So, I guess there is such a thing as karma...yesterday I was being sassy in my blog about leaving work for my hubby Joe to do...boy did I pay when I got home! Not by Joe, he was gone fishing.

I stopped in at the house while I was running errands yesterday and was heading into the living room...I stepped over the gate that stops the dogs from roaming the house...but it wasn't secured properly and it fell over...and so did I. My foot that had been raised over the gate slammed into the hardwood. Sigh. Besides the bruising, no damage.

A few minutes later, one of the dogs was tangled on the deck so I went out, barefoot to take care of him. When I got back to the door to go in, I stepped on the metal threshold...yes, it was sunny yesterday, which means the metal was hot. Burned the other foot.

And later at baseball, what are the odds of a ball, after a wild throw ends up flying under the fence and hitting me...in the foot. We hadn't even been on the field yet. Fortunately that one didn't even hurt.

So...it doesn't end there...I was trying to make a call on my new phone...when I ended up hitting "yes" to making an "emergency" call! I didn't even know my phone could just dial it for me...I am still getting used to it...so...I stood staring at my phone in disbelief as it read "calling 911"...to which I responded by screaming "NOOOOOOOO"!!!!!!...repeatedly hitting the button that would end the call. My teammates found this quite hilarious. I did not receive a call back from the police...so my guess is I disconnected before it actually rang through...all they would have heard was me screaming at the phone....


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This may make you think twice before posting pitures on line...a St. Louis woman says she posted a photo of her family on her blog and some online social networking sites..it featured her, her husband and their two children. Recently, one of the families friends was driving through Prague when he saw their huge smiling faces inthe window of a store specializing in European food. The owner of the store says he thought the picture was computer generated and began taking steps to remove it.

An umpire in Iowa has done what, well, really no ump has done before...he ejected the entire crowd of more than 100 fans at a high school basketball game last Thursday for being unruly. The umpire said he had to take action because fans were being unruly, yelling and arguing.

4 a.m. is when your skin is workig it's hardest to repair itself and 7 a.m. is when your skin looks it's best!

Cell phones are definitely increasing in popularity...8% of households now have NO landlie and that number is growing...74% of Canadian homes have at least one cell phone!!

Happy Monday! Beautiful sunny skies and warm temps...yaaay! And now we'll all be complaining cause it's too hot.
Lots of work to do today, plus baseball...AND I have to try to find time to plant my strawberry and raspberry bushes....ahhh...but it will all get done...see...positive thinking. Because I know, if I don't do it....Joe will. :)



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This Sunday is the first day of summer...the Summer Solstice arrives June 21st at 1:45am

Last week on June 5th it was Tax Freedom Day in Canada...when Canadias are finished paying their taxes for the year...last year it was on June 14th

There is now some dispute over whether higher SPF's in sunscreen are better...an SPF of 40 blocks out 90% of the UV rays...but an SPF of 70...only blocks 95% and they can be a lot more expensive

We all know Pittsburgh won the Stanley Cup Friday night...that makes Sidney Crosby the youngest captain to ever hoist the Stanley Cup...we should also tell you the Red Wings felt snubbed because Sidney Crosby didn't come ofer to shake their hand. Crosby says he didn't realize the Red Wings were leaving the ice...he had been doing interviews....

Next week we've got a new contest announcement, plus we'll be calling our Backyard BBQ winners! It's going to be a fun morning...AND...can the ladies keep winning? We did sweep the men this week!!


Have a great weekend!!!




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There’s a new test in stores that allows expectant mothers to be able to find out the gender of the fetus at just 10 weeks gestation…at home!! The new test is from a company called Intell-Gender and it claims to be 80% accurate.

Back in December of 2007 – 2 brothers were visiting the San Francisco Zoo, when a tiger escaped and mauled them both. The 250 pound tiger jumped out of its enclosure – the tiger was later shot and killed by police. NOW – the 2 brothers have settled their lawsuit with the zoo and will receive a cheque for $900,000.


Believe it or not – British scientists are using pictures of penguin poop from high-powered satellites….to locate emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica.

Technically, it's the weekend! That's how we look at Thursday's here at CKPR. Lots going on in the city this weekend, you'll have plenty to choose from...Countryfest at the Fort William Historical Park, Benny Birches Birthday Party at Chippewa, Border Cats have a home game, as do the Thunder Bay Chill....of course tomorrow night is Game 7 between Pittsburgh and Detroit...lots to keep you busy! And of course we've got all kinds of stuff going on during the morning show that will hopefully help you get your weekend off to a great start!



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Last week – there was news about the Royal Canadian Mint – they’re still trying to figure out what happened to some of it’s gold and silver…. There’s a discrepancy between…. How much they actually have and how much the books say they should have….and while there’s been no official word on the missing amount it’s believed to be in the neighborhood of two to three hundred kilograms which could be worth…..more than $10 million dollars

It’s believed there are 100 uncontacted tribes in the world….. these are groups of people, usually quite small… who have had little or no contact with the outside world. The Congo region is said to have a good number of them.

Get your kids to bed early: A new study shows that teens whose parents let them stay up after midnight on weeknights have a much higher chance of being depressed.
Pixar is getting into the sequel business. Get ready for…"Cars 2," "Toy Story 3" and "Monsters Inc 2."

It's a grey day but it's okay for me, because I love days like this. I get so much done inside on rainy days, as long as I haven't settled on the couch with some popcorn and a movie. That's even better. Sunshine can't be the only thing that makes us happy.


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The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in an average lifetime.

A single, unemployed 23 year old cowboy from South Dakota won the states powerball lottery over the weekend. The single ticket won him $230 million. He’s taking a one time, one lump payout of $88 million US.

This summer, 200 young Saudi women will be auditioning for a different kind of beauty pageant. Actually…physical beauty has nothing to do with it. This pageant will crown one woman “Miss Beautiful Morals”. The ladies will be judged on their observance of traditional values, and especially how they honour their mothers. …believe it or not – the only pageants in Saudi Arabia devoted to physical beauty are for camels and goats!!!

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30% of us…cannot….flare our nostrils!!!

A Saudi Prince has ordered his own plane. It’s called the Airbus A380…a double decker, wide body, 4 engine airliner. This will be his private jet – and in fact…once complete and delivered to this Saudi Prince…it will make him the owner of the world’s largest private jet. The cost: $480 million.

Canadians gave $10 billion to charitable and non-profit organizations back in 2007. That works out to 23 million Canadians aged 15 and over….who donated money. AND…12.5 million Canadians volunteered their time.

Are you a fan of the soap All My Children? Susan Lucci’s character, Erica Kane is about to become tv’s ultimate ‘cougar’. Here’s her character’s resume: 10 ex-husbands…and now she has her eyes set on a much younger man. The 62 year old’s new storyline will focus on her new relationship with a 39 year old man. It’s her daughter’s ex-husband…and ex-fiance’s step-son.

Happy Monday!

It's hilarious to come to work tired from your weekend...aren't you supposed to feel rested? I need work to be my break after my weekends. Lots to do...work, at a remote as well as the MS Society..then babysit those wonderful boys of my daughters...then it's work on the house AND finding time for a workout. Whew.

Tomorrow we're talking about preparing high school girls for married life, we got our hands on some of the information provided in a home economics book of that time and...well, you gotta hear it to believe it. It's hilarious.



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The Royal Canadian Mint is coming out with a gold coin in the shape of a guitar pick.
…and, the Mint is still trying to figure out what happened to some of it’s gold and sliver. There’s a discrepancy between how much they actually have and how much the books say they should have.

The Obama’s have invited “Britain’s Got Talent” star…Susan Boyle to sing at the White House as part of their 4th of July celebrations!!!

A new Clinical Psychology & Psycotherapy report says that 85% of the things we stress about….never occur.

In Washington, there’s a bride-to-be who’ll tie the knot this summer. And –when she does get married, it will be her first day sharing her first kiss!!! Rachel Welch is 21 years old, and decided when she was 14, that she wasn’t going to kiss any guy until she was married.