Please, please, everyone wear red Friday, Feb 3rd in support of National Red Wear Day to support American Heart Association.  We need to create as much awareness as possible for this, the #1 killer of women!   (Oh, and take pics of you, crew at work, anybody and everybody wearing red that day and I'll post here when I return from vacation!  And I will be wearing red that day myself in the middle of the ocean on my cruise.)  Plus, from 3-6pm at Crabtree there is a huge event you will want to attend - I can't give details but you could be a part of something HUGE!  Thanks for your help!

This video tells so many of our stories - and it's so funny - please watch.

Perfect for those long trips to the bathroom. You’ve got reading material and toilet paper all rolled into one! Check out the $400 toilet paper printed with the

And speaking of literature, take a look at 15 great works of literature-inspired nail art.entirety of Moby Dick.

YouTube users now upload over 60 hours of video per minute!

The Union, an unprecedented personal look into the making of Elton and Leon Russell's acclaimed album of the same name, directed by Cameron Crowe, debuts exclusively on HBO on Thursday, February 2, 9.00-10.30pm ET/PT. Other HBO playdates are:  February 2 (5.00 am), 5 (2.30 pm), 7 (8.00 am), 10 (1.30 pm), 15 (12.30 am), 17 (4.00 pm) and 20 (noon). HBO2 playdates are:  February 8 (8.00 pm) and 26 (2.30 pm)  READ MORE    AND 7:35am YOUR SHOT AT TIX TO SEE ELTON JOHN @ RBC CENTER 3/16 (TIX ON SALE FRI) - WIN 'EM B4 U CAN BUY 'EM.  WHEN I TALK "Elton" you better listen & school yourself on EJ trivia!

  7:35am This morning  I'll throw out an Elton John trivia question - the first correct caller gets tix to the Elton show @ RBC Center 3/16!  (I'll do this all week long!)

   8:05am Listen to qualify for a trip to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards w/ $10,000, after party, & special performance by Paul McCartney with a close group of friends (You & guest will be two of them!) thanks to iHeart Radio & Concord Music Group Get all the details here.  Remember, the phone # to call changes daily so you must listen carefully to win!

Also this week, your shot at tix to see Green Day's American Idiot @ Raleigh Memorial 1/31.

We heard last week that 24 million Zappos customer's had been hacked. Names,
addresses and other personal information were lifted right from the online
retailers database.   So how can we do it safely? -- Just follow these 7 tips:

#1. Use a credit card instead of a debit
card (credit cards offer you protection)

#2. Make sure you're on a secure
site (look for the prefix "https" which means it is a secure site that encrypts
Web traffic)

#3. Protect your password. (don't use the same password
across different websites)

#4. Do quick research before buying from
unfamiliar sites (search the site and look for words like "scam," "complaint,"
or "review.")

#5. Be wary of Wi-Fi (make sure your home network is
WPA-encrypted. If you don't know what that means, ask your teenager.)

#6.
Don't use PUBLIC Wi-Fi. (It's safe to use 3G or 4G, but don't use public
wi-fi)

#7. Watch for phishing scams. (if your name was hacked recently,
you may receive an email from the hackers looking for more information. Never
give out sensitive information requested by email.)

Food Editor of N&O, Andrea Weigl, just returned from maternity leave.  She thanks everyone in her weekly column, plus a story about the Peak City Pig Fest, the first Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned event in the Triangle,  the Good Food Awards winners in NC & more.   Check out Andrea's blog MOUTHFUL--My succulent source for everything tasty in Triangle & NC.

A mother could not love her son more.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET LUCAS!  xoxoxox