A new report claims that American confidence in TV news is at an all-time low.
- Apparently people prefer to get their news off the Internet where they know for sure everything they read is true!
- They are, however, very confident that the women on Fox News are not all natural blonds.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a contest to find a developer who will build 300 square foot micro-apartments in the city.
- I thought a 300 sq. foot apartment in NY was considered a multi-family dwelling.
- He figures by the time you move in a couch and a bed, you won’t have room for any 32 ounce soda pops.
The captain of the Costa Concordia, the giant cruise ship that capsized off the Italian coast, admitted he was distractered by by a phone conversation, but he blamed the disaster on “destiny”.
- He’s right! “Destiny” is the name of the girl he was on the phone with when the ship crashed!
David Lee Roth says that Van Halen would like to do the Super Bowl halftime show.
- At his age, I just hope there’s no “Wardrobe Malfunction”.
On this day in 1543 England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Chaterine Parr, who outlived him.
- Her friends warned her against it, but she decided to stick her neck out and take the plunge!
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick
Jackie here… Although he may be reluctant to make a big deal out of it… (well, not that reluctant) Today is my Dad’s Birthday! My understanding is that he will celebrate by having a Salmon Blizzard at Dairy Queen and then spend the afternoon returning all the gifts we gave him at his party Sunday.
Have a great day Dad! As the grandkids say… “You Rock!”
With Much Love,
Gail, Jennifer, Neil, Jackie, Tim, Jill, Mark, JoAnne, Eric, Jessica, Chris, Julie, Brad, Matthew, Julia, Lauren, Preston, Charlie, Adam, Jack & Brayden!
Dick here… Thank you Jackie! And now on with the news.
I note that this is “Nude Recreation Week”.
- Which ties in nicely since I’ll be wearing my Birthday suit today!
Studies show that sitting down for more than 3 hours a day may shorten your life by two years.
- Apparently you end up spending those last two years “laying down”.
- For my Birthday I want to see the new movie “The Amazing Spiderman”… but not if it runs longer than 3 hours!
- This explains why Geronimo lived longer that Sitting Bull.
Bad night for starting pitcher Justin Verlander at the All-Star Game Tuesday night! He gave up five runs in the first and only inning he was on the mound and took the loss. Final score. National League 8. American League Zip.
- Rumor has it, Justin is dating model Kate Upton… Apparently he was confused about when he was supposed to think about baseball.
Studies show that pets make children healthier.
- And sometimes make mothers want to pull their hair out.
- Unless the “pet” happens to be a 20 foot long boa constricter that escaped from his cage.
Rumor has it that Adam Lambert is set to replace J. Lo as a judge on American Idol.
- With Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Adam Lambert… they’re going to re-name the show “Two And A Half Men”.
- The only real difference between J. Lo and Adam is he uses more mascara.
On this day in 1987 the 5 Billionth inhabitant of Planet Earth was born. Today, the population is over 7 billion.
- Give or take one or two people. (btw… many thanks to the Octomom for doing her part!)
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick
After seeing the picture of my grandson Brayden on the website yesterday, my son-in-law Neil (Jennifer’s husband) called me and told me that the baby looks just like me. I said, “There’s no way!”.
To prove his point, he had some of his co-workers at Channel 4 do a “little work” on the photo…
Uh, oh! This does not bode well for Brayden!
Congratulations to the Tigers’ Prince Fielder who won his second Home Run Derby last night with a whopping 28 home runs!
Tonight is the 83rd MLB All-Star Game in K.C. 7:30pm EST on Fox. Justin Verlander starts for the American Leaguers!
In what might set a celebrity record, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have reached a divorce settlement just 12 days after Katie filed for divorce.
- Katie will get primary custody of 6-year-old Suri, and Tom will get Oprah’s couch.
- Tom is said to be dealing with the loss by reading Ron L. Hubbard’s book “Divorce-a-netics”.
Monday, a group of protesters in New York held a “Million Big Gulp March” to protest Mayor Bloomberg’s band on 32 ounce soda pops.
- It led to an “Occupy Pee” movement in public restrooms all over the city.
- City officials say they expect these kind of protests to “pop” up from time to time.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a theme song that was created just for him.
- Like him, the song is very short.
- If you’re the 10th caller in North Korea to hear the song on the 
radio… you win a free bowl of rice!
Due to a glut of soft shell lobsters, the price has fallen to $4 a pound, less than some deli meats.
- Guys his would be a good time to be a real shooter… take your wife or girlfriend out to dinner and insist she order the lobster!
More than 30 years after her passing, Natalie Wood’s death certificate has been changed from “accident” to “undertermined”.
- And under the Obama Affordable Care Plan, her death will not count as a pre-existing condition!
On this day in 1954 the first Elvis song was played on the radio on a Memphis radio station at 9:30pm. It was called “That’s All Right (Mama)”.
- At 9:32pm Father’s all over Memphis said “That’s Not All Right (Mama)!”
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday! (My birthday!)
-Dick