Archive for March, 2010
What is Mensa?
You’ve heard it a million times – Mensa. You know it’s a bunch of smart people, but do you really know what it’s all about? Is it just a group of poindexters praising each other for being smart? Time to find out. Mensa is a group founded in 1946 by a couple Brits in which [...]
Energy Stocks = Oil
Energy stocks are in the news frequently, including today as they are much of the reason the stock market was up at the close. If you are not familiar with some of the Wall Street lingo, you should know that “energy stocks” doesn’t refer to those big companies like ComEd that help power your house. Many [...]
Shirts, Mugs and More!
If you haven’t visited the Dinner Topics store yet, check it out online. Nothing says Happy Easter like a DinnerTopics.com coffee mug or t-shirt! In fact, don’t fool yourself: the economy is picking up, you’ve got a little extra cash in your pocket, so why not make it a nice 4-pack of mugs for the [...]
DWTS airs again
It’s not exactly the ratings darling that it used to be, and it’s not of the popularity of American Idol, but Dancing With The Stars is back, and even if you don’t watch it, it doesn’t hurt to know who is competing. Here’s a few of the people that will be talked about: Buzz Aldrin [...]
Explaining the current health care bill status
Ok, so everyone is talking about it. Democrats are rallying in the streets and Republicans are crying bloody murder. You know that a health care bill got passed (you think), but you really don’t know what’s going on. You need to know this, so here are the basics updated one more time: The health care [...]
Wimpy Kid: popular books, now a movie
The main topic at your dinner table will probably be health care yet again, and I think Dinner Topics has given you enough of a primer in that category. When the conversation turns lighter, someone might bring up the new movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. If you don’t have any middle school children in [...]
Explaining away the Oscar Curse
News just broke that Oscar winner for Best Actress Sandra Bullock just moved out of her home because of a supposed affair by her husband Jesse James with a model. That got some of the entertainment websites talking about an Oscar curse. If you haven’t noticed, two thirds of the Best Actress winners in the [...]
What is SXSW?
This week the four letters “SXSW” have appeared as trending topics on Twitter, Google, Yahoo, and any other place online where people talk or search for things. It’s not an airport code, nor is it an adult movie rating. SXSW is a collection of three separate music, movie, and interactive festivals and conferences held in [...]
