October 4, 2011 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Jason Aldean stepped up to plate big time recently to raise $315,000 for the Susan G. Koman For the Cure organization. According to his website his Friday night show at the Roanoke Civic Center was his sixth annual "Concert For the Cure".
October 3, 2011 Martina McBride's continuing efforts to draw awareness to breast cancer will bring her to New York City October 14 for a private show and benefit at the landmark Empire State Building. According to Reuters the iconic building be be awash in pink light focusing attention on breast cancer awareness.
September 29, 2011 Today we celebrate National Coffee Day and honor one of the most beloved beverages of all time, that friendly cup of morning cheer. Although there have been many warnings over the years regarding the "reputed" ill effects of caffeine it seems that for millions of Americans--and billions more around the world--the best part of waking up is...Folgers in your cup.
September 14, 2011 Generally speaking, women have more complicated sleep patterns than men. Whereas most guys tumble off into dreamland in short order women tend approach their overnight rest periods still processing the events and concerns of the day. Glamour magazine did a study of female sleep habits with some interesting results. See if your lights out behaviors are common.
September 8, 2011 My wife likes to enjoy a glass of her favorite wine with dinner. Although we have heard that an occasional drink can be isn't harmful to one's health we now have learned that a drink per day can actually benefit women as they age. A study reported in the journal Public Library of Science states that women who have an alcoholic beverage on a regular daily basis are healthier than those who consume on a single occasion. What are those benefits you ask?
August 29, 2011
August 27, 2011 Trailer Choir's Big Vinny Hickerson will be one of this seasons contestants on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" premiering September 20th. A big favorite at past Frogfest's Big Vinny encountered unspecified health problems earlier this year which forced Trailer Choir to bow out of this years "Wild West Frogfest and Rodeo".
August 25, 2011 The final of the big three Frog Days of Summer is approaching...Labor Day on Monday, September 5th. As we were told a few weeks ago, for the first time in 46 years, Jerry Lewis will not host the annual Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon.
August 16, 2011 Researchers have given us chocolate lovers another reason to celebrate. According to a report on MSNBC dark chocolate has been found to be beneficial in improving your vision in low contrast situations such as driving in bad weather. This added benefit can now be added to the list of positive effects the cocoa bean provides to us.
August 12, 2011 I'm not exactly a gym "rat" but I do work out 3-4 times a week which gives me certain insights. One thing I have noticed is that there are far more over 30 men working out than over 30 women. One reason may be that more and more women are forgoing the traditional workout regimens in lieu of new, innovative fitness programs.
August 10, 2011 When I was in school (here I go sounding like grandpa) getting caught chewing gum in class was a punishable offense. Now, apparently, it has shown to be helpful to students doing math both in class and with homework. A FoxNews report says a study by Baylor College of Medicine found that students who chewed gum while working on math tests scored better than those who didn't.
August 3, 2011 Most kids are comforted by the fact that when they lose a baby tooth they will be compensated for that loss by the tooth fairy. However while the price of gold is going up the price of enamel is apparently going down. According to a survey conducted for Visa the average reward for a lost tooth has declined almost 14% over the last year from $3.10 to $2.60.
