I was planning on giving the “Newsmaker of the Day” cactus to Vinny Testaverde. On Sunday, he broke his record of being the oldest QB to win a game. And now he’s retired. After spending a big chunk of his 44 years throwing the pigskin, he deserved recognition.
But first his glory was stolen by an […]

I’ve had some pretty weird New Years in the recent past; I’m sure a lot of you have.
None of mine have included me drinking, but one included a drunk man falling down the stairs at Grand Central Station — and Susan pulling me out of the way, so he didn’t knock me over.
I’m sure you […]

By LISA SOKOLOWSKI
cactusiv(at)gmail.com
Dear Blake Lewis,
You beat boxed your way into my heart.
I saw you at your American Idol audition, and although your dye job was a little too pretentious for my liking, I liked you.
I didn’t pick you for my top picks when the cactus made our picks. I blame the hair — and the […]

On Christmas, a tiger escaped from the San Francisco zoo. On Saturday, an 18-page transcript about the incident was released.
One of the highlights was that zoo employees “questioned whether early reports of the Dec. 25 attack were coming from a mentally unstable person,” according to Jordan Robertson of the Associated Press.
The potentially unstable person was […]

By LANIE PIMENTEL
petunia5045(at)gmail.com
New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching and that means lots of mini-bite sized snacks to eat from 2007 ’til 2008. Each year, no matter where I end up ringing in the new and best year to come, I always bring some staples. Here are some tasty little treats […]

By DA SOUTHERN
dasouthern(at)gmail.com
It has been a VERY slow week in TV land as we celebrate our holiday season and gaze with an optimistic googly-eyed look towards a New Year. After all of the wrapping paper has been put away, as well as the beautiful decorations, we will slowly return our view towards the tube […]