As of this morning… no additional big news out of the Israeli/Hamas War.

RIP… Suzanne Summers… the bubbly actress best known for her role as “Chrissy” on “Three’s Company” and for the “The Thigh Master” commercials. She lost 23 years long battle with Breast cancer on Sunday, just one day before her 77th birthday.

RIP… Piper Laurie… the actress best known movies, “The Hustler” and “Carrie” died Saturday at the age of 91. No cause of death was given.

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And now for some Good News…

The Detroit Lions are tied for the BEST RECORD in the NFL after Sunday’s 20-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions are now 5-1 for the first time since 2011… with a four game winning streak. That puts Detroit at the top of the heap with the 2023 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs, the Miami Dolphins, the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles. The 49ers and Eagles were undefeated going into yesterday’s games… but both ended up losing. So now all five teams are tied at 5 -1.

Could the Lions end up going to the Super Bowl???? Maybe!!!!!! Should we savor this moment of being tied for 1st place???? Definitely!!!!!

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A North Carolina angler set a new Saltwater Fishing World Record when he brought in a 3 pound “Puddingwife” earlier this month. For those of you who don’t know what a “Puddingwife” is… I looked it up. It’s a brightly colored reef fish that’s edible -but most people consider it a “trash fish” due it’s “blue flesh and excessive mucus”.

- Sounds yummy! And with the right Tartar Sauce… you don’t even notice the Mucus!

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According to a national survey, the average American chows down on enough pizza each year to stuff a full-sized suitcase.

- I did my part yesterday… I had two pieces of pizza for dinner and a side of pasta with Marinara.

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Last week a Canadian man ate 50 of the world's hottest chili peppers - The Carolina Reaper - in a record-breaking 6 minutes and 49.2 seconds -- and then went on to eat 85 more.

- This is either really dumb… or the fastest Colonoscopy Prep I’ve ever heard of.

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Scientists at the University of Michigan say new research shows that Ultra Processed Foods or “UPF’s” - like chips, hot dogs, pop and sugary cereal are just as addictive as nicotine, cocaine and heroin. They say 14% of people are actually “Junk Food Addicts”.

- I’m not saying I have a problem… but I did break out in a cold sweat the other day when I ran out of “Yazzo” Frozen Chocolate Yogurt Bars. Boy are they good! (and available at Kroger!)

- … Not to mention… I’m also a certified Raisinette-aholic, too!

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

-Dick