Twilight, the perfume

If you own a teenager, you know all about Twilight! Now, Hot Topic is offering Twilight Perfume... a $48 apple-shaped bottle marked with the words, the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest! The store is limiting purchases to one per person.
Hey, you could always get a $60 Twilight Couture Flocked Burnout Crest T-Shirt...

What's your resolution?

Have you made a New Year's resolution? Perhaps it's one that made it into the Top 10 Resolutions? If you find the most common resolutions a bother, how about looking into the Top 10 Best Resolutions? Some studies even suggest resolutions are bad for your health!

Let me know what you're going to, or not going to do!

Help local band to inaugural

A few weeks back, we received the good news that the J.P. Taravella High School Marching Trojans were invited to perform in the inaugural parade! They really need our help as the band needs to raise $150,000 to travel to Washington D.C. There are a couple of ways you can participate to help this worthy band make a trip into the history books!

You can mail a donation:
J.P. Taravella High School Band
c/o Mr. Neil Jenkins
10600 Riverside DriveCoral Springs, FL 33071

You can make a donation online.

Or, you can show up Sunday, January 11th, for the BBQ Feast fund-raiser. It's happening 1:30p - 3:30p, at the school (10600 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs)

Or, you can show up Wednesday, January 14th, 3:00 p - 4:00p at the Whole Foods Market in Coral Springs. See the band perform and, hopefully, you can make a donation to help the group get to D.C.! (810 University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida 33071 - Phone: 954-753-8000)

Need to know more options, you can call Mr. Jenkins at 754-322-2359

New Year's parties & closings

Where to go, what to do? So many choices, such incredible weather. We will have the best weather in these United States of America, and I do believe Miami is the only place where a giant sunglasses-wearing orange climbs up the side of a hotel to bring in the New Year! Hey, even USA Today listed us as one of the Top 10 Places to Bring in the New Year!

Party smart, would ya? Appoint, hire, or find a designated driver, or use the Tow to Go Program (1-800-AAA-HELP)! Road Rangers have extended hours - 6a-Midnight through New Year's Eve. After 10pm on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, you can get complimentary coffee at all the Turnpike Plazas.

As far as what's open, what'll be closed and when:
Some grocery stores and malls will close early on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. As usual, federal, state, county and municipal offices, public schools, county libraries, post offices, banks and stock markets will be closed. There will be no regular mail delivery.

And a Happy New Year!

Compare salaries

Think you're not getting paid what your worth? You can find out the salaries of others with similar jobs. If you're out of work or looking to find a better job, you can also check out the top 50 places to work, and the worst places to work, and job opportunities. Good luck!

Peanut butter slices?

Individually wrapped, not unlike american cheese? Yep! P.B. Slices are pre-sliced, individually wrapped peanut butter squares. I don't think they've made their way to Florida yet, but count me in when they get here! It's peanut butter slice time, peanut butter slice time!

Update on Alley Lease

Here's the latest on the leasing of Alligator Alley. It's been postponed another four months, due to the recession. Bids will now open May 8th.
The story thus far... http://kimbakimba.blogspot.com/2008/12/update-on-alley-lease.html

Recycle trees and then some

'Tis the season to recycle your Christmas tree! There are many drop-off sites in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. The trees will be turned into mulch, which will then be offered for free, while supplies last.

While we're recycling, Toshiba will recycle any brand of your old electronics for free, and will cover the shipping cost. Now that's what I call green!