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		<title>2010 Miche Bags</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miche Bags]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These adorable Miche Bag styles are now available at all 3 Denver area JJ&#8217;s Hallmark locations.]]></description>
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<p>These adorable <a href="http://jjhallmark.com/hallmark-colorado/miche-bags">Miche Bag</a> styles are now available at all 3 Denver area JJ&#8217;s Hallmark locations.</p>
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		<title>40% off All Annaleece Jewlery</title>
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		<comments>http://jjhallmark.com/promotions/40-off-all-annaleece-jewlery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annaleece jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[castle rock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Annaleece Swarovski Necklace Set -  Rhodium plated with Swarovski crystals.  Nickel and allergy free *Littleton &#38; Castle Rock Only]]></description>
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<p><strong>Annaleece Swarovski Necklace Set</strong> -  Rhodium plated with Swarovski crystals.  Nickel and allergy free</p>
<p><em>*Littleton &amp; Castle Rock Only</em></p>
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		<title>Victoria Leland Beaded Jewelry &#8211; 30% OFF</title>
		<link>http://jjhallmark.com/promotions/victoria-leland-beaded-jewelry-30-off</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These metal and beaded necklaces look fabulous with our Reversible crush silk like vests and tops.   30% OFF now at all store locations.]]></description>
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<p>These metal and beaded necklaces look fabulous with our Reversible crush silk like vests and tops.   30% OFF now at all store locations.</p>
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		<title>Reversible Vest &amp; Top Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy a Reversible Vest (Regularly  $52.95) AND A Reversible 3/4 Sleeve Top (Regularly $31.95) TOTALING $84.90 For Only $75.00]]></description>
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<p></span></strong>Buy a Reversible Vest</h1>
<p>(Regularly  $52.95)</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AND</span></p>
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<p>(Regularly $31.95)</p>
<h3>TOTALING $84.90</h3>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">For Only $75.00</span></h1>
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		<title>Fabulous Footwear!   &#8211; Grandco Beaded Sandals &amp; Switchflops</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
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		<title>Reversible Vests</title>
		<link>http://jjhallmark.com/new-products/reversible-vests</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NEW PRODUCTS!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reversible silky rose vest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reversible crush silky feel vests with matching reversible tops allow you to travel with 2 items and have 6 outfits]]></description>
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<p>Reversible crush silky feel vests with matching reversible tops allow you to travel with 2 items and have 6 outfits</p>
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		<title>Beautiful Soap Rocks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_385" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 200px"><a href="http://jjhallmark.com/wp-content/uploads/soap-rock-by-sink.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-385" title="soap rock by sink" src="http://jjhallmark.com/wp-content/uploads/soap-rock-by-sink.jpg" alt="" width="190" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A beautiful way to accent your guest bath.  Soap Rocks</p></div>
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		<title>The Latest&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hallmark News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;New Wine Department&#8221; Spring is not quite here yet, but new product is.  Check out our new &#8220;wine department&#8221;  Cork barrels, cutting boards, coasters. plates to hold your wine glass, wine stoppers and more.  Lolita wine glasses are the mainstay in this collection.]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">&#8220;New Wine Department&#8221;</h2>
<p>Spring is not quite here yet, but new product is.  Check out our new &#8220;wine department&#8221;  Cork barrels, cutting boards, coasters. plates to hold your wine glass, wine stoppers and more.  Lolita wine glasses are the mainstay in this collection.</p>
<div id="attachment_276" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://jjhallmark.com/wp-content/uploads/wine-bottle-cork-cage1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-276" title="wine bottle cork cage" src="http://jjhallmark.com/wp-content/uploads/wine-bottle-cork-cage1.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">wine bottle cork cage</p></div>
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		<title>Lolita Collectable Glassware</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lolita Glassware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coffee mugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[denver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glassware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hand painted]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[martini glasses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ornaments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shot glasses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Styles Martini Beer stein Wine Glass Shot Glass]]></description>
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<p>New Styles</p>
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<li>Martini</li>
<li>Beer stein</li>
<li>Wine Glass</li>
<li>Shot Glass</li>
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		<title>A Little Humor&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shoebox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shoebox Shoebox Blog Newsdroppings Monday, 6 February 2012, 1:51 pm Eli is a Super Bowl MVP for the second time, which is going to make next Thanksgiving really awkward at the Manning family dinner. Madonna&#8217;s half time show is being called the best ever and the worst ever, which is exactly how Madge wants it. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Shoebox Blog</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29357">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Monday, 6 February 2012, 1:51 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Felicia.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29363" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Felicia.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="250" /></a>Eli is a Super Bowl MVP for the <a href="http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120206/ap_on_sp_fo_ga_su/fbn_super_bowl" target="_blank">second</a> time, which is going to make next Thanksgiving really awkward at the Manning family dinner.</p>
<p>Madonna&#8217;s <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20567539,00.html" target="_blank">half time show</a> is being called the best ever and the worst ever, which is exactly how Madge wants it.</p>
<p>The Super Bowl <a href="http://www.youtube.com/adblitz" target="_blank">commercials</a> featured hot models, CGI bears, hot models, beer, and hot models.  So, once again, a fairly accurate breakdown of our national priorities.</p>
<p>And in even more Superbowl news,<a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/mia-middle-finger-super-bowl-halftime-show/1?csp=hf" target="_blank"> M.I.A.</a> apparently threw one up the middle during the halftime show.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/02/06/us/AP-US-Ga-Gun-Show-Shooting.html?_r=1&amp;hp" target="_blank">Georgia</a> man accidentally shot himself at a gun show. We believe he was shot in either the fracas or the melee.</p>
<p><a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2012-02-05/San-Francisco-airport-opens-a-yoga-room-for-stressed-fliers/52975008/1" target="_blank">San Francisco </a>Airport has opened a yoga room, which they expect stressed-out passengers to use every now and zen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16900106" target="_blank">JFK’s</a> mistress has revealed new details of their affair. In other news, the Beatles might break up soon, and there’s talk of landing a man on the moon!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/06/zuckerberg-warns-banks-to-keep-quiet-sources-say/" target="_blank">Mark Zuckerberg</a> is warning a bunch of banks to stop leaking information about Facebook to the media. And the banks are listening, because you do <em>not</em> want Mark Zuckerberg to unfriend you.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/sixorgan-transplant-20120206-1r1qv.html" target="_blank">9-year-old girl </a>is recovering from a six-organ transplant, which means no matter what we do for the rest of our lives, she&#8217;ll always be tougher than us.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57371380-10391704/egg-recall-in-34-states-over-listeria-concerns-full-details/" target="_blank">Eggs</a> are being recalled in 34 states. The company issuing the recall asks that their customers please return their eggs in separate baskets.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29352">quote of the day</a> <span class="date">Friday, 3 February 2012, 5:46 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/grateful-friday.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-29353" title="grateful friday" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/grateful-friday-500x432.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="432" /></a></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dick</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29328">Chuck &amp; Beans</a> <span class="date">Friday, 3 February 2012, 5:00 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29329" title="it's a trap" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/its-a-trap.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="567" /></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | brian</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29332">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Friday, 3 February 2012, 2:19 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Donna.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29342" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Donna.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="252" /></a>Madonna is not only ready to entertain the Super Bowl crowd at <a href="http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20566828,00.html" target="_blank">halftime</a>, she also looks ripped enough to step in for <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP70706592fba844fab59426e4db5ee22f.html" target="_blank">Gronkonski</a>.</p>
<p>It is now closer to being officially illegal for <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/02/politics/senate-insider-trading/index.html?hpt=us_c1" target="_blank">politicians</a> to use insider information to trade stocks, so add that to your list of things you thought it was already illegal for them to do, but wasn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>41,000 pounds of <a href="http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/tractor-trailer-accident-on-route-13?hpt=us_bn5" target="_blank">frozen pork</a> have been cleared off a highway in Virginia which has drastically changed our, &#8220;visit Virginia&#8221; plan for the weekend.</p>
<p>A<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46249412/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/" target="_blank"> man </a>who calls himself &#8220;Jewish Indiana Jones&#8221; actually lied about all his adventures. The real Indiana Jones was disgusted, saying that he would never be a part of made-up stories created just for entertainment. Especially not ones with aliens.</p>
<p>In honor of the <a href="http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/23/10219619-where-nfl-stars-touch-down-homes-of-the-gridiron-heroes" target="_blank">Super Bowl</a>, here are some pictures of some NFL players&#8217; homes. Just in case you were feeling good about yourself today.</p>
<p>Maybe you can’t afford an NFL mansion, but the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/business/economy/us-economy-added-243000-jobs-in-january-unemployment-rate-is-8-3.html?_r=1&amp;hp" target="_blank">economy</a> is improving. As always, this won’t apply to your personal economy, and no one will be able to explain why.</p>
<p>Somebody discovered the <a href="http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/02/10305378-museum-discovers-a-twin-of-the-mona-lisa" target="_blank">Mona Lisa</a>&#8216;s twin sister. The two paintings then annoyed everybody by finishing each other&#8217;s sentences for the next hour.</p>
<p>Here are some <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/travel/1000-places-to-see-before-you-die/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7" target="_blank">places </a>you should see before you die. Our top choice: Anyplace in the year 3012.</p>
<p>Some guy in Germany has eaten some 64-year old<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16852830" target="_blank"> pig fat lard</a> without any ill effects. So maybe that frozen Virginia highway pork would be OK too.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29310">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:06 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Monique.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29322" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Monique.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>Punxsutawney Phil saw his <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/groundhog-day-2012-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-6-more-weeks-of-winter/2012/02/02/gIQA9Hb7jQ_blog.html" target="_blank">shadow</a>, which means six more weeks of winter. He also saw The Wire last night, but the nation was less concerned with that.</p>
<p>This football player&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/sports/football/gronkowskis-big-hands-are-a-key-to-his-success.html" target="_blank">hands</a> are the size of cereal boxes, but he doesn&#8217;t use them for jazz hands, which is what we call &#8220;squandering the gift.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/recruiting/football/story/2012-01-31/signing-day-index-2012/52910066/1" target="_blank">Alabama </a>was the big winner on National Signing Day. And if you&#8217;re wondering what we&#8217;re talking about, well, so are we.</p>
<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/02/smallbusiness/swaddledesigns_angry_birds_baby/index.htm?source=cnn_bin" target="_blank">Angry Birds</a> baby clothes are coming! Babies everywhere celebrated the news by crawling into that tower of blocks their older brother was building.</p>
<p>A man announced that he found a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46233482/ns/us_news-life/" target="_blank">sunken ship</a> worth over $3 billion, which is exactly the type of thing you shouldn&#8217;t announce unless you want a bunch of zombie pirates coming after you.</p>
<p>One of the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/story/2012-02-01/angelo-dundee-obit/52925942/1" target="_blank">main reasons</a> Ali was The  Greatest is gone.</p>
<p>A bunch of people are about to become millionaires and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/technology/for-founders-to-decorators-facebook-riches.html?_r=1&amp;hp" target="_blank">billionaires</a>. Probably not any of you, though. Just keep on with your current plans.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2012-02-01/deadly-us-volcanoes/52923094/1" target="_blank">Scientists </a>seem worried about impending volcanoes in America. And not just because a lot of ‘em are still virgins.</p>
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<p><strong>&#8220;&#8230; and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace, and <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20566342,00.html" target="_blank">soul</a>!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29079">Smithees</a> <span class="date">Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:00 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29080" title="saddle" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/saddle.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="472" /></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | jsmit13</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29275">In Stores Now</a> <span class="date">Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 4:00 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-29276" title="279ZV2504.cov" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/279ZV2504.cov_-343x500.jpg" alt="" width="343" height="500" /></p>
<p>Inside: Just a few things I&#8217;d like to get you for Valentine&#8217;s Day.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Shelley</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29282">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 2:13 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/newsman-3-.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29292" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/newsman-3-.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="250" /></a>Mitt Romney won<a href="http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/31/10282766-romney-rebounds-with-victory-in-florida-gop-primary" target="_blank"> Florida</a> last night, but if you&#8217;ve been to certain parts of it, you&#8217;d know the word &#8220;win&#8221; is used very loosely.</p>
<p>Apparently, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2012-01-30/pythons-florida-everglades/52893342/1?csp=hf&amp;loc=interstitialskip" target="_blank">pythons </a>are doing way better in Florida than, oh, say, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/politics/florida-primary/index.html?hpt=hp_t1" target="_blank">Newts</a>, for example.</p>
<p>A woman delivered a <a href="http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mother-14-pound-baby-gave-birth-naturally-171724903--abc-news.html" target="_blank">14 pound baby</a> without a C-Section or drugs. Upon hearing the news, Wonder Woman handed over the keys to the invisible jet.</p>
<p>Justin Timberlake turned <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/justin-timberlake-birthday_n_1245147.html?1328051771&amp;ref=style" target="_blank">31</a> yesterday, and would have gotten an awesome ice-cream cake from several of the Newsdroppings staffers if not for a stupid, unfair, stupid restraining order.</p>
<p>In the village of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/world/europe/tiny-village-of-sodeto-wins-big-in-spains-lottery.html?_r=1&amp;hp" target="_blank">Sodeto</a>, Spain, every household except one is sharing in a $950 million lottery win. Also, it got cloudy and rained last week, but just on that same one house. Then a cow fell from the sky and landed on…yep, you guess it.</p>
<p>Bond, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16831346" target="_blank">James Bond</a> has stubble now. Although he could probably shave with a live piranha or a really cool laser watch if he wanted to.</p>
<p>Scientists are working to develop a <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Mind-reading-device-comes-closer-to-reality-as-scientists-decode-internal-voices/articleshow/11714020.cms" target="_blank">mind-reading device</a>. When asked what their motivation was, one of the scientists said, &#8220;Man, I just want to buy my wife the right thing for Valentine&#8217;s Day for once.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/31/10280493-kristen-bell-cries-hysterically-over-sloth-birthday-present" target="_blank">Kristen Bell </a>really loves sloths. So if you&#8217;re wondering what to get her for her birthday next year, well, that&#8217;s what we would give her, except we can&#8217;t because of ALL THESE RIDICULOUS RESTRAINING ORDERS!</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29258">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 2:11 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newswoman11.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29268" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newswoman11.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="250" /></a>According to a recent study, it took <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9050986/Elephants-took-24m-generations-to-get-this-big.html" target="_blank">elephants</a> 24 million generations to get so large. In your face, elephants! It only took Americans three, four generations tops to get this big.</p>
<p>People <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-01-30/smartphone-app-usage/52891556/1" target="_blank">ignore</a> most of the apps on their phones, which is good, because do you really wants to see a bunch of people walking around with their heads stuck in their apps?</p>
<p>A <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_SUPER_BOWL_CAMEL?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-01-26-18-22-46" target="_blank">camel</a> in New Jersey has predicted that the Giants will win the Super Bowl. Then it returned to drinking with Snooki.</p>
<p>Looking for <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/tackle-lighter-fare-for-the-super-bowl-t43pfle-137996528.html" target="_blank">light recipes</a> for the big game this weekend? That&#8217;s unfortunate. And possibly un-American.</p>
<p>OK, now it&#8217;s <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20565874,00.html" target="_blank">Zoe Saldana</a> and Bradley Cooper.  Here&#8217;s how the game works; the big wheel of celebrity hotness spins and wherever it stops, that&#8217;s who you have to publicly make out with.  The rules are simple and inflexible, and if you&#8217;re eligible to play, well, you know who you are.</p>
<p><a href="http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/7518789/orlando-magic-dwight-howard-ok-playing-chicago-bulls" target="_blank">Dwight Howard</a> says he is open to playing for the Chicago Bulls. Well so are we, Dwight Howard, but nobody asked us.</p>
<p>People who are not Dwight Howard are having a hard time <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/31/news/economy/florida_jobs/index.htm?source=cnn_bin" target="_blank">finding jobs</a> in Florida. Of course, they&#8217;re still in Florida, so none of them are really too worried about it.</p>
<p>A man who thinks he&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46200385/ns/us_news-weird_news/#.TyfyLM2n0l4" target="_blank">Jedi</a> attacked toy store customers with a toy lightsaber. The police had to bring him in by Force. Yes, we went there.</p>
<p>Yesterday’s Tiny Little Movie <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?cat=3" target="_blank">Review</a> of “The Grey” has pushed it to the top of the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/showbiz/movies/grey-box-office-ew/index.html?hpt=hp_bn4" target="_blank">box office</a> list! Well, that’s what we’re telling ourselves anyway.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=28750">burbles</a> <span class="date">Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 2:10 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/EarBrain.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-28751" title="EarBrain" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/EarBrain.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="350" /></a></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dick</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29224">Tiny Little Movie Review: The Grey</a> <span class="date">Monday, 30 January 2012, 3:24 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MV5BNDY4MTQwMzc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzcwNTM5Ng@@._V1._SY317_.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29236" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MV5BNDY4MTQwMzc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzcwNTM5Ng@@._V1._SY317_.jpg" alt="" width="206" height="317" /></a>We&#8217;ve had an incredibly mild winter. Like, brown Christmas, snow blower still in the basement winter. Some have bemoaned the lack of snow. My guess is that the bemoaners are bemoaning because they are not also the shovelers. Very little shoveler bemoaning. But if you are a non-shoveling bemoaner, go see The Grey. It will make you miss snow much, much less.</p>
<p>Before The Grey started affirming my anti-snow stance, I saw not one but two trailers for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000553/" target="_blank">Liam Neeson</a> movies. Liam is amazing, and just gets better with age, but seriously, aren&#8217;t there like a <em>lot</em> of actors? How many meetings can there be where suit guys are going, &#8220;this one is about wolves terrorizing oil drillers in Alaska, it has to be Neeson!&#8221; while across town, &#8220;this one is about <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/" target="_blank">Greek gods</a> or something, it has to be Neeson!&#8221; and nearby, &#8220;this one is a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/" target="_blank">battle ship</a>, on an ocean and all, we must have one man, and one man only&#8211;Liam Neeson!&#8221;</p>
<p>How much do other middle-aged actors hate this guy? They probably don&#8217;t say it, though, cause he&#8217;s a legitimate tough guy, not a trailer whiner who sips soy smoothies while his stunt double gets chomped by wolves. Liam Neeson probably even misses snow.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29219">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Monday, 30 January 2012, 2:05 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Felicia3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-29243" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Felicia3.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="250" /></a>Snowy Owls are flocking to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-29/snow-owls-rare-michigan/52872558/1?csp=hf&amp;loc=interstitialskip" target="_blank">Michigan</a> for some reason. We asked them why, but they responded “Who”, and we said, “No, not who…why?” and the whole thing devolved into an old timey radio comedy routine.</p>
<p>Millions were raised in a mass <a href="http://www.wbal.com/article/86005/21/template-story/See-Video-Plunge-Nets-2-5-Million" target="_blank">polar bear</a> plunge in Maryland. That’s millions of dollars, not goosebumps.</p>
<p>Here are some rare photos of <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1101/joe-namath-rare-photos/content.1.html?xid=cnnbin" target="_blank">Joe Namath</a>. If you said, “Joe who?” just move along.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/daniel-radcliffe-returns-film-woman-black-post-harry-potter-role-article-1.1011687" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> is acting in another movie, but this time he can&#8217;t do magic. He&#8217;s just a regular guy like you and me, acting in multi-million-dollar movies.</p>
<p>Some <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46180850/ns/health-food_safety/#.TyaiJc1GiDU" target="_blank">Minnesota </a>beef was recalled after it was labeled incorrectly. We blame those tricky Chick-fil-A cows.</p>
<p>Betty White won a SAG award for best actress in a comedy.  So if you click <a href="http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/gallery/0,,20552370_20564330,00.html" target="_blank">here</a>, you can see a picture.  Of <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Sofia+Vergara/articles/mC0qG7bNDbT/Sofia+Vergara+2012+SAG+Awads" target="_blank">Sofia Vergara</a>.</p>
<p>Automatic <a href="http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/01/26/columbus-police-investigate-bathroom-thefts.html" target="_blank">flushers</a> are disappearing from restrooms. If you see one, please side it under the door, we&#8217;re in a tight spot over here.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46176269/ns/today-entertainment/" target="_blank">Spice Girls</a> are reuniting to perform for the Queen, or should we say, Dignified Spice.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Dan</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29204">Chuck &amp; Beans</a> <span class="date">Friday, 27 January 2012, 4:00 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29217" title="arguing again" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/arguing-again1.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="629" /></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | brian</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29209">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:13 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newsman-3-3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29210" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newsman-3-3-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>The Pentagon will have a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-budget-set-to-shrink-next-year/2012/01/26/gIQALpfNTQ_story.html" target="_blank">smaller budget</a> next year, and that will result in fewer people in the Army and Marines. So, <a href="http://www.awon.org/willie/willie2.html" target="_blank">unfortunately,</a> Joe is gonna have to let Willie go.</p>
<p>A bus-sized asteroid came <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46155814/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.TyKcbUoqt10" target="_blank">very close</a> to hitting Earth. Luckily it had to make a few other stops and a transfer first.</p>
<p>Pat Sajak says he and Vanna used to do Wheel of Fortune <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/01/pat-sajak-he-and-vanna-did-wheel-of-fortune-drunk/1" target="_blank">kind’a drunk </a>sometimes. Which explains that one show where he kept shouting, “I got yer vowel right here!”</p>
<p>Police in Paris <a href="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2012-01-26/Police-arrest-French-breast-implant-firms-former-execs/52806582/1" target="_blank">have arrested</a> former executives of company at the center of a breast implant scandal. No word if they shouted, “This is a bust!”</p>
<p>The fact that George and Brad <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20564505,00.html" target="_blank">are buddies</a> is supposed to “humanize” them somehow, but instead it just makes them seem so, so much farther away…</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry everyone, the National Mustard Museum is <a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/mustard-museum-given-a-reprieve/article_6789ba22-48d9-11e1-b73a-001871e3ce6c.html" target="_blank">not going</a> to close. You can still &#8220;ketchup&#8221; on all the fun. But seriously don&#8217;t mention ketchup there. They really, really hate that.</p>
<p>Jay-Z and Beyonce selected Oprah <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/beyonce-and-jay-z-choose-oprah-winfrey-as-godmother/story-e6frf96o-1226255339546" target="_blank">as their daughter&#8217;s</a> Godmother. When asked for comment, Oprah said: &#8220;YOU GET A BABY BLANKET! YOU GET A BABY BLANKET! AND YOU GET A BABY BLANKET!&#8221;</p>
<p>Adios, Shalom,<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20565095,00.html" target="_blank"> Juan Epstein.</a></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Bill</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29199">In Stores Now</a> <span class="date">Thursday, 26 January 2012, 6:54 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-29200" title="49S-1_S-5.CLO" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/279ZV2384.cov_-345x500.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="500" /></p>
<p>Seriously. Socks in bed.<br />Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Shelley</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29192">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:05 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newsman-12.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29194" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/newsman-12-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Newt Gingrich would like to see Americans <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/gingrich-pledges-moon-colony-during-presidency/2012/01/25/gIQAmQxiRQ_blog.html?hpid=z9" target="_blank">living on</a> the moon. Specifically, three Americans named Santorum, Paul and Romney.</p>
<p>People who <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/health/working-overtime-doubles-depression/index.html?hpt=hp_t2" target="_blank">work longer</a> hours are more likely to get depressed. Oops. Almost forgot to add the “Well, duh!”</p>
<p>There are some<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/meet-the-6-new-breeds-coming-to-the-westminster-do" target="_blank"> changes coming</a> to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Sadly, none of them include puppies falling asleep in baskets, which is the dog show we&#8217;re waiting for.</p>
<p>Ashton<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20564464,00.html" target="_blank"> is partying</a> with supermodels in Brazil because he’s Ashton.  And they’re supermodels. In Brazil.</p>
<p>High tech <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/tech/social-media/multitasking-kids/index.html?hpt=hp_c2" target="_blank">multitasking</a> is supposed to be bad for- Sorry! Gotta take this! Anyway, it’s not good for- Hey! I need a five letter word that uses L,V,Y,R, and Q, got anything? So, there’s this story, and it’s about something.</p>
<p>Victoria Azarenka is going to play Maria Sharapova in an <a href="http://espn.go.com/tennis/aus12/story/_/id/7504749/2012-australian-open-victoria-azarenka-maria-sharapova-reach-women-final" target="_blank">Australian Open </a>Women’s Final that may or may not have already happened.  “Live from Australia” is confusing.</p>
<p>Al Simon has made a documentary to commemorate the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-01-24/sundance-paul-simon-african-skies/52781464/1" target="_blank">25</a><sup><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-01-24/sundance-paul-simon-african-skies/52781464/1" target="_blank">th</a></sup><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-01-24/sundance-paul-simon-african-skies/52781464/1" target="_blank"> anniversary</a> of his Graceland album. Yeah, yeah…we know his name is Paul. But he says we can <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bA&amp;ob=av3e" target="_blank">call him</a> Al.</p>
<p>Fried food <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/fried-food-not-to-blame-for-heart-attacks-study-shows-20120126-1qjsd.html" target="_blank">does not </a>cause heart attacks, according to  new study. However, it does generally cause happiness.</p>
<p>Here’s your poetic justice: Las Vegas <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/01/las-vegas-fearing-a-giants-win-in-super-bowl-xlvi/1?csp=hf" target="_blank">could be</a> in giant trouble if the Giants win.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Bill</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29074">Smithees</a> <span class="date">Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:00 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29075" title="cat.football" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cat.football.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="459" /></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | jsmit13</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29187">Links That Amuse Us</a> <span class="date">Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 6:27 pm</span></h4>
<p>Is she bringing the <a href="http://www.kategosselincruise.com/" target="_blank">kids</a>?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toilet-tattoos.com/prodview.asp?idproduct=34" target="_blank">Happee</a> Valentine&#8217;s Day, Honey.</p>
<p>Yes, that <a href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lume6sTQA81r55djgo1_500.png" target="_blank">is</a> totally necessary.</p>
<p>That helps a lot. <a href="http://urbansavior.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/90YYy-600x800.jpg" target="_blank">Thanks</a>.</p>
<p>This makes me want to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALKTM7OzdMQ" target="_blank">drive</a> one.</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Shelley</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29178">Cheesehead</a> <span class="date">Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 3:35 pm</span></h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29179" title="cheesehead" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cheesehead.gif" alt="" width="300" height="375" /></p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Shelley</small></p>
<h4><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=29183">Newsdroppings</a> <span class="date">Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 2:22 pm</span></h4>
<p><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Monique2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29184" src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Monique2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Sure, you want to<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-state-of-the-union-address-in-under-60-seconds-059/2012/01/24/gIQA7OX9OQ_video.html?hpid=z2" target="_blank"> keep up</a> on the state of the union, but you really need to hit the can and go get another coffee before the big meeting. What to do? How about the entire State of the Union address in 59 seconds? You’re welcome.</p>
<p>In politics, there’s <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/fact-checking-the-2012-state-of-the-union-speech/2012/01/25/gIQAa5CTPQ_blog.html?hpid=z1" target="_blank">what they</a> say, what they didn’t say, and what they really meant by what they did and didn’t say.</p>
<p>Researchers report something called <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/health/brown-fat-burns-ordinary-fat-study-finds.html" target="_blank">brown fat</a> may be the secret to weight loss, though we&#8217;re guessing they&#8217;re not talking about the stuff that pools at the top of gravy.</p>
<p>Delta is rerouting planes due to an upcoming &#8220;solar eruption,&#8221; which is an <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/01/delta-other-airlines-reroute-planes-after-solar-eruption/611611/1?loc=interstitialskip" target="_blank">excellent name </a>for a either a band or a SciFi Channel movie of the week. Hey…maybe the band could write the theme song for the movie!</p>
<p>A dentist pleaded guilty to using <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46114848/ns/health-health_care/#.TyAH581tzQU" target="_blank">paper clips</a> to perform root canals. He also pleaded guilty to using his dental tools to hold together stacks of paper, but no one seemed to care much about that.</p>
<p>They had to grind up part of a street in<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_MISSPELLED_SCHOOL_CROSSING?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-01-25-06-54-48" target="_blank"> New York City </a>after they misspelled the word “school” in a school crossing sign. Not the best day for the Big Appul.</p>
<p>Jim Carrey’s daughter <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/01/23/american-idol-jlo-goes-down-memory-lane-with-jim-carreys-daughter/" target="_blank">sang on </a>American Idol, which re-ran last night.  So already, the kid’s doing sequels.</p>
<p>Brazilians are visiting Florida, which is too bad because there are already plenty of sexy people in Miami.  <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/travel/brazilian-tourist-invasion/index.html?hpt=us_t5" target="_blank">Brazilians! </a>Please visit the less sexy places!  We need you!</p>
<p><small>Source: <img src="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/favicon.ico" alt="Shoebox" title="Shoebox" /> <a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com">Shoebox</a> | Bill</small></p>
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