Author: Bill Dollar

Last Friday, the Australian Parliament passed a law that would prohibit those younger than 16 from using social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram. If the providers of those platforms fail to prevent those under 16 from using them, the providers could face fines up to $33 million. Proponents say […]

Apple acquired all the rights to Peanuts specials back in 2020, so you can’t watch it on regular TV anymore. Instead, you can watch it if you have Apple TV+ this year. Don’t have that service? You can subscribe for around $9.99 per month with a free seven-day trial. Or you can ask someone in […]

Not counting the snacks, the drinks and the leftovers…this year we will consume between 2,092 (14% of us) and 6,300 calories (4% of us) at the Thanksgiving table. Desserts are the highest in calories. One slice of pecan pie packs about 470 calories alone. Do some yard work before you eat the big meal because […]

Peach and Blossom, weighing in at 41 and 40 pounds respectively, were part of the ceremony on Monday on the White House lawn. President Biden said they are named after the Delaware state flower, the peach blossom. The birds stayed in a suite at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington DC before the ceremony. The president […]

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted a decades-old video of turkeys being mistreated and abused at a Butterball turkey processing plant in Ozark, Arkansas. Keep in mind that the video was taken before Butterball went private and that Butterball is now the only turkey company in the United States that is […]

Proving once again that something similar to the CrowdStrike issue a short time ago that interrupted service might rear its ugly head at any time, Microsoft Outlook users had an interruption in service for half the day today. Email and Teams calendar functions were affected after an initial problem was identified at 9am Eastern time. […]

We are hoping the electronic sound is extremely annoying and makes other passengers (who are following the boarding rules) point their fingers at the “gate lice”. https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-11-21/cutting-in-line-american-airlines-new-boarding-tech-might-stop-you-at-now-over-100-airports

Entertainer of the Year: Morgan Wallen Single of the Year: White Horse by Chris Stapleton Album of the Year: Leather by Cody Johnson Song of the Year: White Horse by Chris Stapleton Female Vocalist of the Year: Lainey Wilson Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Stapleton Vocal Group of the Year: Old Dominion Vocal Duo […]

There are now two cameras with real-time monitoring of an eagle’s nest in Minnesota. Use this link to watch the nest activity. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html