KIM KARDASHIAN IN CLEVELAND...

TV personality KIM KARDASHIAN was in Cleveland this week on the night of the CAVS hosting the Lakers. She stopped by The Barley House on West 6th for a fundraiser for earthquake victims in Haiti. Un-confirmed word is that she was paid $25,ooo to attend the event.

CAVS vs LAKERS SNAPSHOTS...

LAKE ERIE MONSTERS SNAPSHOTS

I attended my first LAKE ERIE MONSTERS game at The "Q" Friday night and had a blast. The team set an attendance record as over 18-thousand fans showed up for SHAQ Bobblehead night....The Monsters won the game with a late goal in OT!!!

BROWNS PRO BOWLER JOE THOMAS

BROWNS PRO BOWLER JOE THOMAS stopped by the studios Thursday morning to cut a promo for an upcoming event with the station. During the season, ANNIE came on the show and gave us and up close and personal interivew about anything and everything. It was one of my favorite interviews of 2009. They are both very cool on and off the air. JOE is getting set for the PRO BOWL in Miami in a few weeks.

MY CAVS SNAPSHOTS VS TORONTO

POSSIBLE APL PROMO PIC

My daughter Gabby snapped this pic of me and our dog Lucy this morning. It's a possible promo pic for our upcoming Radiothon for The Cleveland Animal Protective League. We adopted Lucy in October after fostering her for several weeks. Last year, we teamed up with our listeners to raise over 70-thousand dollars for The APL.

UM, YEAH...I ate dog food....

After I got my daughter off the bus Tuesday afternoon, I accidently ate what I thought was part of her after~school snack...Boy was I wrong! It inspired another edition of HORRIBLE THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE THINK ARE FUNNY.

THE TALE OF 2 LEMONADE STANDS....

I'm a big fan of lemonade stands. In fact, I have NEVER (and I do mean NEVER) passed a lemonade stand without stopping to make a purchase. This is a tale of two lemonade stands passed along to me from a good friend...

The first stand is run by two kids. They use Countrytime lemonade, paper cups and a bridge table. It's a decent lemonade stand, one in the long tradition of standard lemonade stands. It costs a dollar to buy a cup, which is a pretty good price, considering you get both the lemonade and the satisfaction of knowing you supported two kids.
The other stand is different. The lemonade is free, but there's a big tip jar. When you pull up, the owner of the stand beams as only a proud eleven year old girl can beam. She takes her time and reaches into a pail filled with ice and lemons. She pulls out a lemon. Slices it. Then she squeezes it with a clever little hand juicer.
The whole time that's she's squeezing, she's also talking to you, sharing her insights (and yes, her joy) about the power of lemonade to change your day. It's a beautiful day and she's in no real hurry. Lemonade doesn't hurry, she says. It gets made the right way or not at all. Then she urges you to take a bit less sugar, because it tastes better that way.
While you're talking, a dozen people who might have become customers drive on by because it appears to take too long. You don't mind, though, because you're engaged, almost entranced. A few people pull over and wait in line behind you.
Finally, once she's done, you put $5 in the jar, because your free lemonade was worth at least twice that. Well, maybe the lemonade itself was worth $3, but you'd happily pay again for the transaction. It touched you. In fact, it changed you.
Which entrepreneur do you think has a brighter future?

CLEVELAND FEATURED ON FOOD NETWORK...again..

GUY FIERI features another Cleveland restaurant on DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES tonight at 10pm on The Food Network. This week, he'll showcase STERLE'S SLOVENIAN COUNTRY HOUSE ON 55th Street. Margot stopped by the show this morning to let us sample some of her food that will be featured on "Triple-D" tonight and it was fantastic. She is a very kind lady and can certainly hold her own in an interview. Listen to it by clicking here.

NO MORE HANNAH MONTANA????

MILEY CYRUS has announced that HANNAH MONTANA is coming to an end. She begins taping her fourth and final season soon. We had a little fun with that this morning on the show~click here to check it out.

BRIDAL FAIR 2010 SNAPSHOTS...

I helped host the 18th Annual Q104 Bridal Fair on Sunday afternoon at The downtown Cleveland Renaisannce Hotel. Here are a few snapshots from the event...

Glenn, Rob Kruz & me backstage
My daughter Gabby helped model during the show

Gabby gets ready to deliver her big line on stage.

"WILDE & FEE"

Jen Toohey, Gabby & Rebecca Wilde

JOSH CRIBBS EXCLUSIVE!!

JOSH CRIBBS called into the show this morning to talk about the issues surrounding his contract talks with The Cleveland Browns. I've always been impressed with how candid Josh is no matter what we throw at him during an interview. He is a superstar who plays this game for all the right reasons. I truly believe he cares about the fans and anyone he comes into contact with. To listen live to the interview, click here

WHAT I WISH I WAS TOLD 10 YEARS AGO....

As we start a new year and a new decade, it's important to take stock in where we have been and look to the future. I have been feeding my mind with positive conversations with good friends and reading inspirational articles in an effort to jump-start 2010 and beyond...a good friend forwarded this blog to me and I found it to be a good thought-provoking read... The article inspired me to come up with my own list of things I wish someone told me ten years ago....

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE

I wish someone told me I didn't have to buy a house bigger than we needed.
I wish someone told me that it really truly doesn't matter what anyone else thinks and that it's best to pretty much follow your instinct.
I wish someone told me 10 years ago that "someday" starts today...
I wish someone told me 10 years ago that when you try to make everyone happy, it just waters down what could have been...

It's never too late to act on what you wish someone told you 10 years ago....for me, "someday" starts NOW....

A FEW GOOD HEALTH TIPS TO GET ON TRACK..

Here are a few things to remember if you are trying to get your health on track. A friend sent these from Joy Bauer's book "YOUR INNER SKINNY".....

DON'TS.....

1. DON'T add sugar, other natural sweeteners (including honey, agave, and stevia), or artificial sweeteners to anything. Sugar, honey, and other calorie-containing sweeteners add 60 calories per tablespoon to your day's intake, so you'll save considerable calories by cutting out the sugar you typically add to your coffee, tea, cereal, beverages, yogurts, etc. Artificially sweetened foods may not have the calories of sugar-sweetened foods, but they keep sweetness on our taste buds and our minds. I recommend cutting out all added sugars (real and artificial) for at least a week to help you break free of your compulsion to eat sweet foods. Then, minimize your intake going forward.

2. DON'T add salt to anything. Eating foods with a lot of added salt causes you to retain water, which drives up the number on the scale and makes you feel uncomfortable. Part of my week-long cleanse is getting rid of salty foods that promote bloating.

3. DON'T eat starches with dinner (including bread, rice, pasta, peas, beans, corn and potatoes). People tend to overeat starches for a number of reasons: these foods have great mouth feel, it's hard to estimate portions, they're some of America's favorite comfort foods, and they're calorie-dense. People are especially conditioned to overeat these foods at dinner. By making them totally off-limits, you don't have to cut yourself off mid-meal (after you've already primed your tastebuds).

4. DON'T drink alcohol. Alcohol adds a lot of empty calories to your diet, plus it lowers your inhibitions so you're more likely to veer off plan and make unhealthy food choices. By cutting out the alcohol, you'll give your liver a well needed break and you'll have firmer resolve to stick with the rest of the diet's "do's and don'ts."

DO'S....

1. DO eat on a schedule and enjoy three meals and one snack each day.

2. DO drink lots of water throughout the day, including two 8-ounce glasses before lunch and two 8-ounce glasses before dinner. (These before-meal waters should be consumed up to 30 minutes before eating.) Enjoy as much additional water as you want during meals and throughout the day.

3. DO enjoy "water alternatives" in unlimited quantities at any point during the day. These include: coffee or tea with 1% or skim milk only, seltzer (plain and naturally flavored), sparkling water, club soda, or water with lemon/lime/orange wedges.

4. DO begin dinner with a healthy appetizer: a large tossed salad (with 2-3 tablespoons reduced-calorie dressing); a bowl of broth-based non-starchy veggie* soup; or any plain vegetable such as a sliced cucumber, red pepper sticks or green beans.

5. DO indulge in non-starchy vegetables* in unlimited quantities at any time throughout the day, particularly when you get hungry between designated meal and snack times.

6. DO engage in 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise everyday (walking is fine).
*Non-starchy vegetables include: asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green leafy vegetables, eggplant, green beans, mushrooms, okra, onion, peppers, radishes, snow peas, tomato, and zucchini

OHIO STATE RALLY IN PARMA...

HANGIN' WITH PARMA MAYOR DEAN DEPIERO