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Exercise and the Economy

Howard Hart — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:58:19 +0000

Results recently released from a 2011 Gallup/Healthways poll asked 350,000 adults about how many days a week they exercised over 30 minutes per day. 30 percent of those asked admitted to NOT exercising at all; 19 percent 'fessed up with at least one day but not more than two days a week and 51 percent either stretched the truth or outright lied and said they logged three or more days a week

Privacy In a "Google" World

Howard Hart — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:42:35 +0000

More IT personal security responsibility on the horizon for us. Google’s change in its privacy policy makes our private information less so. In order to keep your vitals from being shared with other Google products and perhaps being used by those you don’t want to use it, there are some Google software setting we need to alter

BUSTED and Punished

Howard Hart — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:53:54 +0000

A Memphis 13 year-old has gotten in trouble before about stealing. Natia’s mom cut off her cell phone recently. She decided she’d just get mom’s debit card and reactivate it, which netted additional punishment that has the sanction of her aunt, even if it seems extreme. Natia was made to stand on a Memphis street [...]

Give Up WHAT to Work From Home?

Howard Hart — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:38:26 +0000

Information technology advances give us the …convenience … of working from home. I’m not talking about some of the “jobs” that promise astronomical paychecks that are “not typical, see website for average earnings” jobs. No. I refer to traditional careers that can now be pursued from the comfort of home, if your boss allows it. [...]

Is Spring Lurking in the Shadow of A Groundhog?

Howard Hart — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:31:35 +0000

To celebrate the possibility of an early spring lurking in the shadow of a groundhog, I found out about “Five Famous Groundhogs” you didn’t know. Buckeye Chuck of Ohio. He is one of two Ohioan groundhog weather prognosticators…and declared by the Ohio General Assembly as the official Ohio state groundhog. The other one is a faker… [...]

New Millennium Twist on Chewing Gum and Walking

Howard Hart — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:28:35 +0000

The old adage : "can’t chew gum and walk” gets a new millennium twist - “can’t cell phone talk and walk." What ELSE can people find to attack regarding personal liberty and responsibility? ANYway, it seems researchers at New York's Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management think what they have found “may have significant real-world repercussions

NFL Quarterbacks "Simple" Fitness Secrets

Howard Hart — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:44:43 +0000

NFL Quarterbacks have the best trainers money can buy. Some of the sport’s biggest stars get lean and strong with workouts and tools that are surprisingly simple. Super bowl 46 is Sunday, February 5. Kick off is about 5:30 p.m., Central Time. I thought you might like to know about this year’s team quarterbacks simple [...]

School or Team Mascots: What's REALLY Important

Howard Hart — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:21:50 +0000

Surely there are things of greater importance to worry about. A new Draper, Utah high school gave up the idea of its athletes having the moniker of Cougars…a large American wild cat with tawny coat, because some parents adjudged the name could be offensive to a group of chardonnay swilling, on the prowl for younger men, women! (THAT's a discussion in itself

Tigers at the BCS

Howard Hart — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:32:38 +0000

(With acknowledgement and apologies to Ernest Thayer, author "Casey at the Bat.")

The outlook was brilliant for the Tiger Eleven that day,

The score was nothing to nothing and there were four quarters of football to play,

When Alabama scored a field goal first, and LSU failed to answer,

A sense of Déjà vu rose on those faithful to the Tigers

BCS Championship-No RED Solo Cups!

Howard Hart — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:21:01 +0000

I like football. Heck, every Friday night during my high school days, I was in the stands at Fairgrounds Stadium (now Independence Stadium) and on the field to march in the half-time show. I did the same during my college days. I helped finance my first degree by marching more half-time shows for then Northeast [...]

Resolution 2012: Lose Weight…Again.

Howard Hart — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:37:36 +0000

If you made the perinnial New Years Resolution to lose weight, I’ve discovered a list of 10 tried and true ways to do it. #1- DON’T starve yourself. There is a good physiologic reason for it. #2- It’s OK to SNACK! But make it fruits, veggies or something protein. #3- PAY ATTENTION WHILE YOU EAT, so [...]

Christmas "Mystique"

Howard Hart — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:41:17 +0000

Christmas has a mystery all its own with the birth of Jesus. It also has a mystique; customs, legends, stories, traditions and other practices handed down in families and in societies around the world. This very weekend in 1823 marks the first publication of a work poet Clement Clarke Moore composed for the enjoyment of [...]

Howard Hart — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:33:45 +0000

Christmas is approaching in 1944. As a teacher of second grade music for New York public schools, Donald Yetter Gardener asked his budding musicians, “What do you want for Christmas?” Excited replies tumbled out; Gardener’s studied ears captured the lisp with which every student spoke. Upon further examination, Maestro Gardener realized almost all his pupils [...]

Twelve Days of Christmas – What's it really about?

Howard Hart — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:15:51 +0000

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A Four Day Work Week; Oh, Really? Come On!

Howard Hart — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:56:36 +0000

Over the weekend, I read in The Times about flap concerning a four day work week. It’s difficult to see what the hubbub is about. Oh, yeah, the biggest argument is “it’s always been that way.” Actually, no, it’s not “always been that way.” In the 19th century (the 1800s) history indicates the workweek was [...]

Surfing the Wake of Non-Rapture; What Is Gold Worth, Really?

Howard Hart — Sun, 29 May 2011 23:45:37 +0000

Surfing the wake of the non-rapture this Memorial Day, thinking about my gratitude to my fellow citizens in the military who defend and preserve our freedom and liberty, I opened my Bible, as I really should do every day. It’s no excuse, but my lifestyle and work schedule makes it difficult to regularly read and [...]

Traveling a Byway?

Howard Hart — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:03:39 +0000

Ever hear someone say about our roads: “If you’re on the highways and byways, drive carefully.” It’s a colloquialism – a regional expression – that you can likely hear anywhere across our nation. I never gave it much thought if I used it in conversation; no one ever asked about it, either, until recently.

AI

Howard Hart — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:40:30 +0000
…not Artificial Intelligence, but American Idol. What a week. Pia goes home. My thought was that it would be Stefano, or Paul. But not Pia. Admittedly, I didn’t like her wardrobe choice for her performance of “River Deep, Mountain High.” Nor (after watching her for the last 4 weeks) am I a big fan of her [...]

Loo-e-z-WHOOZ?

Howard Hart — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:50:02 +0000

Listening to advertising on the radio air is just part of life! It totes the freight for a great American tradition; listening to our favorite songs and legendary performers. Sometimes, however, I feel it necessary to call to task some of the copywriters and announcers for those ads, because, well doggone it, I WRITE and VOICE some of those ads! It's just another part of being a radio person, but that's another story I'll tell later

Little Things In Life

Howard Hart — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:37:42 +0000

Watching my two Shih Tzu puppies race around my yard is one of those "little things in life" that transports me out of daily concerns. For a few minutes, I follow them as they rocket around the yard; they don't really run, they LEAP! They take great strides with itty-bitty short legs and seem to fairly fly a mere 12 inches off the ground! It's an endearing sight that they have SO much energy