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Are you ready for Christmas????? I hope so!!!!! The whole crew is here Thursday morning.....we will have the group "Skook A Pella" in singing Christmas songs!!!! Friday morning we will be taped! Here's what we found today!

PATHETIC HOLIDAY DATES FOR GUYS WHO ARE WHIPPED

The holidays are a "together" time of year. If you have a girlfriend or a wife, you are probably going to spend time as a team taking care of certain family business and celebrating Christmas.

But, that together time can be pushed too far.

Here are some pathetic things you don't want to get stuck doing with your wife or girlfriend just because it's the holiday season:

• Looking at Christmas Lights
• Holiday Baking
• Ice Skating
• Christmas Movie Night
• Christmas Shopping
• Going to See The Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol at Your Community Theater
• Spending a Night at a Holiday Bed and Breakfast

Source: ArtOfManliness.com

HOLIDAYS: The Worst Things About The Season(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/22/2010)

We are oh-so-close to Christmas, which means many of us are dealing with some serious holiday burnout. Maybe venting about the things that annoy you will make you feel better ... Here's a rundown of some of the worst things about the holiday season: Bad Gifts Political Correctness Too Many Christmas Movies Christmas Music Office Events Salvation Army Bell Ringers Source: Guyism.com

TIS THE SEASON: 10 Things You Might Not Know About A Christmas Story(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/22/2010)

Yes, you've probably seen the classic 1984 holiday movie A Christmas Story 50 times (this year alone). But if you think you know everything about it, you're wrong. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know: 1. Jack Nicholson was very interested in playing Ralphie's dad. But casting (and paying) Jack would have meant doubling the budget, so he was removed from consideration. Director Bob Clark -- who didn't know Nicholson was interested at the time -- says Darrin McGavin was the perfect choice. After all, Jack would have been too much of a scene-stealer. 2. What does Porky's, the raunchy '80s teen sex movie, have to do with a wholesome film like A Christmas Story? Bob Clark directed both -- Porky's in 1982 and A Christmas Story in 1983. If Porky's hadn't given him the professional and financial success he needed, he wouldn't have been able to bring A Christmas Story to the big screen. 3. For those keeping count, Ralphie says he wants the Red Ryder BB Gun 28 times throughout the course of the movie. That's approximately once every three minutes and 20 seconds. 4. Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie, has been good friends with Vince Vaughn since they both appeared in the CBS Schoolbreak Special (their version of the after-school special) in the early '90s. Peter doesn't do much acting these days, but he did make a surprise appearance on the "Vince Vaughn Wild West Comedy Show" in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2005. Peter's doing quite well for himself, though. He was the executive producer of Iron Man and had a brief bit as William Ginter Riva. Peter also executive produced Vince's movie, Four Christmases (which he also had a cameo in), as well as 2006's The Break-Up. 5. Mythbusters tested whether it was possible to get your tongue truly stuck on a piece of cold metal. Guess what? It is. So don't triple dog dare your best friend to try it. 6. Scott Schwartz, who played Flick (the kid who stuck his tongue to the frozen flagpole), was submerged in the adult film industry for a number of years. He got out in 2000 to try to become a mainstream actor again, but he really hasn't done much of note: Community College ("A love story between four dudes and their ability to get free drinks") and Skinwalker, which starred ex-MTV veejay Jesse Camp, if that tells you anything. Joey Buttafuoco is in it, too, and gets billing over our poor Flick. Sad. 7. Next time you're in Cleveland, you can visit the original house from the movie for only $7.50. It was sold on eBay in 2004 for $150,000. Collector Brian Jones bought the house and restored it to its movie glory and stocked it up with some of the original props from the film, including Randy's snowsuit. 8. Director Bob Clark got the idea for the movie when he was driving in the car with a date. He heard Jean Shepherd on the radio doing a reading of his short story collection, "In God We Trust ... All Others Pay Cash," which included some bits that eventually ended up in A Christmas Story. Clark said he drove around the block for an hour until the program ended, which his date was not too happy about. 9. The TV show The Wonder Years was inspired by A Christmas Story. In fact, in one of the last few episodes, Peter Billingsley appeared as one of Kevin Arnold's roommates. 10. The real Red Ryder BB Gun was first made in 1938 and was named after a comic strip cowboy. You can still buy it today for the low, low price of $44.99. But the original wasn't quite the same as the one in the movie -- it lacked the compass and sundial that both the Jean Shepard story and the movie call for. Special versions had to be made just for A Christmas Story. Merry Christmas! Don't shoot your eye out, kid! Source: Mental Floss

HOLIDAY TRAVEL: Despite Recession, People Still Traveling This Christmas(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/21/2010)

Even though the economy is still slumping, holiday travel is expected to rise about three percent between Christmas and New Year's. AAA said 92.3 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during this time. Most travelers will drive to their destinations, but almost 2.8 million people are expected to travel by air -- up by 2.8 percent from the same period last year. Source: ABC News

HOLIDAYS: How To Deal With Difficult Relatives(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/20/2010)

The holiday season can bring out the best and worst of us, especially when it comes to family gatherings. If you're dreading spending another Christmas with your obnoxious in-laws and other assorted relatives, here are some tips on coping with difficult family members around the holidays, from Mark Bryan, author of Codes of Love: How to Rethink Your Family and Remake Your Life: Catch up on family news before the holidays, so you're better prepared to discuss what's going on in the lives of other guests. Stay in a hotel or with a friend so you can retreat to a safe harbor. Don't expect a lot and try not to dredge up the past. Focus on the present. Have a phone friend standing by so you can vent when meddling family members begin to overwhelm you. Don't be a slacker. Make a sincere effort to pitch in and help at clean-up time. Don't force deep conversations or pry for information. Let your in-laws take care of you, if they want to. If you have a newborn, make family members work around your schedule. Don't let in-laws walk all over you -- you are not a doormat.

ON THE TUBE: Tuesday(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/22/2010)

The Talk (CBS) -- Wayne Brady (repeat) The View (ABC) -- Amanda Peet (Gulliver's Travels) Ellen DeGeneres (synd) -- Taylor Swift (repeat) Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) -- Seth Green (repeat) Conan (TBS) -- Jack Black (Gulliver's Travels) George Lopez (TBS) -- will.i.am David Letterman (CBS) -- Denis Leary Jay Leno (NBC) -- Javier Bardem (Biutiful) Jimmy Fallon (NBC) -- Ethan Hawke (Blood From a Stone), Jose Feliciano Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) -- Dan Aykroyd (repeat) Craig Ferguson (CBS) -- Michael Clarke Duncan CBS airs the annual special A Home for the Holidays, with performances by Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Melissa Etheridge. E!'s True Hollywood Story takes a look at the life of Gwyneth Paltrow.

Have a GREAT day
RC