Thanks to everyone who came up to The Russ Darrow Group in West Bend on Saturday for the 2011 Toyota Prius Giveaway! Many people entered and qualified but only ONE could win and that ONE was Todd from Mequon!

A email from our winner Todd from Mequon:
Hello, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone from the WMYX staff that was present for the drawing for the car on Saturday. Everyone was so friendly and I could just tell they were rooting for the whole crowd to win. I was lucky enough to be the winner and could not be more thrilled. Special thanks to Kid and Elizabeth for cheering everyone on, to JoJo for being the lucky charm on car winners and Van McNeil for not pulling my number out of the bucket. I am trading my old Honda Civic either back to the dealer or selling it soon and should be picking up the car by next weekend. They were going to let me drive it home that day, but I was still shaking from the adrenaline. Again, thanks to all. I look forward to hitting WMYX on the preset when I drive it home!  Todd.

From Askmen.com

If you think having kids will just drain all your energy AND your bank account, here’s a list from AskMen.com of the top five hidden benefits of children.

 #1.)  They Might Actually LOWER Your Blood Pressure.  Stress makes your blood pressure go up, so you’d think it would be the opposite.

 –But researchers at Brigham Young University hooked up monitors to 200 married men and women for 24 hours straight.  And the people with kids had significantly lower blood pressure.

–The researchers think it’s because having kids gives people a greater sense of purpose, and the healthy effects of THAT sort of cancel out the negative effects of stress.

 #2.)  Kids Help You Save Money on Your Taxes.  According to a recent study, the average family can save $3,500 a year by claiming child tax credits, education credits, and child-care credits.

 –Just keep this in mind:  The projected cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is just under $200,000 . . . not including college.  So having kids probably isn’t the EASIEST way to get rich.

 #3.)  Kids Get You Better Parking Spots.  More and more stores adding designated spots for families and pregnant women.

 –And having a kid in the back seat also makes it legal to drive in the carpool lane.  Yes, even a baby counts as a second person.

 #4.)  Kids Give You a Convenient Excuse.  Single people always complain that their married friends never go out after they have kids.  And it’s true that kids take up a lot of time.

 –But sometimes parents just use their kids as an excuse because they don’t WANT to go out.  And if they tell you they’re staying in because their kid is sick, there’s not much you can say.

 #5.)  Kids Make You Happier in General.  Obviously, the rule doesn’t apply for EVERYONE, but researchers studied 200,000 parents in 86 countries between 1981 and 2005.

 –And they found that once people reached the age of 40, they were much more content if they had between one and three children.  But more than three kids had a negative effect on happiness.

 –However, once they were over 50 . . . and most of their kids were grown . . . people with ANY number of kids were happier than people who had no kids at all.

Photo credit paparutzi via Flickr

The next time you think about texting in the movie theater, remember this woman.

After being asked to stop texting during the movies, the situation escalated to a vulgar voicemail. Eventually the company turned this voicemail into a popular PSA reminding people to not text in the theater.

Click here to see the PSA (note: CONTENT).

According to dating experts, if these 5 things are discussed on a first date – they’re shouldn’t be a second.

1. How much money he makes.
2. How hard he’s working to overcome his self-esteem/psychological problems.
3. How amazing his ex was.
4. How many other dates he’s been on lately.
5. How much time he spends with his Mom (Mama’s Boy syndrome).

A  study was done trying to figure out if the stereotypes are true about Mac and PC users.

The study found this about Mac users:

1. younger
2. more liberal
3. more fashion-conscious

PC users are likely:

1. older
2. conservative
3. casual style

So are these stereotypes true? And according to Kidd and Elizabeth’s “non-scientific” study, who do YOU think is better in bed?

For the full article from CNN, click here.