Get your 'walkability' rating from where you live

I am car dependent.

At least that's what my Walk Score said. The Web site scores your "walkability" from your home, office or wherever by calculating your proximity to grocery stores, entertainment destinations and restaurants. (It should come as no surprise that San Francisco and New York are the best cities for walkers, according to Walk Score.)

Considering the closest place to my house that sells food (of any kind) is an Exxon station, I scored a fairly poor "walkability" rating.

Find out what you scored, here.

Panties to make yo' Booty Pop

If you have a sagging derriere, padded help is on the way.

These new Booty Pop panties promise to "give you a lift to create sexy curves."

(I love how the commercial shows a man staring at a woman's rear as she passes by. You know, because that never happens without the Booty Pop. Imagine his surprise once he gets her home and her butt is nothing more than a pair of 1980s shoulder pads. I am sure the disappointment will be fleeting.)

If you don't have the money for Booty Pop panties, you might try a trick a girl I knew in high school used. She would layer on the panties to add a little junk in her trunk. (I never got the appeal. I wanted to be size 0 at the time and have as tiny a rear as possible.)

I digress.

So, without further adieu ... I present the Booty Pop.



(Thanks S.)

I paid $19 for a sandwich bag of lint?

Sandwich bags of Snuggie lint? GROSS!

Been dying to buy one of the 'As Seen on TV' darlings like the ShamWow, Ped Egg or the Ab Circle Pro?

Consumer Reports recently tested 15 'As Seen on TV' products, listing the pros and cons of all. The Snuggie scored for keeping you toasty, but shed enough lint in the washing machine to fill a sandwich bag, according to the report. The Ab Circle is going to require more than 3 minutes a day to effectively engage your core muscles and a sponge holds more soda than a ShamWow.

For more results, click here.

Too stupid to work a scarf? Meet the Necky

Hey guys and gals! Feeling chilly today?

Well here is the latest, greatest fashion failure that will make millions. It's the Necky, a Snuggie/Dickie hybrid for your neck.

I have a better name for this, but you know, this is a family blog.

Tiger shows you what dozens of women have already seen

That's right. Tiger Woods wants you to see his 'raw' side. (Trust us Tiger, we've seen more of your 'raw' side recently then we care to ever see again.)

Famed photographer, Annie Leibovitz (she took the 'scandalous' shots of a topless Miley Cyrus last year), captured a topless Tiger for his pre-trainwreck spread in Vanity Fair. Tiger's bod and "unguarded" interview hits shelves in February.

I predict record sales.

Baby-Sitters Club makes a modern comeback

It's time to dust off your slouch socks and pull your hair up in a Scrunchie. We're heading back to Stoneybrook.

The New York Times is reporting Scholastic Inc. will publish Ann M. Martin's prequel this year to "The Baby-sitters Club." That's right ladies (ages 20s to 30s), we will soon know what like was like before Kristy, Claudia and Mary Ann dreamed up their all girls club. (Dawn was my favorite. She had divorced parents, just like me.)

So here's my only concern: "The Baby-sitters Club" got its start in 1986 - a decade without cell phones, Wiis and DVD players. How is this prequel going to be relevant to girls now?

I really hope Martin can jazz up "The Summer Before" without losing the simple charms and wholesome storylines found in the pages of dozens of "BSC" books.

Thousands of "BSC" fans will stroke out if Martin makes David Michael (Kristy's brother) a vampire or gives Mallory Pike a drug problem.

Does your dog have the most popular name of '09?

"Twilight" fans usurped more than good cinema in 2009.

Bella, the name of the "Twilight" heroine, is the top dog name for the year, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance. Max, the most popular dog name for the past 6 years, was bested by more than 400 Bellas. (The VPI insures more than 475,000 pets and drew from their data to rank the top and most unique pet names of the year.)

Check out the list below and share your pets names in the comments section. (I have three dogs: Max (Beagle, age 8), Riley (Beagle, age 8) and Gus (Lab-mix, age 3). I clearly fell in the Max trap! The above photo is of Bella, my boyfriend's dog. Bella is 5 and apparently a name trendsetter.)

Top Dog Names
1. Bella
2. Max
3. Bailey
4. Lucy
5. Molly
6. Buddy
7. Maggie
8. Daisy
9. Chloe
10. Sophie

Most Unusual Dog Names
1. Doogie Schnauzer Md
2. Sargent Sausage
3. I Am Sparticus
4. Lunchbox
5. Angus Sir Loin
6. Bam-Bam Noodle Butt
7. Mouse Meat
8. Fluffernutter
9. Kanye East
10. Inspector Foo Foo

Top Cat Names
1. Max
2. Chloe
3. Bella
4. Oliver
5. Tiger
6. Smokey
7. Tigger
8. Lucy
9. Shadow
10. Angel
Most Unusual Cat Names
1. Snag L. Tooth
2. Clawed Monet
3. Velvet Elvis
4. Eartha Kitty
5. Blue Man Chew
6. Catzilla
7. Thurston Picklesworth III
8. Yardsale
9. Dishwasher
10. Polly Prissypants