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…
Category: Tid Bits
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…
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,…
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…
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…
And now the professionals are getting into it, leaving their mark on the hit dance moves sweeping the nation. Presenting LeBron James and the Miami Heat’s version of The Harlem Shake. ps. This is not how the Harlem Shake should…
What would cause this Reddit user to tattoo this photo on her leg is beyond me. Maybe it is supposed to act as a sex deterrent. After all, it is one of the first things seen before the act begins. Who…
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….
They say curiosity kills the cat. But for these kids from the Congo, curiosity about this strange new being in their village resulted in an extended touch fest. I think the cat survived this one.
Marking the one year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder, a group of mourners organized by Trayvon’s parents wore hoodies at a Million Hoodies Candlelight Vigil in New York’s Union Square. Among them was recording artist and actor Jaime Foxx, who sang “No Weapon…
“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,…
No, we’re not talking about the ways you already know of, we’re talking about this other way – the alternative. And the baby comes in just a few minutes!