We played ALL-things Wii ALL weekend at my sister's house. From tennis, to bowling to Guitar Hero it was NON-Stop action with an audience (we're a big family).

Looking ahead, here's what we'll all probably be playing when the holidays come around ... Can almost see my sister mastering her center of gravity with the new Wii Fit available now in Europe and on the ground here in the U.S. on May 19.

Soon you'll be able to start doing muscle workouts, yoga poses and balance games, like ski racing and jumps. Check out this downhill run & blocked shots on soccer goal. Total Score! The winner: Nintendo!

There's some talk on message boards re: what mats you do & don't need + what is & isn't included bundled Wii offers. Those can be tricky. Sometimes significantly cheaper, but only if you need/want everything included. If you're a gamer, you might actually find some of the things listed in this article remotely doable: 10 EASY WAYS TO GET MORE FROM YOUR WII

Having seen the demand in my sister's living room & remembering the trouble Santa went to for Guitar Hero this year, am getting in on this early & pre-order. The trick will be resisting breaking them out on a rainy day ...

RELATED: This parody is kind of a riot. And, of course, the Internet wouldn't be complete without a baby laughing video. This little guy's giggle is contagious!:)

SEGMENT TWO: IS YOUR CHILD A CYBER-BULLY? OR BEING CYBER-BULLIED?

Going green is a huge trend & can't watch TV, listen to the radio or get through an interview on either without it coming up. Not to date self, but remember when Nickelodeon launched ground-breaking Earth Day efforts. To their credit, seems they were ahead of their time. Now, everyone & everything is well represented online.

See: Earth Day 2008.


Browse over to GreenDaily.com for tips like: Five ways to start going green if you already haven't: Bring your own bag to the grocery store, unplug appliances when you're not using them and lots more.

There are also a regular features on Celebrity "ecoists" like Ted Danson:

Too much to do and not enough time to get it all done? Silly question. Here's a few sites to help you take back your life, or at least some of your time. They're all free and try to get you a little closer to having your own personal assistant & who wouldn't want one of those ...

· Jott: As the name suggests, Jott lets you easily send reminders to yourself or to friends. Just call Jott and it turns your voice into written email and texts when you speak your messages. Perfect for when you're away from your computer or a pad of paper and need a reminder. If you can't keep up with the Blackberry addict or teen in your life who types a million miles an hour, this might be good work-around. It could also be smart way to avoid texting while driving. Nearly 90% of Americans Support Ban on "DWT"

· Pinger: For times when you just want to leave a voice mail and not get caught up in a lengthy phone conversation there's Pinger. Just call Pinger, leave a voice mail message for a friend and your friend gets a text on their phone alerting them to the new voice mail. We tested this product when it first launched. It's pretty neat if you want to get the same phone message to a lot of people at once. You record it once (just as you would any voicemail), but you can send it to multiple numbers. They also suggest using it when the tone of a text need to be crystal clear. Lord knows a lot of arguements between couples stem from simple misunderstandings about what "OK" really meant and what time "PM" starts & ends.

· Remember The Milk: Remember The Milk lets you set up to-do lists you can update online or via email from a cell phone. Friends or family can add to your list too. RTM even keeps you on top of your lists with email, text message and even IM reminders through AIM. I haven't gone down the notes & alerts path yet, but some people are really big on it.

Campbell Brown & I once tested something similar www.ohdon'tforget.com -- LIVE on TODAY SHOW ... You could tell it was LIVE, cause -- well -- it didn't exactly go as planned. We couldn't get the reminders to stop ringing on-air! The producers in the control room thought it was a riot. I was a wreck.

Right now, the yellow "pad" on my iPhone is calling my name. If I had my whole TO DO list it will surely explode. What's your trick? We'll be doing TV & Radio stories on this topic in coming weeks, so let us know by COMMENTING below. Thanks!

Super Bowl snackers ... consider yourselves warned ... If you're attending a Super Bowl party on Sunday, in addition to the big game, there's something else you should be focusing your attention on ... double-dippers – snackers who dip their chip, take a bite and then dip it again.

If you're a fan of "Seinfeld," you're probably familiar with the classic scene from season four where George double-dips his chip at a funeral reception. His snacking habits are immediately called into question by a young man named Timmy, who tells George, double-dipping is like "putting your whole mouth in the dip."



Is double-dipping really that bad? A new scientific study, inspired by the 1992 Seinfeld episode and performed by a team of undergraduates at the University of Clemson, shows double-dipping can actually transfer significant amounts of bacteria into the dip.

According to the New York Times, the team of nine students had volunteers bite a wheat cracker and dip the cracker for three seconds into a tablespoon of dip. They repeated the process with new crackers, for a total of either three or six double dips per dip sample. The team then analyzed the remaining dip and counted the number of aerobic bacteria in it. The students found that on average, three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from the eater's mouth to the remaining dip. Don't pretend to know how bacteria is measured, but that's an awfully big number.

Paul L. Dawson, the Clemson University professor overseeing the study, concluded the follow: "The way I would put it is, before you have some dip at a party, look around and ask yourself, would I be willing to kiss everyone here? Because you don't know who might be double-dipping, and those who do are sharing their saliva with you."

So, looks like the best advice to any double-dippers you encounter on Sunday ... "just take one dip and leave it at that." Easier said than done sometimes. Though, if you've gotten to this point in this posting, it 's probably just got a lot easier. Nothing like being grossed out to keep your calories in check.

The term "diet" spikes every Monday .... Hot Diet-Related Searches invariably go up as millions of people decide this is the week they're "really, really going to do it." It is especially true this week as many of us return to our regular routines at home &/or work. My sister & I call it "re-entry." If you're fighting the post-holiday battle of the bulge, there's plenty of help online to get back on track.

Some insanely disciplined friends & family members of mine have had tremendous success with The Master Cleanse.

If you lack discipline on this front, work extra hard, save up money & travel to "WE CARE SPA" IN PALM SPRINGS this controlled environment to hang with celebrities & models preparing for their next music video, movie or photo shoot. Here's all the info to book a reservation. CALL: 800-888-2523

America Takes it Off - Choose Your Resolution pulls together diet tips, strategies, meal plans and motivation. Speaking of motivation ... You've seen her on NBC's hit The Biggest Loser and on the new Biggest Loser Couples, now you can get free advice from fitness expert Jillian Michaels. From tips on cutting carbs - to what kind of water to drink to maximize weight loss - to avoiding empty calories ... Just click for your daily fix of Jillian.

Click here to get the 411 on dozens of popular diets including the Cabbage Soup diet, the Fat Smash Diet and the Ultimate New York Diet, developed by Heidi Klum's personal-trainer ... seems to be working for her! Then again, 800 calories a day probably makes this more about math than magic & well, she's a supermodel for a reason ... She's designing Birckenstocks? No matter how much weight you lose, this could be tough look to pull off:

There are more "fad" diets listed here, for easy access.

Martha's Vineyard Diet, promises a loss of 21 pounds in 21 days. Enough to convince me to buy the book &/or plan a retreat to Martha's Vineyard B&B pictured below. If you don't see me on TV for a week, you'll know where I am ... ;)

My daughter & I did a 5K cross-country race this morning, appropriately titled "Freeze Your Gizzard." That we did:) My boys were there to cheer us on, which was especially nice.

This time of year is filled with so many special traditions. Hope to making freezing our gizzards one of them. Up next: Turkey Trot - a venerable tradition.


For more info on races in your area, check out some of these fantastic resources:

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This is one of the most important things we've ever posted & I hope you'll pass it along. Toy Recalls are serious business. Look no further than the latest breaking news. One of the best kept secrets (and we're going to try to help raise awareness by talking about it here, on TV + Radio in next 24 hrs, including on CNN Hedadline News) is, if you purchase toys online, you can be alerted via email if there is a recall of that specific toy. Seems like a no-brainer to me. Here's how ...

Breaking News: Another major -- and tragic -- toy recall was announced late yesterday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Being pulled from store shelves and Internet retailers, over 4 million units of the toy Aqua Dots, found to contain a chemical that converts into a powerful date-rape drug when ingested. Serious stuff.

Full information about the Aqua Dots
recall can be found at www.aquadotsrecall.com.

Here's what's being advised: Aqua Dots, distributed by Spin Master Ltd. of Toronto, sold for $17 to $30 and were available at stores including Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart. and Target. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Spin Master for a replacement product or toy of equal value. Also, check to see if you may have already purchased Aqua Dots as a Christmas gift. If so, be sure to return those units as well. You can find the very latest information about this recall online at www.aquadotsrecall.com.

As previously posted on ReginaLewis.com – If you shop for toys online, sites like eToys, Amazon.com and ToysRUs.com will automatically attempt to send online shoppers email notifications about recalls the same day they're issued. This is a nice – maybe even critical – value-add and something to keep in mind as you do your holiday shopping this year.

eToys Toy Recall Basics:
You'll receive an e-mail from eToys. If you purchased the recalled item from eToys, they'll attempt to notify you via e-mail with details on which toy you ordered, plus recall specifics and who to contact for a replacement. Be sure to use a permanent e-mail address when you order, eToys sends recall e-mails to the address used when the order was placed. It's a service our company has provided to their customers since 2000. More...

Will Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us alert me about a recall?
All customers who are registered at www.Toysrus.com or www.Babiesrus.com to receive email updates and special offers should also receive information about recalls the same day they are issued. Specifics about product recalls are also available online at www.Toysrus.com/Safety and on their Safety Board in stores.

Amazon.com Recall Information:
Amazon.com handles product recalls on an individual basis. When they are notified an item has been recalled, they stop selling the item and write to customers who have already purchased it to resolve the issue.

Walmart & Target
While Walmart.com (Walmart Recalls) and Target.com (Target Recalls) both have recall links and related information on their sites, there's nothing stating customers will be notified by email if they have purchased a product that is later recalled.

Still Mail in the Registration Card
Just because some e-tailers are beginning to offer recall alerts via email, this doesnt' mean you shouldn't also send back the product registration/product warranty card that comes in the box. Look at it as a extra protection or a second line of defense in making sure you're notified about any recalls. And if you're shopping offline, whether you're in Toys "R" Us or other retailers, always look in the customer service areas for bulletin boards highlighting the latest product recalls.

Email Alerts from the CPSC
Also worth doing: visit the site for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and sign up to receive notifications regarding recalls for any toys or child products. There's also a link where you can report an unsafe product.

I'd like to see them take this to the next level, drawing on mobile capabilities. When it comes to saving lives, minutes matter -- these kinds of things should come directly to your cellphone in the form of an "alert." The more people take advantage of these offerings, the more likely we'll start to see those kinds of applications.

I don't cover celebrities closely anymore, but you can't help but be impressed by this. As my Grandfather once said, "She showed up & for everyone who watched, she actually did it. Look around, there's more people watching."

Hats off Katie Holmes, whomever you really are & whatever is going on in that life of yours ...

You are radiant & this mom (& suspect her Grandfather as well) is duly impressed.

Related entries: Colleague Tom Craig tipped us off to this one: MAP MY RUN.

Or, you can always, WALK THIS WAY.

In other news, have two friends fasting. One HERE & one THIS WAY.

Admirable D-I-S-C-P-L-I-N-E all the way around.

- R

As discussed on the radio this morning, apparently, one of the first things someone will do when they're having an affair is obsess over their mobile phone. There are other signs like changing appearance. Hmmmm .... More red flags & full story here:

Your Cheating Heart

Cheating Goes Mobile:
The first thing someone will do
when they're having an affair
is obsess over their mobile phone.

Your Cheating Heart

• AOL Living has Clues to Uncover a Cheater's Heart
  • Cheating Goes Mobile : "The first thing someone will do when they're having an affair is their mobile phone becomes like a baby...They'll constantly be checking it...If you do go near it, everything will be deleted." You'll also see a lot of calls, often to the girlfriend and then the wife.

• ABC News: Lost Love Lawsuit May Hit High Court
  • In a (Jerry Springer) nutshell: Johnny and Sandy get married, but Sandy has an affair with Jerry. Sandy gets pregnant by her lover (Jerry) and divorces her husband (Johnny). After the divorce is final, Johnny sues Jerry for alienation of affection/stealing his wife's love, and wins a $750,000 settlement!
    • The archaic law on which the judgment is based says that a wife is a man's property.

• Oprah: In a recent show, Oprah examined "the other woman", how wives can save the marriage, and featured a wife who won a $500,000 settlement against "the other woman". (Thread)

We've all heard the startling stat re: 80% of toys being made in China & US manufacturers scrambling to keep up with new demand. So ... what if you buy toys online? Some news on this front: If you shop for toys online, sites like eToys and ToysRUs.com will automatically send online shoppers email notifications about recalls the same day they're issued. This is a nice – maybe even critical – value-add and something to keep in mind as you do your holiday shopping this year.

eToys Toy Recall Basics:
You'll receive an e-mail from eToys. If you purchased the recalled item from eToys, we'll notify you via e-mail with details on which toy you ordered, plus recall specifics and who to contact for a replacement. Be sure to use a permanent e-mail address when you order, eToys sends recall e-mails to the address used when the order was placed. It's a service our company has provided to our customers since 2000. More...

Will Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us alert me about a recall?
All customers who are registered at www.Toysrus.com or www.Babiesrus.com to receive email updates and special offers will also receive information about recalls the same day they are issued. Specifics about product recalls are also available online at www.Toysrus.com/Safety and on our Safety Board in stores.

Amazon.com Recall Information:
Amazon.com handles product recalls on an individual basis. When we are notified that an item has been recalled, we stop selling the item and write to customers who have already purchased it to resolve the issue.

Walmart & Target
While Walmart.com (Walmart Recalls) and Target.com (Target Recalls) both have recall links and related information on their sites, there's nothing that states customers will be notified by email if they have purchased a product that is later recalled.

Still Mail in the Registration Card
Just because some e-tailers are beginning to offer recall alerts via email, this doesnt' mean you shouldn't also send back the product registration/product warranty card that comes in the box. Look at it as a extra protection or a second line of defense in making sure you're notified about any recalls. And if you're shopping offline, whether you're in Toys "R" Us or other retailers, always look in the customer service areas for bulletin boards highlighting the latest product recalls.

Email Alerts from the CPSC
Also worth doing: visit the site for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and sign up to receive notifications regarding recalls for any toys or child products. There's also a link where you can report an unsafe product.

The Shriver Family really does seem to be the first family of national service in this country. Heard Tim Shriver on the radio this morning, talking about the incredibly admirable role her has as Chairman of Special Olympics. The 2007 Summer World Games are wrapping up in an important place -- Shanghai. What an undertaking. The website is worth a look & their mission/philosophy is worth some thought .... It was striking to hear Tim speak to not viewing service as a "chore" or "obligation," but rather as something intrinsically worthwhile.

He referenced trying to instill this in how own children. I am going to try & do a better job on this front. He was also quite candid about his mother's "drive," saying he thinks for the first time in his life (he's 48), she was "satisfied" by the event. He joked she didn't say, "You should have done thsi. You should have done that." He sensed this was an especially proud moment for her in which a lifetime of service came together involving nearly 7,500 athletes from more than 160 countries. There are 40,000 volunteers, not to mention thousands of families, friends, spectators and journalists . I'd say that's pretty special.

As discussed on radio this week .... I was involved with this campaign when it first launched .... Felicity Huffman kicked off ad campaign at NYC event and I got extra lucky & scored one-on-one interview with Marlee Matlin [one of my single favorite work days]. The "self esteem" theme remains at the core & the online response has never been stronger ...


Here's the Girls Only Interactive Self-Esteem Zone complete with a quick quiz re: HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF? I have some work to do ... !:)


Here's the latest video making waves on the web .... These are tough issues to tackle, but maybe the video will spark useful discussion ... You can help by forwarding the ad to a friend & Dove will donate 25 cents to the Dove Self-Esteem Fund every time you do ...

We're having fun with this on the radio .... You heard it hear first. Looks like "real" men are making a comeback. Move over metro-sexual men & make room for the real fellas. There's a new term for this trend toward masculinity -- "menergy." It's men & energy contraction describing hyper-masculine vigor. Personally, am thrilled the national testosterone count in rising. You can see it in George Clooney's face:)

Here's the definition according the NY Times. READ HERE.

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Here's a related NY DAILY NEWS STORY: "A burst of Menergy ... The new, supermasculine men."