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Meadow, the Great Dane with 15 puppies, adopted by 'amazing family' When Meadow, who is about 2½ years old, gave birth to the puppies on Oct. 10, it was the largest litter ever for Perfectly Imperfect Pups, a foster-based rescue service in Raleigh, North Carolina. Earlier this week, the puppies, now 6 weeks old, had their first checkup. All of the puppies – 13 males and 2 females – were in good health. "They are all thriving, growing and being goofy fun puppies. We ran a DNA test on them and found out they are 50% Great Dane and 50% Doberman," Perfectly Imperfect Pups said in a statement. As for their mother, Meadow has just moved to her permanent home. "She was adopted by an amazing family who fell in love with her story and then fell in love with her. She is thriving and loving being a pup and not just a mama," the rescue service said. Before giving birth to another litter in February, Meadow had been passed around to five homes since giving birth to another litter in February. Two days before Meadow had this litter, a person called the rescue service to see if it could take her because Meadow wasn't getting along with their other dogs. BITCH! The puppies are currently fostered in homes in groups of 2, 3 and 4, so the veterinary visit was a reunion of sorts for them. They got vaccinations and microchips at the veterinary hospital. “They’re healthy. They sound great. They look well. They’ve been very well taken care of by all the fosters,” veterinarian Cindy Johnson told Raleigh, N.C. CBS-TV station WNCN. “Honestly in the vet world, sometimes we get some tough days,” she said. “It’s hard to not smile when these guys come into your clinic.” The rescue service, which got more than 50 applications for the puppies, will be visiting homes of those who applied this weekend, Kincaid said. Each will be adopted individually because siblings adopted together can lead to "serious behavior issues as they age," she said. Here are the names: Otis, Scout, Bruno, Samson, Diego, Felix, Winston, Bailey, Duke, Mack, Fiona, Axel, Finn, Cosmo, Buster. They can go to their new homes after 8 weeks, which is about 1½ weeks away. With all the media coverage of Meadow and her puppies – including from local TV stations and People magazine – Perfectly Imperfect Pups got an influx of applications and donations on its Amazon wish list for the puppies. The rescue service now has a fundraiser to help pay for the puppies' care as the medical bills, 15 vet appointments and spays and neuters "are going to cost the rescue a lot," the service said. The turtle neck is much snazzier, but shouldn't they be wearing GROWL-necks? https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2023/11/24/meadow-great-dane-north-carolina-15-puppies-new-home/71691401007/

The Fresno Sizzler closed for a month. Now it’s back, celebrating w/ freebies. The Fresno Sizzler was closed for a little more than a month while it was remodeled. Now it’s reopen and planning to celebrate. The chain restaurant that’s a Fresno favorite closed in mid-October. It reopened Nov. 17. The West Shaw Avenue location is the second in the company — which has more than 80 locations in eight Western states and Thailand — to be remodeled. It now has an updated dining room with revamped booths, electronic menu boards and improved acoustics. Sizzler also upgraded its salad bar and dessert bar, adding fresh-baked brownies and improving its ice cream topping station. FREEBIES The steakhouse will celebrate with a grand opening 11 a.m. to 3 p.m Thursday, Dec. 7, at 3121 W. Shaw Ave. The event will feature performances by Edison High School’s marching band, choir and folklórico dance group. The Bullard High School mariachi band will also perform. There will be giveaways of Sizzler merchandise, face painting, and donations to the local community.

@WilliamM saw Beethoven in concert and was pissed that he only performed covers of Mozart's greatest hits. He yelled out his displeasure. Alas, his protest fell on deaf ears.

The mayor of Niagra Falls told the New York Times that investigators are eyeing a possible mechanical failure that caused the car to accelerate to at least 100 mph before flying over a fence and crashing into the border crossing booth. Police told The Buffalo News that it was a 2022 Bentley sedan, which has been valued at around $300,000. The wealthy New York couple inside -- Kurt Villani and his wife Monica, both 53 -- were on their way to see KISS in concert in Toronto, a gig that was canceled when Paul Stanley came down with the flu. Obviously, Stanley got his covid and RSV shots, but forgot about the flu. Sad.

They were fine when I saw them-- once by myself when I was visiting my dad in Florida and needed to get away for a night, once in college in Syracuse with 2 friends that came up for the weekend, and once at Madison Square Garden. I just LOVED his voice.

Dear Abby: I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 30 years. Recently, she shared details of two infidelities that she had with other men. The first was with an individual on the staff of our church who held himself out to be my friend. My wife says it was an unprovoked attack, where he forced himself upon her. But when I asked why she didn’t resist or fight him off, she said she didn’t know and that maybe, deep down, she wanted it to happen. The second was someone she met at a bar and had developed a relationship with. When I was away on business trips, she stayed with him overnight on four occasions. She tells me these things happened more than 20 years ago and she’s been faithful since, but to put it bluntly, I am devastated and unconvinced that that’s the entire story. I believed my wife to be faithful during our marriage. I guess I was naive because, over the years, she was jealous and accused me of something nefarious if I even looked at a woman, although I never strayed. Now I’m doubting everything. Did we live a fictional life? Were we ever truly happy? How can I believe that she’s been faithful since? The fact of the matter is I DON’T BELIEVE HER. I still love her, but every time I look at her, I think about what she told me, and I’m having a hard time coping with this information. I don’t think I will ever get over this. What should I do? — Doesn’t Believe Her in Florida Dear Doesn’t Believe: I can feel your pain, and for that, you have my sympathy. You may need the help of a marriage and family counselor to figure out the answers to the questions you are asking yourself. Once you have started on that path, ask your wife to join you. Solid marriages are built on trust. Only if that can be reestablished will your marriage be healed. GET THE HELL OUT OF FLORIDA AND LEAVE THE TRAMP THERE. THAT WOULD BE A WORTHY PUNISHMENT FOR THE SLUT. Dear Abby: Three months ago, I lost my dear, loving wife (the best part of me) to cancer, COVID-19, pneumonia and heart problems. JEEZ, COLULDN’T SHE MAKE UP HER MIND AND PICK ONE? We had a great marriage, not perfect, but the happiest times of our lives. In disbelief, carrying a burden of grief, sorrow and pain, I am lonely and alone, but it is getting lighter with each passing day. I know I don’t want to spend the rest of my remaining time this way. We were together 40 years, rearing a blended family of four children. Then, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren came along. How long should I wait before considering looking around, dating and searching for someone to share my life with? I am being bombarded with interest from women I do not know, which I did not expect. — Alone in Alabama Dear Alone: Please accept my sympathy for your loss. Your loneliness, pain and vulnerability are palpable. This is why, when you start dipping your toe into the dating pool, it’s important to take your time and not rush into any “quickie” entanglements. Realize that as a senior widower, you are now a hot commodity. You will meet many women as the weeks go on. There’s a good reason why folks are advised not to make any serious decisions for a year after a loss such as the one you have experienced. Take your time and avoid jumping into any serious commitments in the coming months. HORNY MUCH?

Green-eyed people are obviously descendants of a couple, one of whom had blue eyes, and one who had jaundice.

I think the more pertinent question is whether you'd try to make said automobile fly in order to make a KISS concert.

that you created an international incident by launching your Bentley airborne at 100 MPH into a tollbooth? Yeah, me neither. Then again, I never went to a KISS concert, so who knows if I would have?

Yes, I'd imagine our knowledge has expanded greatly since 1925ish.

Then it helps appetite suppression in 2 ways, because whenever I see one of their ads I get nauseous. I've been on Ozempic since April. I'm diabetic and was on Metformin, but my endocrinologist asked if I wanted to try it (then read off a laundry list of possible side effects). I'm prone to horrible constipation, but there's been no discernible difference in that regard. My sister, b-i-l & I haven't really had problems from it. I'm on the low-dose pen, he's on the medium (his doctor put him on it because he needed to lose an ENORMOUS amount of weight and wasn't a good candidate for any of the weight loss surgeries; sadly he seems to have plateaued. He's not diabetic.) and my sister is on the high-dose for diabetes. My biggest problem was cost. The initial 3-month supply cost $130. Because I'm now in the medicare coverage gap, the cost would be $755. My doctor gave me one sample pen, and my b-i-l gave me a 1/2-full pen when he was bumped up from low to medium. I saw my doctor Aug 29th & my A1C was 5.7, down from 8.5 Jan 2022, and from 6.7ish since May 2022. I asked him if I could do a shot every 8-9 days to stretch out my supply since my #s were so good and he said yes. I realized that wouldn't get me even close to the end of the year, so since mid-Sept I've dialed back from 1/2 mg doses to 1/4 and I'm doing it every 10 days, and taking Metformin every other day to supplement it. I had plenty left on hand. My sister's doctor had her on both for awhile. I had a home-health visit Tuesday and she measured my A1C at 5.9, which I'll take because I've been overdoing it on empty carbs for a few weeks. As for the weight loss, it really works... after awhile and only for awhile. Like I said to the doctor when he suggested it, "for whom is there any correlation between hunger and eating, so how does it help to lose weight?" I had lost 18 pounds the first 4 months on Metformin (without really trying; don't know why) then plateaued for a year, so I figured let's try it. It takes a couple of weeks for the appetite suppression to kick in. Then for a few weeks you feel FULL ALL THE TIME and never really feel like eating. You lose a lot. But then you stop feeling full all the time and just don't feel hungry, which of course means you can eat like a normal person does-- when you're in the mood for something, not because you're hungry. You're still rarely hungry, but by golly, you don't have to let that stop you from eating! Seriously, though, when I nosh and/or binge the portions are still less than they were in the olden days of 2021. In 6 months on Ozempic I've lost 35ish but most of that was the first 3 months. And I have no muscle mass to maintain.

Despite quitting meat cold turkey, Martha Stewart’s grandchildren say they’ll only break their pescatarian diets for their granny’s Thanksgiving gobbler. “They don’t eat meat, but they do eat fish, and they’re allowed to eat one of my turkeys on Thanksgiving, but only on Thanksgiving do they eat anything related to meat,” Stewart, 82, told Business Insider of her pescatarian grandkids. The “very good kids” — Jude, 12, and Truman, 11 — also offer a helping hand in Stewart’s coveted kitchen, but they’re not the only plant-based foodies in the family. The celebrity chef’s 58-year-old daughter, Alexis, has been a vegetarian for more than four decades after their family served a lamb from their farm on a platter. “I tried to pass it off as a pork chop, but she knew the difference,” Stewart admitted to Business Insider. “It didn’t go over very well in our family.” Despite being surrounded by herbivores, the culinary aficionado swears she’ll never “go vegan.” “I really don’t enjoy vegan food, and I really love my eggs,” she told the outlet. “But I think I’m over the hill now in terms of eating meat. I have a garden, so I grow almost everything I eat on my farm, even during the winter, and I raise my own chickens for eggs.” But the “Queen of Thanksgiving” drummed up quite the buzz after she declared her turkey day “canceled,” lamenting being “turkeyed out” after whipping up more than a dozen Butterballs for TV appearances, she said on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Mere days after her uncharacteristic announcement, her tune — or should we say, “gobble” — changed. Thanksgiving, at least for the Stewart household, was back on. As it turns out, despite canceling her celebrations after guests changed their RSVPs to “no,” she spent this week prepping thirty pies — of the chocolate pecan, pecan and pumpkin varieties — alongside a spread of tarts and a 20-pound “organic, heritage bird” roasted to perfection.

Eric McCormack's wife files for divorce after 26 years of marriage

sources privy to the conflict have told TMZ that the legal battle pertains to “the ground rules of who can sing what as a solo artist, along with money issues of course.” The insiders disclosed that Hall, 77, made a swift legal move on Nov. 16, petitioning the court for a restraining order against Oates, 75, which was promptly granted the following day by the presiding judge. Oates performed a series of solo shows earlier this month, purportedly singing a number of his and Hall’s joint hits. Concerts on Nov. 9 and 10 were postponed, per TMZ, but it remains unclear whether Hall had anything to do with that decision, given his suit was not filed until the following week. I'm diggin' the footwear...

When the Mets traded for Kevin McReynolds, somebody wrote to the NY Post's letter-to-the editor asking if he would be referred to as Kevin Reynolds from now on since he no longer worked for Kroc's widow.

Envy? Your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, the jolly Green Giant?

Pilot sentenced for decapitating wingsuit skydiver with plane's wing

...and just got a restraining order against him

Maybe if you tried to be a little neater when you cook you wouldn't go through so many at once.

50-year-old MLB icon throws 116-pitch complete game — against high school girls team Ichiro Suzuki is four years removed from his last major league game, but that does not mean he’s still not a dominant force on the diamond — especially against high school competition. 1.mp4

I had a couple of friends in the program and they said they learned a lot from it. I wonder how many people have joined over the years thinking FFA stood for something entirely different. Until about 15-20 years ago there was an active working farm about 2 miles away, and the Queens Farm Museum on the Queens/Nassau border is still a working farm. There are botanical gardens in the area and a fair amount of wineries and the occasional small farm, so it's not like there aren't any local agricultural jobs. And not every student wants to live and work in an urban setting; some may have different goals.

The Yankees have a new bench coach.