Something Shady about Prime Gas Station Fitchburg, MA

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My mother-in-law Gerene told me this interesting story about a week ago. It’s the kind of story that I responded with…”Oh, I have to blog about that!” So here goes. To set the scene, my mother-in-law is a cute, petite white haired grandmother who drives a taupe Toyota, Camry. It was just a regular week [...]

Today Show Rossen Reports Some Diet Ice Cream Treat Labels are not Accurate

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I saw this Rossen report on the Today Show, ironically enough as I was on the Treadmill burning calories. It seems I may have to burn more than what the packaging tells me! This is bad news! Did you know that companies are pretty much on the honor system and that they can be as [...]

Today Show Video – Bus Monitor Bullied on Bus by Middleschool Students

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy If you haven’t seen this video yet, it is a horrible display of bullying. It’s disgusting and tough to watch to say the least. This video has gone viral on You Tube. It has over 1,000,000 hits. Karen Klein is 68 years old. [...]

Today Show Video Mom Accused of Taking her Child Tanning

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    I love this video. Where do I start? She is accused of taking her five-year-old tanning. No one could look more guilty than this woman who is clearly addicted to tanning via a tanning bed. I just hope she wasn’t THAT foolish – but to even have her wait in the room while [...]

Toddler Tantrum Gets Family Kicked off JetBlue Flight Today Show Video

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I typically watch the news followed by the Today Show when I run on the treadmill. I thought of you when I saw this and I would love to know what you think of this story. Toddler Tantrum Gets Family Kicked off JetBlue Flight Today Show Video A family was kicked off of a JetBlue [...]

The Budweiser 911 Tribute and the Force of the 2011 Volkswagon Superbowl Ads are Still With Me!

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Photo credit: kakisky from morguefile.com I really love this Superbowl ad used by Volkswagen in 2011 and posted it around the same time last year. The Budweiser 911 Tribute commercial is so very powerful. Budweiser only aired it once so as not to benefit financially from it. They just wanted to acknowledge that horrible day [...]

Get on the Shelf – Uggs for Dogs, Zombie Repellant, The Cookie Dipper and Zimbi Super Alien Juice

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No, I haven’t lost my mind…..these are actual products! That’s right these new products:  Uggs for Dogs, Zombie Repellant, the Cookie Dipper and Zimbi Super Alien Juice (to name a few) are all in competition to get on the shelves of Walmart. Walmart is holding a contest for small businesses called “Get on the Shelf” [...]

George Stella Raspberry Drop Scones Flourless, Low-Carb, Paleo on Doctoroz.com

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Image Source The same day that I read Paula Deen has Type 2 Diabetes, I see George Stella’s low carb recipe for Raspberry Drop Scones on Dr. Oz.  Could America’s favorite Dr. be advocating a low carb diet? Did you hear that Paula Deen has had Type II Diabetes for three years? She officially announced [...]

Living off the Grid How One Family Lives Well on $20K/Year Today Show Video

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This story comes at a great time – I’m stressed out because I’m too caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. Like my sister says, “Proudly overspending on Christmas since 2001.” Here is a family that I won’t be bumping into the mall anytime soon. This is a couple who knows how to make do [...]

Duggars Announce Baby 20 on the Today Show

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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, stars of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” revealed Tuesday on TODAY that they are expecting baby number 20 in April. 5,400 days. If I’ve done my math correctly, that is roughly the number of days that Mrs. Michelle Duggar has been pregnant. For me,  540 days of being pregnant was [...]