1. Mary J. Blige celebrates #41. What’s frustrating to her is that at her birthday parties, everyone wants HER to sing “Happy birthday.”
2. Today is International Thank You Day — In the vain of long winded “Thank you’s” heard at the awards shows, Thank the people who mean alot in your life.
3. Nick Cannon is back home resting with the family after being hospitalized for a minor kidney failure. Weird to see “minor” and “failure” in the same sentence.
4. Don’t know if you heard, but Elin Nordegren… Tiger Wood’s ex… tore down their $12 million Florida home last week and is planning to pretty much rebuild it on the site. Apparently the old one had termite and carpenter ant infestations and wasn’t built to today’s hurricane codes.
5. Charlie Sheen says “I’m not crazy anymore. That was just an episode.” Believe him?
6. Greece is now recognizing pedophilia as “a disability.”
7. For the record, Sarah Palin’s husband, Todd, has endorsed Newt Gingrich.
8. Snoop Dogg is facing a minor drug charge after several joints were found on his tour bus near the border in Texas. Wouldn’t it have been more surprising if none was found?
9. March 25. That’s the date “Mad Men” will return for its 5th season on AMC.
10. 63-year-old Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with lymphoma and is working with doctors on treatment.

BONUS
Kim Kardashian, who was featured in a racy Skechers commercial in last year’s Super Bowl is being replaced this year by a French pit bull.