I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average person buys 6 of these a year for their home

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average person buys 6 of these a year for their home

All this week I have super cool prize. Tickets to an Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes Saturday, September 26. Watch a screening of The Princess Bride and join the movie’s star Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film. Play trivia every day at 4pm…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Dog Helps Lost Owner Find Her Way Home

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Dog Helps Lost Owner Find Her Way Home

You always hear the phrase “Dogs are a man’s best friend” but it’s more accurate that dogs are everyone’s best friend. Like this story of an 84-year-old woman in Houston who managed to wander off from her home and was missing for 48 hours. Luckily is is back home safe and okay now. Incredibly the dog she…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the word “emoji” come from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the word “emoji” come from?

You’ve no doubt used them thousands of times when texting. Emojis. But where did that term come from anyway? The actually word emoji is actually a combo of a few Japanese characters 絵 (“e,” meaning picture), 文 (“mo,” means write) and 字 (“ji,” character). Super interesting how we now communicate with pictures just like they…

THE FEED: Tackling The Dinner Time Rush

THE FEED: Tackling The Dinner Time Rush

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting, kids and mom life. Everyone knows that “dinner time rush” stress all too well. But what if you could completely eliminate it so you and the family can just sit down for a stress free meal every night. Kallie has some great ideas…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Health experts say this is the “germiest job”

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Health experts say this is the “germiest job”

All this week I have super cool prize. Tickets to an Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes Saturday, September 26. Watch a screening of The Princess Bride and join the movie’s star Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film. Play trivia every day at 4pm…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Tattoos without the whole pain part

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Tattoos without the whole pain part

I don’t have any tattoos. I always thought about maybe getting one but just couldn’t think of anything good enough to have permanently inked on my body. Plus the whole pain aspect of it. But that part could be a thing of the past now thanks to a group of scientists at Georgia Tech. They…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Google spelled that way?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Google spelled that way?

Today is the 25th anniversary of google.com being registered as a domain on September 15th 1997. Google has celebrated their birthday at all different times but this was when the site was actually created. The original name was supposed to be Google at all. It was actually “googol” which is a term that means a…

THE FEED: Early Oscar Buzz Picks You Should Add To Your Watch List

THE FEED: Early Oscar Buzz Picks You Should Add To Your Watch List

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston,  TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week Nick gives us a few of his early Oscar buzz picks that he’s seen at the Toronto International Film Festival. You might want to write these down for when your Oscar office pool comes around. Photo credit: REUTERS/Mark Blinch