WTF Report

Today is Hug Your Cat Day.

In theaters this weekend: UP (PG); Drag Me To Hell (PG-13)

A sixty-six year old woman in Britain gave birth to a baby boy Tuesday afternoon.

Someone in Winner, South Dakota, is a big time Powerball winner. Wednesday night's drawing had a single winner of just over $232 million.

In a poll, Eye of the Tiger has been named as the most motivational song for runners.

Sources say DWTS pro dancer Julianne Hough is screen-testing for the female lead in Footloose.

Memorial Day Weekend Report

New in theaters this weekend: Terminator Salvation (PG-13); Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG); Dance Flick (PG-13)

The World Beard & Mustache Championships begins in Anchorage, Alaska, today. ..My goatee might have won something had I known!!

Auto club AAA estimates 1 in 10 Americans will travel this holiday weekend. ..

A new study shows nearly two out of three Americans have played a video game in the past six months, more than the number of those who have gone to the movies. ..Can you blame them at least you feel like you've accomplished something when you play a video game.
Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have figured out a way to put 2,000 movies on a DVD. It's early-stage tech, but they think we could see mega-DVDs like these in less than ten years. ..Lets hope so cuz I don't know how much longer dvds will last

Also expect some pics from Territory Days in Old Colorado City this weekend. Our tent is by The US Army this year right by Meadow Muffins. I'll be there from 12-7 on Sunday, but the whole crew will be out there, at some point, all weekend long.

WTF REPORT

Chace Crawford will star in the Footloose remake, taking Zac Efron's place...yeah I wouldn't want to be the next Kevin Bacon either.

Your boss would like to know what you're tweeting. More than half of bosses surveyed think they have a right to know how employees portray themselves and their companies on sites like Facebook and Twitter....Bosses is sooo paranoid...LOL

A guy in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to fraud for forging authors' signatures. In one case the man bought an original copy of Interview with the Vampire for $46 and then sold it on eBay with a fake Anne Rice signature for more than $500 dollars....the only reason its a crime is because Anne Rice didn't get her cut...

So why are Americans so tubby? Ready? Research presented last week in Amsterdam said the obesity epidemic in the U.S. is due solely to ... increased food intake....Brilliant

In Pennsylvania, state police are looking for a man who passed a $20
coin. That's right, there's no such thing as a $20 coin. The guy bought an ice cream and convinced the owner the coin was just entering circulation...too bad you can't arrest the ice cream man for being gullible

WTF Report

Angels & Demons was tops at the weekend box office, beating Star Trek and taking in $48 million...it was new so not too impressive.

A woman in the UK has become the world's oldest Tweeter. Ivy Bean is 104. She has over 11,000 Twitter followers...and I can't even get one follower HERE!!!

A survey has found that women buy under-size clothes as an incentive to help them lose weight. More than a third buy small clothes on purpose...Motivation comes in many forms.

What do tanning products, laxatives, canned stew and bicycle helmets have in common? They've seen a sales increase since the beginning of the recession...sounds like the shopping list for my last house party.

Today is Bike To Work Day.

In theaters this weekend: Angels & Demons. (PG-13) Taken and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans are new on DVD this week.

The Preakness runs Saturday. All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby underdog winner Mine That Bird...Run, Horsey, Run

Two people facing deportation from the U.S. showed up for a White House tour Thursday -- and were taken into custody. They were part of an adult ed. program... Lesson 1 when hiding out from the feds, don't go to them.

Roma 6 Barber Shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offers free beer to its customers. The said she noticed last year the economy was bugging some of her customers and figured the beer would help take the edge off...and some cuts you'd HAVE to be drunk to agree to.

A leading medical journal describes climate change as the single largest threat to health in the 21st century... a couple weeks ago they would said it was the swine flu.

Atlantis's astronauts used a 50-foot boom to grab the Hubble telescope Wednesday. Now it's time for five days of repairs...just don't leave your keys behind when you're done.

A bicycle with a "rocket boost" is about to go on sale in Britain. The bike's got a battery with a button that'll push a cyclist at speeds up to 20mph...did anyone else start humming the knight rider theme when you read "rocket boost"?

A government watchdog group in Oregon is telling officials to cut out soda given to inmates. They figure that alone would save the state more than three-quarters of a million bucks a year... yeah the last thing you need is a convict with a sugar rush...LOL

In a survey, 1 in 5 online daters said they lie to improve their profile. But researchers say the number is more like 9 in 10...Most people lie on their resume too. Do we need a pointless survey on that too?

Bedtime Stories

It's Receptionists Day.

During launch on Monday the space shuttle Atlantis' heat shield was apparently hit by a piece of debris. NASA thinks it's a minor nick.

Sarah Palin's book will be out in Spring 2010. She'll write about growing up in Alaska and her time in politics -- including the 2008 presidential race.

The Queen of England's birthday card outfit hasn't changed for years. And a 109-year-old woman who gets those cards from the Queen each year noticed and wrote her a letter. The Queen's grandson, Prince Williams, showed up at her nursing home to apologize.

We have a new word: "weisure". It's the ever-increasing mix of work and leisure, thanks in part to smartphones and other technology that allows us to work while spending time with family.

A suspect in a jewelery heist was being held in a Bosnian prison but escaped. He simply strolled to freedom after guards forget to lock his cell.

Bedtime Stories

Apple has banned an iPhone app called Me So Holy. It allows users to replace Jesus’s face with their own...Oh, but shaking a baby is okay???

A couple of Oregon women switched at birth 56 years ago followed up on some rumors, did a DNA test, and found the story to be true. Their parents are dead and the two women say they've moved on with their lives. They even celebrated a recent birthday together...

A woman in Birmingham, England, has collected more than 5,000 bars of soap from all over the world...Yes, but is she clean???

The husband of Shirley Jones, who played the mom on The Partridge Family, says she might pose nude for Playboy. She's 75 and he calls her "drop-dead gorgeous."... doesn't every man say that about his wife, unless he WANTS to sleep on the couch

It's National Etiquette Week.

Emma and Jacob were the top baby names in 2008, says the Social Security Administration.

Star Trek made $72.5 million Friday-Sunday (North America).

Susan Boyle reportedly turned down a dinner invite from Barack Obama to be a guest at Saturday night's White House Correspondents Dinner. A 'source' says she was too nervous to attend...No way I would go during National Etiquette week!!

The price of a U.S. postage stamp goes to 44 cents today (Monday)...Does it make me old to remember when I bought them for a quarter a piece???


A guy in Kansas City went into a bank and ordered a teller to put $100 bills into a plastic bag. Too bad he left his wallet behind on the counter when he left...How will they ever find him???

Druggie Tales

In theaters this weekend: Star Trek (PG-13; opened Thursday night); Next Day Air (R)

Today is No Socks Day...I don't think the Miami Vice look is back, but whatever you're into. Just don't expect my participation

Susan Boyle and Simon Cowell will be on Monday's Oprah...wooo set the tivo

LA Dodger Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games on Thursday because he used a banned substance. He'll lose about a third of his $25 million salary...I told him to put the brownie down!!!

A 35-year-old Texas man is in custody after he applied for an explosives license in Louisiana. He was rejected after a background check showed he was wanted in Virginia on drug charges.

Bedtime Stories

It's No Diet Day.

The White House won't release those controversial Air Force One flyover photos -- the ones that freaked out New Yorkers last week...because The first family is actually mooning everyone...LOL

The world's largest rabbit has died. Amy the Continental Rabbit, from the UK, weighed 42 pounds...The Carrot Buffet will be held directly following the services which start on the Bunny Trail with Peter Cottontail leading procession.

Canadian officials say 23 of its citizens quarantined in China are mostly in good spirits. One quarantined Canadian said, "They have beer here, so it is easy to pass time with beer."...that's how you pacify the Irish too...LOL

The people behind X-Men Origins: Wolverine, including Hugh Jackman, are working on a sequel...Money makes the claws come out

Fiesta Fables for Cinco De Mayo

It's National Teacher Day and Cinco de Mayo.

A new survey shows the French love food and sleep more than just about all others. According to the study Norwegians spend the most time at leisure activities while the French spend the most time in bed and the most time at the table...booking my flight to Norway now, LOL

Spending on Mother's Day is expected to be down nearly 4% this year...how can they even project something like that??? Mom should NEVER be a cutback

On Samsons Island in Satellite Beach, Florida, there's no plumbing. So to adhere to environmental standards the city installed an $18,000 "composting" outhouse...recycling and living green at its FINEST!!LOL

Mine That Bird will run in the Preakness Stakes. Industry experts say that'll likely help TV ratings for the May 16 event as even casual fans tune in to see how the surprise Kentucky Derby winner does...because that's now the deciding factor instead of the horses well being.

Ya Herrd???

It's Teacher Appreciation Week.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine brought in about $87 million over the weekend in North America and made $160 million worldwide....was there another movie out this weekend???

Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford tied a modern major league record on Sunday when he stole six bases against Boston. Just four players have done that...on a side note Boston Police have issued a warrant to search the Crawford home to prove the theft.

According to TechCrunch.com, the most-watched amateur video of all time is "Charlie bit my finger." (See it: http://bit.ly/6C7a) TechCrunch excluded music videos, movie trailers, and videos of performances like Evolution of Dance and Susan Boyer on Britain's Got Talent...I knew FiFi on pokeme.com wasn't a real amateur, LOL.

A woman in Florida put her young kids in the car and went looking for her boyfriend. When she found him she pulled up to his truck and rammed it. Police say her kids were still in the car; she told them she rammed the boyfriend because she didn't want him driving drunk...take the distrubutor cap??the keys?? DON'T DAMAGE TWO CARS and RISK THE KIDS LIVES!!!!