On Sunday, Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history!
She defeated two-time Indy 500 winner and Dancing with the Stars champ Hélio Castroneves by nearly 6 seconds to take home the first place trophy at the Indy Japan 300.
Patrick covered 200 laps at the 1.52-mile course in one hour, 51 minutes.
Let’s hope we see Danica go after the Dancing title, too!
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As per Jeffy G’s post about why he’s glad he’s a guy… here’s why I’m glad I’m a girl!! Ouch!!!
Don’t wash your reusable Lululemon bag!! Or you’ll find secret ”less than inspirational” messages hidden underneath!
(full story at ctvtoronto.ca)
A printed message hidden inside a Lululemon Athletica shopping bag is a lot more risqué than the inspirational messages printed on the outside, as one Toronto mother inadvertently discovered.
Norma Columbus and her 17-year-old daughter Heather found the message after they washed the reusable bag from the yoga-wear retailer. One side began to peel off and Heather continued to scrape away, curious about what the message said.
Underneath a glossy layer of inspirational quotes such as “friends are more important than money” is a second note…
“Some brief or quick-fix incidences when our minds are clear to be creative are….when drunk or stoned…just after an orgasm,” it says.
Norma Columbus said she was shocked to see the yoga-wear retailer’s original message underneath a printed cover.
“It’s just a shock to see something like that on there,” she said. “I guess this must be some kind of a joke?”
A company spokesperson said the message isn’t a joke although it wasn’t meant to be viewed by the public.
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Remember this one? You would if you grew up on Sesame Street!!!
So what's your favourite???
After sweeping this year's Juno Awards, Feist is now sweeping up Sesame Street!
"I mean, c'mon please, it's the Muppets we're talking about," said Feist. Â
She's hugely stoked about her appearance on Sesame Street which she recently taped in New York City doing a reworked version of her hit, "1,2,3,4".
"(1,2,3,4) brought me two days ago to Sesame Street and it was the Muppets and it was the best day of my life. I'm sorry Junos, but the Muppets trump everything!"
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This day in 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titantic runs into an iceberg in the
North Atlantic and begins to sink.
The clock at the top of the grand stair case played a prominent feature in the movie starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.
What did the clock stand for according to Bruce Ismay?
** Note: Bruce Ismay was the Managing Director of the steamship line, and the guy who got the last lifeboat and was forever branded a coward.
- Echoes and SilenceÂ
- Time and Grace
- Patience and Grace
ANSWER:
According to my “Big Book of Trivia”, the answer is “Time and Grace”…
(the other two options are from the Foo Fighters new album title!)
Since “Honour and Glory” sounds good too… One thousand points for all of you!
Congratulations!!!!!
(from perezhilton.com)
Looks like power producer Dr. Luke - the supposed pop hit ‘maker’ - is in trouble again. He was accused last year of ripping off (and not crediting) the Rubinoos’ I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend and turning it into the Avril Lavigne hit Girlfriend. Everyone borrows or samples and it’s acceptable for the most part. You just can’t claim to have come up with it on our own!
Luke’s also suspected of giving the hook he ‘created’ for a Veronicas song to another client, Pink, for the tune U + Ur Hand.
NOW, Arizona rockers The Asphalt claim that the dirty doc took the hook of their song Tonight and repurposed it for former Idol Chris Daughtry’s song Feels Like Tonight.
Check out the video proof and judge for yourself!
Here’s a way to have some indoor fun with the kids this weekend… I just tried this out last night, and the kids went wild for it!!
This recipe is enough for one child (or adult!), so that each child can make their own.
1/2 cup milk or half and half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Zip-loc bagsÂ
1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in a towel or put gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to 8 minutes is enough time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream. Eat right from the bag or scoop into cups! Even crush up a chocolate bar to sprinkle on top.  Â
Tips
Freezer bags work best because they are thicker and less likely to develop small holes, allowing the bags to leak. You can get away with using regular Zip-loc bags for the smaller quart sizes, because you are double-bagging. If you plan to do this indoors, use gallon size freezer bags.
Coffee Can Ice Cream
An alternative to the baggie method is to use coffee cans. The recipe is the same, and may be doubled or tripled because the coffee can can hold more liquid than the baggies. Put the mixture in a standard size coffee can and seal with the plastic lid, then place that can inside a larger “economy size” can. Pack the large can with ice and salt, and seal with the lid. Kids can roll the can back and forth on the ground (outside - the condensation will drip) until the ice cream is set. The time required to set the mixture will vary depending on the number of servings in the can.
What does the salt do?
Just like we use salt on icy roads in the winter, salt mixed with ice causes the ice to melt and the freezing point of the ice is lowered. Water will normally freeze at 32 degrees F. A 10% salt solution freezes at 20 degrees F, and a 20% solution freezes at 2 degrees F. By lowering the temperature at which ice is frozen, you create an environment in which the milk mixture can freeze at a temperature below 32 degrees F into ice cream.
Cool, huh… and yummy!
Just like plopping the kids down in front of the tube with a video - it keeps poochie happy!! Take a look at that waggin' tail on the wiener dog!
