We lost a very funny actress today. Estelle Getty best known for her role as Sophia, on “Golden Girls”, which ran from 1985 to 1992 ” featuring four female retirees sharing a house in Miami, grew out of NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff’s belief that television was ignoring its olderRead More →
Now we have a brand new social security calculator at ssa.gov. It is a fast and easy online estimator for anyone planning for retirement. The online calculator allows you to factor in a higher estimate for future earnings as well as alternative retirement ages. I think the social security calculatorRead More →
Have you heard about the new web site from Peoplefinders that enables you to search for criminals in your own neighborhood. CriminalSearches.com is a free criminal search site that equips consumers with up-to-date information on criminals and sex offenders in their own communities. In theory, this web site is aRead More →
Tower Dog – One who climbs and constructs the tallest man made structures on earth…according to the Tower Dog web site. Tonight on Dateline they are featuring a story about Tower Dogs. I find this interesting because I am scared of heights and it is hard for me to fathomRead More →
Bride-to-be Mirlande Jean-Baptiste’s wedding day turned into tragedy on Saturday, July 19, 2008 when her 4-year-old son died in an SUV while she was in a salon preparing for her ceremony, according to an article in the Sun-Sentinel.com. It says that Jean-Baptiste, 29, may not have known her son wasRead More →
When I hear about all the ‘child stars’ that have alcohol or drug problems or just can’t seem to handle all the limelight and do outlandish things for attention, I feel sad and disgusted at the same time. So when I hear about Kirk Cameron, from "Growing Pains" fame, itRead More →
Nerd girls…what could be sexier? Not a thing, in my opinion! I saw a segment this morning on the Today Show about a group of young ladies that refer to themselves as the "Nerd Girls". They say it is nice to have a group that is all girls to getRead More →
I discovered a wonderful web site for working moms, Mom Corps. The site asks the question "Wondering how you can have it all? Career, family, and Balance?" This issue plagues many women who want or need to work but at the same time want to be with their children. AtRead More →
A Tampa woman who was given only a year to live four years ago defied the odds and celebrated another victory – she and her fiancee won a $100,000 dream wedding according to this Associated Press article. This story made my day…my week. This is definitely a feel good storyRead More →
That is the question…Did the low-fat food fad make us fatter? We may have eaten high-carb foods that weren't as satisfying and as a result we ate more. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times "many people believe that they've gained weight on such (low fat) diets." BecauseRead More →