WEEKEND STORM SHOULD BRING MOSTLY RAIN

Well it appears that the weekend storm which will effect our area will mostly be a rain event instead of big snow storm. We still could get some snow but it appears at this time it will only be a brief turn over to snow for a few hours. As far as I am concerned it wouldn't bother me if it was rain the entire storm, however I am sick of rain as well but it is better than snow thats for sure. The schools in our area still closed, I am pretty sure that they will go back tomorrow. The Virginia basketball team looks to pick up another win tonight when the N.C. State Wolfpack pays a visit to the JPJ, the Cavs will have to play like they did against UNC and not like they did against Va. Tech to pick up the W tonight. The VCU Rams will also be in action tonight on the road at UNC-Wilmington, this is a mus win game for the Rams if they want a bye in the first round of the CAA Tournament. I wish Spring would hurry up and get here. MICKEY

Ignore the lure of name brands and go generic
We all know that generic, no-name brands typically cost less than their brand-name peer products. But how much less? Consumer Reports was able to cut its supermarket tab by at least one-third by sticking to store-brand items. In the magazine’s shopping experiment, it stuck to a store-brand shopping list and picked up chocolate-chip cookies, orange juice, frozen lasagna, raisin bran cereal, coffee, and peanut butter for about $24 -- nearly $10 less than what it would cost to buy name-brand fare.

Remember, the waiter is a salesperson
A 2005 study published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services found that you’re more likely to order a side dish when the server verbally prompts you. (“Do you want fries with that?”) Restaurants know this, and now you know it, too. When the waiter makes a suggestion, remember his job is not to make you happy. His job is to extract money from your wallet and insert fat in its place.

“Education’s purpose is to replace
an empty mind with an open one.”
~ Malcolm Forbes

Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shelley Berman is 84. Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) is 77. Football Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton is 70. Actress Bridget Hanley is 69. Actress Blythe Danner is 67. Singer Dennis Edwards is 67. Football Hall-of-Famer Bob Griese is 65. Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 63. Singer Melanie is 63. Actress Morgan Fairchild is 60. Actor Nathan Lane is 54. Rock musician Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) is 54. Actor Thomas Calabro is 51. Actor-director Keith Gordon is 49. Actress Michele Greene is 48. Country singer Matraca (muh-TRAY'-suh) Berg is 46. Actress Maura Tierney is 45. Actor Warwick Davis is 40. Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee is 34. Musician Grant Barry is 33. Singer-songwriter Jessica Harp is 28.