Category Archives: Dinner Party Talk

Gossip! – Betty White is the new black

Come fall, I’m wearing Betty. Yep, Betty White is branching out into fashion. Women’s Wear Daily is saying the uber-star is launching a line of T-shirts and hoodies in August featuring her smiling face. Targeting the digital generation, the $48 … Continue reading

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Talented kids – Kids as the Real Housewives

The brilliant minds at Babelgum bring us the pint-sized reenactment of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. And let me say you don’t know Jersey, until you’ve heard a ginger-headed six-year-old utter Caroline’s legendary line: “If you’re going to mess … Continue reading

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Life 101 – We all bark for…

Westminster recently asked me if he could go to England. I thought it might be to sniff out the Abbey, but then I heard about this: a doggone smart entrepreneur in England is serving up doggie ice cream in flavors … Continue reading

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Pet Fun – Lip synching turtle

Koopa the turtle is going places. Do your day a favor and listen as Koopa belts out some Etta James. He’s got lip synching down, even though turtles don’t have any lips. According to finger-on-the-pulse site Buzzfeed, amateur herpetologists know … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Drink up

I’m not sure what to say about this latest wine drinking aid. I almost decided to just present it without comment and tell you to go to Amazon and order yourself two. But what I NEED to know is why … Continue reading

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Dinner Party Talk – Paris Live

If you love Paris, and you love spying on people, then Paris Live is for you. The borderline creepy/awesome site features six webcams strategically placed around the Eiffel Tower, so you can view the tower (which looks exactly the same … Continue reading

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Garage Sale – Find of the Week!

Yard saler Vaneisha Robinson thought she was buying costume jewelry when she paid $5 for this diamond studded pendant. When she had it appraised, she discovered it is worth almost $10,000. According to the AP, 20 year old Vaneisha said … Continue reading

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American Icons – Marilyn’s Chest X-ray

Proving that there’s a buyer for everything… a 1954 x-ray taken of Marilyn Monroe’s chest sold for a whopping $45,000 in a heated auction at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas! The 1954 X-ray was estimated to have a maximum selling … Continue reading

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Gossip! – The Green Lantern

Entertainment Weekly has a sneak peek at Hollywood’s next superhero, Ryan Reynolds as The Green Lantern. If I were a betting man, I’d buy me some stock in Green Lantern on the Movie Futures Market. It’s got SMASH written all … Continue reading

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Holidays – National Watermelon Month

July is National Watermelon Month, so proclaimed by Congress. Did you know that the United States produces 4,200,000,000 pounds of watermelon annually and it’s grown in 49 States? (I’m guessing Alaska is stuck on wolf hunting.) Read the House Proclamation … Continue reading

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