Sexiest Man Alive: 1790

I have a page-a-day calendar on my desk at work that offers a Jeopardy-esque trivia question each day. Today's is

Q: After which of the U.S.'s Founding Fathers did Martha Washington name an amorous tomcat?

A: Alexander Hamilton, who had a reputation as a ladies' man. The very first First Lady dubbed the house cat at Revolutionary Army headquarters "Hamilton"

I looked up dear old Alex to remind myself what he looked like. Hmm. I'm not sure I see the attraction. But in 200 years, I fully expect women to look at Mick Jagger and wonder what women were thinking. Maybe I just have a block against Alexander because I once sent out a press release in which I stated he was a former president - based entirely on the fact that he's on the $10 bill. In my defense, I would like to say two people in my office and the client okayed the release. But just for the record - never assume someone was president just because you paid for a movie ticket with his face.

Great Balls of Fire

According to the official website, the Atomic Fireball was invented in 1954 by Nello Ferrara, son of Salvatore Ferrara, founder of Ferrara Pan candies. (Lemonheads! Cherryheads! Boston Baked Beans!) The Atomic Fireball starts as a single grain of sugar that is "panned" over a two week period until it is the right size, then flavored, colored and packaged. About 15 million are eaten each week worldwide. And thanks to the cravings of the pregnant lady in the office, who went to four stores and bought five pounds, I'm eating about 10 percent of those. Seriously. I'm pretty sure I'm working toward an atomic hole in my stomach.