Fast Food: Calories Per Dollar

New York now requires chain restaurants to prominently post calorie counts for the items on their menu. This information now makes it easy to determine the best (or worse) calorie bang for your fast food dollar.

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(as usual, thanks to Keith at BagOfNothing for the post idea)

Space Shuttle Atlantis

The Boston Globe has a feature they call The Big Picture. It always includes incredible photographs about various topics. Today they posted a series of photographs about NASA's latest mission to the Hubble Telescope. Click on the photo below to see these photos. I am also including a link below the photo if you would like to see their other features.


Boston Globe: The Big Picture

Did You Know That I Was Struck By Lightning Seven Times

Mary and I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button this weekend. If you have not seen this movie we would definitely recommend it.

Throughout the movie an elderly man states that he has been struck by lightning 7 times. The video below shows the 6 times addressed in the movie. We laughed at each of these clips.

Enjoy.

All Shook Up

There was a 3.3 earthquake in North Texas yesterday.

A minor earthquake centered in north Arlington shook residents as far away as Grapevine late Saturday morning, but no damage or injuries were reported.

Read Fort Worth Star-Telegram Article Here

Coffee Maker, Carafe, Travel Mug & Coffee for $10

Need a new coffee maker? Gevalia has a great offer going right now. For $10 (+free shipping) you can get the following:

• 12 Cup Programmable Stainless Steel Coffeemaker ($99.99 value)
• Stainless Steel Thermal Carafe ($44.95 value)
• Gevalia Travel Mug ($14.95 value)
• Two 1/2 lb. Packages Of Coffee (whole bean, ground, caffeinated or decaffeinated...Tea is available as well)
  

Click the link below, fill in the code below and you will be on your way.

NOTE: Once you sign up you will be enrolled in their coffee program. You will be automatically shipped more coffee in 4-6 weeks. If you do not want to continue to get the coffee you will need to cancel the program. The items listed above are yours to keep.

Mary and I have been enjoying our Gevalia coffee maker, carafe and travel mug for a few years now.

I am curious to see if anyone cares about offers like this, so leave a comment below if you choose to take advantage of this offer.

Click This Link & Enter Code "121600" In The Special Offer Field

Brown-bag for Good

Brown-bag for Good is an opportunity for you to be generous with something as insignificant as your lunch money, and make a big difference in the life of someone else.

Here is how it works. During the week of May 18th, instead of going out to eat or visiting a drive-thru, brown-bag your lunch for the entire week. Take the money you saved by not going to restaurants or visiting a drive-thru during the week and be generous to others with it.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Buy a tank of gas for a single parent in your church or community.
• Leave a large tip the next time you eat out.
• Anonymously pay for school lunches for a struggling family.
• Buy a gift card for groceries and donate to your church’s benevolence fund.
• Bring in coffee and doughnuts for your coworkers.

Don’t forget to share your story of generosity so that others can be inspired. Also, we would love to see pictures of you and your friends brown-bagging at lunch!

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"Hammageddon" Is Back

More Schools Closing

Link To Full Article Here

At Least "Someone" Thinks I am Super Cool