NEW ON DVD

Pride And Glory staring Colin Ferrel and Edward Norton.

The movie centers around a multi-generational NYPD family who's legacy is about to be brought down by an investigation into corruption within the police department.

Lakeview Terrace staring Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Wilson. It's about An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door.

worthless information

From the worthless information department I bring you this story.

Young women are much better than men at spotting a cute baby


Reiner Sprengelmeyer of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland compiled images of male and female baby faces that had been rated prior to the study as cute and less cute, and used a computer program to come up with an average cute and average less-cute face for each gender.

The study found that women of childbearing age (between 19 and 51 years old) are four times better than men of all ages at picking out the cutest babies.

OK so what is cute, come on isn't it in the eye of the beholder?

say it aint so!!

From the "say it aint so" department. Just in time for the Super Bowl news is leaking out about Chicken wing shortage!

Noted chicken separator Pilgrim's Pride Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection on December 1, they supplied roughly one quarter of the 24 billion "wing segments" that were eaten last year.

Super Bowl weekend accounts for 5% of all wing consumption during the year, with over 1 billion wings eaten in all.

Wow, not even the Chicken Wing industry is recession Prof. I'm sure this will trickle down and have an adverse effect on the celery industry!

"Say it aint so!"

At the movies

Top Box office draws…

Paul Blart: Mall Cop…the film about a bumbling shopping center security guard earned $21.5 million to nab No. 1 for a second week in a row.
The third installment of the “Underworld” series filled the #2 spot in its
debut weekend.
Gran Torino, Hotel For Dogs and Slum Dog millionaire round out the top five.

I'm all about in your face Basketball but "foot in the face" goes a bit far. Houston's Aubrey Coleman gets fouled then steps on the face of Arizonia's Chase Budinger. Check out the video below.

If you like chocolate...

If you like chocolate you'll like this NPR article titles "Chocolate a food without borders." It made my mouth water as I was reading!

Things I found interesting.

Things I found interesting on the world wide web. www.helpbushpack.com/

It's a somewhat clever site poking fun at President George W. Bush, want to help him pack go to this website and move you mouse around on the different items in the oval office and see what happens.

PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES

The Late Show with David Letterman has been doing a bit called "Great moments in Presidential speeches" this is good stuff on the eve of the Presidential inauguration. Check it out.

Joe The Plumber is in Israel filing covering the war for pjtv.com, a conservative web site. While making his report, Joe the plumber says that the media should be banned from covering the war. HUH!

Last year "The Eveloution of dance" was a huge hit on the internet. The Eveloution of dance is comdian Judson Laipply doing the dances of various genertions. It's preety cool to watch how dancing changed thru out the years. The Eveloution of Dance even inspired wedding parties to do their own version. Well, Judson is back with "The Eveloution Of Dance II" check it out.

When the first Evolution of Dance video hit the Internet, it took off like a rocket and became one of the biggest viral videos of all time. It even inspired wedding couples to do their own version of the Evolution of Dance. This new sequel to the Evolution of Dance is equally good, but we still prefer Grimace"s dance moves.

Check out this bride and groom doing their version of "The Evelotion of Dance."

NEW ON DVD

APPALOOSA;

Staring Jeremy Irons and Timothy V. Murphy.

Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.


MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL;
with Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Alec Baldwin

A guy is hired by he friend to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.



Kevin Costner in SWING VOTE;

In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

The Clint Eastwood flick, "Gran Torino" topped the weekend box office bringing in $29. mill. "Bride Wars" staring about two best friend whom schedule their wedding dates on the exact same day, drew the second biggest crowd of the weekend.

The thriller the "Unborn," "Marley And Me" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" round out the top five.

More Golden Globes

As Mickey Rourke was accepting his Golden Globe for Best Actor he thanked director Darren Aronofsky — who proceeded (in jest) to flip of the actor. Here's the footage.

CADILLAC ONE

Check this out, its what they are referring to as "Cadillac One" It's the new Presidential vehicle that is part limo and part tank.

GOLDEN GLOBES

"Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its underdog theme at Sunday's Golden Globes, winning four different categories including best drama and director for Danny Boyle.

Kate Winslet won two Globes, best dramatic actress for "Revolutionary Road" and supporting actress for "The Reader."

As expected, the late Heath Ledger earned the supporting-actor Globe for his role as the Joker in the "The Dark Knight."

FACTOID FRIDAY

I'm thinkingwith yesterday's snow and with the snow expected tonight, it is going to be a great weekend for sledding the kiddos. With that said, today's "FACTOIDS" are about the sled!

• Sleds originally were an important transportation tool that facilitated the movement of goods and people on frozen surfaces where wheels often did not work. In fact, sleds were used to transport heavy cannon in the early years of the Revolution to oust the British from Boston.


• flexible Flyers are the most often recognized brand of sled. The U S Patent Office has a website that specifically recognizes S L Allen and his patents.


• The the flexible flyer sleds had flat runners until about 1907, wooden bumpers until 1915, and straight runners until 1935. An articulated steering bumper came out around 1928,


• "Standard Novelty Works" of Duncannon, PA made the famous Lightning Guider sleds from 1904-1990. The Duncannon factory where the used to make those sleds is now the home of a sled musuem called "The Old Sled Works."

Are you Kidding me!!

From the are you "kidding me department." Someone tell Joe "The Plumber" his fifteen minuets are up!

Joe "The Plumber" yesterday told a Toledo television station he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
Samuel J. Wurzelbacher says he’ll spend 10 days covering the fighting and wants to gives Israel's "Average Joes" to share their stories!

Weekend fun!

What to do this weekend in Northeast Ohio.

Try CROSS COUNTRY SKIING, The Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland.
HOURS: 9:00am-5:00pm as conditions permit.
ADMISSION: Members/FREE: Adult Non-members/$6.00; Senior Citizen/FREE on Tuesdays; Youth Non-members 6-12/$2.00CONTACT: Guest Services, 440-946-4400 ext. 224; www.holdenarb.org

Take the kids/Grand kids on the CHILDREN'S TOUR, James A. Garfield National Historic Site, 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor. It's every Saturday from noon-1pm. www.nps.gov/jaga

NEW MOVIES!

Kate Hudson and Ann Hathaway star in "Bride Wars"

"Bride Wars" is about two best friends whom become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

If you like scary movies then "The Unborn" is for you. A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Top movies from last week include;

Marley And Me
Bedtime Stories
The Curious case of Benjamin Button.

THIS SUMS IT UP

NEW ON DVD

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago.

A kid dreams of playing professional basketball in order to escape his dead-end job, living in the suburbs, his bossy older brother and running his Mom's ping pong classes

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

TOP BOX OFFICE DRAW

Top 5 movies this past weekend...same as last weekend with the Jennifer Aniston flick, "Marley And Me" bringing in another $24-mill.
Adam Sandler and "Bedtime Stories" remained number two followed by "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," with Brad Pitt, "Valkyrie" and Jim Carey's "Yes Man."

Women losses husband wins lottery.

Donald Peters had a 20-year tradition of buying lottery tickets for he and his wife Charlotte. On Nov.1 Donald bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store later that day, the 79-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack while working in his yard.

The winning ticket Donald Peters bought bought on Nov. 1 for the Dec. 2 drawing and was among several tickets Charlotte Peters has set aside as she and their three children and two grandchildren coped with his sudden death.

While at a local grocery store Charlotte had the ticket checked and that's when she learned her husband had purchased a 10-million dollar winning lottery ticket.

Charlotte Peters has 60 days to decide whether to take a $6 million pre-tax lump sum payment or stretch the winnings into 21 yearly payments of almost $477,300 each.

I'm sure the Government is trying to figure out if they can not only tax her on the winnings but also get her with an inheritance tax as well! Spread the wealth!!

FACTOID FRIDAY!

Facts about the NFL playoffs which begin tomorrow with the Wild Card games.

The first ever playoff games were played in 1970.the AFC Divisional playoffs kicked off on December 26, 1970 when the Baltimore Colts Led by Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas, 17-0 to advance to the AFC Championship Game. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins 21-14 in the other AFC divisional playoff game.

The first ever NFC playoff games featured the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Detroit Lions 5-0. The following day, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings 17-14 to advance to the NFC Championship Game.

Baltimore and Dallas met in Superbowl V with the Colts winning 16-13.


When the expansion Houston Texans entered the NFL in 2002, the playoffs expanded to 12 teams total.


The Super Bowl is the only professional championship of the major sports decided on a neutral field. It is the most watched event in the country. Many believe it should be national holiday.

YOU LIVE NEXT TO WHO?

According to an LATIMES article most people said if they had to live next to a celebrity they would choose Alaska Governor, Sarah Pailn first followed by Oprah Winfrey.

The worst choice of a celebrity neighbour would be Britney Spears.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

From the "Are You Kidding Me" department...

Lets say you put on a few extra pounds over the holiday, come on who who didn't? Now you you go to put on your favorite slacks or jeans but they seem top fit a bit to snug.

I've been there, that same person has broken into my closet and taken in the inseams and waist bands of my pants many of times.

So now you start thinking maybe for the new year you should start exercising more, shed those extra pounds and get back into "playing shape. "

Wait, why are you going to diet and exercise? to fit into those pants that we all know someone took the inseams in on?

Don't do anything crazy like diet and exercise when you can spend a few dollars and get "Pants Stretchers" from Sky Mall!

Are you kidding me! My kids pants have expandable buttons on the inside, some men's slacks have expandable waist lines and now pant stretchers! And we wonder why kids are overweight!