Not to be crass, but apparently you can plant your dead kid in the woods, but you can’t plant veggies in your yard?!  Really!?  Have you heard about the Michigan mom who is facing jail time for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard to teach her kids about healthy food?   The city ... Read more

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Too much TV isn’t all bad, apparently, because 9-year-old Tristin Saghin says that’s where he learned to do CPR.  Tristin used the life saving skills he learned on TV to save his 2-year old sister’s life.  The children’s mother found the little girl floating in their grandmother’s swimming pool, and pulled her out.  Tristin immediately ... Read more

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How do we keep air travel safe?  Good question for the FAA to answer, as the rest of us make our summer travel plans.  Top FAA officials and union representatives are on a nationwide tour to talk about professionalism and safety in the control towers across America.  Why?  Well, air traffic controllers have been in ... Read more

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Actress Lindsay Lohan just can’t seem to keep it together.  Just when she’s got the ankle bracelet off, she goes and steals another piece of bling. Seriously? She was charged with felony grand theft for stealing a $250,000 necklace from a Venice, CA, jewelry store.  To add insult to injury, Lohan showed up to court ... Read more

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Somebody warn Tony Soprano that the Feds are coming!  The FBI put a “hit on” seven mob families in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, arresting 127 people.  Bookies, “made” mob bosses, and even a couple of union officials were “clocked” (under surveillance) for alleged charges ranging from murder and extortion, to drug trafficking ... Read more

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How about a little on-board entertainment?  Some shuffleboard or musical extravaganza to pass the time at sea while in the Middle East?  Everyone should have a little fun on a cruise, right?  Well, U.S. Naval Captain, Owen Honors, entertained the crew of the aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, all right.  The ship’s 6,000 crew members were ... Read more

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Chatter boxes beware! You could end up in the Yale Book of Quotations.  Just be careful not to put your foot in your mouth.  Our kids know, maybe better than we do in this electronic age, that you have to “think before you speak.”  If not, you could end up on this list! Yale Law ... Read more

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John Tyner was set to fly from San Diego to South Dakota, but never made it out of the airport.  Why?  Well, he refused to get a full body scan, or a pat down at security which led to a snarky exchange with the TSA.  He posted the incident, including cell-phone video, on his website ... Read more

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Moms are good at doing lots of things, and we are really good at doing lots of things at the same time.  We can fold laundry, make a peanut butter sandwich, kiss a boo boo, answer an email, and grab the phone…all while chewing gum and holding a baby!  We are either running this gauntlet ... Read more

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