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What I Heard This Week 02-23-2023

What I Heard This Week February 22, 2023

Tina just informed me that Sonic has a new BBQ Chip Seasoned Tots. Yes, warm, and crispy tots (just like the potato kind) tossed in sweet and savory BBQ Chip seasoning. Ore-Ida has the trademark ‘Tator Tots’ so we shouldn’t call them that.  You can also add sliced cheese, chili, onions, jalapenos, or shredded cheddar, when you place your order. Get early access to this new dish when you order on the app. I’m so hungry. While I was looking this up, I came across a recipe for Dirty Tots. I won’t bore you with the whole recipe, but it sounded fantastic. Dry-rub a pork shoulder, sear it in olive oil, cook on high in crock pot for 8 hours, make a homemade (or your favorite) BBQ sauce, shred the meat. Then cook your tots flipping them halfway through, adding shredded Mexican cheese the last two minutes of cooking time. Spread the shredded pork on top of tots, drizzle with chipotle aioli and garnish with chopped green onions. Yikes. I’m starving. This would be great party food. Bet you could add sour cream, or unflavored Greek yogurt if you want to put a tiny bit of a healthy spin on it. hah. Now file this away for later and read the following paragraph.

Now we are going to talk about pooping, so if you are sensitive to this subject then you need to skip to the next paragraph. A doctor is saying if you’re not having a successful BM then there are three things to do that are non-negotiable. #1 is positioning. Decrease the angle between your torso and thighs by leaning forward or using a stool under your feet. This relaxes your puborectalis muscle and straightens the rectum. #2 Each day eat at least 30g of fiber (non-digestible carbohydrate found in foods) – a mix of soluble (helps to bulk and soften) and insoluble (acts like a rake to sweep your intestines). Some fiber is both soluble and insoluble. #3 Activate the gastrocolic reflex – eat something in the morning… which triggers the release of hormones, which then stimulates intestinal contractions, which gives you the urge to empty your bowels 20 to 30 minutes after eating. There you have it. Now, I didn’t know this, so that’s why I’m going a little further with the information for you.
• Soluble and insoluble fibers each have distinctive benefits. I didn’t know this so that’s why I’m going a little further with the information.

• When soluble fiber dissolves, it creates a gel that can improve digestion, reduce blood cholesterol and sugar. It helps your body improve blood glucose control, which can help reduce your risk for diabetes. Black beans, lima beans, Brussels sprouts, avocados, sweet potatoes (skins on), broccoli, turnips, pears, kidney beans, figs, nectarines, apricots, carrots, apples (skins on), guavas, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, oats, and barley are all good.

• Insoluble fiber attracts water into your stool, making it softer and easier to pass with less strain on your bowel, promotes regularity, supports insulin sensitivity, and may also help reduce your risk for diabetes. Wheat bran and wheat germ, oat bran, beans, lentils and legumes of all kinds (kidney, black, garbanzo, edamame, split peas, lima, navy, white, etc.), berries, (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc.), whole grains, (especially barley, quinoa, sorghum, millet, amaranth, oatmeal and rye), turnips, green peas, okra, spinach, radishes, rutabaga, coconut (flakes or flour), cocoa, apples (skins on), pears (skins on), flaxseed, avocados (Florida avocados have more fiber than California avocados), sunflower seeds, potatoes and sweet potatoes (skins on), dried apricots, prunes, raisins, date, figs, and almonds are all good.

Remember that bacteria lives on our skin, in the nose, but mostly in our gut, in our digestive system. Your body provides food, shelter and a safe habitat for this good bacteria, and in return the bacteria takes care of some of the things that the human body cannot do on its own. Most carbs, proteins and fats are absorbed into the bloodstream before they make it to the large intestine, leaving nothing much for your gut. Human cells don’t have the enzymes to digest many fibers, so they feed the good bacteria. And as always, ask your doctor. Now go prepare for a good healthy poop, and a much healthier lifestyle.

RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos is 62. Actor Mary Steenburgen is 70. Singer Jimmy Carter of The Blind Boys of Alabama is 91. Keyboardist David Bryan of Bon Jovi is 61. Actor Tina Louise of Gilligan’s Island is 89. Singer Sheryl Crow is 61. Actor Jennifer Aniston is 54. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 75. Actor Michael Tucker of L.A. Law is 78. Actor Jon Walmsley of The Waltons (Jason) is 67. Country singer Garth Brooks is 61. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 83. Actor Nick Nolte is 82. Actor-turned-politician Sheila James Kuehl, Zelda of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, is 82. Actor Joe Don Baker is 87. Walking Tall. Country singer Moe Bandy is 79.

Bond Girl Maud Adams of Octopussy & The Man with the Golden Gun is 78. Actor Cliff DeYoung is 77. Guitarist Steve Hackett of Genesis is 73. Singer Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers is 71. Actor Joanna Kerns is 70. Growing Pains. Actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall is 67. Singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips is 55. Actor Kim Novak is 90. Actor Bo Svenson of Walking Tall is 82. Actor Stockard Channing is 79. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 79. Singer Peter Gabriel is 73. Genesis. Magician Teller of Penn and Teller is 75. Opera singer Renee Fleming is 64. Actor Meg Tilly is 63. Actor Claire Bloom is 92. Drummer Mick Avory of The Kinks is 79.

Raquel Welch of One Million Years B.C. died at 82. Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. Italian actor Gina Lollobrigida died at 95. Richard Belzer, stand-up comedian, detective John Munch in Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU, died at 78.

About a year ago, the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he had been diagnosed with aphasia. His condition has progressed, and a more specific diagnosis is frontotemporal dementia aka FTD, and as we all know this is a very cruel disease which has no cure at the moment. Perhaps media attention will help bring attention to research needed to find out more about a disease that has affected at least one person we know.

President Jimmy Carter, the oldest at 98, longest living, and in my mind, probably the best past-President we have ever had, has decided rather than seek further medical treatments, he will receive hospice care at home so he can spend time with his family.

We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. President Jimmy Carter

Happy News: Well… Mick Jagger (age 79) and Keith Richards (age 79) have teased in the past few months that they have new music coming… Now the word on the street is that Paul McCartney (age 80) and Ringo Starr (age 82), the last two surviving members of the Beatles, will be playing on the new (yet to be announced) album from the last surviving members of The Rolling Stones. What a story. When? How many songs? Tell us more. These guys are still so fabulous, they make age just a silly number. Inquiring minds want to know

Last Words: Murderer James W. Rodgers was put in front of a firing squad in Utah in 1960 and asked if he had a last request. He replied, “Bring me a bullet-proof vest.” Drummer Buddy Rich died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can’t take?” Rich replied, “Yeah, country music.” Johnny Ace, a R&B singer, died in 1954 while playing with a pistol during a break in his concert set. His last words were, “I’ll show you that it won’t shoot.” Richard Feynman, a physicist, author, musician, professor, and traveler, died in Los Angeles in 1988. His last words? “This dying is boring.”

Against the wishes of secret service and the Pentagon, President Biden made a surprise, unannounced, and historic visit to Kyiv in show of U.S. support for Ukraine just days before the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “One year later, Kyiv stands. And Ukraine stands. Democracy stands,” Biden said. “For all the disagreement we have in our Congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for Ukraine.” This marks the first time an American president entered a warzone with no active U.S. military presence. Since news of Biden’s trip broke, Japan has offered new financial support to Ukraine worth $5.5 billion.

A woman takes a long drag off a cigarette, then points to your boyfriend and says, “Is he a rescue?” – Facebook

Have you seen the beautiful patriotic flags flying downtown, in front of Walmart and other places in celebration of President’s Day?  It’s such a statement! The Brazosport Breakfast Lions Club places flags out (which is no easy job) 5 times a year (weather permitting), on Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4th, and Veterans Day. If you or your business would like to sponsor one or more flags ($35/flag), or sponsor a flag in the name of a veteran, active military personnel or deceased veteran, call Ronnie Martin at 979-236-8817 or Grapevine Gifts 979-285-0842.

See Page #9 (upper right-hand corner). #ItWasNeverADress is an invitation to shift perceptions and assumptions about women and the audacious, sensitive, and powerful gestures they make every single day. In science, technology, arts, mathematics, politics, houses of worship, on the streets, and in our homes, insightful women are often uninvited, overlooked, or just plain dismissed. Through storytelling, community building, innovation and creative disruptions, #ItWasNeverADress will foster necessary conversations, vital voices, and images from around the world that honor ALL women. When we see women differently… we see the world differently!” (Note: It’s a super hero cape!)

Join the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra for SuperHeroes, Saturday April 1st. Anna in the Tropics auditions February 27-28 at Dow Arena Theater.  Scholastic Bowl is BACK and scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23rd at 7pm. It is so much fun to participate or just sit back, watch and learn. Adult and high school teams compete against each other to answer trivia questions about art, science, pop culture and local interests. Entry fee $100 per team of four. Team sponsorships and donations welcome. How to use your Telescope workshop at the BASF Planetarium February 25. The Brazosport Art League has a new exhibit in the gallery, My Perspective sculptured fiber art by artist Brenda J. Bunten-Schloesser, Feb. 14th through March 19th. To register for all these exciting events and info… thecenter@bcfas.org.

According to Dog Food Advisor, PetCare Company Nestlé Purina is voluntarily recalling select lots of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D, while essential to a healthy diet, can cause health problems if ingested in too high an amount for too long. Ryan Seacrest is out. Kelly Ripa will be joined by her actual real-life husband actor Mark Consuelos, as co-host of “Live With Kelly and Ryan.” She is so skinny. In filling out a dating profile, a woman decided to include her credit score and ended up going on 17 dates in 30 days. Needless to say, she is going to keep the credit score on the profile. A 27-year-old Indiana man died after falling from a 70-foot coastal cliff in Puerto Rico while filming a Tik-Tok video. Researchers announced a fifth person has been cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant. The murder of a 24-year-old schoolteacher in 1971 has been solved by evidence collected from a single cigarette butt left near the body 52 years ago. A long-lost letter from George Washington hinting at financial problems, is expected to bring $50,000 at auction. Have a great week and thanks for reading us.

Lisa

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What I Heard This Week 06-23-2022

What I Heard This Week June 22, 2022

Twenty years ago, a guy named Dave Hall started MotoArt, where he recycled old airplane parts into pieces of functional art such as desks, conference tables, and even beds. He realized quite soon that the average person on a budget could not afford to buy his art, so he began offering PlaneTags (PlaneTags.com), where he takes the skins/metal of retired aircraft and etches them with the tail numbers of the planes. They can be used for luggage tags, keychains, or whatever, but so far, they have become more like baseball cards or other collectible memorabilia, and now have quite a fanbase that is continuing to grow. Once you buy a PlaneTag (what a great gift), you can Google the tail number and it will tell you the whole history of the airplane. There is even a PlaneTag made from the NASA MLP-2 mobile launch platform. There is also a Grumman G-21A Goose, Douglas A-4 SkyHawk, Boeing 747, F-14A TomCat, and about 100 more. I know Father’s Day is behind us, but what great conversation pieces!

The manager of a northern California gas station was fired after he accidentally set the gas price to 69 cents a gallon instead of $6.99. The pricing error reportedly cost the gas station $16,000, as hundreds of drivers realized the mistake and filled their tanks. His family created a GoFundMe to help repay the lost money.

What’s the difference between a Bear Market and a Bull Market? The bear represents a paw swiping DOWN, and the bull represents a thrust UP with his horns. Good visual analogy. The stock market tends to drop by 5% or more about three times per year, and by about 10% or more about once per year, and by 20% or more (a bear market), once every 3-4 years. A bull market follows a bear market, and it does not end until another bear market is confirmed. So, the market moves in cycles. Over an average 60-year investing career (30 years working and 30 years in retirement), you will go through about 20 bear markets. Normal market behavior. According to many, the current bull market started in March 2009 near the end of the great recession which ran from December 2007 to June 2009. A Bear Market is not what we want to see happen because we are spoiled. But every bull market must come to an end. So far this century we have had a bear market in 2000-2002 (Clinton & Bush), in 2008-2009 (Bush), and in 2011 (Clinton).

“Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” – Unknown

Cooking Hint: This makes so much sense. Use fettuccine noodles instead of toothpicks to skewer stuffed chicken or meats together during cooking. Cook’s Illustrated

Hong Kong’s 260-foot-long Jumbo Floating Restaurant was a popular tourist attraction that served Cantonese food to more than 30 million visitors including Jimmy Carter, Tom Cruise and Queen Elizabeth II, and had appeared in several movies since it opened in 1952.  The restaurant had been closed since COVID restrictions, struggling with financial problems and high maintenance costs. After offering, without success, to donate the floating restaurant for free, preparations began, to tow the restaurant to a less expensive but unannounced location to park the vessel.  The kitchen boat was left behind because of a recent fire, then only one week after leaving, the Jumbo Kingdom experienced bad weather and capsized in the South China Sea. Hmmm.

Don’t forget: The Grand Ol’ Americana Show is a one-of-a-kind tribute to the original, traditional, family-truckster, holiday-roading, red-blooded, two-fisted, route 66-ing, All-American Summer; celebrating the culture, comedy, and music that define the American spirit. June 24th. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 979-230-3156.

RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Country singer Kathy Mattea is 62. Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses. Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 85. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 77. Singer Howard “Eddie” Kaylan of The Turtles is 74. Happy Together. Singer Todd Rundgren is 73. Hello, It’s Me, Can We Still Be Friends, Love is the Answer, We Gotta Get You a Woman. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmond’s is 72. Actor Meryl Streep is 72. Actor Lindsay Wagner of The Bionic Woman is 72. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 68. Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Actor Frances McDormand is 64. Actor Michele Lee is 79. Knots Landing. Guitarist Jeff Beck is 77.

Singer Deborah Harry of Blondie is 77. Singer Fred Schneider of the B-52′s is 71. Singer Victor Willis of the Village People is 71. He performed costumed as a policeman or a naval officer. Keyboardist David Paich of Toto is 67. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 74. Good Times. Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 88. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 84. Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 80. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 63. Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 96. Actor Gary Busey is 78. Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 74. Actor Leslie Caron is 91. Actor Jamie Farr is 88. Dancer Twyla Tharp is 81. Actor Genevieve Bujold is 80. Actor Dan Aykroyd is 70. Actor Pamela Anderson is 55. Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 87. Model-actor Jerry Hall is 66. Actor Kathy Bates is 74. Misery.

Actor Mariette Hartley is 81. Her celebrity got a significant boost from a series of television commercials and print ads for Polaroid cameras and film, with James Garner that ran from 1977-1984. She and Garner were so naturally convincing as a married couple that she had a variety of t-shirts made, proclaiming “I am not James Garner’s wife!”; “I am not James Garner” (for her husband) and “I am not James Garner’s son!” (for her son). In response, James Garner’s real-life wife had a shirt made that declared “I am James Garner’s wife!” More than 250 commercials were produced.

Shop Local Weekend is June 24th to 26th.  Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce. See ad page 8 in this week’s edition.

Tony Bennett’s Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album “Love for Sale” with Lady Gaga, was delivered to him by mail this week. Tony has Alzheimer’s and has stepped back from the spotlight at almost age 96 (August 3, 1926). The story of how Tony met his wife is pretty sweet. Susan Crow was only 19, and president of his fan club in San Francisco. Tony was 40 years older, when they met backstage after one of his shows. The two dated for nearly 20 years before marrying. Actually, they had met previously when Susan’s parents were pregnant with her… in the singer’s backstage dressing room, in 1966. They have a photo to prove it. Good story. The two founded Exploring the Arts and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts high school in Queens.

Jerry Seinfeld the television character was very interested in dating women. In fact, Jerry the character dated 73 different women throughout the show’s legendary run according to Wikipedia. Three years after French’s teamed up with NYC ice-cream maker Coolhaus, mustard Grey Poupon partnered with Van Leeuwen ice cream for a limited-edition Dijon ice cream with salted pretzels. There’s going to be a prequel to the Hunger Games movie series. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie is due out November 2023, starring Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, and Tom Blyth as young Coriolanus Snow. Yes, it’s a young adult series, but I loved them when my kids were growing up. I was always reading something they were interested in, so we had things to talk about. For Star Wars fans, 91-year-old James Earl Jones is reprising his role as the voice of the powerful Sith Lord on Disney+’s new Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Doo-dle. verb. 1. a rough drawing made absentmindedly – to write untidy. scratch. scrawl. jot. We have all doodled. It is a very private act, one that we don’t always choose to share with everyone around us. Some have a private meaning, and some, we have no idea what we were working towards. President Andrew Jackson drew faces and animals, especially alligators and tortoises. Herbert Hoover preferred elaborate geometric designs on White House stationary. FDR enjoyed sketching ships. Ronald Reagan drew cowboys, football players and horses. But LBJ had drawings of Bobby Kennedy (the hair is unmistakable), a 3-eyed octopus smoking a cigarette, or how about a 4-legged beast with a human face, wide eyes, tears streaking down its cheeks and a goatee. There were even fence posts with alien heads drawn on Senate letterhead. I love Texas Monthly, and I love my job!

Former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar has been sentenced to 151 months, or 12 years and seven months, in prison for receiving and possessing child porn. TLC canceled the family’s show in 2015 following allegations that the oldest Duggar boy molested four of his sisters and a baby-sitter, years earlier. He publicly apologized for his actions. Wow. That makes it better. I am sorry, but what mother would stand by a husband who molested 4 of his sisters, cheated with prostitutes, then downloaded and viewed horrible child porn? Porn, which included toddlers. She didn’t put him in timeout, she had two more kids with him for a total of 7 children.  Duggar sought a sentence that is “sufficient, but not greater than necessary,” and goes on to claim he’s “lived an admirable life while navigating unique challenges associated with being in the public spotlight since childhood.” Oh, I get it. It’s not his fault. And while we are on this subject, a California jury found that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted 16-year-old Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Huth, now 64, was awarded $500,000. Cosby has now been accused of sexual misconduct by 60 women, but this was the first civil case to reach trial. Kevin Spacey, in the news again and was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the U.K.

The Rolling Stones will resume their “Sixty” tour in Milan following Mick Jagger’s recovery from Covid. Beyonce released her first single this week from her new (#7) album called Renaissance, which is supposed to be available on July 29th. The single is Break My Soul. It is definitely a Beyonce song and catchy. Her last album was Lemonade in 2016. The Chicks, aka Dixie Chicks, were about a half-hour into their concert when Natalie Maines said she was having such bad allergies that they were going to stop the show and come back to Indianapolis another time.

An 18-foot, 215-pound state record Burmese python was caught in Florida, carrying 122 eggs. A normal clutch is 50 to 100 eggs, so she was one fertile momma. An average length of a Florida python is between 6 and 9 feet. This one was discovered using a program that captures male pythons, fits them with radio transmitters to track them. These guys are called scout snakes, this one was named Dion, and he had been hanging around in the same area for several weeks, so you know the reason. Males are way more attracted to the biggest females they can find. You know their type. Her last meal had been an adult white-tailed deer. Adult, meaning full size. So, could she eat a person? Hmmm. The 2022 Python Challenge in Florida runs from August 5 to August 14. Hunters are paid for every python they kill (humanly, they say, but isn’t that an oxymoron). $1,500 cash prize for the longest python caught and $2,500 prize for the most pythons caught, and if you happen to have a python-sniffing dog, you might get some great boots out of the deal.  They caught 232 snakes last year but believe there are an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 snakes still roaming freely where they have no natural predators. Pet owners released them in the wild, too afraid they would wake up as a tasty morsel the next morning, like the poor deer. The wetlands must be restored. Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing a few moments with us. We appreciate you.

LISA

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What I Heard This Week! 08-12-2021

What I Heard This Week August 11, 2021

The end of an era. Kitty’s Purple Cow was torn down last week in Surfside…to the ground. As many times as the building had been hit by winds and rains of hurricanes, it hurt pretty bad to see it as a rubble pile.  Kitty, in her day, had always been able to bring it back to life, but now there was just a pile of wood with a water heater, and so many layers of different shades of purple walls, with a Sysco truck in the background. A sign of the times. I bet if I had searched hard enough, I could have found the picture of the half-naked guy that hung on the wall in the women’s bathroom, with the little white door that ever-so-barely covered up the area between his thighs and abdomen. The extra loud buzzer would go off throughout the entire restaurant if you were new, your curiosity getting the best of you, lifting up that little door to see what was under it. I will never forget my first, and only time, of buzzing the buzzer. After that hard-learned lesson, I remember seeing newbies going into the bathroom, and the buzzer yelling at us a few minutes later. It was so hard not to giggle and make eye contact as they walked out in embarrassment. Those were the good old days…hot waffles on Sunday mornings, fabulous cheeseburgers, patty-melts with grilled onions, fries, and Dr. Peppers. Plus, a bunch of super nice people. Oh, and a jukebox. All I had to do is supply my kids with enough quarters to have Elvis sing to us throughout the meal. RIP

An around-the-world cruise scheduled to begin in January 2024, sold out within hours of being made available for bookings. Minimum cost of a ticket per person for a suite on the 132-nights trip, starts at $73,499. That is about $556 per day. If I had $73,499 just laying around, along with five months of free time to go, I would do it.

Masks are back ‘IN’ again…and really cool. Let’s do it for the kids.

For his thesis project, a recent graduate of the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, designed an electric car that would be flat-packed and put together by the purchaser, like a piece of Ikea furniture or a Lego kit. The Hoga car would be delivered in 374 pieces to be attached to a skateboard like chassis. Since there is no engine, it gives much more cabin room. A car for our future… our very near future.

After missing for four decades, a gingham pinafore believed to have been worn by Judy Garland in 1939 while filming The Wizard of Oz, was recently found in a shoebox inside a trash bag at the Catholic University of America Drama Dept. in Washington, DC. It had been gifted to the head of drama by actress Mercedes McCambridge, a friend of Garland’s, then lost a year later. Good story.

I told my sister that she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked at me surprised.

When we were younger, my favorite uncle would take all three of us sisters and keep us for a week in the summer. He lived in Albuquerque, was sweet and funny, a very handsome single man, brave to point of naivety, especially to have us all at once. Maybe it was because we entertained each other, or maybe he just got it out of the way, so he did not have to do three individual weeks. Ha-ha.  All I know is that we had the time of our lives. No mom. Watermelons with candles for birthdays.  It was the best of times, except being violently appalled when we found out that he did not wash his chicken before he cooked it. We let him know that mom would never put up with that. Well, today I was reading the news and saw the headline… Should You Wash Raw Chicken? Here’s What Experts Say. Public health officials agree that you should not wash raw chicken. In fact, doing this causes more harm than good. Washing raw chicken can spread harmful bacteria such as salmonella or campylobacter around the kitchen, which can potentially cause foodborne illness. I told Mac. He says he was just ahead of his time. I agree. Every kid should have an Uncle Mac when they’re growing up.

The Foo Fighters played to a fully-vaccinated crowd at New York’s Madison Square Garden, while Kiss star Gene Simmons said their “End of the Road” concertgoers must have had the jab, telling them: “I don’t care if you think the Earth is flat.”  In April, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, released his lockdown track Eazy Sleazy, which poked fun at vaccine misinformation. The Eagles have added an additional Seattle date to their rescheduled Hotel California tour, and attendees will have to provide proof of vaccination upon entering. 12 and under, proof of vaccine or negative Covid test. These guys are doing their best to help sway the non-believers with their great music.

Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor accused of sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women, has only paid about $8.33 towards his criminal monetary penalties per month, despite receiving deposits into his account over this period totaling $12,825.00. According to Justice.gov., The Monetary Penalties Unit is responsible for the prosecution of criminal and civil forfeiture cases and for collecting debts owed to the United States, including restitution for victims of crime, criminal fines, and debts to federal government agencies. Hmmm. There were 265 known sexual abuse victims, 160 that testified he had molested them…some as young as nine. $8.33 a month, doesn’t seem very just, but then again money can’t replace what he took away from those little girls.

Some of the beds at the Tokyo Olympics were made out of cardboard. It was rumored that they were designed to prevent athletes from having sex, but a Japanese bedding company, Airweave, said, “Cardboard beds are actually stronger than (ones) made of wood or steel.”

15 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies did not sell in 2021, because of the pandemic not allowing in-person sales. A typical new car contains more than a thousand chips. Not good during a chip shortage. A patient with the rare, but highly infectious Marburg virus disease has died in Guinea, It’s the first case of the Ebola-like virus in West Africa. The virus causes hemorrhagic fever, where multiple organ systems in the body are affected. This comes less than two months after Guinea declared an end to its most recent Ebola outbreak. Defrocked ex-cardinal and former archbishop Theodore McCarrick has been criminally charged with sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1974.

School is almost in session so remember to drive carefully and pay attention to what’s going on around you. Slowdown in school zones. Flashing red lights on a school bus mean it is stopping. You must also stop…no passing the bus! Watch for students at crosswalks, obey crossing guards, and traffic control devices. PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE, your beverage, your mascara, and your food. I’m not your momma, but I’m always amazed at what I see in traffic. Especially so much texting while driving.

Queso = Spanish for cheese. K, so = Southern for here’s the plan and y’all probably not gonna like it.

The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory needs your help On August 26th and 28th, there will be nursery work and some freeze clean-up to get ready for XHX (Extreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza), weeding, moving plants around and potting of seedlings.  Come on. You don’t need any special experience. Come for an hour or come for four hours. Your help is always appreciated. 299 Hwy 332 West, LJ, 979-480-0999. Bird banding is open to the public on August 21, 8 – noon. For the hummers.

A yet untitled Martha Stewart documentary on Netflix, will tell the story of the New Jersey native’s rise from model and stockbroker to the greatest teacher, hostess, and lifestyle expert. Includes her jail stay. Timothee Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in a new musical version of the Roald Dahl story that Gene Wilder did so well. Urban Decay will produce an eye shadow palette, several shades of purple, inspired by Prince. Hmmm. I wonder what he would think about this. Not happy thoughts, I believe.

My apologies to our readers when the font is a little smaller on this column. Sometimes I just have plenty to say, and Tina accommodates me by squishing it all into my allotted space. Thank you, R.J. Charlie for the kind words. I’ll try to purge my unnecessary words better. Thank you to Debby for my gift box of chrysalises. Nothing better than taking a cup of coffee out on the back porch in my jammies, to watch a recently emerged butterfly dry their wings and fly off and land on their first zinnia. It happened three different mornings. The T-shirt says, Home is where the Dog is…and the Cats and the Kids. Thank you, Connie. My dedicated reader Mark, let me know Sista White’s Café and BBQ is opening again in LJ for lunch 10:30 to 3. Closed Sat./Sun. Right behind Denny’s on This Way. It’s supposed to be really good.

Teller Update: Thanks to Gabriella at Chip’s Restaurant in downtown LJ, for feeding Teller cheeseburgers when he was roaming the streets. I will tell you that almost every week I find someone else that helped take care of Teller until he could be convinced to be saved. Teller and I had walked over to Chips to pick up fish tacos for lunch, and Gabriella recognized him.… well, I told her his name and she said, “That’s Teller?!?” You could tell that he remembered her. It feels so good to be picking up the poop of a celebrity each and every day. 😊 A lady saw us walking last week, slowed down, rolled down her car window, and yelled, “Hey, Teller!” That happens often. Sometimes I know the people and sometimes I do not. Save the Date: SPCA Fur Ball October 14th, 2021

A funny note to make you smile… Last month my daughter celebrated her 22nd birthday, so I took her and two of her friends to Grape Taste, so they could experience a drink with their dinner if they wanted. I was the designated driver and holder of the credit card only. They ate, then called to be taken to Bodega, which was closed, so they decided on Lola’s coffee shop. Soon, they were calling my office, requesting another pick-up. I take my DD status very seriously, but it had rained/poured during their coffee time and Parking Way is a river for about thirty minutes after a big rain. Plus, Wine Review was packed, so no parking available in front of my office. In fact, not a single parking spot on my whole street, so I had made my own illegal spot on the curve. Teller and I left the office, umbrella in one hand, heavy purse on my shoulder, leash in the other hand, and started struggling down the muddy, water-filled, unlit, broken sidewalk, towards my car…
    At the end of the street is a handicap ramp, so I decided my best bet was to cross there, because of less water. As I started to jump from the ramp over the puddle to the street, my shoe slid, and Teller pulled hard on the leash at the same time. As I spun and fell, I imagined I looked like a Cirque Du Soleil performer whirling through the air in slow motion. That’s because I have a very vivid imagination. I stood up, looked around. Nope. I was safe. No one had seen me unless they were standing behind the safety of a window, now laughing their bee-hinds off. I had bloodied my arm from wrist to elbow, along with my favorite silk blouse, bloodied and grass-stained the knee on my best white jeans, and scabbed up my “only worn three times” shoes. Are you smiling yet? And somehow, I got mud on my face. I was pretty grubby looking when I picked up the kids. AE asked if I was ok, and I said no, probably not. Then we went to HEB for them to pick-up a lemon-pop melon and golden kiwi…delicious!  I sat in the car and wiped my wounds with several individually wrapped soft-quilted lens wipes, the only thing I could find in my car or purse. Then on to Target for games, then they came back to my office and played games while I worked. The whole time I am thinking…these have to be the world’s nicest kids! So, what’s an occasional bloodied arm or leg in the whole scheme of things. Everything was washable, healable, and happy. Have a great week and thank you for reading us, shopping with us, and allowing us to be a part of your day. It is appreciated.

LISA

 

 

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What I Heard This Week! 08-01-2019

What I Heard This Week August 1, 2019

According to a recent U.S. Foods study, one in four delivery food drivers admitted to taking food from a customer’s order before dropping off the meal. Fifty percent of the deliverers polled said they had been tempted by the smell of the food they deliver. Hmmm. First there was the Blue Bell licker, now this.

There was a great article about all the food we throw out, (not counting the food that is tasted by our delivery people 😊…see above.) When you cut up a pineapple, don’t throw out the core. Pineapples contain bromelain, an enzyme that can reduce nasal and sinus inflammation, can help arthritis and muscle pain, and potentially fight cancer. You can add the core to fruit salads, slaws, salsas or stir-fries, blend it into smoothies, flavored water, tea or sangria. Hmmm. More foods you can save, next week.

Thank Goodness I don’t have to hunt for food. I don’t even know where tacos live…

In Huntsville, two prison system employees (a high-ranking official and his wife) were fired when another woman was arrested for allegedly buying and selling prescription pills in the prison parking lot. It gets better. The woman arrested was the mother-in-law of the high-ranking Texas prison official.

Johnny Manziel reportedly scored a 32 on the Wonderlic test, which boosted his chances among the teams considering the former Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner.The Wonderlic is a 50-question test that measures cognitive ability. The test time is limited to 12 minutes. A score of 20 is indicative of “average” intelligence and roughly equivalent to an IQ of 100. Former Bengals punter Pat McInally, who attended Harvard, is the only prospect known to have scored a perfect 50 on the test. Perhaps there is now hope for this boy who changed his name to ‘John’ Manziel a few months ago.

Arsenio Hall has confirmed that The Prince of Zamunda will not be alone in the “Coming to America” sequel due to release on August 7th, 2020.

My most ‘recently hired paper delivery person’ isn’t with us anymore, so Connie was kind enough to deliver papers to Jones Creek (thank you, Connie) and my daughter helped me deliver to LJ, Brazoria and Sargent last week. I offered to pay Anne-Elisabeth by the hour, and she accepted. 😊During our Thursday morning run, she asked me if I was paying myself to deliver. I told her that I had already paid the carrier in advance to deliver so I was out that money, plus I was paying ‘her’ to deliver so if I paid myself, I would definitely end up even further ‘in the hole.’ Life. You end up in the hole quite a bit.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it. Charles Buxton.

It’s the end of Shark Week…to conclude the eventful week that ends on August 4th, the Discovery Channel will air on that day, all day, “encore presentations of the biggest specials from Shark Week 2019.” There are 18 new specials this year along with the nightly talk-show, “Shark after Dark” so there was a load of new information. I gathered there are so many more reported shark ‘incidents’ because there are so many more people swimming in oceans that actually belong to the sharks. Remember that.

Swarms of grasshoppers, so thick that you can see them from space and on weather radar, are invading Las Vegas. The National Weather Service has warned motorists that it could even impact visibility on area roads. The insects are harmless and will likely be gone in a few weeks. But for now, they are attracted to white light (not much of that in Vegas) and it’s mating season.

Public Service Announcement: Michelle says her phone died last week so that’s why you haven’t heard from her. Shear Spice Clients: call her. 979-297-2660. FYI: She reminds you to back-up your phone and your pictures. Yep. A Public Service Announcement. Back-up phone & pictures. More than one location.

RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Rock musician Simon Kirke is 70. Bad Company. Rock musician Steve Morse is 65. Deep Purple. Actress Lori Loughlin is 55. Perfect example of what not to do. Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is 85. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 80. The Last Picture Show. Jazz musician David Sanborn is 74. Law professor Anita Hill is 63. Actress Hilary Swank is 45. Rock musician Jim McCarty is 76. The Yardbirds.

Mick Jagger is 76. We celebrated with him and a few friends at the No Filter Tour at NRG stadium on Saturday night. Part of the kids Christmas gift last year were tickets to see The Rolling Stones. First a lovely dinner at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen across the street from NRG, then we prepared to rock-n-roll. We parked, enjoying our short walk in on such a pretty evening, snagging a fellow fan on the way to take a picture of the three of us standing in front of the Stones banner. They were the first band to play NRG when it opened in 2003. The concert had originally been scheduled for April this year but was postponed when Mr. Flamboyant, Mick Jagger, had heart surgery. You would NEVER have known by the way he was strutting his skinny little stuff on stage, changing outfits more often than most Vegas acts,but I must tell you that they sounded surprisingly good for a bunch of old guys. In fact, from Midnight Rambler to Satisfaction, they were better than good, they were great.Charlie Watts was ridiculously calm, never giving up those drumsticks. He just turned 78.Rolling Stones, me, my kids. Such a nice night.

So, let’s say you’re driving down 288 and you have a flat tire. There’s no shoulder to pull over to safely change the flat so you don’t get flattened in the process. Or perhaps you see an older person that has had car problems. Or you see an intoxicated driver. I’ve told you this before, but someone suggested that I can’t say it often enough. Pull out your driver’s license and look at the back where it says TEXAS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 1-800-525-5555. It’s in tiny print. This is for motorists to use to report a need for non-emergency assistance. It is not a substitute for 9-1-1 and it is not a Customer Service line to answer driver license questions. It is for motorists who have a legitimate need for assistance on Texas roadways. It could be city police, sheriff’s department, or highway patrol. You can also call if you see hazardous road conditions, debris in the road, suspicious activity at a rest stop or obviously intoxicated or dangerous drivers. You will have to provide your name, cellphone number, vehicle description, highway location, mile marker and/or county or city location. I’ve had to use this number twice in my life; once near Gonzales when I had a screw in a brand-new tire and another time near Iowa Colony, where there was no room to pull over for anotherscrew-infested flat.  State police showed up both times with lights flashing while the tires were changed. You just never know when it’s going to happen.

If you grew up in Texas, then you had Dr. Pepper, queso, and Miller Light in the ‘icebox’, along with a tin of bean dip and Fritos set out on the cabinet so there was some substance close by before you hopped on the couch to watch the Dallas Cowboys. Anyone outside Texas probably looks at a can of bean dip and says “yuk,” but we know it is really good stuff. I came across this recipe for bean dip so I thought I would share it. One can refried beans (I personally, would use leftover pintos), 6-8 pickled jalapeno nacho slices, 1 tablespoon of brine from the jalapeno jar, ½ teaspoon each of salt, sugar, & onion powder, ¼ teaspoon each of paprika, chili powder, & cumin. Dump into food processor and zap. Little Fritos work best to scoop bean dip…personal opinion only.

Saint Arnold Brewery will be celebrating Root Beer Float Day, August 4th from 11am to 4pm. FYI.

A 16-year old boy has won $3 million as the first Fortnite World Cup Solo Champion which is more $$ than Tiger Woods made for winning the 2019 Masters Tournament. What now can a mother say about her children playing video games? Not much. “Bugha” says he spends about 6 hours a day practicing.

Thank you to Donna at Texas Gulf Bank drive-thru for assisting me last week. Thank you to Dr. Sam Shandley for taking time to have the loveliest conversation with me this morning. He was out for his 5-mile morning walk and I was on my way to feed a neighbor’s cat. We couldn’t have planned a better tete-a-tete and had it work out so perfectly on such a hot July morning.

Someone scammed a 55-year-old grandmother by posting a picture of Channel 2 weatherman, Frank Billingsley along with a fake identity, then somehow convinced a woman that he wanted to put $4 million in her bank account in case something happened to him.  The woman believed “her prayers for finding true love” had been answered and she proceeded to send $40,000 for service fees so the money could be released into her account. The woman never met the man in person. The woman’s son said that he wants to,“help other sons and daughters to watch out for their aging parents (wait, she was ONLY 55-old enough to know better and young enough not to fall for it) but when he looks back, there were signs…long romantic emails that looked like a novel, bad grammar that was obvious English was not a first language, and phone texting instead of ‘real’ phone calls or video phone chatting.” Whew. Any ONE of those should have sent him into an immediate tailspin. They reached out to Billingsley who said later, “I get this email from this woman asking if I’d been talking to her online…No, that’s not me.” He also said that he’s been contacted before about someone using his images online. Scammers!

This afternoon I received the following email. I cut and pasted it exactly like it came to me.“My Dear, My name is Miss. Sirah Abdelqader. I’m the only child of the former Central Bank Governor of Sudan, Hazem Abdelqader, whom am sure was poisoned to death by his colleagues on their visit to Turkey in 2018 but the government of Omar al-Bashir gave a report that my father died of a heart attack, they killed him in order to appoint a new governor but I left everything to GOD to judge. My mother died 2 months ago of cancer. Because of the ongoing crisis here in Sudan, I decided to relocate to another city since my mother is dead and cause of moving our properties I discovered a bank document in my late father’s briefcase indicating that my late father deposited huge sum of Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$15.500.000.00), with a prime bank in Abidjan Ivory Coast which my name was the next of kin according to the document. Please advise your reply to me urgently as I want to go to Ivory Coast by this week for this inheritance claim but only want you to stand by me and provide your account details to transfer the fund because with the ongoing crisis it’s not advisable to transfer the fund to Sudan. Thanks, and good day. Miss. Sirah Abdelqader” DO NOT FALL FOR THINGS LIKE THIS…

Only in Los Angeles. Police were pursuing a man wearing a clown mask and green wig, sitting on top of the sunroof of a black BMW sedan while driving 2-3 mph in the fast lane of the freeway, all while holding a (prop) chainsaw. As the officers tried to pull the car over, the driver then led officers on a chase at speeds of more than 70 mph before heading towards the beach. As the car came to a stop, the driver got out and ran, but then stopped to help scoop sand to cover an individual lying on the beach. A reason for the bizarre behavior and pursuit was unclear. Hmmm.

In Abilene, a nearly $350,000 fire truck that was delivered just last month, went up in flames during a test drive to check the brakes. Hmmm.

Freddie Brown of Brown’s Auto Sales is easing into a new chapter of his life after 64 years in the car business. The Brazosport Chamber of Commerce will present its first Lifetime Achievement Award at a luncheon at noon on August 29, at the Dow Academic Center and will honor Mr. Brown for his MANY contributions to our community. You should give him a call to say congratulations. 979-265-2651.

Nothing I say or do is done by popular demand but writing this column sure is fun. Thanks for reading. Lisa

  • What I Heard This Week 10-26-2023

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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. “

  • What I Heard This Week 11-30-2023

    by on November 29, 2023 - 0 Comments

    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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