Bret Michaels is usually upbeat and personable in interviews, so it was no surprise to hear him sound enthusiastic about almost everything in his life when he called for a recent phone interview.

Today is Tuesday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2008. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day.

Natalie Hollingshead

Chances are, you're invited to at least one potluck gathering this summer -- maybe even one this Fourth of July weekend.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liv Tyler, 31; Missy Elliott, 37; Carl Lewis, 47; Dan Aykroyd, 56

Erin Kloepfer, 29, of Spanish Fork, admits to being an Internet junkie and has her own savvy recipe blog to prove it. "Nowadays, I think it's easier to find just the recipe you want ... thanks to the Internet and great Web sites," said the stay-at-home mother of four.

Dear Savvy Senior

Erin Klopfer of Spanish Fork shares a couple more recipes. Click on her recipe blog for more at myyummyfood.blogspot.com.

When it comes to endearments, it's so flattering to be referred to as something delicious. My little cupcake, my honeypie, my sugar, pumpkin, lamb chop, muffin, sweet pea.