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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

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?

Source

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")

Source

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.

Source

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

Source

This Man Loves His Job... Check Out the Video

Love it! California Airchecks uploaded another classic video aircheck over the weekend -- JoJo "Cookin" Kincaid from 1987. Take two minutes and listen to him dance up the ramps. He loves it... and it pumps me up.

I did a quick Google search and found JoJo currently working at a classic hits station in Tampa doing afternoons. Here's his blog, and I can't wait to listen to him on the stream this week.

Show Starters

Cuttin' Cake

Thelma Houston (66 PLAY)
Robbie Knievel (50)
Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead (66)

*** Today kicks off National Family Week (PLAY, National Nurses Week and National Hug Week ***

Movie Monday Challenge Part 1:

The Avengers easily topped the box office this weekend, but 17-years ago, we were all cheering on this super hero... who?

PLAY

Answer: Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader.

Movie Monday Challenge Part 2:

This song by the Fine Young Cannibals, originally out in 1989, was used in a movie about a dating coach in 2005... name the movie?

PLAY

Answer: Hitch starring Will Smith!

Primetime, Baby!

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

Joke of the Day

A young man at this construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone based on his strength. He especially made fun of one of the older workman. After several minutes, the older worker had enough.

"Why don't you put your money where you mouth is?" he said. "I'll bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to the other building that you won't be able to wheel back."

"You're on, old man," the young man replied. "Let's see what you've got."

The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then nodding to the young man, he said with a smile, "All right. Get in."

Drop of the Day

"Uh-oh! Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!"

5 Things You Should NEVER Say to Your Kids

"You're out of the will" is not one of them, so throw that one around all you want. But here are five things that could impact the relationship with your child.

"I don't care." (If you cut off the extreme detail kids get into about (almost everything), you're saying what's important to them isn't important to you)

"Act Your Age!" (They may, in fact, be acting their age)

"Say You're Sorry" (Forcing the kid to apologize does not teach social skills. Your kid learns by watching you apologize to others when needed)

"Don't You Get It? (You're actually saying "What's wrong with you?" Take a break and return to the lesson later)

"I'm Going to Leave You" (You're not going to leave your kid in the car alone while you go shopping, so don't leave empty threats. Kids pick up on this right away. If you plant a flag, you have to defend it).

More detail on each here

The Key to a Stress-Free Vacation

Forget the beach. Forget a cruise. All you need for a stress-free vacation is to do one thing...

...turn...OFF...your...EMAIL!

Research from the University of California and United States Army discovered our stress level plunges when we stop checking email from work.

Source

Number of the Day

120,000: The number of mint juleps sold at Churchhill Downs over the weekend.

Get this -- To get ready for Derby weekend, the Early Time distillery and 12 warehouse workers start preparing in December. Source

New Pill Cures Binge Eating

1.5 million people suffer from binge eating disorder, which soon may be cured by simply popping a pill. The pill (Vyvanse) is currently being used to treat ADHD in children, but is now going into final testing to treat adults with Binge Eating Disorder. Look for it on the market in the next two years. Source

Surf This!

Frustrated by the dating scene? Looking to try something new? Looking to meet someone interesting? Someone you may not tell your mama about right away? Head here -- Meet-An-Inmate.com. Yep, inmates that are looking for love. You'll just have to be patient as they serve a little time. Why should you date an inmate? Because, as the site says:

"Even though these men and women are in prison, it doesn't mean that they are bad individuals. The majority of these inmates are fun, loving, clever, reliable, sexy and very passionate. It can be a lot of fun communicating with these inmates."

Have fun!

Phoner/Facebook Idea

Are Men Stupid?

...that's the question from a CNN blogger named Frida Ghitis. She wonders how "otherwise successful individuals...risk destroying their careers and their personal lives over the chance to have a sexual escapade?"

She uses John Edwards, the recently busted secret service agents, President Bill Clinton, and former NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer as examples. Ghitis doesn't buy the "testosterone argument," but instead blames their behavior on one thing: Arrogance..."the belief by some powerful men that they can get away with it."

Of course, they're not getting away with it as much anymore, but they still continue to do it...."a sign that the process will be slow. And that, in the final analysis, if it has to do with sex, some men really are stupid."

Are men stupid?

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)

Source

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.

Source

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 _____

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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!

And the Most Beautiful Woman In the World Is...

Crazy day yesterday... got a call around 9:30 that my boy, now 14 months, had a 104 degree temp. I was out of there. Quick trip to the doc concluded he has a virus, which contributed to an ear infection. Poor guy.

Charlie (left), Kellen (right) The only upside is not having to go back to the station to finish up my work. I'm old enough to remember when work didn't get done outside the studio (unless you had a few grand for a home studio). A laptop and internet connection is all that's needed. It still amazes me to this day. Anyway, on with the show! Hope you have a great one today!

Show Starters

Pop Quiz!

Mystery voice -- name the naked celebrity

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Answer: Jason Segel (who stars in "Five Year Engagement" opening this weekend. Interesting: The studio asked him to lose 35 pounds for the movie... he did.)

Cuttin' Cake

Carol Burnett (79 Mama's Family - PLAY)
Duran Duran's Roger Taylor (52 PLAY)
Kevin "Mall Cop" James (47)
Melania Trump (42)

***Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day***

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 (the LIVE episode), The Office (NEW), Parks and Recreation (NEW), Awake (NEW)
FOX: American Idol (LIVE - Katy Perry performs), Touch (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), The Secret Circle (NEW)

Joke of the Day

Teacher: " George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"

Student: " Because George still had the axe in is hand."

Scheduling Nightmare!

Can your office beat this: Nine members of a maternity ward at a hospital in England are either pregnant, or brand new mommies. Amanda, Suzanne, and Sarah have already given birth, while Jenny, Laura, Louise, Paula, Elaine, and their secretary, Johanne, are due this summer.

Facebook/Phones: How many women have been preggers at your office all at once?

U.S. Teens, the Good and the (mostly) Bad

How do teens in America rate compared to their peers around the world? They're #1!!! They're #1 when it comes to binge drinking, drugs, and violent deaths. But, strangely, are also #1 when it comes to exercise. Strange because U.S. teens are more likely to be overweight, too.

The survey can be found in the Lancet medical journal.

Source

Male/Female Stereotypes That Used to Be the Complete Opposite

Pink is for girls, eh? Not in 1918! A 1918 editorial from Earnshaw's Infants' Department declared that pink was "a more decided and stronger color...more suitable for the boy; while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." That didn't change until the 40's. Also, dresses weren't just for little girls, but for little boys, too.

Crying Used to Equal Manliness. In ancient Greek culture, men were expected to cry if their familiy's honor were in question. It was one of the greatest signs of true manliness. Even Japanese samurai and midieval heroes cried like babies. It meant you cared and were confident.

A "Man's Place" and a "Woman's Place" is Whatever Makes the Most Economic Sense. More women are rockin' in the workplace, and more men are staying home. It wasn't too long ago when men dominated the workplace, and women stayed home. But in the 1800's, there wasn't really a difference. Dad's knew how to change diapers and do dishes. The point was to make sure the kid lived long enough to help out on the farm. The idea of a "man's world" and "woman's world" didn't develop until the Industrial Revolution.

From Cracked.com

Gadget Goddess

Mother's Day is creeping closer and closer and if you believe this latest Buy.com survey, gadgets will rule the day.

Gadget Goddess: Close to 40% of customers saw their mom as a "gadget Goddess" because of her love for tech toys. That means new cell phones, cameras, and tablets for Mother's Day!

The Trendsetter: 24% of us consider our mom a trendsetter because of her love for high fashion

The Fitness Fashionista: 2 in 10 believe our mom is a fitness queen because her must-haves are running shoes, a yoga mat, and a medicine ball.

On-the-Go Gal: 18% say our mom is a super busy alpha mom that just wants to be pampered this holiday with her favorite movie or book.

Facebook/Phones: Is there a category missing? How about the just-trying-to-survive-day-by-day mom? Have one to add?

Source.

Cheaters!

Shocking new statistics have discovered that close to 50% of people in committed relationships have cheated... with MONEY! Maybe that's not so shocking. We've all fibbed a little when it comes to spending, right? The most common financial fib involves shopping.

More than 25% of women and 8% of guys have pretended something was old when it was actually brand new
32% of women have hidden purchases from their partner.

There's a serious side to this, of course, with less than 10% confessing to opening a secret bank account, or having secret credit cards.

"To have a successful relationship, you need to have trust, and hiding money secrets is a huge way to break that confidence," says the business editor for the Today Show.

Source

Most Beautiful

People magazine made their big announcement yesterday on the Today Show yesterday...

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New mommy Beyonce has been named People mag's World's Most Beautiful Woman...why?

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Beyonce herself says she's never FELT more beautiful...

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The list this year also includes Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson, Jennifer Lawrence, Miranda Lambert, Selena Gomez, and Michelle Obama.

The issue comes out tomorrow.

That's It for Today

It was help A LOT if you clicked one of the buttons below (G+, Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc) to spread the word!

Top Pet Names, Baby!

A little thin on prep today, guys, sorry, circus was in town last night... ya da ya da ya da....

Quickies

Should we have the 'freedom to tweet?' The country of Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it shut down the users who tip drivers off to police roadblocks and radar traps. Just two weeks ago Twitter said it start deleting users' tweets in countries that require it. Do you think Twitter should do more to protect is users? Source

Interest rates on student loans are about to double. Federal rates are at 3.4%, and on July 1st, it shoots up to 6.8%. Good times. Source

Pet Names

UK survey, but I imagine the results are similar here: The top 10 pet names we have for each other. Ready, baby? Here are the 10:

1. Darling

2. Babe/Baby

3. Love

4. Sweetheart

5. Gorgeous

6. Honey/Hun/Honeybunch

7. Sweetie/Sweetie pie/Sweets

8. Angel

9. Sugar/Sugarplum

10. Boo

Failing to make the list after being picked by 1% of people was the Cheesy Muffin and Sweetly Sickly-Sweet Treacle (tray-cle)

Facebook Over Sex...Again With That?

Nice job guys! It turns out two-thirds of married women would almost rather do anything than get intimate with their men! Nearly 78% of women say their sex lives are "predictable," and nearly 1 out of 4 say they would definitely cheat on their husband if they knew for sure he would never find out. Greeeeaat.

What would women rather do over sex? How about watch a movie, go to a spa, get on Facebook, chat with friends... translation: Watch the paint dry.

Cuttin' Cake

Carole King (70)
Joe Pesci (69)
Mia Farrow (67)
Jim J Bullock (57)

Today is National Bagels and Lox Day!

Primetime, Baby!

CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), Rob (NEW), Person of Interest (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)
FOX: American Idol (NEW), The Finder (NEW)
NBC: 30 Rock (1-hr NEW), The Office (NEW), Up All Night (NEW), Grimm (NEW)
ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), The Secret Circle (NEW)

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"

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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