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CLICK CHICK ARCHIVE - JANUARY '07 PICKS

1/31: One of the most talked about stories on KTAR.com - the story about some TV viewers being upset that the Amber Alert issued for a missing boy Monday night that interrupted "24" and "Heroes." One listener said, "People if we are in our cars driving and can see other cars with license plates, then a live Amber Alert is great. Sitting in my living room with a show on, what can I do?" Click here to read the story, comments and make your own comments...

Another story the Click Chick likes on KTAR.com is about 13-year-old Kimberly Kollwitz of Prescott. When she to got to go to the big Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas (as the Click Chick did not) - professional manufacturers were reportedly groveling at her feet. Why? Because she and two cousins created neektalk.com - a hip new teen tech web site that filled with new product reviews, techie blogs, and more. They even have podcasts and online interviews with the teen audience in mind. Read the story...

Since there's a snow advisory for parts of central and eastern Arizona, I thought I'd share a fun little Web site. It's snowflakes.barkleyus.com. The site allows you to make these great snowflakes that you cut with you control with a mouse and send it to a friend. Another great way to waste your boss' dime. It mesmerized our Web team for minutes as we made snowflakes.

Now, Steven Spielberg is a big fan of Ross the Intern, the fabulously fab intern on the Jay Leno Show. And I thought if Spielberg is a fan, I better check out this video of Ross someone sent me. Well, before Steve Irwin passed away, Jay sent Ross to get an animal lesson of sorts from Steve and Ross was a little timid. I've handled animals on TV and I'm proud to say I never screamed like Ross did. Watch the video...

1/30: This edition of Click Chick is not brought to you by Microsoft, but it's dedicated to you PC users since Windows Vista debuts today.
First, head over to my friends at the datadoctors.com/vista. It has all the information you need to know on WV. And they have the answers to the most frequently asked questions, like should you upgrade? Also from my good friend Ken Colburn, from the Data Doctors, a link for you to "test drive" Vista (sort of) over the web. You can also check out a podcast of a past Data Doctors radio show that was all Vista, all the time.

You can't skip Wired.com's review of Vista either.
With Windows Vista being out today, of course I checked out what MSNBC.com had to say about it - because MSNBC is a joint Microsoft-NBC joint venture. Take that as you will...


What do the rivals have to say about it? Over at FoxNews.com, a story about how windows vista breaks EU laws....


You can also check out Ed Bott's Windows Vista blog. He says it has three killer features.


I like this Beststuff.com headline: Windows Vista Brings Great Deals. You say great deals and you've got the Click Chick's attention.
As expected, PC Magazine reviews the PC Vista for you hard core computer enthusiasts. Click here to read it...
You can also check out the Windows Vista Security Blog by a Microsoft.
And this from the Silicon Valley Sleuth (you gotta love the name alone): What will Windows Vista allow us to do?
And not to forget the obvious link to MSN.com, Everything You Need to Know About Windows Vista.

From the Click Chick Mailbag: Remember last week I was in San Diego and I sang at the tapas restaurant and my friend made a "pretend" album cover for me (see below)? Well, I got an email from Matt M. Who says he loves the website. (Thanks Matt, you clearly know fine journalism when you read it.) He also suggested I try Zorba's Greek Cafe in Chula Vista next time I'm in San Diego. He says they have great Greek food and belly dancing and he suggested I quote "Make sure that Pop's has a few dollar bills that he can tuck with minimal skin on skin touching. Very PG rated but plenty to fanaticize about. My father, in his 70's, myself mid 40's, and my then 11 yr old son went. My son experienced the delicate lesson of tastefully tucking dollar bills. He also performed in the Circle Dance. This is where the owner of Zorba's came out with shot glasses filled with either Ouzo, or cold water. The Ouzo was for the adult participants and the cold water for the kids and folks attending AA. My son danced around the circle with his funny crazy dance self and then laid down on the floor and grabbed the shot glass of WATER with his mouth and threw it down. I have no pictures of this event. Just very fond memories! " Thanks for sharing that, Matt! Review: Zorba's Greek Cafe in Chula Vista (a San Diego suburb).
1/29: This is by far one of my favorite commercials of all time. It's for Blue Cross Blue Shield and it's a little boy trying to explain what he saw in a movie. I gotta tell you, when kids explain stuff, it's funny. I think part of the reason it's so funny is the kid is soooo cute! I'd keep the volume low if you're playing it at work. Watch the video...

Following the abduction of that little Maricopa girl on Friday, several people sent me the link to a website that allows you to find out if you have sex offenders in your neighborhood. So, I punched mine and low and behold there is one just a couple of blocks away. You can enter a zip code, a name or an address and get a location and a recent photo of registered sex offenders. The site is run by the state government. Click here to check it out.

If you like free stuff, go to absurdlycool.com. They have a page of stuff that you can register to get for free. Everything from books by Joel Osteen books, free travel mugs, Malt o Meal coupons, etc.

How many of you get a recipe and have the ingredients but can't figure out part of the instructions because you don't know how to make an onion sweat? Well, VideoJug.com - shows you how to mix, beat, blanche and all that yummy stuff.

Do you use anti-bacterial hand soap? And I found an interesting column by science guy Bill Nye on MSN.com and he suggests that you may want to avoid anti bacterial products. I'd heard this before, but he explains why...

See the Click Chick on the floor? Last month, I told you the Click Chick does not like to participate in the bouquet toss at weddings. It's probably the most dangerous place in America next to getting in between Sheriff Joe Arpaio and a microphone. This is just one of the several times the Click Chick has wiped out during the bouquet toss. The beautiful lady in the black dress behind her (my dear friend Jennifer Kaplan) thought it would be funny to raise my arms and go for the Hail Mary pass. Well, we missed. And you see the fallout. By the way, many thanks to Natalie Niekro-Woosley and Luke Woosley for the photo. It was their happy day and they gave a great wedding! By the way, the wedding was at Sassi in Scottsdale. It was a beautiful outdoor/indoor venue, so if you're getting hitched or having an anniversary party, you should check it out.
1/26: Body Worlds 3 - the exhibit of human bodies preserved through plastination - that's going on at the Arizona Science Center. We have a slideshow on the homepage of KTAR.com. KTAR's Jayme West took some amazing photos and you can see them for yourself. People have been making comments on the comment board - including one that says - It makes one think twice about donating your body to science.
See the Slideshow
Read the story and comments

OK, earlier this week I was in San Diego. Doing what you ask? Well I performed at a TAPAS restaurant. My mom's hearing isn't what it used to be and thought I said topless. That was five minutes of horror at the Bass household until that miscommunication was cleared up. Anyway, while I was at this wonderful cafe - the owner asked me to sing. And now, I present to you - the Click Chick Live at the Aquamarine Cafe.

Actually, if you want to hear a great jazz, get something from Ella Fitzgerald. She is the first lady of jazz.

Someone sent me the story from ASUwebdevil.com - Go Devils! It's a new semester and there's a website you might want to tell your kids about. It's ratemyproffessors.com - and it's just been bought MTVu. It allows students to grade their professor and now even their looks. So, I looked up my old former professor - Dr. Craig Allen at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Hey, Dr. Allen you got a 5.0 in overall quality - meaning good quality. Just thought you should know. Also, if you're thinking about Chemistry, try Dr. Ariel Anbar's class. Everybody thinks he's super nice. And they've posted his picture (above, left) on the page so you can rate if he's hot or not.
Ratemyprofessors.com's ASU ratings...

And just for fun... A short, spoof film about Ira Gobbler, an entrepreneur toymaker who presents George Lucas with some ideas for Star Wars toys like "Bike Buddy Kenobi" and "Whack the Bantha." Watch the video...
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1/25: When a GI serving in Iraq asks you something you send it to them. Like when my brother was serving in the Gulf War I, I sent him Spiderman comic books and cookies to share with his buddies. Well, according to Fox News, a GI serving in Iraq asked a mattress company to send some floor mats to ease the suffering of the GIs sleeping on the cold, bug infested ground. Well, an employee of a certain mattress company wrote back they couldn't send the mats and if they were smart they'd get out of Iraq. Read the story...

I surfed over the BBC site to find out what's going on across the pond. And what's the most viewed story on their international Web site? The unveiling of the new US military ray gun. Apparently, its victims feel like they're on fire when they're hit with the powerful high energy beam. Read the story...

While looking for sound for the above story for on air purposes, I found the Star Wars theme - played on the banjo. Hear and see it for yourself...

The top story on KTAR.com yesterday was that of the 19-year-old pregnant mother who was shot and killed. It also generated many comments from listeners who took advantage of our comment board. Some listeners got into with each other over illegal immigration and race. CLICK HERE If you want to read what they said and comment on it.

Speaking of race, I played a video clip in the interactive office yesterday and it grabbed everyone's attention. A teenager's high school film project recreates a researcher's work done 50 years ago and found startlingly similar results. She asked black children which doll they preferred - white or black - and most chose the white doll. Watch the KOMO-TV report from ABC News...
1/24: We know the Oscar nominations are out. I found Yahoo!'s Oscar coverage yesterday and threw it on the Click Chick page (see below) - even though I was on vacation, I was thinking of you folks. They've got the entire nominees list, pictures from past awards and more. I was disappointed United 93 was not nominated for Best Picture. BUT what lifted my spirits, a little jaunt to our media partner KPHO's website (kpho.com). They have a section called the Bored Room. It's got a great collection of slideshows and last night I found the slideshow for The Worst of Eddie Murphy. Yes, Eddie has been nominated for an Oscar but it was a long road of bad films that finally led to his Oscar bid.

United Blood Services needs your blood. Please donate. If you failed at your new years resolution, this is a great way to make up for it. I'm going to try and go by the end of the week and I challenge you to do the same! I'm putting up a link to UBS on the Click Chick page. Book a blood donation appointment...

You've all heard of the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. I actually am one-degree from Kevin because I interviewed him at the Phoenix Film Festival a two years ago. Well, he's started sixdegrees.org a website for charity. You can log on and donate to your favorite star's charity. Or you can make your own celebrity badge, sponsor your favorite charity and you can put it on your webpage or blog and people who are interested can donate to that cause. The site raised nearly $70,000 in less than a week.

The Click Chick was supposed to be at the Sundance Film Fest over the weekend, but if you're like me and your dad sold his Park City timeshare, you didn't get a chance to go. But worry not, Youtube.com has a Sundance channel where you can check out what's happening there every day, clips and much, much more. Online: youtube.com/sundancechannel
1/23: The Click Chick is on vacation through Tuesday, January 23rd. Her mouse will get back on the information highway on Wednesday, January 24th. She is currently on bedrest after receiving the disappointing news that United 93 was NOT nominated for Best Picture for this year's upcoming Academy Awards. She's also upset that Children of Men didn't get more nominations. But she loved The Queen, The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine and Letters from Iwo Jima. And she didn't think Babel was half bad. In the meantime, check out all the Oscar nominees: 79th Annual Academy Award Nominees
1/19: Hear it for yourself: The story of the woman who died from water intoxication while participating in a Sacramento, Calif. radio station contest continues to draw attention. Clips from that fateful radio show are available online...

On a much lighter note and I mean much lighter. Earlier this week I said I would put up a link to Sasha Baron Cohen's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes when it eventually made its way to the web. Listener Tracy Weber sent it in to the Click Chick and it's much appreciated. By the way, if you listen to it at work, put on your earphones and turn down the volume. Watch the video...

First it was Dr. James Dobson on the right criticizing Arizona Senator John McCain. Then it was MoveOn.org on the left. Now, in a Salon.com editorial titled "The Fight Side of McCain," colleagues of the senator and presumptive presidential candidate say his quote - "volatile temper" may derail his straight talk express rather than his stance backing an increase in the number of troops in Iraq. Read the Salon.com editorial...

The next website, well, I only have to give you the name and you'll know what it's all about. Clumsycrooks.com. Like, how a man was allegedly trying to break into a truck. He was later offered a ride and bear by witnesses. That ride took him to the police.

How many times have you tried to mail an attachment that was huge and got bouncebacks and errors. Well, your problem is solved for attachments up to 512 megabytes. Go to www.mailbigfile.com. You can send big attachments with no problem. It's a simple process where you upload an image, a webpage is created and they send you a link where a page is created from where you can download it. It's free or you can pay for premium services. 1/18: Senator John McCain has taken a couple of punches lately. First, it was Dr. James Dobson on the right who said he would never vote for McCain because of his stance on a gay marriage amendment to the Constitution. Now, he's been targeted by the liberal PAC MoveOn.org - for his stance on Iraq. Watch the ad from MoveOn.org ...

Water Music: How does the Click Chick know iPods are not waterproof? Because she washed hers and ran it through the dryer. It will never be the same again. Well, guess what. Freestyle Audio has come up with a waterproof MP3 player. Apparently, Lance Fried, company president, fried his MP3 player just like the Click Chick and did something about it. I think it would be a nice Valentine's Day gift for that surfer or water sports lover in your life. It weighs 35 grams and fits in most wet suits. Read the story and see the CNN video...

Guess where the Click Chick was last night? I was at Billy Crystal's one-man show 700 Sundays. He was "mah-velous." But the biggest surprise was his birthday tribute to Muhammad Ali who appeared on stage with him. Crystal says they never spend Ali's birthday apart, that's why he was there. By the way, the show was bittersweet and very, very funny. Crystal shares stories of his childhood in Long Island coupled with a generous dose of family pictures and home movies. What an experience. Here's a little tidbit - legendary singer Billie Holiday took him to his first movie. He sat in her lap and they watched Shane. You should see the show. Crystal will be performing the show at Gammage. Ticket & show information...
1/17: How about this? A mosaic of a toaster made entirely out of toast. That's what those crazy Swedes entered in the First International Art Biennial in Buenos Aires. See how big it is and how they put it together. See the mosaic...

The Click Chick likes nothing more than giving you some reason to waste time at work online. Well, I've got a new way for you to do just that. It's Yoda singing "Just a Gigilo." Actually, it's just a hand puppet lip syncing. But I like the song. I was duped into thinking it was Yoda's voice. But the puppet ain't bad. Now when George Lucas finds out...

Collectible Cards: I went to a Hanukkah party and there were five presents in the gift exchange. Three of them were Starbucks cards. I was laughing about it with a friend who said that I should hold on to mine, even after I used it on several caramel apple ciders, because some older Starbucks cards are now big collectibles. So I went online to eBay and sure enough, there are Starbucks cards up for bid. Some do still have store credit on them, but half of them don't and it's the cards themselves people seem to be interested in mostly. Check it out for yourself...

NewOpenWorld Foundation - a group promoting cultural diversity - is on a quest to name the new seven wonders of the world. Yesterday, Petra, an ancient city in Jordan was named a candidate. If you go their organization's website, you can vote on what you think should make the list. Check it out: www.new7wonders.com

Proof is in the Math: Someone has come up with a mathematical proof (as in a geometry proof) that proves that girls are evil. While it is humorous, he forgot to factor in that 1) girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice and 2) girls don't leave wet towels on the bed like boys do. If you need confirmation of that, see Click Click dated 1/11 where I gave proof from Moronland.com (written by a man, no less) that in fact girls are not evil, but men are.
1/16: Watching the Golden Globes and what people wore video and I have to say, sometimes I read what actresses are wearing and I can't pronounce the names of the designers. If' it's not Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren, I'm pretty stuck with the names. So, just for you, I've got a link to CNN's video footage of what people wore, with pronunciations. Watch the video...

I gotta say that Sascha Baron Cohen - AKA Borat (pictured left) is pretty cute, but those eyebrows could use a little bit of a mow. I tried to find his acceptance speech from last night's Golden Globe Awards, because if you missed it, you missed something else (and I'm waiting for the FCC to say something about it). I'm still looking for it and if I find it, well, it's very much like the movie Borat - funny and outrageous.

This is terrible, but I've got my April Fool's Day joke for my mom. You see, I told her if something happened to me, I'd like to be cremated. Mr. Bass didn't care, but Mrs. Bass thought I was nothing short of a pagan for suggesting such a thing. Well, I've found Summum's website that does modern mummifications that includes the rites of transference. It'll only cost you $67K. They can also mummify your pets. Check out: www.summum.org/mummification. Summum also has a website for kids, kids.summum.us. It explains how "Mummification is like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly."
1/15: Paula Abdul gets the Click Chick's award for most in need of an intervention. Paula used to be so sweet and fun and now, she's devolved into this. But during a recent round of TV interviews via satellite, Paul looked and sounded "baked." Her publicist insists there was a technical issue, but I don't think so. Watch for the video and you be the judge... • More video of Paula...

On a more serious note, if your kids have never heard Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" - they should. It's one of the greatest speeches ever given in the history of this Republic. Click here to watch and listen...

I love celebrity tribute sites. But I found these political ones pretty amusing. For those of you on the left, there's www.oreilly-sucks.com. The name says it all. And for those of you on the right, there's www.moorewatch.com. And for those of you who think Tom Cruise is a little goofy, there's the oldie but goodie, tomcruiseisnuts.com.

Now, I know a lot of you have kids with Blackberries or they're constantly on the computer on MySpace.com or instant messaging someone. Well, if you want to send a message that they'll understand like "Get off the computer" - I have found the totally reliable and undisputed champ of translators. It's "The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator". For example, translation: "Pick up your mess!" is PIK UP UR MES!11111 OMG. You'll thank me when that room gets cleaned up. Click here for translator...

1/12: You've no doubt heard of Fortune magazine's best companies to work for... like how Google has a spa on site. But I found the list of companies with unusal perks and sabbaticals. My mom had another name for her last sabbatical - she calls it retirement. I'm talking gas cards, free prescription drugs, free bus fare to see NBA games. But the best part of the CNN.com/money list is the comment board. They're letting people share their views - and not all of them are favorable. Read the list...

And if you're feeling bad about not starting your goal to lose weight for the new year, don't worry. I have some inspiration for you - I found video of animals at Sea World doing some cardio and strength training. Yes, they have a walrus doing sit ups. If it can do a sit up, so can you. Watch the video...

So begins Day 3 of my hunger strike because I'm not at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. The big news there is Hollywood is getting all cozy with tech companies. Hollywood had big problems with tech devices like TIVO that let you skip through commercials. In a deal announced today, Apple's iTunes will now let you download short films from this year's Sundance film festival - for a price of course. Read the story...

If you're like the Click Chick and pretty much laugh at anything - including Borat - then you should be giddy with anticipation for the big screen film - Reno 911!: Miami. If you love the TV show, then you'll want to watch the trailer at: www.reno911movie.com

This is a depressing story I found online. Depressing. If you were like me and loved the Lord of the Rings films, don't look for the trilogy's prequel The Hobbit anytime soon. An executive at New Line says director Peter Jackson will never work for the studio again. I don't know you Mr. Executive or Mr. Jackson, but I want you both to kiss and make up right now! After seeing Eragon, I'm desperate to see a GREAT fantasy film. Read the story...

1/11: Web Trailer: In my other life, I'm a movie critic and this totally thrills me because I can encourage, more and more people to check out Children of Men. One guy, apparently disgusted by the way the production company came up with a trailer for Children of Men, edited a trailer himself and posted it on YouTube. And he's getting praise for it from the people who have watched it. Of course, the most recent posting about the video said the movie was bad... but that person clearly has no taste. By the way, it came in third at the weekend box office. Watch the re-edited trailer.

CES Blog: I don't understand why the Click Chick isn't at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. I think I will suggest that I report from there next year (Hint, hint boss). I found a blog someone has written on some of the neat stuff that can be encountered there including what I want next Christmas - from LG, the VX9400 Mobile TV Handset (left) - cellphone, mp3 player, IM, and you can watch live TV. If you go to the Taser booth, you might get an autograph from a Playboy model. That I would most likely skip. Read the blog...

I broke down. If you were like me, then you watched the A Christmas Story marathon on TBS about fives times on Christmas Day. Well, they kept running commercials for veryfunnyads.com and I finally broke down and watched a few - including a bear with a juicy river salmon going Matrix-style on a Salmon fisherman. Watch the ads...

And from Moronland.com, one of my co-horts, a male I might add, sent me a link to column on how men and women shower differently. Let's just say from the name of the Web site, it's pretty moronic (and juvenile), but it claims that men leave wet towels on the bed. I think that's grounds for divorce. Read it for yourself...
1/10: No Gas: Paris Hilton (the alien lookalike on the left) already admitted to police that she's not all that bright. The paparazzi can prove it. The world's most photographed heiress ran out of gas and the paparazzi had to help her out. Of course, they captured 3 and a half minutes of her getting stuck in the middle of an intersection and them rescuing her on video. It proves that even if you have tons of money people will honk at you if you get in their way. You'll be entranced by her admission "Dude I never put gas in this car. I forgot..." Watch the video

Recycled Cards: I got this from Daily Candy, one of my favorite daily newsletters. You've heard of regift gifts. How about regifting those gift cards you get? I'm talking the Christmas and birthday cards you get in the mail. Card Savers will send you a pack of 12 sticky sheets you can stick inside cards people give you. An icon at the bottom of each sheet reads: "this card has been recycled." That means people will know what you did. It will also mean you're cheap, but it can also mean you're green and recycle.

Mr. Blackwell's Best and worst dressed list is out and Connie Weber and I didn't make either list. My twin Beyonce did. Read about the best and the worst...

OK Phish fans. While looking for the Jason Kidd divorce paperwork, I discovered another celebrity mugshot in the usual spot - thesmokinggun.com. Apparently, former Phish frontman Trey Anastacio was busted several days ago. According to a police report, he admitted he was addicted to pain pills and had smoked hashish. Percocet and Hyrdocodone were found in the car as well. Read the report on Trey and see his mugshot...

Speaking of thesmokingun.com - they have a story today about a couple who were arrested for indecent exposure after they had just received a shipment of Cialis. I won't say more, but just go to the website to read more about that.

By the way, I was looking through their collection of celebrity mugshots and found Marilyn Manson's. Did you know his real name is Brian Hugh Warner? Not very goth is it?
1/9: Well, since my Grandfather lives in Cleveland, Ohio, I figured I'd follow Ohio State. But, since my mother is from Louisiana, I kinda had a soft spot for gator, since some of my cousins eat it. Well, this Click Chick report is dedicated to all you Florida fans, especially Dawn Paugh (right), who works with us here at KTAR. Dawn took her twins to get their picture taken with the live Florida Gator. Congrats Dawn and all you Gator fans.

Last week, I told you about a picture that's created quite a lot of interest on the internet (see Click Chick 1/5). Well, I said if someone could come up with a good photo caption, I'd print it here.
Well, Steven Spencer from SRP did send in 3! So here they are:

"Not a problem; we were just waiting for the light rail."
"One more mall patrol for the MCSO behind us ol' girl"
"How the heck am I going to explain this to Sherriff Joe?"


OK, cubicles aren't really easy places to decorate for Christmas. But according to John Horn, Jr. at ACS Inc., if you get 8 cubicles, 7 guys and a big wad of cash together, they will truly accomplish something just short of Extreme Cubicle Improvement. Horn's company sponsored a holiday decorating contest. These guys did an amazing job and they only took second place! In my mind, they're winners. John was kind enough to send a link to a slideshow of not only what it looked like, but how they did it. I hope it gives some of you great ideas for next Christmas.

I mentioned Cajun foods when I came back from Baton Rouge. Well, Saturday night at a party someone pulled the Click Chick aside and said Click Chick, I love your segments, BUT you didn't mention this website where you can order Turduckens at www.cajunspecialtymeats.com. For those of you who don't know, a turducken is turkey, stuffed with duck, chicken, cornbread dressing and pork sausage. Everyone does theirs different, though. Some are stuffed with shrimp too.
1/8: It's Rosie v. Donald, gameshow style. GSN.com has put together a Rosie vs. Trump fighting game. You can take control of either one and duke it out -- Babwa (Barbara Walters) and Miss USA Tara Conner will even root for you as you knock money out of Trump or slug Rosie until magazines fall out of her! I picked Trump so he wouldn't sue me. Watch out for Rosie's tongue and Trump has a mean right hook - but if you hit him good, money falls out of his pocket. Play the game...

OK, last week I challenged someone to beat my high score (2385) at Blink You.com. Well, Paul Douglas "Doug" Davis had the nerve to do it and show me proof. Good for you Doug. I also sent a link of this page to your boss so he knows what you've been up to during work hours...

It's the New Year! Some of us are starting our annual I gotta lose weight this year diet plans. But to successfully lose weight you gotta exert more calories than you're putting in your body machine. And I know someone out there is wondering... what does 200 calories of food look like? Well, there's a website from wisegeek.com that shows you just what that is in fruits, veggies, yogurt and even catsup! By the way, on the wisegeek.com homepage - it purports to be a source for answers to common questions like "What should I consider when donating a car?" or "What is an insanity defense?"

Ok, the year is only a week old and some of you may have already started and quit your diets. Well, that's OK. I've found the website that will be the source of all your excuses for your personal failings. It's called "The Mother of All Excuses Place." It's got work excuses, school excuses, church excuses, tax excuses and even reasons to avoid jury duty which I wouldn't recommend - that's your civic duty... and police excuses... like "Oh, officer, I've been living in Germany for so many years that I forgot how to read the signs in miles per hour. I sure am glad to be home and have someone remind me!"
1/5: Apparently, this image from the Sheboygan County Historical Society has sparked a lot of interest. The pictured believed to be taken in the 1870s is of a mustachioed man in a suit and a stove top pipe who sits rakishly atop a dead horse in the middle of a dusty, deserted street. Well, the historical society put it in a calendar and it drew lots of attention, it hit the internet and attention grew. A website sponsored a contest to come up with a caption. One entry read - "Lay still girl, FEMA is on the way." And hey, if you come up with a great caption, we'll feature it on ktar.com. Send it to webmaster@ktar.com.

Can you beat the Click Chick's high score? Yes, the Click Chick has found a new game for you to play at the office while you're on the boss' dime. It's called Blink You, I think. All it is is red squares and black squares. Black squares are good, and you eat them like in Pac Man. Red squares are bad and you want to avoid them. My high score was 2385. Email me if you beat that and show me proof. Play the game...

Saturday Night Live is known for its funny and VERY fake commercials. Well, fake commercial comes out of Canada - don't know if it was made in Saskatoon, but and it makes fun of National Day Care. This commercial let's you know about National Husband Care. Watch the commercial...

The funniest story on the website today: A Brazilian judge has ordered YouTube to find a way to stop Brazilians from viewing steamy footage of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli covorting with a banker. Now come on! Isn't Brazil the homeland of the thong? Now they have shame? Read the story...
1/4: Let me introduce you to Art Haynie - part-time Valley resident, part-time California beach bumb/surfer and TV and commercial director. He sent his friend the Click Chick this email... Hold on to your chair, try not to fall out, and breathe deeply. by the way, this was not voluntary, I was conned into it by my friend. What Art is talking about is one of MasterCard's TV ads where he wears a business suit, chats with camera and surfs. Well, Art. Happy New Year. I hope it sees lots of airtime and is aired during the Super Bowl. Watch the commercial
Actually, Art is a very talented director. You can check out his website: arthaynie.com.

What would get get is you mixed Bob Marley's music with Marvin Gaye's. You'd get No Music, No Mercy - a music mash-up that's all the rage on the web. People, mainly mixers, are taking songs from two different arts, sometimes from two different genres and mashing their songs together like you heard just here. Here are some Music Mash-Up links:
www.stevelima.com/futuro.html • www.partyben.com • www.bootiesf.com • www.djbc.net/mashes

The media undoubtedly makes mistakes. If you open Time magazine or US News & World Report, there's always a note from the editor that reads something like this... "...in the last issue we said Ned Foster is the Devil. We meant to say Satan is the Devil. We regret the error". Well, there's a website called: Regretthe error.com which compiles the corrections, retractions, clarifications to check media accuracy and honesty.
1/3: Breaking news from the Wildlife World Zoo, where I have sources in the aviary. Two tiger cubs have been born and the brother and sister are like their parents - one is orange, the other is white (pictured left). They won't be on display for a while, but the WWZ says they have two 7-month-old cubs on display for you to check out right now.

You're not going to believe this story out of the Wall Street Journal online. How do billionaires get a divorce? Amicably. At least one couple did. Tim and Edra Blixseth built a $2 billion empire in their 25 years together. Do you think they had lawyers? Nope. They went to a hotel in Beverly Hills and in one afternoon, divided up their goods with just two notebooks and a bottle of wine. There were no lawyers or accountants present. Makes you wish these two had worked it out. Read the story...

Again, the Click Chick will go places and give you news that Paul Calvisi just won't cover because he's a little too dignified. BUT I'm not. Someone has it in for Tony Romo - he's the QB for the Dallas Cowboys. He's the new NFL pretty boy, next to Matt Leinart of course. However, someone has started a website called tonyhomo.com. It allegedly purports to be Drew Bledsoe's blog. He was the starter for the Cowboys until he got benched. Bledsoe claims he had nothing to do with it. The site mocks Romo who took his job... and his girlfriend Carrie Underwood. Anyone who knows the web will tell you, this Web site is just one of the many templates available at Blogspot.com which is a free blogging site.

Pat Robertson is out with his latest predictions for 2007, but let's examine his predictions from years past. According to atheism.about.com, they believe he is a failed prophet because in 2005 Robertson predicted President Bush would have victory over victory. Now if you don't count Democrats getting control of the Congress, Robertson could be right...

In 2004, Mediamatters.org said Robertson predicted that President Bush will have Social Security and tax reform passed and that Muslims will turn to Jesus Christ. They note he also predicted Bush would win in a walk in 2004. Bush's margin of victory in '04 was the smallest margin over victory for a re-elected president since Woodrow Wilson.

But an encouraging note from Robertson, Sacredsandwich.com says the NWS has named him meteorologist of the year. In 2006 he predicted that "vicious hurricanes" and a possible tsunami would lash the American coastline According to Sacred Sandwich, "He may be a false prophet, but he's one heck of a weatherman." This obviously is a spoof article, right? You should note, Sacred Sandwich is a Christian website.
1/2: Now, we've just completed a major shopping season where many of you spent more time in malls than in your homes some afternoons. No doubt you ran across the odd person who took up two parking spaces (near the front of the store probably) in a very crowded parking lot. Well, I've found a Web site where you can retaliate, although I wouldn't recommend it. It's called iparklikeanidiot.com. You can buy bumper stickers - but I WOULD NOT stick them on people's cars. However, you could mail them... They've even got pictures of bad parking jobs.



www.zabasearch.com - It's the scariest site on the internet. Go to that site, enter your name and it will be able to tell you some of your most recent addresses. I entered my name and it even listed where I lived in college and where I lived when I first moved here. It's a free people search and public information website, meaning they've probably gleaned this info from public records. The question is can you get your info removed. Of course for a fee, it will do background checks on people.

1/1: Singer Mariah Carey is threatening legal action against Mary Carey. For those of you who don't know, Mary Carey is a former California gubernatorial candidate and a porn star. You see, Mary Carey wants to trademark her stage name for commercial uses. BUT, Mariah's Carey contends that customers may be confused by products by the two ladies and mistakenly associate the goods offered by Mary Carey (porn star) and Mariah Carey (bad actress, great singer). The Smoking Gun has all the details... and the image above. And it begs the question? Who's dressed more like the porn star?

It's a new year, that also means new travel rules. Beginning, January 23 - all persons (including U.S. citizens) traveling by air between the United States and Mexico and Central and South America, the Caribbean, Bermuda will need a passport. Read the details from the State Department's website...

There's a new feature on the new KTAR.com. You can leave your thoughts and comments about local news stories. Just like calling in to Pat McMahon or Darrell Ankarlo, you can leave us a note on the web about what you think of local news stories.

Guess who was reportedly caught in a lip lock with Cardinals QB Matt Leinart on Friday night in Arizona? Britney Spears, according to TMZ.com. OK, Matt. I don't mean to delve into your personal life, but Britney? By the way, she's older than he is.

More news on the Mariah Carey front, I told you last hour she was hoping to stop a porn star from trade marking the name Mary Carey because Mariah thought they'd be confused. According to TMZ.com, she's going to appear in Playboy...with her clothes on. Ok, remind me... Who is the porn star and who is the singer again?