If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to check out the The Jeannie Tate Show over at YouTube. The 5 minute talk show is hosted by soccer mom Jeannie Tate and takes place in her minivan. In this episode she interviews Bill Hader from Saturday Night Live.
Monthly Archives: February 2007
The Flu… It’s Epidemic…. (get it…)
This could explain why my son started throwing up for no reason all day Wednesday:Kentucky is under attack by the flu bug. Click on the map for details.
You can also track the status of Cold and Flu status by zip code, courtesy of ZICAM.
What I’m Reading About Today
**The movie Reno 911!: Miami opens tonight. Celebrate by shooting over to Cracked.com and checking out their Top 10 Best episodes list. If your not familiear with the series you can learn more over at Comedy Central. It’s pretty good – I’m a big fan of the 4th season.
**Have you been following the news about the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil? I first read about it last week on the 4 Benders blog. CNN is now reporting that more than 500 cases of mostly minor side effects have been reported in girls and women who got the new cervical cancer vaccine. They aren’t changing the warning labels and are moving forward with the vaccine but Merck announced it was dropping its lobbying campaign to persuade states to make the cancer vaccine required for adolescent girls attending public school. Read on here.
**Parenting.com has a great article online right now for moms on how to lift yourself up when your day’s not going just right. Suggestions include have a pajama day, Make nap time – for everyone and Share your bad mood moments with other moms (it will make you feel better). You can read the article here.
Things I’m Reading About Today
** Debunking an old wives tale….Researchers at Johns Hopkins University just completed a study that shows that heartburn during pregnancy really does mean that you are going to have a baby with a full head of hair. Read the full story in today’s New York Times.
** The Sumatran Rhino that was born and raised at the Cincinnati Zoo is heading to Indonesia. According to the BBC News the rhino will be relocated to a national park in Sumatra where he will get to live with two female rhinos. You can read the full story online here. 
** If you are into Indie music like me you’ll enjoy this. HearYa, an indie music blog has posted the top 100 indie songs of all time. I was particularly excited to see Sitting Still by REM and the Pixie’s Where is my Mind. Check out the list here. Let me know if you were surprised by any of their choices.