Oprah is 70! The all time Diva of Daytime TV celebrated the milestone yesterday saying, “Seventy resonates, letting you know… that there are not as many years remaining as you've already consumed.”
- Is it just me or did MOST of us come to the realization that our life was about half over when we turned 50?
- Is there some “Talk-Show Host” deal where you get to live to 140 or something?
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If your dog is looking like he needs to drop some weight, A new study shows that adding Probiotics to your Dogs diet might help them lose a few pounds if they're overweight.
- But don't even try it with your Cat. I'm bettin' it won't settle for anything less than shots of Ozempic.
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In an effort to combat absenteeism, some lawmakers in Ohio have proposed PAYING Kindergarteners and 9th Graders $50 a month to attend school - plus a $250 bonus if they graduate.
- We had an "Incentive Based Attendance Program" when I was in school too. It was called... “Go To School Or You Don’t Wanna Find Out What’s Gonna Happen When Your Father Gets Home". It worked like a charm!
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When a Wisconsin woman went into labor and realized she wasn’t going to make it to the hospital - she had her husband pull into a McDonalds parking lot where she promptly gave birth their baby.
- The dad was so nervous he said he couldn’t tell if it was a girl or boy… until he saw the McNuggets.
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A man in Wales in the UK recently called their version of 911… telling the operator that he had a stomach ache from “eating too much kebob”.
- I know the feeling. Last night at dinner, I had too many Lake Erie Walleye Kebobs. (True story) Sheesh!
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Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her 66th birthday by getting in a grueling workout in her home gym.
- And by “Grueling Workout in her Home Gym” they mean she spent about a half hour saying mean things to her housekeeper.
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday!
-Dick