Keeping kids safe online

The Internet Safety Technical Task Force.. that's a mouthful!! It's also the official name of the task force that will spend the next year exploring how kids can avoid unwanted contact or content when online, including online bullies. MySpace created the task force and has chosen Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society to run it. Any sort of tools the task force finds that could potentially protect children will be available to all sites, including all of the social networking sites.

Fix it like a Ford

Huge recall on Ford vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is imploring you to get your Ford fixed ASAP! The problem involves a faulty cruise control switch that can cause engine fires.

This recall includes the following vehicles*:

Trucks:

1997-2002 Expedition
1998-2002 Navigator
2002-2003 Blackwood
1993-1996 Bronco
2000-2003 Excursion (built prior to 11/4/02)
1992-2003 Econoline E-150/250/350
1996-2003 Econoline E450
2002-2003 Econoline E550
1998-2002 Ranger
1998-2001 Explorer/Mountaineer
2001-2002 Explorer Sport (2 door) & Sport Trac
2003-2004 F-150 Lightning
1993-2003 F-Series (Under 8500 lb. GVW)
1993-2003 F-Series (over 8500 lb. GVW) – all plants except Cuautitlan
1994-2003 F-Series (over 8500 lb. GVW) – Cuautitlan built only prior to 1/7/03
1995-2002 F-53 Motorhome

Cars:
1992-1998 Town Car
1992-1998 Crown Victoria
1992-1998 Grand Marquis
1993-1998 Mark VIII
1993-1995 Taurus SHO (automatic transmission)
1994 Capri*equipped with speed control. Diesel engine equipped vehicles are excluded from recall

Go clubbin' this weekend

If this story doesn't make you realize how good you're day is actually going... although, it's probably not as good a day as this couple is having.

From mood swings to that pesky 9 iron hitch:
It's been said that golf is relaxing pastime - I would agree, unless your the one playing. Through Sunday, you can watch the professionals make it look easy. The Honda Classic is in Palm Beach Gardens... or if wacky windmills are more your speed.. FORE!

Tennis anyone?

This first part has nothing to do with tennis, it's just funny!

Things a man should never do in the company of a woman.... well, now that I think about it, maybe we could add a "Nadalism" to the list!

The Sony Ericsson Open is March 26th through April 6th. I just got a call from a LITE loyal listener asking if tickets were on sale - they are!

Leap Day 2008

This week (Friday) gives us Leap Day a.k.a. February 29th! It's all about Gregorian calendars and vernal equinoxes and staying even with the seasons. Then there's the births and events that have taken place on a Leap Day. When do they celebrate? Did you know this is known as a bissextile year?

Since you have this extra day, why not do something special? That could include joining the Quadrennial Council's quest to make this the last leap year...

Here's a cute little ditty called "2/29" by Rookie Card, a band out of San Diego. I put the lyrics below so you can sing along!




Lyrics for "229"

I could walk and talk on my first birthday and by the next I was reading at the 4th grade level and by number 3, I felt so pre-teen and that's a tender early age to get so disenchanted but all the other kids seemed to take theirs for granted. It's "Time To Change" forever. Peter Pan would be better. I hang my head and sigh and calendars pass me by. Ahead of my time on 2/29. 2/29. Sorry 'bout your belated valentine. 2/29. It's never too late to say that you'll be mine. So you think it's rough being born near Christmas? Try coming out on a day that doesn't exist in 3 years out of 4. I'll have faith no more in my god given right to closing eyes and making wishes. The combo of the hats and those stupid paper dishes. Call me on March 1st, if you've got the nerve. I could stand the test of time if they graded on a curve. And don't go counting candles. That's more than I can handle. I might live long but won't get to see 29. Privileges of youth have been revoked sooner than I hoped. I'm aging faster at a quarter of the speed. My will to live don't have a lifetime guarantee. I wanna leap off the deep end. I hope I fall on a weekend...

Hot Dog! Thems good eats

Because I love a good pun, I mention the Dogma Grill, where they have a "frank philosophy".
Can you guess what they serve?

While I'm aware that some of you think ketchup on a hot dog is unnatural and should be outlawed (I'm not one of you, sorry), Dogma caters to all tastes.... and I mean ALL tastes; from the Pitchfork (BBQ sauce, melted cheddar, bacon, & grilled onions) to the Cali (Avocado, bacon, sour cream, vinaigrette, to the Athens (Diced cucumbers & tomatoes, chopped onions, kalamata olives, vinaigrette, & feta cheese). You also get your choice of beef, turkey, or veggie dog.

There are three Dogma Grills - Ft. Lauderdale, North Miami, and Miami. Let me know if you've been to one.