Monday, September 10, 2012
I don’t know where this long stretch of hot and humid weather is coming from, but I sure wish it would go back. I have lost count of the number of days this miserable weather has blanketed Burbank. Hot and dry — we’re use to that — but this sticky, stuffy air is more like the East Coast than the […]
Friday, September 7, 2012
The numbers are coming in for President Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last night. Earlier, President Obama praised the first lady’s speech at the DNC on Tuesday as a home run. On Thursday, it appears the president wrapped up the 2012 DNC with a grand slam. In the TV ratings, more than 35.7 million viewers tuned in to […]
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has ballooned to more than $100 million! It now stands at $105 million. That’s a huge sack of dough and it’s up for grabs in tomorrow’s draw. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s draw: 16, 32, 39, 41, 53 and the Mega 16. No one bought a ticket will all of those numbers, but one player […]
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A lot of chatter on the Internet about the speech last night at the Democratic National Convention by First Lady, Michelle Obama. On the Huffington Post , Mrs. Obama got raves for that stunning dress and praise from many commenters on her speech. “Michelle Obama wowed Americans with an emotional speech… and… “set the Twitterverse alight with gushing praise and boosted husband […]
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
No one scored the big one in last Friday’s Mega Millions draw, which pumped up the jackpot to $93 million. The draw was not a total washout for two lucky ticket holders in the Southland. Today one winner, Rafael Carmona, dropped by the California Lottery’s Van Nuys office with a ticket holding all the winning numbers from the August 31 […]
Monday, September 3, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
An advertisement was posted in a newspaper in Ohio in 1979. <Escape from dull everyday life! Enliven senescence!> Qualification: Men of an age between the late seventies and the early eighties. Task: Profound discussion about memories while traveling for a week. Fee: None (Paying a fixed amount for expenses) Benefit: Free traveling costs. ————————————————————- Eight men from the applicants were […]
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Lately, I have had customers and my neighbors inquiring about patches in their lawns looking “dry” or spreading patches. The answer: Grubs, which are an “alien” looking fat white worm, are eating at the roots. There are a few organic forces you can use against them and they will go away easily and are environmentally friendly — organic is particularly […]