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Holidays – Gifting 101

I stopped by WGN-TV in Chicago to help host Steve Sanders with his holiday list. Check it out here. Three gifting DON’Ts: #1 DON’T give a fruitcake unless its a gag gift. #2. DON’T give anything that poops or pees. #3 DON’T just throw it in a gift bag. Three gifting DO’s: #1. [...]

Life 101 – Send a Ball

Congratulations to my pal Barbara Corcoran and the other rich sharks stars of ABC’s Shark Tank. They’re renewed for 17 new episodes. Have the next billion dollar idea? Get your idea on by going to casting here. Last season’s pitchers, Michele Kapustka sent me a ball in the mail. Literally, the postlady delivered it! [...]

Quick Fixes – Resolutions

Top 5 resolutions: Get in shape. Spend more time with friends and family. Stop smoking. Get out of debt. Enjoy life more. All that sounds good, but the quickest fix I know to living your best life is to allow yourself to be yourself. So in 2011, BE YOU! The rest will [...]

Life 101 – New beginnings

A new year awaits you. As you head into the first week of your year, watch this video of a bird hatching in a human hand. It is simply amazing. Though the universe is timeless, I think of the new year like a blank page — it is filled with opportunity. Whether or not [...]

Holidays – New Year’s Opossum Drop

What are YOU doing for New Year’s? Forget Snooki in a ball, especially now that it’s been moved to Jersey! Instead, how about ringing in the #NewYear with North Carolina’s infamous “Opossum Drop.” Yep, you’ve read correctly. In Brasstown, NC, (on the NC-TN-GA tri-state border) they drop an opossum at midnight*. (*Note: I’m told [...]

American Icons – RIP Rosie the Riveter

Geraldine Doyle, who was the inspiration for “Rosie the Riveter,” (J. Howard Miller’s iconic WW2-era poster “We Can Do It!”) passed away this Sunday in her hometown of Lansing, Michigan. She was 86. From the Lansing State Journal: “‘Rosie the Riveter’ is the image of an independent woman who is control of her own [...]

When I Grow Up – One Man Village People

In my continuing look at career paths I could have picked… I came across this: a one man Village People half time show! This star-studded performance is from The University of Connecticut Florida State game at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and you have to hand it to the guy, he’s clever. But [...]

Life 101 – A smile a day in 2011

As we head toward New Year’s, I thought I’d post one of the most iconic commercials of all time and suggest you join me in resolving to make at least one person smile a day in 2011. I don’t believe resolutions should feel overwhelming, impossible, or cause you to starve or go thirsty. More [...]

American fun – Puppy presents

I hope your Christmas was fantastic. If you’re on the East Coast there’s a happy possibility that you’re snowed in today. So, enjoy the fun and check out this adorable collection of some of the cutest, happiest, puppiest gifts around. If this doesn’t make your heart glow, you better get it checked. And then [...]

Travel – Airport flash mob

I’m traveling around the country doing TV for TJ Maxx. Having been on a flight a day for the last week, as Johnny Cash sang, “I’ve been everywhere man!” Except for the old lady at Chicago O’Hare who was accosted because of her FIVE ounce, half-used tube of hand cream, I have to say [...]