Category: Media/Internet

  • NFL star Michael Vick urges kindness to animals in visit to New Haven school – King Of Prussia Courier

    NFL star Michael Vick urges kindness to animals in visit to New Haven school Now I have mixed feelings about this. I do believe people can change and perhaps Vick has changed but he treated those dogs so badly, that how do you forgive that? Those dogs didn’t want that and didn’t deserve it and…

  • Some Deals this Weekend!

    A few deals to take advantage of this weekend: Starbucks is offering a BOGO offer through Sunday: Buy 1 Holiday drink, get 1 free. Give it to a friend, make a new friend! 2-5pm today-Sunday. Chipotle is offering a special as well tomorrow: Check-in at Chipotle using Facebook Places Mobile on your smart phone on…

  • Talking to Your Kids About Star Wars — A Public Service Announcement

    Talking to Your Kids About Star Wars — A Public Service Announcement Here are some sobering facts about the world today: Every day, millions of kids go to sleep having never been introduced to Chewbacca, and, worse, countless more think Greedo shot first.We here at Asylum want to make sure you and your child have…

  • More deceptive marketing to kids….

    A Big Mac A Day Keeps The Doctor Away, McDonald’s Tells Students Welcome to nutrition class, kids! Today we’re going to be learning about how processed cheese, factory-farmed beef and iceberg lettuce fit into a healthy diet. No farmer’s market field trip today, everyone. Where are we going? McDonald’s! This one belongs in the “Hell…

  • The Grass is not Greener — trust me!

    Portia de Rossi Talks Dropping Down to 82 Pounds | PopEater.com. I posted this article because I remember the time when Ally Mcbeal was on the air and all the magazines and media focus on these ladies and the publicity they got for their looks. It really influenced a lot of women out there at…

  • Some Amusing Signs from the Rally

    Before the speeches and music kicked off, rally-goers amused themselves by checking out each others’ signs. And there were some doozies. Sanity Is A Pre-Existing Condition I can see America From My House. I Came Here Illegally. I Went 5 mph Over the Speed Limit On I-95 Free Hugs from a Militant Atheist with a…

  • Marie Claire: thanks for joining the intolerance bandwagon

    Maura Kelly on Mike and Molly – Overweight Couples on Television – Marie Claire. Whether or not this blogger feels this way isn’t really the issue in my mind. It’s why write this — who are you trying to help or empower? If being thin and healthy and skinny were that easy –EVERYONE would be.…

  • Why are Healthy Food Choices in Schools So Hard to Offer?

    This morning I got to sleep in –now that Weds are my rest days but I gotta tell you –half my family was cranky. Lots of snapping and crying and complaining was heard from them. Kind of makes for a tough start to your day — but start my day I have…. Here’s a piece…

  • An all Kinds of Awesome Workout

    Friday means the weekend is almost here!! And I am so glad to see it — long week, lots of work to do, lots of home stuff going on. I know I have said this before, but in a lot of ways I am so happy I do workout. I can not imagine what I…

  • Thanks, Tim Gunn

    This is a quote from Tim Gunn, of Project Runway Fame — And it rings true in my experience and I find that i need reminding of this from time to time — so thanks Tim! Take the high road. You will never regret it. No matter how much anger and strife you feel you’re…