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• Today is my friend Jimi’s birthday. He will let you know it’s the day before tax filing is due, the day the Titanic hit the iceberg, and when Lincoln got shot.
• I’m looking forward to Friday, May 27. DaughterGeeding and I love to watch Stranger Things together, and the new season drops on that date. We also love watching Star Wars together, and the first two episodes of Obi Wan Kenobi will be available. Sadly, I don’t have her that weekend. But, per the stupid divorce decree, she and her brother get to stay the night every Thursday during the school year, and May 27 falls on the last week of school. A teacher workday is scheduled for that day, so if she lets me watch the kids while she works, we may just start watching things at midnight.
• It’s a good yet bittersweet thing, but I’m getting used to this new normal. What might be helping is BagelGirl, who has me smitten. I haven’t felt these giddy feelings in 20 years. When I talk about her, I feel like Aladdin talking to the Genie about Jasmine. It’s weird telling myself it’s okay to have these feelings again, that it’s not cheating, it’s growing and moving on. Now, if I can only get the courage to ask her out.
• And people wonder why MLB is losing fans – Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Pulled After 7 Perfect Innings in 2022 Debut vs. Twins
• Judge orders new vote after Colorado lawmaker loses Republican primary bid to candidate with felony conviction
• Three U.S. Presidents have died on July 4. It’s easy to remember the two who died in the same year, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The other one is Madison. So, the second, third, and fifth U.S. President all died on that significant date.
• The Time Ben Franklin and John Adams Shared a Bed
• Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals
  • Between 2014 and 2018, the 25 wealthiest Americans collectively earned $401bn, but paid just $13.6bn – about 3.4% of that – in taxes, according to a bombshell ProPublica investigation into the finances of the wealthiest Americans released on Wednesday. The investigation is the latest in a series ProPublica started in June 2021 that looks at the tax records of the top 0.001% wealthiest Americans. This installment uses a trove of tax filings from 2013 to 2018 to dive into the wealth of the 400 richest Americans, all of whom earn more than $110m a year. It found that the wealthy benefit from lower tax rates on financial assets and deductions from charitable contributions to keep their taxes low.
• The Orlando Airport Is Getting a Major Upgrade For Disney World Travelers
• Homeless 17 Year Old Living Under Bridge Who Surrendered 4 Month Old Puppy So It Would Be Taken Care Of Reunited With Dog, Now Has A Place To Stay
• This dog made me smile with his selfie pose.
• I hope all teachers have this sort of training.

A fast-acting teacher in East Orange, New Jersey, performed the Heimlich maneuver to save a third-grader who was choking on a bottle cap last Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/zknQD4bt6y

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 13, 2022

• A bit extreme, me thinks.

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• I think the world’s most wasted individual food item has to be the tomato, by both weight and volume. I eat fast food much more than I should, and I’m amazed at the amount of ketchup and salsa packets that get thrown in, but I never asked for.
• I recently heard an old Jim Carrey graduation speech in which he asked, “So you do things out of fear or out of love?” It made me ponder about a lot of my actions, especially as it’s come to the divorce and the alienation of my children.
• I asked my friends at trivia night this question I found on Reddit, “What’s the cringiest movie scene of all time?” All our answers were the same, the curb scene in American History X. Just thinking about the noise the teeth make on the curb sent shudders up our spines.
• Yesterday, the Musers discussed sandwiches and claimed to be the “sandwich show of record.” Junior Miller stated how he only ate peanut butter sandwiches without jelly because that’s how his mother made them. I’m in the same boat, and have never tried the combination of peanut butter and jelly. Just the thought of combing the two doesn’t seem appealing. But then again, I’m the same person who will only eat fruit raw and by itself. So, I would eat an apple, but not an apple pie. I eat grapes, but won’t touch jelly or jam. I’ll eat an orange, but will steer clear of orange chicken.
• I think it’s a bit of a tradition for presidential candidates to be asked their favorite sandwich, and most will say the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You know, a sandwich of the people. But for me, it’s the club sandwich, hands down. It’s an all-inclusive sandwich. You combine three meats, ham, turkey, and bacon. You have the choice of two or three slices of toasted bread. I used to say you had to have three slices of bread to make it an official club, but no longer willing to die on that hill. Then you have your choices of cheese and spread along with lettuce and tomato. It simply can’t be beat.
• Yesterday was National Grilled Cheese Sandwich day. I’ve never ordered one or made one for myself. I have finished uneaten portions of my children’s and have never eaten an entire grilled cheese sandwich.
• Baskin-Robbins is getting a makeover. Here’s what’s going to happen and a little history which may answer some questions you always wondered about.
  • The 77-year old ice cream shop is tweaking its logo, employee uniforms and packaging to update the brand. It’s the first major update for Baskin-Robbins since 2006, according to the company. It will also sell merchandise, including bikes and bucket hats, from a dedicated online store for the first time. And Baskin-Robbins will unveil new flavors as part of the refresh.
  • Brothers-in-law Irvine “Irv” Robbins and Burton “Burt” Baskin founded the ice cream company in 1945. But they didn’t brand it as “Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream” until 1953. “The original advertising campaign in 1953 was built around circus iconography,” said Grandinetti. That campaign used the pink and brown that Baskin-Robbins is reviving today. That was also the year that Baskin-Robbins introduced the idea of 31 flavors, one for every day of the month. Both the new and old logos have “31” hidden between the B and the R when the letters are placed together. Today, Baskin-Robbins has hundreds of flavors in its portfolio.
    
• Lululemon wants your used workout clothes
  • Starting April 22, Lululemon (LULU) shoppers can trade in used items, including pants, tops, shorts, jackets and more, in exchange for an e-gift card as part of the “Lululemon (LULU) Like New” program. The retailer said all returned items will be cleaned and evaluated for resale through a partnership with Trove, an industry expert in recommerce. The chain will then offer the approved items for resale on lululemon.com The value of the gift cards customers receive will vary, depending on the type of item traded in and its condition once it’s approved for resale.
  • The retailer will offer $5 for tank tops, t-shirts, short and long sleeve shirts and shorts, $10 for hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, pants, crops, leggings, dresses, and bags and $25 for Lululemon coats & jackets.
• Nice prank, nice response – ‘Udderly heinous’: Wharton pranked with fake ‘Chick-Fil-A coming soon’ sign, cops looking for culprit – Police also shared a photo of a hooved individual they say was spotted near the scene of the crime.
• Regions from Texas to Florida are considered to be the “stone belt.” – Texans are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones

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• Sometimes you can sum up America in one photo. This is one of those photos.
• The average adult produces 6.3 cups of urine a day.
• I used to time how long I coud pee before breaking the stream. I’m sure I’ve broken 90 seconds.
• Josh Hamilton was correct in saying Arlington or the DFW area isn’t a baseball city. Texans never take criticism well, no matter how correct. And it doesn’t matter that it was on Monday during school, they’ve sold out home openers during under those circumstances before, and cities like Boston don’t have trouble with it. The ball club used to have a small town everybody is a part of it feel. Now, it feels so corporate and sterile. But then again, I’m just a casual baseball fan.
• Bolivia has a navy, even though South American country has been landlocked since the War of the Pacific and its 1904 peace treaty.
• Louisiana pastor who taped children’s mouths defends action, says students bullied teacher
  • A Louisiana pastor, “Survivor” contestant and Republican politician was arrested last week and charged with three counts of cruelty to juveniles after taping children’s mounts shut for talking too much in class. He defended his actions Monday. The Rev. John Raymond, founder and headmaster of Slidell’s Lakeside Christian Academy, issued a 1,100-word statement on the school’s website blaming the students for bullying a teacher and insisting none of the children was harmed. Raymond, who is an elected member of the Louisiana Republican Party governing board, said a teacher approached him in tears threatening to quit because a group of students was continually disrupting her class by talking.
• DFW International ranks as world’s second-busiest airport in 2021
  • DFW International Airport was the world’s second-busiest air travel hub for passengers in 2021, even though traffic was still far behind pre-pandemic levels, and it trailed only Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. DFW soared last year on the strength of U.S. domestic leisure travelers with 62 million passengers, leapfrogging other airports in the country such as Los Angeles and Chicago O’Hare that rely on international passengers for a larger percentage of traffic, according to Airports Council International.
• In the next decade, dashcams will become a standard feature on all vehicles.
• For the first time in a long time, I saw one of those Google Street View cars driving around.
• San Francisco police stop self-driving car – and find nobody inside, video shows
  • The video is a little comical. If I were writing a movie, I’d have the cops shoot out the tires. I’m not a lawyer, but I wonder if the cops need some type of conscent to open the door and search the vehical.
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• But this is a sweet story – After starting Rangers’ home opener, Taylor Hearn gets postgame interview question from his sister
  • Taylor started laughing when he saw it was Robyn asking the question. He then became sincere very quick. He told his younger sister that he wanted to set an example for her and show that he could make it to a stage like Monday’s, even if he once doubted it. He then thanked her for her support. “Despite the results, I didn’t really even care if I won the game or we lost or whatever,” Taylor said. “I was just more happy to see you, that you were here.”

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• He makes the presidency look cheap. No U.S. President needs a shirt with “President” and their name embroidered on it. Literally, every time you walk into a room, everyone knows who you are.He’s compensating for something.
  

• The ex will occasionally show up at the church I still attend with the children. I used to six next to them until she sent me an email and asked that I not to, so I complied. She also said that the children will choose who they will sit with. I expressed the concern that I don’t like the children having to literally choose a parent, but she never replied. Most of the time, the when the kids enter with her, they will sit next to me. This has happened every time except once. Our son stayed and sat next to his mother, but our daughter has always sat next to me. Yesterday, she attended church along with our daughter. Our son stayed the night at a friend’s house, so he was a no show. This time, the ex told our daughter that during her possession period; she has to sit next to her. Months ago, these alienation tactics would annoy me. Now, I simply expect it, and it’s almost liberating because it’s so predictable. My feelings aren’t hurt, but I see it hurts the children’s, and that’s what bothers me.
• Our daughter had a softball game on Friday night. I sat by myself for almost the entire game, and I noticed the ex did the same. It’s stupid we can’t get along well enough that we can’t sit and support our daughter together for a few hours at a time.
• I was slotted to work most of the weekend. Since it was my weekend without the kids, I made time to watch The Batman. It’s just shy of three-hours long. I love comic book stuff and like to see these different variations of Batman. While I enjoyed it, I just couldn’t get past the casting of Robert Pattison. He seems like a great guy, and in interviews, I really like his approach to getting to know the character and his appreciation for previous iterations. But, this Batman seemed to emo.
• Colorado’s lowest natural point, the Arikaree River, sits higher in elevation than the highest points of 18 other states.
• AI predicts if and when someone will experience cardiac arrest. – An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can”
• This would have been so much better than the garbage Disney and J.J. Abrams threw at us – Star Wars: 9 Coolest Unused Concepts From George Lucas’ Sequel Trilogy
• Traveler told TSA he had ‘no idea’ a sword was concealed in his cane
• California officer plays Disney music to thwart YouTuber’s recording
  • Police in Santa Ana, California, are investigating after video was released of one of an officer blaring copyrighted music in an attempt to thwart a YouTuber who was recording him. Residents of a Santa Ana neighborhood were awoken to the sounds of police cars, a helicopter and something else they didn’t expect: Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”
• So much to unpack here.
• Talk about a chance encounter.

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