Chuck Schumer Busted On Phone

FOR GOD'S SAKE WE HAVE TO DISRUPT THE RIGHT WINGERS AND THE CONSERVATIVES IN GENERAL, SO HERE'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO!

Chuck Schumer busted!

On Hiatus

I will be away from this for awhile . . .

SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

There will not be a "Morning Show Blog" this morning due to a personal commitment last night.

The blog will appear on Monday morning. Have a great weekend.
Dick

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

The anniversary of the death of St. Patrick, who, according to legend, drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Of course, that was back when gas was only 3 cents a gallon.




The 1420 WACK 5-DAY FORECAST

TODAY
We will have mostly sunny this morning, but cloudy skies later this afternoon. Today’s high will be in the upper 50’s to low 60’s.

TONIGHT
It will be windy with cloudy skies and occasional showers, mainly after midnight. Tonight’s overnight low will be right around 50.

TOMORROW
Will start out mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning tapering off to just a chance for some afternoon showers. It will continue windy with a high tomorrow in the low to mid 50’s.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny skies, a 40% chance for an early morning snow shower and a daytime high on Saturday in the lower 40’s.

SUNDAY
The forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies with a daytime high in the mid 40’s.

MONDAY
The advance forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies, a 40% chance for some rain and a daytime high on Monday back up into the lower 50’s.




SPORTS
The Amerks Lose
After nearly 54 minutes of scoreless action, the Hamilton Bulldogs answered with two goals within the last five minutes of regulation to push past the Rochester Americans last evening for a 2-0 victory at The Blue Cross Arena.

Last night’s contest marked the final matchup between the two North Division rivals this season. With the loss, the Amerks fall to 30-32-3-3, while the Bulldogs advance to 36-24-1-6 with the victory.

The Amerks next action will be on the road this Saturday night against Grand Rapids.
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NCAA Basketball Last Night
UT San Antonio defeated Alabama State 70-61
It was VCU 59 UNC 46 (VCU=Virginia Commonwealth Rams)



TOPICALITY
You Mean There's An App For That?
In Boise, Idaho, technology proved to be 21-year-old Alexander A. Welch's undoing.
He's now facing five years in prison all because of an app he got for his smart phone.

Apparently there's a police car lights app that flashes blue and red lights from your phone. Welch allegedly used the app to try and pull over another car. A driver told police that a car behind them flashed a blue and red light and when they pulled over, the car with the flashing lights pulled in behind them briefly and then drove away.

That made the first driver suspicious so he followed the other car and called police. Police eventually found both cars and it was when they were talking Welch that police found an application on his Verizon cell phone that flashed a blue and red light. At that point, he was arrested. (Idaho Statesman)

Dick Reeves Thought -- "Why don't we make it illegal to make an app like that!"
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Man Scent!
An enterprising young 13-year-old boy from Marysville, Ohio has launched his own line of scented candles for men!

The manly fragrances include bacon, New York-style pizza, sawdust and the smell of a fresh leather baseball mitt. Hart Main says he got the idea for his "Mancans" when he was making fun of his sister for selling candles with girly scents for a school fundraiser.

Hart launched his company last Thanksgiving, making the candles using scores of empty cans from soup he donated to a soup kitchen. So far he's sold 500 candles at $5 bucks a pop and has made enough profit to buy himself a really nice bike! (WCMH-TV News)
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Better To Spend Your Money While In Prison!
Here's a pro-tip: If you're in prison, better to spend any money you make rather than save it. Just ask Kensley Hawkins, an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois.

He was sentenced to 60 years for the 1980 slaying of a 65-year-old man and attempting to kill two Chicago policemen. While incarcerated, he joined the prison work program and started earning $75 a week -- apparently spending none of it. He's now saved up a whopping $11,000 but the state says "no way" and wants that money back claiming he owes $455,203.14 to cover the costs of his incarceration since 1982.

Hawkins is fighting in court to stop the state from seizing the money so it looks like the issue of whether the state can repossess the meager wages paid to inmates will be determined by the Illinois Supreme Court. Hawkins' lawyers, who are representing him for free, say the case defies logic. (Chicago Tribune)
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Two Teen Girls, 459 Sex Charges!
In Osceola County, Florida, 40-year-old David Vaughn Joseph has been charged with 459 sex-related charges all from his interaction with two teen girls.

The charges include three counts of sexual battery, 180 counts of lewd or lascivious battery, 90 counts of lewd or lascivious molestation, 60 counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, one count of lewd & lascivious conduct, 90 counts of protection of minors of certain acts, two counts of aggravated battery, one count of kidnapping, 31 counts of battery and one count of interference of custody. And police say all of this happened just late last year with a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He was arrested in January after the 15-year-old finally called police. (Orlando Sentinel)

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Many Will Be Praying For Rain on April 8!
Many people in Florida will be praying for heavy rains on April 8!

Bozard Ford, a car dealership in St. Augustine, has promised all customers who buy a car in March their new wheels will be free if it rains an inch or more the morning of April 8.

General manager Jeff King explained, "When you buy a lottery ticket, you don't expect to win, but you sure check the numbers." He says the promotion has already generated a lot of interest. According to National Weather Service data from the last decade, it has rained on April 8 at least three times -- but topped an inch only once. And believe it or not, King says he actually hopes it does rain and he loses as he figures the enormous publicity will be well worth the payoffs. (Sun Sentinel)
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Talk About Burning Your Girlfriend!
In Ottawa, Canada, 50-year-old firefighter Jean Sigouin was given 12 months probation after he branded his girlfriend's backside with a hot spatula!

His now ex-girlfriend bent over the kitchen counter and Sigouin brought the hot metal close to her rear. Someone moved and she got burned. The judge in the case determined it was "not a situation of a high-level of violence, more of a joking situation that got out of hand." But he gave the probation anyway because he said Sigouin appears to be "careless in his dealings with female partners."

That conclusion came in part from the fact that media attention to the case caught the eye of Sigouin's ex-wife, who gave prosecutors a court document showing Sigouin received a conditional discharge for making threats back in 1998 which didn't appear on his criminal record check. (CA Canoe)


THINGS THAT YOU NOW KNOW

• After Charlie Sheen's originally scheduled "Torpedo of Truth" one-man shows sold out in just 18 minutes, he has added more shows -- in New York, Connecticut and Boston.

• A busty Israeli model was posing with a large snake that bit her on her breast. The snake later died of silicone poisoning.

• Rapper 50 Cent won't be filling in as the AFLAC duck anytime soon. He also Tweeted some unfortunate comments about Japan over the weekend.

• Some new Vanessa Hudgens nude photos have made it online and the Disney princess is not happy about it.

• A newspaper editor in Iowa is doing the reverse -- for Lent, he's given up everything except beer and water.

• The teenager who wrote the app "A Note to God" was hit by a car and is in the hospital in a coma.

• "Breaking Dawn," the Twilight finale, has resumed filming in Vancouver after evacuating for the tsunami warning. Around of month's worth of filming to go.

• The second Justin Bieber comic book is set to come out in July.

• James Taylor broke his leg while skiing in Utah Monday, on the first day of a family ski vacation. Yet, he looked just fine guest-starring on Matthew Perry's new series, "Mr. Sunshine" last night.

• Courtney Cox says she has absolutely no desire to date.

• Seann William Scott, who played Stiffler in the "American Pie" movies, has checked into rehab.


According to the Irish Tourist Board:

• St. Patrick used to use the shamrock to explain the trinity-the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit-when he persuaded the Irish to Christianity. Ireland's climate keeps shamrocks green year round.


• There are 166 churches named after St. Patrick within the republic of Ireland.

• A Leprechaun is no more than 24 inches tall, dresses in bright colors, is usually skilled as a shoemaker, and if surprised, might lead you to his Pot o' Gold. Your best chance of seeing one will come if you visit one too many pubs. (Ted Kennedy see 'em all the time)

• Within the last 25 years, four of the six U.S. Presidents have claimed Irish ancestry: John F. Kennedy [County Wexford], Richard Nixon [County Kildare], Gerald Ford [County Longford], Ronald Reagan [County Tipperary].

• The official emblem of Ireland is a silver-and-gold Irish harp on a blue background. The oldest Irish harp in existence is the "Brian Boru Harp," dating from the 14th century and named after the most famous king in early Irish history.

• The shillelagh was named for a village in County Wicklow where oak and blackthorn trees are plentiful. It was first displayed in battle in 1209.

• The tri-colour Irish flag [green, white, and orange] first gained acceptance as the flag of Irish independence in 1848, and became the national flag when Ireland finally achieved its independence in 1921.

• The potato did not originate in Ireland. The lowly spud was actually brought to the Emerald Isle in the 17th century from America by Sir Walter Raleigh, who had a large estate at Youghal [pronounced "Yawl"] in County Cork.

• The original "Tara" is actually a mound 500 feet above sea level that was the religious and cultural capital of Ireland in ancient times. It is about 30 miles from Dublin, in county Meath. St Patrick is said to have preached there.

• In the 6th century, an Irishman named St. Brendan the Navigator is said to have discovered America and returned to Ireland to tell the tale. To prove the legend, Tim Severin sailed successfully from Kerry to Boston in 1976 using a replica of St Brendan's 36-foot leather boat.

• On Columbus's 1492 trip to the New World, he stopped at Galway to pick up Irishman Rice de Culvy as part of his crew.
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St. Patrick's Day Facts:
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 33.1 million Americans are of Irish descent -- almost 10 times the population of Ireland, 3.8 million. Here's bit more information on the Irish for St. Patrick's Day:

• St. Patrick's Day is not party time but a solemn religious holiday in Ireland, which has only about 30 parades nationwide that day.

• The world's first St. Patrick's Day parade stepped off in New York City on March 17, 1762. It was staged by Irish soldiers serving in the British army, to celebrate their heritage.

• It's not true that St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland, as popular legend claims. But he did convert most of the Irish from paganism to Christianity by the time he died in 461.

• Watch who you're calling Paddy: Some Irish consider this an insult. The name sprang up in the mid-1800s, when the Irish were among America's most abused immigrants. It's where we get "paddy wagon," the police vehicle that hauled people to jail.

• "Leprechaun" is based on an Old Irish word literally meaning "small body." They're a mischievous race of elves that are compelled to give up their hidden gold to anyone who catches them. According to one leprechaun story, an Irish gentleman caught a leprechaun, who took him to a bush under which his gold was buried. To mark the spot, the man tied a red handkerchief to the bush before running home to get a shovel. When he returned to the area, he found that the tricky leprechauns had tied red handkerchiefs to every bush in the field.

• "May these who love us, love us. And those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles, so we'll know them by their limping." -- Irish toast.
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Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
(Netscape) And that means you should wear green. But why?

Although some historical accounts originally link the color blue with St. Patrick's Day, that changed in the 17th century when green became the holiday's special color. Here are the four reasons green is equated with St. Patrick's Day:

1. Green is one of the three colors in the Irish flag.
2. With its lush, green landscape, Ireland is known as the "Emerald Isle."
3. Green is the color of spring.
4. Green is the color of the shamrock.

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Origin
Originally a Roman Catholic feast day for Ireland's patron saint, St. Patrick's Day was only celebrated in Ireland before the 1600s. By the 1700s, it had evolved into a secular holiday as Irish immigrants to the United States began holding the first St. Patrick's Day parades. These festivities were a chance to not only show off their patriotism for Ireland, but also make a political statement about their discontent with their low social status in America.

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Corned Beef and Cabbage
Why do we eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day?

Although cabbage and potatoes are staples of the Irish diet, the traditional meat eaten on St. Patrick's Day in Ireland is Irish bacon--not corned beef.

Because Irish immigrants to the United States could not afford Irish bacon, they substituted corned beef, a much cheaper meat they learned about from Jewish immigrants.
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If You Don’t Wear Green
If you forget to wear green, why might get pinched? If you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, prepare to possibly be pinched. But only if you're in the United States.

This is an American tradition that is traced to the 1700s. An old Irish legend has it that those who wear green are invisible to leprechauns, those fairy creatures who randomly pinch people no matter what color they're wearing. So folks started pinching anyone who didn't wear green as a reminder of the leprechauns and their sneaky ways.


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TOP 5 MOVIES TO WATCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY


1. "Leprechaun Air"
2. "Shillelagh and the Tramp"
3. "Fantastic Four Leaf Clover"
4. "The Hills Have Irish Eyes (and they're not smiling)"
5. "B is for Blarney"




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SIGNS YOU CELEBRATED WAY TOO MUCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

1. You vaguely remember smoking four-leaf clovers
2. Monday at work, you get flowers and a card from a leprechaun
3. You kissed so many Blarney stones, you have chapped lips
4. You're 50% Irish, but only until you go to the bathroom
5. You woke up this morning and your Shillelagh was painted green


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TOP FIVE SIGNS YOUR NEIGHBOR MIGHT BE A LEPRECHAUN

1. Needs a step-ladder to reach the mailbox
2. Always wearing that stupid "Sham Rock Cafe" t-shirt
3. Rainbow always seems to end in his backyard
4. Thinks everyone is always after his Lucky Charms
5. Plays in the same rec basketball league as Mini-Me


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A Respite from St. Patrick’s Day Stuff
Hiring managers provided Careerbuilder.com with the following examples of the most outrageous excuses employees offered for arriving late to work:

• My heat was shut off so I had to stay home to keep my snake warm.
• My husband thinks it's funny to hide my car keys before he goes to work.
• I walked into a spider web on the way out the door and couldn't find the spider, so Ihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif had to go inside and shower again.
• I got locked in my trunk by my son.
• My left turn signal was out so I had to make all right turns to get to work.
• A gurney fell out of an ambulance and delayed traffic.
• I was attacked by a raccoon and had to stop by the hospital to make sure it wasn't rabid.
• I feel like I'm in everyone's way if I show up on time.
• My father didn't wake me up.
• A groundhog bit my bike tire and made it flat.
• My driveway washed away in the rain last night.
• I had to go to bingo.



BIRTHDAYS

In 1834 Auto pioneer, Gottlieb Daimler (Mercedes)

In 1895 Actor/comedian, "Shemp" Howard (Shemp-The Three Stooges)

In 1902 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Bobby Jones (4 Grand Slams) [d: 12-18-71]

In 1919 Singer, Nat King Cole (Ramblin' Rose) [d: 2-15-65]

In 1938 Ballet star, Rudolf Nureyev [d: 1-6-93]

In 1944 Patti Boyd (Mrs. George Harrison, Mrs. Eric Clapton) (67)

In 1944 Singer/songwriter, John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) (67)

In 1949 Actor, Patrick Duffy (Bobby-Dallas, Frank-Step By Step) (62)

In 1951 Actor, Kurt Russell (Tombstone, Stargate, Executive Decision) (60)

In 1955 Actor, Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Mission To Mars) (56)

In 1964 Actor, Rob Lowe (St. Elmos Fire, Wayne's World, Sam-West Wing) (47)

In 1976 Actress, Brittany Daniel (Eve-Dawson's Creek) (35)



IT WAS ON THIS DAY

In 461 St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, dies in Saul.

In 1776 British forces evacuate Boston during the Revolutionary War.

In 1910 The Camp Fire Girls organization is formed.

In 1966 A U.S. midget submarine locates a missing hydrogen bomb which had fallen off an American bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain.

In 1969 Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel.\

In 1911 St. Patrick's Day.

Lent Day - 8

The Upstate New York "5-Day Local Weather Forecast"


TODAY
Occasional showers this morning tapering off this afternoon. The high today will be in the mid to upper 40’s.

TONIGHT
The skies will clear overnight, with an overnight low in the mid 30’s.

TOMORROW
Will start off mostly sunny but become cloudy as the day progresses. The high tomorrow will climb to the upper 50’s up near, and along Lake Ontario, and the low 60’s further south of the lake.

FRIDAY
We can expect mostly cloudy skies with showers likely Friday morning and a chance for some showers Friday afternoon. The high on Friday will reach the upper 50’s to low 60’s.

SATURDAY
Is calling for partly sunny skies and a 50% chance for a snow shower as the daytime high only reaches the upper 30’s to low 40’s on Saturday.

SUNDAY
The advance forecast is calling for a return to sunshine with a daytime high on Sunday in the mid to upper 40’s.



The Amerks are in Action Tonight
The Hamilton Bull Dogs come to Blue Cross Arena tonight to face our Rochester Americans.
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It was a Great Start to the March Madness
In NCAA Basketball last night UNC Asheville beat Arkansas 81-77
Clemson defeated UAB 70-52

Tonight
Texas San Antonio takes on Alabama State at 6:30 and VCU and USC go at it at 9:30.


Texas Bank Robber Shows 2 Forms of Idea Before He Takes the Money
DALLAS (AP) - A hapless bank robber who abided by a Dallas teller's request to provide two forms of identification before she could give him money is going to prison.

A judge sentenced 49-year-old Nathan Wayne Pugh of Sachse (SAK'-see) to more than eight years on Tuesday.

Pugh tried to hold up a Dallas Wells Fargo Bank in July. The teller stalled Pugh by telling him she needed to see two forms of ID. Pugh showed her his Wells Fargo debit card and a state ID card.

He was captured as he tried to flee with $800.

Pugh pleaded guilty in October to a bank robbery charge. He was already on parole for two aggravated robberies.
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Arizona Man Gets Probation in Bloodsucking Case
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona man has been sentenced to three years of probation for stabbing a man who refused to let him suck his blood.

Maricopa County Superior Court says 24-year-old Aaron Homer, of Chandler, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced Monday.

The Arizona Republic reports 25-year-old Robert Maley once let his roommates suck his blood.
But when Maley refused a second time on Oct. 4, he was stabbed.

Chandler police said Maley lived with Homer and his girlfriend.

Maley said the two men were into "vampire stuff."



THINGS THAT YOU NOW KNOW

• Aflac has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the insurer's quacking duck in the U.S., after the comedian posted a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter.

• Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello is still recovering at a hospital for smoke inhalation after her Encino home caught on fire last week.

• The first "Survivor" winner, Richard Hatch, has checked into prison to begin serving his 9-month sentence for tax evasion.

• Look forward to it: both J-Lo and Aerosmith will perform live on the American Idol stage before this season is over.

• Microsoft is officially giving up on the Zune. They've made their last one.

• If you want to read what Eva Longoria is revealing about her divorce from Tony Parker, pick up the April edition of Allure magazine.

• Tickets for Charlie Sheen's "Torpedoes of Truth" shows next week in Detroit and Chicago sold out in just 18 minutes.

• Brad "The Bachelor" Womack got down on one knee and proposed Monday night to Emily, the event planner from West Virginia.

• That earthquake shifted Japan to the east by 13-feet and knocked Earth off of its axis by about 6.5 inches, causing our world to rotate faster and shortening the day -- by about 1.8 millionths of a second.

• Mary Steenburgen is joining the cast of "Bored to Death" (which already includes her husband, Ted Danson).

• Owsley "Bear" Stanley has died in Australia in a car accident at age 76. His claim to fame: designing the dancing bear logo for the Grateful Dead.

• Starbucks is going to give $1.2 million to help victims of last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Microsoft is chipping in $2-million.

• Alyssa Milano is having a boy, Victoria Beckham is having a girl.
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The Great Male Survey
The Great Male Survey conducted by Askkmen.com results challenge most modern conceptions of men, who are often portrayed as being immature, insensitive and afraid of commitment. Instead, the survey found, modern man is driven by a sense of values, loyalty and family.

• 77% of men look for girlfriends with "wife potential."
• 69% of men would never cheat on their partner.
• 61% of men feel that the depiction of the male gender in commercials is not accurate.
• 60% of men are nostalgic for the days when a handshake in business meant something.
• 57% of men cook at home and enjoy doing it.
• 56% of men say that being a good father or husband makes a man "manly."
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You May Think you’re a Millionaire . . . but
You may think $1 million would make you feel rich. Think again. That's not even close to what you need. Apparently, the number is a cool $7.5 million.

When Fidelity Investments surveyed American millionaires, 42% of them said they don't actually feel rich. Many of them said they would need at least $7.5 million to feel that way. To qualify as a millionaire for the Fidelity survey, participants had to have at least $1 million in investable assets that did not include real estate or retirement accounts.

The reality is that everyone who qualified for the survey is wealthy, but they don't feel that way because they are worried about outliving their assets.
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Beware of Dog Insurance
A Texas state law could force canine owners to purchase policies that would cover any mayhem that roving Rovers cause.

The proposed law would require dog owners to insure any un-neutered, male pooch who weighs more than 20 pounds. The policy would pay for damages that their dogs cause when he's either off a leash or out of his yard. "Unrestrained, un-neutered male dogs over 20 pounds have a higher tendency toward aggression," claims State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon a Democrat from San Antonio, who sponsored the bill. "This does not in any way penalize dogs or prevent people from enjoying the benefits of dog ownership," she says.

The lady legislator submitted the bill after a dog in her district got loose and attacked a neighborhood man. "He contacted the dog's owner," says McClendon. "And the owner did not take responsibility for the dog's actions." Still, many dog lovers are howling mad about the measure. "It's ridiculous," says a spokesman for a nationwide hunter's group. "Why male dogs only? Why dogs 20 pounds and not 17? Why only unaltered dogs?" (National Examiner)
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How to Lower the Chances for a Divorce
What do you think are the risk factors for a divorce? Here are some factors that may actually lower your chances of having the "D" word happen to you. (from AOL.com)

• Going to college ups your chances of marrying and reduces your risk of divorce or separation by 13 percent.
• Wait until you're over 25 to marry and you'll cut your chances of splitting by 24 percent.
• Women who have poor relationships with their fathers are more likely to divorce.
• Having a religious affiliation decreases your odds of divorce by up to 19 percent.
• Couples who earn at least $50,000 a year reduce their chances of divorce by up to 34 percent.
• Having a baby -- after you've been married at least 7 months -- lowers risk of divorce by 24 percent.
• Marriages in which the bride is older than the groom are up to 5 percent less likely to dissolve.
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Comparing Men to Women Drivers
How do men compare to women as drivers? Here are some results from a new insurance study:

• 47% of men have rudely gestured at other drivers, compared to 38% of women
• 46% of men have verbally abused another driver, compared to 36% of women
• 84% of men have crashed their vehicle (and men's were more serious accidents), compared to 77% of women
• 51% of men have been distracted by billboards while driving, compared to 40% of women
• 22% of men admitted to using their cell phones without hands-free devices, compared to 15% of women
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OFFICE NUTS

• The Brown Noser -- Laughs at all the boss' jokes.

• The Hall Monitor -- Always in the hall watching for who's doing what where.



• Stinky Steve -- Hygiene is not his middle name.

• Bathroom Hog -- The door is closed again.





• Copy Cat -- She's always at the copy machine. She loves collating.

• The Chronic Whiner -- Complains and moans constantly. Won't look for another job. Has been there 20 years.

• Fashion Police -- Critical of others apparel (behind their backs).

• The One Upper -- No matter what you tell him, he's got an even better story.

• Helpless in Seattle -- Can't do anything. Must be shown again and again.

• The Perfume Polluter -- She comes to work wearing half a bottle of perfume.

• The Neat Freak -- This person wouldn't have a hair out of place in a tornado and cleans off his desk with ammonia-based spay every day.

• Sloppy Sam. He's the opposite of the neat freak. It's impossible to see his desk under all the clutter.

• The Coffee Culprit -- This creep drinks the last cup of coffee and never makes another pot. (Most sales people meet this description.)

• Loudmouth Larry -- Even if he's talking on the phone, you can hear him a half block away.

• The Belcher -- He rattles windows with his burps and never says "Excuse Me."

• The Gossip -- This person knows more about your life than you do and makes sure everyone else does too.

• The Nutrition Cop -- This person peers at your lunch, then grimaces and says: "Don't you know that stuff will kill you."

• The Junk Food Junkie -- The opposite of the Nutrition Cop. He sticks a candy bar under your nose and tempts you to eat it.

• The Temperature Tamperer -- This person sneaks up to the thermostat and cranks it up or down, but never asks anyone else if they are comfortable.



BIRTHDAYS

In 1751 James Madison, 4th U.S. president (1809-1817

In 1787 Physicist, Georg Simon Ohm (discovered Ohm's Law)

In 1912 Patricia Nixon, wife of President Richard Nixon [d: 6-22-93]

In 1926 Actor/comedian, Jerry Lewis (Nutty Professor, MDA Telethon) (85)

In 1949 Actor, Eric Estrada (CHiPs, Cross & Switchblade, Lightblast) (62)

In 1956 Former football player, Ozzie Newsome (Browns) (55)



IT WAS ON THIS DAY

In 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines, where he is killed by natives the following month.

In 1802 Congress authorizes the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

In 1916 U.S. and Canada sign a migratory bird treaty.

In 1994 Tonya Harding pleads guilty in covering up the attack on Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan, avoiding jail but drawing a $100,000 fine and effectively ending her competitive skating career.

Lent - Day 7

The Upstate New York "5-Day Local Weather Forecast"


TODAY
Sunny with a high today in the mid to upper 40’s.

TONIGHT
Clouds will develop with rain this evening and overnight. Tonight’s overnight low will be in the upper 30’s.

TOMORROW
Occasional rain with a high once again in the mid to upper 40’s.

THURSDAY
We can expect partly to mostly sunny skies and a daytime high on Thursday in the mid to upper 50’s.

FRIDAY
Will bring a return to some cloudy skies with showers likely and a daytime high on Friday in the mid 50’s.

SATURDAY
The advance forecast is calling for a return to partly sunny skies and a daytime high on Saturday in the upper 40’s to low 50’s.



Two Amerks Get the Call Up to the Big League
Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that LW Mike Duco and LW Patrick Rissmiller have been recalled from the Rochester Americans.

Duco, 23, who earns his first call-up of the season has played in 10 National Hockey League games with Florida (2009-10).

Rissmiller, 32, also earns his first call-up of the season. The veteran forward is riding a five-game point streak (2+5) and has a point in every game since he arrived from Lake Erie.
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Buffalo Sabre Great Died From Heart Disease
An autopsy has determined that former Buffalo Sabres forward and "French Connection" line member Richard "Rick" Lionel Martin died of hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a serious form of heart disease.

Martin's car crossed a lane of traffic and hit a pole on Main Street and Salt Road in Clarence around noon Sunday.

"Eyewitnesses stated that when Mr. Martin's vehicle began to drift out of the westbound lane, crossing eastbound into the shoulder he was seen with his head slumped, and possibly his eyes closed previous to impact," said New York State Police Capt. Steven A. Nigrelli.

Two passers-by and eventually a state trooper performed CPR on Martin, who remained unresponsive when removed from the vehicle.

Martin was pronounced dead at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital at 12:48 p.m. He was 59.
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Pre Season Baseball Action
Yankees lose 2-1 to Boston and will try and get back on th winning track Wednesday against Baltimore.



Lady GaGa May Sue Over That Breast Milk Ice Cream!
Remember the story about the ice cream shop in London that started serving ice cream made with real breast milk? They called the stuff "Baby Gaga." Originally health officials came in and confiscated the product, but then later gave it the all clear after determining it was safe to eat.

Singer Lady GaGa has threatened to sue saying the ice cream shop is capitalizing on her name!

Matt O'Connor, owner of The Icecreamists said, "She's threatening to bankrupt us and she's also threatening me personally, saying she'll seize my personal assets and property."

GaGa's lawyers have refused to comment. O'Connor denies that Lady GaGa had inspired the name he chose for the unusual flavor saying, "It's just the first noise a baby makes -- it's nothing to do with anyone else." (Reuters)
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When It Comes To Sex, What's Race Got To Do With It?
Former Wall St. analyst J.C. Davies has written a new book that's created a wave of politically incorrect controversy. The book is called: I Got The Fever: Love, What's Race Gotta Do With It? and in it, Davies, who is white, reveals the politically incorrect answers to a number of bedroom questions regarding men of different races.

She based the book on hundreds of interviews and her own dating experiences. Some of her revelations: Latino men are macho and possessive, Asians are terrible in bed and black men don't like talking about Al Sharpton. She says she has an Iranian-Jewish boyfriend and describes his expression in bed as a "terrorist face."

Davies said, "No one has the balls to write about sex and culture in a real way. You have to make it super PC and be the professor of blah-de-blah and have charts and graphs." She began writing the book after she was laid off by Goldman Sachs last October and faced losing her apartment in Midtown, Manhattan.

To maximize publicity, the cover of the book shows her posing with a group of male models from different races, all stripped to the waist. (Daily Mail)
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Cosmo Magazine: The Jihad Version!
Taking a cue from Cosmopolitan magazine of all places, Al-Qaeda has launched a women's magazine that mixes beauty and fashion tips with advice on suicide bombings. No kidding! Dubbed "Jihad Cosmo," the magazine's front cover features the barrel of a sub-machine gun next to a picture a woman in a veil.

There are exclusive interviews with martyrs' wives, who praise their husbands' decisions to die in suicide attacks. Readers are also told it is their duty to raise children to be mujahideen ready for jihad.

The "beauty" section instructs women to stay indoors with their faces covered to keep a clear complexion. Another article urges readers to give their lives for the Islamist cause. A trailer for the next issue promises tips on skin care-- and how to wage electronic jihad.

James Brandon at the anti-extremism think tank Quilliam, said, "Al-Qaeda sees how effective magazines are at pushing the ideals of western culture and want to try the same thing." (Daily Mail)
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And Now Some Good News From Japan!
It's rare these days to hear any happy stories coming out of Japan but here's one. 60-year-old Hiromitsu Shinkawa was successfully rescued from the roof of his house -- that had floated ten miles out to sea -- FOR TWO DAYS!

Mr. Shinkawa's house in Fukushima had been ripped from its foundation and swept away by the retreating tsunami. He was finally spotted waving a piece of red cloth, while clinging to the wreckage. Sadly, his wife was swept away by the storm and is still reported missing. Shinkawa said, "Several helicopters and ships passed by, but none of them noticed me. I thought that day was going to be the last day of my life." He was reported to be in "good condition" after being taken to hospital by helicopter.

Rescue officials said mild weather and relatively calm seas had helped him stay adrift for 48 hour. (Kyodo News)
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So Much For Walking Barefoot In the Snow To School!
Surely your parents told you about having to walk several miles to school, barefoot in the snow back in the "old days." Well the times they have a changed!

In Gary, Indiana, police arrested a 14-year-old boy who allegedly stole a church van and drove it to school because he didn't want to walk from his nearby home. A police officer was driving behind the van but didn't notice that a boy was driving until a school employee pointed it out to him.

The boy's mother said her son most likely got the keys to the van while attending choir practice at Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church earlier in the week. (WISH News)
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Religious Freedom or Terrorist Threat?
Pilots on an Alaska Airlines flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles locked down the cockpit and alerted authorities after the flight crew became concerned about the behavior of three men on board.

It turned out the guys were only conducting an elaborate orthodox Jewish prayer ritual -- however, in the airline's defense-- part of the ritual did include tying small wooden boxes to their bodies with leather straps.

Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said, "The three passengers were praying aloud in Hebrew and were wearing what appeared to be leather straps on their foreheads and arms." After questioning from the FBI, the men -- all Mexican nationals-- were released. (Sky News)
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Just Plain Gross!
A group of chefs in China have come up with a very bizarre local specialty that they hope will catch on worldwide. Hope they're not holding their breath. The dish is eggs that have been hardboiled -- IN SCHOOLBOYS' URINE!

The dish has been a local delicacy in Dongyang, eastern China, for thousands of years. Now culture officials want to spread the good news about the recipe which they hope to export to other countries.

Hold on to your stomach-- the urine is gathered from local schools and the very best comes from boys under 10 years old -- or so say the chefs. Chef Lu Ming said, "They pee in buckets and we collect it fresh every day." Eggs are then boiled in the urine, first with their shells on and then with them off for a day and a night before they're ready to be eaten. Ming claims, "The eggs are delicious and healthy. They stop fevers and can help you concentrate if you're feeling sluggish or sleepy." (Ananova)



THINGS THAT YOU NOW KNOW

• A sex tape featuring Usher and his ex-wife is reportedly being shopped around.

• A Chicago court awarded Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade sole custody of his two children last Friday.

• Jewel is pregnant and was driving in Texas when a volunteer fire department truck plowed into the side of her car. Both Jewel and baby are said to be fine. She says her Cadillac saved her life.

• They've stopped showing the new Clint Eastwood movie, "Hereafter" in Japan... since it includes a tsunami scene.

• Lady Gaga is selling a wristband on her website for $5 that helps with earthquake relief in Japan. It says "We pray for Japan" on it and money raised goes to the Red Cross.

• If you want to see the final episode of "The Cape," you'll find it online.

• Jon Stamos and Rob Lowe both say they have no interest in replacing Charlie Sheen in "Two and a Half Men."

• Madonna's grandmother passed away last week, at the age of 99.

• Ellen hired Jon Cryer to help her out: he's her new receptionist! OK, only for a bit, but it was cute.

• Lou Dobbs returned to the airwaves, the Fox Business Network, on Monday with a one-hour show.

• Yes, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have split. Mila Kunis says she had nothing to do with it, although that's the rumor.
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Times and Things Have Certainly Changed
(Netscape) When baby boomers were newlyweds, 80% knew how to make a roast for Sunday dinner and hem a pair of pants. Today, less than half of newlyweds know how to do this. Life skills that we once took for granted are rapidly becoming specialized abilities.

No one is teaching the kids how to sew on a button or sharpen a knife. Instead, we now hire people to check the oil in our car, clean our house, cut our children's hair and make the family birthday cakes. While many 20-somethings can stream a movie on their computer and play Scrabble on their phone, they have no idea how to write in cursive or drive a car with a stick shift.

Writing on matadornetwork.com, author Anne Merritt has identified eight life skills where Mom and Dad have 'em beat.

1. Driving a stick shift -- Since more than 90% of all cars sold in the United States today have an automatic transmission -- compared to just half in 1950 -- most young adults have no clue how to shift gears manually. What's a clutch?

2. Cooking from scratch -- While moms in the '70s made homemade brownies, today's moms are more likely to grab a box of brownie mix or buy them at the bakery. Young adults may enjoy cooking shows on TV and even sign up for cooking classes, but they actually cook far less than their parents did. And when they do cook, they use ready-made ingredients, such as chicken stock, tomato paste and pie crusts.

3. Making soap -- All it takes is lye, water, animal fat and oil, but making soap at home is almost obsolete today--except as a middle school science project.

4. Simple carpentry -- When did schools stop offering shop classes? We no longer make a bookcase, end table or kitchen table in the basement utility room. Mass produced furniture is cheap and easy to replace if you're moving or redecorating. And assembling your own Ikea furniture doesn't count as making it yourself.

5. Sharpening knives -- When a knife becomes dull, do you sharpen it yourself or pay a professional to do it--or just buy a new one? It's a simple skill to be able to sharpen a knife, but one that is definitely declining, thanks in part to no-dull guarantees on some knives and free knife-sharpening events at many big box stores.

6. Home maintenance -- Can you replace a broken bathroom exhaust fan? Ever changed the refrigerator light bulb? What do you do when a door hinge becomes so loose the door is in danger of falling off? Young adults are more likely to call a handyman to the rescue. In the 1970s, more than 70% of men learned basic home repair skills from their dads; today, that number is just 40%.

7. Mending -- Whether it's a missing button, a hem or a split seam, most baby boomer women could fix it in a minute--either by hand with a needle and thread or using their sewing machine. When schools stopped teaching home economics, buttons stopped being sewn on and split seams just got bigger--unless you knew a tailor. Clothing is so cheap now, it's actually less expensive to buy it than sew it at home so kids have little incentive to learn how to sew.

8. Cursive writing -- While boomers learned penmanship in the third grade, practicing each letter over and over, young adults never had those lessons. They learned to print and type instead, and if they did learn cursive, many have forgotten it from lack of use.
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Sad State Of Marriage

• 50% of first marriages will end in divorce.

• As of 1995, about 50% of first marriages for men under age 45 may end in divorce; between 44% and 52% of women's first marriages may end in divorce for that age group.

• The likelihood of a divorce is lowest for men and women over age 60. 36% of men and 32% of women in that age group may get divorced from their first spouse by the end of their lives.

• As many as 50% of people in their early forties may be divorced from their first spouse.

• Within five years of marriage, about 10% of first-time married couples will likely divorce.

• In 1970, the median age for a first marriage was 21 for women and 23 for men. By 2000, that number had risen to 25 for women and 27 for men.

• The proportion of never-married women ages 20 to 24 doubled between 1970 and 2000, increasing from 36% to 73%. Among men this age, the share rose from 55% to 84%. Women ages 30-34 who were never married tripled during that time, from 6% to 22%. Men this age who never married grew from 9% to 30%.

• Marriage is the model type of living arrangement for people aged 25-34. In 2000, 50% of men and 57% of women this age were married and living with their spouse.
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TOP FIVE SIGNS THAT GAS PRICES ARE OUT OF CONTROL

1. This year's big Memorial Day weekend race: "The Indy 5"
2. John Deere mowers are now actual deer
3. Guy at gas station who changes prices has developed "number-changing wrist"
4. Exxon now offering special 3.9% financing
5. It takes longer to fill up your tank these days because the escrow department is overwhelmed

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TOP FIVE SIGNS YOUR HOME MAY BE PRONE TO FLOODING


1. All those pesky spawning salmon
2. Family room has a lifeguard station
3. You can hear someone coming when they squish in the rug
4. TV remote control just floated by
5. Your child learned how to swim in the living room






In 1935 Actor, Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Ordinary People, Dear John) (76)

In 1935 Television evangelist, Jimmy Swaggert (76)

In 1941 Singer/saxophonist, Mike Love (Beach Boys) (70)

In 1944 Singer/keyboardist, Sly Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) (67)

In 1946 Former baseball player, Bobby Bond (Giants, Yankees) [d: 8-23-03]

In 1961 Italian model/actor, Fabio (Acapulco Heat) (50)

In 1975 Actress, Eva Longoria (Gabrielle-Desperate Housewives) (36)



IT WAS ON THIS DAY

In 44-BC On the Ides of March, Julius Ceasar is assassinated by a group of nobles, including Brutus and Cassius, in the Roman Senate.

In 1892 The first escalator is patented by inventor Jesse W. Reno.
*Dick Reeves Note – Of course, being new, the first time it broke down and stopped, people were stuck for hours. But just the dumb ones.

In 1906 Britten Rolls and Royce Johnson found Rolls Royce Ltd.

In 1937 The first blood bank is established in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1964 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are married (her 5th, his 2nd).

In 1972 "The Godfather" opens in movie theaters.