The 10 Jobs We'd Do If We Could Quit Our Real Jobs
A new survey found 49% of people are unhappy enough at work that they'd love to switch careers . . . and found the top 10 dream jobs people WISH they could do if they quit their real jobs. Check 'em out!
1. Start a restaurant.
2. Run a bed and breakfast in another country.
3. Write a novel.
4. Own a bar.
5. Become a chocolate taster.
6. Travel writer.
7. Photographer.
8. Gardener.
9. Artist.
10. Food critic.
Sandra Bullock Is the Highest Paid Actress in Hollywood
SANDRA BULLOCK is #1 on Forbes.com's annual list of "The Highest Paid Actresses in Hollywood." She reportedly raked in $51 million over the past 12 months . . . thanks in large part to her take from the movie "Gravity".
1. Sandra Bullock, $51 million
2. Jennifer Lawrence, $34 million
3. Jennifer Aniston, $31 million
4. Gwyneth Paltrow, $19 million
5. A tie between Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz, with $18 million apiece. Angelina was #1 last year, with $33 million.
7. Scarlett Johansson, $17 million
8. A tie between Amy Adams and Natalie Portman, with $13 million apiece
10. Kristen Stewart, $12 million
COWBOY NEWS Country Music Headlines
Brad Paisley’s Moonshine in the Trunk Web leak continues with a new dedication to Dr. Kent Brantly — the medic who contracted Ebola in Liberia. After hearing about Dr. Brantly’s fight for his life, Brad tweeted, “I’m moved by the Christian doctor fighting Ebola who gave the serum to his friend. So, here’s a bonus track… for him.” The post included a YouTube link to a song titled “Me and Jesus,” which is currently unlisted on the August 26th album.
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Auditions for the next season of American Idol are under way in Nashville. Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr were on board to hand out golden tickets to Hollywood. Harry says since Nashville is a music town, he expects a lot from the talent trying out.
TAYLOR SWIFT visited with a clever and funny 6-year-old cancer patient at Boston Children's Hospital who told her to "Just do it" when she asked what song he'd like to hear. Looks like Taylor Swift might be taking marketing lessons from Garth Brooks! T posted a very cryptic Instagram photo of her pressing the 18th floor on an elevator with the caption, "So here's your first clue." What could it mean? New music on the 18th of the month, maybe? We'll just have to wait for more clues. http://instagram.com/p/rSJfxLDvH4
Billy Currington hit the top of the charts this week with "We Are Tonight" — his ninth number-one. As soon as Billy heard the song, he knew it would be a show-stopper.
People.com has a preview of tonight's "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock", which airs on ABC at 8:00 P.M. Best part? Seeing MIRANDA LAMBERT and CARRIE UNDERWOOD getting sweaty on stage together.
A police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver following JASON ALDEAN'S concert Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut. Fortunately, he only suffered minor injuries and has already been released from the hospital.
Nine Lies from Kindergarten You Still Believe
1. Medieval princesses wore dresses and jewels. There was nothing luxurious about being a princess in the Middle Ages. They were better off than common people, but their castles were dark and cold, and full of sewage and the smells of death and rot.
2. Cavemen lived in caves. Early humans and Neanderthals actually didn't live inside caves . . . they just painted pictures on the walls. Most of the artifacts we have from early humans were found in other places.
3. Getting too close to a TV screen will damage your eyes. There's actually no evidence that watching TV up close will damage your eyes over time. Same goes for reading in dim light. It might give you a headache, but it doesn't hurt your eyesight.
4. Earth's magnetic north pole is actually at the North Pole. This one is kind of a technicality. But the north pole of a magnet is the end that's ATTRACTED TO geographic North. So the Earth's real North Pole is at the South Pole, and vice versa.
5. Humans only have five senses. They've been teaching that to kids for more than 2,000 years now. But these days, scientists believe we have at least ten senses, including the senses of pain, balance, time, and body awareness.
6. Birds and bees have sex like we do. They reproduce sexually, but it's a lot different. Most birds don't have junk. And a queen bee is fertilized by about ten drones at a time, all taking turns . . . and each one dies when it pulls away from her.
7. There are only seven colors in the rainbow. This is also kind of a technicality. In IDEAL viewing conditions, most people could actually distinguish about a MILLION different colors. But they're still just different shades of the colors you already know.
8. Bats are blind. They actually see extremely well, although they're color-blind. Probably the myth goes back to people just assuming they don't need eyes, because they have radar and they live in caves.
9. Gum takes seven years to digest. It actually breaks down normally in the stomach and intestines, just like any other food. It takes about two hours, and the leftovers pass out with whatever else you ate.
