9/18/25 - Clocked It, Senior, and Godzilla

Thursday 9/18/25

Celebrate:

Chiropractic Founder's Day

First Love Day

Free Queso Day

Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day

International Equal Pay Day

International Read an eBook Day

National Cheeseburger Day

National Red Velvet Cake Day

National Respect Day

Rice Kirspies Treats Day

World Bamboo Day

World Water Monitoring Day

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If you're a pasta lover, Kristen Bell has a hack that can help stabilize your blood sugar, make you feel fuller longer, and prevent overeating and weight gain.

Her onscreen sister on "Nobody Wants This", Justine Lupe, explained her method.  Basically you have to eat spinach or any other leafy, fibrous greens before a carb-heavy meal. 

If that isn't available, Metamucil or a shot of apple cider vinegar (the liquid, NOT gummies), will work.

Justine says, quote, "It, supposedly, stabilizes your glucose.  You can thank Kristen Bell for that, everyone."

This bio-hack even got the approval of a registered dietician, who added that over time, stable blood sugar can lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease, insulin resistance, and obesity.

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A writer for the travel site "One Mile at a Time" did a big feature on the best types of food to order on airplanes.

Unless you're flying first class or internationally, He says his general rule when looking at meal options in coach is . . . think of them like they're Leftovers.

Nothing is cooked on planes.  It's all prepped by a caterer hours before you board.  So imagine bringing each option home from a restaurant.  Which one would reheat better in the microwave?

If there's nothing on the menu that would taste good nuked, a cold option might be your best bet. 

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New Haven, Connecticut, broke the record for world's largest pizza party on Friday.  Guinness was there for it and confirmed it's now official.  4,525 people showed up and ate over 9,000 slices.

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Is your teenager's new favorite phrase "CLOCKED IT"?  Google says searches for it just hit an all-time high.

It means what you think:  to notice something and make a mental note.  But kids are using it in a much broader way than their parents would.

A TikTok mom explained the different ways she's seen it used.  They might say, "Your nails look nice.  Clocked it."  Or they might hear some juicy gossip and say, "Clocked that tea." 

It's been popular on social media since last year.  But it's trending right now, partly because more kids . . . and parents . . . have been hearing it since the new school year started up.

Using the word "clocked" to describe something you noticed isn't really new at all.  Merriam-Webster says the first known usage was almost a century ago, way back in 1929.

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According to the internet, some senior citizens are trying to cancel the word "senior" because it "sounds old" . . . and they "don't want to be reminded of it."

Of course, senior citizens ARE old.  But younger Boomers . . . the ones in their early 60s . . . want to separate themselves from older Boomers.  Kind of like how older Millennials want to separate themselves from the younger ones.

Instead, they're calling themselves "Generation Jones."  They don't want to identify as Boomers, because they were a little more hip and rebellious. One person describes their youth as the "smoke dope and protest era."

Historically, people start being called "seniors" at 55 . . . and definitely by 65.

However, some companies and organizations targeting younger Boomers are reportedly changing "senior centers" and "senior living" to things like "community centers" and "active living."

One Generation Jones'er commented, quote, "Older adults is preferred."

One TikTok'er jokeed, quote, "I have to say that phasing out the word 'senior' because it makes you feel old is kind of the most Boomer thing ever."

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Is nothing sacred??

The World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland were rocked by a cheating scandal, after some competitors were found to be using "suspiciously circular" stones. 

According to the competition's rules, stones must come from naturally-occurring island slate and fit through a device called the "ring of truth" to ensure they are the right size:  No bigger than three inches in diameter.

The cheaters doctored those so they fit perfectly.

It was ultimately won by an American named Jonathan Jennings, who managed to skip his stones for a total of 580 feet or almost two football fields.

Here's the news report.

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Everyone gets sidetracked at work by different stuff.  Working from home can be LESS distracting if coworkers derail you the most.  Or it can be MORE distracting if you get caught up by dumb stuff like reorganizing your spice rack.

According to a new survey, 55% of people say they feel more productive in the office than at home.

The "top distractors" for Gen Z are social media . . . personal notifications . . . and major news events (like, say, Taylor Swift getting engaged).  Millennials are pretty much in the same boat.

The "top distractors" for Boomers are "colleagues chatting" . . . political news . . . and major news events.

Gen X are similar, except of all generations they're the least distracted by political news.  Instead, they're most sidetracked by personal notifications and fatigue, which makes sense . . . since they're likely to be dealing with kids' schedules.

Generally, younger workers admit to having more distractions than older folks.

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A 24-year-old woman in Tampa got arrested after she drove the wrong way on the interstate . . . sideswiped a COP CAR . . . and claimed her husband was driving.

It happened just after 2:30 A.M. on Saturday morning.  

She was doing 60 on the shoulder going the wrong direction, and wouldn't pull over.  She sideswiped a cop car when it got in her way. 

Once she was out of the car, they asked if she realized she was going the wrong way on the interstate . . . and she said, "THIS interstate?"

She also tried to claim her husband was the one driving, and almost seemed like she believed it.  But they knew it wasn't true . . . because she was the only one in the car.

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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - The only major building in Tokyo that Godzilla has never destroyed in a movie is the Imperial Palace, out of respect to the emperor.

While there isn't a single total figure on the destructive cost, an analysis for the film Shin Godzilla estimated direct infrastructure damage at around $12.8 billion, with total costs (including evacuation, governmental support, etc.) reaching about $815.53 billion in that specific instance. Other calculations and sources suggest total damages could be in the hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars depending on the city and the scale of the attack, as Godzilla destroys cities and costly military hardware across films. 

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