12/17/2008 @ 1:18pm PST Monday-Wednesday, December 15-17 NEWS! Hectic Holidays take their toll on my website updates! Here's a mid-week catch-up: Add 30 years to your life, and a mindblowing clock! "BUZZ" Madonna & Guy deny divorce figures & another Mindy McCready suicide attempt! "PHOTO GALLERY" Kyle and Christopher Massey in Hollywood Santa Christmas Parade!
IF YOU FORGET JUST HOW BIG THE WORLD IS, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINK!
How long will you live? 70% of your longevity is determined by your lifestyle. So, in a way, you are in control of your destiny. Taken together, all of the following lifestyle changes will help you live as much as 30 years longer. Here are tips from Dr. Sanjay Gupta's book "Chasing Life," Dr. Thomas Perls' livingto100.com and Health.com.
5 years: Don't smoke -- It's not cool to smoke. You smell, your teeth turn yellow, your skin looks like leather and your voice gets low and raspy. It also gives you lung cancer.
5 years: Eat power foods -- It's all about the antioxidants. Every day you should eat a handful of dark chocolate and almonds, as well as fruits, vegetables, garlic and even a glass of wine.
4 years: Skip the fast food -- Drive past the McDonald's and Wendy's without stopping and you'll live a lot longer since you're not ingesting all that fat and cholesterol.
3 years: Get moving -- Run for 30 minutes, five days a week and you can live up to four years longer. If you walk, you'll add three years.
3 years: Get married -- Numerous studies have shown that married people are happier and healthier. Why? They take care of each other. Face it, most men see a doctor because their wives made the appointment and told them to go.
3 years: Eat salmon twice a week -- Eating fatty fish that contains omega 3 fatty acids,
3 years: Lose the fat -- You'll not only look and feel better, but you'll be healthier if you lose weight. Being overweight increases your risk of death by 20 to 40 percent. Now that's motivation!
3 years: Have sex -- Having sex two to three times a week helps you live longer by cutting in half your risk for heart disease and stroke. How? Sexual intercourse burns about 200 calories, which is the same as running for 30 minutes.
1 year: Floss daily -- The greatest benefit of regular flossing is healthy gums. Research has shown that gum inflammation is linked to heart disease. Keep your gums healthy and your heart may follow.
A FUN TEST FOR ALL YOU CAR BUFFS! TEST YOUR CAR BRAND IQ?
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE IF YOU CAN SCORE A PERFECT 20!
DOUG HOOKER SENT THIS REASON MEN DON'T DESIGN WRAPPING PAPER!
BRITNEY SPEARS AND ELLEN DeGENERES GO CHRISTMAS CAROLING!
CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING ILLUSION FROM "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"!
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, THE FAMOUS SHOE THROWING AT THE PRESIDENT CLIP!
MEANWHILE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BARNEY DREAMS OF BEING "BIG DOG"!
GREAT! NASA GIVES US SOMETHING ELSE TO WORRY ABOUT BESIDES ALIENS!
TOM CRUISE SHOWED UP WITH MATT LAUER ON MONDAY "TODAY" SHOW!
THEN TOM STOPPED BY LETTERMAN & READ THE TOM CRUISE INTERNET LIST!
AND FINALLY, HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE DENTIST LATELY? WATCH THIS!
12/12/2008 @ 5:00pm PST Weekend/December 11th - December 12th NEWS! This Sunday, I'm in Southgate hosting the television taping of the annual Southgate Children's Christmas Lane Parade at 1 p.m. "BUZZ" Jennifer Aniston nearly naked on "GQ" cover, & Hugh Jackman to host Oscars! "PHOTO GALLERY" Judy Tenuta, "The Love Goddess", in the Hollywood Santa Parade"!
HERE'S A FUN LINK TO A SEXY SANTA AND GUESS WHERE YOUR NAME IS!
ELLEN DeGENERES AND BRITNEY SPEARS GO CHRISTMAS CAROLING!
ROBIN WILLIAMS IS HILARIOUS TALKING POLITICS, TAKE A LOOK!
America's Favorite Nice Santas
• The Santa Clause (played by Tim Allen), 35% • Miracle on 34th Street (played by Edmund Gwenn), 22% • Elf (played by Edward Asner), 14% • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (voiceover by Stan Francis), 10% • Polar Express (voiceover by Tom Hanks), 10%
America's Favorite Naughty Santas
• Bad Santa (played by Billy Bob Thornton), 33% • Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (played by Jim Carrey), 27% • How The Grinch Stole Christmas (voice-over by Boris Karloff), 20% • A Christmas Story (played by Jeff Gillen), 13% • Trading Places (played by Dan Akroyd), 5%
WANNA PLAY JINGLE BELLS ON YOUR TOUCH TONE PHONE?
Jingle Bells! (666) Jingle Bells! (666) Jingle all the way! (6#786999) Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! (99555557456)
BELOW, A CELL PHONE SYMPHONY...WHERE DO YOU LEARN STUFF LIKE THIS?
THIS SUNDAY, XIOMARA GALINDO AND I WILL BE IN SOUTHGATE TO HOST THE ANNUAL SOUTHGATE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS LANE PARADE! IT STARTS AT 1 P.M.
HERE'S SOME VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S PARADE ON CHANNEL 13!
12/10/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Tuesday/Wednesday December 9 - 10! Another angle to think about with Congress bailing out the automakers! Jingle Cats, Jay Leno, & Jimmy Kimmel videos, plus a birthday link! "BUZZ" Oprah is 200 pounds, angry & embarrassed, and Britney Spears charts #1 again!
SO WE'RE STARTING TO BAIL OUT THE AUTOMAKERS, THANKS TO CONGRESS! YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CBS INVESTIGATION OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE SOME PERSONAL FINANCIAL REASONS TO WANT TO DO IT!
As Congress mulled over a bailout for U.S. automakers, some may have been thinking about more than jobs and the economy. The auto industry spent nearly $50 million lobbying Congress in the first nine months of this year.
And people tied to the auto industry gave another $15 million in campaign contributions, CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports.
It's not surprising that a lot of that money went to members of Congress from Michigan, where the auto industry is the biggest employer and politicians are passionate advocates for their constituents.
Take Sen. Carl Levin, who received $438,304 from the automotive industry. And in the House, Rep. Joe Knollenberg received $879,327. Rep. John Dingell got nearly a million from the industry. All have enjoyed generous support from the auto industry over their careers, with GM and Ford as their two top contributors. All supported a bailout.
But nobody's been a bigger advocate for Motor City interests than Dingell. And for him, the stakes aren't just political, they're personal.
"There's an actual conflict," said Ryan Alexander of the nonprofit group Taxpayers for Common Sense. "His personal financial health, you know, the wealth of his family is tied up in the car industry." Dingell's wife Debbie once worked as a lobbyist for GM.
When she married the congressman, she became a senior GM executive at an undisclosed salary. And we found the couple has extensive GM assets. Dingell's current financial disclosure filed in May lists GM stock worth up to $350,000, options worth up to $1 million more, and a GM pension fund. In 2000, among the Dingells' GM assets were stock options worth up to $5 million.
And in 1998, the congressman reported selling GM stock options worth up to $1 million dollars. Dingell wouldn't agree to an interview.
Taxpayer watchdog Alexander says the Dingell's personal ties to GM are something the public should know about when the congressman casts his votes. "They stand to benefit if the company doesn't go under, if the company prospers," she said. "And they stand to lose a lot if the company goes bankrupt.
THE JINGLE CATS ARE BACK WITH A NEW CHRISTMAS DVD!
MY FRIEND, RAY BONASSI, SENT THIS GREAT BIRTHDAY SITE THAT TELLS YOU A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF, JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!
JAY LENO TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW SHOW WITH KEITH OLBERMANN!
ONE PERSON RELIEVED ABOUT JAY'S DECISION WAS JIMMY KIMMEL!
TOM CRUISE GIVES SPENCER PRATT ADVICE ON MARRIAGE!
TYRA BANKS GETS A BITE ON THE NECK FROM ROBERT PATTINSON!
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE....HERE'S ANOTHER DOSE!
A Husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. 'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife. 'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,' he replies. 'Put them back, we can't afford them,' demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping. A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket. 'What do you think you're doing?' asks the husband. 'It’s my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,' replies the wife. Her husband retorts: 'So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it’s half the price.' On the PA system: 'Cleanup needed on aisle 25, we have a husband down'
AFTER THE EARLIER LITTLE DOGGIE RESCUING HIS INJURED PUPPY PAL OFF A BUSY SANTIAGO, CHILE HIGHWAY, HERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE SEQUENCE TO SHOW WHY WE ALL LOVE OUR DOGS!
IT'S 10 A.M........DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE???
