April 19, 2013 He wanted to see a new family car that any family could afford because at that time only the wealthy could afford them. The year was 1933 and he made that statement at the Berlin, Germany Auto Show. It was a short time later when he got together with Ferdinand Porche who had the same vision.
April 18, 2013 If you like bacon you’re gonna love this. A Texas woman who just celebrated her 105th birthday says bacon is the secret to her long life. Pearl Cantrell lives near Abilene, Texas and says she loves bacon and eats it everyday.
April 17, 2013 Worldwide some 200 million people buy or sell 1 billion items eBay every year, trading $2,000 worth of goods every second. More than a million people trade on eBay as a full-time job. And while the eBay auctions are best known for finding bargains there also have been some very expensive items sold on eBay
April 16, 2013 It’s annually a festive event – New England’s most widely viewed sporting event with interest all over the world and it was marred by Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon resulting in dozens of injuries and some fatalities. It brings tens of thousands of visitors to the Boston area and someone or a group of people used it to carry out whatever sick agenda they have.
April 15, 2013 We all know the story of the Titanic – called unsinkable – it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. What you may not know is that 14 years before that, author Morgan Robertson wrote a short novel called "Futility" - the story of the sinking of a huge oceanliner named "The Titan".
April 12, 2013 Today marks the 152nd anniversary of the start of the bloodiest four years in American history. For more than 100 years the estimated death toll of the American Civil War stood at just under 619,000. It’s hard to believe but that number is nearly as many American soldiers killed in all the other wars this country has fought combined – World Wars One and Two, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexican War, Spanish American War….just an incredible number of lives lost….Americans killing Americans.
April 11, 2013 Today’s the day I get together with my tax guy to file my income tax return. Yeah, that’s something I always looks forward to. Not.
If you itemize your deductions this is something you should be doing all year – thinking about the things you buy and you need in your line of work that you could declare as a tax deduction. You never know. The worst the IRS can say is no, right? Here are some unusual tax deductions the IRS actually approved.
April 10, 2013 We’re always talking about the most popular names for little baby girls and boys.But how about names that could be used to name a boy or a girl. Call ‘em gender neutral names. I have one – Dale. When I went to school – and it was a pretty large high school - there were only two students named Dale and the other was a girl.
April 9, 2013 There was the story in the Buffalo News on Monday about a Clarence man who won a $1.6 million judgement in a lawsuit against the town and a developer for diverting rain water onto his property creating a swamp. But even worse for him was the wetlands brought frogs and he has a frog phobia – so much so he was a prisoner in his own home. It may sound funny, but for him it wasn’t.
April 8, 2013 What’s the most stressful job? Firefighter? Police officer? Corporate executive? Good guesses, but according to a CareerCast.com survey it’s a job in the military. Enlisted military personnel is how it’s listed. Simply put – a soldier.
April 5, 2013 The Buffalo Bisons opened their 128th season of professional baseball with a 12-7 win over the Rochester Red Wings.
The history of Buffalo baseball is incredible, and there all kinds of records set involving the Bisons and many of them were in the early years.
April 4, 2013 No one seems to claim ownership, but maybe they’re not telling the truth anyway. Every April 4th is known as National Tell A Lie Day. I’m not really sure if it encourages you to tell a lie or simply it’s a reminder that not everyone is honest all the time.
