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Want a ‘hair raising ride’? Watch this!

Posted by Benton on Jul 31, 2011 in Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life | 0 comments

A buddy of mine sent this to me and said ..”watch on an empty stomach!” Well … for me, it wasn’t quite that tough but I did catch myself breathing a little hard and wincing a couple of times. Welcome to the Insane Downhill Bike Race in Chile. Occurring in Valparaiso, Chile, the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Race is a legendary urban bike...

American Idol: It hasn’t killed country music!

Posted by Benton on Jul 28, 2011 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Real Life | 0 comments

Peter Cooper writes for Nashville’s daily newspaper – The Tennessean. In my view, he is a musicologist of sorts! Released today is his latest article written about American Idol and its affect or lack thereof on country music. He makes a lot of great points! Enjoy! Peter Cooper: “American Idol didn’t kill country...

Facebook and Skype have a baby!

Posted by Benton on Jul 6, 2011 in Fascinating, Technology | 0 comments

As of today, you can chat with someone on Facebook and see them at the same time through Skype… The long awaited video chatting has become reality on FB! Could be scary for some of us! Details...

I’ve decided Blake Shelton is a genius! (The Voice!)

Posted by Benton on Jul 1, 2011 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

My wife and I began watching “The Voice” on NBC early on. She was tired of American Idol and I stayed with this season until Pia Toscano was voted off. I then decided that I had had enough of it also. I think we thought the Idol format is worn out and even though the judge change was a slight improvement, it wasn’t enough for us. So...

Trend of the future? Jack-In-The-Box yanks toys!

Posted by Benton on Jun 21, 2011 in Fascinating, Real Life | 0 comments

(Reuters) – Fast-food chain Jack in the Box has pulled toys from its kids’ meals, a spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday. The move, which managers at Los Angeles outlets said took effect on Thursday, comes as fast-food companies are under pressure to stop using toys to market children’s meals that are high in calories, sugar, fat and salt....

Happy Vanilla Milkshake Day everyone!

Posted by Benton on Jun 20, 2011 in Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life | 0 comments

Here’s nutrition info from Paula Deen’s Vanilla Milkshake: Calories – 718 Carbs – 73g Total Sugars – 73g Fat – 40 g Cholesterol – 252 mg Sodium – 193 mg That is more of everything than I ever have in one and nearly two meals in my day!! So we continue to talk about obesity in this country but yet, someone...