Tuesday 5/24/22
Celebrate:
Asparagus Day
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
Brother's Day
International Tiara Day
National Escargot Day
Scavenger Hunt Day
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The Pratt-Schwarzenegger family is expanding. Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have welcomed their second child together, a baby girl. "We are so excited to announce the birth of our second daughter, Eloise Christina Schwarzenegger Pratt," they said on Instagram. "We feel beyond blessed and grateful." The couple welcomed their first child together, Lyla Maria, in 2020, and she's now 21 months old. Pratt also has a nine-year-old son, Jack, from his marriage to Anna Faris.
When asked earlier this month how many kids he plans to have, Pratt jokingly declared, "We want to have one dozen children. It's going to be a big summer."
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Certain types of Jif peanut butter are being recalled by J.M. Smucker after some of its products were linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has left 14 people ill and two people hospitalized. The company said the recall includes more than 45 products including creamy and crunchy peanut butters, peanut butter to-go packs and the natural squeeze pouch. So how do you know if your peanut butter is part of the recall? Check the codes next to the “best if used by” date on the product’s packaging; if it has lot codes between 1274425 to 2140425, you should throw the product out immediately.
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Fan of Grace and Frankie on Netflix? Sad it's over? But wait - Actress June Diane Raphael, who plays Grace's daughter, Brianna Hanson, has a spinoff up her sleeve.
June says “It was actually around season four or five that I started thinking of these other stories for Brianna and really itching for more. I felt like I had more to say, and that I wanted to sink my teeth in a bigger way."
Fortunately for Grace and Frankie fans, the show’s producers entertained the idea and encouraged June to sit down with series co-creator Howard Morris. According to her, they discussed it at-length during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Although the show hasn’t been given the green light yet, the mere fact that it’s already been considered by the higher-ups is a good sign.
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A public speaking expert named John Bowe just shared these four words and phrases that might make people at work think you're immature which could have a legit negative effect on your career.
1. Filler words. When you are always saying "um," "ahh," like," "you know," and other filler words, it can be a problem. Doing it once in a while is natural . . . but if you're using them so much people notice the pattern, that's bad.
2. Business jargon. When you use business clichés, it will come off as forced . . . it won't make you look smart or more professional. Words like "circle back," "bandwidth," and "synergy" will probably backfire on you.
3. Asides. If you're giving a presentation or speaking at a meeting, straying off topic too much comes off unprofessional. So you should avoid saying thing like, "Sorry, I don't have the data, I've been traveling" or making off-topic jokes.
4. Hedging words. You want to seem reasonable and not offend people . . . but when you hedge your opinions with words like "kind of," "I guess," "just," or even "I think," it shows a lack of confidence and maturity.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Kangaroos don't burp or break wind. The way their bodies break down food, nothing is converted to methane . . . so they don't need to release gas.
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