People in Australia have literally been fighting over toilet paper in grocery stores.\u00a0 But one family accidentally ordered\u00a048 BOXES online instead of 48 rolls.\u00a0 So they now have 2,300 rolls of toilet paper.\u00a0 They posted a Facebook video where they built a throne with the boxes and basically taunted people.<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n A New York engineer has built her own cell phone \u2013 with an old-style rotary dial \u2014 because she can\u2019t stand texting nor complicated smartphones. Justine Haupt spent 3 years developing the phone so that it can fit in her pocket, get better reception, and maintain battery life for up to 30 hours. She built it by sourcing an old dial phone and some cell phone parts, and used a 3D printer to create the case. When she wrote about her achievement on her blog, the website crashed from the sheer number of visitors checking it out. And it seems that she isn\u2019t the only one who is interested in \u201ctech-throwback\u201d. She is now offering DIY build-it kits to the public.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Harrison Ford cut out meat and dairy.\u00a0 He\u00a0says\u00a0his diet now is, quote, “very boring” . . . but he adds, quote, “I just decided I was tired of eating meat.\u00a0 And I know it’s not really good for the planet and it’s not really good for me.”<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Alex Trebek has proven once again his selfless nature despite his own personal struggles \u2014 this time lending his hand to L.A.\u2019s homeless crisis. He donated $100k to the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, a nonprofit focused on preventing, reducing and eliminating poverty, hunger and homelessness.<\/p>\n Ken Craft, founder and CEO of the organization, says that Trebek recently called requesting a tour of a new shelter being built in North Hollywood.\u00a0Not long after the visit, Trebek invited Craft to his house to talk about the shelter\u2019s financial plans, and during that meeting, Alex him slipped an envelope and said, \u201cI hope this helps a little bit.\u201d It was a check for $100k.<\/p>\n _______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2011 [09] A massive earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands and the second-largest nuclear accident in history<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Josh Turner<\/strong>‘s “Your Man” hit #1 in 2006.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________________________________\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n In a new interview, Charles says\u00a0that he’s planning to sell off a bunch of his old memorabilia, and use the money to build affordable HOUSING in Leeds, Alabama, where he grew up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are around 30 properties there that used to be nice homes when he was a kid.\u00a0 And he says they’re total “eyesores” now.\u00a0 A lot of them have even been torn down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He\u00a0wants\u00a0to work with the city to build 10 to 20 new homes.\u00a0 And he’s ready to sell a bunch of his stuff to pay for it, including his MVP trophy . . . his gold medal from the 1996 Olympics . . . and a plaque signed by the original Dream Team from 1992.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He says he’s not worried he’ll miss them, because he doesn’t even have them right now.\u00a0 Quote, “All that stuff is at my grandmother\u2019s house.\u00a0 I don’t even keep it.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His daughter wants\u00a0his gold medal from 1992, so he’s keeping that one.\u00a0 But it sounds like almost everything else is up for grabs..<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [89] Rupert Murdoch, Melbourne, Australia, media magnate (FOX-TV, News Corp)\/estimated net worth $19.9 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Terrence Howard, actor<\/p>\n \u00a0_______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Guy’s Laptop Was Destroyed by Someone Reclining Their Seat on a Plane<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I know it’s hard to remember back this far, but remember the good old days of mid-February, when everyone’s biggest concern about flying was having someone recline their seat\u00a0. . . not spreading a pandemic around the world?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, for one brief moment, we can revisit the “Is it unacceptable to recline your seat?” debate again, thanks to one writer’s story that’s going viral now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A guy named Pat Cassidy was on a Delta flight from Austin, Texas to L.A. last week and he was using his 16-inch MacBook Pro computer . . . when the person in front of him reclined their seat. And it made Pat’s laptop, quote, “fold like a taco.”\u00a0 His screen was DESTROYED, and so was the laptop.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He says a flight attendant came over and took the side of the guy in front of him who reclined.\u00a0 And when Pat emailed Delta, they\u00a0sent him back\u00a0an email apologizing . . . but also said, quote, “Personal property damaged in-flight as a result of a passenger action is not reimbursable.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They gave him 7,500 frequent flyer miles instead.\u00a0\u00a0(For what it’s worth, buying 7,500 Delta miles costs around $250 . . . a new 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,400.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If Handshakes Are Done, What Other Greeting Should We Use?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Could the coronavirus outbreak be the end of HANDSHAKES?\u00a0 Lots of people have already stopped because handshakes can transfer germs.<\/p>\n So . . . if this IS the end of handshakes, what should replace it?<\/p>\n Here are the results of a new survey that asked people about other physical greetings they’d be willing to use . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0__________________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Coronavirus Quick Hits: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Here are a few coronavirus stories making headlines . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0___________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH<\/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 [89] Rupert Murdoch, Melbourne, Australia, media magnate (FOX-TV, News Corp)\/estimated net worth $19.9 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Terrence Howard, actor<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TOR 2 – TBL 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NSH 4 – MTL 2 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PIT 5 – NJD 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOS 2 – PHI 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CAR 5 – DET 2<\/p>\n NYR 4 – DAL 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VAN 5 – NYI 4 SO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ANA 5 – OTT 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CAT HACK:<\/u><\/strong> Although Alex did it more as a joke, than with the expectation that it would actually work, the curious cat loves it.<\/p>\n \u00a0_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Zac Brown Band Is Postponing the Spring Leg of Their “Owl Tour”<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0ZAC BROWN BAND<\/strong>\u00a0is postponing shows.\u00a0 They released a\u00a0statement\u00a0on their website saying, “Out of caution and due to increasing public health concerns [we] are postponing the spring 2020 leg of ‘The Owl Tour.'”<\/p>\n They’re asking fans to hang onto their tickets because the rescheduled dates “will be announced soon.”\u00a0 At this point their “Roar with the Lions” summer tour will go on as planned.\u00a0 That’ll pick up\u00a0May 24th in Gilford, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Stagecoach Music Festival Is Postponed Until the Fall<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n It’s official:\u00a0 This year’s Stagecoach Music Festival is being postponed because of COVID-19.\u00a0 The new dates are October 23rd through the 25th.\u00a0 It’s too early to know which acts will perform, but there’s no doubt it’ll be a strong show.<\/p>\n Tickets that are already purchased will be honored in October . . . but for those who can’t make it, refund details will be forthcoming this Friday.<\/p>\n (Obviously, this also means Coachella is being moved.\u00a0 Those new weekends are October 9th through the 11th . . . and October 16th through the 18th.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n LADY ANTEBELLUM WAS ON SHAKY GROUND BEFORE RECORDING LATEST ALBUM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Lady Antebellum<\/strong>\u00a0has survived some ups and downs both personally and professionally throughout their decade-plus as a trio. In fact, the group admits to experiencing a challenging period just a couple of years ago when starting to work on their latest album,\u00a0Ocean<\/em>.<\/p>\n At the time,\u00a0Charles Kelley<\/strong>\u00a0considered giving up on the group. He tells us:[“I know I hit a moment, and I remember Cassie, my wife, saying, \u2018This is Charles.\u00a0 He\u2019s having his little moment, but we need to help him get through this and move on.\u2019 And it\u2019s like if they had not been like that, if y\u2019all had been a little bit more like, \u201cWell alright, well screw him,\u2019 who knows where it would have been. I mean, it changed so much about me and my trajectory, and our trajectory.\u00a0 And, I don\u2019t know, I just feel like now we\u2019ve kind of opened up this door of like, let\u2019s just never let anything fester ever again and I think it\u2019s going to, hopefully, push us through till we are . . .\u00a0(Hillary Scott)\u00a0A lot grayer than we are now.\u00a0(Charles)\u00a0Oh, no doubt.\u201d]<\/p>\n Lady A went on to score their latest Number One hit, “What If I Never Get Over You,” the debut release from their\u00a0Ocean<\/em>\u00a0album.<\/p>\n They’ll be performing at the ACM Beach Bash in Las Vegas on April 4th as part of the ACM Party For A Cause event leading up to the 55th annual\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n LUKE BRYAN IS LOOKING FOR THAT ‘IDOL FACTOR’ <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Luke Bryan\u00a0<\/strong>and his fellow\u00a0American Idol<\/em>\u00a0judges\u00a0Katy Perry<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lionel Richie\u00a0<\/strong>have some definite qualities they’re looking for in the next potential\u00a0American Idol<\/em>\u00a0winner. 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\nA London couple has come up with a way to deal with a lap-hogging cat. \u00a0Rebecca and Alex May adopted Ziggy the cat, and although she was initially shy, soon after she took a liking to lying in her owners\u2019 laps. After a while, her clinginess became too much to handle. So, Alex went to work. He stuffed a pair of pants and shoes \u2014 and voila! He placed his new invention, the \u2018dummy lap\u2019 on the living room couch.<\/p>\n