I will say the First Lady‘s pilot series “Fireside Hangouts” was a success! With live access on three online sites, I would’ve however liked to have had more and a wider variety of participants, but other than that I enjoyed tuning in and watching Mrs.Obama in action. She was warm, friendly, engaging, informative, open and candid, even at… Continue reading Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama traveled around the country celebrating the third anniversary of her signature initiative Let’s Move!, her goal being to ensure that all our children grow up healthy and reach their full potential. Today the celebration continues! Join the First Lady for her first ever Let’s Move Fireside Hangout. You can… Continue reading Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Bill Maher wondered out loud if the Voting Rights Act was hindering minorities. In an article for Real Clear Politics he wrote, “What they wanted to do, back in the ’60s, is make sure that blacks had representation in Congress. So, they redrew — and that’s gerrymandering — districts so that all the black votes would… Continue reading Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Onion Put On Blast For Crudeness
The Onion was forced to apologize for a tweet about adorable Quvenzhane Wallis, the nine-year-old, Oscar nominated star of ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’, when it proceeded to set the Internet on fire! The tweet, which went out right at the end of last Sunday’s Oscars, read, “Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane… Continue reading The Onion Put On Blast For Crudeness
C*G*R*Style: Bird Of Paradise
Would you rock this?
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Time once again for the NY Metro area’s quarter-annual transit fare hike. A time when the MTA nickles and dimes its riders into paying for some important major ‘thing’ the transportation giant feels NYC strapphangers shoud pay for. Maybe if the public were given some idea of just exactly what this 25 cent hike will go… Continue reading Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Its official! It’s lights out for ‘Fashion Night Out’, as the annual shopping celebration will go on hiatus in NYC this year, according to its website. Night Out was launched in 2009 as a way to boost retail sales during the height of the recession, and gave fans the opportunity to mix n’ mingle with… Continue reading Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
What can possibly be behind college kids giving up pizzas and bagels? A gluten intolerance. Gluten is a protein that’s found in wheat, rye and barley and used in baked goods like bread and pastries to give them strength and consistency. More than 110,000 Americans a year are diagnosed with the intolerance, marching alongside the legions… Continue reading Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Real HARLEM SHAKE!
Folks in Harlem, USA are not happy with all the perpetrators in cities across the country and around the world saying that they’re doing ‘The Harlem Shake!’ In fact they feel its downright DISRESPECTFUL! If you want to see The Real McCoy, you betta ask somebody! And that somebody better be a Harlemite! Hold Onto… Continue reading The Real HARLEM SHAKE!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
“Every year it is sad. The memories just come back and it’s just sad. But we stick together as a family. We get to see the other families each year. We support each other and that’s what it is about, coming back each year. “ says Denise Knapp Rossilli, daughter of Stephen Knapp, one of the six… Continue reading Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Former U.S. Surgeon General under Ronald Reagan, C. Everett Koop passed away Monday at 96 y.o. I always felt he was one of the most vocal, concerned SGs this country has had in a while. Bet you can’t even name our present SG. Me either. I’ll google it after I finish this little memorial…I remember when… Continue reading Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Codigo Cube Family Trivia Game App
What Is Codigo Cube Trivia? Codigo Cube …Pronounced: KO-DEE-GO (Codigo is Spanish for Code!) Codigo Cube Trivia is the worlds FIRST family friendly Trivia board game you play using your Smartphone!