You know the economy's bad when you start to find hairpieces on the floor!
The Schmuck of the Week: Unnamed this week. But he's a guy who got so frantic about the state of his own personal economic struggles that he actually lost his hair. In a split second.
This week, during wild trading on Wall Street, someone lost their hair. CNBC reporter Rick Santelli was broadcasting live from the New York Stock Exchange as he held up a toupee on the air that apparently fell off of a trader's head.
Perhaps the ultimate best sign of the gluttony of greed run amok: And now Schmuck. The Schmuck of the week.. some bald man out there in MoneyLand wondering if he'll ever get his 401K back again...
"It's a human need," said Weinstein-Moser, 49, of Dublin, Bucks County, who introduced the phenomenon to the region last fall. She was smitten after attending her first in 2005, where she discovered she was a natural. Now a certified cuddle facilitator (training price tag: $1,490), Weinstein-Moser throws parties as far as Maryland and North Jersey. It costs $40 to attend
$40 per person!? Where do I learn this!?
Cuddle Parties do not claim to offer therapy or even massage, but do tout the benefits of tactile contact. Not everyone, though, is convinced that what happens at the hugfests can deliver health benefits.
The American Massage Therapy Association has little love for Cuddle Parties. "We really have no idea if there's any value in the kind of massage they provide at these things," said Ron Precht, communications manager for the Chicago-area group
I'm not sold on this. As a matter or fact, it's plain out creepy to me. A 50 year old man .. cuddled up next to me rubbing my shoulders.. as i cuddle the back of someone in front of me.. And combined the three of us paying $120 bucks.. Not my version of a fun Saturday night. And plain weird..
A judge in Sharon Stone's child custody case said that the actress has overreacted "to many medical issues" regarding her young son's health issues -- to the point that she wanted to get Botox treatments for his smelly feet, according to TMZ.com.
It's full autumn outside. Leaves are beginning to change their colors.. falling dead to the ground. A cooler ground, but not cold yet. Long range weather forecasts show some warming is still ahead, even though the past couple have felt more like late October.. October comes and goes way too fast. It's my favorite month.. But it's here and gone faster than a fluttering leave falling from a tree. It's sad in a way: The death of summer happens so fast.. And the snow comes before anyone is ready. Enjoy life.. It's short. And before you go about your day, the random headlines makes news and causing fears across the world, and beyond, submitted for your Schmuckraking approval, on the Sunday Morning Sidewalk:
In case you missed it, I chose a Schmuck of the Week for the first time in a while..
Howard Stern gets married to Beth Ostrosky.. Guests of the wedding included Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, Billy Joel, Steve Schirripa, Chevy Chase, Tommy Mottola, and Donald and Melania Trump.. They dined on tuna tataki, scrambled eggs with white truffles and striped bass with caviar - washed down with wine and champagne..
It's full autumn outside. Leaves are beginning to change their colors.. falling dead to the ground. A cooler ground, but not cold yet. Long range weather forecasts show some warming is still ahead, even though the past couple have felt more like late October..
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