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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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Pop Culture Pop-Up – ESPY Awards
Anyone who likes their sports stars coupled with the SNL cast (sports with a side of comedy!) was watching the ESPY’s, ESPN’s annual award show the other night. It’s the one time of the year where pop culture meets sports- … 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
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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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #pauladeen, #polarbear, #recipes, #watermelon
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Life 101 – Voicemail generator
The “ridiculously handsome” Old Spice Guy bids a fond farewell. But before he goes, how about letting him help you build your own Old Spice Guy voice mail greeting using Isaiah Mustafa’s very own “ridiculously handsome” voice. Call my house. … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #oldspice, #voicemail
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Dinner Party Talk – The Price Is Right
I always love stories about brilliant people who use their talents for weird things, and this Esquire feature about Terry Kniess doesn’t disappoint. Kniess has this talent for memorizing patterns, and he used his amazing brain to figure out patterns … Continue reading
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Garage Sales – Bruce on Home Wizards
Last weekend, I was back on the fabulous Cindy Dole’s radio show, Home Wizards, to talk about my summer passion: garage sailing! Tis the season, and I’m trying to head out every weekend this summer to hunt for treasure. Cindy’s … Continue reading
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American Icons – George Steinbrenner dies at 80
The Yankees’ iconic owner George Steinbrenner died this early this morning from a heart attack. Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973, then a slightly pathetic excuse for a baseball team, and turned them into the sports powerhouse they are today. … Continue reading
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Life 101 – The Harry Potter Alliance
Though Harry Potter mania may have ended a few years back (and been replaced by its cheesier counterpart, Twilight Mania), HP fans are alive and well. In 2005, one Harry fan started The Harry Potter Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to … Continue reading
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