Brought to you by our friends at Mercedes-Benz: Mommy bloggers are pretty common, but some are including product placements in their homey posts in exchange for free stuff and other perks. One blogger, who admitted to the “relationship,” got free snack food from Frito-Lay and a trip to Los Angeles.
Frankly, The Buzz is shocked by such behavior. We feel like getting out our Apple iPhone and writing a blog entry that decries such blatant shilling, but not before we check our Rolex to see if we’ve got time before we’re off to Best Buy to pick up one of those magnificent Panasonic Viera plasma screen TVs. And a Bose sound system.
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A bouquet of plankton? Endangered right whales are celebrating Mother’s Day with a record 39 births of calves this spring.
If you’re wondering what to get a right whale for Mother’s Day, we understand See’s sells a 500-pound box of chocolate-covered krill.
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One angry man: A Texas man was released after 83 days in jail, following his arrest on a warrant for failing to appear for jury duty.
He might have been released sooner, but the court couldn’t find enough people willing to serve on a jury.
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