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Simple Is Smart

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:53:13 +0000

You don't have to tell me...I'm the Puffman. "Simple: Conquering the Crisis Of Complexity" is the new read (on sale April 2nd) from some world-renowned advisors who have faced down lawyers, businessmen, & government bureaucrats, a groundbreaking & invaluable guide to achieving clarity, transparency, & empathy to drive bottom line results & enhance the customer experience. Why am I readi

Bear Resistant Containers

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:04:09 +0000

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Captive bears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center near West Yellowstone earn some of their keep by testing containers for manufacturers seeking certification that their product is bear resistant. Facilities manager Randy Gravatt tells KTVM-TV that the center’s bears all were captured after accessing unnatural or unsecured foods, making [...]

Just 2 Choices

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:53:02 +0000

No, it’s not the menu at a tiny mom & pop restaurant…it’s the new book from Visual Learner Rico Racosky. With a name like this, the guy should have been either a football player or a professional wrestler! Either that or a part in the old Rocky Horror Picture Show. Rico has a background in [...]

Believe It Or Not

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:26:06 +0000

A man shot in the face, not only lived, but spit the bullet out. A teenager survived being impaled by a large bamboo spike. A dying man was saved by a pizza delivery guy. (Was it thin or thick crust!). These are some of the stories Edward Meyer, VP of Exhibits & Archives from Ripley’s [...]

Wear My Ring

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:11:23 +0000

Won’t you wear your ring around your neck…that’s what ol’ Elvis used to sing & I’ve come across a book on rings…actually it’s “Ring Shui-More about Move Your Rings, Change Your Life”. Barbara A. Berg is the author & she claims that you can attract the relationships you want through the placement of your rings. [...]

Do Not Track

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:17:41 +0000

It’s likely that most of us use one of the major internet browsers-Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer. These browsers have all adopted a “Do Not Track” header to help protect users’ privacy. According to my special guest, Sarah Downey, from the online privacy company, Abine, the Do Not Track header only requests that sites [...]

How Do You "Profit" Online

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:55:28 +0000

One way would be to grab Steve’s Olsher’s new read, “Internet Prophets-The World’s Leading Experts Reveal How to Profit Online”. The over-the-top Olsher is America’s Reinvention Expert & he’s taught thousands how to “NICHETIZE” BY IDENTIFYING & MONETIZING THEIR WHAT-that is, the ONE thing they were born to do. Olsher has apparently done it all. [...]

Download The Weird

Jerry Puffer — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:56:54 +0000

Make that “weird” with a capital W! Ripley’s gigantic new book, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not-Download The Weird” was just released the 12th of THIS month, & Monday afternoon at 4:35, I’ll talk to one of my favorite (& most weird) guests, Edward Meyer. Edward is the Vice President of Exhibits & Archives at Ripley [...]

First It Was Bob, Now It's Barry

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:35:39 +0000

This week back in 1965, Bob Dylan was booed off the stage at the Newport Folk Festival when he began playing an ELECTRIC guitar. Now it’s Barry. Barry Bowers will be playing his “electric” violin Sunday at the First Baptist Church here in Shelby. Barry will be playing his electric violin this Sunday morning at [...]

How Can You NOT Be A Friend Of Our Library

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:40:02 +0000

Libraries are something that we are all blessed with as Americans, and here in Shelby, we are most fortunate to have the services of the Toole County Library. Sometimes I like to say that the library building is "the building with the most stories in town"! And it doesn't even have an elevator! The Friends Of The Library will be holding their book sale this Thursday (5/3) at the white building, next to Hong Kong Chans

Protect Your Smartphone!

goodan — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:08:04 +0000

Much was said in the news yesterday about the FCC and cellular carriers working together to see that phones reported stolen or missing are disabled. While they are working on that, the FCC put out a few tips to help you thief-proof your smartphone. Among them: - Never leave a phone unattended in a public [...]

The Gabby Cabby went around the world

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:10:23 +0000

According to the Saturday, December 24th New York newspaper, my friend Peter Franklin, the New York City Cab AND GAB driver transported Santa Claus around the world Christmas Eve, stopping in 171 countries overnight. I guess Santa used Pete because of some kind of labor dispute with his elves. Who would have thought! The Gab [...]

How do you stop this coughin?

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:12:42 +0000

Don’t ask me, ask my special guest this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4:35 on the Puffman Show. He’s Edward Meyer from the world famous Ripley’s Believe It or Not and “Easy Ed” us one of my favorite guests ANY time of the year. This afternoon we’ll be talking about some strange gift ideas in Ripley’s latest [...]

They've gone & done it again!

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:10:55 +0000

The Bathroom Readers’ Institute has done it again! They’re out with “Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader” glittering with all-new absorbing material, proving again what makes it the best-selling bathroom-reading series in the world. Once again, The Bathroom Readers Institute has unearthed a priceless collection of surprising, amazing, head-scratching, and hilarious articles I’m LOL [...]

Take a walk on the wild side

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:26:35 +0000

‘m doing an interview this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:35PM about Sinatra’s favorite watering hole and guess what? It wasn’t the Dixie Inn! It was a joint down in Vegas named “Jilly’s” that was a favorite Rat Pack hangout. My special guest this afternoon will be Rich Herschlag who’s written the untold glamorous and brutal true [...]

The Google+ Project Takes Aim at Facebook [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:10:19 +0000

After several prior failed attempts to challenge social media behemoth Facebook, Google introduced a new service on Tuesday that it hopes will finally do the trick.

Called the Google+ project, it’s currently only available to a select group of Google users — they’ll soon be able to invite others — and it will let people share and discuss status updates, photos and links, just like they do on Facebook.

But there’s one key difference: Google+ allows you to share with select groups — like co-workers, friends or the moms in your child’s playgroup — instead of with everyone. It features what it calls “circles,” which are small groups of friends based on how you know them. Google+ also offers group text messaging and video chat.

Play On! Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Video Game Sales to Minors

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:40:15 +0000

In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s unconstitutional to ban kids from buying or renting violent video games, saying that despite fears the games may prompt children to emulate what’s seen in them, the government has no right to “restrict the ideas to which may be exposed.”

The decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association upholds that of the 9th Circuit federal appeals court, which previously tossed out a California ban on the sale or rental of such games to minors.

Can a T-Shirt Charge Your Cell Phone Battery? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:31:39 +0000

Being out and about and having your cell phone battery die has to be one of the most irritating first-world problems in existence.

What if you could avoid it simply by wearing the right shirt? That’s what UK mobile phone company Orange is striving for.

Nevada Gives Thumbs-Up To Driverless Cars on the Road [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:22:08 +0000

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A bill has passed in Nevada that makes it legal for Google’s fleet of driverless cars to take to the state’s roads.

The hope is that in the future, these automated cars could avoid the crashes currently caused by distracted driving. Several companies are already hard at work creating the technology necessary to make it happen.

This Day in History for June 10 – Apple II Released and More

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:49:36 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1692 – At the Salem Witch Trials, Bridget Bishop is hanged for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries" (More info)

1793 - Washington replaces Philadelphia as US capital (More info)