A guy in Clearwater, Florida recently took\u00a0his 2003 Jeep Liberty into the shop for repairs, and they didn’t get it back to him for three weeks.\u00a0 When they finally did, he found sand inside it, along with a pair of women’s underwear.\u00a0 It had also been driven 1,000 miles, and someone racked up a bunch of parking tickets.\u00a0 A reporter went to the repair shop, and the owner did NOT want to talk about it.\u00a0 He claims the guy’s either lying, or a former employee did it.\u00a0 But the employee can’t answer questions, because he’s currently facing MURDER charges.<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n Members of a college cross country team near Albany, New York really\u00a0wanted\u00a0Chick-fil-A, and the closest one they could drive to was 90 minutes away.\u00a0 But then they realized a nearby airport had one.\u00a0 So the captain of the team bought the cheapest plane ticket he could get for under $100 . . . went through security . . . and ordered for 18 people.\u00a0 They got 15 sandwiches, 15 large fries, 156 chicken nuggets, one bag of cookies, and a lemonade.\u00a0 Their final bill was just over $227.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d is going for the gold ahead of the summer Olympics. Following their 2018 Bachelor Winter Games debut, Bachelor Nation is adding a summer version as the Tokyo Olympics prepare to kick off on July 24th. ABC Senior VP Rob Mills said: \u201cIt\u2019ll be Bachelorette Summer Games\u2026It\u2019s going to be so fun seeing these people in these great, you know, track and field and swimming. \u2026 This is a real Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n SATURDAY- \u2713 If we didn\u2019t have Leap Year, our calendar would become so out-of-line, it would need a major adjustment like in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII declared October 5th to be October 15th and 10 entire days instantly disappeared!<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FEBRUARY 28TH<\/sup>, 1977\u00a0 <\/strong>Jason Aldean is born in Macon, Georgia. Beginning in 2005, he won<\/p>\n Male Vocalist of the Year from the Academy of Country Music three years in a row.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Half of Us Might Start Wearing Face Masks in Public, Plus More Coronavirus Items<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Wearing those surgical face masks got popular in China after the SARS outbreak in 2002.\u00a0 So will the same thing happen here because of the coronavirus?<\/p>\n A new\u00a0survey\u00a0found over HALF of people are now thinking about it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Tomorrow is February 29th . . . which we only get about once every four years.\u00a0 Here are four things you should know about tomorrow’s Leap Day . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So without Leap Years, we’d be off by about six hours every year.\u00a0 That doesn’t sound like much, but over 100 years, it adds up to nearly 25 whole days.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That’s why the year 2000 WAS a Leap Year, since it’s divisible by 400, but 2100 won’t be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There was a story that went viral a couple of weeks ago about a puppy that can’t walk that became best friends with a pigeon that can’t fly.\u00a0 And the internet went NUTS for them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, the puppy’s name is Lundy, and we’ve got a pretty cool update . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the photos went viral, a company in New Hampshire called Walkin’ Pets heard about it.\u00a0 And they just donated a custom WHEELCHAIR.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Earlier this week, they delivered it to the rehab center in Rochester, New York that’s been taking care of Lundy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The founder of Walkin’ Pets says they’ve gotten pretty good at doing custom chairs for animals with special needs.\u00a0 They’ve even done them for ducks, rabbits, and chickens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They say he might need a few more weeks to grow into it.\u00a0 But then he’ll be able to run around and be mobile for the first time in his life.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [80] Mario Andretti, retired race-car driver<\/p>\n [65] Gilbert Gottfried, comedian\/voice actor (provided the voice for Iago in Disney\u2019s \u201cAladdin\u201d and was the spokesperson for \u201cAflac\u201d for many years)<\/p>\n [43] Jason Aldean<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n You Can Win a Picasso Painting in a Charity Raffle for About $100<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If you’ve ever wanted to own a\u00a0Picasso<\/strong>, this might be your best chance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s a Picasso painting called\u00a0“Nature Morte”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that’s currently being raffled off for charity.\u00a0 It’s a still life that Picasso painted in 1921 of a newspaper and a glass. It’s small . . . just 18 inches by nine inches . . . but it’s still the work of a master.\u00a0 The painting is valued at around $1.1 million. And for 100 Euros . . . you can be entered for a chance to win it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All of the proceeds from the raffle are going to the CARE nonprofit, which will provide clean water for 200,000 people in Cameroon, Madagascar, and Morocco. If you want to get in on this, the raffle\u00a0is at the end of March.<\/p>\n \u00a0________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s an Extra Workday in 2020 Because It’s a Leap Year . . . Should You Get a Bonus?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve got 29 days this month because it’s a Leap Year.\u00a0 And the 29th is a Saturday.\u00a0 But if you’re on salary, you’ll still work an extra day for FREE this year.\u00a0 Here’s why . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even though the 29th is on a weekend, it throws off the whole calendar.\u00a0 And the additional day still results in one extra workday in 2020.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In non-Leap Years, six out of seven days of the week happen 52 times, and one happens 53 times.\u00a0 Like last year, there were 53 Tuesdays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But in a Leap Year, TWO days occur 53 times.\u00a0 And both of them happen to be workdays this time around.\u00a0 We’ll have 53 Wednesdays and 53 Thursdays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re hourly, it doesn’t make a difference.\u00a0 But salaried workers are effectively working one extra day UNPAID.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So should they be compensated with some kind of bonus?\u00a0 A new survey asked 10,000 people, and most of them said YES, they should.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n % of us think people on salary should be paid for the additional day of work.\u00a0 22% said they shouldn’t, and 19% weren’t sure.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0___________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28TH<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [80] Mario Andretti, retired race-car driver<\/p>\n [65] Gilbert Gottfried, comedian\/voice actor (provided the voice for Iago in Disney\u2019s \u201cAladdin\u201d and was the spokesperson for \u201cAflac\u201d for many years)<\/p>\n [43] Jason Aldean<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n The Chatham Maroons completed a comeback in overtime to beat the\u00a0LaSalle Vipers 4-3 on Thursday in Game 2 of the GOJHL Western Conference Quarterfinals.<\/p>\n The Vipers took a big lead in the first period by scoring three back-to-back goals.<\/p>\n LaSalle was able to hold the 3-0 advantage throughout a scoreless second period, but\u00a0 Chatham fought back and forced overtime. Dallas Maurovic scored the game-winner for Chatham 53 seconds into OT.<\/p>\n The Maroons have now tied the Vipers 1-1 in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n The two teams face off again in Game 3 on Saturday\u00a0in LaSalle. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NYR 5 – MTL 2<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CHI 5 – TBL 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TOR 5 – FLA 3<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOS 4 – DAL 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OTT 5 – VAN 2<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 28 DAYS HATH FEBRUARY:<\/u><\/strong> Winter was a nameless, monthless period that no one bothered to count. In 713 BC, King Numa Pompilius decided there needed to be a name for the period of time in winter, so he split the calendar into 12 lunar cycles\u2014about 355 days\u2014and introduced January and February.<\/p>\n They were added to the end of the calendar, making February the last month of the year. T<\/p>\n he Romans believed even numbers were unlucky, so Numa tried to make each month contain an odd number of days. But to reach the quota of 355, one month had to have an even number of days. February ended up pulling the short stick, probably because it was the last month. After a few more adjustments over the years, we eventually arrived at a 365-day calendar, but February stayed at 28 days (29 in leap years).<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n KEITH URBAN RELEASES NEW SINGLE, ANNOUNCES GIG AS ACM AWARDS HOST<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Keith Urban<\/strong>\u00a0is having a big week! Yesterday (Thursday, Feb. 27th) he dropped a new single, was announced as this year’s host of the\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>\u00a0for the very first time, and also earned an ACM nomination for Male Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n The new song is called “God Whispered Your Name,” and it’s one Keith did not write, although he tells us it most definitely tells his personal story.\u00a0[\u201c\u2018God Whispered Your Name\u2019 really spoke to me the very first time I heard it. The opening line \u2013 I was so cold and lost\/and nothing seemed to ring true \u2013 God, I know that place so well. At the end of the day if I\u2019m gonna record a song that I didn\u2019t write, like this one, then it\u2019s gonna be a song that speaks to me really strongly, and \u2018God Whispered Your Name\u2019 absolutely spoke to me and tells my journey in such a profound way.”]<\/p>\n Keith’s 2020 also includes 14 concert at Las Vegas\u2019 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a European tour this May, and fairs and festivals this summer. The 55th annual\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>\u00a0will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CARLY PEARCE RETURNS TO OPRY STAGE THIS WEEKEND<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Carly Pearce\u00a0<\/strong>will be returning to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville this weekend. She’s set to perform on Saturday (Feb. 29th) night, along with\u00a0Bill Anderson, Josh Turner, The Isaacs<\/strong>\u00a0and others.<\/p>\n Carly made her Opry debut in 2015, and she tells us part of her wardrobe that memorable night was saved especially for the occasion.\u00a0[<\/strong>“Literally, my biggest dream in life was to play the Opry, and my parents bought me a pair of crystal cowboy boots three years before I made my Opry debut. My mom said — they were a ridiculous amount of money and she was like, ‘I will buy these for you if you will keep them and not put them on your feet until you step on the Grand Ole Opry stage,’ and almost three years to the date I put ’em on and I wore them at my Opry debut.”]<\/p>\n She released her self-titled sophomore album on Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JUSTIN MOORE ADMITS TO GETTING DISTRACTED ON STAGE <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Justin Moore<\/strong>‘s favorite part of being an artist is getting to perform live for his fans, but he admits that on occasion he gets distracted by little things, like kids, who he says he loves to hand out his guitar picks to, and random thoughts about certain fans at his concerts.<\/p>\n Justin explains:\u00a0[\u201cYou know when you go to a restaurant, you play this game with your husband or wife or girlfriend boyfriend, whatever, sometimes you try to tell what this couple or this family\u2019s story is at the table next to you. I do that in my head on stage. I have to like snap myself back and I\u2019m like, \u2018Okay, you\u2019ve gotta focus on what you\u2019re doing.\u2019\u00a0 You go, \u2018Gee I wonder if they just got engaged?\u2019 or, you know, whatever. 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\n<\/u><\/strong>Why do all the other months have 30 or 31 days, and February has 28 \u2014 29 in a good year? In the 8th century BC, they used the Calendar of Romulus, a 10-month calendar that kicked the year off in March and ended in December. \u00a0January and February didn\u2019t even exist. The problem? At that point, the year was only 304 days long.<\/p>\n