I was watching The Today Show this morning and I saw a strange story about hippopotamus sweat. It appears that the sweat of a hippo can help prevent skin cancer due to it’s natural sunscreening effect.

Now I guess my first question is how the heck did they figure this out? Continue reading this post…

I know, this is old news, but I just got done reading an article where they interviewed Byron Morris about his time spent at Leavenworth. You can read the article here. It looks Michael Vick is in for a tough 23 months. Personally I think he deserves it. Not only was he stupid for ruining his career, but I have to say I’m also a dog lover.

The prisons are full of people who have made bad choices in their lives. Most come from a tough background. Most come from a poverty level household. Most were committing a crime due to what they thought was necessary. But what makes a celebrity go bad? Continue reading this post…

What the heck is up with this guy?

I was one of those who actually watched the trial of O.J. Simpson back when he was on trial for the murder of his ex wife. From everything that I saw put up by the prosecutio and the defense I actually believed he was innocent. Now I’m starting to wonder if I was tricked just like the jury was back then. Continue reading this post…

Yesterday in Detroit the auto industry showed off their new line of fuel efficient vehicles. I have to words …. expensive and ugly.

The article is called Auto industry shows off fuel-efficiency and it talks about the new vehicles that are out this year. The ideas that they are coming out with are pretty good. The mileage that you can get in these vehicles are pretty good and they are also very good for the ecosystem. But who really drives these things?
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Wow, now there’s a title you probably thought you’d never see. Cell phone discrimination, is it real, or is it just advertising?

The most well known is the one “If you are a Cingular user, text to XXXX and vote for your favorite Idol. Well wait a minute. What if I’m a US Cellular user? Does that mean I can’t text in my vote? Does that mean I have to keep dialing until I get through without a busy signal? That just isn’t fair.
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The title reads “Report: 121 veterans linked to killings”

First a little background on me. I am a veteran. I spent 15 years in the army some years back. I have a 17 year old son who is considering joining the military forces so I have spent some time with recruiters lately. So, I do know a little about what takes place in the military.
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The news came out that Christina Aguilera gave birth yesterday.

You can read the full details here.

Christina has been quiet and out of the spotlight lately. She seems to be one of the few pop stars from that era that hasn’t completely lost her mind. I think that there is actually some hope for this child. True he will be spoiled like crazy and his picture will show up in every tabloid and magazine for some time to come, however it is possible that this child won’t get the treatment of most pop star’s children as of late.

Now rumor has it that Nicole Ritchie will be giving anytime soon as well. That one may be a completely different story.

Congratulations  Chrstina.

Talk about a dysfunctional family. It almost appears as though Britney Spears and her sister Jamie Lynn are competing for publicity. Currently on ask.com Britney is ranked number 4 for the top searched news story. Jamie Lynn is ranked number 10. Both are in the top ten for all major searches on news stories. I find this to be incredible. Continue reading this post…

The Tata Nano. When you hear that name you may wonder did Apple came out with a new MP3 player. But, it’s actually that latest in inexpensive cars.

After reading about this new car here, I didn’t really know what to think. I was kind of split on my opinion of it. The car company says that they developed this car priced at only $2,500.00 (you read that right only 2 1/2 thousand), so that more people will be able to afford them. Continue reading this post…

I just saw a story on the local news station about a guy who is donating his weight to a local food bank. Well, not actually the pounds he’s losing, but an equivalent amount in food.

He has a website at http://donatemyweight.com/

Ben is not dong this for publicity. He’s not trying to make a buck. You won’t even find any ads at all on his website. He’s doing this from the heart.

Not only do I think that this is a great idea, but I feel that he needs to be cheered on as he goes. Stop by his site and drop him a note.  Add him his site to your blogrolls. Give him some support.

It’s rare these days that you find someone with such an unselfish heart these days. Now it is true that he is getting something out of it. He is getting a healthier and longer life, but it’s not for selfish reasons.

GO BEN GO