HOW TO BE A GOOD GUEST. Doing interviews in Washington, D.C. this week for my new book, and staying at a friend’s house… With that and the popularity of “Staycations”, here are 5 courtesies to pack: #1. Bring a little something, like a bottle of wine, a bowl of cherries, a book for the kids, or a toy for the dog. #2. Carry your suitcase rather than rolling it across the floor. No one wants to have a permanent memory of your visit etched in their hardwood. #3. Don’t spread your stuff all over their house. Make a little “guest nest” and keep it neat. #4. Adjust to their schedule. Don’t start your high-impact aerobics at 6 a.m. #5 Be considerate of your smells. No one wants to taste your faux-Channel in the air of their living room nor “eau de poop” in their bathroom. (Enough said.)
Now this is a FUN couple. And I’d say they are starting off the marriage right. It’ll be “
According to the LA Times, Paula Abdul has NOT been offered a contract to return to American Idol next season. I scream, NO! That’s like America without apple pie, stars & stripes without the spangled. Paula’s manager told 
Approximately 123 million Americans, or 67.3 percent of us, are overweight. Clever marketers know that the smell of cinnamon rolls has been proven to delight men more than any other smell. So what have they gone and created??? A giant pretzel wrapped around a cinnamon roll as movie theater snack. An upside of this economy is that by deciding to save the $5.25, I also saved myself 940 calories of fat. 
Oscar Mayer is dead. In his honor, 
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Of the resolution of independence, John Adams wrote to wife Abigail: “It ought to be solemnized with pom and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” Have a Star Spangled 4th!
