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\u27a2 The people of France are being encouraged to eat more cheese as sales of traditional cheeses have plummeted more than 60 percent during the outbreak. In a press release, the French dairy industry says that people have “shunned ‘pleasure’ foods\u0097including their cheese platter.” The release mentions traditional and delicious French cheeses like Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Cantal, and Camembert as just a few of those affected.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Disney’s first singalong was such a hit earlier this month, you had to know ABC would go to that well again. “The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>will air on Sunday, May 10th . . . Mother’s Day . . . at 7:00 P.M. RYAN SEACREST\u00a0<\/strong>will host again, and the animated Mickey Mouse will return to guide the onscreen lyrics.\u00a0 But there’s no word yet on the songs or celebrity guests.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 You didn’t ask for it, but you got it anyway:\u00a0 Here’s your first\u00a0preview<\/a>\u00a0for “Gary Busey: Pet Judge”.\u00a0 The six-episode series will premiere May 25th on Amazon Prime and other streaming services. A press release which assures that it is, in fact, a “real” thing coming soon to television screens\u00a0 says Busey will dole out resolutions to legal matters that involve animals like monkeys, goats, birds, dogs, meerkats, turtles, “robot raccoons,” and more.\u0092<\/p>\n “Is Gary Busey a real judge? Absolutely not. Does he know anything about pet law? Probably not,” reads the statement.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Remember Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s \u201cspeaking moistly\u201d comment? A company has named a lip balm in honor of the viral moment. Trudeau accidentally let the hilarious phrase slip while discussing physical distancing rules at a press conference on April 7. Now, \u201cPainted People Tattoo Company\u201d has launched a \u201cSpeaking Moistly\u201d lip balm that is selling for $4.99.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1886,\u00a0Dr. John Pemberton\u00a0<\/strong>came up with the secret formula for\u00a0Coca-Cola<\/strong>\u00a0syrup, while cooking over a fire in his backyard. At first he combined it with straight water, but a drugstore clerk used carbonated water, and that’s how Coke was born.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MAY 8th<\/sup>,\u00a0 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Keith Urban hit #1 with \u201cYou\u2019ll Think of Me\u201d<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We Might Be Able to Go to Concerts Again . . . If We Wear Spacesuits?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Most of us have spent the last month-and-a-half in quarantine . . . afraid to touch just about EVERYTHING outside our front doors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So the idea of going to a concert . . . especially a rock concert . . . seems like a futuristic dream, since it’s\u00a0one of\u00a0the LEAST sterile environments you could possibly find yourself in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But it’s a lot easier to imagine if you had a special SPACESUIT to protect you from everything and everyone around you. Some company has\u00a0designed<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a suit called the\u00a0Micrashell<\/a><\/strong>, which is\u00a0kind of like a half-spacesuit\u00a0with its own ventilation system.\u00a0 It’s airtight, but only covers your upper body . . . so you won’t have any trouble hitting the restroom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It has a camera, speakers, and a wireless communication system, which will even allow you to “mute” people around you.\u00a0 Apparently, the idea is that the venues would own these suits . . . give them to attendees . . . and sanitize them between uses.\u00a0 The company says they hope to have them ready by the time concerts start up again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2713 Mothers do about 88% of the laundry. This equals 330 loads of laundry and 5,300 articles of clothing per year.<\/p>\n \u2713 The mother who gave birth to the heaviest baby was in 1955. Her newborn weighed 22 pounds 8 oz (10.2 kg).<\/p>\n \u2713 Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev of Russia gave birth to 69 children between 1725 and 1765.<\/p>\n \u2713\u00a0On average, moms take 2 minutes 5 seconds to change a diaper. Fathers take an average of 1 minute 36 seconds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Walking is really in its heyday right now, because everyone wants to get out of the house.\u00a0 But if you actually WANT to spend 99% of your time on the sofa, this might be exciting news . . .<\/p>\n A new study just came out in the journal\u00a0“Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 And it found that you might be able to counteract all the sitting you do by working out for FOUR SECONDS at a time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Researchers wanted to know if super-short bursts of intense exercise did any good.\u00a0 So they made people sit for six hours straight, then put them on a stationary bike.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They made them peddle as hard as they could for four seconds . . . followed by a 45-second break . . . and they repeated that process five times.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each person did it once an hour, for eight hours throughout the day.\u00a0 Which might sound like a lot.\u00a0 But all total, that’s only 2 minutes and 40 seconds of actual exercise a day.\u00a0 And it made a significant difference in their health within 24 hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When doctors tested their blood the next day, their triglycerides were 30% lower than the day before.\u00a0 And their metabolism had jumped, so they were burning more calories even when they were doing nothing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The study used bikes, but any sort of high-intensity exercise could work.\u00a0 Even a few sets of jumping jacks once an hour could make a big difference.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [63] Bill Cowher, TV football analyst (\u201cNFL Today on CBS\u201d)\/retired NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2007)\/Super Bowl 40 winner (2006)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [56] Melissa Gilbert, Actress (\u2018Laura Ingalls\u2019 on \u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d 1974-1983)<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n MATERIAL WORLD:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n The people at Smart Air have released the results of their research on DIY facemasks after testing over 30 different materials \u2013 including bra pads, coffee filters, pillow cases, electrostatic cloths, cotton T-shirts, wool, polyester, bandanas and more \u2015 for their effectiveness in filtering coronavirus-sized microparticles, as well as their breathability.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the best material to make your facemask out of? Denim, canvas, bed sheets, paper towels and shop towels all finished in the top 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And by the way, it is no longer recommended to make your mask out of coffee filters because while they were found to be very effective at filtering microparticles, they scored poorly on the breathability scale. Scarves scored low in their ability to capture tiny particles.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 46% of People Say Mother’s Day Looks Very Different This Year . . .<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Mother’s Day is Sunday . . . and there are going to be a lot fewer brunches, family get-togethers, and even flower deliveries than usual.<\/p>\n According to a new survey,\u00a046%\u00a0of people think Mother’s Day is going to look VERY different this year . . . and only\u00a013%\u00a0think it will be better than usual.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are a few more results from the survey . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14%say they’d like to get a, quote, “pretty face mask” . . .\u00a014%\u00a0would want someone to grocery shop for them . . . 8% would like to get a huge container of hand sanitizer . . . but\u00a064%\u00a0say all three of those sound like awful Mother’s Day gifts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY MAY 8TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [63] Bill Cowher, TV football analyst (\u201cNFL Today on CBS\u201d)\/retired NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2007)\/Super Bowl 40 winner (2006)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [56] Melissa Gilbert, Actress (\u2018Laura Ingalls\u2019 on \u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d 1974-1983)<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Amazon is doing so much business during the pandemic that now\u00a0Jeff Bezos<\/strong>\u00a0is projected to be the\u00a0world’s first TRILLIONAIRE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by 2026.<\/p>\n Richest man in the world and CEO of Amazon, Jeff\u00a0Bezos, could see a huge “wealth surge” because of how well Amazon is doing during COVID-19.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NEW MOVIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n At this point, we might as well not even bother re-opening movie theaters when the pandemic is over. “Trolls World Tour”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>has made $100 MILLION in digital rentals since it hit on-demand platforms earlier this month.\u00a0 That’s with a rental fee of $19.99, meaning 5 million rentals. When everything shut down, Universal decided to release the film straight to digital, rather than postpone its release date.<\/p>\n They also earned millions by charging $20 rentals for movies that had their theatrical runs cut short, like\u00a0“The Hunt”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0“The Invisible Man”<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n JASON ALDEAN\u2019S FAMILY EVACUATES FLORIDA HOME DUE TO WILDFIRES <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Several country artists have been affected by the Florida wildfires this week.\u00a0Jason Aldean<\/strong>\u00a0and his family were among 500 other people evacuated. They have now returned home and have no damage to report. Several country artists have vacation homes along the panhandle, near Panama City Beach, including\u00a0Chris Janson<\/strong>\u00a0as well as\u00a0Lady Antebellum\u2019s Charles Kelley<\/strong>. Although they were not evacuated, they are in Florida at this time. Those families also posted on\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0<\/em>to let everyone know they were ok.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n KEITH URBAN SAYS NICOLE KIDMAN IS A \u2018PATIENT\u2019 MOTHER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Keith Urban<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nicole Kidman<\/strong>\u00a0have been married since 2006. They have 2 daughters,\u00a0Sunday Rose,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Faith Margaret<\/strong>. With Mother\u2019s Day coming up this weekend, we talked to Keith about Nicole.\u00a0[\u201cShe\u2019s an extraordinary mum, she really, really is. Those girls are very, very lucky, and I feel very lucky that the children I should have in this world happen to be with Nic. I don\u2019t know anything about raising kids and Nic does, and that comes in extremely, um, it\u2019s really made for an experience I wouldn\u2019t have had without that. Her patience, her recognizing them as people and not just little kids is really extraordinary. Her attention to honoring their feelings and listening to them right from day one \u2013 really being attentive to that is not how I was raised at all, so it\u2019s really beautiful to see.\u201d]<\/p>\n Nicole and Keith had their first child, Sunday Rose in 2008. Two years later they had Faith Margaret.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Tim McGraw Calls His Mom At Least Once a Week<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TIM MCGRAW<\/strong>\u00a0is a good son.\u00a0 Or, a man interested in selling a lot of records.\u00a0 Maybe it’s both.\u00a0 His new song\u00a0“<\/strong><\/em>I Called Mama<\/strong><\/a>“<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0drops today, so CMT\u00a0asked how often he calls his mother.<\/p>\n His answer was about what you’d expect: \u00a0Quote, “I call my mom pretty regularly. \u00a0At least once a week, but probably more. \u00a0She doesn’t like to talk on the phone much.”<\/p>\n Tim wasn’t always a golden boy.\u00a0 He admitted that in his early 20s the only time he called home was when he was “asking for money.”<\/p>\n Does that sound familiar? \u00a0When you’re kicking up dust at the clubs and rolling in at dawn . . . the last thing you want is to wake up to a call from your parents asking about who you’re dating, and what’s up with that dead-end job?<\/p>\n He adds, quote, “I guess for kids and moms, maybe they feel like if they do check in, they don’t want you to know what they’re doing. \u00a0They don’t want to feel guilty by checking in with mom and reminding her of the things they shouldn’t be doing.”<\/p>\n\n
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