JOKE

My doctor told me I was going deaf. The news was hard for me to hear.

GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for Amazon and being able to get things quickly. I had to order a wheelchair par from somewhere other than Amazon. It normally takes a week to get. I had to have it overnighted – it cost $56
• I am grateful for advancing technology which will make this summer more fun – I will explain next week what I mean about that
• I am grateful for financial security – it has not always been a part of my life

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Actor-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is 88.
• Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 88.
• Singer Lenny Welch is 85.
• Actor Gunilla Hutton (“Petticoat Junction,” ″Hee Haw”) is 82.
• Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is 82.
• Actor Chazz Palminteri (“Analyze This,” ″Mulholland Falls”) is 78.
• Musician Brian Eno is 76.
• Actor Nicholas Hammond (“The Sound of Music”) is 74.
• Musician Mike Oldfield is 71.
• Actor Lee Horsley (“Matt Houston”) is 69.
• Rapper Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is 63.
• Actor David Charvet (“Melrose Place”) is 52.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Moms of Resigned Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Speak Out: They Were ‘Abused, Bullied and Cornered’
• King Charles III’s 1st portrait as king draws mixed reactions
• Justin and Hailey Bieber Kept Her Pregnancy Secret for 6 Month
• ‘Only Murders in the Building’ has a premier date and at least one new cast member
• Eminem Continues ‘The Death Of Slim Shady’ Rollout With Obituary In Detroit Newspaper

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THE GOOD NEWS

My doctor told me I was going deaf. The news was hard for me to hear.

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Reading the Book “The Way of Integrity” by Martha Beck

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GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful to have all my senses in tact – people love the “what would you rathe lose your sense of sight or hearing – I would not want to lose any of them – smell, touch, and taste would all be tough to lose
• I am grateful for kind reasonable people
• The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck – we’ll be talking about that tomorrow and next week after I finish. I am listening on Audible and find Martha to be on point and quite funny

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals is 80.
• Movie director-producer George Lucas is 80.
• Actor Meg Foster (“Cagney and Lacey”) is 76.
• Director Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump,” ″Back to the Future”) is 73.
• Musician David Byrne (Talking Heads) is 72.
• Actor Tim Roth is 63.
• Singer Ian Astbury of The Cult is 62.
• Guitarist C.C. DeVille of Poison is 62.
• Actor Danny Huston (“John Adams” miniseries) is 62.
• Bassist Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 58.
• Musician Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli is 58.
• Singer Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!) is 58.
• Actor Cate Blanchett is 55.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Miss Teen USA 2023 Runner-Up Declines Title After Winner UmaSofia Srivastava Steps Down
• George Clooney Will Star in Broadway Adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck
• Saxophonist David Sanborn, 6-time Grammy winner, has died at age 78
• Chris Pratt Jokes Usher Is Wife Katherine Schwarzenegger’s ‘Hall Pass’: ‘I Can’t Blame Her’
• Bill Maher and Bill Burr Say Louis C.K. Has Paid His Dues for Years of Sexual Misconduct
• Ryan Reynolds Jokes That He and Blake Lively Still Waiting For Taylor Swift to Tell Them Name of 4th Child
• Kelly Clarkson Says Weight Loss Is a Result of Prescription Medication: ‘Everybody Thinks It’s Ozempic, It’s Not’
• Sarah Paulson Calls Out Actor Who Emailed Her Six Pages of Notes After Watching Her

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THE GOOD NEWS

World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing is Going Up So Animals Can Walk Safely Over 8 Lanes of L.A. Traffic

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Let’s talk weeds – Where do they come from and how to kill them

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GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for a safe trip to and from Sault Ste Marie
• I am grateful that there are people to help my mom

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Actor Harvey Keitel is 85.
• Actor Zoe Wanamaker (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) is 76.
• Actor Franklyn Ajaye (“Car Wash,” TV’s “Deadwood”) is 75.
• Musician Stevie Wonder is 74. Actor Leslie Winston (TV: “The Waltons”) is 68.
• Comedian Stephen Colbert (“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”) is 60.
• Drummer John Richardson of The Gin Blossoms is 60.
• Actor Tom Verica (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “American Dreams”) is 60.
• Singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 58.
• Actor Susan Floyd (“All My Children”) is 56.
• Actor Brian Geraghty (“The Alienist,” ″Boardwalk Empire”) is 49.
• Actor Samantha Morton (“The Whale,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”) is 47.
• Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 45.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel
• ‘Boardwalk Empire’ star Steve Buscemi punched by maniac in random NYC attack
• Olivia Munn Shares She Underwent a Hysterectomy Amid Cancer Battle
• John Krasinski on Getting Bradley Cooper, George Clooney, Ryan Reynolds to Join ‘IF’: “Most Yeses of My Career”
• Drake’s Security Takes Down Third Alleged Trespasser at Toronto Home
• Drake And Kendrick Lamar’s Messy Feud Could Be Over After One Of The Rappers Seemingly Conceded Online

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THE GOOD NEWS

Dogs Placed in Elementary Schools Making a Big Difference in Academics and Mental Health for Michigan Students

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Trip to the Soo My Darlin’

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GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for my mom – for all the good and all the uniqueness that makes her her and me me
• I am grateful for Lisa’s mom who had a hand in making someone I love
• I am grateful for some time, albeit fleeting, with my mom

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Actor David Clennon (“thirtysomething”) is 81.
• Filmmaker Jim Abrahams (“The Naked Gun,” “Airplane!”) is 80.
• Singer Donovan is 78.
• Singer Graham Gouldman of 10cc is 78.
• Singer Dave Mason is 78.
• Sports anchor Chris Berman is 69.
• Actor Bruce Penhall (“CHiPs”) is 67.
• Actor Victoria Rowell (“The Young and the Restless”) is 65.
• Singer Bono of U2 is 64.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
• ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Announces Full Cast as Filming Kicks Off, Percy Hynes White Dropped From Series
• Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes for Saying Howard Stern Wasn’t Funny on Podcast

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THE GOOD NEWS

Retired Teacher ‘Jumps for Joy’ at 80th Birthday in Surprise Reunion With Her Favorite Kindergarten Student

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

More landscape info from Tyson Mueller with Villani Landshapers

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GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for the glorious weather yesterday
• I am grateful for Baily who came to my rescue and cut my hair last minute after she just returned from a trip to Italy
  • and by the way she also got engaged since my last do – Congrats Bails!
• I am grateful for having the time and freedom to do this each day

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Producer-director James L. Brooks is 87.
• Guitarist Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and The Crickets is 87.
• Singer Tommy Roe is 82.
• Singer-guitarist Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) is 80.
• Actor Candice Bergen is 78.
• Singer Clint Holmes is 78.
• Actor Anthony Higgins (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) is 77.
• Musician Billy Joel is 75.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Steve Albini dies at 61: A guide to some of the revered engineer’s best albums
• Kendrick Lamar Is Winning His Rap Battle With Drake—At Least On The Charts
• Miss Teen USA steps down just days after Miss USA’s resignation
• ‘Spacey Unmasked’ Trailer Reveals Sexual Harassment Allegations, Retaliation Fears From Kevin Spacey Accusers
• Andy Cohen addresses John Mayer dating rumors a year after saying they’re ‘in love’

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THE GOOD NEWS

14-Year-old Grabs Wheel of His School Bus After Driver Passes Out with Foot on the Gas

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Landscaping. Always Questions Never Enough Answers

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GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for a good life – I really have had a good one and I am excited for the next half
• I am grateful for Lisa being so excited about the fact that we are done planting flowers and cleaning up the yard before Mother’s Day
• I am grateful for the Lincoln Nautilus which will be our chariot while we make a quick trek up north sometime over the next week

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead is 78.
• Drummer Prairie Prince (The Tubes) is 74.
• Director Amy Heckerling (“Clueless,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) is 72.
• Actor Michael E. Knight (“All My Children”) is 65.
• Guitarist Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 63.
• Actor Traci Lords is 56.
• Actor Morocco Omari (“Empire”) is 54.
• Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 53.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Trump Weighs In on ABC News president’s resignation
• With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back.
• Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt announces she is resigning title citing mental health
• Mama Cass ‘didn’t choke to death on a ham sandwich’
• J.J. Watt says he’d come out of retirement to play again if Texans ‘absolutely need it’
• Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported

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THE GOOD NEWS

New ‘Rule’ Requires US Airlines to Give Automatic Refunds for Canceled or Delayed Flights and Late Baggage

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Bad Communication Ruins Good Relationships

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JOKE

Lisa told me she didn’t understand cloning. I told her, “That makes two of us.”

GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for preparedness and routine. Life throws enough wrenches into the works – it nice to bank on some things most days
• I am grateful for what look to be nearly perfect weather days today and tomorrow
• I am grateful that there is a theater-worthy movie to go see tomorrow

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Singer Frankie Valli is 90.
• Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 78.
• Singer Mary Hopkin is 74.
• Singer Christopher Cross is 73.
• Drummer Cactus Moser of Highway 101 is 67.
• Keyboardist David Ball of Soft Cell is 65.
• Country singer Shane Minor is 56.
• Actor Bobby Cannavale (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Nurse Jackie”) is 54.
• Music producer-actor Damon Dash is 53.
• Bassist John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band is 53.
• TV personality Willie Geist (“Today”) is 49.
• Actor Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) is 49.
• Country singer Eric Church is 47.
• Actor Tanya Wright (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 46.
• Dancer Cheryl Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 40.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Cher says she dates younger men because men her age are “all dead”
• Jimmy Kimmel Calls Travis Kelce Taylor Swift’s ‘Broke BF’ After New NFL Contract
• Anne Hathaway had an awkward moment while on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
• Ryan Gosling Says Burt Reynolds Had a Crush on His Mom: ‘I Thought He Took a Shine to Me’
• Sex in Movies Has Dropped Sharply, Yet Gotten More Graphic, Study Says

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THE GOOD NEWS

Couple Accidentally Ships Their Cat with an Amazon Return –1 Week and 3 ‘Miracles’ Later They’re Reunited

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

Don’t Tell Me What to Like or NOT Like

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