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Hugs to all. Brain still not 100%. Did not punch boy. All good.

I was hoping nothing had happened too. She suddenly popped into my head Thursday afternoon and I went crazy trying to find a picture of her house because I couldn't remember the address. Felt like an idiot when I found it written down in my files. 🥴

I was just thinking about her earlier.

Writing this.

Updated report: Meat Loaf dies aged 74 after falling ‘seriously ill’ with Covid He had suffered from a range of health issues including asthma and a medical condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White, which causes an irregular heartbeat. He underwent surgery for the condition in 2003 in London. Sources have reportedly told TMZ the singer cancelled a business dinner for a new TV show he was due to be part of earlier this week after becoming seriously ill with Covid. In an interview last year Meat Loaf said he would rather die than be controlled when discussing the virus. He also described face masks as a “nuisance” and said he was happy to hug people “in the middle of Covid”. More at: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/meat-loaf-us-singer-dies-facebook-statement-b977966.html

Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life singer whose bombastic rock opera "Bat Out of Hell" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died at age 74, according to a statement on his verified Facebook page. "Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side," the statement read. "Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours." Meat Loaf's agent confirmed his death to CNN. No cause of death was shared. ‐--‐---------☆ Well before the platinum records and packed arenas, Meat Loaf was a striving singer with a stint in Detroit and an obscure Motown release under his belt. Meat Loaf, who died Thursday at 74, would go on to describe his brief time in Detroit as a happy accident. But it was also a crucial chapter in the saga of the singer-actor raised in Texas as Michael Aday, years before he blossomed into a household name with 1977’s “Bat Out of Hell” and a slew of hit singles. “In a dramatic sense, it was almost like destiny kept bringing him back to Motown,” said Paul Barker, director of development with the Motown Museum. Barker met with Meat Loaf in October at the Motor City Comic Con, getting a firsthand account of the star’s Detroit days and the road to “Stoney and Meatloaf,” the 1971 Motown release that paired the singer with his “Hair” castmate Shaun Murphy. In 1969, making a gambit for the lucrative rock market, Motown had launched the label Rare Earth Records, signing a flurry of white acts under the direction of veteran music executive Harry Balk. A year later, Meat Loaf, in his early 20s, was performing in the Detroit production of the counterculture musical “Hair” when he caught the eye of brothers Ralph and Russ Terrana, then working with Balk at Motown. The rotund singer certainly stood out onstage, as a Free Press story noted in November 1970: “Meat Loaf weighs only slightly less than 300 pounds and has the incredible voice that booms out ‘This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius’ to open the play.” For the Terrana brothers, there was intriguing potential in Meat Loaf and fellow cast member Shaun "Stoney" Murphy. “He had radiators for lungs. He had so much power, and so did Stoney,” Ralph Terrana recalled Friday. “That’s why we liked them together.” See article continuation https://amp.freep.com/amp/6605970001#aoh=16428734573214&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/21/entertainment/meat-loaf-obit/index.html#aoh=16428746106980&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s

Bob Saget, comedian and 'Full House' star, dead at 65 By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Updated 4:36 AM EST, Mon January 10, 2022 (CNN)Bob Saget, the comedian and actor arguably known best by audiences as wholesome patriarch Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House," has died, his family confirmed in a statement to CNN. He was 65. "We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today," the Saget family said in their statement. "He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter. Though we ask for privacy at this time, we invite you to join us in remembering the love and laughter that Bob brought to the world." Saget was found dead in a hotel room on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. "The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case," the Sheriff's statement read. The cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner, the Sheriff's office added. Saget was in Florida as part of his comedy tour. According to tour dates pinned to his Twitter account, he performed Saturday night at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Article continued https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/entertainment/bob-saget-death-full-house/index.html

Betty White, beloved and trailblazing actress, dies at 99 By Todd Leopold, CNN Updated 3:22 PM EST, Fri December 31, 2021 (CNN)Betty White, the self-described "lucky old broad" whose sweetly sarcastic senior citizen characters were a beloved fixture on TV shows and movies such as "The Golden Girls," "Boston Legal" and "Hot in Cleveland," died Friday, her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas told People magazine in a statement. At 99, she was just weeks away from celebrating her 100th birthday on Jan. 17. "Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever," Witjas said. "I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don't think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again." CNN has reached out to Witjas for comment. For the first half of her career -- eventually honored by Guinness World Records as the longest television career by a female entertainer -- White was a regular, but not widely noticed, presence on radio and television. Article continued https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/31/entertainment/betty-white-obituary/index.html

Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood's first Black movie star, dies at 94 By Brandon Griggs, CNN Updated 9:01 AM EST, Sat January 08, 2022 Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94. Clint Watson, press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, confirmed to CNN that Poitier died Thursday evening. Poitier overcame an impoverished background in the Bahamas and softened his thick island accent to rise to the top of his profession at a time when prominent roles for Black actors were rare. He won the Oscar for 1963's "Lilies of the Field," in which he played an itinerant laborer who helps a group of White nuns build a chapel. Many of his best-known films explored racial tensions as Americans were grappling with social changes wrought by the civil rights movement. In 1967 alone, he appeared as a Philadelphia detective fighting bigotry in small-town Mississippi in "In the Heat of the Night" and a doctor who wins over his White fiancée's skeptical parents in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Poitier's movies struggled for distribution in the South, and his choice of roles was limited to what White-run studios would produce. Racial taboos, for example, precluded him from most romantic parts. But his dignified roles helped audiences of the 1950s and 1960s envision Black people not just as servants but as doctors, teachers and detectives. See report and interview https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/entertainment/sidney-poitier-death/index.html

‘Don’t feel sorry for me,’ Powell said as the end approached The four-star general served under three Republican presidents and was also the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As death approached, Colin L. Powell was still in fighting form. “I’ve got multiple myeloma cancer, and I’ve got Parkinson’s disease. But otherwise I’m fine,” he said in a July interview. And he rejected expressions of sorrow at his condition. “Don’t feel sorry for me, for God’s sakes! I’m [84] years old,” said Powell, who died Monday. “I haven’t lost a day of life fighting these two diseases. I’m in good shape.” ------‐------‐--------------------------------------‐---- Hear it in his own words: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/powell-last-interview-woodward/2021/10/18/96be4c1a-3049-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/colin-powell-dead/2021/10/18/fdc71fde-c5db-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html nbcnews.com https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-secretary-state-colin-powell-dies-covid-complications-n1281746

CNN)Peter Scolari, a veteran actor who rose to fame alongside Tom Hanks on "Bosom Buddies," died Friday morning. Scolari had cancer and had been ill for two years, his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky told CNN. He was 66. Scolari appeared in numerous films and television series over the years, including "Newhart," "Murphy Brown," and "The Good Fight." He won an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Hannah's father Tad Horvath on "Girls Story located at: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/entertainment/peter-scolari-obit/index.html

New York(CNN Business)Facebook's week just went from bad to worse. Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. "We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook said on Twitter. "We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience." Outage tracking site Down Detector logged tens of thousands of reports for each of the services. Facebook's own site would not load at all for about an hour on Monday; Instagram and WhatsApp were accessible, but could not load new content or send messages. The reason for the outage was not immediately clear. However, multiple security experts quickly pointed to a Domain Name System (DNS) problem as a possible culprit. Around 1 pm ET, Cisco's internet analysis division ThousandEyes said on Twitter that its tests indicate the outage is due to an ongoing DNS failure. The DNS translates website names into IP addresses that can be read by a computer. It's often called the "phonebook of the internet." A spokesperson for the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNN Business. "I don't know If I've seen an outage like this before from a major internet firm," said Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at network monitoring firm Kentik. For a lot of people, Madory told CNN, "Facebook is the internet to them." Firms sometimes lose internet connectivity when they update their network configurations, Madory said. That's what happened in June to Fastly, a US cloud computing firm, which experienced a global internet outage for about 50 minutes. But the fact that a company of Facebook's size and resources has been offline for over three hours suggests there is no quick fix for the issue. Roland Dobbins, principal engineer at digital security firm Netscout, said Facebook will likely work to gradually restore service, and that it could take some time for routed information "to be received and propagated worldwide." The outage came the morning after "60 Minutes" aired a segment in which Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen claimed the company is aware of how its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation, and that Facebook has tried to hide that evidence. Facebook has pushed back on those claims. The interview followed weeks of reporting about and criticism of Facebook after Haugen released thousands of pages of internal documents to regulators and the Wall Street Journal. Haugen is set to testify before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday. Shares of Facebook were down more than 5% in midday trading Monday, putting it on pace for its worst trading day in nearly a year. See story online https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/tech/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-outage/index.html

Happy Goths exist!

The original Burger King Whopper when it was still flame broiled, well seasoned, and juicy.

I was hoping this was a child ...it wasn't.

Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021 at 2:26 PM By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Seresto collar still being sold on Amazon; EPA hasn’t warned public of any potential risks A popular flea and tick collar has been linked to nearly 1,700 pet deaths across the country, according to reports citing documents obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Seresto collar, which can be worn for months as it releases small amounts of pesticide onto an animal’s fur, is also suspected of sickening or injuring tens of thousands of cats and dogs as well as hundreds of their owners, reports said. Seresto, developed by Bayer in 2012 and distributed by Elanco, is the top-selling collar on Amazon and is widely advertised as being safe for pets. But the EPA — which regulates pesticides — has not warned the public to any potential risks of using the product despite receiving at least 1,698 reports of deadly incidents since the collar arrived on the market. The federal agency has received more than 75,000 incident reports related to the collars, including nearly 1,000 reports of human illnesses through June 2020, according to USA Today. The alarming number of deaths was known behind the scenes for years but only became public knowledge after the Center for Biological Diversity — a nonprofit watchdog group — obtained documents from the EPA through a public records request. “The EPA appears to be turning a blind eye to this problem, and after seven years of an increasing number of incidents, they are telling the public that they are continuing to monitor the situation,” said Karen McCormack, a retired EPA employee who called the staggering number of deaths and illnesses unprecedented. “I think this is a significant problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.” It’s unclear how Seresto compares to the safety of other pet collars. A spokesperson for the agency told USA Today that the two pesticides found in Seresto were “eligible for continued registration” based on the latest scientific data and testing. “No pesticide is completely without harm, but EPA ensures that there are measures on the product label that reduce risk,” the spokesperson wrote in an email. “The product label is the law, and applicators must follow label directions. Some pets, however, like some humans, are more sensitive than others and may experience adverse symptoms after treatment.” Through the years, the collar had received numerous complaints from customers who claimed the collar had caused pets skin rashes and neurological issues. In one case last year, a New Jersey veterinarian suggested an owner buy the Bayer Seresto collar for use on her indoor service animal. Rhonda Bomwell’s 9-year-old Papillon suffered a seizure June 2 after wearing the collar for one day, reports said. The dog, Pierre, collapsed and stopped breathing. Bomwell said she administered CPR but never thought to remove the collar. She rushed Pierre to the hospital, but he died before receiving treatment. “I just didn’t put it together,” she said, noting that she had never used a flea and tick collar before. Story location: https://www.ajc.com/news/popular-flea-collar-linked-to-1700-pet-deaths-across-us/N6ECNWGBYJCRLP6Q7M6KL4AT6M/

Oscar-winning actress and comedy icon Cloris Leachman died of natural causes this Tuesday aged 94. Cloris Leachman is an American actress and comedian, whose career spans over seven decades. She has won various accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded actress in Emmy history. Wikipedia Born: April 30, 1926 (age 94 years), Des Moines, IA

A solar eclipse that lasts 6 days with no explanation or reason found by science.

The 12th day of Christmas

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What a beautiful Birthday gift❄️