As some of you already know, I work for a super fantastic, wonderful, awesome non-profit organization called Hockey Players For Kids. Or HP4K for those of you who only speak in code. This year we launched our signature program called Stick to Reading. It has completely taken off and done so many things beyond what we could have imagined. I wanted to share with you (since I know many people
Denver lands another tight end
By Bill Williamson While the Denver Broncos concentrated on defense in the draft, they did find time to pick up two intriguing tight ends Saturday. All thanks to the Green Bay Packers. The Broncos sent fifth and sixth-round picks to the Packers for a fourth- and seventh-round pick. In the fourth round, Denver took basketball player turned tight end Julius Thomas of Portland State. In the seventh round, Denver took Nevada tight end Virgil Green. Green is an intriguing player. Many scouts think he is more pro ready than Thomas. Green is not as big as Thomas, though. But he was producti

YouTube To Live Stream Pope John Paul II's Beatification Ceremony

On Sunday May 1 in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, the Catholic Church will hold a Beatification ceremony for Pope John Paul II.For those who won't be present for this event, YouTube will provide a live stream starting at 1:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CET).The live stream of Pope John Paul II's Beatification will be available on YouTube's Live browse page at (www.youtube.com/live), a YouTube chan

Lara Logan Speaks Out About Assault In Egypt

Lara Logan has spoken out for the first time since her terrifying sexual assault in Egypt, describing how attackers "raped her with their hands."he 39-year-old journalist said she was convinced she would die when the frenzied mob tore her away from her film crew and bodyguard in Cairo's Tahrir Square as as she tried to cover the story of the downfall of Hosni Mubarak.A group of at least 200

Funny Video Friday: Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Intro

Now there's a mouthful. I'm not the biggest TMNT fan (well, I'm actually not a fan at all), but I think this is pretty darn funny, clever, and inventive. This is the intro and theme song to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' cartoon, from way back when. The cartoon is on the left, with the live action on the right. They did a really good job of syncing everything up.And hey, watch out for that evi

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Victoria and David Beckham arrive to the royal wedding

While all eyes were waiting to catch a peak of the bride, heads did turn when Victoria Bekcham arrived with husband David for the royal wedding. See what the unofficial Princess of England wore in attendance to the wedding of the year! Her own design Victoria Beckham is known for her strong look and classic dressing. The former Spice girl and designer arrived to the royal wedding in her

Everyone's Doing It

No, I did not wake up to watch the #RoyalWedding. I have better things to do. Like sleep. And what a grand sleep it was. I did, however, Google a picture of Kate's dress (and the kiss on the balcony - which is not worth watching). As far as her dress goes, it was nice. Yep, I said it. Nice. One reporter said this was an iconic fashion moment. Diana's train was iconic. This was sort of anti-climac

'The Office' and the final importance of Michael Scott

Scanning a lot of the pieces that have been written leading up to this week’s final Michael Scott episode of The Office, I kept seeing the same word applied to Steve Carell’s character: clueless. Michael is widely perceived as being clueless about how a normal boss should behave; about how ordinary human interactions (conducting a romance; socializing with employees) should proceed.I disagree

Sick Note

I've been sick for almost a week. There also hasn't been a lot going on, thus no posts. I probably would've had the energy to think up something on a topic, or maybe write about something from my childhood, but wow, I'm just so sick. On Saturday, it'll be a week since I got sick. I'd go to my doctor, but I would have to wait weeks, even for a sick appointment. So I'd have to go to the ER for a co

Syrian ambassador not welcome at royal wedding, UK says

London (CNN) -- Syria's ambassador to the United Kingdom is not welcome at the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Foreign Office announced Thursday, after saying earlier he had been invited.The reversal comes "in the light of this week's attacks against civilians by the Syrian security forces, which we have condemned," the Foreign Office said in a statement."The presence

Royal wedding apathy matches passion in Britain

(Reuters) - For every Briton who will tune in to watch Friday's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, one definitely will not. That was the finding of a recent Ipsos MORI poll for Reuters which underlines how, for all the international media hoopla surrounding the big occasion, the appeal of a rare show of royal pomp and pageantry is far from universal. "I want to get a

Beckham excited over royal wedding

David Beckham can’t wait for the royal wedding. The soccer superstar and his pregnant wife Victoria have been invited to the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton at London’s Westminster Abbey and David – who received an Order of the British Empire (OBE) from William’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth in 2003 – insists he is fiercely proud of Britain’s royal family. He sa

Teen Challenge founder killed in traffic accident

David Wilkerson — founder of Teen Challenge which has its South Carolina headquarters in Georgetown County — has passed away.Charisma Online reports Wilkerson died Wednesday in an automobile accident in Texas.Wilkerson founded Times Square Church in New York City and was the focus of the book and movie The Cross and the Switchblade.Wilkerson founded Teen Challenge in 1960. The goal of Teen Chall

It's New & Exciting

So I was bored with the old look of Sometimes Blonde. I thought it needed a change. Something fresh, light, and simple not-so simple looking. I figured with summer coming I needed to lighten up a bit. Dabble here, dabble there, take a nap, dabble some more. This is what I came up with. You probably don't care. If you do, I applaud you for actually caring enough about what I do on my computer. Tha

'The Voice': Critics Speak Out

NBC's new singing competition, which features Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, was called "fun" in one review and a "garish bore" in another. The Voice features four celebrity coaches -- Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine -- picking aspiring singers to coach from a "blind audition" -- and fighting over them too.The sh

Daniel Radcliffe Nixes New Harry Potter Entry

Most stars of a wildly successful movie franchise would prefer to see a series continue. The reasons for this are obvious: fame and fortune will continue as the movie franchise puts forth new releases.Daniel Radcliffe, star of the wildly successful Harry Potter film franchise does not fall into such a category. Upon hearing rumors that Rowling was considering writing a new book in the series

Yellow Haters Anonymous

Do you know what I did today? I painted a room. Yellow. I have to tell you, honestly, I'm not a fan of small yellow rooms. I love yellow, sometimes. I think it does wonders when you need pops of color. Hell, this blog uses yellow, sometimes. My fingernails still have paint on them, my elbow, my nose. I had a massive headache after today and had to bail on hot yoga because of it. What is the world

Ready, Set, Woes

This is what I look like these days. I've had this massive runny nose for the last week, making it super difficult to run. Listen, I don't care what you think. If I need to blow a snot rocket I'm not going out. I may be marrying a hockey player but you don't see me shooting snot onto the pavement just because he does it on the ice. Maybe you think that's gross (probably because it is) but I

'Treme' season premiere: No vampires or incest, but this still might be the weirdest show on HBO (in a good way)

I don’t like jazz. Or at least I never thought I did. So when Treme debuted last year, my reaction was fairly similar to most people: I watched the series premiere, realized that it wasn’t The Wire, and didn’t watch again. Boy, did I miss out. I happened to check out Treme‘s second episode a couple weeks ago — thanks, On Demand! — and got hooked. I raced through the rest of Treme‘s ten-episode f

Mount Athos: Greece

One of the first things that I noticed about Mount Athos is the fact that no women were allowed. “60 Minutes” producer Michael Karzis and producer Harry Radliffe tried to get permission to film a “60 Minutes” story on this self-governed peninsula in Greece. Mount Athos houses 20 monasteries and some 2,000 monks. Getting permission was not an easy tasks however.Finally they had a breakthrough

Crossing Off the List

First off, I would like to say to everyone ...I hope you're having a wonderful weekend with friends, family, etc. Whoever you may spend this holiday with! Tomorrow we'll be heading to church, eating some of my favorite foods my mom makes, and then going to my cousin's for time spent with my dad's entire side of the family.In other news there have been some decisions made on the wedding front! Car

‘The Lion King,’ a reality show

For more than two years, from August 2008 to October 2010, filmmakers Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill (“Earth”) captured a stunning array of high-definition footage and crisp natural sound on the Masai Mara nature preserve in Kenya. The result of their long toil, the documentary “African Cats,” is an eye-popping real-life version of “The Lion King.” Well, kind of. It opens today, on E

Lindsay Lohan free after posting $75,000 bail hours after judge delivers 120-day in jail sentence

LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 120 days in jail Friday for violating her probation by waltzing out of a jewelry store with a necklace.Within hours, the troubled starlet was set free after posting $75,000 bail, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.Lohan threw up her hands and looked plaintively at her lawyer as deputies led her away for her fourth visit to jail since 2007

Bumper stickers proclaim support for Duffy

A week long flap over a Scranton police union grievance took a new turn Friday when 3,000 "We <3 Chief Duffy" stickers began showing up on bumpers and windows around the city.By the end of the day Friday, a shocked and flattered Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy had seen a picture of the sticker. The sticker was produced in reaction to the Fraternal Order of Police labor grievance targeting

Abalones

Hello hello!Tonight I am having dinner at my mom's place with thee familia, we are having Abalone :) If you guys dont know what abalone is... it is a sea urchin that is really valuable and great for health. Its one of the most expensive dishes in Chinese culture, if you ever get a chance you must try! For all my Mom-To-Be's, it also helps with LACTATING breast milk as well!!! ^_^ Here are a coupl

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Hard-boiled eggs? No, hard-cook your eggs, then start getting creative

How many ways are there to hard-cook an egg?No two people we asked had the same method. And it appears plenty of us can’t quite get it right.A 2010 survey of mothers by the Park Ridge-based American Egg Board reported that when quizzed on hard-cooking methods, seven out of 10 chose techniques that would result in overcooked eggs.“Hard-boiled egg” is a misnomer, says chef Jeffrey Saad, a spokes
