What's the BIGGEST selling item at Wal-mart?

The answer is BANANAS. Walmart sells more groceries there than any other grocery.

Should doctors be able to prescribe VACATIONS? 

We don't know if it's a realistic possibility, but it would be good for the country in two ways. One, doctors would prescribe us fewer mind-controlling pills, and two, we'd actually be FORCED to relax

And in a new poll, 56% of Americans think it would be a great idea for doctors to prescribe time off work.

The poll also found that 93% of Americans say they feel happier after a vacation . . . 77% think it improves their overall health . . . and 28% don't take annual vacations.

Is it Grillin' Season yet

A survey by the Weber grill company found that 71% of Americans plan to cook out on Memorial Day. That's a lot, but it's only the THIRD-most-popular grilling holiday.

The Fourth of July is the most-popular, with 90% of people grilling. And 76% of people say they cook out to celebrate birthdays. Memorial Day finished ahead of Father's Day, with only 53% of people cooking out for dad.

71% of Americans own a grill, and three quarters of them cook out at least once a week. Hamburgers are the most-popular food to grill, followed by chicken and steak

The Spin Cycle

A new survey by HushHush.com reveals that 25% of people have not washed their bed sheets for at least six months. Other findings:

- 19% of men claim to change their bedding every week, compared to only 15% of women

- 17% of people change their bedding every week, while 28% do it once a month

- 32% of people haven't cleaned their bathroom for six months

- 62% of people would hire a cleaner if they could afford it

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Sick Day 
According to a new survey, 60% of bosses say they usually DON'T believe their employees when they call in sick. The main reason for not believing an employee is that they don't SOUND sick enough. And one-third of bosses check social media to see if a sick employee is lying.

THE FULL LIST OF BEST AND WEIRDEST EXCUSES

A can of baked beans landed on my big toe

I was swimming too fast and smacked my head on the poolside

I've been bitten by an insect

My car handbrake broke and it rolled down the hill into a lamppost

My dog has had a big fright and I don't want to leave him

My hamster died

I've injured myself during sex

I slipped on a coin

I've had a sleepless night

My mum has died (this was the second time the person used this excuse)

I am hallucinating

I am stuck in my house because the door is broken

My new girlfriend bit me in a delicate place

I burned my hand on the toaster

The dog ate my shoes

My fish is sick

I swallowed white spirit

My toe is trapped in the bath tap

I'm in A&E as I got a clothes peg stuck on my tongue

I drank too much and fell asleep on someone's floor - I don't know where I am

My trousers split on the way to work

I'm using a new contact lens solution and my eyes are watering

I have a blocked nose

I've had a hair dye disaster

I've got a sore finger

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I've Got A Secret
According to a new survey, one in five people hide money from their spouse. Women are slightly more likely than men to do it . . . but when men do it, they stash more money. One in 10 people say they haven't told their partner how much they make . . . and one in 30 have LIED to their partner about their salary.

What Would You Do?

Portland Police Dash Cam - the officer is in hot pursuit of a car doing 52 in a 35 zone, until the officer SLOWS WAY DOWN for a reason.  Why would an officer do that? 

Lookin' Back

Today is the141st day of the year. There are 224 days remaining until the end of the year.  There are 26 days left until Father's Day 2013

Today is National Memo Day, and National Waiters and Waitresses Day (worst customer ever stories?)

--1881, The Red Cross was founded

--1914, The Greyhound Bus Company began operations

--1980, The Empire Strikes Back was released.

--1999, Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination

Cuttin' Cake Today

Judge Reinhold (56)     Mr. T (61)     Al Franken (62)

Joke of the Day

Where do frogs write things down? ans - On lily pads

Weird News Today

Grayson, Kentucky's East Carter High School did not allow seven seniors to participate in graduation on Saturday because of a Senior Prank. The seniors released thousands of crickets in the school. The school says, "Expenses will continue to rise as cleanup efforts are still underway. It is the stance of the Carter County School District that these actions, while meant to be a prank of sorts, are unacceptable."

An African man shocked friends and family when he came back to life — at his own funeral.  Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, was in his coffin when mourners noticed the “dead” man’s legs twitching.

Zanthe had been pronounced dead at his Zimbabwe home the day before his funeral.  Who says there’s isn’t life after death? 

Smarter Than Question 

The average man or woman will do this six times in their life. What is it?    Randy got it. The answer is "fall in love".

Tell Me Something Good 

A patron at an Albuquerque restaurant paid his tab in full — after 16 years.

In 1997, the then-17-year-old patron took his date out for Valentine’s Day but was $40 short on the check.

The restaurateur told him not to worry about it.

The anonymous diner popped up recently and gave the owner $100.

Lar's Thought of the Day 

 "All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them." Walt Disney

Your Wx:  A warm, humid start to the week.  Muggy with area's of fog this morning with scattered showers and thunderstorms, this afternoon and evening.  Hi 80.  Hit and miss showers Tuesday thru Friday.  We'll reach the mid 80s Tuesday and Wednesday.  Low 80s on Thursday. Temperatures upper 70s Friday and mid 70s for the Memorial Day Weekend.  Dry too. 

CNN is reporting at least 3 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and Kansas Sunday as severe weather swept the region.  At lease one person was reported killed in Oklahoma, some 21 injured. Another round of dangerous severe weather is expected to slam the Plains today.

Saturday's Powerball - $590.5 million.  One winning ticket in Florida from the Zephyr Commons Publix supermarket, in the Tampa suburb of Zephyrhills.  **I'm thinking they'll be purchasing beach front property in Clearwater later today.  One winning ticket.  Do you realize that would be enough money to buy at least 2,000 Mercedes that have a pricetag of $80,000.  33 tickets matched the first five numbers for $1M each

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticket bought in New Jersey.  The ticket - purchased from the Farmville Food Lion - is worth $95 million.

Center in the Square had its grand re-opening over the weekend.  The aquariums in the atrium are pretty cool, not to mention the butterfly exhibit.

Festival 2013 begins this Friday and runs thru Memorial Day.  Festival 2013 will be held at the River's Edge Sports Complex in Downtown Roanoke, and will include amazing concerts, vendors, and all of the fun you remember from years past!  Festival 2013 is free and open to the public during the daytime activities (from 11am to 5pm).

Sports

Frederick 6, Salem 4.    Carolina 6, Lynchburg 2.   TONIGHT: Sox & Hillcats are off.  Winston Salem visits Salem tomorrow night @ 7:05.  Hillcats travel to Wilmington and return home for the Memorial Day weekend.

118th running of the Preakness Saturday - OXBOW wins.   NO triple crown winner again.  It hasn't happened since Affirmed in 1978.

NASCAR Sprint All-star race Saturday -  Jimmie Johnson won the event for the second consecutive season – and a record fourth overall.  He pocketed $1 million. Coca-Cola 600 is Sunday night from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Dish

Taylor Swift was named Top Artist and her CD "Red" Top Album at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night.  Swift also earned the honors for Top Female Artist, Top Country Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. She tied with Carly Rae Jepsen for the Top Digital Songs Artist title as well.  Justin Beiber snagged Top Male Artist.

The boardroom survivor on All-star Celebrity Apprentice is Trace Adkins.  Adkins beat out his fellow finalist, magician Penn Jillette, for the honor.

Star Trek Into Darkness set its box office phasers on stun, but managed only a glancing blow at theaters.  The sequel to the 2009 film did $70.5 million.  Iron Man 3 took second place with $35.2 million, followed by The Great Gatsby with $23.4 million.

E! News confirmed Friday Beyonce and Jay Z are expecting a second child.  Nothing official from either camp.

According to TMZ, the new faces joining Simon on X-Factor at the judges table will be former Destiny’s Child member, Kelly Rowland and international superstar, Paulina Rubio.

Breakup to Makeup: People is reporting "Twilight" actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have broken up again after three years of on-and-off dating.  Meanwhile, Demi Moore has broken up with restaurateur Harry Morton, her boyfriend of more than six months

James Taylor will headline a concert at the White House on Tuesday, when the Library of Congress honors Carole King with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is coming to TV. The CW network says it has a three-year deal to air the music event — and stream it on CVTV.com once the broadcast is over. Other iHeartRadio events, including a Jingle Ball holiday concert, are also coming to CW.

TV Tonight

ABC: Dancing With the Stars followed by the premiere of Motive

CBS: Three finales: Rules of Engagement, Mike and Molly, and Hawaii Five-O

NBC: The Voice and Revolution are new

FOX: The premiere of The Goodwin Games

CW: 2 new episodes of Oh Sit!Dancing With the Stars wraps up tomorrow night. Zendaya Coleman, Kellie Pickler, Jacoby Jones, and Aly Raisman are left. Three dances each tonight (including the freestyle) followed by the awarding of the Mirror Ball Trophy tomorrow night. Here are the voting lines:Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough

Voting # 1-800-868-3401Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy

Voting # 1-800-868-3406Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas

Voting # 1-800-868-3408Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff

Voting # 1-800-868-3412

News from Nashville

Who went to Greensboro Saturday to see Jason Aldean? And then you got to see him on Tim McGraw's ACM "Superstar Summer Night" special Sunday on CBS.  That's a Aldean weekend.

Nice job from The Band Perry performing "Better Dig Two" at the Billboard Music Awards.  What an incredible ending with the drums.

Kacey Musgraves went "simple" at the Billboard Music Awards - no big splashy Vegas production - for "Merry-go-round".

Lady Antebellum has struck gold. The trio's Golden debuts at No. 1 this week on both Billboard's country and Top 200 all-genres albums charts via Nielsen SoundScan-confirmed sales of 167,314 copies.  Just behind Lady A at No. 2 is the new Pistol Annies CD, Annie Up. It scanned 83,460 units.

For the second week in a row, Florida Georgia Line's "Get Your Shine On" is the most-played country song.

Love Is Everything is George Strait's 40th album.  George celebrated his 61st birthday Saturday.

Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland has announced that she's recording a new solo album, and hopes to have it out this fall.   She says the project will be more intimate and emotional than anything she's done with partner Kristian Bush in Sugarland.

Why does Keith Urban want to return to American Idol as a judge?   He says, "I literally enjoy coming to work every day, and that’s a rarity.”  BTW: Keith was recently the shows "best judge EVER".

What was it Taylor Swift admired most about the late George Jones?   She tells Billboard Magazine, "George Jones never stopped wanting to be onstage.  He played live shows until the day he died, and that passion for performing is something I look up to."

Darius Rucker recently delivered the 2013 commencement address at the University of South Carolina .  During the ceremony he told the class to follow their dreams and make room for service to others.  DON'T FORGET: The album "True Believers" hits the streets tomorrow. I've kinda excited about Cut 4, "Love Without You",  it's a duet with Sheryl Crow.

“American Idol” runner-up - Kree Harrison - will make her Opry debut during CMA Music Festival week. 

Lonestar's "Life As We Know It" comes out June 4.

Today in country music history:

2006 - Jack Ingram scored his first chart topper with "Wherever You Are."

2006 - Charlie Daniels performed the national anthem at Shea Stadium as the New York Mets hosted the Yankees.

2004 - Trace Adkins' video for "Rough and Ready" debuted featuring Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2000 - Faith Hill began a four-week stay at number one with "The Way You Love Me."

1998 - Vince Gill's "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" video premiered.

1997 - Sara Evans' debut album, Three Chords and the Truth, was released.

1994 - The movie Maverick hit theaters featuring cameos from Kathy Mattea, Reba, Vince Gill, Clint Black, Waylon Jennings and more.

1980 - Alabama's first charted album, My Home's in Alabama, was released.

1957 - Marty Robbins went to number one with the fashionable hit "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)."

An Apple Milestone

A milestone for the Apple App store. The company says customers have now downloaded more than 50 billion applications from the site since it launched in 2008. The title that put the app store over the 50 billion mark was a game called "Say The Same Thing" by Space Inch. The App store has more than 850,000 individual apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The Color of your bedroom walls means your BEST sleep

A new study has ranked bedroom paint colors by how they affect your SLEEP and your MOOD. The BEST sleep comes from rooms that are blue, yellow, and green.  People in purple, brown, and gray rooms get the least.   But . . . people in brown rooms have the most relations.

Blue is thought to slow the heart rate and even reduce blood pressure.  Those who sleep in a blue room get seven hours 52 minutes sleep per night.  Purple rooms can stimulate the brain, making it difficult to nod off.

(Daily Mail)

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325476/Want-good-nights-sleep-Find-colours-use-bedroom-avoid-decent-kip.html

Things To Do To Your Toilet

1. Gatorade: First, pour two cups into the toilet. Allow this to sit for an hour. Then, using a brush, wipe away the sports drink. Finally, push the lever.
2. Pumice stone: First, soak the pumice in warm water. It’s very important to make sure that the surface and stone are always wet to avoid scratching the porcelain. Then, using rubber gloves, start scrubbing any rust with the object. Finally, once you see the spot is gone, flush the toilet.
3. Rubbing alcohol: First, spray the liquid around toilet rings. Let this soak for a few minutes. Finally, use a cleaning tool to wash the stains away.
4. Denture Tablets: Simply drop one of these into the bowl, let it work its magic and just rinse 20 minutes later.
5. Coca-Cola: First, pour a can into the commode. After an hour, scrub the area and flush.
6. Vinegar: First, squirt a ring of dish soap under the rim. Then, spray it with vinegar, and scrub with a brush.

(Source: Huffington Post)

Here's To Family Time

Research has long extolled the virtues of eating together as a family — it’s been linked with benefits for the kids ranging from healthy weight, to improved performance in school, to a decreased risk of substance abuse. And now, a new study suggests it could also make a difference in the amount of fruits and vegetables children eat — even if you only have time to get together once a week.

The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, shows that kids who eat together with their family consume more portions of produce than those whose families don’t share meals together.

(Huffington Post)

How do you boil an egg?

Even thought you didn't ask, here are the top 10 questions Millennials (aged 18-35) searched for during the month of May.1 What is a meme?

2 How do I use Pinterest?

3 How do I boil an egg?

4 What is hummus?

5 What is twerking

6 What is a 401k?

7 What is The Great Gatsby about?

8 What is a hashtag?

9 What is a narcissist?

10 How to tie a tie?

Baby On The Way

Experts say cravings during pregnancy is normal. These urges to devour certain foods at mass don’t come out of no where, either.

Here are a list of the Five Most Common Pregnancy Cravings, and the reasons that you have them:

1. Pickles
Pickles are very high in sodium content, and that might be the reason why you want them. Pregnant women often crave savory, sour snacks, but excessive pickle eating may cause uncomfortable bloating. It’s best to balancing salty foods with plenty of water.

2. Cheese
Cheese is actually a healthy craving for women who are with child. Pregnant women need and abundance of calcium, and cheese is a great source. However, eating cheese in moderation is often the best option as dairy can cause gas and bloating.

3. Peanut Butter
If it’s sticky PB that you crave, it could be a sign of a B-vitamin deficiency. However, to beat this craving, try a spoon-full of Jiffy before bed with a dose of fish-oil.

4. Apples
You know what they say about apples! One a day keeps the doctor away. Yes, apples are one of the healthiest cravings to have, as they are rich in calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

5. Bacon
Believe it or not, bacon is up there on the list of the most common pregnancy cravings. Pregnant women crave both protein and fat, and bacon, as well all know, is an exception source of both. Be advised, however, that too many fatty foods can be unhealthy both for you and your baby, so try and stick to lean meats to curb that craving.

Lookin' Back

May 20th is the 140th day of the year. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year.  Only 27 days left until Father's Day 2013

Today is Pick Strawberries Day and National Quiche Lorraine Day

--1506, Christopher Columbus died in poverty. **Those 3 ships must have cost a fortune.

--1874, Levis Jeans were first sold for $13.50 a dozen

--1892, the clothes dryer was invented

--1940, the helicopter was invented

--1989, Gilda Radner died of cancer at age 42

--1993, 93 million people watched the final episode of Cheers

--2006, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the home run career list with his 714th homer.

--2008, Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor

--2009, Suspended NFL star Michael Vick was released after 19 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring

Monday's Birthday Cake

rapper Busta Rhymes (41)  Tony Stewart (42)   former pitcher David Wells (50) Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, (55)    Cindy McCain (59)   Cher (67)  Joe Cocker (69)

Joke of the Day

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a tree?  ans - an animal with two trunks

Weird News Today

A Tennessee burglary suspect helped police collar him by allegedly leaving his ID in an abandoned SUV.

Authorities said Stephen Wayne Russell was spotted breaking into a rental cabin.

Deputies chased a red SUV, but it got away. Cops found it later — with stolen property inside, along with Russell’s wallet.  Maybe he wanted to get caught?

Last Tuesday, a drunk guy in his 20s went to a McDonald's in Ireland and tried to sit in a HIGH CHAIR. After he squeezed himself in, he got STUCK. Three cops had to come pull him out. No charges will be filed against the McIdiot.

Smarter Than Question  

18% of women won't date a man if he has this.  What is it?  congrats to Mary Alice, she got it.  The answer is "beard".

Tell Me Something Good 

Recently during Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom Tour in Atlanta, Tim spotted a fan in the first few rows who was struggling. Paula Whitten says she sat down after feeling faint, but collapsed when she stood back up.

That's when McGraw snapped into action. According to Whitten, he hopped off stage and handed her water. "He actually gave me a hot water at first."  He then found some cold water and stayed with her. "He was talking to me and talking to the medics to try to get me up," she says.

It was the oppressive heat that caused Whitten to lose her cool. The show stopped for several minutes so she could get the help she needed.  It's those simple acts of kindness...that will just make your day.

Larry's Thought of the Day 

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.   Albert Einstein