Wow!  What a beautiful weekend!  And I'm talking even more than the weather.  Being born and raised in St. louis I'm so very proud of how giving the community is and I was reminded of that as well as of it's physical beauty.

Friday night I went to my first mouse race for my friends son's baseball team.  None of the mice I bet on won but it was a great time.

Saturday night it was the St. Louis Crisis Nursery's "Razzle Dazzle Ball."  It's not very often I get all dressed up for such a great cause.  The Crisis Nursery helps prevent child abuse and neglect by providing emergency intervention, respite care and support to families in crisis.  They are an amazing group!  While there I ran into my former Broadcast Teacher and KMOV News Anchor Larry Conners (see photo below).  For more info visit http://crisisnurserykids.com/

Sunday afternoon I attended the Food Outreach's 25th Annual Food and Auction Extravaganza Fundraiser "A Tasteful Affair" at The Four Seasons.  I had never been there before.  It's beautiful and the view was amazing from the top.  Sometimes we forget how beautiful the Arch is!  There was so much yummy food from the area's best restaurants and caterers all to promote the cause- to provide nutritious meals for those who are low income living with HIV/AIDS or Cancer.  The wall with the 25 year logo is all made out of forks and the R2D2 is made from cans....how crafty and cool! Visit www.foodoutreach.org for more info.

And that beautiful view of the Arch I was telling you about....

Yes, it's cheezy but that's me.  I'm a proud fur mommy to Bruce and Clark.  The did so good...no tears or barks when they meet the big furry white bunny.  I know they too wish you a Happy Easter so I had to share.  Hope it makes you smile like it does me :)

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Wanna go see "G.I. Joe: Rataliation" this weekend?  Did I mention Channing Tatum is in it?  The Rock, Bruce Willis?  Check out the trailer....

I love pop culture and comic superheroes so last weekend I was beyond excited when I went to our first Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis at the America's Center.  My dogs are named after comic heroes Bruce Wayne (the real name of Batman) helped me get dressed for Friday's opening day....

Once I got there is was so fun to see so many people of all ages dressed up as their favorite character.  Actor Dean Cain, Superman from the show "Lois and Clark : The New Adventures of Superman" was there so I snapped this photo....and many others (see pic below ;)  I saw Billy Dee Williams, Henry Winkler and Lou Ferrign too.  I can't wait until next year!  Maybe I can save up some money so I can meet Superman Dean Cain if he is on the tour again (I sure hope so.) Next years Wizzard World Comic Con St. Louis will again take place at America's Center April 4-6.

90 year old Stan Lee is just as cool as the characters he has created for Marvel.  He received a black belt from team USA.  There was also a marriage proposal during the Q&A session I was in.  All kinds of excitement follows this creative man.

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Missouri's Brad Pitt is part of a new zombie movie "World War Z" check it out I do believe it could cause nightmares.... 

A lot of people think 'Rock Paper Scissors' is a game of chance . . . but it isn't.  They actually have world championships in it, and certain people win a lot more often than others.  And Slate.com has four good tips for becoming a winning player.

#1.)  Control the tempo.  It's easy to force people into predictable patterns when you don't give them time to think.  So if you insist on a fast pace, the other person will often just default to "rock." 

--You can also get people frustrated by setting a really SLOW pace, and they'll tend to fall into other kinds of patterns.  Either way, make them react to the pace YOU set.

#2.)  Exploit other people's lack of strategy.  People THINK it's a game of chance . . . but they don't play randomly.  Mainly because it's hard to force yourself to be random.  So most beginners change their throw every time. 

--But ironically, that's the biggest advantage you have in predicting someone's next throw.

#3.)  Do research.  You could read books on game theory and Rock Paper Scissors . . . yes, they exist . . . but we'll make it simple:  Just extend the game.  Like by making it a 'best of five' or something. 

--That gives you more time for the tempo and strategy stuff.  Also, men throw Rock most.  Then Paper, then Scissors.  Women go Rock . . . Scissors . . . Paper.

#4.)  Cheat.  One shady technique is to throw the "turkey claw," where your hand is halfway between Paper and Scissors.  Then finish the throw according to what the other person threw.  Then you're always guaranteed at least a tie.

(Slate.com)