Doughnut or Donut? That Is the Question.

It’s National Doughnut Day!!!!!!!

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…which makes it the perfect day to contemplate the proper spelling of this iconic ring-shaped chunk of sweet-fried American culture. Doughnut or donut? That is the question.

Merriam Webster’s lists doughnut as the original and official spelling and donut as a less common variant, but if you find the debate super intriguing and this simple explanation isn’t enough to quench your curiousity, click here to get the whole story.

Next begs the question, How does one, who is NOT a grammar and spelling nerd – a.k.a NORMAL – celebrate National Doughnut Day?  Answer: By eating doughnuts! (Of course.) Lots and lots and lots and lots of doughnuts. Unless, however, your health and well-being requires you to stick to a strict gluten-free diet, then you watch videos of other people eating doughnuts. read more

The Mad Pooper

I have a neighbor who lets his dog poop on our front lawn and then strolls off without picking it up as if he has no idea his pooch left a smoldering pile of dung in my flower bed. It annoys me, but it’s nothing compared to the Mad Pooper..

The Mad Pooper is a lady jogger who’s been terrorizing a family in Colorado Springs by pooping on their front lawn. No joke. She jogs by, stops, pulls down her shorts and poops in their yard. The first time it happened, the kids were playing outside. They ran into the house screaming for their mom, “A lady is pooping in our yard!” For the record, I cannot begin to imagine how I would react if my kids ran into the house screaming about a lady pooping in our yard. I’d probably lock the doors and make everybody hide under the furniture to keep them safe from harm’s way, but according to news reports this (super) mom actually confronted the deuce in the act. She ran outside, caught the offender mid-poop with her shorts down around her ankles and shouted something like, “Are you really taking a poop right here in front of my kids,” to which the Mad Pooper replied, “Yeah. Sorry.” read more

When You Think You Can’t

When you think you can’t, take a page from Yulissa Arescurenaga’s playbook.

After taking her very first class in 2008, Yulissa fell in love with Zumba®. She was only 16 at the time, but the freedom to express herself to the pulsating Latin beats spoke to her heart and she knew she had to make teaching Zumba® her life’s work.

Becoming a licensed Zumba® instructor is no easy task, but driven by a desire to share her passion and enthusiasm for the dance fitness craze created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Perez during the 1990s, the teen was determined to achieve her goal. She worked tirelessly for six hours a day over the course of four years, memorizing different combinations of patterns and routines danced to various rhythms and in 2012 fulfilled her dream… she is the first licensed Zumba® instructor with Downs Syndrome in the United States. read more

Just to Make You Smile

Extraordinary traffic stops by police in Kansas City…

Unique traffic stops in Kansas City, Missouri bring drivers to tears. Watch last night's "On the Road" with Steve Hartman. #CBSEveningNews #OnTheRoad read more