LBJ's Facebook Page

Log onto the LeBron James Facebook page to catch up with the Cavs' Superstar during the off season.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/LeBron-James-Official/16566122178

Jeopardy Brenda's Tips for a Better Marraige

LOVE HER LIKE YOU LOVE YOUR FAVORITE TEAM

1) KNOW HER STATS…. You know that Grady Sizemore’s 2006 batting average was 290 and that Gaylord Perry had an ERA of 1.92 in 1972, but you can’t remember her birthday, her favorite movie or favorite color. If you have to, write all of her info down on the back of her picture in your wallet… just like they do on baseball cards!

2) LISTEN TO HER AS CLOSELY AS YOU’D LISTEN IF IT WAS FOURTH AND ONE IN A TIED GAME WITH ONLY :30 SECONDS LEFT …. You don’t let your mind wander off during a close game, don’t let it wander when she wants to be close to you. Women expect you to remember everything they tell you. Five minutes of full attention, can earn you ten minutes of total quiet during a game.

3) YOU WEAR YOUR TEAMS COLORS PROUDLY, DO THE SAME WITH CLOTHES SHE BUYS YOU…. So, the shirt is a little too metro sexual for your taste, just wear it. She took the time to buy something nice for you, don’t disrespect her thoughtfulness. Besides, any man who can walk around wearing a Dawg mask, with a bone in his mouth, shouldn’t be embarrassed by a mauve polo shirt.

4) DON’T BE A FAIRWEATHER FAN… She’s been a little crabby lately. She’s in the middle of a big project and ignoring you. Or since the baby came, she doesn’t wear makeup or shave her legs as often. Did you walk away from the Browns after the fumble or the drive? No, you did not. Your loyal support means everything to her. Marriage is a like being a Cleveland sports fan… you’re in it for better or worse.

5) DON’T PLAY IN A FANTASY LEAGUE. There is no free agency in marriage. If things aren’t as exciting as they were when you first got married, find ways to spice things up with fun ideas like ten cent beer night or wearing the Dawg Mask to bed every now and then. Remember, if you’re looking for happiness, you should look no further than your own bullpen.

Twas Christmas In July

TWAS LATE IN JULY
AND ALL THROUGH THE STATION
PEOPLE SCURRIED ABOUT
WITHOUT FOOD OR HYDRATION

THEY WERE HARD AT WORK
THERE WAS SO MUCH TO DO
SECRETLY THEY HUDDLED
THAT "BEHIND THE SCENES" CREW

IT WAS SKIPPY, RICK, JOE, RUSTY, BRENDA
AND SOME GUY NAMED TED
THEY WERE MESSING WITH SONG LOGS
THEY WERE LAYING DOWN BEDS

IT WAS STEAMY HOT OUTSIDE
BUT WE COULD ALL SENSE THE CHILL
OF SOMETHING IMPORTANT
GUARANTEED TO BRING A THRILL

LISTENERS WERE UNSUSPECTING
OF WHAT LAY AHEAD
ROUSED BUT CONFUSED
THEY SUDDENLY ROSE FROM THEIR BEDS

WAS THAT CHRISTMAS MUSIC THEY HEARD
COMING THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR?
OR WAS IT AN ILLUSION
CAUSED BY TOO MANY BEERS?

THEY SHOOK OFF THE DELUSION
DENIAL AND DISBELIEF,
AND SUDDENLY THEY REALIZED
WITH A BOLD SENSE OF RELIEF

WHY IT'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY
DONE IN WDOK STYLE
THEY CHUCKLED AS THEY HEARD SONGS
THEY HADN'T HEARD IN A WHILE

THEIR FEET STARTED TAPPING
THEY ALL STARTED HUMMING
EXCITED AND HAPPY
FOR THEY KNEW MORE WAS COMING

IT WAS THAT JOLLY YOUNG ELF
KNOWN TO MANY AS TRAPPER JACK
WHO HAD PATIENTLY WAITED MONTHS
TO BRING CHRISTMAS BACK

LISTENER SPIRITS SOARED
SUMMER DOLDRUMS WERE LIFTED
AND THAT'S WHEN TRAPPER STARTED SHARING
HOW THEY ALL COULD BE GIFTED

JUST GO TO WDOK DOT COM
TO WIN CHRISTMAS TREES OR A FREE DINNER
FIND TRAPPER IN A SANTA HAT
AND YOU COULD BE A WINNER!

HE GAVE AWAY TICKETS AND PRESENTS
AND ALL THAT HE COULD
AND HE MURMURED TO OTHERS
THIS FEELS SO DARN GOOD

CHRISTMAS IN JULY
IT FINALLY WAS HERE
TRAPPER DABBED HIS EYES AND SAID
"LET'S DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR"!

Christian the Lion

Terry tells the story of Christian the Lion, adopted as a cub by two guys who released him in Africa when he grew up. They went back to Africa later to find Christian. That reunion is what this video supposedly shows:

6 Secret Ways To Turn Her On

From MensHealth.com, here are Six Secret Ways To Turn Her On:

1. Ditch the Cell Phone. Any guy who can't go 2 hours without checking in with his friends, his job, his family, comes across as desperately insecure. Turn it off in front of her. She will recognize you as the man who is comfortable and at peace with what's in front of him.
2. Fix Something. But try to do it in her presence. But make sure it's something fairly complicated, not just changing a light bulb. There's a fine line between looking manly and looking like a doofus..
3. Read a Book. Reading in public is a great way to give women an excuse to talk to you.
4. Replace Bottles on a Watercooler. It's a quick, easy way to make the chicks in the office sit up and take notice of your athletic prowess. You know those bottles aren't that heavy, but who cares, because women think they are.
5. Write E-Mails Longer than 5 Words. Men are all about keeping things short and to the point, but in chick world, this translates into boring and uninterested. If she writes, "How was your night?" Do not just write back, "It was okay." Expound a little.
6. Disagree With Her. Women tend to test the limits of a man's patience and generosity. Some time, when she's going on and on about something you've done wrong, and you've apologized for the tenth time, just say, "Shut up."

How To Lick Your Elbow

One of Trapper's "conversation stoppers" has been proven false. It turns out, it is urban legend to believe that it is impossible for anyone to lick one's own elbow.
Here's how to do it:

http://www.wikihow.com/Lick-Your-Elbow

What's Your Walk Score?

How walkable is your neighborhood? You can find out at the new website, www.walkscore.com. Just type in your address. The higher the score, the more walkable the neighborhood. Downtown Cleveland scores in the upper 80s, ranking 14th out of the top 40 cities in America. Not bad.
http://www.walkscore.com/

A Field Guide to Office Workers

From the Joy of Tech, it's a Field Guide of Office Workers:

The Arrival Checker: Usually sighted twenty minutes before the official starting time. Feeds on the worried looks of co-workers faces. Considered a pest by everyone - except the boss.

Eyes Open Sleeper: Not as rare as they would seem. Long winded meetings and PowerPoint presentations are their natural habitat. Often this person calls out "Yes Sir" if startled.

Blackberry Addict: Easily identified by its tell-tale posture, shoulders hunched, fingers typing. Difficulty with awareness actually makes them prey for the office prankster.

Smoke breakers: Found outside in small groups regardless of weather. Any outward display of coolness is nullified by short life span and their smoky odor.

Too Tight Tie Guy: This guy has bizarre, suicidal dress habits. Could be storing fat for downsizing, or perhaps exhibiting a subconscious desire to asphyxiate himself in order to escape captivity.

Brooding IT Guy: Meek exterior can idea quiet, seething rage. Knows more about you and your computer habits than you do. Treat him with respect and assign in mundane work at your own peril.

The Strip Club for Lunch Guy: Loud and overbearing, they sometimes travel in packs. Often seen leering at office females. Scientists are mystified over why they are not yet extinct.

The Office Supply Pincher: Driven by bitter instincts and feelings they aren't paid enough, they hunt and gather office supplies and hide them in desks, or take them back to their nests

Goofy Fitness Fads

Newsweek has compiled a report on recent fitness fads:

1) Weighted Hula Hooping - a great cardio workout but you have to be careful not to pull a muscle

2) Strippercise - Pole dancing classes, chair centered lap dancing lessons and floor exercises that resemble Pilates

3) The Bodyblade - a long, swordlike plastic bar that you shake vigorously which supposedly causes 270 muscle contractions per minute - giving you washboard abs and chiseled shoulders

4) Aerial Aerobics - inspired by Cirque du Soleil - you tone up by climbing to the top of a cloth lanyard, wrap it around your feet and then hang with your limbs dangling.

5) Wii Fit Ski Jump - you get into a squat position, stay that way for a few seconds and then stand up straight. Helps tighten your derriere.

6) Asana Yoga - this series of yoga positions assists air in exiting your digestive system. The motion involves lying flat on yoru back, and pulling your left, then your right, then both knees into your tensed stomach squeezing all the stale air out of your body.

Tips from the LA Times on How To Call In Sick!

*Speak to your supervisor directly. Don't send an email - it's a tip-off that you're faking!

*Don't attempt to fake sounding ill on the phone by speaking while you are laying down or call from the bathroom

*Make the call yourself - don't have your spouse, child or mother call for you. Act like a grown up!

*Don't call from a baseball game, bar, airport or other questionable venue

*Don't use feminine problems as an excuse to call in sick - especially if you are not a woman!

Don't call in sick too many Mondays or Friday - it will damage your credibility!

Lauren Fix's Guide to Loving Your Car

This book has everything you need to know to take charge of your car and get on with your life! The book was published by St. Martin's Griffin. Lauren talks about all kinds of topics including how to know what car is right for you, how to decide about insurance, warranties, roadside assistance and how to do lots of work on your car yourself!

Dan's ode to the Cat in the Hat

Dan reported on a woman who lives on an island and makes hats out of cats! The cats overrun the island so they are trapped and then the carcasses are given to the woman who makes the hats - a weird and icky story - but it inspired Dan to write a poem...


I sat there with Sally
we sat there we two
And I said how I wish
we have something to do

Then the frozen cat man
showed up at my door
I said we'll make hats
that will make spirits soar
Some will be Persian, some will be calico
Some will be old cats
that died quite a while!

Wacky Beauty Tips

Got these from Cosmoplitan Magazine:


1) Powder Your Roots
If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove the excess, then dust it over your roots. It mops up oil and blends into your strands, so no one will know you didn't shower.

2) Scent Strands with Perfume
Spray a light shot of fragrance into your brush's bristles. Run it through strands from roots to ends and your hair will smell amazing throughout the day.

3) Cure Calluses with Vaseline
Slather on the petroleum jelly, and put on socks before bed to dissolve tough calluses overnight.

4) Spot-Treat Smudges
Dip a cotton swab in eye-makeup remover, and trace it along your lids to erase any slipups or goofs when there's no time to redo your whole look.

5) Fix a Flushed Face
If you turn red and stay that way after exercising (like seriously red for hours, even though you're healthy and hydrated), take an antihistamine like Benadryl when you leave the gym to reduce redness.

6) Soften Your Bod with Avocado
Take a ripe avocado, remove the pit and skin, and mash it up in a bowl. Slather it all over your body, let it sit for 20 minutes, then rinse off. Your skin will be sooo soft — avocado is a natural moisturizer.

7) Super-Glue a Nail
Instead of tearing off your nail when it breaks, put a tiny dab of Super Glue over the split, and paint a generous layer of your favorite nail polish shade over it. Go for an opaque option (like red, purple, or coral) to camouflage and seal the crack.

8) Use Makeup Remover on Stubborn Lipstick
Don't try to rub off red lipstick (which makes it smear across your mouth — not so sexy). Instead, take a cotton ball or tissue, dip it in makeup remover, and just dab to erase the dark stain fast.

9) Tame Brows with Eye Cream
Pat any kind of rich eye cream over brows to help keep them hydrated and banish those icky white specks that look like dandruff.

10) Buff with Baking Soda
If you find yourself streaking (not glowing) after applying self-tanner, put some baking soda on a loofah, and scrub away the stripes.

11) Brush on Hair Spray
For the final step of your blow-dry, spray hair spray onto your brush, and run it through strands from roots to tips. This way, your 'do isn't plastered and stiff but still holds volume and shine.

12) Boost Body Lotion with Baby Oil
If you're craving shiny legs that aren't greasy, blend a drop of baby oil into your normal body lotion for extra luster.

13) Dab Essential Oil on a Hangnail
Put on apricot oil, the kind found in health-food stores, to protect cuticles from turning rough and raggedy.

14) Quell a Cold Sore with Cream
When a cold sore is coming on, dab a bit of thick moisturizer, like Aquaphor, over it to prevent it from getting worse.

15) Freeze Your Eyeliner
If the tip of your eyeliner pencil crumbles and smears on your lids, store the liner in the freezer for 15 minutes before use so the tip is firm and goes across your skin smoothly.

16) Use Toothpaste on a Zit
Use just a pea-size amount. Let sit for 15 minutes to absorb the oil so the pimple won't get more clogged, then wash off.

17) Heat Up Your Curler
If you have stick-straight lashes, try blasting your metal eyelash curler with a hair dryer for a couple of seconds to heat it up so your lashes bend more easily. And use a waterproof mascara. The formula dries faster than other mascaras, so it sets the curl more effectively.


18) Use Soap Without Water
You know those fancy bars that are actually too pretty to use? Toss them in your underwear or tee-shirt drawers to make your skin smell delicious.

19) Groom Brows with a Toothbrush
Mist an (unused!) toothbrush or eyebrow comb with hair spray to help flatten and tame unruly brows.

20) Put Diaper-Rash Cream on Dry Spots
Slather on a thick layer of diaper-rash cream to heal cracked elbows and feet.

21) Lubricate Your Lashes
An easy way to draw attention to your eyes without putting on a pile of makeup is to comb petroleum jelly lightly through the tips of eyelashes to get a sexy, subtle sparkle.

22) Steamroll Flyaways
Spray on hair spray, then roll the can over your strands. The round bottle fits the curved shape of your head, locks in the spray, and flattens out frizz.

23) Spike Lotion with Bronzer
If you don't have time to book a self-tanning session, mix a few pumps of body bronzer with regular hand lotion and pat it on your legs for a gradual dose of sexy, beachy color.

24) Air-Dry Your Curls
Let your hair dry indoors before going out in the cold. The curls will be really bouncy and piecey-perfect.

25) Press a Tea Bag on Splotches
If your skin is sensitive or just looking irritated and puffy for some reason, steep a bag of green tea for a minute or two, let it cool down, and dab it over your face. The antioxidants in the tea take down inflammation.

26) Shave with Conditioner
Ran out of shaving cream? Do double duty by coating your stems with a thick hair conditioner. It softens the hair so it's easier to shave off and makes legs feel amazingly silky.

27) Amp Shine with Vinegar
Mix one part vinegar with four parts carbonated water, and soak dry hair. Leave on for 15 minutes before you shampoo to lock in shine and combat dullness.

28) Exfoliate Your Pits
If your underarms start to look dry and flaky, an easy trick is to exfoliate them with a gentle face scrub to keep that skin pretty when going sleeveless.

29) Customize Your Body Lotion
Instead of shelling out for an expensive perfumed body product, you can make your own by pouring a few drops of fragrance into any scent-free lotion. Rub it on — the scent will last for hours.

30) "Brush" with Mouthwash
If you're too wiped out after a late night of partying to clean your teeth, rinse with water and mouthwash, then use a dry toothbrush on the area where your teeth hit your gums.

31) Make an Egg-White Mask
To revive tired, dull skin without hitting the spa table, try this: Crack open an egg in a bowl, separate the yolk, and use the egg whites to make a face mask. The proteins help to heal and restore skin's moisture. Leave it on for five minutes, then rinse off.

32) Dry Sensitive Skin with T.P.
Instead of drying your face with a scratchy towel, pat with toilet paper — it's ultrasoft on delicate skin (and bums!).

90 Low Cost or No Cost Things to do with the Kids this summer!

Here are some fun ideas from DestroyDebt.com

http://www.destroydebt.com/articles/90-low-cost-or-no-cost-activities-to-entertain-your-kids-all-summer-long.html

Popcorn Video Scam

This is a popular video making the email rounds, but all is not as it seems. The Morning Show disproved the cell phone-popcorn scam, leanring that the video makers used some sort of heater beneath the table to make the kernels pop.

Willard the Killer Kangaroo

Animal Planet has now aired on it's "Untamed and Uncut" program a feature about an episode from Morning Exchange, circa 1982, featuring Fred Griffith and a boxing kangaroo named Willard. View the video from WEWS newschannel 5 here:



It turns out, the Morning Show's Terry Moir was an Associate Producer for the Morning Exchange when the Williard incident occured, and she appears on the Animal Planet show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pufSYjhcPYo

Jeopardy Brenda's Mom's List

Here is Jeopardy Brenda's VSM (Very Special Moms) List:


SUPER MOM…. Volunteers for EVERYTHING. So do her kids. If you send treat filled Ziplock sandwich bags, she sends handmade treat-filled gallon-sized bags. Always outdoes everyone else. Her heart is always in the right place, but maybe she needs to get a job to get rid of some of that excess energy. PROS: Her gallon-sized treat bags compensate for you forgetting to send treat bags. CON: She makes you feel guilty you don’t do as much for your kid. Especially if you work.

BOSSY MOM… takes over every event, game, party and expects everyone to do everything her way. And it’s not just the kids she expects to jump at her every command, it’s you, too. Will even override teacher/coach/other child’s parent authority. Loves to yell at everyone else’s children. PROS: If you’re a slacker mom, who just showed up for face time, Bossy mom makes your life easy… if you don’t mind being pushed around. CONS: If you’re also bossy, she’s like bamboo under your fingernails.

SANCTIMONIOUS STAY-HOME MOM… thinks she’s a superior parent because she’s with little Calvin 24/7. Pities your child because he has to go to a babysitter after-school. Also thinks her kids are smarter than your poor neglected dimwits. Erases your name off the homeroom volunteer list because you work. PROS: At least someone is there volunteering at the school. CONS: You actually consider engaging in physical violence in front of your children

WORKAHOLIC MOM… Every coin has two sides. The mom with the blue tooth constantly attached to her ear. Who expects everyone else to get her child to and from events. Spends half of her time at said events on the cell phone with clients instead of watching the game. PROS: It’s great that you can actually have it all. It inspires the rest of us working schlubs CONS: Nothing is more annoying than an adult constantly on a cell-phone at a children’s event.

MY KID IS NEVER THE PROBLEM MOM (or BITTER MOM)… No matter that little Cornwallis has the mark of the beast on his forehead, it is never his fault when trouble ensues. The teacher wasn’t clear on the due date of the homework. The principal has it out for little Cornie. The coach clearly doesn‘t have an eye for talent. PROS: Really makes me feel better about myself when I’m hard on my kids CONS: Someday my tax dollars will be supporting little Cornie

COOL MOM… The mom who your kids wish they had. Not necessarily a mom who is lax with the rules, but one who’s kids always get to do the most fun stuff ever! She’s also very stylish, drives a cool car and listens to hip tunes. This is the woman who is the reference point for “Well, I’m not everyone elses mother”. PROS: I am at home reading a book while she takes my kids to the monster truck show CONS: Your kids wish your husband would run off with her.

For more information on the Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation and the upcoming golf outing to raise money for the Foundation:

write to:
Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation
35765 Chester Road
Avon, Ohio 44011

call: 440-930-8051

log on: www.nakonfoundation.org