January 3, 2013 Having good neighbors is a blessing. Having bad neighbors is a curse. If you are anything like me you've had both at one time or another. The real estate website Zillow.com did a survey to determine which celebrities people thought would make good neighbors and which would make the worst. The results?
January 2, 2013 With the new year, some new superstitions may arise...specifically the number 13. This is the first time in a century that we've had a year ending in 13. The last time this happened of course was in 1913. Add to that, we have two Friday the 13ths this year - one in September and the second in December, so we have plenty of time to worry about that.
January 2, 2013 Mexican food has become a staple of American diets and just what your favorite "south of the border" delicacy is says something about your personality. Netscape recently reported a study conducted by Dr. Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago that found that certain personality types preferred specific Mexican foods. Are you a taco or burrito person?
January 1, 2013 What better way to begin the new year than with a few laughs. From time to time, we feature "Just For Laughs", with a video clip of a stand-up comedian or funny scene from a movie or TV show. Today, Jeff Foxworthy takes center stage.
January 1, 2013 With the coming of the new year there is always some economic uncertainty. A question most of us ask is "what is going up in price and what will stay the same". Obviously most things eventually go up in price (except, it seems, large screen TV's and electronic gizmos) but what can be expect those items to be. NBC's "Today" takes a look at what might cost more and what might stay the same.
January 1, 2013 Happy New Year! It's a new year, 2013, and as we approached the midnight hour last night many thoughts were already turning to it and wondering what would the next 12 months bring. You may have been at a party, watching the celebrations on TV or--in my case--been fast asleep having seen my fair share of new years already. What about 2013?
December 31, 2012 OK, many of us will make New Year's resolutions, predictions, and maybe make a little merry tonight on New Year's Eve. For what it's worth, I have a few Greg "Splashin'" McShea thoughts on the old and new year.
December 31, 2012 As we look back on 2012 and look ahead to 2013, I put together 10 predictions for the New Year.
December 31, 2012
YouTubeI admit to being a bit of a snob when it comes to movies. Most of the big blockbuster shoot-em-up, romantic fantasy, animated family, science fiction releases leave me cold. However when looking over my favorites for the year 2012 I noticed that there was a rare--for me--mix of commercial hits mixed in with the small, indie films I tend to enjoy. My "Top 5" in no particular order for 2012.
December 29, 2012 Old man winter gave us a healthy dose of the white stuff recently, a blessing for winter sports enthusiasts still haunted by the memory of last years mostly snowless season. Snowmobilers, skiers, snowboarders and sledders will be out in full force this weekend and safety--especially for the kids--should be of paramount concern. How about some safety tips before putting that sled down on the top of the hill.
"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun."
This is the simple but loaded comment by the main man over at the NRA that has put himself and his company under some serious criticism lately.
December 28, 2012 If you plan to ring in the New Year with a glass of bubbly, or two, you may want to keep these tips in mind, if you wake up New Years Day hungover.
