May 17th is the 138th day of the year .. There are 228 days remaining in 2008
-- On this date in 1620, the first merry-go-round was set up at a fair in Philippolis, Turkey
-- On this date in 1845, the rubber band was invented
-- On this date in 1985, Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of Dallas
-- On this date in 1992, Lawrence Welk died of pneumonia at age 89
-- On this date in 1993, the first computers using Intel’s new Pentium processor were introduced
-- On this date in 2004, Tony Randall died at age 84
-- On this date in 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to allow legal same-sex marriages
Saturday's Birthday Cake
Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor (43)
Craig Ferguson (46)
singer Enya (47)
Jim Nantz (49)
Bob Saget (52)
Sugar Ray Leonard (52)
Bill Paxton (53)
Dennis Hopper (72)
Jordan Knight (38)
Weekend Movies
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Rated PG)
Show Recap: One year later, the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct and Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.
Also in theaters: How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer and Reprise.
LIFESTYLE NEWS
Lovestruck
A 32,000-person study by the University of Göttingen reveals the less sex you have, the more work you seek. Some findings:
- 36% of men and 35% of women, who make love only once a week, take on extra work to compensate for wanting more love
- 45% of men and 46% of women, who no longer make love with their partner, seek out other activities to calm their libidos
- only 5% of people, who make love more than twice a week, seek extra work to compensate for wanting more love
Name Game
The most popular girl names in 2007:
1) Emily
2) Isabella
3) Emma
4) Ava
5) Madison
6) Sophia
7) Olivia Abigail
9) Hannah
10) Elizabeth
The most popular boy names in 2007:
1) Jacob
2) Michael
3) Ethan
4) Joshua
5) Daniel
6) Christopher
7) Anthony William
9) Matthew
10) Andrew
Other notables: “Jayden” is at #18, “Maddox” is at #226, “Danica” is at #307, “Miley” is at #278 and “Paris” is at #385.
