Friday, May 15, 2026
Rent-a-Mom? What a concept...
The headline image shows a news snippet about a unique service based in Brooklyn called "Need A Mom". The service is operated by Nina Keneally, a 63-year-old former theater producer and rehab counselor. That's actually not her in the picture, but you get the idea...
For approximately $40 an hour, she provides companionship, advice, and assistance with daily chores like baking cakes or sewing buttons.
Keneally started the service in 2015 after moving to Bushwick and recognizing a need for parental support among young people without the pressure of their own families. One of the most common client issues she sees as 'NeedAMom' is that of daughters with unloving, uncaring, narcissistic or toxic mothers. This came as a surprise to me. I think we all believe that “everyone else” has a great, supportive, understanding, loving mom. For the most part, that’s what we observe with our friends or in the media.
I often tell my clients “You have an opportunity! You didn’t get the family you wanted but now you get to create the family you need.”
The urge is contagious...
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Florida Man is generous with his fentynal - sharing it with the cops arresting him...
Proving there's no fool like a drugged-out fool, this jackass blew fentanyl in a Florida cop’s face during a frenzied bust and wildly insisted the lethal opioid was sugar, according to police body camera footage.
Jesse James McAuliffe, wanted on a probation violation warrant, was pulled from his car outside an Ocala grocery store, then cuffed by two deputies who found a small tied bag of fentanyl stashed in his pocket, shocking video released Wednesday by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office showed. “It’s sugar, test it,” the seemingly dazed out suspect told a gloved officer.
The deputy responded, “Sugar? You carry sugar in a baggie like that?” before McAuliffe shot back, claiming he uses it when his “sugar gets low and I need to eat it.”
The officer continued searching McAuliffe’s pockets, finding a black bottle cap mixed in with crumpled napkins allegedly filled with melted fentanyl, before the perp suddenly huffed it directly at the cop’s face, the bodycam footage showed.
“I was just trying to blow that off your hand so you didn’t get it in your mouth,” the frantic suspect told the deputy, who immediately snapped at him for the brazen stunt. “Look, it’s blowing right around. You might get sick from it. Don’t touch it.” Marion County officials accused the strung-out suspect of attempting to destroy evidence, among other charges.
Does Letterman know how goofy he looks?
David Letterman - a guy who used to be kinda funny - ended his last visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert with a parting message to CBS that invoked one of the network's revered former journalists: "In the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherfuckers!"
During his tenure as the series' host, Letterman was known to poke fun at CBS, and he continued in his visit with Colbert on Thursday. "You know what happened backstage? A guy came over, and he said he's from CBS and then he fired me," he said. The episode was a bittersweet one for Letterman, as it marked his final appearance on the series he originated back in 1993.
"I have every right to be pissed off, so I'll be pissed off here a little bit," Letterman said. "You folks wouldn't be at this theater if it weren’t for me, and Stephen wouldn’t be here if it weren't for me. We built this theater and then Stephen came in here and, look at this, it’s like the Bellagio. But, as we all all understand, you can take a man's show, you can't take a man’s voice, so that's the good news."
The really good news is that Colbert, an angry Hollywood leftist, won't be around polluting the airwaves any more. That is something to celebrate...
The sad reality of the other side, and random tidbits to boot...
To my knowledge, that's all I hear from Dumocrats - tax and spend. At no time ever do you hear them speak of fiscal or social responsibilities. Why is that? Please be the one grown-up in the room that can explain that for me.
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The study also reported growing gaps in sleep outcomes. Black and Latino teens, along with adolescents whose parents have lower levels of education, are becoming increasingly less likely to get adequate sleep compared with other groups.
The greatest impact was seen among older adolescents. Sleep time steadily declines as teens age, while both sleep duration and feelings of getting enough rest drop significantly from early adolescence to later teen years.
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Football (that's soccer to us Americans) purists have raised concerns that extending breaks beyond 15 minutes upsets the players’ rhythm and match-readiness. But Fifa president Gianni Infantino has defended the move towards longer, glitzy shows, declaring the 2026 half-time entertainment will mark a “historic moment”.
He added: “We need the half-time show which is not just a show but which carries an important message - how we can impact the world by putting together the No. 1 sport in the world, which is soccer or football, call it as you want, and music.”
Self-proclaimed Queen of Pop Madonna, who is the best-selling female artist of all time, will top the bill at the July 19 final, which will be the climax of 104 matches being played in the US, Canada and Mexico. The 67-year-old diva recently relaunched her career with a surprise appearance at the Coachella festival alongside Sabrina Carpenter for duets of her hits from last century 'Vogue' and 'Like A Prayer'.
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This is the jawdropping moment an Indian homeowner was catapulted 40ft into the air during a monster storm that killed 96 people. The man, named Nanhe Miya, miraculously survived after the roof he was clinging onto for dear life was torn off by gale-force winds.
Whenever I see shit like this online, my very first thought is almost always 'Oh - and somebody just happened to be filming it when it happened'. Must be an awful lotta people out the with nothing better to do than to be filming shit with their phones. Juss' sayin'...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
No kissing? Really?
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Man - did I call this or what...
FIFA announced just this morning about its first halftime show for the upcoming World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in a major deviation from the norm. The Super Bowl-like show will feature Shakira, Madonna and K-pop band BTS and be curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin. The trio’s performance will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
The issue, though, is that foreign soccer fans - who are more devoted than American fans to the sport - are not used to entertainment acts during their favorite sport’s biggest game.
This year’s World Cup is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, and this halftime show is something straight out of the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl halftime show is used to grand acts, be it Bad Bunny’s polarizing performance earlier this year or Prince’s epic show in 2007, interrupting football’s final game for roughly 30 minutes.
That’s not something that soccer uses for its high-profile games, with the Associated Press noting how the Killers are hosting a pre-match concert before this year’s Champions League final May 30. A little different than a half-time show.
Ever heard of the 'Spirit Effect'?
Key aspects of the Spirit Effect include:
Lower Overall Fares: The presence of Spirit often meant competitors introduced "basic economy" options, sometimes referred to as the "Spirit match fare".
Price Increases on Exit: When Spirit exits a market, fares frequently rise by 5.7% to 30%, as noted in studies of their, as of May 2026, anticipated service cuts.
Industry Disruption: The model forced major, higher-cost airlines to unbundle their services, such as charging for carry-on bags or seat selection, to match ultra-low-cost pricing.
Economic Impact: The phenomenon was so significant that it was heavily cited by the U.S. Department of Justice to block a potential merger with JetBlue in 2024, arguing it would hurt consumers by removing the competition.
On a related note, yesterday Allegiant Air announced Allegiant Travel Company announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc., bringing together two complementary carriers focused on affordable leisure travel - the exact kind of merger that Pocahontas was so vehemently opposed to between Spirit and Jet Blue.
The transaction closed following satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals and approval by the shareholders of each of Allegiant and Sun Country.
Can you name this world leader - the one that got bitch-slapped?
Briggitte Macron (France's First Lady who most people swear used to be a guy) has come out to deny bombshell claims she slapped her husband in the face after reading texts he sent to a glamorous actress. The French first lady has been forced to speak out after President Macron was accused of having a “platonic love affair” with an Iranian Hollywood star.
Brigitte broke her silence to say she has never gone snooping through the president’s phone and never will. The claims relate back to the infamous moment Brigitte shoved her husband in the jaw in front of dozens of cameras last year in Vietnam.
Political editor of Paris Match magazine, Florian Tardif, suggested in his new book, A (Nearly) Perfect Couple, that Brigitte saw a message to famous Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani on the trip.
The difference between Florida and New Jersey? You'd be surprised...
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