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Just for You (1952)

Bing Crosby stars in this movie about a dysfunctional family who refuses to admit it’s dysfunctional. His character, Jordan Blake, lost his wife ten years previously and has been trying to raise his son Jerry and his daughter Barbara (played by a very young Natalie Wood) with the help of boarding schools and governesses. He himself is a big producer with eleven hit shows to his credit, and feels that all the time he has spent away from home has been worth it, for the life he’s provided for his children. What he fails to see is that they don’t … Continue reading →

Coupons for Butterball, Welch’s, Big G Cereals, and More!

I just got back from the grocery store. It was packed! Tons of people are doing their last minute grocery shopping before Thanksgiving Day. Before you run to the store to get “just a few things”, take a minute to check out these coupons from Coupons.com. Save some money as you are fighting through the chaos of the grocery store this week. If you use all of these coupons you will save a total of $13.05. That’s a nice amount of savings! Butterball has a coupon that will save you $3.00 on any Butterball whole turkey (fresh or frozen)when you … Continue reading →

Crooner Andy Williams Dies at 84

Singer Andy Williams died this week of bladder cancer at his home in Branson, Missouri. He was 84. Williams started his career in the late ‘30s when he sang with his brothers as part of the Williams Brothers quartet. At the time, Williams was just 11, which may have been the reason he promoted the Osmond Brothers later in his career. By 1952, the quartet broke up, although they would reunite every year to appear on Williams’ show. Williams’s solo career took off when he began appearing as a regular on “Tonight Starring Steve Allen.” He had many successful singles, … Continue reading →

Dick Clark Dies at 82

The world’s oldest teenager died today. Consummate host/producer/television and radio personality Dick Clark passed away today at the age of 82 from what TMZ is reporting as a “massive heart attack.” My first thought was “He was only 82?” It seems as if he packed twice as many years of living into that time. Clark began working right out of high school as an office worker at a radio station in NY owned by his uncle and managed by his father. He quickly fell into replacing the vacationing weatherman and doing station breaks. He bounced around radio and television stations … Continue reading →

Historic Prudential Building in Houston has been Demolished

The historic Prudential building, which was located in Houston, Texas, has been demolished. The location where it once stood is going to hold a new building, and possibly a park. It is always interesting to watch a video of a controlled demolition. At the same time, it is sad to see historic buildings reduced to dust. Prudential is an insurance company that has been around for more than 135 years. The company’s mission is to help their customers “achieve financial prosperity and peace of mind”. This is the company that, for years, used the phrase: “Get a piece of the … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79

Movie icon Elizabeth Taylor died today at the age of 79. The actress had been in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for six weeks due to congestive heart failure. Where do you start a blog about a superstar like Elizabeth Taylor? Do you talk about her beauty, her battle with addiction and weight gain, her award winning acting, her many husbands and scandalous affairs, her philanthropy, her seemingly odd friendship with Michael Jackson, her love of animals? One thing is for sure – Elizabeth Taylor lived life to the fullest. Even though she went through some scandalous times, Taylor died … Continue reading →

Victoria’s Secret Has a Sale on Boots

Summer is at an end, and Fall is right around the corner. Soon, the weather is going to be cooler than we have gotten used to in the past few months. There may be leaves falling soon, (depending on what state you live in). It’s time to get new boots! Victoria’s Secret is having a sale on boots that ends on September 16, 2010. Many of us like to save money on clothing. We shop at thrift stores, and clearance sales. However, there are certain items that are just too icky for most of us to even consider buying used. … Continue reading →

Popular Baby Names of the Last 100 Years

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The other day, I was reading an article about how certain baby names are outlawed in certain countries. For example, in New Zealand, you can’t name your baby Adolph Hitler due to a law that states any name can be refused that “might cause offense to a reasonable person, is unreasonably long or without adequate justification.” Well, thank goodness for that law. Anyhow, Social Security Online listed the five most popular baby names for boys and girls by year from 1909 until 2008. Um, let me see…my real name is Mary Elizabeth…I wonder where I rank. Well, I can proudly … Continue reading →

Walter Cronkite Dies at 92

I’m sorry if it seems that, in the last few months, the Pop Culture blog has become more of the Dead Celebrity blog, but we have lost so many great personalities. Today, we lost another as Walter Cronkite died at the age of 92. It sometimes seems as if there wasn’t a new story from the twentieth century that Cronkite didn’t cover. World War II? Check. Nuremberg Trials? Check. First man on the moon? Check. Assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Check. Watergate? Check. Not only was Cronkite there for the pivotal times of our last century, he covered each … Continue reading →

The Apgar Score

Immediately after birth, you baby will be given his first test. And while the baby is given the test, it is the parents who may be nervous. Welcome to the Apgar score, a quick appraisal of the health of your baby. Your baby is actually tested twice, using the Apgar test. The first test comes at one minute after birth, and the second test comes at five minutes after birth. The scale goes up to ten, although just as in the olympics, only the very few get tens. If you baby only gets a nine, don’t worry. This is still … Continue reading →