Today's Consumer Smarts with Janice Lieberman started the third hour today with a segment called Going To The Mattresses. She showed Al Roker a vibrating mattress that cost 30 grand, a Sealy pillow top with foam for $799 and one that its makers say is like sleeping on a cloud. That one costs 60 grand, so for that price they ought to fly you into outer space and let you sleep on actual cloud. The whole point to this--I'm not exactly sure why they wasted their time having Al trying out a bunch of mattresses--is to save your money for college tuition, cars and other necessities. Al actually liked the cheaper mattress best anyway.
Today's Style featured a Fall Fashion Preview. The look is all about dressing up without getting dressed up--whatever that means. A 70's chic dress that looked like a brown top with a checkered skirt finished off with a wide waist belt was the first look, followed by metallics. Wear metallics with a neutral palette. This model had on a beige metallic, matching jacket with black leggings and leopard print shoes. It didn't look as awful as it sounds. The thing about leggings that most people don't like is their clinginess, but these were loose fitting and looked more comfortable. The next look was sophisticated - blacks and creams are always classic. Update the look with this season's blazer. Grey is the new black. A few weeks ago on Today's Style, white was the new black, now it's grey. It looks polished and professional. This model wore a long grey jacket over black slacks. Return of the shape: form-fitting shapes are back. The only looks I'd spend money on are the cream and black as well as the grey and black. They also suggested wearing colored tights with some of these skirts--especially the shorter ones.
Joan Allen stopped by for a visit outside on the plaza. The catchy titles they used for this were: Bourne In The USA - Allen's Ultimatum. In case you didn't know, she's in "The Bourne Ultimatum" as well as the other two movies in the series. She's a three time Oscar nominee and one of my favorite actresses. See her amazing performance in "The Contender" and you'll see why. "The Bourne Ultimatum" opens today--as if you didn't know that already.
Natalie Morales was still in Minneapolis covering the bridge collapse: Saluting The Rescue Workers. Brad Stencel is a paramedic and one of the first responders on the scene. Natalie asked him what kind of injuries he saw in the people he helped to rescue. He said mostly orthopedic injuries--broken bones, blunt trauma and lots of bleeding. This is his first big city tragedy and he says he's emotional but getting through and now helping the recovery workers. Not a pleasant job I'm sure.
Next they had a one-on-one from Southwest Airlines CEO, Gary Kelly, who answered some e-mails. More likely, he covered his ass and answered the questions about long waits and consumer complaints like a member of the Bush Administration would answer questions about the war in Iraq. Everything is great and Southwest is the best. Did anyone think he would give honest answers? He's a CEO.
Vince Gill and Amy Grant ended the show with a song that she sang and he played guitar to along with a big back-up band. It sounded pretty good out on the plaza.
That wraps up this week. Have a good weekend.
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Friday, August 3, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Thursday on Today 8/2
Today's fluff was cut short due to the ongoing coverage of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. That certainly is the dominant news story of the day--more like the month. Natalie Morales was in Minneapolis talking to one of the doctors treating the injured. There are several in critical condition and one died as of the result of his injuries. I'm sure there will be ongoing coverage as the day goes on.
Meanwhile, America The Beautiful continues with number seven on the list: America's ballparks, in particular, Fenway Park, home of my beloved Boston Red Sox. Oddly, Tiki Barber, retired running back from The Giants, was the person doing the touring today. He did something I thought it was impossible to do: Fenway Park on $50/day. Tickets to Fenway are out of the park (pun intended) but you can get a bleacher seat for $12.00--that's news to me. Then he hit the concession stand where he spent $6.00 but didn't mention the famous Fenway Franks--they're the best. The Red Sox won their game, then Tiki interviewed Kenneth Hogan, author of "America's Ball Parks," up in the seats above the famous Green Monster. Those seats were only added in the last few years. Then it was time for some batting practice. Tiki put on a #21 shirt--his old number--and hit some balls with Red Sox slugger Wily Mo Pena and centerfielder, Coco Crisp, as his batting coach. I don't think the average tourist would have this option. Wily Mo knocked seven balls out of the park. Tiki didn't hit any home runs but he did make contact a few times. Fenway Park is almost a hundred years old and is one of the oldest ball parks in the country. Definitely a fun place to visit, but you'd better root for the Sox. Tiki finished up his visit with a trip to the souvenier shop and stayed for another game. He left a Red Sox fan--at least temporarily.
Today's Fitness featured "5-Factor Fitness" author, Harley Pasternak. Apparently his book shows gym exercises you can do at home. Today's page from the book of the obvious: A chest press that you do at the gym can be duplicated at home with the basic push-up. Pretty self explanatory. The leg press from the gym can be turned into lunges at home. For a new twist, try walking lunges. And here's where I'm really starting to question Ann Curry's intelligence. They walked over to the next person demonstrating leg extensions which everyone knows works your quadriceps. Ann says, "You're working your hamstrings with leg curls." That's the kind of comment I would expect from Katie Couric. I guess in Katie's absence, Ann feels like taking over as the resident ditz. Anyway, if those truly had been leg curls--which do work the hamstrings, the next exercise on the stability ball would duplicate that at home. You have to put your feet on the ball and lie on your back, bringing the ball up toward your butt, then away from you. These are pretty basic exercises, but if you want more you can buy the book. You can use my Amazon search box to check it out.
The last segment featured the stars of Drake and Josh: New Adventures For Kid Stars. I've never heard of them, but I guess they're big with the tweens. Drake Bell performed a bubble gum pop song in the studio to end the show.
And that's a wrap. Till tomorrow.
Meanwhile, America The Beautiful continues with number seven on the list: America's ballparks, in particular, Fenway Park, home of my beloved Boston Red Sox. Oddly, Tiki Barber, retired running back from The Giants, was the person doing the touring today. He did something I thought it was impossible to do: Fenway Park on $50/day. Tickets to Fenway are out of the park (pun intended) but you can get a bleacher seat for $12.00--that's news to me. Then he hit the concession stand where he spent $6.00 but didn't mention the famous Fenway Franks--they're the best. The Red Sox won their game, then Tiki interviewed Kenneth Hogan, author of "America's Ball Parks," up in the seats above the famous Green Monster. Those seats were only added in the last few years. Then it was time for some batting practice. Tiki put on a #21 shirt--his old number--and hit some balls with Red Sox slugger Wily Mo Pena and centerfielder, Coco Crisp, as his batting coach. I don't think the average tourist would have this option. Wily Mo knocked seven balls out of the park. Tiki didn't hit any home runs but he did make contact a few times. Fenway Park is almost a hundred years old and is one of the oldest ball parks in the country. Definitely a fun place to visit, but you'd better root for the Sox. Tiki finished up his visit with a trip to the souvenier shop and stayed for another game. He left a Red Sox fan--at least temporarily.
Today's Fitness featured "5-Factor Fitness" author, Harley Pasternak. Apparently his book shows gym exercises you can do at home. Today's page from the book of the obvious: A chest press that you do at the gym can be duplicated at home with the basic push-up. Pretty self explanatory. The leg press from the gym can be turned into lunges at home. For a new twist, try walking lunges. And here's where I'm really starting to question Ann Curry's intelligence. They walked over to the next person demonstrating leg extensions which everyone knows works your quadriceps. Ann says, "You're working your hamstrings with leg curls." That's the kind of comment I would expect from Katie Couric. I guess in Katie's absence, Ann feels like taking over as the resident ditz. Anyway, if those truly had been leg curls--which do work the hamstrings, the next exercise on the stability ball would duplicate that at home. You have to put your feet on the ball and lie on your back, bringing the ball up toward your butt, then away from you. These are pretty basic exercises, but if you want more you can buy the book. You can use my Amazon search box to check it out.
The last segment featured the stars of Drake and Josh: New Adventures For Kid Stars. I've never heard of them, but I guess they're big with the tweens. Drake Bell performed a bubble gum pop song in the studio to end the show.
And that's a wrap. Till tomorrow.
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