This past weekend was my birthday. Now, my husband has many fine qualities but the romance part? Well, let’s just say that continues to be a work in progress. He did arrange a nice brunch with family and gave me some very sweet cards. But the gift he was most excited about and the one he chose to tell people about was…a calculator.

*Don't you feel better now??* picked by suebe 3 months ago

Oh, the astonishing lengths we'll go to slow the march of time. In the universal quest to thwart the aging process, people will try anything. And we do mean anything. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Researchers in Canada have researched this possibility, and the outcome is... well different than the movies. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

"I have a knife," Joy Smith, 58, told another shopper. "Give me back my cart."

Smith had been shopping Saturday at the St. Pete Beach Sweetbay Supermarket, an arrest report states. She had a Mighty Dog coupon and a few bucks to buy animal shelter supplies. picked by kakana 3 months ago

We live on a small green planet spinning in a mysterious universe, part of a complex and subtle eco-system that we do not yet fully understand. Science has progressed at breakneck speed in the last hundred years and our knowledge of how our world works and our place in it increases every day but even now there is much that science cannot explain. Like the things listed here, for example. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Between his jokes about poisoning Nancy Pelosi and his accusations of President Obama being a racist, Glenn Beck has been serving up the crazy—more than usual—lately. Judge not, Glenn, lest we be judged by Judge Judy picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Witnesses told police they saw Brawner "humping" his car's trunk while swinging his arms in the air and shouting. His pants were around his ankles, witnesses said.
<<<car humper picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A car was lifted nearly 45 degrees on a bridge, leaving it suspended in a nose-dive position, before a bridge tender noticed and lowered the car safely to the street.
Some video here picked by suebe 3 months ago

Three young Saskatchewan men were arrested Saturday in connection with a recent YouTube video that showed three males using rifles to shoot ducks on a prairie pond, footage that has caused widespread public outrage and an "unprecedented" level of reports identifying the pond, the victims and the perps. picked by equinox 3 months ago

Two days after making a police report that her home had been burglarized, she noticed a yard sale taking place just a few houses away. Items being sold had been stolen from her during the burglary, police said. picked by equinox 3 months ago

In short, a Belarusian textile company has developed a special school uniform that protects kids from... electromagnetic radiation emanating from their cellphones! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

"She supports me and takes care of our boys when I go off hunting all of the time so I wanted to do something for her,'' said Andy, who has been married 5½ years. picked by kakana 3 months ago

An Anza man was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on felony animal cruelty charges that beat his horse with a sledgehammer, then had its head cut off with a chain saw to feed his dogs. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Egyptian scientist Dr. Mustafa Shakaa, the Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Supreme Council of Egyptian research, said that it has been proved beyond any doubt that through careful analysis that the content of Pepsi-Cola contains material from the intestines of pigs. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

On The Today Show, Matt Lauer hosted dietitian Elizabeth Ward to discuss how to make "healthy" food choices on a road trip. Virtually the only measure Ward used to evaluate what was healthy was how many calories is in it. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A Greenwich man apparently felt guilty about practicing personal hygiene in a neighbor's home after he had broken into it, police said. picked by kakana 3 months ago

A car turned in as part of the "Cash for Clunkers" program led Phoenix Police to a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run accident. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A music-loving elephant called Five has been serenading its keepers at West Midlands Safari Park, after learning to play the harmonica. picked by topofall 3 months ago

Not sure it's a squirrel though, North American plimates will know! picked by topofall 3 months ago

The hip clothing scene.(OMFG) picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A new survey of more than 2,600 hiring managers nationwide highlighted some of the oddest complaints about others in the office. picked by suebe 3 months ago

A brand-new 37-inch Sony flat screen television for $100? Great deal ... or is it? picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A pig has found itself out in the cold this week after troughing down the diamond centrepiece from a £1,500 wedding ring. picked by iamamaniac 3 months ago

"Alien-like" scenes of tadpoles feasting on eggs emerging from their mother have been caught on camera. picked by topofall 3 months ago

Disney employee says she tried everything to keep his hands off her.

<--man pictured is not the actual groper picked by cb__ 3 months ago