Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines who will play Georgia in the Orange Bowl after trouncing Iowa 42 to 3 Saturday to become the Big Ten Champs!

AND if that wasn’t enough… Our Lions won their FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON Sunday - defeating the Minnesota Vikings 29 -27 with 4 seconds left in the game. But wait! There’s more!! The win means the Lions remain MATHEMATICALLY ALIVE to make it to the Play-Offs!! All they have to do is WIN ALL FIVE of their remaining games!! And c’mon! How hard can that be??

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Dr Justin Coulson, a parenting expert from the TV series “Parental Guidance”, said parents should respect their children and tell them the truth if they to ask if Santa is real because they “shouldn’t teach dishonesty”.

- NOTE: When I was a kid I believed in Santa and even when I found out it wasn’t true… it didn’t hurt me a bit. Of course I was 18 at the time.

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Dr. Coulson also says St. Nick also perpetrates the idea of “Good” and “Bad” children and can be used as a manipulation strategy.

- Well YEAH!!! Haven’t parents been using this tactic to make their kids behave since FOREVER?? It’s the Holiday equivalent of “Wait ‘til your Father gets home!”

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Experts say the Omicron Variant causes people to experience “Mild congestion and general fatigue”.

- Sounds like something I’ve had on and off my whole life… My doctor called it “The Common Cold”.

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One year after they were the toast of the town… the former Media Darling Cuomo Brothers are both now out of a job.

- The last time two brothers fell this hard, this fast… The Wright Brothers plane ran out of gas.

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A shark tracker shows that Great Whites and other shark breeds are amassing in large numbers on the East Coast.

- Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear… And it shows them pearly white…” Does this sound like a gathering of sharks or a meeting of the Bobby Darin fan club??

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RIP… Bob Dole - World War II Hero, Patriot, longtime Senator and Presidential Candidate has died at the age of 98.

Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!

-Dick