Have you ever tried to sit down and figure something out, but could never quite come up with the correct answer? You knew that you were close, after all, it was right on the tip of your tongue, but you just could never get it out. If you can relate to...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Norwich's Favorite Comedy DJ Brings Hollywood to Local Doors
When asked what's on in Norwich, not many people would think of celeb spotting around a Hollywood film set.That's exactly what Local's can expect next year when one of the greatest comedy creations of the modern age Alan Partridge, is set is to make...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Misunderstood Monsters of Halloweens Past
I was reflecting just the other day about the scary movies I use to watch as a kid. The movies that made all the girls scream and snuggle up a little closer.Those movies, those monsters could never exist today due to all the education we now have, the...
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tricky Riddles Can Be A Blast Trying To Answer
Are you one of those who loves working on crossword puzzles? If so, more than likely you would get just as much satisfaction out of trying to figure out the answers to tricky riddles. Before you rush off and start tying though, let me warn you that they...
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The Trouble With "Capitalism"
Sooner Or Later, You Run Out Of Other Peoples' RepublicsSo I'm sitting down to dinner in Austria one evening (this was a few months back), and my business colleagues are all at the same table, and this one guy I worked with (I'll call him "Chris," since...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Snakes and Celebrity marriages
I read the football player, whose celebrity on top of him, leaving his wife was standing infidelity difficult marriage recently. It was quite a celebrity marriage as necessarily brouhaha problems. I believe that we can rely on the people in the public...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Shrimp: A Different Take On An Old Word
ShrimpLet us take a long hard look at the word 'shrimp'. Where does it come from? Where is it used? What does it mean? For most of us, the term shrimp is synonymous with shrimp cocktail or shrimp scampi, and now with the glorified fishing shows on television,...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Make Halloween A Monthly Event With A Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Pirates are lucky, they get to play dress-up all yearlong. For the rest of us, Halloween is our only chance to experience what it feels like to be something or someone we're not. To make your life a little more exciting the rest of the year, use a murder...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Turkeys We Send To DC
This Guy's The Worst... But They're All KnuckleheadsYou've heard the old joke, the one they tell every year at this time: "Know why they aren't having Thanksgiving in (Chicago)? They sent the turkey to Washington!" Usually, the quip refers to the president...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Trying To Solve Tricky Riddles Is A Great Activity For The Elderly
It is a proven medical fact that as we get older, our brains begin to slow down and not function as well as they once did. It is also a proven medical fact that if you keep your brain engaged working on difficult projects; you can maintain a high level...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Primaries, Presidential Politics and a Few Good Shrinks: A Stress Analysis for the Candidates
The chronic stress of present-day presidential politics must lead all rational Americans to an incontrovertible conclusion: the time has come to assign a few good shrinks to the candidates.Imagine how bored their Docs must get waiting for plaque to build...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Miksi rakastan minun iPod
My History
When I was a kid, a revolutionary way to listen to music was born in the Sony Walkman but prior to the advent of this personal music player, grooves had only been available in limited format.
The home stereo complete with record player and...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tricky Riddles Are Sometimes Called Brain Teasers
If you like to do things that test your deductive reasoning skills in order to keep your mind sharp and your time occupied, then you need to get into trying to solving tricky riddles. Before you start though, let us warn you, it is certainly not going...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Just About Everybody In the Entire World Has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I attended a presentation on an emerging new diagnosis: VICARIOUS PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The speaker discussed her research on this diagnosis being considered for the DSM IV. The DSM stands for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. The...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Riding Horses With Kids
Yes, you heard me correct. I have ridden, now, for the past fourteen years with a little passenger in the saddle. And no this riding with kids, has not been an involuntary occurrence. I ride with them until they are able to ride by themselves, voluntarily.Just...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
La Bella Figura
As an Italian I have been plagued by something I could not name for most of my young life. But finally in 1986 while visiting Joe's cousins in San Francisco I was enlightened. So at age 34 I discovered the affliction I was challenged by was known as...
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Tingler Incident: A Boy's First Movie Adventure
I guess I was about 9 when "The Tingler" was showing on the big screen in my hometown. I have an aunt about six years older. She decided to take me to see this movie. Why she thought this was a good idea is beyond me. I had never been to a movie theatre...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Happy Bus
When I was a young professional in Chicago, I worked in a small advertising agency. One day a secretary (who was usually grumpy in the morning) came to work smiling and humming. I looked quizically at her and she laughed, "I caught the Happy Bus this...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The importance of the problems and the use of Chutzpah-my search for a Word
One of my many people with disabilities has been orally. The importance of the right to receive, often require, and the Word spelling dictionary assistance. I did not know, the search for a word in the dictionary would be a big deal.
Recently heard using...
Friday, February 10, 2012
Laughing Is Good For Your Overall Health
Daily stresses in life cannot be avoided as we are surrounded by pressures everywhere like in school and the workplace. In order to unload some burdens and stresses, we can give ourselves a good laugh sometimes or more frequently. We usually hear the...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
They Sure Make Oakland Look Like Paradise!
Don't Visit The East Bay; It's OccupiedA few years ago my company sponsored a sales contest (back when companies were allowed to do business by selling things). It was a big deal. First prize was a week-long vacation in Hawaii. Second prize was a week...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reasons Why Laughter Is the Best Medicine
You must have heard since your childhood that "Laughter is the best medicine". But in the modern competitive world, man people hardly care about the saying and believe that laughter has no major role in their health. But such people do not realize that...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Oxymoron: Politically Correct Sense of Humor
A certain politically incorrect comedian begins getting a lot of attention, because this comedian starts sharing funny, politically incorrect opinions. This comedian begins the process of getting everyone to be aware that EVERYONE was fair game to be...
Monday, February 6, 2012
Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping - On the Hunt
If you are wondering how to, "Dress like it's 1994 AND party in THE PRESENT" then you have come to the right place. More specifically, we will show you how to dress like a present, or at least how to pull off an Ugly Christmas Sweater while remaining...
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Top Ten Signs You're As Intelligent As David Letterman
10 - S&P downgraded your IQ.9 - You just got a brain scan and the machine said, "Please deposit some sense for the next 55 years."
8 - You blame George W. Bush for everything from the U.S. economy to hurricane Irene to the Japanese Tsunami to your...
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Movie Star Maps
Since movie stars have moved into the big mansions of Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, vendors have sold maps of their homes with varying accuracy. Although most stars resent unwanted intrusions of fans, many take it with good humor. Sitting in his swimming...
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