570News Blog: Lisa Drew

Happy Mother’s Day to all this weekend. 
We’re celebrating at the cottage with my mom and grandma.

The surveys show men will be the big spenders this weekend..with a trip to the spa rating high…along with gift certificates and books.
Consumers stateside are expected to spend a little less this year due to the economy - spending about $138.00 on average.
The National Retail Foundation says we’ll be cutting back on the larger items.. picking up smaller and more meaningful items.

My kids won’t say what’s up for me.. but the five-year-old says he’s been working hard on something at school.
He can never keep a secret!  I love it. 

Have a great day Sunday!

I love you mom..thanks for always being there.

lisa
 

The 80’s Yuppie is so….1980’s.

570’s Katie Simpson had this story in our 570 Morning News run  today: Meet the Scuppie.
(That would be the Socially Concious Upwardly-mobile person.)
A scuppie is a new breed of consumer, someone
who is financial comfortable.. and environmentally aware.
Sound familiar?

A scuppie is someone who will “go green” if given the choice.
They won’t ditch the SUV, but will choose organic foods and enviro- friendly cleaning products.
(I gotta say, some of those new “green” detergents do not get grass stains out of a five-year-old’s jeans.  I ‘ve returned to the powerful, death-defying, big jugged cleaning stuff popular even two years ago!)

Our family is trying to make better choices, whether it be food purchases, getting recycled paper for the computer..even searching out greener clothing.
I will miss the 80’s power suit complete with huge shoulder pads .
Those things are biodegradable….. right?

lisa

Cast members of SCTV reunite tonight in T-O for a charity event.

Where would we be without Bob and Dog,  and Mel’s Rock Pile?
The Schmenge Brothers were so hot they even made an appearance at K-W Oktoberfest.

My favourite skit remains Tex and Edna Boil’s Organ Emporium.  Open 24 hours a day.
“Come on down..and get a fweee budgie!”
Confession time: I just spent the last 20 minutes on YouTube going over these clips again.

So witty.
Don’t forget this was the show that blew up Brooke Shields “real good” on the Farm Film Report!

John Candy.. we miss you.

lisa

First there was the study that found women’s handbags (or in my case.. more like a suitcase!) carried a lot of germs.

And now this.
It’s just another reminder not to eat at the desk.
Turns out those office keyboards are dirtier than a toilet.
A British consumer group tested the desk equipment,
and found bugs that could cause food poisoning.
Some keyboards harboured five times more germs than one office toilet seat.
Experts say we should shake the dust and food crumbs
out of keyboards … and disinfect the keyboard with alcohol wipes.

It was just last year.. that University of Arizona researchers found the average office desktop harboured 400 times more bacteria than the average office toilet seat.

Yum.  Have the boss take you out for lunch.

lisa.