March 19, 2013 It had been rumored for weeks but now it's official. Tiger Woods and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn ARE an item. Asking for privacy, Tiger confirmed the relationship on his Facebook page. Asking for privacy on Facebook? Oh well, here's what Tiger had to say.
March 19, 2013 The list of TV shows based on movies is long. Some were wildly successful, "MASH", "The Odd Couple" and ""Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" come to mind. Now two more iconic films, "Psycho" and "Silence of the Lambs" are getting the big screen to small treatment with "Bates Motel" ("Psycho")--which premiered last night--and "Hannibal" ("Silence of the Lambs") debuting this season. The differences between the movies and TV shows? Check out the trailers for answers.
March 19, 2013 Traveling by bus can be an inexpensive, convenient and relaxing way to travel unless, of course, hoards of cockroaches suddenly appear at your feet and begin falling from the ceiling. Such was the case recently on a Greyhound bus traveling from Atlantic City to New York. What happened?
March 18, 2013 Can you imagine making a breakfast of bacon and eggs without cracking open an egg? Sure, we have things like Egg Beaters but they are still chicken egg produced products but a California company has introduced "Beyond Eggs", a synthetic egg made from plant protein. How do they measure up to real eggs?
March 18, 2013 Justin Moore will be headlining our 25th annual Wild West Frogfest and Rodeo this year and--if we're lucky--he'll have album number three ready to go. Although no release date has been announced yet you can bet you'll hear the first single "Point At You" and some other choice cuts from it along with his string of hits, June 15th at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds. Listen to Justin talking about the new album.
March 18, 2013 Upstate New Yorkers know that a calendar is pretty useless this time of year when it comes to predicting the weather. Although spring is officially set to arrive on Wednesday all the latest weather models show no signs of any warmup soon. But how about last March, do you remember how spring arrived in 2012? Just look at the stats.
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March 16, 2013 Alex Trebek has been hosting the popular game show "Jeopardy" for nearly three decades. After suffering a heart attack last year he was being talked into continuing at that position for another two years but insists that he will not sign on for an extension. That leaves the door open for a successor, but who? UPI reports that the "Today" shows Matt Lauer is high on the list of possibilities.
March 16, 2013 It was an internet sensation, a video of Jeff Gordon in disguise giving an unsuspecting car salesman the thrill ride of his life. The only problem was that it wasn't Jeff Gordon doing most of the driving and the unsuspecting "salesman" was an actor. It was actually a commercial uploaded to YouTube by Pepsi one of Gordon's NASCAR sponsors. What gave away the joke?
March 15, 2013 Polliwog is a Canadian by birth but only occasionally visits her former homeland so her knowledge of common "Canadianisms" may be a bit rusty. Sure, she can handle, "Eh" and "hoser" with ease but how about some other expressions native to our neighbors to the north.
March 15, 2013 Who is more likely to get up on the wrong side of the bed, you or your mate? A new study from Duke University shows--clearly I might add--that women are grumpier in the morning than men. My wife may not agree with me but just check the data.
March 14, 2013 The economy may be picking up a little but more and more people are opting to stay closer to home on vacations. That's why the new 2013 Oneida County Travel Guide, issued Monday, is such a valuable resource. What can you expect to find in it?
