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What I Heard This Week 11-23-2023

What I Heard This Week November 21, 2023

Freshman Rep. George Santos will not seek re-election following the release of the scathing House Ethics Report. That only seems fair. ☹ He is definitely not part of what I am thankful for. NASA will launch a spacecraft on a six-year journey to an asteroid called Psyche. Scientists believe Psyche is mostly made of metal and studying it could help them understand how planets like Earth were formed. Billionaire Walmart heir Alice Walton has donated $40 million in grants to 64 museums nationwide to help them attract new audiences. Good Samaritans found a fisherman off the coast of Washington that had been missing for 2 weeks, after his vessel drifted 270 nautical miles from Hatteras, NC.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. Henri Frederic Amiel

The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado were arrested following the discovery of 190 decaying bodies improperly stored at their facility. They have been charged with abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery. Police first searched the funeral home after receiving a report of an abhorrent smell coming from the building. At first, they thought the building contained about 115 bodies, then they raised the number to 189, then 190. The bodies were in such bad condition that they must be identified by DNA.

If you want to be large, larger than life, learn to Give. Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.

A Colorado hiker, missing since August, was found dead, along with his 14-year-old Jack Russell terrier, Finney, waiting by his side. The dog had lost half of its body weight.

Talk show host Dick Cavett is 87. Media mogul Ted Turner is 85. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 81. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 74. Actor Robert Beltran Big Love, Star Trek: Voyager is 70. Actor Kathleen Quinlan is 69. Actor Glynnis O’Connor is 68. Actor Allison Janney Mom, is 64. Drummer Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver and Guns N’ Roses is 63. Actor Meg Ryan is 62. Actor Jodie Foster is 61. Rapper Lil’ Mo is 46. Actor Adam Driver Girls is 40. Dick Smothers is 85. Singer Norman Greenbaum is 81. Actor Veronica Hamel is 80. Musician Joe Walsh is 76. Actor Bo Derek is 67. Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys is 58. Country singer Dierks Bentley is 48. Singer Josh Turner is 46. Actor Nadine Velazquez My Name Is Earl is 45.

Actor Marlo Thomas is 86. Actor Juliet Mills Nanny and the Professor is 82. Actor Goldie Hawn is 78. Actor Nicollette Sheridan is 60. Singer Bjork is 58. Singer Chauncey Hannibal of BLACKstreet is 55. Bassist Alex James of Blur is 55. TV personality Rib Hillis Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is 53. Rapper Pretty Lou of Lost Boyz is 52. TV host Michael Strahan Good Morning America is 52. Guitarist-actor Steven Van Zandt The E Street Band, The Sopranos is 73. Actor Lin Tucci Orange Is the New Black is 72. Singer Lawrence Gowan of Styx is 67. Actor Jamie Lee Curtis is 65. Actor Mariel Hemingway is 62. Actor Nicholas Rowe The Crown is 57. Actor Mark Ruffalo is 56. Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts is 63.

Singer Bruce Hornsby is 69. Singer-actor Miley Cyrus is 31. Actor Austin Majors NYPD Blue is 28. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 82. Actor Colin Hanks Life in Pieces, Roswell is 46. Actor Katherine Heigl Grey’s Anatomy, is 45. Actor Sarah Hyland Modern Family is 33. Actor John Larroquette is 76. Dancing With the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli is 68. Singer Amy Grant is 63. Actor Christina Applegate is 52.

Rosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president’s spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96. She passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, said. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” The Carter Center announced last Friday that the former first lady had entered hospice care. She was diagnosed with dementia in May. Her husband began home hospice care in February, following a series of hospital stays.

Longtime federal judge and older sister of former President Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry, died at 86.

The Lumberjack ride at Wonderland Theme Park in Canada stopped suddenly in mid-air, with passengers dangling upside down, 75 feet up for more than half an hour.

Another spotless giraffe (born with no spots) has been discovered at a private game reserve in Africa. In July, the Brights Zoo in Tennessee announced the birth of Kipekee, a spotless baby giraffe. That makes two in the world.

Welcome back to Plastic Surgery Anonymous. Nice to see so many new faces!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plant hardiness zone map, the standard for gardeners and growers to figure out which plants are most likely to survive temperatures by location, received its first update since 2012. Many gardeners were not surprised by the big (huge) changes. Human-caused climate change has shown us the summer of 2023, the hottest meteorological summer on record, so now we will know for sure where we can plant tomatoes, so they don’t turn straight to tomato sauce on the vine.

On March 15, 2022, the US Senate passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But it doesn’t become law until the House of Representatives votes and the President signs off. A group of senators reintroduced the bill again this year and it has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for review. If it does become law, in March 2024, when we spring forward, it will be the last time. What is wrong with just going back to what it was in 1918, when it was introduced under the Standard Time Act. It was a way to save on fuel costs during the First World War by adding an extra hour of sunlight. Hawaii and Arizona do not observe DST. But department stores, the golf industry, gardening industry, pro baseball and tennis, and all barbecue experts of the world really like it, because it makes money.

Several years ago, The Source Weekly had cards printed that say: “The Secret to having it all… is knowing you already do.” The other side of the card says, “I am thankful for” and the rest of the card is fill-in-the-blank. We hand them out in little packages of ten to customers for family/friends’ get-togethers. This way you can have everyone really think about what they are thankful for… besides food, the day off, and more food. Sometimes (often) we forget and need to be reminded. So, it’s the week of Thanksgiving. Being thankful for what you have is an important step in becoming the best human being you can be. But sometimes in order to be thankful, you must give something in return… you must be a giver. Appreciate the time with the people that you love and celebrate all that you have…all year long. The following was written by Katherine Hepburn, in her own words. It seemed very appropriate for now, plus it created a little water in my eyes when I read it. I will share. Happy ThanksGiving to our customers, friends, and co-workers.

“Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean.
The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives.

The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You’re my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy.

The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, “I’d like to buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady stated the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man’s lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again stated the price. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?

Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man understood what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking and embarrassing situation.
He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 that my dad gave away is what we were going to buy our own tickets with.

Although we didn’t get to see the circus that night, we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide.

That day I learnt the value to Give.

The Giver is bigger than the Receiver. ~ Katharine Hepburn

“May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!” —Anonymous.

We wish you the best Thanksgiving with friends and family. Remember the secret to having it all… is knowing you already do.

LISA

Send comments to Lisa Baker at lisa@thesourceweekly.com

What I Heard This Week 06-22-2023

What I Heard This Week June 21, 2023

You know the little one-bite pieces of food that are served at parties, passed around prior to a meal? Going back to the 17th century, the French term hors d’oeuvre (pronounced or-derves) literally means out of work or outside the work but translated to outside the meal or between servings. I thought this was interesting. My first thoughts were that if you’re eating hors d’oeuvres (small portions) it might be because you’re out of work and very poor. An appetizer is typically larger portions than hors d’oeuvres and appears as a first course when already seated at a table. I did not know that. I thought the two words were interchangeable.

“I gave my father $100 and said, ‘Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.’ So, he went out and bought a present for my mother.” – Rita Rudner

This is a thought-provoking paragraph. I arrived through the backdoor and walked into my kitchen last week to see a single crinkle-cut fry had died in the middle of the kitchen floor. I looked around to see if there were more – but I was really looking for the strange person that would be eating crinkle-cut fries in my kitchen. No one was there. The only time I eat crinkle-cut fries is when I stop at Cane’s, and it has been months since I did that. And normally I can finish off the whole order before I get home because they’re better when they’re hot.  Inquiring minds want to know where that fry has been hiding all this time. If Teller had found this French fry, it would no longer exist. From his days on the street, he really enjoys anything that is fast food. The cats aren’t talking but I know they know something. I feel sure they carefully placed it on the floor, then watched as I came through the door, laughing as I got down on my hands and knees to see if there were more scattered around. They do that with Q-tips too.

This one is hard to believe. A New York grand jury has indicted the 24-year-old former US Marine, Daniel Penny, who was videoed placing a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on a subway train. If found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, he could face up to 15 years in prison. Daniel Penny released a video on social media saying he did not intend to kill Jordan Neely. “There’s a common misconception that Marines don’t get scared,” he said in the video. “We’re actually taught one of our core values is courage, and courage is not the absence of fear but how you handle fear,” he added, saying he felt compelled to confront Neely as he acted erratically towards passengers. “I was scared for myself, but I looked around there were women and children, he was yelling in their faces saying these threats. I just couldn’t sit still.” The video showed the yelling Jordan Neely repeating over and over, ‘” I’m going to kill you,’ ‘I’m prepared to go to jail for life,’ and ‘I’m willing to die.'”  In today’s crazy world, I would say that I hope there’s a Daniel Penny around if someone yells foolishly at me.

Some days, doing “the best we can” may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn’t perfect on any front – and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. – Mister Rogers

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian man who lived for 18 years at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and was the inspiration behind the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal with Tom Hanks, died at age 76. His story also inspired a French film called Lost in Transit and an opera called Flight. After a long absence, he returned to living at the airport in September 2022, and died there of a heart attack in November 2022. In 2004, Nasseri’s autobiography, The Terminal Man, was published. It was co-written by Nasseri with British author Andrew Donkin, and was reviewed in The Sunday Times as being “profoundly disturbing and brilliant.” If you don’t have time to read a book, then just read about him on Wikipedia. Sad, but very interesting story about how he ended up at the airport.

Astrud Gilberto, the bossa nova singer most famous for her recording of “Girl from Ipanema,” widely viewed as the unofficial cultural anthem of Brazil, has died at age 83. I love that dreamy song! I called my mom to tell her and at 87, she could still hum the song. Guess that’s why I know it. Ed Ames, actor and pop singer of Ames Brothers (Bean Song, Which Way to Boston?) and starred as Mingo in the Daniel Boone TV series, died at 95.The Iron Sheik – the Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian from Iran who shot to fame in the 1980s as a professional wrestler in America, died at 81. Pat Robertson, who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network and hosted The 700 Club for years, died at 93. The controversial evangelical broadcaster ran for president in 1988 and, through his Christian Coalition, helped make religion central to Republican Party politics.

I’ve been to war. I’ve raised twins. If I had a choice, I’d rather go to war. – George W. Bush

Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady and wife of former President Jimmy Carter has been diagnosed with dementia. Bill Cosby (85-years-old) has been sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged sexual assaults decades ago. Paul McCartney will release a final Beatles song. He has used AI technology to extricate the late John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to finally complete the track. The song is untitled, but speculation is it’s a 1978 Lennon composition called Now and Then.  A UPS strike is on the horizon. Current contracts expire July 31st meaning a strike could begin August 1st.  It would be the largest strike for a single employer in U.S. history. Roughly 6% of the country’s gross domestic product moves through the company which is also the largest private unionized employer in the US.  Joe V’s Smart Shop is a low-price grocery store that offers many H-E-B products because it’s owned by H-E-B. They launched their first Joe V’s in 2010 and there are now nine stores in the Houston area with more opening in the Dallas area. (I love grocery stores.) Las Vegas police investigated a 911 call about mysterious objects falling from the sky, and 10-ft tall, non-human creatures walking around a family’s backyard. A Utah school district has removed the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries for containing vulgarity and violence. I’m just repeating what the headline said. It’s almost like the inmates are running the prison now.

The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, Cedric Lodge, and his wife Denise, have been charged with buying and selling stolen human remains that were voluntarily donated to the school. He stole dissected portions of donated cadavers, including…heads, brains, skin, bones, and other remains, without knowledge or permission of the school, removing remains from the morgue in Massachusetts then transporting them to his residence in New Hampshire. He sold them online from 2018 to 2021. “Some crimes defy understanding,” said U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam in a statement. “The theft and trafficking of human remains strikes at the very essence of what makes us human. It is particularly egregious that so many of the victims here volunteered to allow their remains to be used to educate medical professionals and advance the interests of science and healing. For them and their families to be taken advantage of in the name of profit is appalling. With these charges, we are seeking to secure some measure of justice for all these victims.” (I would tell you more but I’m not sure your stomach is strong enough.) Sometimes he used the US Postal Service. They sold for LOADS of money. I want to donate my body to science, but I don’t want someone dissecting my face, tanning me, and making leather. Oh, wish I could be a juror. We will want to follow this case!

Have a great week. Thank you for taking the time to read and shop with us. Don’t forget to SHOP LOCAL this weekend. Receipts must be dated June 23, 24 or 25 and be a minimum sale of $10.Turn your receipts in by Monday noon at Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce and be entered for a chance at a $1000 cash prize. Each receipt is worth one entry into the drawing. What a deal.

😊 LISA

Send comments to Lisa Baker at lisa@thesourceweekly.com

  • 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. “

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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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