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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?

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 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?

Source

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?

Source

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).

Source

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 Personalities and Sleep; Two Natural Enemies

"30 percent of employed U.S. adults reported getting less than six hours of sleep a night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its report."

During a recent trip to Boston I got 8 hours of sleep -- in a row! Oh sure I woke up several dozen times thinking I was late for something, but still, I was in bed for 8 hours. Pretty dang impressive.

Here's the crazy result... I was in a great mood all day! Imagine that! If only it could be like that every day. But no. I chose radio. That's why this survey in Live Science is interesting, because what some view as a problem, I see as something different -- a society where 70% of us are getting more than 6 hours a night! That's pretty dang good, because it ain't happening in radio.

Proof -- just walk down any hallway after 10am, and watch what crawls out of the studios. Zombies that just signed off the air. I'm one of those zombies, except this zombie now has children, which makes the problem even worse!

Science tells us fatigue messes with your head. It makes you work harder for that thought, that joke, and that cheerful delivery. So what do you do? Let's say you had to take a pack of listeners to the Lady Gaga concert Thursday night, and then be back on the air by 5 the next morning. How do you jolt your brain into action?

I found a list of GREAT tips from wikihow.com on how to grab some quick energy when its needed most. Here are a few tips:

Get active - grab a basketball, take a bike ride, or dance.

Drink water - staying hydrated gives you energy

Breathe Deeply - gives your body a chance to regain awareness

Yoga - Yoga apparently is a fast way to regain energy

Energy food - eat bananas or other healthy snacks that release energy over an extended period of time

***My fav**** Pour cold water over each wrist - It gets the blood circulating

Drink a cup of ice, or pour it down your back/pants - um, okay.

Do small tasks first - saves your energy for the bigger stuff later

Don't procrastinate - get the work done and then have fun

Wash cold water over your face

All of those make pretty good sense, except the one where you dump ice down your shorts. If you're that tired, seriously, take the rest of the morning off and fall asleep in your office.

There ya go! As for me, it's off to bed, a place I should have been hours ago, and up again in 4 1/2 hours. Woo hoo! Have a great show!

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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 _____

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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

PLAY

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...

PLAY

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

PLAY

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

PLAY

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

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My Showprep Was Stuffing My Belly!

Tonight was just one of many nights where I absolutely love my job. I judged a culinary arts festival for a local college. These students major in fancy cake design -- ya know, Cake Boss stuff. I'm a DJ, I have no business judging something like that, but for some reason, we get called to the plate. I'm not complaining, because during our break, students brought us samples of everything being served in the building. Check out this spread...

...that's after the main courses had been cleaned away. Because all the local favorites were there to support the festival, I basically ate at every restaurant in town! Love it!

The only problem is I'm getting home kind of late, which means my prep today will be a little thin. Sorry! I hope you have a great show!

Show Starters!

Quickie ways to kick off your show --

Cuttin' Cake

Al Pacino (72 PLAY)
Hank Azaria (48 PLAY Simpsons, voices of The Chief, Moe, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Carl, Cletus, the Professor, Dr. Nick Riviera, Lou, Snake, Kirk Van Houten, the Sea Captain, Superintendent Chalmers, Disco Stu, Duffman, the Wiseguy, and more. Yikes!)
Renee Zellweger (43 PLAY)
Jason Lee (42)

***It's Administrative Professionals Day!*** ***It's Hairstylist Appreciation Day***

Pop Quiz

Director Gary Marshall told Entertainment Tonight that this scene, the one everyone remembers from the movie, was totally improvised... can you name the scene?

PLAY

Answer: The famous jewelry box scene in Pretty Woman with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts!

Gary Marshall and Richard Gere came up with the idea after noticing Julia would come to work exhausted after staying up too late partying... LISTEN

One Hit Wonder Wednesday

All the way back to 1980... who sings it?

PLAY

Answer: Gary Numan!

Primetime, Baby!

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

Joke of the Day

Late one afternoon the Air Force staff out at Area 51 were very surprised to see a Cessna landing at their "secret" base. They immediately impounded the aircraft and hauled the pilot into an interrogation room.

The pilot's story was that he took off from Vegas, got lost, and spotted the base just as he was about to run out of fuel. The Air Force started a full background check on the pilot and held him overnight during the investigation.

By the next day, they were finally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn't a spy. They gassed up his airplane, gave him a terrifying "you-did-not-see-a-base" briefing, complete with threats of spending the rest of his life in prison and sent him on his way. The day after that though, to the total disbelief of the Air Force, the same Cessna showed up again. Once again, the MP's surrounded the plane, only this time there were two people in the plane.

The same pilot jumped out and said, "Do anything you want to me, but my wife is in the plane and you have to tell her where I was last night!"

6 Little White Lies Moms Tell Their Babysitters

From the Cafemom blog... those little lies you'll tell to get a sitter over your house.

1. "The baby will go right down for a nap, no problem," knowing darn well that the child hates naps and will fight naps to the death.

2. "The children have been fed and will require no snacks before bed time," knowing that every night at bed time, your children escape the bed no less than seven times in the name of crackers, apples and water.

3. "We don't let the kids watch television."

4. "Bobby's allergic to processed food and has a weird skin reaction that lasts for days." This white lie ensures that the babysitter will feed your child a wholesome meal rather than hot dogs and Cheetos.

5. "We have security cameras throughout the house. If you get in trouble, just give us the thumbs down sign and we will come right home."

6. "We'll try to be back before the kids go to bed," knowing that you want to be somewhere, anywhere else

Phones/Facebook: What little white lie have you told your babysitter to keep them on their toes?

Source

Most Useless College Majors

The Daily Beast looked at research from Georgetown University and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine which college majors were a complete waste of time for college students graduating in a few weeks. Here are the top five useless majors:

1. Fine Arts

Unemployment, recent grad: 12.6 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 7.3 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $30,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $45,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +5 percent

2. Drama and Theater Arts

Unemployment, recent grad: 7.8 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 8.8 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $26,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $45,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +4 percent

3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts

Unemployment, recent grad: 12.9 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 6.7 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $30,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $50,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +9 percent

4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design

Unemployment, recent grad: 11.8 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 7.5 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $32,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $49,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +13 percent

5. Architecture

Unemployment, recent grad: 13.9 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 9.2 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $36,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $64,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +24 percent

Source

Gotta See This...

"Dude, I'm on break. Leave me alone."

There ya go...

And, like always, if you found any of the above useful, please click one of the links below (Facebook, G+, Twitter, email) and spread the word!

Have a great show!
-Dave

My One Little Tweak that Has Made Me a Better Performer

Good morning, my friend! Cheers to a terrific show and another day of employment in radio! Woo hoo!

I was reading this list of the 8 habits of highly productive people, and a couple of 'em made me laugh. I'm not saying they don't make sense -- they just don't apply to my life.

...they start their day off on the right foot...

"According to a recent study at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University, if an employee is in a bad mood when they arrive at work-whether because of familial problems or a stressful commute-it can decrease their productivity by as much as 10% that day. So unless you come in to the office every day in a great mood (and who does?), start your day with 5 to 10 minutes of time dedicated to decompressing. "Create a ritual. Maybe it's meeting in the coffee break room or going around the office to greet everyone. It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you foster a sense of connection [with your coworkers]," Says Holhbaum."

Right! Here's my day. Up at 2:30am to hang with my wife (she's a morning anchor) until she leaves at 3. Scan some prep. Shower - eat - wait for the babysitter to show up at 4:30, then zip out the door. I'm pulling my headphones out of my backpack as I enter the studio. On the air at 5am.

There's no time to greet everyone on the floor. Caffeine is my "ritual." That's why the prep you see is laid out the way it is -- for quick execution. Here's one from the list that make a lot of sense to me, though:

...make mindful food choices...

They go on to talk about avoiding heavy mid-day meals. But, for what we do, I think the most important meal of the day is breakfast. Over the last year I've started preparing a protein-packed breakfast (omelet packed with spinach covered with salsa!) the night before. I make one for myself and my wife. Eating that before work has improved my performance dramatically. Don't go on the air hungry -- that's a buzz kill.

Here's the full list:

8 Habits of Highly Productive People
1. They make it a point to take breaks.
2. They start their day off on the right foot.
3. They make mindful food choices.
4. They keep a flexible to-do list.
5. They use technology with intent.
6. They balance their workload.
7. They put perfectionism in its place.
8. They know how to say "no."

Have you tweaked your life in a way that has helped what you do on the radio? Please share!

Show Starters...

Kick your show off with a few rip and reads...

Cuttin' Cake

Crazy Shirley MacLaine (78 here she is talking about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's recent engagement PLAY)
Kelly Clarkson (30 PLAY for Kelly montage)
Cedric The Entertainer (48)

Pop Quiz

11% of us have accidentally done this on our phone...

Sent a Sext to the wrong person
Downloaded an adult movie
Spent real money for credits on a video game

Answer: Sent a sexy text to the wrong person -- either friends or even family members.

Phones/Facebook: Ever receive something completely inappropriate, by mistake, from a family member?

Source

TV Theme Tuesday!

Name the show...

PLAY

Answer: Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Primetime, Baby!

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

Joke of the Day

A man needing some legal help walks into a law firm. He asks an attorney, "If I give you $300 per hour to help answer two legal problems I have, will you help me?"

The attorney replies "Sure, what's the other question?"

And the Job With the Shiniest Heads Goes to...

A new survey found the baldest guys work in sales. 60% of sellers say they have lost their hair, or at least have started to, because of stress from the job.

Most say they had a full head of hair when they started (sure!) but lost it all after the pressure to sell became more intense in a difficult economy.

Sellers are number one on the shiny head list, with web developers second, followed by software engineers in third.

Fact: Hair loss affects 40% of men under 35.

Phones/Facebook: What has been the biggest side-effect from your job?

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Get Used to Us, Ladies!

We've all gotten used to the notion that a woman will outlive the man in her life... or will she? Get this -- new research found that not only will men today live as long as women, but younger boys could go on to surpass a female's life span.

If boys born in the last decade reach 30, they can expect to live to 87.1 -- the same average for a woman.

Reasons include fewer men working in heavy industry, fewer men smoking, and better treatment for heart disease.

So get used to us ladies -- we're here to annoy you for many, many years.

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Hiding Is Not An Exercise

A survey from the mental health charity Mind found 9 out of 10 women are scared to exercise outdoors for fear of looking unattractive. Many resort to waiting until the sun sets to get in a walk or run, and that can't be safe.

Problem solved!

Other research from Dove found 13% of women have no problem with their appearance, and even call themselves "beautiful."

But other research discovered that a nice compliment beat sex, shopping and even chocolate when it comes to boosting their mood.

I'll Have What She's Having

You've got to be kidding -- Virginia Fike, 44, from Clarke County, Virginia, bought a Powerball ticket early in the day on April 7th. She went back to the same store later in the day to buy a Mega Millions, but accidentally bought another Powerball using the same numbers. Both tickets turned out to be winners -- $1-MILLION EACH.

The winning numbers she picked were based on the marriage of her parents. They wed May 13 when her mother was 17 and her father was 20. She picked 5-13-17-20-30.

She plans to pay off some bills first, and then consult a financial expert to help her out with what's left.

Phones/Facebook: Virginia Fike won twice on the same day with the Powerball lottery - $1-million each. She meant to buy one Powerball and one Mega Millions, but accidentally bought two Powerball tickets. Have you ever had a mistake that turned out to be awesome?

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And They Accuse MEN of Being Pervs?

...check out that story below, but first: If you didn't catch my weekend post about fan-spam, check it out here. The blog post was sparked by an interesting article I read about Facebook's influence on spending, and what that means for radio... read it and then share your thoughts.

Show Starters

I hope you have a great show today! Rips and reads to get your show kicked off... (NOTE: If you get the email version of VDJ and don't see the audio links, head here)

Cuttin' Cake

Lee Majors (73 )
Joyce DeWitt from 3's Company (63 )
Michael Moore (58)
Jan Hooks from SNL (55)
Valerie Bertinelli (52 )
George Lopez (51)
Kal Penn (35 "Harold and Kumar" )

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Contest: Pop Quiz

Our mystery celeb remembers Dick Clark...

Who is he?

Answer: Barry Manilow!

Contest: Movie Monday

"Think Like a Man" was finally the movie to kick "Hunger Games" out of the #1 spot this weekend. #2 went to "The Lucky One," and then "The Hunger Games" at #3.

Trivia: What was the #1 movie ONE YEAR AGO today?

AUDIO

Answer: Rio!

Contest: Movie Monday

Name the movie that featured this song...

Answer: Cars!

Primetime, Baby!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LVIE), Dance Floor Confidential: Behind the Scenes of Dancing With the Stars (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O
NBC: The Voice (LIVE), Smash (NEW)
FOX: Bones (NEW), House (NEW)
CW: Gossip Girl (NEW), Hart of Dixie (Scotty McCreary guest stars)

Joke of the Day

Two drunks are walking along. One drunk says to the other, "What a beautiful night, look at the moon."

The other drunk stops and looks at his drunken friend, "You are wrong. That's not the moon, that's the sun."

Both started arguing for a while when they came upon another drunk walking, so they stopped him. "Sir, could you please help settle our argument? Tell us what that thing is up in the sky that's shining. Is it the moon or the sun?"

The third drunk looked at the sky and then looked at them and said, "Sorry, I don't live around here.

Facebook Is Draining Your Wallet!

The average Facebook user ~~wastes~~ devotes eight hours a month to the social network, and that not only translates into lost time, but lost bucks, too.

A survey from online marketing experts Sociable Labs discovered that we are heavily influenced into buying products our Facebook friends "like" or recommend. It's called 'social proofing', and three-quarters of us have clicked on product links shared or "liked" by friends on the site.

After clicking, more than half of us ended up buying the product.

Phones/Facebook: Name the last thing you bought thanks to Facebook...

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Pinterest Interest Dropping?

Could the social media craze of 2012 be losing steam? Pinterest had crazy growth in January and February but is unexpectedly losing users this month. It seems monthly active users are down from 11.15 million on April 1st to 8.3 million today. Time to hit the panic button? Hardly. It's speculated that the meteoric rise in growth were from people just curious to try it out for a couple days. The core audience, women, are still passionate about the site.

Fact: Pinterest is not the third most popular social networking site behind Facebook and Twitter.

Lawsuit of the Day

A group of parents are suing Apple because their children spent real money playing games on their parent's iPhones and iPads. The suit claims youngsters can purchase "game currencies" without their parents knowing. Games like Smurf Village are free, but the 1,000 credits involved in using the game costs $59.

The children named in the suit spent anywhere from $100 to $340 of their parent's money playing the games. Games that the suit calem are addictive, and used to generate more money for the company.

Apple claims no responsibility because parents agree to the stated terms and conditions before downloading the app.

Phones/Facebook: Have a kid that ran up a healthy bill playing on your iPad? Is it your fault, or Apple's?

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Women -- So Busted!

Men are always taking heat for checking out other women on the beach while with their wives or girlfriends. That's why men where mirrored sunglasses, right? So they won't get caught?

Relax, guys, you won't get caught, because she's too busy checking out other men... even more than you're ogling other women!

In a new survey, 56% of men admitted to eyeing up members of the opposite sex while on vacation with their partner. 74% of women said the same.

How about that? So busted!

How do women seem to get away with it? 77% try and cover it up by doing things like waiting until their partner was not around, or by wearing sunglasses. Some pretended to be looking at a member of the same sex, while others just made sure their partner did not see.

Phones/Facebook: What's your stealthy technique for checking other people out at the beach?

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Worst Wedding Pictures Ever

Are these the world's WORST wedding photos ever? It's possible.

Thomas and Anneka Geary hired 2 photographers to capture their special day, but what they got back were a series of disasters, including...

A photo of the couple signing the marriage register with a mysterious hand in the background holding a toy motorcycle (which was Anneka's 3-year-old nephew)
Shots of the bride and groom walking through the door with cardboard boxes in the foreground
A shot of the entire family posed on steps with a child's head popping up at the bottom of the photo
A shot of friends and family toasting the couple -- no faces are seen, just the back of heads

The photographers would love to refund their money, but the firm went out of business after paying off a string of disgruntled customers.

Facebook: Describe your worst wedding photo (and maybe post it, too?)