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Kate’s Escapades – Top 10 Awkward Moments
PrintThe week of top 10′s continues today with Time Magazines Top 10 Awkward Moments. Let me tell you, there are some doosies in this top 10 list. Check out these moments to see if you think they meet the definition of awkward, which according to Merriam-Webster is: 1. lacking dexterity or skill 2. lacking ease or grace 3. lacking social grace and assurance 4. not easy to handle or deal with. Awkward moment #1 Joaquin Phoenix Bombs … Read entire article »
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Liz’s Rant: Top Oddball Stories of 2009
PrintAs we continue breaking down our favorites of this year’s top 10 lists, I am compelled to move us toward what may well be one of the most entertaining of the all – the Top 10 Oddball Stories. So let’s, uh, hop right in! When Sweden burned bunnies for fuel this year, all the world was a tad taken aback. Let’s face it – it’s not every day when people gather up a few thousand bunnies … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – about “Auld Lang Syne”
Print“Auld Lang Syne” is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700′s, it was first published in 1796 after Burns’ death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, “Auld Lang Syne” literally means … Read entire article »
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Kate’s Escapades – Top 10 New Species 2009
PrintI am a list lover by nature. Lists make me feel like there is some sort of order to this chaotic world in which we live. Lists summarize the overload of information we have bombarding us daily, and Liz can attest to the fact that my brain can only handle so much. So you can imagine the giddiness I feel at years end, when the Top 10 Lists seem to pop up from everywhere. Today … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – Celebrating the New Year is the oldest of holidays
PrintThe celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible crescent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring). The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – about the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball
PrintThe first rooftop celebration atop One Times Square, complete with a fireworks display, took place in 1904. The New York Times produced this event to inaugurate its new headquarters in Times Square and celebrate the renaming of Longacre Square to Times Square. The first Ball Lowering celebration atop One Times Square was held on December 31, 1907 and is now a worldwide symbol of the turn of the New Year, … Read entire article »
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Liz’s rant: Top 10s, anyone?
PrintKate and I thought it might be fun to wrap up 2009 by looking back at some of the most notable people and events of the past year – and, when necessary – add a few of our own. We begin this foray with the help of The Top 10 Everything of 2009 as determined by Time magazine. Choosing among the 50 lists offered, I’ll be dissecting the Top 10 Quotes, today. While I found the … Read entire article »
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This Week’s Giveaway – Sunshine Kitchen Set
PrintThis week’s giveaway - Sunshine Kitchen Set Sure to brighten up your kitchen on a dreary winter day Includes: Lemon Yellow Kitchen Gloves Rubber Handled Scrub Brush Bright Orange Measuring Cups 4 Orange and Yellow Scrub Pads Lemon Scented Ultra Concentrated JOY Dishwashing Liquid Here’s how to enter: There are several ways to enter. You may choose to enter one way, or you may choose to do them all. It’s up to you. The more times you enter, the more you increase your chances to … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 12/27-1/2
PrintDoesn’t that 1/2 look funny up there? Better yet, look at the whole thing: 01/02/2010. It’s a mirror image date! Moving right along… Even though Christmas seems so yesterday, we still have several related holidays. For example, Falling Needles Family Fest Day is Dec. 30. Our house looks to be in good shape for this one, because I’ve noticed more than a few needles on the tree skirt. Unfortunately, the tree to which I allude is artificial. I’m … Read entire article »
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel (2009) movie review by Kate
PrintAlvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel (2009) movie reviews by Kate. Reel reviews for real people. Rating: PG for some mild rude humor Genre: Children Plot: Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly … Read entire article »
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Kate’s Escapades – Our favorite holiday music
PrintLiz and I have been talking (obviously – since we did announce our commemoration of Humbug Day on Monday). Stop for a moment and try to imagine what the holidays would be like without Christmas music. So many of our traditions and memories are tied to the music of the season. We thought you might enjoy a few days of our favorite Christmas songs. So we’ve decided to list 20 of our all-time favorites, in no particular … Read entire article »
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Liz’s rant: Bah Humbug
PrintAttention all Coffee Break readers. Kate and I have made an executive decision. We are going to celebrate Humbug Day today. In fact, we are celebrating this one to the extent that you may wanna exercise a little caution in our presence. One wrong word and our heads just might spin off our necks. You’ve been warned. While we doubt many of our male readers will be celebrating with us, we’re betting on the fact that many … Read entire article »
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Get your party on 12/20-12/26
PrintFolks, we’re a little light on holidays this week. Well, not really. Friday is Christmas Day! But as I’m sure you’ve come to learn, we aren’t about traditional holidays, here. We’re about all the bizarre holidays that otherwise would go un-noticed and without celebration. There are weeks where that could be a blessing, but we’ll worry about that later. Dec. 21 is a day that I’m betting could come at several points during the month of December: … Read entire article »
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Did You Hear About the Morgans? – Movie Review by Kate
PrintDid You Hear About the Morgans? Movie Reviews by Kate. Reel reviews for real people. Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references and momentary violence. Genre: Comedy Starring: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen Plot: Romantic-comedy regulars Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker finally unite in this fish-out-of-water laugher. The actors play Paul and Meryl Morgan, a Manhattan couple whose marriage is in danger.The actors play Paul and Meryl Morgan, a Manhattan couple whose marriage is in danger. … Read entire article »
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Christmas craftdown, week 6
PrintDo you people realize that a week from today we will be celebrating Christmas? Hard to believe. But just in case there are those of you who are still about three months away from finishing shopping, (insert my photo), here’s another great gift idea (which just happens to be in a dead heat with pomegranate vinegar for this year’s favorite in my opinion): Bird Seed Ball Oh the simplicity. This is such a great idea, I could just … Read entire article »
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