Today Is Going To Suck For Corey
My husband and I have to put one of our dogs down today. So, I shared some of my favorite stores about Loki. Explained why we are doing it and asked if we should let the other dogs watch. We have a great listening audience who is very kind and left some heartfelt message.

These Things Are Bad For Teeth

• Sipping lemon water all day - all that acid is terrible for teeth as it can lead to enamel erosion.
  
• Drinking green smoothies - Without a little calcium added in, the oxalates in raw spinach can actually pull minerals from your teeth.
  
• Snacking on dried fruit - they can raise the risk of cavities.
  
• Powering up with sports drinks - Energy drinks, Crystal Light and even “natural” sports drinks that are lower in calories can still be high in acidity. 
  
• Grazing on Goldfish crackers - break down into simple sugars and coat kids’ teeth like glue.
  

The Best Thing You Can Say To Your Man:
It will make him feel good, especially if it comes out of the blue (this is according to Marcus, by the way.) "What's up, big dog."

Second Date Update: Lindsay goes out with Tobias after meeting on Hinge. He takes her to very nice restaurant. Is he ghosting over the tip?

Woman Catches Husband Cheating Because Of Electric Toothbrush:

This is why you have a "burner" toothbrush. A woman in the UK caught her husband cheating after noticing odd activity on their electric toothbrush app. The married mother of two was using the app to track her kids’ brushing habits when she saw the toothbrush was used at strange times, like when her kids were at school and her husband was supposed to be at work. Suspicious, she checked and confirmed her kids were at school. When she asked her husband, he claimed he was at work all day. She hired a private investigator, who found proof of the husband’s affair. Smart devices like toothbrushes can reveal secrets because they track usage data. The woman confronted her husband with the evidence, and he admitted to the cheating. Everyday devices can hold clues to catch dishonest partners, making it harder for cheaters to hide. 
How To Sleep Away From Home: 
Make it feel more like home - Research shows that bringing aspects of our home environment, like sound and smell, can help us feel more relaxed and happy when we’re away, so bringing those to the new space can help you sleep.

• • Sound - If you usually run a white noise machine, pack it when you travel, or use an app that gives the same effect.
  • Smell - Our homes all have a unique scent and you can trick your brain into feeling “at home” anywhere by bringing the fragrance with you. Using the same lotions, shampoos and soaps can help, and packing something washed in your detergent to sleep with can make the new bed feel more familiar.
  • Routine - Sticking to your usual pre-bedtime schedule can keep you on track for sleep, too. Whether you watch TV, meditate, read or listen to a podcast, doing the same thing at the same time you usually hit the sack can ease you to sleep, just like at home.

Control the environment - You want to recreate the physical conditions you’re used to sleeping in by controlling the light and temperature. If you like it pitch black, cover the light sources with Post-It notes or tape, or bring a nightlight if you need a little illumination. Adjust the thermostat so it’s as comfy to you as your home bedroom.
Select a strategic location - If you’re lucky enough to get a choice for your hotel room, always pick one that’s away from busy streets and other noise, like elevators or lobbies.
Get out of bed - If you still can’t fall asleep, go ahead and get up for a little while. Making yourself lie there and watch the clock can make you even more anxious, which makes it even tougher to fall asleep. If you’re struggling to snooze for longer than 20 minutes, get up for a few minutes and do something relaxing, which resets your mind and body, so it should be easier for you to relax when you go back to bed.

Average American Only Feels Healthy 19 Days Out Of The Month:

• Nearly three-quarters (72%) admitted they were in moderate or poor health at the time they were surveyed, with just 28% reporting they felt totally healthy.
• Fatigue is the most common condition, people deal with it around 13 days a month.
  
• Digestive issues are number two (10 days a month), followed by mood changes (10 days) and headaches (8 days).
• Half (51%) of respondents live with recurring health issues that have continued for six months or longer.
• Gut issues are a common complaint
  
• This includes 30% who regularly deal with bloating, indigestion and constipation.
• Almost two-thirds (65%) of all respondents feel like their less-than-ideal health affects their performance at work, and more than 40% share that it limits their ability to exercise.
• For 15%, not feeling well has also kept them from fully being able to enjoy family time.
• Even worse? Nearly half (48%) of those with constant gut issues say it’s made them avoid sex.
• Gut issues are also becoming more common in younger people, now Gen Z is the largest group suffering from them.
  

Second Date Update: Lindsay goes on a date with Roy. They are both runners, they both like to eat healthy, so they decide to hit up a Mediterranean restaurant for dinner. Roy has checked out, did she catfish him?

Unbothered People Do These Things When They Are Stressed:

1. They find a way to laugh, or at least smile
2. They change perspective to focus on solutions
3. They write it out and then talk it out
4. They determine the cause and see what can be changed
5. They reframe the stress or the situation
6. They visualize the opposite of their stress
7. They focus on breathing
8. They self-soothe with herbal tea or relaxing hobbies
9. They listen to music, books, or guided meditation
10. They get a hug

When You Realized You Weren't YOUNG Young Anymore:

• "One day I woke up still tired, and that feeling never really went away."
• "I go to bed at 10 p.m., and I love my nap on the weekend."
• "Hearing myself go 'ooof' and 'ahhhh' when I sit down or stand up."
• "When coworkers are half your age or more."
• "When cops started looking younger than me."
• "Things taking longer to heal/stop hurting."
• "When I bought alcohol and they didn't ask for any ID."

Most Misspelled Words In The Country

1. Definitely
2. Separate
3. Necessary
4. Believe
5. Through
6. Gorgeous
7. Neighbor
8. Business
9. Favorite
10. Restaurant

Second Date Update: Kendall and Mark hit up a pizza joint outside Chase Center. She had a blast. He is ghosting....were her vocal/facial tics inappropriate?

Marcus trolled Corey's husband, The Jeff, without even realizing it. Marcus didn't recognize the account and let him have it.

Things younger generations will never experience. 

• "Toy stores. Nothing beats the aisles and aisles of stuff at Toys 'R' Us."
• "Slamming the phone down to end a phone call."
• "Life without tech in everything – whole summers with just you and the backyard, alternating sometimes with friends and bicycles."
• "The excitement of your new favorite song playing on the radio or MTV."
• "When everyone watched a TV show at the same time in their individual households and then came together to talk about it the next day. Pre-streaming services days. Commercials still sucked but there was something magical about it."
• "We didn’t have to pay an exorbitant amount of money for concert tickets."
• "Walking down the street collecting your mates along the way to go hang out."
• "Listening to whole albums, not just singles on an app."
• "The arcade. Putting two quarters on the glass indicates you’ve got next. Watching this one dude beat ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ on just two quarters."
• "That feeling of not being watched/recorded."
• "Internet before the corporate world got hold of it. It was truly a wild west era."
  

Spending on these items can bring joy.

• Live music 
  
• Novel experiences 
  
• Time-saving purchases 
  
• Activities that boost your relationships 
  
• Being generous to others 
  
• Small joys 
  
• Counterintuitive challenges 
  
• Making plans in advance 
  

Second Date Update: Elena and David try a new restaurant she discovered. Now, he is not reaching out. Was it something she said?

What Annoys Us Most On Airplanes

1. Kids kicking the back of your seat
2. Crying or disruptive kids
3. Seat reclining
4. Drunk passengers
5. Using a device without wearing headphones
6. People talking really loudly
7. Taking too long to put bags in the overhead bins
8. People standing up to get their bags down before the flight is officially over
9. People getting too loud when drinking alcohol
10. Pulling the back of your seat when they stand up

Pizza Is Literally Good For Your Mental Well-Being

• A delicious way to de-stress has been discovered by researchers in England.
• According to a new study from the University of East Anglia, the smell of freshly baked pizza can “significantly” reduce stress and boost mood.
• It finds that 42% of participants reported the aroma made them feel comforted, and 28% felt a distinct mood boost.⠀

Most Unhinged Senior Pranks

• “We released 5 greased pigs in the school. And they were labeled 1,2,3,4,6, so all the administrators were looking for #5 the whole day.”
• “Seniors took a cow up to the second floor of the school. Cows can walk up stairs but can’t walk back down.”
• “All 325 grads had one marble. The principal was confused when the 1st kid shook his hand & gave it to him. Then he looked at us ALL in terror when the 2nd kid did, realizing what was about to happen.”
• “1,500 pounds of cow manure on the front main steps.”
• “The seniors my freshman year put icy hot on ALL of the toilet seats.”
• “Long ago, my sister's class made up an entire student. He was in all sorts of activities and listed as not pictured in the yearbook.”
• “They hung raw hot dogs by strings from the ceiling, every hallway. They were everywhere. The whole school stunk. People were jumping up and smacking them. They were flying off and hitting people. It was … original.”
• “My class released thousands of crickets into the halls, they heard chirps for a couple years.”
• “We started rumors about God-awful pranks that the staff would dread happening and kept moving the date and making them look over their shoulders and then just never did anything. Purely psychological.”
• “The seniors took forks from the cafeteria (throughout the year) and gave them back at graduation as they crossed the stage.”
• “We hired a mariachi band to follow around the principal all day.”

Second Date Update: Jason and Maya went to dinner...was it something about his table manners or lack there of?

Americans and their "perfect" vacations:

• A new survey finds that six in 10 Americans believe their “perfect” vacation exists here in the U.S. and it reveals what it takes to create it.
• The trip would last 11 days, be at least three hours away from home, and prioritize food, relaxation and good weather.
• For nearly two-thirds (63%), that perfect getaway is at the beach, while 53% prefer the great outdoors, and 43% would spend it in a major city.

The moment I knew they were the one:

• "When he blurted out that he loved me so much (for the very first time) during a quick lunch date because we had just found out we both hated eggnog. 
  
• "She drove on our first date. I was looking through her CD collection and found Tenacious D. I just put it in the CD player and we did car karaoke through the whole album."
  
• "After dating and living together for three years, I tried to think about my future, and I could not for the life of me picture a future without her in it. So I knew, and over 25 years later, the best part of our day is getting to see each other."
• "We were long-distance. When we met for the first time after eight months of talking. They knew I was allergic to flowers, so they got me broccoli (my favorite vegetable) stalks wrapped in ribbon.
  
• "We left his house to go out somewhere, and he told his dog in a totally normal voice, 'We're going out now, we will be back soon.' There was not an ounce of embarrassment about talking to his dog like he was people in front of his new girlfriend. I knew there and then he was a keeper."

Best time to travel for Memorial Day weekend. 

Second date update: Eric and Pam take a stroll at Baker Beach. He had a great time, she has ghosted. It had something to do with his shorts.

Air BnB Is cracking down on Memorial day destructive parties:
This week, the company started rolling out their “proprietary anti-party technology” for listings nationwide. It’s the fourth year that Airbnb has used this high-tech defense system to block certain bookings during summer holidays, including Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. The goal is to “reduce the risk of disruptive parties,” which are banned on the platform, and “to promote responsible and safe stays.” The technology identifies and flags “certain (booking) attempts” based on factors like the type of listing being booked, length of stay, distance to the listing from the guest’s primary location and whether the reservation was made at the last minute. Trying to book a one-to-two night stay in an entire home could be considered higher risk for a disruptive party.
Anyone who’s “blocked” from booking an entire home will have the option to book “alternative accommodations” on Airbnb. Last year, the anti-party defenses stopped around 51-thousand people in the U.S. from booking a home on the platform for both summer holiday weekends.

These college degrees make no money:

1. Foreign language - $40,000
2. General social sciences - $41,000
3. Performing arts - $41,900
4. Anthropology - $42,000
5. Early childhood education - $42,000
6. Family and consumer sciences - $42,000
7. General education - $42,000
8. Miscellaneous biological science - $42,000
9. Social services - $42,000
10. Theology and religion - $42,000

Accents we find the most trustworthy:

• Americans don’t just find the British accent the most trustworthy (42%), they also think it’s the most appealing (46%).
• The American Southern accent is the second most popular accent (31%).
• People like Southern accents so much, they’re 157% more likely to trust someone with one over someone with a non-regional American accent.
• 60% of Americans admit they find the New York accent annoying and 45% of New Yorkers agree their own accent can be irritating.
• Only 10% of those surveyed say they trust someone with a New York accent.
• French accents leave 38% of Americans confused, while Australian (35%) and Irish (32%) are associated with calmness.

Second Date Update: Emma has ghosted Paul. Did it have to do with his outfit?

How To Save On Summer Travel:

• Be a points hacker - It’s a great time to use all those points and miles you’ve built up. 
• Don’t pay full price on travel gear - Before you buy new things like portable cribs, compact strollers or travel-friendly car seats, consider open-box and overstock gear at sites like REBEL. These items were returned, but never used, and come with discounts as much as 50% off retail.
• Try an off-season destination - Pick a place that’s not all over Instagram in July. 
• Find those free activities - Look for urban green spaces, interactive art parks, summer festivals and fairs at your destination - some cities even create calendars with zero-cost options for families.
• Think midweek, not peak week - Want to fly on a Friday? So does everybody else, so consider shifting your dates to midweek — especially Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

How To Keep Your Brain In Tip Top Shape:

• Exercise -  research shows that the number one thing you can do for the brain is to be active regularly. 
• Eat more whole foods and fewer processed foods 
• Minimize drinking and don’t smoke
• Manage your stress - Stress may not be a direct risk factor for dementia, but chronic stress is tough on the brain’s memory system.
• Challenge your brain - Keeping your brain sharp by playing games, learning a new language or instrument, and doing social activities.
• Get seven to nine hours of sleep - Not getting enough sleep is bad for the brain and can even raise the risk of Alzheimer’s.
• Spend time with friends and family - Staying socially active is incredibly important, as research shows that social isolation is linked to as much as a 50% higher risk of dementia. 

Signs Your Man Is Noble:

• He opens doors for you
• He calls you instead of texting
• He walks on the street side of the sidewalk
• He walks you to your door
• He sends good morning texts
• He understands the etiquette of leadership
• He puts his hand on the small of your back when introducing you to someone
• He takes the time to plan a date

Second Date Update: Emma calls about Paul. She thought he was a true prospect since he took dating and relationships seriously. Now, nothing.

Organization That Is A Waste Of Time. Do you agree with this list?
Instagram is loaded with organizing hacks to make your home look “perfect.” But, experts say, many are a waste of time. A few of what the group, put together by “Huffington Post” say you should stop doing may surprise you. Here are a few:

• Folding Underwear and socks.
• Organizing Legos By Color
• Color-Coding Your Books
• Decanting Food Into Containers. Keep them in the original packages
• Over-Sorting. Don’t overthink it
  

Corey Injured Herself Over The Weekend. What is the silliest way you have injured yourself? She and her husband were...you know...and she thought there was more bed and rolled right off...hitting the floor with all the force. 

My Dog Hate My Boyfriend: Taylor on Reddit writes: My dog Molly is super friendly with everyone… except my boyfriend. Every time he comes over, she growls, hides, or stares him down like a furry little bodyguard. At first, we laughed it off, but now it’s got me thinking. My boyfriend says it’s just a phase, but part of me wonders if my dog’s picking up on something I’m not seeing. Should I trust my instincts? Or Molly’s?

Second Date Update: Adam takes Randi to a taco truck. Now, she is ghosting. Was it the tacos?

How much does the average American spend  on streaming service:

• New research from CNET finds that the average U.S. adult is paying $1,080 per year for subscriptions.
  
• That has 61% second-guessing their subscription spending and 26% have already canceled at least one.
• We’re paying for all kinds of subscriptions, but the most popular ones are for streaming services (61%), followed by e-commerce, like Amazon Prime (37%) and music (33%).

Can we go back to cable?

Airport moves costing you money:

• Park It Smart
  
• Weight your checked bag
  
• Bring a water Bottle 
  
• Skip duty free
  
• Know what can go in Carry-On 
  
• Use travel rewards
  
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• Don't buy snacks on the flight
  
• Rent a car away from the airport
  
• Be a Public Transpo Pro
  

Virtual Birthday and still wants gifts: 

• A mom in a parenting advice forum was very confused when her child got an invitation to an online birthday party, except there’s no actual party.
• The invitation explained that gifts can be sent to the birthday child’s address and even included a list of suggestions and said “or you can Venmo her money.”
• So, basically, this mom is skipping the party for her kid, but still wants everyone to send presents, and the commenters call it out as rude and tacky.

Second Date Update: Lisa and Ross are both movie lovers, so that's what they do on their date. Did something happen in the theater that caused him to ghost?