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Toddler calls 911 to report “naughty” dad to Santa
We won’t even let our kids talk about Christmas presents until Thanksgiving. Here’s a family for whom that rule would be triply important. Their 4 year old is calling 911 to fink on dad about being “naughty.” Luckily, this story doesn’t have a tragic ending; it’s just a case of a kid being upset with his father, but we’d sleep with one eye open if we had a child who was calling 911 to turn us in.
A 4-year-old Florida boy called 911 to report that his dad was “being bad” and that he needed to get that urgent message to Santa. Now that might not seem like a proper use of 911 to you, but to a toddler, there is no bigger emergency than a parent who is being mean.
“Send a message to Santa that will say that dad is being bad. My dad’s been very bad, he really did,” the boy said confidently, according to a recording of the Jan. 2 emergency call.
The operator asked what the boy’s dad did that was so bad that Santa had to be notified 11 months before the next Christmas arrived.
She didn’t get a straight answer, but the child was almost spot-on about what the proper punishment should be.
“When you’re bad you get a big rock and you have to put it under your house,” the kid explained.
The operator dispatched a police officer to the house to make sure nothing criminal was going on and it turns out the little guy was just mad at his dad. No one was arrested, but no word on if Santa will be getting a letter in the mail.
[From Toddler calls 911 to report dad to Santa - Local News - Miami, FL - msnbc.com]
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New laws on texting while walking?
No, but maybe there ought to be. Watch this video of a security crew watching as a mall patron walks right into a fountain while immersed in texting. This was making its way around the web Friday, as a time killer before 5PM. Slightly disturbing is the idea that security personnel spend their days drinking coffee and making snarky comments on the stuff they see on on the security cam.
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Dads beware: Your couch may be killing you
This is really bad news for couch potatoes, as well as the rest of us who have desk jobs, but still cram in workouts to make sure we stay fit and healthy. Now studies show that it’s all for nought, and not even the most dedicated among us are immune to the negative affects of a sedentary lifestyle. This is more reason to get out and do things with your kids as an ongoing habit, and to teach them never to get into the TV habit. This is easier said than done. As for me, it sounds like I can just about hang it up, after a career mostly sitting at a desk and in front of a screen, especially if the workouts don’t make a difference.
The latest findings, published this week in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, indicate that the amount of leisure time spent sitting in front of a screen can have such an overwhelming, seemingly irreparable impact on one’s health that physical activity doesn’t produce much benefit.
The study followed 4,512 middle-aged Scottish men for a little more than four years on average. It found that those who said they spent two or more leisure hours a day sitting in front of a screen were at double the risk of a heart attack or other cardiac event compared with those who watched less. Those who spent four or more hours of recreational time in front of a screen were 50 percent more likely to die of any cause. It didn’t matter whether the men were physically active for several hours a week — exercise didn’t mitigate the risk associated with the high amount of sedentary screen time.
The study is not the first to suggest that sedentary activities like television viewing may be harmful. A study last year found that men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars were more likely to die of heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less, even if they exercised. And a 2009 study reported that young children who watch one and a half to five and a half hours of TV a day have higher blood pressure readings than those who watch less than half an hour, even if they are thin and physically active.
[From Inactivity Is Harmful, Even With Trips to the Gym - NYTimes.com]
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Owen Wilson to be a first-time dad
Owen Wilson is pregnant. No, he is not playing a pregnant man boy caught in a love triangle with his best friend and love of his life, but is going to be a dad in real life. A source told UsMagazine.com that Wilson and his girlfriend Jade Buell will be having a baby “due any day.”
Wilson gained a lot of press a few years ago threatening to commit suicide during a break-up with Kate Hudson.
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Wilson, 42, starred in Little Fockers released over holidays 2010. He stars in the upcoming “Hall Pass” set to hit theaters February 25, 2011. In “Hall Pass” Wilson plays a man given a “pass” to have extramarital affairs. I’m not so sure this a good role model for new dads to even fantasize about emulating.
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Musketeer Orlando Bloom is a new dad and turns 34
Orlando Bloom and wife, Miranda Kerr, have a new baby boy, born just last week.
Happy 34th Birthday, New Dad Orlando Bloom!
There’s no denying that Orlando Bloom has had a pretty amazing start to 2011. His model wife Miranda Kerr gave birth to their first child — a big, healthy boy — last week! But that’s not all he has to celebrate: he also turns 34 today!
[From Happy 34th Birthday, New Dad Orlando Bloom! Check Out His Career and Movie Highlights]
Bloom made his debut in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and also starred in the recent version of The Three Musketeers.
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