Did anyone try to keep a running diary of the Academy Awards last night? I didn’t have my computer on during the ceremony, but there are a few things I noticed that I want to get some of your opinions on.

1. There are 3 men who were born to host the Oscars: Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.
2. What was with T-Bone Burnett and the men’s sunglasses? I thought Jack was the only person cool enough to pull that off.
3. Would Ben Stiller have been funny if, like he said, Avatar had actually been nominated for best makeup?
4. Why does John Hughes get his own memorial and the likes of Paul Newman and Billy Wilder from years past had to make due with being in the memorial montage?
5. Is Kanye is rubbing off on others?  Will we have to endure more microphone bandits?

Fox news ran a fun little slideshow today on male celebrities and the facial hair they have sported in the past. Specifically beards. The premise is what would these beards say about their appearance and the celebrity to which they are attached. It got me to thinking: what would other accoutrements say about their functions of the stars. What would the polarized sunglasses of Jack Nicholson have to say? What would Leno’s chin say? It makes life more fun to think about these things every once in a while.

I need help with this one.  I have a friend who is close to getting married.  He’s a physician, so I’m trying to think what a good wedding present is for him.  I heard him mention the other day how he would love one of these new men’s lab coats he saw the other day or a tungsten carbide wedding ring so it will stand out in a crowd. My question: are both of these appropriate for one guy to give another guy or should I just stick with tickets to the next ball game?

Talking about adding new readers as a resolution yesterday got me to thinking. What is the most practical, meaning attainable, resolution?  A lot of people usually resolve to lose weight, which is admirable, but the work required to do so is longer than what most people are willing to wait for. 

While I do want to lose weight, I’m thinking of trying something else.  I found this company online, called HCG, that offers weight loss in a different method.  I think I’m going to buy HCG online and see what it does for my weight loss.  I’ll keep you posted.

I decided to do a little research last night for snow shovels and found this thing called the Sno wovel. It’s a shovel mounted onto a single wheel for easier lifting and snow moving. While it has some national endorsements for safety and ecological benefits, I wonder how effective it is. Does anyone own one of these things?

Rather than offering more advice, I decided to seek some out.

I was shoveling snow from my driveway this morning and in the process had this question pop up.  Has someone designed a snow shovel that will not push snow off to the side?  Here’s why I ask that question.

Whenever I shovel, the shovel pushes the snow not only forward but also to the side.  So when I get to the edge, I have a small strip of snow in the part of the driveway I already shoveled.  I then have to go back and reshovel that little strip before continuing.  I do this with every new shovel of snow and I feel like I waste time reshoveling.

Does anyone know of some kind of ergonomically designed snow shovel to keep snow from sneaking off to the side?