\u27a2 A few guys in Riverside, California shoplifted from a Target on Friday.\u00a0 And as they were running away from the scene, one of them got tackled in the parking lot . . . by SANTA.\u00a0 And his elf held the other guy at gunpoint.<\/p>\n
It turns out Santa and the elf were undercover cops who were working at the Target, keeping an eye out for shoplifters.<\/p>\n
There was one other shoplifter with the guys who got away by stealing a car, but the cops say they know who he is.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 Here’s a\u00a0professor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who got an awesome end-of-semester surprise from his students.\u00a0 It was during an online class and he noticed their cameras were turned off.\u00a0 He joked about it, and even thought it was his fault . . . but it wasn’t.<\/p>\n Finally, one student told everyone to turn their cameras on, and you see them all holding homemade signs of appreciation.\u00a0 Stuff like, “Thanks for a great semester.”\u00a0 “Thank you for making a difference every day.”\u00a0 “We appreciate you Dr. Brown.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Back in April, a woman in San Diego named Kirstin Miceli and her family got themselves a cat.\u00a0 It was a Siamese cat, and they named him Ghost.\u00a0 But in September, Ghost disappeared.<\/p>\n The family put up posters and searched for Ghost but couldn’t find him.\u00a0 Then, earlier this week, a friend of theirs spotted Ghost . . . in the window of a home around the corner.<\/p>\n Kirstin went to that neighbor’s house to ask for the cat back . . . but the neighbor said NO.\u00a0 Quote, “He’s like, ‘Oh, that cat came here like months ago and we’re super attached to him and we’re not going to give him back.'”<\/p>\n So Kirstin called the cops.\u00a0 But they say because Ghost wasn’t taken from Kirstin’s house, this was a civil property issue and not a criminal case.<\/p>\n Quote, “They’re saying it’s theirs now and finders keepers.\u00a0 It’s like we’re in elementary school or something.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 This Christmas, instead of watching the TV channel that shows the Yule log in a fireplace, watch a more appropriate scene for 2020 . . .\u00a0a holiday DUMPSTER FIRE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n An ad agency in Edmonton, Alberta recorded an hour-long video of people throwing 2020-related items into a flaming dumpster, and you can watch it on\u00a0YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Smokey Robinson made a Cameo video wishing someone a Happy Hannukah.\u00a0 But whoever\u00a0requested<\/a>\u00a0it used the “C-h” spelling, because Smokey pronounced it “Chuh-NOO-kah”, and said he had no idea what it meant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It made us think if Chef Nigella Lawson and how she says \u201cmicrowave\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to make the perfect cup of tea, according to food scientist Dr. Stuart Farrimond: First, use a mug or tea cup. None of this Styrofoam stuff, because it absorbs flavor. If you have the choice, use an orange or red mug. Psychologically, hot drinks taste sweeter in an orange or red cup. Use good quality water. Filter if necessary. Loose leaf tea gives more flavor than bags. Let it brew for five minutes, not two, as most people do. And add the milk after the tea.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 1990 <\/strong>George Strait was at #1 with, “I’ve Come to Expect It from You”<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Six Stats on How Our Pets Have Helped Us Through the Pandemic<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Here are some quick stats on how our pets have helped us through this dumb, ridiculous year<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A bunch of people in Manchester, New Hampshire recently held a parade for a seven-year-old kid’s birthday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So his mom\u00a0paid it forward<\/a>\u00a0by going to a grocery store and buying $600 in groceries for random people.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [71] Don Johnson, actor (\u201cNash Bridges\u201d 1996-2001, \u201cMiami Vice\u201d 1984-89)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [41] Adam Brody, actor (\u201cScream 4\u2033, \u201cThe Ring\u201d)\/TV actor (\u201cThe OC\u201d 2003-07)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DEER TRIES TO GO TO SCHOOL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Some deer just want to go to school. The principal of an Elementary School in New Jersey shared security camera footage of a deer repeatedly head-butting a window, seemingly trying to get inside the school. The deer was apparently mistaking its own reflection for a rival deer, and never is quite able to break through the glass. The deer left after a few minutes, and did not appear to be injured.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DRUNK RUSSIAN\u2019S NOSE IS BITTEN OFF BY A HORSE <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Some people make mistakes when drunk, but this is a particularly bad mistake. Russian media \u00a0reports a 25-year-old man in St. Petersburg tried to hit on a woman he saw on horseback, and when his advance was rejected he tried to kiss the horse, only for the animal to bite his nose off. The website says he insisted on doing so even though the woman warned him that the horse might bite. The man was taken to a hospital for his injury.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reported burglary in California was a dozen fighting raccoons<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Police in California responded to a report of a suspected burglary in progress and arrived to find the cause of the ruckus actually was caused by about a dozen brawling raccoons. The Police Department said two officers responded to after an employee called authorities to report a banging on the administration office door that sounded like a burglar attempting to break in. “Although mentally prepared to take action for an in-progress felony, the crime-fighting duo were surprised to find approximately one dozen raccoons in a physical altercation,” police said in a Facebook post. “When challenged, all but one fled westbound.” Police said they broke up the “raccoon invasion” successfully, and they left the scene.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DON\u2019T BE CAUGHT SHORT:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n And there are plenty of guys who SAY they are a little taller than they are. Now, thanks to a sneaky new shoe, they actually can be. Pete Gibson says The Lad Lift was inspired by his desire to be a little taller, and now he has launched a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture his special elevation-extending footwear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the fundraising page, he says that Lad Lifts \u201cincrease your height and confidence in the time it takes to tie your laces.\u201d The sneakers use what is called \u201cinvisible extra thick insole that adds 2.2 inches to your height\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They are available in black or white, and \u2018Shorty\u2019 Gibson hopes to be able to ship them around the world from his UK home by March of next year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Final Score:\u00a0 Baltimore 47 – Cleveland 42.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CARRIE UNDERWOOD ON HAVING IT ALL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Carrie Underwood never doubted she could balance a career and a family.\u00a0 Here she is\u00a0talking<\/a>\u00a0about her resolve to make it happen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BLAKE SHELTON HID GWEN STEFANI\u2019S RING IN HIS TRUCK<\/strong><\/p>\n Before\u00a0Blake Shelton<\/strong>\u00a0proposed to\u00a0Gwen Stefani<\/strong>, he had hidden her ring in his truck. In an interview posted on\u00a0People.com<\/em>, Blake said, \u201cTo be honest with you, and this is scary\u2026. I had the ring in the compartment on my door of my truck for about a week. When I was digging in there looking for a flashlight or change, I kept thinking, ‘Man, somebody’s gonna hit the jackpot whenever I drop this thing out of my truck.’\u201d<\/p>\n Blake said he wanted to keep it there until the time was exactly right to pop the question. And he finally did while they were at his ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n Recently Blake said that he wants his longtime friend and former\u00a0Voice<\/em>\u00a0coach\u00a0Adam Levine<\/strong>\u00a0to sing at their wedding.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How a Garth Brooks Song is Helping Kelly Clarkson Cope with Her Divorce<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n KELLY CLARKSON<\/strong>\u00a0has been going through a lot during her divorce from Brandon Blackstock . . . and it all came pouring out on her show when\u00a0GARTH BROOKS<\/strong>\u00a0started performing\u00a0“The Dance”<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n Quote, “I’m going through a divorce and there’s been a lot of books, and people give you stuff to help [but] there’s shame and guilt, and I was working through it.\u00a0 I couldn’t quite nail down the feeling.\u00a0 So I was listening to my playlist and\u00a0‘The Dance’<\/em>\u00a0came on.<\/p>\n “I was like, ‘No, that’s the thing. \u00a0That’s it.'”<\/p>\n She was so emotional Garth stopped singing so she could pull it together.<\/p>\n \u00a0(You can listen to the exchange where Garth starts singing “The Dance”,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0. . . and Kelly talking about the song’s inspiration,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DAN + SHAY TO APPEAR ON SEASON FINALE OF ‘THE VOICE’ <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Dan + Shay<\/strong>\u00a0are scheduled to make a special holiday appearance on\u00a0The Voice<\/em>\u00a0TONIGHT on NBC.<\/p>\n Fans will get a chance to tune in for another performance of their original holiday song \u201cTake Me Home For Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"December 15th ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 10:33:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/12\/on-todays-show-513\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19238,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19234\/revisions\/19238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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