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Ever hear the rumor that UPS trucks never make a left turn? Well it’s gone from old wives tale, to truth! Check out this video of UPS SVP Bob Stoffel explaining why UPS is trying to eliminate all left turns.
The Snow Day Calculator for schools. It was created by 16-year-old David Sukhina of New Jersey. He says he actually created it when he was in the 6th grade. And he says this has never failed him!
Interview with Alex Band from last year’s Starry Night In The Gardens
Flavor Flav’s new restaurant in Clinton, Iowa has opened. See the commercial for Flav’s Fried Chicken here.
These have been floating on the web. Very funny…enjoy!
***Adult Truths***
1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die or get fired.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.
13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
18. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?
19. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front.
20. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
21. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
22. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
23. People who forward e- mail without deleting the tons of previous recipients should be shot and then tarred and feathered.
24. The first testicular guard, the “Cup,” was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
The first day on a new computer system is always confusing. Mike McQueen got the honor of getting an EAS test on day one of the new system.
See the video on my FaceBook page.
Big congrats to Niagara Falls/UB grad JAMES STARKS with his first NFL Touchdown against the Bears and leading his team to The Super Bowl! We all knew you could do it James, quite an accomplishment for the Packer’s 6th round draft pick this year! Good luck in the BIG GAME James!
Cursive is gone, over, and probably never returning. I only print, and usually only in capital letters (and that’s even very, very rare).
Earlier today, one of my co-workers said my handwriting was impossible to read. I disagree. It may look like a 10-year old wrote it, but that’s because I don’t like to waste time writing stuff and rush write things.
Visit my FaceBook page to judge for yourself.
You probably know WICKED is the prequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ, telling how the witches came to be. But how did the Wizard come to be? Hollywood is taking it on, and Johnny Depp may be involved. Is there any non-animated adventure/folklore character that he hasn’t been…or rumored to be?
I just posted the viral video of a girl walking while texting in a mall, who ends up falling in the mall fountain. Too funny!
See it on my FaceBook page.
I’ll also be posting the picture of the banana twinkies there (if I find them tonight)!
Lady Gaga earned about $64 million in 2010 and is expected to DOUBLE that this year! Her MONSTER BALL TOUR (stopping here at The Arena Friday March 4th) makes $2 Million at EACH SHOW; her new CD “Born This Way” is expected to make between $20 and $3o million and her merchandising deals will net her easily another $10 million!
Some of Ricky Gervais’ humor didn’t go over so well with the celebs he nailed at The Golden Globes. Check out these articles from The Hollywood Reporter for more:
No, Mama is not going to be making an appearance on Jeopardy – again (that actually happened in a season 4 episode of Mama’s Family). These are two separate videos I had to share with you today.
The first is Vicki Lawrence as Mama (from the Carol Burnett Show & Mama’s Family). She put together a video making fun of the media craziness surrounding Ted Williams (the homeless guy turned media sensation).
It’s funny (I always liked her show), but the language is far from G-rated. And naturally, the video has already angered some people. But people whine and complain about everything, so let’s not bother with that and just laugh at Mama.
The embed code won’t work, so here’s the link to the 2-1/2 minute video.
The other video is a practice run for an upcoming series of Jeopardy episodes.
IBM has spent years putting together a supercomputer that’s specifically programmed to be good at this game show. I have to wonder about the money thrown away on such a ridiculous project, but maybe they’ll be putting this to good use for something else eventually.
The computer’s name is Watson and in the practice run, he competes against two of Jeopardy’s most successful contestants: Ken Jennings (who holds the record for the most consecutive wins with 74) and Brad Rutter (who holds the record for most total winnings).
The full episodes featuring Watson will air sometime this February. For now, here’s the test…
If you believe in astrology, and you’ve lived your life based on your Zodiac sign . . . I have some bad news.
Astronomers say the earth’s axis has shifted since the Babylonian period, when the zodiac was created, which throws off all of the dates when the sun is in each zodiac constellation’s “house.” If you want to believe today’s scientists, you may not be the sign you think you are!
Here is the way the Zodiac signs are supposed to break down, based on more accurate astronomical data:
–Capricorn: January 20th to February 16th.
–Aquarius: February 16th to March 11th.
–Pisces: March 11th to April 18th.
–Aries: April 18th to May 13th.
–Taurus: May 13th to June 21st.
–Gemini: June 21st to July 20th.
–Cancer: July 20th to August 10th.
–Leo: August 10th to September 16th.
–Virgo: September 16th to October 30th.
–Libra: October 30th to November 23rd.
–Scorpio: November 23rd to December 17th.
–Sagittarius: December 17th to January 20th.
Did your sign change?
–Brian
Ok, I officially have a lot of muscles on my body that I was unaware existed until Ishoveled my driveway. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have to shovel. My husband will snowblow or use our ATV with the plow…but, I thought, well I can’t get out and play in the garden, I’ll shovel the driveway….I did and now….ouch…But, I plan to do it again tonight to burn off some calories and clear my head. By spring you should be able to bounce a quarter off my behind!
So, now I’m getting ll my seed catalogs in the mail and trying to decide which to buy. This year I want to grow something new…I will do the heirloom tomatoes-maybe a new variety, however I have a new guilty pleasure…beets-I know some people think yuck, but I canned golden beets in champagne vinegar in fall and its incredible. I also did Detroit dark Reds in balsamic and butter beets in white balsamic. I bought the beets at the Elmwood farmers market…this year I want to grow my own. I’ll keep you posted on my progress….
