Jen Austin

Here's something to chat about if you get bored with the bracket-watching and March Madness trash talk at work today.  Is a hot woman hotter at age 21, or age 31?

Allure Magazine asked that question, and said the consensus was that men look their best at age 34 while women peak at 30.  Men and women differ slightly on their thoughts (surprise surprise), but generally agreed that women show signs of age at 41 and stop looking sexy at age 53.  

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It's no secret that alcohol strips away inhibitions.  Maybe there are a few things that you can't do sober, but once you have a few beers you're an expert and ready to enter a national competition.

Like pool.  I don't drink much anymore because it gives me migraines, but back in the day I was a pool sharp-shooter after a few rum and Diet Cokes.  Without any alcohol at all I was terrible at pool.  And you?  Are you better at karaoke after a few drinks?  That's what many people say, and it's one of the top answers on a new survey.

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Much of the first part of this week will not be spent concentrating hard on deadlines and meetings at the office.  Instead, big chunks of time will be spent online, filling out brackets for the NCAA tournament.

It's not just a guy thing....many women are on board with the bracketology at the office, and some bosses even say it's cool with them!  One in five bosses say March Madness boosts office morale, and seventy-five percent of bosses in a recent survey say the NCAA tournament doesn't impact productivity.  Cool!  We've pulled the wool over their eyes.

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Perhaps you've never met most of your Facebook friends.  We have a feeling you're not alone.  One guy is setting out to change that.

And we must say, even though we may not have personally met each and every one of you, we love and adore you just the same!

There's a guy in Connecticut who has set out on a quest to meet each of his 788 Facebook friends, and take a picture with them doing their favorite activity.  Whether it's horseback riding, playing basketball, or drinking beer, this guy will have a picture of each person doing that favorite thing on his Facebook page.

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High School basketball players from Angelina and Nacogdoches counties will play for bragging rights in the upcoming Pineywoods Showdown.

TV station KTRE puts on the event, and they say the date will be April 25th at Panther Gym at Lufkin Middle School.

Lucas Holloway of Zavalla will coach the Angelina Count

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Have you ever had the urge to take a power nap at work?

Some employers are noticing that workers tend to get a little droopy-eyed around mid-afternoon, and rather than supply more coffee and energy drinks, the companies are hollowing out closets and other small spaces, adding a couch and some darkness, and calling it a nap room.  

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Have you added up the bills? How much did your wedding cost?  Is it the brides that drive up the cost, or do the grooms want to go all out too?

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Once you find a food you really like at the cafeteria, you stick with it, right?  So many students at Columbia University love that chocolate hazelnut spread known as Nutella, that it's costing the school's dining hall $5000 per week! 

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Students at Stephen F Austin today are getting attention today as they gather in front of the Baker Pattillo Student Center to draw attention to sex-trafficking and slave labor.

Students are standing for 27 hours to draw attention to the 27 million people world wide, who are impacted by modern-day slavery.  

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A tip this week led police to a Lufkin man's garage, where they found big tanks and barrels and other alcohol-making equipment, and around 200 gallons of "moonshine" was seized.

The man says he had been planning a commercial distillery for downtown Lufkin for about two years, and was still working to get the proper permits.

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