March 10th, 2010 – I came across an interesting statistic recently and it spawned this post. The article talked about how the average woman eats between four and seven pounds of lipstick in her lifetime. That might plainly sound weird, and... (Continue reading)
So the New Orleans Saints won, and a nation is happy. What a game it was! But let’s look at what really made this team a winner . . . their MOUTHGUARDS! Apparently, earlier in the season, the New Orleans Saints... (Continue reading)
Greetings FFT! It’s been a while, and I’m back! Hopefully I’ve been missed During my absence, CNN ran an article about Lincoln University, a smaller school outside of Philadelphia, that recently implemented a rule where students with a... (Continue reading)
After my last post, The “High Fructose” States of “Partially Hydrogenated” America, I decided that I can’t just rant and rave about how horrible our food options are without properly educating my reading audience about how to make the switch... (Continue reading)
So in honor of myself *wink wink* I decided I would write about the great day that is October 13th and birthdays in general. On this day in history, the likes of entertainer/singer Ashanti, the ice skating champion Nancy Kerrigan,... (Continue reading)
FFT made its second appearance at the Virginia Wine Festival this year, and we decided to do things a little different and much more interactive. This time, not only did we sample select wines and enjoy the festivities, we decided... (Continue reading)
Who: YOU! What : Virginia Wine Festival When: September 19-20, 2009 Where: Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive Centreville, VA 20121 (703)-631-0550 (Directions: From Beltway I-495 take I-66 West 12 miles to exit 52 (Centreville exit) go south two miles on Rt.... (Continue reading)
For those that know me, I’m on a constant quest to find an alternative to what big business has to offer us in terms of food and living. It has been said that if a conglomerate makes it, you probably... (Continue reading)
My love of wine and my desire to avoid all things commonplace in suburbia were officially married this weekend. As a young professional and business owner, I am attached at the hip to my Palm Treo and a tight-fit schedule... (Continue reading)
A 54-year-old California woman attempted to perform plastic surgery ON HERSELF. This moron went online, bought liquid silicon and injected it into her lips and cheeks. She said of her attempt at improving her look, “I thought I would be... (Continue reading)
5th graders view their teacher's sextape.... (Continue reading)
It’s not that I didn’t know…but America never ceases to amaze me. Being born and raised in the Czech Republic, and spending only part of my childhood in America, I got used to hearing Europeans bash Americans for being stupid and... (Continue reading)
A coworker of mind forwarded me U.S. News and World report which ranks the top 1,500 public high schools in America. It definitely made me raise an eyebrow to some of the particulars of these rankings, and makes me wonder... (Continue reading)
The rap scene has been quiet for some time now in terms of senseless murders or violent crimes but, to my surprise (or maybe I should say lack of it) there was brutal murder recently, continuing to fuel the image... (Continue reading)
As the world becomes one big melting pot of culture, communication, and thought, it’s still interesting to me just how distant certain cultures are when it comes to equality. Furthermore, of all the cultures that we are familiar with here... (Continue reading)
Rapper/actor/philanthropist Nelly is paying for two St. Louis high school seniors to go to college at Lindenwood University, a liberal arts college in St. Charles, MO. As a rapper, I’m not a die-hard fan of Nelly, but I have to give it to... (Continue reading)