Unfortunately, this IS what I looked like in elementary school when they handed out instruments for kids to play!

Warning:  Insightful scientific type boring stuff included below that could actually help you.

OUCH.  THIS HURTS.  A Listener sent me this photo of how he wakes up, and is trying to avoid SNOOZING!  Why do people snooze so much?

Gizmodo has a dated article that explains the science behind why you're hitting SNOOZE so much and why it's such a bad idea.

• When you snooze - seratonin and dopamine release sends confusing signals to your body.  Your body is left confused wondering if you should wake up or fall asleep, which is why you remain drowsy and sluggish.  Snoozing actually makes it harder to wake up!
• You aren't getting enough sleep - you need 7-9hours.  If you interrupt the deepest level of sleep, studies have shown your mental function can be blunted throughout the day.
• To fix it, go to sleep earlier, and earlier, until you eventually find yourself waking up naturally at the right time.  When you wake up naturally at the correct time, you will be able to get out of bed easier and remain at the top of your game throughout the rest of your day.

Last night at the BCS National Championship, ESPN commentator Brent Musburger commented very creepily that A.J. McCarron's girlfriend was attractive.

Here's the commentary for those of you who missed it:

"You quarterbacks, you get all the good looking women," Musburger said. "What a beautiful woman."

"Wow!" Herbstreit said.

"Whoa!" Musburger chimed in.

"AJ's doing some things right down in Tuscaloosa," Herbstreit said.

"If you're a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pop," Musburger said.

For the record, Musburger is 73, and Katherine Webb is 23!  She's also an Auburn grad and current reigning Miss Alabama USA 2012.

Who knew it would sound this good? 

How many of us have given a gift that ends up being a curse in the end?  Take for instance the iPhone.  While it is a remarkable advancement in technology, it often leads to problems between parents and their children.  Adults have learned to deal with the technology, mostly, but children can find it hard to balance that "shiny fun" of an iPhone with life and family.

Janell Burley Hoffmann, a blogger and Mother of five, is attempting to solve the I-Phone gift problem by making her child live up to an 18 point contract.  It might just work.

Check out the full contract.

Here are some of the main points in the contract:

• The phone remains property of "MOM" and is loaned to her son.
• Don't "ever" ignore phone calls from Mom or Dad, and always use proper manners.
• The phone will be handed in at 7:30pm on Weeknights and 9:00pm on Weekends, no exceptions.
• The phone doesn't go to school.
• The child will have to pay for the phone if it gets broken... Janell wrote,   "Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money.  It will happen, you should be prepared."

The full list.

I think this list is GENIUS.   Deal with all of the expected problems up front, on a written contract, so there is no grey area.  That way, you can always refer to the contract when there is a dispute.

And, it gives you the added benefit of teaching your children about contracts and responsibility!