (53 PLAY)

*** Today is Hairball Awareness Day (PLAY) ***

Friday Mashup

What do Gina G, Donna Lewis, and Chumbawumba have in common?

PLAY

Those songs were hits in 1997. Or was it 1998? Or was it 2000? You tell me!

Answer: 1997! Source

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Shark Tank (NEW), Primetime: What Would You Do?, 20/20 (NEW)
CBS: Undercover Boss (NEW), CSI: NY (NEW), Blue Bloods (NEW)
NBC: Who Do You Think You Are? (Rob Lowe examines his family history NEW), Grimm (NEW), Dateline (NEW)
FOX: The Finder (NEW), Fringe (NEW)
CW: Nikita (NEW), Supernatural (NEW)

Joke of the Day

Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire.

Much to their relief she smiled and said: "Well, you missed a test today so take seats apart from one another and take out a piece of paper."

Still smiling, she waited for them to sit down. Then she said: "First Question: Which tire was flat?"

100 Things to Eat Before You Die

The latest quiz on Facebook asks how many of the "100 things to eat before you die" you have sampled. Let's run it down...

1. Abalone (sea snails)
2. Absinthe flavouring

3. Alligator
4. Baba ghanoush (eggplant)
5. Bagel and lox (salmon)
6. Baklava (Greek pastry)
7. Barbecue ribs
8. Bellini flavouring
9. Bird’s nest soup
10. Biscuits and gravy
11. Black pudding
12. Black truffle
13. Borscht (beetroot soup)
14. Calamari
15. Carp
16. Caviar
17. Cheese fondue
18. Chicken and waffles
19. Chicken tikka masala
20. Chilli relleno (stuffed chile)
21. Chitlins (pig intestines)
22. Churros (Spanish doughnut)
23. Clam chowder
24. Cognac
25. Crabcake
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst (sausage)
28. Dandelion wine
29. Dulce de leche (milk pud)
30. Durian (south-east Asian fruit notorious for its odour)
31. Eel
32. Eggs Benedict (eggs, muffin, ham, Hollandaise sauce)
33. Fish tacos
34. Foie gras
35. Fresh spring rolls
36. Fried catfish
37. Fried green tomatoes
38. Fried plaintain
39. Frito pie (corn chips, chilli and cheese)
40. Frog’s legs
41. Fugu (puffer fish)
42. Funnel cake
43. Gazpacho soup
44. Goat
45. Goat’s milk
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo (stew/soup)
48. Haggis
49. Head cheese (meat jelly)
50. Heirloom tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess fruit pie
53. Huevos rancheros (fried eggs, tortillas, chilli)
54. Jerk chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key lime pie
57. Kobe beef (a Japanese cut)
58. Lassi (Indian yogurt drink)
59. Lobster
60. Mimosa (herb)
61. Moon Pie (marshmallow, chocolate, banana pastry)
62. Morel mushrooms
63. Nettle tea
64. Octopus
65. Oxtail soup
66. Paella
67. Paneer cheese
68. Pastrami on rye
69. Pavlova (meringue cake)
70. Phaal (curry dish)
71. Philly cheesesteak (sarnie with steak and cheese)
72. Pho (noodle soup)
73. Pineapple and cottage cheese
74. Pistachio ice cream
75. Po’ boy (US meat sandwich)
76. Pocky (Japanese chocolate snack)
77. Polenta
78. Prickly pear
79. Rabbit stew
80. Raw oysters
81. Root beer float
82. S’mores (candy bar)
83. Sauerkraut
84. Sea urchin
85. Shark
86. Snail
87. Snake
88. Soft shell crab
89. Som tam (spicy salad made from shredded, unripened papaya)
90. Spaetzle (German dumpling or noodle)
91. Spam
92. Squirrel
93. Steak tartare
94. Sweet potato fries
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom yum (soup)
97. Umeboshi (pickled ume fruits common in Japan, similar to a plum)
98. Venison
99.Wasabi peas
100. Courgette flowers

Where's the hot-dog stuffed pizza crust on this list? Where's the Dorrito shell taco? Now that's livin'!

Phones/Facebook: Do you have a food test? If a person turns down a certain food, you can't them, right? Which one?

The 5 Worst Frozen Foods

There's nothing more tempting than the beautiful steak dinner pictured on the front of a frozen dinner. In the grocery story, it just sits there calling your name. Don't fall for it... TotalBeauty.com gave us the worst of the worst. Here are 5:

Kashi Sweet and Sour Chicken: They point out that Kashi usually serves up quality meals, but the sweet and sour chicken has a "whopping 25 g's of sugar. That equals two Krispy Kreme doughnuts."
Hot Pockets Calzone, Pepperoni and Three Cheese: These pockets are stuffed with more than 100 ingredients. Pizza shouldn't be that complicated.
Banquet Boneless Pork Rib (Shaped Patty Meal): Controversial ingredients like MSG, BHT, and partially hydrogenated soybean oil are packed in this, so-called, meal.
Boston Market Chicken Pot Pie: This comfort food will make "your body feel anything but comfortable" with 780 calories and 48 g's of fat.
Hungry-Man Bourbon Steak Strips: This is a block of salt. 72% of your recommended daily intake of sodium and 9 g's of saturated fat, "not even the hungriest man -- or woman -- should touch this meal.

She's Not the One When...

There are plenty of articles for women packed with indications that the dude she's with is most definitely NOT the one. So here's one for guys. A few ways to know that you're not going the distance, from guys that have been there. Here are the top five answers from the Twitter trend #SignsShe'sNotThe1:

#5) Your Friends Aren't Fans
#4) You Can't "Do Nothing" with Her (it's uncomfortable just "hanging out" doing nothing)
#3) You Feel Guilty All the Time (You always feel like the bad guy, like you did something wrong because she makes you feel lousy)
#2) Your Sex Life is Lousy
#1) She's Amazing - But You Still Can't Commit

Phones/Facebook: Your friends saw it, but you didn't. Looking back, you knew your relationship was doomed when _____

Source

Don't OD on Vitamins

U.S. Researchers, writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Insitute, are scared that we may be going overboard on supplements we think will prevent cancer and make us healthier. They say pills like folic acid, vitamin D and calcium do not reduce the risk of cancer.

Worse -- Antioxidant pills such as beta carotene, and vitamins C and E "may even PROMOTE the disease."

They recommend taking it easy on the pills and instead eat healthy foods which includes a wide variety of fruit and veggies.

"For most healhty people therre should be no need to take suppliments."

Gotta See This

And now...the two worst people on earth. Watch.

Here's my rule. You catch ANYTHING in the stands, it goes to a kid. Hand it off to your kid. If you didn't bring a kid, it goes to the closest kid around you. If there isn't a kid around you, you keep it. Got it? I'm not even going to argue about this -- it's called "being a man". Live it.

That's It!

Have a super weekend, and if all goes as planned, I'll have a special Saturday post ready for tomorrow morning. If you enjoyed anything on this page, I'd appreciate a click below (Facebook, G+, email...anything). Have a GREAT weekend!