Election Tip of the Day

As Kentuckians head too the primary polls tomorrow. We found
this very basic "Where they stand" guide that outlines how the 3 remaining presidential candidates stand on the 10 biggest issues.

It is definitely not in depth but does show where they overlap and differ on the issues you likely care about.

Voting Tipsy of the Day

No booze: Kentucky law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages while polls are open. So if you can wait until 6pm tonight you'll be all set.

Free Tip of the Day

We interupt our regularly scheduled London tip for this important announcement.

You can't even believe it, unless you first saw it on Facebook, but TODAY, at the University of Kentucky campus Chipotle, you get a FREE burrito! It's all day long! (Well, from 11:00 to 10:00). The best part is, there's no gimmicks, nothing to pay for, no dressing up as a burrito or any other crazy nonsense. Just show up, and eat in glory.

NOTE: This is only going on at the UK campus Chipotle, don't go to the Mt. Tabor or Hamburg locations thinking it's going on there too.

Thanks Jay & Facebook

German Living Tip of the Day Part 1

I know in Kentucky (and Colorado Springs), it can be difficult to recycle if you live in certain counties. In fact, in some places, they charge a fee. If you ask me, this is one of the things that Germans, as backwards as they may be sometimes, got right. They only charge a fee if you don't recycle. It must be pretty hefty too because our German landlords make us get rid of our trash on the army post because they worry that they'll be paying a fine if we incompetent, wasteful and careless Americans forget to recycle something. Yup, that's right, they charge a fine for not recycling. I'm sure it pays for any costs that go into recycling too.

Ultimate Tip of the Day

If you like frisbee and/or hanging out with people, then come play Ultimate Frisbee on Wednesdays at Shillito Park at 6:30pm.

[Ed note: Also a reminder, that today is Cow Appreciation Day]
Update: Actually, it's JULY 13th. Our bad.

Swingin' on Main Tip of the Day

If you live in the Lexington area, you should check out Swingin' on Main on Saturday, June 9 from 7-11. It's FREE! There's a dance lesson from 7-8. It's located on Main Street right by Triangle Park. Also, grab a water bottle so you don't get dehydrated.

Miss America Tip of the Day

Don't mess with Miss America. Especially if she's 82 and from Kentucky. I personally like how she was the first redhead to have a color photograph taken. This from World Net Daily:

Tough isn't a word necessarily associated with Miss America, but three thieves arrested after their truck tires were shot out by 82-year-old Venus Ramey might beg to differ.

Ramey, who won the elite beauty crown in 1944, confronted one of the three robbers on her farm in Waynesburg, Ky., about 140 miles south of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

"He was probably wetting his pants," said Ramey, who balanced on her walking stick as she pulled out a snub-nosed .38-caliber handgun.

Ramey said thieves for some time have been breaking into a building on her property where she stores century-old steel-shaping machines and other equipment to sell for scrap, according to the Enquirer.

On April 13, while feeding horses, she followed her dog when it ran over to the building, where a truck was parked in front.

She confronted a man who told her he was "scrapping" and would not leave.

"I said, 'Oh, no you won't,' and I shot their tires so they couldn't leave," Ramey told the Cincinnati paper.

She didn't think twice about shooting.

"I just went and did it. If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be 6 feet under by now," she said.

Ramey flagged down a driver who called 911, and three people eventually were arrested, including one at the scene.

"They've been stealing from me for years. Those good-for-nothing slobs," she told the Enquirer.

Ramey began as a showgirl at the Beverly Hills Supper Club then ended up in Washington, D.C., working for the war effort, where she won a beauty contest. In 1944 she became Miss America, representing the District of Columbia.

She was the first redheaded Miss America and the first to be photographed in color, according to her bio on the beauty contest's website.

Ramey performed in vaudeville, and her picture adorned a B-17 bomber that flew 68 missions over Germany in World War II.

According to the Miss America website, Ramey was sought out for a major Hollywood film by legendary producer Milton Sperling of Warner Brothers Studio. But she was disgusted with show business and returned home to her Kentucky tobacco farm, married and began raising her two sons.

In Cincinnati in the 1970s, she helped lead a civic renewal project and made an unsuccessful bid for City Council.

Ramey returned to farm life in 1990 but hasn't found it entirely tranquil.

"I'm trying to live a quiet, peaceful life and stay out of trouble, and all it is, is one thing after another," she said.

Keene Tip of the Day

Looking for a quaint little grocery store/deli to have a snackeroo? Check out Keene's very own local grocery store/deli. It is situated in the same building as the world famous post office (right off 169). They have great sandwiches and also serve pizzas.