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Baby Week in My Household!
Monday 01-30-2012 6:49am ET

My Jamie and daughter Julianne and I are scheduled to welcome our baby into the world on Wednesday! We love surprises so we won't know if it's a boy or a girl until the baby is born! What do you think we will have?
Daddy Duty All Weekend!
Monday 01-30-2012 6:47am ET

My wife Jamie wasn't feeling well on Friday so i took our Daughter Julianne to a friend's birthday party at Coco's Fun house! I wasn't sure who was more worn out her or me! It's a really cool place though!
The Top Five Things Men Wish Women Would Wear More Often
Monday 01-30-2012 6:46am ET
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Whether you're going out this weekend or staying in, the magazine "Redbook" asked a bunch of guys what they think women should wear more often. Here are the top five outfits.
1.) Jeans and a Tank Top. It might sound boring, but they say it's just sexy ENOUGH. According to "Redbook", it makes you look low-maintenance . . . which guys LOVE. And if you put on some knee-high boots, they'll like it even more.
2.) The Librarian Look. To "Redbook", that means a pencil skirt, blouse, heels, and glasses. But the clothes don't matter nearly as much as the glasses do. As long as you've got glasses on and your hair up, you can pull it off.
3.) Cocktail Dresses. If you're going to something more formal, guys prefer a cocktail dress to an evening gown. And it's not just because it's shorter. It's what it SAYS about you: A full-length dress makes you look more sophisticated, but a cocktail dress makes you look more fun and relaxed.
4.) Sports Jerseys. Obviously, you'll mostly attract guys who like sports . . . but that's also the MAJORITY of guys. Fitted jerseys are best, or just take a normal jersey and tie a knot in the back.
5.) Yoga Outfits. Especially the black stretchy pants. Again, it's because you'll seem low-maintenance. But it's also because they're form-fitting . . . and tend to make guys think about things like flexibility.
-Redbook
Nuggets, Fries & Soda Three Times A Day Isn't Healthy?
Monday 01-30-2012 6:42am ET
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17-year-old Stacey Irvine of Birmingham, England was rushed to the hospital recently with breathing problems, and doctors found she was suffering from anemia, and had swollen blood vessels in her tongue. They think her DIET might have something to do with the problem. She's eaten NOTHING but chicken McNuggets and French fries for 15 YEARS. That means she NEVER eats fruits and vegetables. But despite her diet, Stacey isn't overweight. That's because three meals of nuggets and fries is actually about 500 calories LESS than the recommended daily amount. But she was getting about 30% more fat and 80% more salt than she should have, half the carbohydrates she needed, and one third the Vitamin C.
Doctors put her on an urgent intravenous course of nutrients and vitamins.
(Daily Mail)
Five Email Habits That Send The Wrong Message
Monday 01-30-2012 6:41am ET
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We send millions of emails a day, but according to "Forbes" magazine, it's a lot easier than you think to screw it up. Here are five email habits you should break.
#1.) Writing "Urgent" or "Read Me Now" in the Subject Line. It might seem like you're just letting the person know that you need to hear back soon. But if it's not EXTREMELY urgent, you shouldn't do it. It's annoying, and it makes it seem like you think YOUR priorities are more important than everyone else's. And be honest: If it was THAT urgent, would you be using email?
#2.) Writing in All Caps. You've probably heard this before, and maybe you're just trying to get your point across. But there's something about using all capital letters that comes off as aggressive. In emails, it's the equivalent of screaming.Also, don't use more than one exclamation point at the end of a sentence. One is enough.
#3.) Answering a Question That Someone Else Was Asked. This isn't a hard and fast rule, but if your boss sends an email to the whole office, and asks a specific person to answer a question, don't answer it for them.According to Forbes, it's the equivalent of answering a question in school without raising your hand . . . or brown-nosing. And it makes you look like you're trying to one-up the person . . . or maybe even trying to steal their job.
#4.) Editing Someone Else's Email Before You Forward It. When you see typos or grammar mistakes, it can be tempting to fix them so the person doesn't look like an idiot. But if they ARE an idiot, that's not your fault.And if the other person notices the edits, or your boss, it can make YOU look bad, because it seems like you're calling them out for it. Plus, your boss knows everyone's busy, so making sure every email's perfect isn't really necessary.
#5.) Emailing Someone . . . Then Immediately Calling Them to Follow Up. If it's that urgent, skip the email and just call them to begin with. If you're expecting an instant response, email isn't the way to go. Doing both is redundant, and makes you seem impatient, inefficient, and overly demanding.
(Forbes.com)
Ray Lewis Inspires After Loss
Tuesday 01-24-2012 6:47am ET
We're Going 1.25 Billion Chicken Wings On SB Sunday!
Tuesday 01-24-2012 6:37am ET
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Based on food sales, the Super Bowl is actually the second-biggest eating day of the year in the U.S. Only Thanksgiving is bigger. The Super Bowl beats out Christmas, the Fourth of July, New Year's Eve, Flag Day . . . all of 'em.
And according to new estimates, Americans will eat more than 1.25 BILLION CHICKEN WINGS during the game.
Based on the approximately 111 million people who watched the game last year, that would be over 11 wings per person.
That many chicken wings weighs over 100 MILLION POUNDS, and could be laid end to end to circle the Earth TWICE.
And . . . wings aren't even the most popular Super Bowl food. Dips are number one. Chicken wings are number two, pizza and potato chips tie for number three.
The average Super Bowl party host will spend between $50 and $100 on food for their party. 38% will spend under $50, 12% will spend over $100.
34% of people going to Super Bowl parties say they really don't care about the game, and are just there for the party and the food.
(PR Newswire)
School Board Says No To Cougars As Mascot Because Of Cougars?
Monday 01-23-2012 7:38am ET
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Students at a new Utah high school are facing disappointment after their choice for a new school mascot was rejected for one of the strangest reasons possible: Board members deemed it might be seen as offensive to middle-aged women.
As reported by Salt Lake City Fox affiliate KTSU, Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon High announced its new mascot and school colors on Wednesday, with Canyons School District officials proclaiming that the school's teams will be called the Chargers, using a blue and white color scheme.
That's all fine and good except for the fact that the school's future student body -- which was given the opportunity to select its own future mascot -- had chosen to be the Cougars. With some 23 percent of the student vote, the Cougar choice was far preferred to other options, which included the Chargers, Diamondbacks, Falcons, Raptors, Broncos, Bears and Cavaliers.
Still, the Canyons School Board refused to accept the Cougar as a mascot out of fear that it might offend older women. In the current edition of the Webster Dictionary, the second definition for cougar sights a slang terminology that refers to "a middle-aged woman seeking a romantic relationship with a younger man."
The reason why the future student body gravitated toward Cougars is pretty clear: Area collegiate power BYU uses the Cougar as its mascot and enjoys an enormous fan base of area residents and those who follow the Mormon faith (BYU is a Mormon institution).
To say that the board's reaction to having a school play as the Cougars was a bit over the top is certainly an understatement, particularly when one considers the fact that BYU and a host of other high schools in Utah use the Cougar as their mascot. By pulling the right to pick their own mascot away, the school board turned what appeared to be a nice nod toward student self determination into a first overbearing act of a new administration that doesn't even exist yet. Appoint Dean Wormer as principal and the student rebellion will be ready to go by the first day of school.
-yahoo.com
Zac Efron and Taylor Swift?
Monday 01-23-2012 7:37am ET
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Is Zac Efron setting himself up to be a future Taylor Swift song lyric? "Us Weekly" says Zac and Taylor were spotted having dinner at an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles earlier this month.
A source says, quote, "They were deep in conversation and very giggly."
But another source says it was NOT a romantic hookup . . . quote, "They were in L.A. doing press stuff together, and after they were done, they decided to grab dinner. They have been friends a long time."
Zac and Taylor both provide voices for "The Lorax", which is hitting theaters in March.
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