Surveys and Polls

Both have a pastry outside and filling in the middle but they really aren't anything alike.  Pop Tarts can be eaten cold or warmed up, while Toaster Strudels are frozen and must be warmed.  Pop Tarts have a firm, cookie like exterior while Toaster Strudels have a lighter, flaky exterior...

The other day we learned that a large number of listeners have tattoos or would consider getting one.  Today Eric and I are asking about piercings.  Not the traditional earlobe piercing but something such as your nose or belly button or elsewhere...

The family and I were at Gilbert Lake yesterday and I couldn't help but notice the large number of people with tattoos.  Guys and gals, young and old.  Body art is obviously a very popular practice.  I personally do not have any tattoos but

On this day, May 2, 2004, Total Guitar Magazine revealed their readers favorite guitar licks of all time.

We have all had days at work when stress levels are high.   Whether it is a heavy work load, a meeting with the boss, or an annoying co-worker, the stress can pile on.  A survey was conducted by Harris Interactive for Everest College, to find out what the top six stress factors are at work:

A list of the "Top Ten Things That You Should Never Say During A Break Up" has been compiled by ivillage.com.  Nobody likes to get dumped but apparently hearing these lines make it even worse.  There are a couple of surprises on the list as well as the typical break up cliches:

Break-ups can be hard enough but now you have to worry about protecting your personal information.  Sometimes ex's don't take things lightly and don't play fair.  The computer anti-virus maker, McAfee, conducted a survey that revealed twelve percent of people had their passwords, bank account numbers, sexy photos, etc., leaked by their angry ex's.  Why did they do it?  Here are the top reasons ex'

Nobody likes to be put on hold.  We want service now.  It is one of the inevitable things.  The other day I had called a customer service line, which was automated, and I was on hold for twenty three minutes before I just hung up.  A recent survey by ResearchNow, revealed that the average person will spend about forty three days of their life on hold with automated customer service systems.  Read

It is that time of year when offices all over are having their year end, holiday parties.  We had ours this past Saturday at Stella Lunas.  We've actually had such fun that we've been celebrating there for years.  This year Big Chuck had a contest for each couple to participate in.

We made it through Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.  Now can we survive Cyber Monday, when people do major online holiday shopping?  I do a little of both in store and online shopping.  A study about Cyber Monday was conducted by Career Builders and more than a quarter of workers planned to shop from work today.