Sunday, May 11, 2008

I Love May


Top 5 things I love about May on the Prairies …..
5 Even on May 12 you can still find a pond to skate on
4 Even on May 12 you can still golf in your down filled Canadian made parka
3 Constant exercise raking between snowfalls
2 There’s only one season all year long to worry about
and the Number One thing I love about May on the Prairies – you still have that handy remote start to warm up the car on the May long weekend.

Top 5 things women say when they’re stressed at work ….. here we go ladies …
5 Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done
4 Well this day was a total waste of make-up.
3 Why don't you try practicing random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control?
2 Don't worry. I forgot your name too.And the Number One thing women say when they’re stressed out at work …….. I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.


Local -----


Good morning to Ryan Kadrowski the editor of the Tisdale Recorder …

Mary Sawatsky of Tisdale has donated a quilt for a raffle for Relay for Life – Terrific stuff Mary and that quilt has been on display at many cancer functions. 41 teams so far and lots of time to register your team.


I was at Jubilee Ford on the weekend – and saw a magnet on the staff Microwave … “I don’t have hot flashes – I have short private vacations in the Tropics.


National / International .......
72.5% of men answered "yes," when Cosmopolitan magazine asked, "Can falling in love affect your job performance?"

Pseudo-actor David Hasselhoff says he'll have nothing to do with the retooled “Knight Rider” TV series (NBC) because producers ignored his ideas for the pilot and reneged on an offer to let him guest star (you tell ‘em – they’re really gonna miss having a drunk crawling around the set on all-fours!) .

A new poll says the most anticipated movie of the season is Sex and the City. [The Roger Clemens Story.]

Gas prices are continuing to go up. Aren’t you glad you drive a really old car – because when the piece fall off you get better mileage.


On TV yesterday: Yoga classes for pets are now popular. Experts say you can teach your pet to meditate. Gee, I’m not so sure. My dog/cat sleeps 20 hours a day -- eats one hour a day -- licks himself three hours a day. Trying to squeeze meditation into his busy schedule might just cause a lot of stress.

Imports of Barbie dolls and other Western toys will have destructive cultural and social consequences in Iran, the Islamic Republic's top prosecutor was quoted as saying. [I agree. The last thing Iran needs is millions of little girls who think they can do what they want.]

Modesto, California, police are blaming a scratching cat for an accident that toppled a power pole and shut down a street for nearly an hour. A police spokesman that a woman was driving with a cat in her lap. The animal scratched her, and she drove into the pole. The woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. The cat was taken to a vet to treat an injured eye.


Police say a 7-year-old South Florida boy faces grand theft auto charges after taking his grandmother's Dodge Durango for a joyride. The eight minute trek left a swath of damage in his neighborhood Friday. The boy smashed mailboxes, hit parked cars and signposts. Luckily he was unhurt. Police said he literally drove until a wheel fell off. The right front wheel, to be exact, which broke off after the boy hit a sign.

MILEY CYRUS is the World’s Richest Celebrity according to People magazine. She will be worth about $1 billion at the end of the year following total income from movies, television and her book deal.

Scientists studying the DNA of chickens say they are actually descendents of the Tyrannosaurus rex. As you can imagine, there were a lot fewer chicken jokes back then.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:Today’s Question: 1-in-12 of today’s new moms have THIS in common... They are age 35 or older (a 73% increase since 1970).

Witnesses at the scene said they watched furniture getting sucked through a broken window of the CNN lobby. The CNN employees said the last time they saw furniture sucking so dramatically—they were shopping at IKEA.


The CBS chief is deciding whether to retain Katie Couric as the network's lead news anchor. [Or if they should resort to the traditional grumpy old man.]