McMURRAY WINS THE DAYTONA 500, HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY

Jamie McMurray won a pretty exciting Daytona 500 dodging all the wrecks and potholes to pick up the win. McMurray only lead 2 of the 200 laps but he lead the one that counted holding off last lap charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pick up the win. Next week the Sprint Cup Series heads to California. The Virginia Cavaliers will be back on the court tonight at Maryland, this will be makeup game from last Wed game which was cancelled because of the D.C. snowstorm. The CH boys basketball team will face Matoaca tonight at Prince in a play in game to get into the CD Tournament, if they win they get to face Thomas Dale tomorrow night. Well today is Presidents Day and yes most of you fellow bloggers are off for this holiday, however me and fellow blogger will be at work. Sometimes I think people make up these holiday just the give the government a day off. There will be no snow today just some light rain this afternoon which is fine with me. MICKEY

Toxic Furniture
How it happens: Those assembly-required bookshelves may be more trouble than they're worth. Particleboard is glued together with the toxin formaldehyde, the vapors of which irritate the eyes and skin of some people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The fix: Slap on a coat of varnish to trap the formaldehyde. You'll stave off exposure and maybe convince people you don't have cheapo shelves.

It may help you stay slim
If you eat nuts at least twice a week, you're about 30 percent less likely to gain weight than someone who never or rarely eats nuts, according to a study in the journal Obesity.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Kevin McCarthy is 96. Actor Allan Arbus is 92. Former Illinois Congressman John Anderson is 88. Former Defense and Energy Secretary James Schlesinger is 81. Actress Claire Bloom is 79. Author Susan Brownmiller is 75. Songwriter Brian Holland is 69. Jazz musician Henry Threadgill is 66. Actress Jane Seymour is 59. Singer Melissa Manchester is 59. Actress Lynn Whitfield is 57. "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening (GREE'-ning) is 56. Model Janice Dickinson is 55. Actor Christopher McDonald is 55. Reggae singer Ali Campbell is 51. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli is 51. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is 50. Country singer Michael Reynolds (Pinmonkey) is 46. Actor Michael Easton is 43. Rock musician Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) is 39. Actress Renee O'Connor is 39. Actress Sarah Wynter is 37. Rock singer Brandon Boyd (Incubus) is 34. Actress Ashley Lyn Cafagna is 27.