March 1, 2011

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

TODAY – mostly sunny today with a high today in the low to mid 30’s

TONIGHT – will become partly cloudy overnight with an overnight low in the upper 20’s.

TOMORROW – is going to be mostly cloudy and windy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. The late morning high will in the lower 30s...then temperatures will fall into the mid 20s.

THURSDAY – is calling for partly to mostly sunny skies with a daytime high in the lower 20s.

FRIDAY – will have mostly cloudy skies and a 40% chance for rain and some early Friday morning snow showers. Friday’s daytime high should be in the upper 30’s.

SATURDAY – is going to have some sunshine but some cloud too and a 50% chance for rain showers and a daytime high Saturday in the lower 30’s.



Boy’s High School Basketball Last Night
Marion beat Cuba-Rushford 53-51
It was East Rochester 42 Letchworth 37
North Rose-Wolcott lost to Wayland-Cohocton 60-51
and Bloomfield defeated Lyons 41-31

TOPICALITY


THINGS THAT YOU NOW KNOW

• Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes skipped the Oscars this year because of Anne Hathaway and the way she impersonated Katie on an episode of "Saturday Night Live."

• George Clooney took his girlfriend to dinner with his parents the other night. All had a good time at a restaurant on Rosemary Clooney Street, named after his aunt, in Maysville, KY.

• Charlie Sheen isn't helping. Now he says he wants a raise if he's going to come back to "Two and a Half Men."

• By the way, Charlie Sheen has bought $800,000 in new cars in the past month. One for his ex-wife Brooke, the other three for porn stars he's been hanging out with.

• The Facebook "Like" button is changing again. When it comes to expressing your "like" of various news and feature stories on the Internet, you're doing more than just saying you like it. Now you're sharing it. The button's functionality to that of a Share button," reports Mashable.com.

• Liz Taylor spent Oscar night watching the awards from a hospital bed, as she celebrated her 79th birthday.

• Kelsey Grammer married 29-year-old flight attendant Kayte Walsh Friday night at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. If you're keeping score, that's wife number four.

• Tonight at 10, a special edition of "20/20" on ABC with Charlie Sheen.

• "The Last Airbender" scored big at the Razzies Saturday... where Hollywood honors the worst picture of the year.

• Yes, that's James Van Der Beek in Ke$ha's new video.
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Real Honest to Goodness Names
The following are all real names of towns in America and Canada:


• Muff, Pennsylvania
• Boring, Maryland
• Toad Suck, Arkansas
• Tick Bite, North Carolina
• Dick, Pennsylvania
• Dykesville, Louisiana
• Climax, Michigan
• Worstville, Ohio
• Colon, Michigan
• Fairyland, Tennessee
• Tuna, Pennsylvania
• Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
• Teats, Oregon
• And in Canada: Dildo, Newfoundland

Dick Reeves Note - I have personally been through Dildo, Newfoundland many times in my trips up along the Trinity Bay shore. It is a beautiful place and the people are wonderful too.
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Something New That Just Might Help
A little used drug, which works by blocking the pleasurable effects of drinking alcohol, can help keep many addicts sober, according to a review of previously published studies on the subjects.

Patients who took Naltrexone were 17 percent less likely to return to heavy drinking than those who were given a placebo. "That would mean that Naltrexone can be expected to prevent heavy drinking in one out of eight patients who would otherwise have returned to a heavy drinking pattern," said Dr. Michael Soyka from the University of Munich. "Hundred of drugs have been tried for relapse prevention, and basically all others have failed." (National Enquirer)
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Cheapskates Tend to Wed Spendthrift
Opposites do attract when it comes to the spending habits of spouses. That's why cheapskates tend to wed spendthrifts and vice versa, according to a combined study from Northwestern University and Wharton School of Finance.

"Those who find it painful to spend, for example, may dislike that characteristic in themselves," says Wharton's Scott Rick, "so they're attracted to people who are more liberal in their approach to money."

Unfortunately, tightwads and squanderers are doomed to squabble over money, often leading to divorce. And even though most people way they'd be happiest marrying someone with similar spending habits, the reverse is actually true. Adds Northwestern's Eli Finkel: "The difference between what people say they want in an ideal mate and what really attracts them to their spouse is unfortunate." (National Examiner)
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Loose Lips Sink Ships and Possibly Careers
One in five employees in the U.S. regularly attends happy hours with their co-workers, according to a Harris Interactive survey for CareerBuilder.com. So once those drinks start to flow, what's the worst that can happen? Those surveyed admitted doing this:

• Bad mouthing a colleague, 16%
• Sharing a secret about a colleague, 10%
• Kissing a colleague, 8%
• Drank too much and acted unprofessionally, 8%
• Shared a secret about the company, 5%
• Singing karaoke, 4%
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Facebook Paints A Picture of You
All those photos you post on Facebook -- from playing with your kids to having fun at a football game to getting drunk at a party -- actually paint a fairly accurate picture of your personality, according to researchers from Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California.

The more candid a shot, the more nuances of your personality show through. "In an age dominated by social media where personal photographs are ubiquitous, it becomes important to understand the ways personality is communicated via our appearance," study researcher Laura Naumann told LiveScience.com. "The appearance one portrays in his or her photographs has important implications for their professional and social life." So how can you make sure your photos show who you are in the best light? Smile.

"If you want potential employers or romantic suitors to see you as a warm and friendly individual, you should post pictures where you smile or are standing in a relaxed pose," Naumann told LiveScience.com. After all, viewing photos on Facebook is much like seeing someone for the first time in person. It's all about physical appearance when it comes to a first impression.
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It Ain’t Charles and Diana
Will you be watching the royal wedding in April? According to a recent poll, not nearly as many people as the media seems to think. When asked to describe their feelings about the royal wedding in a Vanity Fair and 60 minutes poll, 65% of those surveyed described themselves as "not interested."

You might assume that interest level might be a little higher among young women, those likely to still be dreaming of their own prince and royal wedding someday. Well you'd be wrong. 75% of those under the age of 30 also described themselves as "not interested."
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Not Many “Close” Friends To Talk To
Did you know nearly a quarter of people in a recent survey said they had zero close friends to talk about personal stuff with? 50% said they had 2 or less and more than likely it was family members. How many friends do you have?

What is it that has changed? Is it that more couples have both spouses working and taking care of kids (less time paying attention to friends)? Is it a difference in values today (more self-focused people)? Is it technology? Lot's of people spam, but how about making a phone call every week to close friends?
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5 Germiest Places at or Near the Airport
USA Today had a recent article about the "5 germiest places at the airport and on the plane" and offers his tips for avoiding bacteria and viruses that could make you sick.

1. The airplane bathroom. With dozens using lavatories on a flight, the airplane washroom is hands-down the germiest place on the trip. Numerous studies have shown that these are teeming with E. coli on almost every surface. Because they are rarely sanitized between flights, there is also the cumulative effect of hundreds of users before it gets a good scrubbing. Solution: Avoid using the on-board facilities if at all possible.

2. The floor at security. As you stroll barefooted through the security checkpoint, have you considered the millions who have gone before you? Athlete's foot and other fungal infections can easily be left behind, just waiting for their next host. Solution: Don't go barefoot, bring socks.

3. Airline magazines and catalogs. Studies show that many people don't bother to wash their hands at all, even when using the airplane restroom. One study found that as many as 30% don't wash up after using the airport restroom, either. Add in the usual coughs, sneezes and runny noses that carry thousands of germs to every surface, and those magazines and catalogs in the seatback pocket are a virtual biohazard. Solution: Bring your own reading materials.

4. The airport water fountain. Public drinking fountains can harbor as many as 2.7 million bacteria per square inch on the spigot. Solution: Buy bottled water.

5. Airline pillows and blankets. On a typical flight with 100 passengers, statistics show that about five will be ill with a cold or the flu. In other words, there's a good chance you could be using a pillow that's been drooled or sneezed on within the past hour. Solution: Bring your own.
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Are you a Germaphobe
Maybe you should be, because people aren't washing their hands like they claim. According to a recent American Society for Microbiology survey:


• 92% of Americans say they always wash after using a public restroom
• But when researchers actually watched, it turned out only 83% did
• Barely. When people wash their hands, only 33% use soap
• And out of that, only 16% adequately was
• The average hand-washing time was a pathetic 11 seconds



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HOW BIG OF AN IDIOT ARE WE?
Take the test, see how you score.
The Answers are at the bottom of today’s “Dick Reeves Morning Show Blog”

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2. How many birthdays does the average man have?
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
6. How many outs are there in an inning?
7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?
8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?
11. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
12. I have two U.S. coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins?
13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
14. How far can a dog run into the woods?
15. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How long would the pills last?
16. A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
17. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
18. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?
19. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
20. What was the President's name in 1970?
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DIGITAL SIDEKICKS
Men's Health's The Average Guy rings up the data on men and their digital sidekicks:

• 61% of men have swapped their glorified walkie-talkies for smartphones
• 59% of mobile media junkies are male
• 20% of BlackBerry addicts still keep a regular cellphone handy
• 90% of iPhone enthusiasts wouldn't think of letting another phone share pocket space with their baby
• 34% of men say they've felt smartphone envy
• $216 is the average price paid for men's quest for technological superiority
• $3,350 is the price of President Barack Obama's ultrasecure, spyproof super BlackBerry
• $110 is the average amount a data fiend hands over to a wireless carrier each month
• 14.5% of men have never racked up a bill larger than a car payment
• 14.5% of employers pay for employees smartphones
• 14% of media time is spent on smartphones
• 70% of mobile access takes place in the home
• 75% of men have surfed on the smartphone while sitting on the toilet
• 14.5% of men have dropped their smartphone in the toilet bowl
• 67% of men say they bring their mobile device to bed
• 62% of men say using a smartphone makes them more productive
• 14% of men use their gadgets to bypass porn blockers at work
• 7,000 is the average number of texts recently exchanged daily for a month by two Pennsylvania men who were trying to set a record
• $26,686.64 was one guy's bill for that stunt, and the bill was waived
• 10% of men have cited "spotty cell service" for e-mails while on vacation
• 15% of men have cast a vote for an American Idol contestant via text message
• 50% of men would like to cast their ballot for the next U.S. President by pushing "send"
• 5% of men have spent at least $25 a month just on apps
• Youngest iPhone app developer is Lim Ding Wen, a 9 year old boy from Singapore
• $144,326 is the cost to purchase the entire 55,732 app iPhone library as of the end of July
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WILL YOUR HEART DO YOU IN?
Maxim says that although you're deathly afraid of clowns and you're actually more likely to die from heart disease. Find your risk by adding or subtracting these numbers from 47 -- That's the average percent chance men have from dying from ticker failure.

• Have three or more relatives died from heart disease? +3
• Are you an overweight, coke-addled ex-SNL star? +20
• Do you work out once or twice a week? -2. Three-plus? -4
• Do you break a sweat only when on trial or on the toilet? +4
• Is your cholesterol or blood pressure through the roof? +2 each
• Are you a black man or a diabetic? +3 each
• Are you 25 pounds or more overweight? +3
• Do you smoke cigarettes regularly? +3
• Do you smoke with both hands, as fast as you can? +6
• Do you inhale secondhand smoke or excess carbon dioxide daily? +1
• Has it been years since you last smoked -- if at all? -4
• Are you stressed or depressed? +2
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TOP FIVE SIGNS YOU'RE STAYING IN A REALLY CHEAP HOTEL

1. They steal YOUR towels
2. While calling to complain that you can hear the couple next door, they yell out, "No he can't!"
3. Cockroaches refuse to stay there
4. The security system barks all night
5. "Thanks for the mint on the pillow? We didn't leave you a mint on the pillow!"



In 1810 Polish composer/pianist, Frederic Chopin

In 1904 American bandleader, Glenn Miller [d: 12-15-44]

In 1910 Actor, David Niven (Casino Royale, The Rogues) [d: 7-29-83]

In 1917 Singer, Dinah Shore (Dinah Shore Show) [d: 2-24-94]

In 1926 NFL commissioner, Pete Rozelle (1960-89) [d: 12-6-96]

In 1944 Actor, Dirk Benedict (Starbuck-Battlestar Galactica, A-Team) (67)

In 1944 Singer/actor, Roger Daltry (The Who, Tommy) (67)

In 1947 Actor, Alan Thicke (Growing Pains, Hope & Gloria) (64)

In 1954 Actor/director, Ron Howard (Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days) (57)



IT WAS ON THIS DAY

In 1780 Pennsylvania becomes the first U.S. state to abolish slavery.

In 1790 The first U.S. Census is authorized by Congress. (When completed the following August, it showed the U.S. population at 3.9 million.)

In 1932 The infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh is kidnapped from the family's home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the baby were found the following May.)

In 1961 Mattel places Ken dolls on sale as Barbie's boyfriend.

In 1961 President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.

In 1969 Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball.


How Big an Idiot Are We Quiz
Answers:

1. Yes
2. One
3. All of them (12)
4. The beggar is her sister.
5. He can't be buried if he isn't dead.
6. 6
7. No - because he is dead.
8. They aren't playing each other.
9. 70
10. White. The house is at the North Pole so it is a polar bear.
11. 2
12. 50 cent piece and a nickel. (The other one is a nickel)
13. The match.
14. Half way. Then he is running out of the woods.
15. 1 Hour
16. 9
17. None - Noah took them on the ark.
18. Meat
19. 12
20. Barack Obama - And it still is today!

Answers to Test and Scoring guide:

• 20 Correct - Genius
• 17 Correct - Above Normal
• 15 Correct - Normal
• 8 Correct - Not the brightest crayon in the box
• 6 Correct - Not quite an idiot...definitely not an Einstein
• 3 Correct - Big Idiot