Check out this green puppy born in Italy!

October 22, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Some dog owners in Italy were pleasantly surprised when their dog had a litter of puppies, all of which were a vibrant white color, except one.

Pistachio, who was born with green fur is the most special good boy of the litter.

Don’t worry though, there is nothing wrong with Pistachio. He was just exposed to a pigment, biliverdin, in the womb.

He will be a happy, healthy and green puppy!

Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2020 . . . How Much Did “Karen” Fall?

October 22, 2020 | Tim Virgin

Babycenter.com just released its report on the most popular baby names of the year based on data from more than 520,000 parents.

And the names at the top are pretty much the same popular names we’ve been seeing lately.

 

The top 10 for girls are Sophia . . . Olivia . . . Riley . . . Emma . . . Ava . . . Isabella . . . Aria . . . Aaliyah . . . Amelia . . . and Mia.

 

The top 10 for boys are Liam . . . Noah . . . Jackson . . . Aiden . . . Elijah . . . Grayson . . . Lucas . . . Oliver . . . Caden . . . and Mateo.

 

One other result:  The popularity of the name “Karen” went down 13% after a particularly bad year for Karens.  (Babycenter)

 

 

(Here are the top 100 names for both girls and boys.)

 

Super Bowl could get delayed into March

October 22, 2020 | Kevin

The NFL has not had a normal season as we continue to roll with the ‘new normal’ of constantly adapting to the fluid changes of the ever-present COVID-19 issues in all walks of life. The current season has been redesigned with flexible schedules for games delayed due to outbreaks or potential exposures by teams and their staffs. Add to that the Pro Bowl has been called off for this year. Now comes news with an executive source in the league on the latest ‘Pat McAfee Show’ that the biggest game in sports, the Super Bowl could be delayed into March if needed.

Blink-182 are going for old school vibes in their new music

October 22, 2020 | Kevin

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According to AltPress, Blink-182 are working on new music to follow-up 2019’s ‘Nine’, and it looks like it will harken back to their earlier days.

Matt Skiba who we also love in Alkaline Trio, shred in a recnet IG post that these new songs that Mark Hoppus and him are crafting currently remind him of the first two Blink albums. This yet-to-be-released music which we had hoped would have been streaming earlier this year, will come out as an EP at some point. John Feldman of Goldfinger is producing the songs, following his work on ‘Nine’ and 2016’s ‘California’.

Two months ago, Blink released the timely anthem of general resentment ‘Quarantine’. Listen to this song that has some very dirty words that really talk about our very weird world.

Jared Leto returns as Joker in Zack Synder’s Justice League

October 22, 2020 | Kevin

Jared Leto got the supervillain spotlight when he played a tattooed-take on the Joker in 2016’s ‘Suicide Squad’. but the 30 Seconds To Mars singer is set to return to the DC Cinematic Universe in the upcoming re-done Justice League in newly added scenes directed by Zack Synder. Ben Affleck, Ray Fisher, and Amber Heard among those involved with the reshoots for the new version of the 2017 superhero team-up movie according to CommingSoon.net.

There was some reported tension from Leto’s camp in October 2019 when Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker role was created in a film that does not seem to exist in the same cinematic storyline as the other DC films. Read about that story here.

At the DC FanDome that the movie will release on HBO Max in 2021 by being broken up into four one-hour parts that will also be rolled out as one four-hour film. It’s one of those things that feels like it’s only possible in the new age of streaming video content.

Beyond the Trailer lays all out of the confirmed rumors and more about Leto as the clown prince of crime in the video above.

 

 

Don’t Forget About Me Adoption Event at PAWS

October 21, 2020 | jnettlebeck

The Don’t Forget About Me Adoption Event is going on now at PAWS Chicago! It’s for the animals at PAWS that are searching for the right family.

Sometimes it can take weeks, months, and even years for a dog or cat to find a family. This week PAWS is accentuating their animals that may have been passed by but are still totally lovable, ADORABLE, and adoptable. Fees are waived this week for select long-term adult cats and dogs!

Check them out! Please adopt one before I “accidentally” come home
with another dog. – Ali

Lowe’s Will Deliver Your Christmas Tree for Free This Year

October 21, 2020 | Tim Virgin

Christmas tree shopping is going to look a lot different this year . . . you know, just like literally everything has looked a lot different this year.

So Lowe’s is offering a pretty sweet service for everyone who’s worried about shopping for a tree in person.

Starting next week, you can order a tree from them and they’ll DELIVER it for FREE in two to five days.

That seems like a really good solution, even if you’ll really miss the tradition of going to the lot with your family to pick out a tree.  (CNN)

Feel you have aged exponentially during the pandemic?

October 21, 2020 | <3 Lauren

When reflecting on the last 8 months I tend to have mixed feelings.  There are times I wonder how I haven’t learned a new language or instrument or done something monumental; and other times I feel lucky just to make it through the day.  This pandemic has pushed and pulled a lot of us to our limits and then some… and a Harvard researcher says the shocking impact of COVID is that it has cost Americans 2.5 million years of life.  More on that HERE.

With that in mind, I wanted to ask you to give yourself a break.  Wash those hands and then pat yourself on the back.  Stay safe, wear a mask and know that you are loved.  Whether you are on the front lines saving lives firsthand or just making it through the day, you are doing a great job.

<3 Lauren

Photo by Shopify Partners from Burst

 

Whose Karen is it??

October 21, 2020 | jnettlebeck

It’s Wednesday my dudes! You know what that means.

Time to play whose Karen is it!

This week we have a Karen who can only drink a Starbucks coffee if her name is spelled right on it.

So whose going to claim them?

Keep sending in your Karen posts, they never stop happening!

Only 23% of Us Will Travel for the Holidays … What About You?

October 21, 2020 | Tim Virgin

 A third of the people who normally travel for the holidays won’t be traveling this year, according to a new survey.  And overall, only 23% of Americans plan to travel.  Another 14% still aren’t sure.

Here are six more ways we’ll be doing things differently because of the pandemic.

 

1.  Reducing the number of people you invite over.  31% who normally have people over said they won’t invite as many this year.

2.  Go to fewer parties and gatherings, 38%.  1 in 4 said no gatherings at all.

3.  Buying fewer gifts because money’s tight, 21%.  Only 5% said they’re buying more.

4.  Skipping church?  21% who normally go around the holidays won’t this time around.

5.  Driving to a destination instead of flying, 12%.

6.  Not putting up decorations this year, 9%.

 

27% of people who took the survey said they won’t be changing any of those things.

 

(YouGov)

 

This Reese’s trick-or-treat door rolls around the street giving people candy!

October 20, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Kids might not be able to go out and trick-or-treat this year, but that doesn’t mean trick-or-treat can’t go to them!

Reese’s might have invented the coolest thing ever.

The door is controlled by remote control, so no one has to make contact. All you have to do is say “trick-or-treat” and a king size Reese’s bar magically pops out of the mail slot!

This is so cool!

Maybe Halloween isn’t ruined after all!

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