Archive for January, 2011
Secretariat Available on Blu-ray and DVD
The awe-inspiring story of Secretariat (you know, the Triple Crown winner in 1973) and its amazing owner, Penny Chenery, was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios on Jan. 25, 2011. CBS News called the movie one of the best family films of the year, and having watched it with my family, I [...]
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Get Amber Alerts Via Text, Help Save Children
Jan. 13 was the 15th anniversary of National AMBER Alert Awareness Day. In celebration, cellular companies across the country invited customers to sign up to receive free AMBER alerts via text message, and you can still do so.
Since its inception, the AMBER Alert program has led to the safe recovery of more than 500 children, [...]
2011 – The Year of the Vegetable
The following article was written by George Ball, Burpee Chairman & CEO, and is being reposted here as a shortened version of the original, which ran as an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. It is reprinted with Mr. Ball’s permission:
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Childhood obesity is now the nation’s disease—an ailment crippling the body politic. The long-term [...]
Breathe Right Strips and $50 Travelocity Gift Card Giveaway
I used to have a newspaper editor who always sounded like she had a cold when I talked to her in the morning. I’d say, “Are you feeling okay?” and she’d say, “It’s just my morning voice.” I was LOTS younger than her, so I chalked it up to her advanced years (I think she [...]
5Jan2011 | lipsticktocrayons | 42 comments | Continued
