The AARP is getting into the online dating business for people 50+. They’re partnering with HowAboutUs.com to give the older crowd a chance to meet that special someone.
- So now seniors can spend a romantic evening filling out their Medicare forms while sharing a chilled bottle of Ensure.
- The only problem is, all the over 50 men want younger women and are signing up for e-I’llBuyYouLotsOfJewelry.com.
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There are 17 days left until December 21st, which is the date the Mayan’s predicted would be “The End Of The World”.
- So I’m holding off on all my Christmas shopping just in case!
- My wedding anniversary happens to be on December 21st, and if I don’t remember to get my wife a card it will be the end of my world.
- Art Van and Gardner-White are already planning huge “End Of The World” Sales…but for some reason they’re demanding you pay the full amount upfront.
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Yahoo revealed that the most-searched-for person on the Internet in 2012 was Kim Kardashian.
- So the Mayans got it wrong. The day this news broke is the day the world officially ended.
- In a related story, the least-searched-for person on the Internet this year was Lindsay Lohan’s lifecoach.
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Pope Benedict XVI, is on Twitter.
- His first tweet was “OMG…I’m on twitter!”
- He may be old, but he’s got a lot of tricks up his sleeve…and even more in his hat.
- The Pope is also on Facebook and recently added “The Vatican City Red Lobster on Fridays, Pottery Stable, and Just for Pontiffs” to his “Likes” section.
- Luckily he doesn’t have to worry about his wife getting mad if he gets tweeted by women.
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It was announced Monday that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are having a baby.
- They’ve already registered at “Sceptors R Us”!
- Kate’s morning sickness is said to be so severe she’s spending more time in the throne room than Queen Elizabeth!
- Prince Harry was so excited he already ordered the baby a onesie with a swastika on it.
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TMZ reported that Lindsay Lohan drinks two liters of vodka a day.
- Let’s all congratulate her for cutting back from her usual 3 liters a day!
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On this day in 2006 a rare adult giant squid was caught on video near the Ogasawars Islands south of Tokyo.
- The story got a lot of ink.
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday!
-Dick