Keith James

You wake up and there's a song in your head or somebody even mentions a stupid song and it gets stuck there all day! They call these little pests 'earworms' and now little beadie-eyed guys with pocket protectors in lab coats have figured out a solution that doesn't involve therapy with a piece of wood marked 'Louisville Slugger'... Although the revelation isn't all that 'scientific'.

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With all of the attention on distracted driving while texting or eating or fiddling with the radio, what about your little passengers in the back seat that share your last name? Yeah, a new study put out by our friends down under says that driving with kids is TWELVE times more distracting than texting or talking on your cellphone behind the wheel!

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As if we didn't feel our age already, it's time to feel just a little bit older! Some of the things on the Top 30 list have gone the way of the dinosaur but they still live in our memory, but most are still here and maybe the nostalgic memories this list creates for you will abate the sickening feeling that these were all born 3 decades ago this year!

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I read weather every single day on the radio and it hit me just now, if I'm wondering what the difference is between snow flurries showers and storms, maybe you're wondering too. So, I fired off a quick Google search and thanks to the glossary at Weather.com, I now feel like a mini-meterologist! Here's what I found:

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Here in Central New York spring begins when the snow melts for the final time (and doesn't come back) and isn't tied to a specific day on the calendar, but for everyone who's had it with wintery weather by now, maybe looking forward to a future day might help get you through the doldrums. Try March 20th at 7:02 AM coinciding with the Vernal Equinox. The Vernal Wha?

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Ever wanted to see at a glance where all of your favorite TV shows then and now 'live' (no, not where they're filmed) as if they were all real? Like what shows take place in Seattle? What state does Glee sing from? This national map is updated to include shows that are on TV right now

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Ha! You mean that status about being out with girlfriends may mean she's really at home watching shows? The thought never occurred to me ;) But yes, just because it's in print doesn't necessarily mean we should believe it. Here are the top lies or exaggerations that you ladies tell on Facebook:

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If you thought that your Big Mac costs much more than it did back in 2002, your instincts serve you well. The food has been getting smaller and the prices have been going up right under your nose. One guy did a study on this a decade ago and then did it again this year, and his findings are eye-opening!

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So, 62-year-old Paul Marshallsea of South Wales was on vacation in Queensland, Australia is just mozeying along and notices a shark a tad too close to some kids and decides to walk over, grab the shark with some other brave passersby and literally wrestle it away from the children (the grab is at :14 sec in). You'd think he'd be branded a hero, but his work fired him for the act... Why?

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Move over Cadbury Bunny and your creme eggs, Marshmallow Peeps have been around for over half a century's worth of Easters and are selling better now than they EVER have... Why?

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If you live in the Utica area, St. Patrick's Day JUST happened this past weekend with the parade and all, but who's up for some more revelry on the actual weekend when the whole world celebrates? Or better yet, who's up for that AND not having to pay such a high price the next morning?? Cake and eat it too baby!

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If babies could REALLY talk what would they say?? I'm imagining quite a bit... Especially when we THINK they can't comprehend what they observe. Thank God they don't remember much when they get older, the stories they could tell!

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