What I Heard This Week! 10-17-2019
A man and his family were vacationing at a popular tourist spot on a South Carolina beach in October when he saw a large dark object floating in the water. He hauled it out, all 44 pounds of it, and took it to the nearby vacation home where they were staying. Inside the bag were 20 bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of around $600,000. In September, police found bricks of cocaine on two Florida beaches, all thought to have been pushed ashore by waves from Hurricane Dorian.
When the witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ’tis near Halloween.
A Texas man named Heath Bumpous, planned to be married the next day. Instead he walked into a bank with no mask and demanded that two bank tellers empty their drawers, threatening that he had a weapon. He told them that he didn’t want anyone to get hurt, then walked out of the bank with more than $7,000 stuffed into Walmart bags. His first stop was to pay $2,600 to the lodge where he was to be married, then he started towards the store to purchase the $3,200 ring that the bride wanted. His wife-to-be saw his picture on social media and sent him a text, “Did you just rob a bank?” She convinced him to turn himself in and he did. He said, “Hey, I’m caught. It was stupid, and here I am.” The wedding did not happen the next day. Hmmm.
A three-foot long Northern Snakehead fish that can live on land has been found in a Georgia lake. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resource, this fish has the potential to impact native species by competing for food and habitat. They are encouraging fishermen: 1. DONOT release it. 2. Kill it and freeze it because it can breathe air and therefore can live on land. 3. Take close-up pictures of the mouth full of teeth, fins and tail. 4. Note where it was caught. 5. Immediately report it. Yikes. We thought alligators were bad. That’s nothing.
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Connie had an extra ticket to see ‘Hotel California’ with the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra last Saturday night. Her family members decided that they would rather watch the Astros lose. I am so glad they made this choice because it was an awesome evening with a tribute band that started their Eagles journey in 1986 and have toured relentlessly ever since. To quote, they took us down a dark desert highway, and we felt the cool wind in our hair as we checked in to the Hotel California. Yep. It was fun and the symphony was wonderful as they played to a sold-out crowd. Thank you, Connie.
Now this is where it gets a little confusing…Eagles(original band) just announced their 2020 Hotel California Tour – they will perform the “Hotel California” album in its entirety with an accompanying orchestra and choir, followed by an additional set of the band’s greatest hits. They’re playing Toyota Center on March 6th and 7th and tickets go on sale Friday October 17th. Don Henley (72), Joe Walsh (71), and Timothy B. Schmit (71), with Deacon Frey (24-year-old son of co-founder Glenn Frey, who passed away in 2016 at age 67) and Vince Gill. They say that on lead vocals, Deacon sounds quite a bit like his departed dad. Some say that he looks like him too.
Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.Art Buchwald
Last year, Walt Disney Co. said it will get rid of small plastic shampoo bottles at its resorts and cruise shops. Marriott International says they will stop using the plastic bottles by December 2020. IHG (Holiday Inn and other brands) says it will eliminate about 200 million small bottles by 2021. This month, California signed a law banning hotels from giving guests plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner or soap. It’s like everyone is waking up after a long winter’s nap.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS: Actor Scott Bakula is 65. Quantum Leap. Actor John O’Hurley is 65. Seinfeld. He also has a catalog company with great clothes called J. Peterman. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 80. Singer musician Justin Hayword is 73. The Moody Blues. Singer Sam Moore is 84.Sam and Dave. Broadcast journalist Chris Wallace is 72. Actress singer Susan Anton is 69.
Magician Roy Horn is 75. Singer Lindsey Buckingham is 70. Singer Gwen Stefani is 50. Britain’s Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is 60. Chef Emeril Lagasse is 60. Actress Tanya Roberts is 64. Charlie’s Angels. Baseball Hall of Fame Jim Palmer is 74. One of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam in any major league contest.
Diahann Carrol died at the age of 84. Her TV role in Julia won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress In A Television Series.She joined the nighttime soap opera Dynasty as jet-set diva Dominique Deveraux, Blake Carrington‘s half-sister. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997.
Just because we’re in a stressful situation doesn’t mean that we have to be stressed out. You may be IN the storm. But the key is, don’t let the storm get IN you.
My son suggested to me that I watch The Good Place on Netflix. Yawn. OK. I will. I told him that I would, so I started it while I was being held hostage by DIRECTV. Normally I don’t have a lot of involvement with the television…a little news in the morning while I drink my coffee and get dressed,then HGTV at night, but I was immediately intrigued with this show. No, I love this show. The Good Place is a town where those who have been good throughout their lives go, once they have passed away. Michael (Ted Danson) is the architect who oversees the town–and this is the first town he has been in charge of creating. Eleanor (Kristen Bell) arrives at the Good Place and realizes they have her name right, but that’s all. She knows she should have gone directly to the Bad Place because of her morally imperfect past and flashbacks will show that the Bad Place is definitely where she should have gone because they’re working on a point system.William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto play other main characters and are an absolute hoot. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 97% average. (It’s not family friendly but I don’t have little kids at home now, so I’m laughing.)Last night, I took the grocery basket all the way back to the store, because I’m going to need all my points to make it to The Good Place. 😊
Tina was telling all of us here at the office about a recipe where you use a box of cake mix (she suggested either spice or chocolate) and a can of pumpkin(not pumpkin pie) then bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. I used a gluten-free yellow cake mix, added an egg, beat it with a mixer and it made 12 muffins. I started to ice them with whipped cream, but they’re so moist you really don’t need anything on them. It was a winner at my house. I’m going for chocolate this weekend. P.S. – good luck finding a spice cake mix.It must not be ‘in-style’ anymore.
Pumpkin hobbyist Leonardo Urena, of Napa, won $15,000 when his pumpkin weighed in at 2,175 pounds at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off. Urena says he always tells his pumpkins he’s proud of them and he encourages them to keep growing.
A Woodlands construction worker was working on a house build when he missed the two-by-four and accidently shot himself in the chest with his own nail gun. He pulled the nail out of his chest and a co-worker called his wife, who had worked as a trauma nurse and took the call at the hospital. Paramedics got him to the hospital for surgery. Doctors believe that when he pulled the nail out of his chest, he may have saved his own life.
At age 22, Simone Biles just won her 25th gold medal for her floor exercise featuring a triple-twisting, double somersault, that now makes her “officially” the greatest gymnast of all time. She says, “I’ve kind of aged like fine wine.”
After a teen gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at his former high school in Parkland, Florida and killed 17 people, Dick’s Sporting Goods said that they were removing all assault-style weapons from company stores. Not only did they take the guns off the shelves, Dick’s destroyed about $5 million worth of the weapons by turning them into scrap metal. Last month, Dick’s CEO joined 145 other CEOs who pressed Senate leaders to expand background checks to all firearms sales and enact stronger “red flag” laws.
Dr. Bryce Cleary, an Oregon doctor, donated his sperm in 1989 when he was a first-year medical student at Oregon Health & Science University, after the hospital’s fertility clinic solicited him and other classmates. In 2018, two young women contacted him after they used Ancestry.com data. Cleary then sent his own DNA and discovered that he had at least 17 offspring born through his sperm donation. He recently learned that two of the offspring have attended the same schools as the four children he has raised with his wife. He has sued the clinic for $5.25 million because the sperm was improperly used in violation of an agreement that allowed for no more than five children and the promise that all the children would be born to women living outside Oregon or on the East Coast. Cleary is “Profoundly distressed as he wades through the moral, legal, ethical and personal obligations he now feels towards those 17 children.” No joke.
Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make us of.C. Richards
The little cool front last week was moving our direction so I thought I would run to the store for cleaning supplies and get back here before the rain hit. There was an ominous dark sky as I left the office, and by the time I made two blocks to the Dollar General, the temperature had already dropped. I ran in for maybe 10 minutes (ok maybe a little longer because I bought snacks for my two college kids) then walked out to a torrent of rain. Dang. No umbrella and now I wish that I hadn’t gone to the bother of curling my hair this morning. I loaded up my supplies in the rain and headed back to the office, all the while wondering why I was so hungry. Hmmm. Maybe because I hadn’t eaten breakfast. Right in front of me was the new restaurant, Chip’s (old Red Top), so I pulled into the drive-thru and asked the girl, “What’s your best seller?” Chip’s Signature Burger. Jalapeno bread, massive amounts of thick bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and sliced jalapenos. Yes. Please, and don’t forget to add fries to that. I will be punishing myself later, so I might as well go whole-hog. The jalapeno bread was fabulous and the thick meat patty perfectly cooked. I wished for a big crunchy cold leaf of lettuce on it instead of chopped lettuce, and cheddar would have been good instead of a processed cheese slice, but I recommend the burger. The girl that waited on me mentioned that the special was the fried catfish basket. Maybe next month when I cheat again.
As I was finishing up this column, I was reminded that today is Boss’s Day. My sweet co-workers bought me a 6-pack of interestingly labeled beers and an extremely cute card. I guess what sets us apart at The Source Weekly, is that we are a family. Not perfect, but a great family. Family, please know that I appreciate your work, constant encouragement, understanding and great attitudes. They say you can best judge a person by the people she hangs around with. Thanks for being those people.
Have a special week, and many, many thanks for making us a part of your life.
Lisa
