Author: Bill Dollar

Not counting the snacks, the drinks and the leftovers…this year we will consume between 2,092 (14% of us) and 6,300 calories (4% of us) at the Thanksgiving table. Desserts are the highest in calories. One slice of pecan pie packs about 470 calories alone. Do some yard work before you eat the big meal because […]

Peach and Blossom, weighing in at 41 and 40 pounds respectively, were part of the ceremony on Monday on the White House lawn. President Biden said they are named after the Delaware state flower, the peach blossom. The birds stayed in a suite at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington DC before the ceremony. The president […]

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted a decades-old video of turkeys being mistreated and abused at a Butterball turkey processing plant in Ozark, Arkansas. Keep in mind that the video was taken before Butterball went private and that Butterball is now the only turkey company in the United States that is […]

Proving once again that something similar to the CrowdStrike issue a short time ago that interrupted service might rear its ugly head at any time, Microsoft Outlook users had an interruption in service for half the day today. Email and Teams calendar functions were affected after an initial problem was identified at 9am Eastern time. […]

We are hoping the electronic sound is extremely annoying and makes other passengers (who are following the boarding rules) point their fingers at the “gate lice”. https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-11-21/cutting-in-line-american-airlines-new-boarding-tech-might-stop-you-at-now-over-100-airports

Entertainer of the Year: Morgan Wallen Single of the Year: White Horse by Chris Stapleton Album of the Year: Leather by Cody Johnson Song of the Year: White Horse by Chris Stapleton Female Vocalist of the Year: Lainey Wilson Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Stapleton Vocal Group of the Year: Old Dominion Vocal Duo […]

There are now two cameras with real-time monitoring of an eagle’s nest in Minnesota. Use this link to watch the nest activity. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html

Husband and wife duo and spokespersons for Pantalones Organic Tequila share a tongue in cheek ad this week. Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves McConaughey own the company. Copy and paste this link to see the poster. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/19/matthew-mcconaughey-camila-alves-pantalones/76406571007/?tbref=hp

The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland star will get her own stamp next year. Congratulations to the lady who was in television for 70 years!