This year, Pringles Thanksgiving crisps came in turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie flavors and sold as a three-pack of mini cans for $14.99. The special chips sold out in 41 minutes on Kelloggstore.combut were not sold in stores. Sorry, I didn’t know, or I would have told you about them.
Reba McEntire – “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.”
Next year, Froberg’sin Alvin, will expand their operations to blueberry and blackberry picking and Christmas trees. You could cut colorful long-stemmed zinnias this past summer.
Did You Know? This information was found onthe City of Lake Jackson website. ‘Seniors, age 65 and older, are eligible to receive a discount equal to 40% of the base water and sewer bill. To sign up, a form is available in the water department at 25 Oak Drive. Bring your driver’s license for verification.’
Jordan Thompson is a college student working at Moonshiners Southern Table and Bar in Houston. Her car had been broken into recently and the rent money was stolen from the vehicle. World Series champion, Alex Bregman and some pals, left her $500 for their iced teas. He had called the restaurant first to find out if there were any of the waitstaff that were single moms or struggling, because his purpose was to carry out a good deed. Perfect timing. We all need to take note and perform our own random acts of kindness. Today would be a great day to start.
Kate Upton and Justin Verlander announced the birth of their baby girl, Genevieve Upton Verlander, born November 7.
The husband and father who strangled his pregnant wife,suffocated their two young daughters and dumped them in oil tanks thenburied his wife in a shallow grave close by, has received a sentence of life without parole. He wanted to escape his marriage to be with his‘girlfriend’. Prisoners don’t like prisoners that do ugly things to babies and children. It won’t go well for him. Oh, well. What is it about men that don’t want to be married anymore…just get a divorce.
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition pressuring Texas-based Whataburger to discontinue the use of foam cups and containers in favor of materials that are more earth-friendly. Good job.
Elizabeth Smart has given birth to her third child, a daughter named Olivia. In 2002, Smart was kidnapped at age 14 from her Salt Lake City bedroom and held captive for nine months. I am listening to another one of her books now, Where There’s Hope: Healing, Moving Forward and Never Giving Up. In this book, Smart interviews people that she admires that have had big and challenging situations that have happened in their lives and asks them, “Where does your hope and resilience come from?” I’m half way through the book and it is definitely worth a read or a listen.
A dead sperm whale found washed ashore in Indonesia had more than 1,000 assorted pieces of plastic found inside the dead whale. This included 155 cups, 25 bags, four bottles and two flip-flops along with massive amounts of assorted plastics weighing in at 13-pounds. Fish Ingesting plastic gives them a false sense of being full, leading them to eat less foods that provide nutrients, which leads to less weight, energy and swimming speed, making them more vulnerable to predators. Plastics also traps or entangle animals, sometimes causing them to drown or can pierce their digestive systems as they swallow it. Let’s do our part. Carry your own shopping bags and refuse to take carryout bags at the stores. Tell them why you’re not taking the bags. Don’t use plastic spoons or straws. Let’s hope that people start thinking about something other than their own convenience.
RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Actress comedian Kay Ballard is 93.In 1957, she and Alice Ghostley played the two wicked stepsisters in the live telecast of Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s Cinderella, starring Julie Andrews.Comedian Dick Smothers is 80. Actress Veronica Hamel is 75. Hill Street Blues. Actor Richard Masur is 70. He was Gloria’s boyfriend on All in the Family. Actress Bo Derek is 62. One of the most popular sex symbols of the 1980s.Actor Lou Ferrigno is 67. Mr. America, Mr. Universe and The Incredible Hulk.
ActressMing-Na Wen is 55.The voice of Fa Mulan, one of the Disney Princesses in Mulan. Baseball Hall of Fame Bob Gibson is 83.He played 17 seasons in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed “Gibby” and “Hoot.” Actor Robert David Hall is 70. Coroner Dr. Albert Robbins M.D. on the television show CSI. Actor Laurence Luckinbill is 84. Married to Lucie Arnaz Jr. since 1980 and Spock’s half-brother Sybok in the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Former Playboy Enterprises chairman and chief executive Christie Hefner is 66. Rock musician Lonnie Jordan is 70. War. Actress singer Lorna Luft is 66. Daughter of Judy Garland and producer Sidney Luft. Actress Nicolette Sheridan is 55. Knots Landing and Desperate Housewives.Actor Michael Callan is 83. He was the ‘best’ in Cat Ballou. Tennis Hall of Fame Billie Jean King is 75. She and her partnerbecame minority owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team in September 2018.
ActressJamie Lee Curtis is 60. Halloween. Singer Brian Hyland is 75. In 1960, he was 16 years old when “Itsy Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”, went to #1.In 1962 he hit it big again withSealed with a Kiss, The Joker Went Wild, and Gypsy Woman. Actor playwright Wallace Shawn is 75. Vizzini in The Princess Bride and the voice of Rex in the Toy Story.Actress Megan Mullally is 60. Will & Grace.
Retired MLB All-Star Sammy Sosa is 50. Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.Actor Ryan Gosling is 38. Actress Anne Hathaway is 36. Actor Norman Lloyd is 104. Singer actress Bonnie Bramlett is 74. Delaney & Bonnie. Never Ending Song of Love. Actor Barry Newman is 80. Petrocelli. Singer songwriter Joni Mitchell is 75. Big Yellow Taxi.
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair passed away. He was 81. He had battled both leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma in recent years. When Houston lost the Oilers to Tennessee in 1996, McNair made it his mission to return the NFL to our area and the Texans began to play in 2002.
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ creator Stephen Hillenburg died this week at age 57. His cause of death was ALS which he had been diagnosed with in March of last year.
Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017 at the age of 91, allegedly dumped a specially-made casket lined with cement, into the ocean before he passed away. The casket was full of his private sex tapes that he feared would be exposed.
Cher – “A man came up to me and said, ‘Don’t you think you’re too old to be running around stage like that, singing rock ‘n’ roll?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. Why don’t you ask Mick Jagger?’”
The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Woods, will make their only Texas stop on their 13-show ‘No Filter World Tour’ on April 28, 2019 at NRG Stadium. These famous septuagenarians haven’t played Houston in over a decade. Gimme Shelter and Brown Sugar. Tickets go on sale November 30th.
Septuagenarian:[sepCHo͞oəjəˈnerēən] noun; a person who is from 70 to 79 years old.
Sexagenarian:[seksəjəˈnerēən] noun; a person who is from 60 to 69 years old.”Sex” refers to number 6.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong died in 2012 at age 82. Space enthusiasts spent more than $3.7 million in just the first day of a rare auction of personal collection of memorabilia. Two other auctions of Armstrong’s collection are planned for next year in May and November. The 50th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 moon landing will be next year. Mark and Rick Armstrongplan to use the money for good, to make their mom and dadproud. “Even though he was a scientist, dad was really environmentally conscious. He always said Earth was our spaceship…we couldn’t build a better one so let’s take care of the one we have.”
When I was a younger adult and the Neiman Marcus Christmascatalog was delivered, it seemed to be the kick-off of the ‘selfish part’ of the Christmas season. So many extravagant gift items that I knew I could never have, but dreams are powerful. The catalog didn’t get thrown away for months. Current day has the list of imaginative gifts announced online – no catalogs delivered to my desk anymore. This year they call it the ‘2018 Fantasy Gifts List’ and the gifts are priced from $9 to $7.1 million. Yikes. $325,000 will get you a custom-made, in-home candy bar. How about a one-of-a-kind, 74-foot solar-powered mega yachtthat can accommodate up to 12 guests at a time, a full kitchen with separate ‘staff’ quarters. It’s only $7.1. That’s million$. You can become a secret agent in Las Vegas for a mere $315,000. This involves fast-moving McLaren and Ferrari rides, shooting at everything in sight with your very own machine gun then firing your pistol from a high-flying helicopter while you make a get-a-way,or you can visit tigers at theTaj Mahal for $630,000. When we were kids, we wanted cans of asparagus or underwear in our stocking. Sigh.
The Source Weekly is having a Snowman(the non-melting variety) Decorating contest. No snow needed for this contest. You can design and make your own snowman from materials of your choice, such as cotton, paper, wood, fabric, or come by our office and pick up a blank stuffed snowmanto decorate.This contest is open to all ages but there are a limited number of snowmen available at our office. Turn your decorated snowman in by December 17th and winners will be announced on December 18th. After the contest your special snowman can go back home with you, so it can be packed away with your other ornaments and celebrated each year after.
Businessman Bob Wilson plans to personally deliver a$1000 check to each of the 980 students and 105 employees of Paradise High School since many of their homes were damaged or destroyed recently in California’s most devastating wildfire. That’s a lot of money and another random act of kindness.
You heard about the homeless veteran that gave his last $20 to a lady when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia last year. The woman and her boyfriend started a GoFundMe and received more than $400,000. Then the homeless guy publicly stated that the couple had spent all ’his’ money on luxury items and casino trips. Now the story is that the whole thing was totally fake – the story, the homeless guy, the lady (and I use that word loosely) and the now ex-boyfriend, were in on the scam. The woman’s attorney is saying that she didn’t understand that this was a crime. Hmmm.
IHOP inLake Jackson is having a Toy Drive for The Dream Centeron December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12th from 7am-7pm. Every child that brings in a new toyon those days will be treated to a free Kid’s meal by IHOP.Chocolate Chip Charlie, the IHOP Pancake, the Grinch and possibly some other celebrities will be on hand to visit with your child. The Dream Center will wrap and distribute the toys to those in need this Christmas season.
Thanks for taking time out of your otherwise extremely boring day to read this. I appreciate it. Lisa
