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What I Heard This Week 03-21-2024

What I Heard This Week March 20, 2024

 

A man walks into a bar with his dog and says to the bartender… Whoa! Wait a sec. Wrong story. I will need to start over. A man in Tennessee walked into a Buc-ee’s with his 3-year-old Pekin service duck named Wrinkle the Duck.  Wrinkle was situated in a pet stroller and had her service animal certification, so she was allowed to stay in the store for a short time, but only if leashed. The owner mimed putting a leash on the duck. Then Wrinkles’s guardian/owner, trainer, parent, and best human friend, posted a YouTube video. You should also know that Wrinkle belongs to two circus jugglers just trying to make a living. Oh, and I should also mention that Wrinkle has 2.75 million YouTube subscribers (at least, as of today – can’t imagine what the numbers are now…) and 4.2 million followers on TikTok. Her video, I Took my Duck to Hooters and I Took My Duck to Petsmart, have quite a few million views. Anyway, eventually the police arrived, and a citation warning was given explaining that Wrinkles is not to trespass on ANY Buc-ee’s property in the future. Health Codes. What a great story. Customers were amused, even the police took time to pet Wrinkle. I haven’t laughed this hard in quite a long time and I believe this story to be real and not exaggerated. (Wrinkles has even run the NYC Marathon, can fist bump with her beak, and what if…Beaver Aplin’s nickname had been Duckie... we might be driving to Duckie’s to get gas, an iced tea and a breakfast burrito… instead of a Beaver Dynasty, it might be a Duck Dynasty… wait, that’s already taken… but see how your destiny can change depending on your name…) On Wrinkle’s website, you can buy merchandise including calendars, toys, sweaters and Quackson Pollock paintings – you know like Jackson Pollock. Giggle. Go to: seDUCKive.com

Wrinkle posted: I’ve always loved Buc-ee’s. And now I can’t go to Buc-ee’s anymore. Because it’s illegal for me to go to Buc-ee’s. It’s sad to think. We’ll never be able to experience Buc-ee’s ever again. Our road trips will never be the same.

A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy. Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton says, “What’s cookin’, good lookin’?” Dolly and her sister Rachel Parton George, believe that good food and good times are the next best thing to pure love. You can pre-order their new cookbook called Good Lookin’ Cookin’ or wait until it comes out September 17th. More than 80 delicious recipes including country ham and biscuits, barbecue spareribs, Family Favorite meatloaf, Slaw of Many Colors, watermelon fruit salad, mac and cheese and strawberry shortcake, along with hosting tips, menus, and pictures.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton

Martha Stewart is making a return to Sports Illustrated in the magazine’s 60th anniversary “Legends Photoshoot.” She will join two dozen former cover models, including Christine Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova, Kate Upton, Tyra Banks, and others when the swimsuit issue debuts in May. Last year, Martha became the oldest model ever to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a gorgeous white bathing suit and gold wrap.

Netflix has a comedy-drama based on David Nicholls’s 2009 bestseller, One Day. There was also a movie by the same name released in 2011 with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess which I haven’t watched yet but intend to. The Netflix adaptation is really good. It’s listed as BINGE worthy by PEOPLE magazine. I agree.

Singer, actress Vanessa Williams (Miss America 1984 but later resigning her title due to controversy about nude photos published in Penthouse magazine), is set to play editor in chief Miranda Priestly in London’s stage adaptation of the 2006 film, The Devil Wears Prada musical. Meryl Streep would be a hard act to follow. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s new cocktail line, called Gin & Juice, comes in apricot, passion fruit, citrus and melon flavors. The new Michael Jackson biographical musical drama film will have his lookalike, 27-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson portraying the superstar. “Michael” is scheduled for release in April 2025. Timothee Chalamet will play the young Bob Dylan in a new biopic project. The 4th Ghostbusters movie, Frozen Empire, is coming out this week. Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, and others reprising their roles from Afterlife, alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and others reprising their characters from the earlier films. Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie explores their 5-decade career of performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. This detailed history and bio-doc covers their lives, comedy partnership, and lasting influence on pop culture. It’s a lot of fun, man!

Attention Golfers. Brazosport College Foundation Gator Classic 25th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday April 19, 2024. www.brazosport.edu/classic. 979-230-3234. Maybe you don’t play golf but want to donate to the Silent Auction, be a sponsor, or donate to the scholarship fund so kids can go to college.

Let’s get back to the Princess of Wales… the frenzy continues. So, Kate wanted to keep her medical information private (good for her) and reported she will be back after Easter, but rumors and conspiracy theories continue… like the couple are divorcing, or Kate is dead (until she was videoed this past weekend in public with her husband, looking good and healthy), or perhaps now she has a body double. Haven’t you even heard of someone whitening teeth or taking off a zit in a picture that you just happen to be sending out to the world. It’s done all the time. At this office, we even thinned someone’s thighs in an ad that we did about 25 years ago here at The Source Weekly. At their request, of course. Yes, conspiracy was involved but the customer is always right.

Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown, without telling the world that it was crooked. Amy Morin

Buc-ee’s had a float in the RodeoHouston parade downtown Houston last month, which marked the start of the 2024 rodeo season. Despite bad (really bad) weather, the Jonas Brothers set an all-time attendance record of 75,600, beating the record set just days before by Los Tigres del Norte, who sold five (5) fewer tickets. The Jr. Market Grand Champion Steer of Show was Woozy, a beautiful animal shown by Blaize Benson, who then sold at auction for $1 million, tying the rodeo record set in 2022.

Don’t squat with your spurs on.  Will Rogers

If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. David Suzuki

Mount Everest has an estimated 12,000 pounds of human waste each year – not just leftover meals, it’s empty fuel cans, bottles, plastic and discarded climbing gear, and miscellaneous pieces of old camp sites, in addition to human excrement, aka poop. With climate change, there is also melting snow exposing dead bodies. The mountain has been called the world’s highest garbage dump. Humans are unbelievable. Climbers are now expected to take their own doggy poop bags and carry everything back down with them. Teller thinks it’s a cool idea. Have a great week-end and don’t forget to sell something!

LISA

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What I Heard This Week 02-08-2024

What I Heard This Week February 7, 2024

 

Caution: There are several reminders in this column about Valentine’s Day (oh, and Super Bowl…) both are particularly important occasions happening soon, so pay attention. The happiness of your sweetie may be determined by which one you celebrate.

The Demeter Fragrance Library has the scent of Clover, Dirt, New Baby, Rain, Gin & Tonic, Snow, Tootsie Roll, Junior Mints, Dots, Paperback, Slimes, PB&J, Pixie Dust, Snow, Clean Skin, plus plenty more, including Kitten Fur. You know, the smell when you nuzzle your cat after she has been laying in the windowsill with the sun shining down on her. We call that solar recharged kitty at our house. Great Valentine gift idea. Saves cleaning a cat box.

I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone. – J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of The Rings

Two weeks ago, I saw the Les Misérables Musical at Hobby Center in Houston. My friend and I blubbered like babies, as we do each time we see either a production or the movie. Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862 that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. If you ever get the opportunity to see it, please do. The novel is one of the longest ever written, with 655,478 words, described as one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the world. It is French history, politics, justice, religion, romance, and social problems.

“And remember, as it was written, to love another person is to see the face of God.” – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

According to the news, King Charles has been diagnosed with an unknown type of cancer which was found early during his recent hospitalization for benign prostate enlargement; he is hugely positive and has started outpatient treatment…  Little Prince Harry is throwing caution to the wind and flying back to see him soon. Hmmm. According to the BBC, King Charles chose to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope, it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.

A CHAMPION is simply someone who did NOT give up when they wanted to. – Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys

Have you inherited Aunt Betty’s China or your grandma’s silver? There is a place where you can buy discontinued and current tableware, crystal, and silver if you are missing a piece, or you can sell what you have to them. Replacements.com

If you’re not IN the parade, you WATCH the parade. That’s life. – Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears

While I was in Boston to see my kids for Thanksgiving, I took an Uber to the airport when I left. The driver, a perfect gentleman, was Irish and explained to me that he didn’t know where South Texas was, questioning if it was on the East coast. I replied, “No, it’s not on the East coast. Do you know where Galveston is?” He replied, “No, but I know the song.” Well, that was good enough for me. It was beautiful to listen to him talk, plus he was very insistent that I remember the call numbers of the Irish radio station he listens to so I could listen myself when I returned home… wherever I live. It was like having live entertainment in the car.

If it doesn’t matter who WINS or loses, then why do they keep SCORE. – Vince Lombardi

Travis Kelce talking as he prepares for Super Bowl XVIII, being questioned for the millionth time about whether he is going to become engaged to Taylor Swift. He explained that at this moment he is only focusing on a Super Bowl ring. But he did state that in reference to Taylor’s recent Grammy wins (Best Pop Album and her fourth Album of the Year trophy – Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra were all tied for the record of 3 Albums of the Year wins until Taylor won her 4th), that he thinks she is unbelievable, and he must now hold up his end of the deal and must bring home his own hardware. Aren’t they cute? And Sweet. And wholesome. Something that the world needs so much more of right now.

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne, from Winnie the Pooh

You may roll your eyes when I tell you this, but, oh, well. The fact is, I just love to read, and I really enjoy reading obituaries. The newspapers charge so much now that you get very little information on most obits because of the cost. But the half page obit in the Chronicle recently, celebrating the life of Lawrence Edward Miggins was outstanding. (His mother had told him to always choose the heavy cake because the heavy one had better ingredients.) Larry was 98 when he died, with “the cause of his joy” and wife of 70 years, holding his hand. He was one of 12 children, a tall guy – 6’4” by the eighth grade, which helped him excel and letter in football, baseball, and basketball. He played in a Minor league while still in high school and was the Valedictorian of his 1943 class. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals. He obtained his master’s in criminology and was proud that all 12 of his children earned their college degrees. Now, to the best part of the story. The obit said that many people called Larry “larger than life” but his neighbor made this phrase actually come to life. Sculptor and neighbor, David Adickes, had Larry pose for the statue of Sam Houston that stands next to I-45 in Huntsville. David Adickes is also the creator of the Stephen F. Austin statue in Angleton. What a great back story. Don’t forget to always choose the heavy cake in honor of Larry.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime. – Bette Davis

Finally, I got to watch Maestro (the movie). Excellent. Yum. Doesn’t a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato basil soup sound good right now! Thank you to the Dingler’s for the delicious okra and green beans a while back, and the carrots last week! You are the best. I’m making Copper Pennies this evening. Mr. Corder brought us two bouquets of red roses again this year. He is the kindest man. Be sure to enjoy his poem on page 3 and congratulate him if you see him… on being such a great published poet.

Toby Keith died at 62 of stomach cancer. He was the singer-songwriter of the 1993 country hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” just one of his “20” Number #1 singles and the most played country song (3 million times) of the 90’s.  Carl Weathers, NFL player turned Hollywood action star of Rocky movies (boxer, Apollo Creed) and The Mandalorian, died at 76. He was also the voice of Combat Carl in Toy Story 4 and more. Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, who played the toothless man in Deliverance, died in a vehicle accident along with his 78-year-old girlfriend, his chihuahua and a pet squirrel. He was 85, lived in NC and was famous for his pet squirrel. He delivered the line, “He got a real purty mouth, ain’t he?”

You may marry the man of your dreams, ladies, but fourteen years later you’re married to a couch that burps. – Roseanne Barr

If you are looking for a fun Valentine gift for your sweetie, Brazosport Center Stages at The Center for the Arts and Sciences, is presenting Dinner Theater with a 3-course meal, and a musical revue of Side by Side By Sondheim. February 14, 16, 17, 18. $40 per person. 979-265-7661. What a deal. Dinner and Theater at the same time. And I will be helping Mary in the kitchen.

Alzheimer’s disease may be partially caused by nose picking. Yep. Picking your nose may introduce germs that may cause dementia over time. Hmmm. Tucker Carlson was reportedly seen leaving Putin’s office in Moscow. Maybe an interview is forthcoming. As far as I’m concerned, they can keep him over there. Chipotle is hiring 19,000 workers to meet the demand for Burrito Season. Is there really a burrito season? Seriously. They say there is an annual surge in Mexican food consumption from March to May. At my house those dates are January through December. Hmmm. Boeing has now found more mis-drilled holes on additional 737’s.  Atmospheric River: I heard a weather person state that it’s basically a river in the sky. I understand simple terms. Buc-ee’s: You all know how expensive batteries are.  I was shopping all over town for a tiny little battery for my garage door opener. I found a package of two at Buc-ee’s in Waller for $1.49. So, this weekend, I needed more batteries for my smoke alarms. I just went ahead, saving time and money by running into the store while my gas was pumping. FYI. Bloomer Tech has designed a washable bra for women with medical sensors that collect data on cardiovascular health, using flexible and washable circuits to continuously monitor and improve heart health. Women and their bodies are frequently overlooked when it comes to clinical research. Have a great week and thank you for reading and shopping with us. Lisa

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. – Sir Paul McCartney,  (The Beatles)

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What I Heard This Week! 01-16-2020

What I Heard This Week January 16, 2020

The city of Warner Robins, Georgia and Peach County, along with the promise of almost $2.3 million to be spent on traffic and utility improvements, are sealing a deal for Buc-ee’s to invest at least $35 million on a 53,000 square-foot travel center off Interstate 75. It is projected to draw 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles a week, with city leaders hoping visitors will also seek out other attractions in the area after they fill-up, potty and shop. New Buc-ee’s locations outside Texas include several new stores in Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Don’t trim your crepe myrtles just yet. Wait for Valentine’s Day because the warm weather we are having may trick the tree into thinking it’s spring, then if a freeze comes, it will kill all the new growth. And when you trim them, please look up how to do it properly. Improper trimming is called crepe murder.

Anne-Elisabeth and I visited Texas Roadhouse last night. It was only our second time since they opened because they have peanuts on the floor, and my son is allergic to peanuts. BUT my son wasn’t home, so we said YES and scooted quickly to the mall.  Piping hot rolls, whipped cinnamon butter.  Heaven. The steaks were displayed as we walked in, and obviously that tactic works because that’s what we both wanted. I asked the server to suggest the ‘best’ steak. We received the small Dallas Filet with a side of sautéed mushrooms, a baked naked sweet potato, fresh vegetables and of course, another order of hot rolls. It was the best steak I had ever ordered in a restaurant. Perfection. Just letting you know.   Oh, we also indulged in a Sangria Margarita. That was pretty good, too.

If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today? Steve Jobs

What about those Astros? Such a disappointment for fans and the kids that look up to players as role models. What the heck is happening to our society where anything goes. I know they fired the Astros manager and general manager. Alex Cora has now parted ways with the Boston Red Sox since it seems he developed the sign-stealing system, but as bad as I hate to put it out there, something should also happen to the players. Wrong is wrong.

The Cosmic Crisp apple aka apple variety WA38, could be a lifesaver for Washington apple growers because it was developed specifically to excel in Washington State’s climate, unlike Gala and Fuji, which were developed outside the states. It took two decades to develop this apple from start to finish.  It’s a cross of Honeycrisp and Enterprise apples with the name coming from a starry pattern on the skin formed by small pores called lenticels. The apple is firm, crisp and juicy, resilient and able to stay in good shape for up to 12 months after being harvested and put into storage. Yikes. 12 months?!? When I told my son about the shelf life, his response was, “well, that’s frightening…” It is described in Time Magazine as, “It’s biology, basically.”HEB is now carrying a few of the apples and they are delicious. Washington apple growers will have exclusive rights to the Cosmic Crisp for 10 years.

Congratulations to Bill Yenne, LJ City Manager, celebrating his 40th year of work at the city.

THANK YOU to Jennifer Kolthammer for working in the esplanade in my subdivision. Roses are beautiful!Ella, for my handmade potholder. I love it. A gentleman just walked in the front door of our office to tell us how many hours he spent in our building as a kid, when it was the Look & Listen Record Shop.  Aww. Thanks for sharing. Audrey,for the delicious chocolate chip cookies you brought to my office and for spending time with me so we could catch up. Sabrina,at city of LJ, for coming out to check the manhole in my yard.  Jesse Aguilar, our favorite credit card guy, for chocolate cake and Moscato. I shared the cake but not the wine 😊.Debra, for the Port of Freeport luncheon invitation. She takes such good care of me. Paula,for stopping by and sharing some love. Hope you got some ‘alone time’ when the kids went back to school. Holiday breaks are tough on moms. It’s so nice to have kids’ home but equally nice when they go.

RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Record producer Phil Spector is 80. TV host John Walsh is 74. America’s Most Wanted. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 71. He has completed more than 170 films since 1967.  Actor Frank Langella is 82. Rock singer musician Country Joe McDonald is 78.1960’s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.Rhythm & blues singer Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir is 84. The Four Tops. Rock musician Mick Jones is 75. Foreigner.

TV hostJack Hanna is 73. Actress Wendy Phillips is 68. Falcon Crest. Model Christy Turlington is 51. Actor Taye Diggs is 49. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Musician Rod Stewart is 75. Comedian actor Larry Storch is 97.The bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on F Troop. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 73. Actor Tim Matheson is 72. Smooth-talking Eric “Otter” Stratton in National Lampoon’s Animal House.

Game show host Bob Eubanks is 82. Rockmusician Tom Hamilton is 68. Aerosmith. Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas is 24. Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 74. Rolling Stone Magazine.  Singer Kenny Loggins is 72. Talk show host Katie Couric is 63. Radio-TV personality Howard Stern is 66. Singer Melanie Chisholm is 46. Spice Girls.

Buck Henry died at 89. He co-created Get Smart with Mel Brooks, and hosted SNL 10 times from ’76 -‘80. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award, in 1968 for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Graduate and in 1979 for Best Director for Heaven Can Wait alongside Warren Beatty. Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died at age 67 of brain cancer, which he had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. Wallace Schlemmer of Jones Creek died on January 1, at the exact age of 97. He had many jobs in his lifetime and was as interesting as anyone you’ve ever talked to, explaining the exciting adventures of his life. His obituary said that he had been at Woodlake Nursing Home for the past year and half. I wish I had known. To his sons, please accept our condolences. Lisa & staff.

Forbes top-earning musician of the 2010’s was not Taylor Swift at $825 million, but Dr. Dre at $950 million, because of his Beats products, since he hasn’t put out an album since 2015.

Over the holidays, I worked a little bit in my garage, cleaning, moving around and throwing away. Actually, I had so much furniture that I’m refinishing, I had to clear a path so Champagne’s could deliver a new washer and dryer (which are Speed Queen  and so far, I just love them…10-year all parts and labor warranty.) They delivered on Christmas Eve, so I just pretended it was Santa. If any of your appliances should die in the near future, I can recommend Champagne’s. Yikes, how I digress. But there’s just so much information that I need to tell you each week. Back to my garage. In the process of cleaning, I found a paper Sky Lantern still in the package that someone had given my son several years ago. You light a little fire in the middle of the lantern that heats the air inside, making them able to fly and shine at night. Very, very pretty. After reading the instructions and thinking about it, I put it in the ‘giveaway’ pile. Then last week, I read about a fire that raced through a zoo in Germany burning down its entire ape house and killing more than 30 animals. Several witnesses saw the paper lanterns (they use them to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Germany) flying at low altitude near the zoo at midnight. Police received the first emergency calls 38 minutes later. I guess I’m taking the lantern out of the pile and use it for kindling.

An alligator bit an 18-year-old college student who was hiking and wading through the water on a wet trail at Everglades National Park. I’m sorry for the girl but the alligator was probably there first.

More than 1,000 magic tricks went to auction last week at the auction of the late Lonnie Frankel, owner of Frankel’s Costume Company. I have some favorite memories of that place.

If you’re bored this month, it’s your own fault. The International Gem & Jewelry Show Jan. 17-19th. Houston Auto Show Jan. 22-26th. Houston Gun Collectors Association Jan. 25-26th.  Brazosport Art League presents Passions of Color plus show…Jan. 14th-Feb. 16th.  The BASF Planetarium show, Jewel of the Solar System, Planet Earth is showing until Jan. 28th. My son says that the Grammy award-winning Patti Austin concert on Jan. 18th at The Clarian, will be a fabulous evening. She will be with the Brazosport Jazz Orchestra playing tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.

Harry and Meghan: So, you leave the country where you get too much media attention and intense public scrutiny…such drama…nothing is going to change by moving. They will still have intense public scrutiny. But I don’t blame them. It must be terrible.  Meghan Markle is often compared to Wallis Simpson, the last American to disrupt the royal family. (Queen Elizabeth’s father became king after his brother’s abdication because he was told to dump his still-married, once divorced girlfriend from Baltimore or dump the crown. He chose the girl.) I don’t really see comparison at all. It’s WAY more like Yoko Ono and the Beatles.  So, in reference to them becoming financially independent…Diana left him millions, they’ll be fine. Madame Tussauds London has already removed Meghan and Harry’s figures, so they no longer appear in the Royal Family set. The popular figures will be moved to another area in the attraction.

It was the final moments of Canada’s Family Feud. The question was, “Name Popeye’s favorite food.” Before the host could even get all the way through his question, the contestant interrupted with a scream of, “Chicken,” and broke into a very premature, happy dance. Sigh.

John Mayer released a Christmas song, entitled CVS Bag, addressing the limited shopping options at his family home in a small town. Here are some of the words.“I fell asleep too early / I woke up at midnight / I was hungry / It was alright, you were there / CVS bag on the table…Mariah Carey, watch out.

The U.S. Postal Service’s new Priority Mail stamp featuring Big Bend releases on Jan. 18. It is a beautiful stamp, a miniature work of art, and will cost $8. There are several new stamps…a few are Year of the Rat (I’ve known some rats), Made of Hearts (perfect for Valentines),  Let’s Celebrate, Wild Orchids, Arnold Palmer, Contemporary Boutonniere, Garden Corsage, American Gardens, Voices of Harlem Renaissance, Hip Hop, Fruits & Vegetables, Women Vote, Mayflower,  and my favorite…Earth Day. That’s a bunch of new stamps. You should write someone a letter.

Australia – I’m so sad for the people and animals of Australia…actually, there are some animals that I like better than people but that’s a column for another day. The Australia Zoo, owned by the late Steve Erwin’s family, has taken in over 90,000 animal patients and more are expected. Koala bears tend to climb further up in trees when danger arrives, but when the oils in the eucalyptus trees heat up, the plant releases flammable gas, which ignites into a fireball.Nicole Kidman and Pink have both donated $500,000 each with many celebrities now making or matching their pledges. I couldn’t understand how so many new fires were popping up. Pyro-cumulus clouds (pyro mean fire and cumulus means pile up)are forming which are creating fire-induced thunderstorms, then lightening from those storms start new fires. NASA operates a hotspot detection program which identifies fires on a daily basis. Google: Nasa Satellite Active Fire Hotspot Detection. It’s so interesting to watch. 24 people have been charged with deliberately setting fires with 183 facing legal action.In addition to those, authorities said another 53 people are facing legal action for not complying with the state’s fire ban and another 47 people for discarding a lit cigarette or match on land. Starting a bush fire intentionally and being reckless in causing its spread can result in up to 21 years in prison.

Life is a one-time offer, use it well. Thanks for reading us this week. We appreciate you.

Lisa Baker

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What I Heard This Week! 05-16-2019

What I Heard This Week May 16, 2019

On a recent trip to Waco, we stopped to fill up at Buc-ee’s on 290, of course. While the gas was pumping, I ran inside to get a cup of ice and there they were on the display cabinet. Boxes and boxes of animal crackers just like the ones we had as kids, but was it? No, the box is made just like the one we remember in the well-loved bright red and yellow, but instead of a circus boxcar, there is a vintage red pickup with wooden side rails that is holding a truck-bed full of animal cookies. They don’t taste exactly like the originals – a tiny bit sweeter, but that’s because the “assortment of 8 fun shaped cookies” have baked-in sprinkles. But they are made in the USA and we ate the whole box. Oh, and they are called Beaver Buddies. 😊

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three. – Elayne Boosler

The Houston ship channel was temporarily closed after a 755-ft tanker carrying liquified natural gas, collided with a tugboat pushing two barges. One barge capsized and the other was damaged, leaking a gasoline product called reformate, a highly flammable chemical that is mixed with gasoline and is ‘extremely dangerous to marine life.’ You think?!? It contained benzene (a component of products derived from coal and petroleum), toluene (colorless flammable aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar or petroleum and used in aviation fuel and other high-octane fuels, in explosives, and as a solvent for gums and lacquers), and xylene (used as a solvent). Now the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has responded to a fish-kill report about 8 miles southwest of the collision, after juvenile fish, flounder, sheepshead, drum and blue crabs (about 1200 in all) were found washed ashore. One raccoon and birds had already been found on the barge, dead. Not good.

Seen on Facebook: Why do eggs come in flimsy Styrofoam cartons and batteries come in a package only a chainsaw can open?

Billy Houze adopted his daughter 27 years ago. Recently, when his kidneys began to fail and as he waited for an organ transplant, his own biological kids tested negative as a match. But then his adopted daughter tested as a perfect match. She says, “I’m not scared; this is a miracle. My dad has provided everything for me. He saved my life so I could save his.” Nice story.

Walmart and Sam’s Club stores will raise the minimum age for tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21, in an effort to combat tobacco sales to minors. They will no longer sell fruit and dessert-flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems like Juul and other devices for vaping which attracts teenagers and young adults. The Centers for Disease Control reported that the use of electronic tobacco products increased by 38% last year among High School students and by 29% among middle school students. Hmmm. I understand and support decisions to help eliminate smoking of any kind, but if you are old enough to vote and determine who runs our government, then you should be old enough to determine whether you are doing something stupid to your body.

First Apple, then Amazon and now Microsoft just became the third US company to reach a market valuation of $1 trillion.

Useless Information: More and more women are hanging up their yoga pants and buying jeans according to newly released data. Shoppers bought 364 million pairs of women’s jeans last year, a 5% increase from the year before. I know you can rest easier this evening just having this little bit of useless information to store in your personal library.

RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Actor writer Alan Bennett is 85. The Lady in the Van. Singer musician Richie Furay is 75. Buffalo Springfield. Singer Billy Joel is 70. Blues singer musician Bob Margolin is 70. Muddy Waters. Actress Alley Mills is 68. The Wonder Years. Blues singer Herbie Murrell is 70. The Stylistics.

Actor Douglas Sheehan is 70. Second husband of Valene Ewing on Knots Landing. Pop singer Sheena Easton is 60.  Actor Paul Guilfoyle is 70. Captain Jim Brass on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.  Actress Mary McDonnell is 67. Dances with Wolves. Actress Penelope Cruz is 45. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott are 41.

Television host Stephen Colbert is 55. Musician Bono is 59. Actress Melissa Gilbert is 55. Singer Enrique Iglesias is 44. Actress Pat Carroll is 92. Known for voicing Ursula in The Little Mermaid. NBC newsman Brian Williams is 60.  Baseball Hall of Fame Willie Mays is 88. TV host Tom Bergeron is 64. America’s Funniest Home Videos. Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve is 29.

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough is 93. “I have seen for myself the effects of plastic pollution on some of our planet’s most precious species and natural places – an unfolding catastrophe that has been overlooked for too long,” he said. “But we ignore it at our peril.”

Tim Conway, very funny man, died this week at 85.  I heard him described as the man that brought laughter to millions of us, from our heads to our toes. He WAS one of the funniest men on the planet. He said, “People enjoy sitting back knowing they won’t hear a lot of four-letter words. I don’t watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn’t the kind of thing you can feel comfortable watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30’s.”  I’m remembering the dentist scene. He had been diagnosed with dementia last year and had lost his ability to speak.

Peggy Lipton, flower child, died at 72. Lipton revealed that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004 and was treated.  She was well-known through her role as Julie Barnes in the television series The Mod Squad for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1970. Thin with long, straight, blonde hair, clad in mini-skirts, bell bottoms, and love beads, Lipton’s Julie Barnes became a fashion icon and the hip “it” girl of her time. In 1974, after Lipton married musician and producer Quincy Jones, she took a hiatus from acting in order to concentrate on her family; daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, who became actresses.

Doris Day died at 97. She had been in excellent physical health, until recently when she contracted a serious case of pneumonia. She received an Academy Award nomination for Pillow Talk. At 46, she made her last movie, With Six You Get Eggroll. More than 50 years after she recorded Sentimental Journey with Les Brown and the Band of Renown in 1945, her version of the song made it into the Grammy Hall of Fame. “She conveyed a unique blend of innocent sexiness … that was not so much the woman next door as the woman you wished lived next door,” Times critic Charles Champlin wrote in 1988. When asked why she thought audiences had embraced her, Day once recalled, “I honestly believed every word of what I sang or spoke, and people respond to that.” Que Sera Sera.

Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.

A 400-year-old Geneva Bible, dating to 1615, that was stolen from the Carnegie Library last year, was recently recovered by FBI in the Netherlands. More than 300 rare books, maps, plate books, atlases and more were stolen by a former archivist and a rare book dealer – more than $8 million in books. The bible was similar to the one brought over on the Mayflower.

A North Carolina family adopted a 4-month-old golden retriever puppy as a pet for their newborn son. What happened next is the puppy, Maverick, became best-friend and support buddy to their 11-year-old golden retriever, Charlie, who had both eyes removed due to glaucoma. Maverick will even take Charlie’s leash in his mouth and go for walks. Super sweet story. They are now Instagram stars @charlieandmav.

California intends to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide in a class of organophosphates which is chemically similar to a nerve gas developed by Nazi Germany before WWII. A University of California at Berkeley study found that 87% of umbilical-cord blood samples tested from newborn babies contained detectable levels of the pesticide.

“Stupidity isn’t punishable by death. If it was, there would be quite a population drop.”

At our house, we are finding more and more ways to eliminate, well, eliminate might be a little strong. We are trying to find ways to give up single-use plastic.  Heavy emphasis on the word ‘trying.’ It’s so hard. Single use plastic is everywhere because we are people that love convenience, but we need to pack up our ‘lazy’ and do something good for the world. The plastic spoons and forks were easy. We just don’t buy them anymore, at either the house or office. Sorry, Costco. When someone gives us plastic cutlery, we try to reuse them. We bought compostable spoons for emergencies, but we still wash and use them more than once. Drinks can be ordered with no straw and we bought paper straws for home. And my daughter has a metal straw that she carries in her backpack. But plastic sacks are everywhere. We started using our own grocery bags several years ago, but if you don’t take in an ample supply, then they have double and triple bagged your groceries before you know it. For Mother’s Day, my daughter bought me a container of organic cotton produce bags from Purifyou. On the package it says, “from durable, tightly woven, raw, unbleached and biodegradable cotton.” There are nine different size bags that are lightweight, machine-washable, see-through and state they can safely hold up to 11 pounds. These bags are versatile in use. I’ll let you know if I remember to take them into the store.

“Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.” – Dave Willis

An Australian man who won a total $709,842.97 in a lottery jackpot said, “I’ve been playing these (same) numbers for 13 years. I dreamt them one night – they appeared in my dream. I woke up and wrote them down and I’ve been playing them ever since.”  Hmmm. A very patient man.

“A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it’s better than no inspiration at all.” Rita Mae Brown

A New York state new mother tested positive for opiates while she was in labor with her son. The hospital followed procedure and contacted Child Protective Services but very quickly it was determined that the mother had simply consumed a poppy seed bagel earlier in the day. Hmmm. Opium is derived from the poppy plant and has been known to cause false positives in drug tests.

During a traffic stop in Florida, a sheriff’s deputy was suspicious as he pulled over a 22-year-old driver and his girlfriend for running a stop sign. They said they had been collecting frogs and snakes under an overpass. After issuing a warning, the deputy asked to see what they had collected. They showed him 42 mud turtles and one soft shell turtle in the bed of their truck. Then the deputy asked if that was all? I can’t imagine what made him suspicious. The woman then pulled out a foot-long alligator that she had stuffed in her yoga pants. Yoga pants?!?  They DO have such large pockets. I carry humongous items in my yoga pants all the time. Don’t you?  I’m still giggling. Have a great weekend.

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    Former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, recently remarried for the fourth time, which also happened to be on the occasion of his 93rd birthday. This time it was to Dr. Anca Faur, his 63-year-old, long-time companion (who looks like she wants to be 27), has a PhD in chemical engineering, and is now the executive vice president of Aldrin’s company, Buzz Aldrin Ventures.  He was first married to Joan Ann Archer in 1954 until divorcing in 1974. The next year he married Beverly Van Zile; they divorced after three years. His third marriage was to Lois Driggs Cannon in 1988 on Valentine's Day, divorcing 23 years later. Looks like he hasn’t given up on ‘love’ quite yet. He has sued two of his children and his former business manager claiming they stole money from him and are slandering his legacy, and that they also undermined his "personal romantic relationships" by forbidding him from getting married. His children say he is also spending money at an alarming rate. Sounds like those children are out of luck. There is a new sheriff in town and her name is MRS. Aldrin. ☹ Notes: Aldrin is also a strong advocate for human exploration of Mars. In 2002, he escaped assault charges after punching a man who demanded he swear on a Bible that the Moon landing was not staged. Good for him. He also said, “Tang sucks. “

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