Thursday 7/14/22
Celebrate:
Bastille Day
International Non-Binary People's Day
National Grand Marnier Day
National Mac and Cheese Day
National Tape Measure Day
Shark Awareness Day
Pandemonium Day - There is chaos and disorder everywhere, and you can't control it. Crazy, unorganized, and unexpected things are happening, and they all seem to be happening at the same time
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For the past 85 years, you could go to the store and buy Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. But later this summer, that won't be the case.
It has nothing to do with supply chain issues or anything like that. They're just changing the name . . . to "Kraft Mac & Cheese."
Why? Well, they say they're trying to hype the product as "comfort food." And they're probably looking to freshen it up a little too, so they can appeal to younger generations.
Kraft also says "Mac & Cheese" is meant to "reflect the way fans organically talk about the brand." Along with the new name, they're updating the logo, and the color of the box will be tweaked to "amplify . . . the noodle smile."
The new boxes will start hitting shelves in August.
(are they gonna call it Kraft Dinner in Canada??)
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The Emmy Nominations have been announced. Are you watching these shows?
“Succession” was the most-nominated program of 2022, earning 25 nods — including outstanding drama. That was followed by “Ted Lasso” with 20 nominations and then “The White Lotus,” the most-recognized limited series with 20.
HBO and HBO Max were jointly crowned the year’s leader, with 130 nominations, Netflix was close behind with 129.
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“Euphoria” (HBO)
“Ozark” (Netflix)
“Severance” (Apple TV+)
“Squid Game” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“Succession” (HBO)
“Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Barry” (HBO)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Hacks” (HBO)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Limited Series
“Dopesick” (Hulu)
“The Dropout” (Hulu)
“Inventing Anna” (Netflix)
“Pam and Tommy” (Hulu)
“The White Lotus” (HBO)
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Full Moon last night, known as the Full Buck Moon as bucks were growing new antlers, also the Thunder Moon. It was also the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year.
Several other names for this month’s Moon also reference animals, including Feather Moulting Moon (Cree) and Salmon Moon, a Tlingit term indicating when fish returned to the area and were ready to be harvested.
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A 41-year-old guy in Wales named Andy Currie says he finally kicked his addiction to PEPSI that was costing him over $700 a MONTH.
He got hooked on it 20 years ago, and he's been drinking it all day every day since then. He works at a grocery store, so he's had easy access.
Until recently, he drank up to 10 LITERS of Pepsi a day. He says he was spending around $8,600 a year, or more than $700 a month on it. That's roughly $25 a day on Pepsi . . . and more than $170,000 over the course of 20 years.
He realized he needed help when his weight kept ticking up and he passed the 250-pound mark. His doctor was also worried about diabetes. The 220,000 cans of Pepsi he's had contained the equivalent of about seven million sugar cubes.
He recently saw a hypnotist and says they knocked it out in a single session. He's not sure what they did, but he didn't want Pepsi after that. It wasn't even in person, they did it on Zoom.
After their session, he drank his first glass of water in 20 years and hasn't gone back. He says he's dropped over 40 pounds already and feels a lot better.
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame 2023 inductees were announced recently. There will be a total of 24 entertainers being recognized throughout the upcoming year.
The Motion Picture category will include Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Ludacris, Bill Pullman, and director John Waters. Paul Walker will also be honored posthumously.
The Recording (Music) category includes the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Anthony, and Blake Shelton.
Then in the Television category, the honorees include director Jon Favreau, Mindy Kaling, Martin Lawrence, Ralph Macchio, and Ellen Pompeo.
The ceremony dates haven't been announced.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Horses and sharks are ticklish . . . although maybe you shouldn't go around tickling sharks to test that out.
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