09.16.09 Wed "Need a whole case of Snuggies?"

A recent study suggests that spouses tend to be copycats -- if one quits smoking or starts exercising, the other is more likely to follow suit. What did you start doing or quit because of your spouse?

Just in time for Christmas shopping…..! I see that the Snuggie is now available at Costco.

Speaking of Costco, first of all let me say I do love it there. It’s like an indoor amusement park for browsers. If you are into wandering around in stores like I am, it’s Shangri-La. But with that said, they need to step it up when it comes to the samples. The Sample Ladies are really good at explaining what they’re cooking and what’s in it, and all that. But come on… that tray of samples should never be empty! I circled the frozen food section three times waiting for a sample lady to put out some chicken stuffed pockets! Three revolutions around the frozen peas I still never got my chicken sample! Unacceptable.

Way to go to 12 year old Dylan Phifer from Everett. Looks like he’s going into the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest score ever on Guitar Hero. He score 1,019, 682 points by playing “Mercyful Fate” by Metallica over Labor Day Weekend. Here’s the funny thing, being that good at Guitar Hero you’d think he’d be able to pick up the real guitar right? Nope, he tried taking lessons but didn’t think it was as fun as the video game.

The Tacoma City Council is proposing a new ban. As if outlawing smoking in restaurants and bars wasn’t enough, they now want to outlaw lighting up in public parks. Some people say that it’s going too far and will infringe on their rights. Others say that parks are for families and kids and smoking there isn’t cool and should be banned just like drinking booze is. Still others say that if they are going to ban offensive fumes in Tacoma, there are plenty of aromas they could focus on first… (Text poll: Should smoking be banned in public parks in Tacoma?)

Kanye West apologized to Taylor Swift by telephone Tuesday. A short time later President Obama invited Kanye and 19-year-old Taylor to the White House for a root beer summit.

A Chinese clothing manufacturer probably thought it was on to a winner by exporting jeans bearing the Islamic expression "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful" to Iran. But an otherwise sound marketing idea was undone by one embarrassing flaw: the phrase, which graces each of the Qur'an's 114 chapters, was prominently displayed on the pockets of the jeans' backsides, something likely to be seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims. A critic of the jeans said that Allah is a respected word in Island, but "now it is embroidered on the sitting place of these jeans." Wouldn’t it be weird if China goes to war with Iran over a fashion faux pas?