Saturday 5/6 & 7/23
Celebrate:
Saturday
Beer Pong Day
Free Comic Book Day - Pop Market too at the Elmira Heights American Legion 11a-4p. Bring the Family!
Herb Day
International Drone Day
International No Diet Day
Join Hands Day
National Aucioneers Day
National Beverage Day
National Crepe Suzette Day
National Homebrew Day
National Nurses Day
National Scrapbooking Day
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day
National Tourist Appreciation Day
No Homework Day
Pilates Day
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
World Labyrinth Day
Sunday
Lemonade Day
Mayday for Mutts
Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day
National Barrier Awareness Day
National Cosmopolitan Day
National Roast Leg of Lamb Day
National Tourism Day
Paste Up Day (newspapers)
World Laughter Day
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Today is King Charles III Coronation.
The jury has spoken in Ed Sheeran's copyright trial -- he's been found not liable for ripping off one of Marvin Gaye's classics, "Let's Get It On."
Sheeran was present in court for the legal battle, and even testified during the trial ... part of it in the form of a song! He pulled out his guitar and played the tune in question during his time on the stand as a way to show them his creative process.
He testified Marvin's song was nowhere near his or his co-writer Amy Wadge's minds when they brought his track to life ... claiming he doesn't really put a ton of time into crafting his tracks and just pulls inspiration from whatever's going down in his life at the time.
Ed says, "It's devastating to be accused of stealing someone else's song when we've put so much work into our livelihoods."
"I'm just a guy with a guitar who loves writing music for people to enjoy. I am not and never will allow myself to be a piggy bank for anyone to shake."
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The Kentucky Derby is today, and the favorites are Forte, Tapit Trice, and Angel of Empire.
Forte 3-1
Tapit Trice 5-1
Angel of Empire 8-1
Derma Sotogake 10-1
Practical Move SCR
Kingsbarn 12-1
Two Phil's 12-1
Mage 15-1
Verifying 15-1
Confidence Game 20-1
Skinner 20-1
Cyclone Mischief 30-1
Disarm 30-1
Hit Show 30-1
Mandarin Hero 20-1
Rocket Can 30-1
Continuar 50-1
Jace's Road 50-1
Raise Cain 50-1
Sun Thunder 50-1
Reincarnate 50-1
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There's a thread online where people are talking about everyday things that WERE good . . . but went downhill as soon as they became mainstream. Here are a few:
1. Garage sales, yard sales, and flea markets. Now that re-selling "vintage" things is hot, the prices for people's junk has sky-rocketed.
2. The Food Network. It used to be a good place to learn new recipes and techniques, but now it's filled with reality competition shows and over-the-top stuff. The same goes for a few other cable TV channels.
3. Las Vegas. It's become way more expensive . . . and less "classy."
4. Voice acting. It used to be professionals who did amazing work, but now, every animated movie and audiobook has celebrity actors as the voices.
5. Etsy.com. It used to be filled with talented people's handmade items. Now, many accounts are just re-selling items bought at Walmart and Amazon.
6. Food trucks. Now that they're trendy, they're charging restaurant prices. But the quality is picking up.
7. Music that goes viral on TikTok. It used to be TV commercials that "ruined" songs. Now, people hate music that's over-played on social media.
8. Facebook. One person said, "It literally went downhill the minute our parents started to use it."
Regardless of whose fault it is, Facebook and Twitter have gone from fun amongst friends . . . to most people just posting "news" headlines and making snarky comments.
9. Youth sports. They used to be a fun way for kids to try something new, but now they're super serious . . . time-consuming . . . and "parent-driven."
10. Streaming services. They're becoming more and more like the cable companies that people originally chose them over.
See the full list from Buzzfeed here.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizmrichardson/popular-things-people-ruined
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The weight loss and nutrition company Jenny Craig has reportedly told employees that they're shutting down operations. All locations will close . . . and more than 1,000 employees will be laid off.
Jenny Craig was being shopped to investors for a while . . . either as a sale or to secure additional financing. Neither happened, so it's going belly-up.
There's a chance the company could spin-off into some kind of online-only situation . . . but for now, it sounds like it's coming to an end.
Jenny Craig was launched in 1983 in Australia. It came to the U.S. in 1985 . . . and it became one of the world's largest weight loss companies. Ten years ago, they had more than 4,000 employees working in around 700 locations.
The actual Jenny Craig is a woman from Louisiana, who was born Genevieve Guidroz. She married her husband Sidney Craig in 1979. Jenny is still around, but she's retired. She'll be 91 years old this summer.
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