Five People Born on February 8
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 8th, 2010
Today is February 8, 2010 and the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 326 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1047 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, the last night launch of the space shuttle is taking place. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Best Werewolf Movies of All Time
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Home and Living on February 8th, 2010
With the new Wolfman movie, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, coming out this weekend, we’re taking a look at the best werewolf movies in the history of cinema. Werewolves have been a part of folklore since ancient Roman times and we’re still in love with them today! Feel free to comment or add to this list if you see one of your favorites missing. Full Story »
Five People Born on February 7
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 7th, 2010
Today is February 7, 2010 and the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1048 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1935, the board game Monopoly was invented. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Interesting Facts About Coconuts
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Health and Exercise, Home and Living on February 7th, 2010
People like to eat coconuts and eat them in their raw form, in candy, and drink the milk or water that comes from within them. They grow on palm trees and are readily available through most of the world. The coconut is an amazing food that has a long history of being a healthy plant for the human body. Here are five things you may not have known about this nutty plant. Full Story »
Five People Born on February 6
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 6th, 2010
Today is February 6, 2010 and the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1049 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1978, one of the worst blizzards in recorded history hit the Great Lakes and New England. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Banned 2010 SuperBowl Ads
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Entertainment, Sports on February 6th, 2010
Each year the advertisers try to do the best they can do to come up with a commercial that we’ll be talking about the next day around the water cooler. If they succeed, hopefully their company will recoup some of the millions of dollars it took to create and advertise the commercial. If they go too far, their ad will end up on our Five Best List of Banned Superbowl Commercials: Full Story »
Five People Born on February 5
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 5th, 2010
Today is February 5, 2010 and the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 329 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1050 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh begins in Vietnam. By the end of this battle, the U.S. would have nearly 3400 casualties out of 6000 men. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Ways to Prepare Tofu
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Health and Exercise, Home and Living on February 5th, 2010
If you would have asked my about this white brick of flavorless mush about six months ago, I would have told you what you could do with it (none of which is in the list below). However, after starting a vegetarian diet in the past couple of months, I’ve gained a new appreciation for this soybean curd brick. Maybe I just didn’t know how to prepare it? Well, here are five ways to get your tofu ready for eating. Full Story »
Five People Born on February 4
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 4th, 2010
Today is February 4, 2010 and the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 330 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1051 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1861, the Confederate States of America were formed when six states broke away from the Union in Montgomery, AL. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Give The Gift of Love This Valentine’s Day – BACON!!!
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Shopping, Weird News on February 4th, 2010
Are you at a loss of what to give to your loved one that has everything? Does candy and heart-covered underwear seem too overused? Why not give the gift of bacon? Mmmm…Bacon. This is the ultimate guy-gift for the upcoming Valentine’s Day, ladies. You know men love bacon, but what are you supposed to get them when that special day of love comes along? Sure, you could just buy a pound of bacon and hand him the box, but why not try some of these tasty treats? Full Story »
Alternate Realities: What if the Music Had Not Died?
Posted by Jimm Fowler in What Ifs on February 3rd, 2010
On this date in 1959, a small plane went down near Clearlake, Iowa, killing all four people on board. Among the dead were singers Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot, Roger Peterson. What if it never happened? What if the plane was never chartered and never crashed. Here are five possible outcomes. Full Story »
Five People Born on February 3
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 3rd, 2010
Today is February 3, 2010 and the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 331 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1052 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1959, the “music died” when Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash near Clearlake, Iowa. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Reasons to Watch The Big Bang Theory
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Entertainment on February 3rd, 2010
If you aren’t familiar with the Big Bang Theory on CBS, you are missing out on lots of fun. This show, created by Bill Prady (Star Trek: Voyager, Married With Children) and Chuck Lorre (Grace Under Fire, Two and a Half Men) is about four Cal-Tech prodigies and the hot neighbor across the hall. The opening song is sung by the Barenaked Ladies and the entire show is a half hour of pure entertainment! It is intellectual humor, highly under-rated and should be at the top of your DVR List. Here are the five main characters: Full Story »
Five People Born on February 2
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 2nd, 2010
Today is February 2, 2010 and the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1053 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1922, Ulysses, by James Joyce (see below) is published . It is also Groundhog Day. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five People Born on February 1
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on February 1st, 2010
Today is February 1, 2010 and the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 333 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1054 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia explodes during re-entry. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Best Super Bowl Quarterbacks
Posted by Dennis Howell in Sports on February 1st, 2010
The Super Bowl is less than a week away and although my beloved Dallas Cowboys aren’t playing in it, I still can’t wait. The Super Bowl is the biggest moment in all of American sports as well as the most watched. The person that feels the most pressure on both teams is the QB. Each team has a shot at football immortality and it all starts with the snap of the ball into the QB’s hands. Here are the five best Super Bowl quarterbacks. Full Story »
Five People Born on January 31
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on January 31st, 2010
Today is January 31, 2010 and the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 334 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1055 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment is passed, abolishing slavery in the US. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Reasons For Being A Vegetarian
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Health and Exercise, Home and Living on January 30th, 2010
I never thought I’d be saying this, but my New Year’s Resolution this year was to become a vegetarian. I loved being a carnivore – beef, chicken, turkey, pork, buffalo, whatever…but then I had a heart attack and started noticing some things. Every doctor I knew was a vegetarian. Maybe there was something to this. Well, I did some research and here are the reasons I decided to switch sides of the food pyramid. Full Story »
Five People Born on January 30
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Born On Date on January 30th, 2010
Today is January 30, 2010 and the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1056 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1933, Adolf Hitler is sworn in as the Chancellor of Germany. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Ways To Keep Pet Hair Off Your Clothes
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Home and Living, Pets and Animals on January 30th, 2010
When my wife and I decided to get pets, I never fathomed the excess hair that went along with our dog and cats. The animals are shedding machines. Every day seems to be shearing time on a sheep farm. What can you do? We love our pets, but the need to not wear our pet’s hair is a necessity. Here are five tips to getting rid of that fur! Full Story »
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