Bye Bye Bill Gates

Some of the biggest celebrities in the world say goodbye to Bill Gates, as he retires from his day-to-day duties at Microsoft.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=i1M-IafCor4

This Old Lakewood House

This Old House Magazine has named Lakewood the best city in Ohio, and one of the best in the country for buying an old house. Here's the link to the online article:
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20207579,00.html

Annoying Coworkers

According to hotjobs.yahoo.com these are some annoying coworkers:

The Naysayers - the person who shoots down every new idea

The Spotlight Stealer - the person who takes full credit for collaborative efforts and tries to impress the higher-ups

The Buzzword Person - the person who likes to use words like "utilize", "synergistic", "utilize", "synergistic", "actionable", "monetize" and "paradigm shift"

The Inconsiderate Emailer - the person who likes to send everyone the unwanted junk from the internet

The Interrupter - the person who bursts into the office requesting immediate help, takes cell phone calls in the middle of meetings, or takes the conversation off topic

The Stick in the Mud - the person who doesn't have fun at work and who doesn't think anyone should either

Jeopardy Brenda's Add-on Annoying Co-Workers list:

The TMI Person - the person who shares that last night she and her husband dressed up as Robin Hood and Maid Marian and chased each other around the house

The Drama Queen - the person for whom everything is a crisis!

The Preschooler - this person asks "why" seven hundred times and doesn't understand the meaning of the word "no"

The Ignoramus - the person who always says "no one ever told me" even though you have six emails in which you told them

The Procrastinator - the person who makes their laziness into your crisis

The Gum Cracker/Whistler/Finger Tapper - the person who just has to make noise regardless of how annoying it is to others.

Tim McGraw, Hero

Tim McGraw helps security eject a rowdy fan from his concert on Tuesday, June 24th in Auburn, Washington. Listen closley as Tim goes back to the microphone and resumes singing, picking up with the line, "I ain't lookin' for trouble..."


http://youtube.com/watch?v=0RyeH37lkA0

Songs You Should Never Play In A Bar

1) American Pie
2) Piano Man
3) Anything by the Beatles
4) Bawidaba
5) Paradise By The Dashboard Light
6) I Will Survive
7) Hotel California
8) Smooth
9) Don't Stop Believin
10) Sweet Home Alabama
11) Dancing Queen
12) It's The End of the World as We Know It

How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Attack

1) Walk 30 minutes a day
2) Avoid the bad 5 foods (see blog below)
3) Have a normal blood pressure
4) Don't smoke
5) Reduce stress

People Magazine's Single and Sexy Men of 2008

1) Mario Lopez from "Dancing With The Stars"
2) Brody Jenner & Frankie Delgado from "The Hills"
3) David Cook, "American Idol" winner
4) Actor Terrance Howard
5) Bryan's Spears, Britney's older brother
6) Actor Gerard Butler
7) James Blake, Tennis Pro
8) Bret Michaels, lead singer of the rock group Poison
9) Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer from Saturday Night Live
10) Hunter Johansson, actress Scarlett Johansson's twin brother
11) Adam Levine, Maroon 5 lead singer
12) Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick & Chace Crawford from "Gossip Girl"

The 5 Kinds of Foods to Avoid

We interviewed Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer from the Cleveland Clinic, and he told us the 5 food groups to avoid:

1) Saturated Fats
2) Trans Fats
3) Simple Sugars
4) Syrups
5) Any grain other than whole grains

He also suggested walking 30 minutes a day, and finding a friend you can confide with so that you can reduce stress in your life!

Top 20 Movies That Make Men Cry

1) Brian's Song
2) Rudy
3) Saving Private Ryan
4) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
5) The Natural
6) The Shawshank Redemption
7) Schindler's List
8) Old Yeller
9) The Pride of the Yankees
10) Terms of Endearment
11) The Iron Giant
12) Philadelphia
13) Big Fish
14) Million Dollar Baby
15) Life is Beautiful
16) Love Actually
17) Rocky
18) The Pianist
19) Mystic River
20) To Kill A Mockingbird

How To Make A Wasp Trap

How to Make a Wasp Trap
Wasps have their place in the ecosystem. They're particularly helpful in controlling pests that wreck crops. But when they happen to make their nest too close to home and pose a danger to people, they become a pest themselves. Here's one simple, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly way to discourage wasps from hanging around your neck of the woods.

Steps

Take a plastic bottle and cut the neck off. (The neck is the cone part of the bottle including the cap.

Flip the neck upside-down, removing the cap first, and place it in to the bottle.

Tape and/or staple the top together with the bottom of the bottle. Keep in mind that you will need to take them apart often to switch out the bait and remove dead wasps.

It should not reach the opening of the bottle (the wasps should have to completely enter the trap in order to access the bait). You can also do this before you attach the two pieces together.

Some Bait ideas:
• Meat - This is the best choice in the spring and late winter because wasps are making nests and laying eggs, so they're searching for high protein food; you may even catch a queen this way, in which case the wasps will relocate their nest.
* Dishwashing liquid and water
* Mashed grapes
* Sugar and lemon juice
* Sugar and water

Tape some string to the bottle, (or make holes and put the string through) and hang it up in an area with many wasps.

Empty the trap regularly. Be sure the wasps are dead before removing them. Not only do you want to prevent an angry sting, but living wasps that escape may return aggressively with their friends.

Pour hot, soapy water into the funnel to make sure, or put a plastic bag over the trap and put it in the freezer for a few days.

Bury the dead wasps, as the bodies might release a chemical that alerts the rest of the colony of their fate.

Tips
Once the wasp go in they can't figure out how to get out so they get trapped. Adding petroleum jelly or cooking oil along the steep edges of the trap can cause them to loose their footing and fall into the hole.

This technique also works with other bees and bugs.

If you use meat as your bait, chicken does not work very well. Also, add a little bit of water to the bottle if you use meat so that your meat will not dry out. Raw and rotting meat works better than cooked fresh meat.

When you are putting the trap together you may want to make sure that you clean and dry the bottle first.

You can also use this technique to get rid of fruit flies. Instead ad some fruit to the bottle. Put in in your house, and then remove them into your garden regularly. Fruit flies help germinate your garden.

Warnings
Do not place the trap anywhere near where children or pets will be spending time, as living wasps will be attracted by the trap.
This is a measure to minimize wasp presence, not eliminate it (unless you catch a queen). The only way to keep wasps away completely is to remove their nest.
Be careful when handling the knife or the wasps (even the dead ones).

Things You'll Need
Plastic bottle
Knife or scissors (to cut the bottle)
Tape
String
Sugar
Lemon juice

Dream Interpretation

The name of the dream book is "20,000 Dreams:Discover the real meaning of your dream life" and it is written by Mary Summer Rain. We found it at Borders.

Words of Wisdom from famous lyrics

"Bury the hatchet, but leave the handle stickin' out." Garth Brooks, "We Bury The Hatchet"

"Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Dire Straits, "The Bug"

""Every pleasure's got an edge of pain, pay for your ticket and don't complain." Bob Dylan, "Silvio"

"The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath." Led Zeppelin, "The Battle Of Evermore"

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon, "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"

"An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind." John Mellencamp, "Minutes To Memories"

"If you follow every dream, you might get lost." Neil Young, "The Painter"

"The best you can is good enough." Radiohead, "Optimistic"

Apple Snickers Salad

6 to 8 granny smith apples
lemon juice
1 large can crushed pineapple - drained well
1 can honey roasted peanuts
12 large Snickers bar - cut into chunks
1 large container of cool whip

Cut apples into chunks - toss with a little bit of lemon juice. Add pineapple, cool whip and snickers bars. Mix well. Before serving, add peanuts. Then enjoy!

This recipe was given to us by loyal listener Diane Gammel - thanks Diane!!

website for taking the candy bar ID test

http://food.aol.com/play-with-your-food/candy-bar-id-quiz

Top 10 candy bars according to AskMen.com

1. Snickers
2. Reese's
3. Kit Kat
4. Butterfinger
5. Milky Way
6. 3 Musketeers
7. Baby Ruth
8. M&Ms
9. Oh Henry!
10. Hershey's

Ten things to do to really impress women

1) Open the door for her - especially the car door!
2) Flirt with her in public
3) Make me coffee
4) Take her car in for service
5) Leave her sexy messages on her voicemail
6) Remember her mom's birthday
7) Ask how she's feeling - and really listen when she answers
8) Straighten up the house - without being asked!
9) Buy her something little she'd really like - like a CD
10) Scrape the ice off her car