Monday 1/9/23
Celebrate:
Balloon Ascension Day
International Choreographers Day
National Apricot Day
National Clean Off Your Desk Day
National Gluten-Free Day
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
National Static Electricity Day
National Word Nerd Day
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Adam Rich, an actor who rose to fame as a child playing the youngest Bradford family member, Nicholas, on the TV drama “Eight Is Enough,” has died, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
He was 54.
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Are you tired of pointless reboots and remakes? Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar has similar sentiments and when asked about reprising her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, she said, "I am very proud of the show that we created, and it doesn't need to be done." However, she also noted that since the story amps up female empowerment, she wouldn't mind if the story were to be continued in some way.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit from the shadow of the Royal Family has been messy to say the least, and things don't seem to be getting any better with the release of a new trailer for Harry's interview with ITV before his book Spare is set to drop.
In the sneak-peek, Harry tells interviewer Tom Bradby that "the ball is in their court" when asked if he would attend King Charles III's coronation set for May. It comes on the heels of Harry revealing that a physical altercation went down between him and Prince William, which centered around Markle.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to more than $1 billion after Friday night’s drawing ended without an overall winner.
This marks the fourth time in a little over four years that the top prize has exceeded $1 billion, Mega Millions said in a release Friday.
Friday’s drawing ended with numbers 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and the gold Mega Ball 13.
The jackpot is now an estimated $1.1 billion ($568.7 million cash), according to the lottery. If someone wins at that amount, it would be the third largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, it said.
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15 PHRASES THAT SHOULD BE BANNED FROM NEW YORK WORKPLACES
I found this on the We Are Buffalo website.
The top 15 awful phrases that we wish would be banished from New York workplaces forever.
"Circle Back"
Ugh. We this phrase is way too overused. Instead of circling back, why don’t we just hammer things out right here and now so we can move on to the next thing?
“We’re Fully Committed”
One should hope so! But if you need to say this, are you really?
"You're On Mute"
We’ve now been using Zoom and other sources to have virtual meetings for what, almost three years? It’s time. We all need to figure out how to un-mute ourselves.
"Can You Hear Me?"
This goes along with “you’re on mute.” Listen, if we can’t hear you, we’ll let you know – so just talk away. Trust us, you’ll know if all we see are your lips moving with no sound coming from them.
"Who Cares?"
Obviously, someone cares because they wouldn’t have taken the time to speak or write whatever they did so let’s stop insulting them by saying “who cares?”
"Let Me Ask You This"
Instead of setting up the question- just ask it already!
"Supply Chain"
It kind of feels like people are just leaning on this phrase to explain away every time something is in short supply or arrives late. There are other reasons than just supply chain issues for your office supply order showing up late.
"Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork"
GAG! We are not in kindergarten. We know that working together leads to success and don’t need to be reminded in a sing-song condescending way.
"Can I Pick Your Brain?"
Well, that’s a little scary. No brains need to be picked outside of medical research purposes. Why don't we just say "You know a lot about (subject). Can I ask you some questions?"
“Let’s Put All Our Cards on the Table”
Are we playing a game of poker? Unless we are, then no. Isn’t that like putting all of your eggs in a basket (another cliché we hate)?
“We’re All in This Together”
Maybe we’ve all been through similar garbage in the last couple of years, but can we just stop saying this already?
“Asking For a Friend”
No. You’re not asking for a friend. You're asking for yourself so just say so!
“Are We All on the Same Page?”
Asking this is just a time waster because never is an entire group of people completely on the same page.
"New Normal"
Whenever there are budget cuts. Whenever extra work and no extra pay is heaped on a person. Whenever anything – this phrase is uttered as a catchall for how the Coronavirus Pandemic has changed life. We are fully aware that life has changed and don’t need to be reminded, thank you very much.
"With Respect"
Yeah - if you're saying this, we absolutely know that you do not respect anything that we just said or you wouldn't be trying to convince us.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Smiling for sixty seconds, even when you’re in a bad mood, will immediately improve your mood. Using these muscles is enough to trigger the happy chemicals in your brain.
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