The air outside is starting to get a little cooler, and you'll soon start feeling those distinct FALL VIBES in the air.   But you might want to consider keeping your doors and windows closed . . . because there's more than just the gentle, brisk, fall-breeze outside.  There are also . . . HOME INVADERS.  (???)   A website recently looked at FBI data to figure out which states were the most- and least-prone to residential burglaries.   New Mexico has the highest burglary rate, with 604 per 100,000 people.  Washington is second, followed by Louisiana . . . Oklahoma . [...]

Here's something you may not have realized:  The first cold cereal was introduced in 1863 . . . meaning cereal is now around 160 years old.   Not every cereal that's come out since the late-1800s has tasted good . . . and some have been disgusting.  But it's Friday, so let's focus on the good stuff.   Complex.com created a list of the 50 best breakfast cereals of all time . . . and I hope you've had your coffee, because it might inspire some debate.  But can we at least agree on the #1?   Here's the Top 20:  (And [...]

The new "Dancing with the Stars" cast was announced yesterday, and it includes the latest "Bachelorette", Jenn Tran.   Jenn's been a big story this week, because Devin Strader, the guy she proposed to, DUMPED her after the finale was shot.   But here's another potential indignity for Jenn:  One of her fellow contestants is Joey Graziadei, from Season 28 of "The Bachelor".  Jenn was on that season, meaning this guy rejected her, too.  We'll have to see how that goes.   Here are the rest of the contestants:   1.  Infamous scam artist Anna Delvey . . . who needed permission from ICE to compete, and will wear an ankle [...]

Weddings on the cheap are all the rage now.  So someone asked a bunch of event planners and wedding experts what THEY'D cut out.  Here are a few things they say they wouldn't waste money on . . .   1.  Any kind of wedding favor with the couple's name on it.  Your dad might use that beer koozie with your name written in cursive, but no one else will.   2.  Lots and lots of real flowers.  Fake flowers are way better than they used to be. Use real ones for the bouquet if you want.  But buying or renting fake flowers for everything [...]

Tell me everyone at work hates you, without telling me they hate you:  15 coworkers scaled a mountain in Colorado last Friday as part of a team-building exercise, apparently.  And one guy got left behind.   Mount Shavano is 100 miles southwest of Denver.  The summit is over 14,000 feet, but not everyone did the whole thing.  A few people hung back, so there were two groups . . . except for one guy who ended up doing the last leg himself.   He made it to the top fine, but got lost on his way down after everyone left and [...]