Born on this day!! Actor James Reynolds (“Days of Our Lives”) is 77. Singer-flutist Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is 76. Mandolin player Gene Johnson of Diamond Rio is 74. Singer Patti Austin is 73. Actor Rosanna Arquette is 64. Actor Antonio Banderas is 63. Drummer Jon Farriss of INXS is 62. Actor Chris Caldovino (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 60. Singer Neneh Cherry is 59. Singer Aaron Hall of Guy is 59. Singer Lorraine Pearson of Five Star is 56. Singer Michael Bivins (Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition) is 55. Actor Angie Harmon (“Law & Order”) is 51. Country singer Jennifer Hanson is 50. Actor-turned-lawyer Craig Kirkwood (“Remember the Titans”) is 49. Actor JoAnna Garcia Swisher (“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” ″Reba”) is 44. Singer Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels and Rope is 44. Singer Nikki Bratcher of Divine is 43. Actor Aaron Staton (“Mad Men”) is 43. Actor Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist: Redemption,” ″90210″) is 39. Actor Charley Koontz (“CSI: Cyber”) is 36. Actor Lucas Till (“Hannah Montana”) is 33. Actor Jeremy Maguire (“Modern Family”) is 12.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1821 – Missouri became the 24th state in the United States.
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C., from funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1921 – Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello island.
1944 – U.S. forces seized Guam from Japan.
1948 – Candid Camera with Allen Funt debuted on television.
1988 – President Reagan signed a bill that awarded $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment.
1993 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Today Is: Agent Orange Awareness Day, National Duran Duran Appreciation Day, National Shapewear Day, Paul Bunyan Day, Skyscraper Appreciation Day, Smithsonian Day, S’mores Day, World Lion Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – Young Sheldon / 8:30 – Ghosts / 9:00 – Big Brother / 10:00 – Challenge USA
NBC – 8:00 – Password / 9:00 – Law and Order: SVU / 10:00 – Law and Order: SVU
ABC – 8:00 – Generation Gap / 9:00 – The Prank Panel / 10:00 – Shark Tank
FOX – 8:00 – Women’s World Cup
CW – 8:00 – Fight To Survive / 9:00 – FBoy Island
TV Talk Shows
**Due to the ongoing writers/ actors strike most shows are in reruns. (Stay Tuned!)
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!
QUESTION: Wanna get a great tan without the TANNING BED?? These Tik Tok’ers say you can do it by eating THREE LARGE CARROTS A DAY!! (You’ll look ORANGE)
QUESTION: Think you’re going NUTZ? You might be right!! A new study shows more than half of the human race will have a MENTAL CONDITION by the age of 75!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Ever know a PERFECT PARENT?? These women confess that they are NOT!! And they’re sharing mistakes so you’ll know exactly what NOT to do!!!!!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: What do you do when a pretty woman has a BUG ON HER CHEST? You brush it off!! That’s what the Prez did during a Weather Channel interview!!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Are these “Angels” heavenly enough to rescue VICTORIA’S SECRET? Icons Gisele Bundchen, Naomi Campbell and Adriana Lima star in the new ads!!
Prince Harry Downgraded On Royal Website, Has “HRH” Title Removed
*********He went from “HRH” to “FU!!”
****He’s still the Duke of Sussex, but can now, rather than “His Royal Highness,” he can be addressed as “Dude,” “Bro,” or simply “Red!!”
*******Also on the website, all the pictures of Meghan have been turned upside down!!
******And Harry’s father is listed as “Ronald McDonald!!”
Google and Universal Music Looking To Licensing AI Generated Songs
********Some of the AI songwriters include “Paul McRatney,” “Tyler Swaft” and “Juice Springsteam!!”
*****They want to license melodies and lyrics written by AI “songbots!!”
BUT WAIT: What if they have a computer go through every possible melody and word combination, license them all, and then sue any human being who ever writes a song for copyright infringement??
****OK, it’s actually a program to allow deepfakes of artists and songs while paying the actual creators of the original.
****This should stop the deepfakes. Not.
Apple Accused Of Ripping Off The Tetris Movie By Author Of “The Tetris Effect”
**********So… he told the story, then THEY told the story. Is that a rip-off?? Or just two people telling the same story??
*********He has 22 instances where he said the movie lifted dialogue and fictional situations from his book!!
****He’s asking for $4.8 million, which Apple refused, because that number is too low for their bookkeepers to calculate!!
More Accusations Coming Out On Lizzo
*********She’s a bad. bad, girl.
*****Let’s just say she’s only 35, but she really gets around!!
*****There’s a lawsuit by three of her former backup dancers alleging she took them to sex clubs and made them eat bananas out of strippers’ private parts, among other things!!
*****Now at least six more people have come forward with “similar stories.” Not good!! They also allege that she doesn’t pay.
******The sex shows were in Amsterdam’s red light district, where authorities issued a warrant, accusing Lizzo of “tipping the room!!”
*****At least she has a good body image.
Jamie Foxx Spotted Playing Pickleball
*******This is one tough hombre!!
******After that stroke, he was diagnosed with “pickle BRAIN!”
********He was shown on Insta dropping a beautiful spin shot over the net, which some people said couldn’t be him!! So his partner posted a different angle. It was him!!
****Hollywood needs guys like Jamie. He’s one of the good ones!!
TABLOID FODDER
AI Terrifying Tinseltown! Striking actors fear replacement by army of unpaid bots-(National Enquirer)
Hollywood is gripped in fear that artificial intelligence will replace actors, writers and other hard-working behind-the-scenes individuals – making them obsolete! Tinseltown insiders tell the Enquirer terrified actors being forced to digitally scan their image and likeness for production companies to use them “in perpetuity” for film, television and even social media! The Enquirer exclusively obtained a casting notice from the company “Trevor T” looking for actors to “work with brands to license your likeness in AI-generated content” for ongoing use in marketing materials! AI’s growing influence over the industry has become a hot-button issue in the Screen Actors Guild strike against Hollywood production companies.
PHONE TOPIC STARTERS
What’s right or wrong about this summer’s big movies? Barbie, Oppenheimer, Indiana Jones, Mission Impossible, Sound of Freedom?
When were you caught naked in public??
When you exit your row in a theater, do you go face-to-face or butt-to-face?
STUPID NEWS
Florida Mayor Reels In $1.1 Million Worth Of Cocaine On Fishing Trip
*****She’s the mayor of Tampa, but she was fishing in the Keys!!!
****This is how the smugglers do it: they drop the watertight bales of coke into the ocean, then come back and retrieve them!!
*****They mayor accidentally snagged it while fishing!!
*****First it was “Cocaine Bear,” now it’s “Cocaine Mayor!!!”
Bear Raids The Dessert Table At Colorado Wedding Reception
See the video HERE.
*****”May I see your invitation, please?”
*******It had already rained on their outdoor wedding, so this was just the icing on the cake.. so to speak!!
*****The bear had just come out of hibernation, so this was sneak preview of how her husband will smell after the honeymoon!!
Texas Woman Attacked By Hawk and Snake At The Same Time
*****She was on a riding lawn mower when a snake fell out of the sky and wrapped itself around her arm!!
****Then a hawk swooped down and started attacking her AND the snake at the same time!! Her arm was hacked to ribbons!
*****The hawk got the snake off her arm and flew off with it!!
*****At the hospital, they found snake venom on her glasses!! (true)
*****The hawk was carrying the snake, dropped it and swooped down to reclaim it.
*****Altogether, she had a lucky day!!
Class In New Delhi Practices Kitten Yoga
********This yoga class allows kittens to roam around while they do their thing!!
******It’s an experiment to see whether they can make yoga any “cuter!!”
*****There are already dog and goat yoga classes around the world.
*****These YouTube videos may bring office work to a halt in the USA!!
STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL
VIDEO: FIRES BURNING ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.
VIDEO: TESLA DRIVER DRIVES OFF WITH CHARGING STATION.
A LIST FOR THURSDAY
7 Sneaky Signs Of Resentment In Relationships
HUFFINGTON POST
Changes In Communication
“Pay attention to shifts in communication and in how you express yourselves and react to one another,” said Tracy Ross, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in couples and family therapy. “Is there more sarcasm, more edginess or a negative tone?” Take a look at what might be happening beneath the surface if you detect changes in the tone, frequency or style of your communication with your partner. “Signs of resentment can be insidious and small verbal and nonverbal behaviors, such eye-rolling, sighing, criticizing, a general lack of respect or value for your partner’s opinions or actions, and invalidation that overtime builds up and overtakes many of your interactions,” Burns said. Passive-aggressive comments, subtle digs, scoffing and belittling what the other person says can all point to resentment. There could be a sense of moodiness or short closed-end statements that cut off actual conversation as well.
Keeping Score
“Partners harboring resentment may start keeping track of each other’s mistakes or past wrongdoings, using them as ammunition in future conflicts,” Hoffman said. Sometimes this score-keeping is unspoken, while in other situations it might be more explicitly expressed. “Someone might be bringing up past grievances frequently, focusing on tit-for-tat,” said Mabel Yiu, a marriage and family therapist and founding director of Women’s Therapy Institute. There might also be a sense of tracking who is contributing more to keeping things running smoothly or working harder. “You might feel as if you constantly have to sacrifice your own wants and needs,” said April Henry, a licensed marriage and family therapy associate at Millennial Life Counseling. “You lack empathy for them or their excuses.”
Avoiding Spending Time Together
“It’s healthy for couples to have their own interests and friends they see separately, but if one or both partners seem to be finding excuses to avoid another or get out of spending solo time together, that’s a big red flag,” Hoffman said. Ask yourself if you’re feeling withdrawn or emotionally disconnected from your partner. Maybe you aren’t interacting as much as you used to. “Are you avoiding certain conversations or spending time together? Are you making excuses for being less available?” Ross said.
Criticism And Blame
“According to Dr. John Gottman, criticism is one of the biggest signs of trouble in a relationship,” Hoffman explained. Indeed, his “four horsemen” of a relationship apocalypse are criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling. “Are you feeling more critical of your partner’s family, close friends, work situation ― and do you find yourself judging, complaining or nitpicking ― or vice versa?” Ross asked. “Do you find yourself feeling superior ― ‘what is wrong with him/her? I would never do something like that.’ Do you feel contemptuous instead of mildly annoyed when your partner is late, or doesn’t clean up, or any number of small things?”
Take note if the way you deal with conflict and differences has shifted to a more critical approach.
“Another sign of resentment is blaming ― making the other person the scapegoat for their unhappiness,” Yiu said.
Complaining Behind Their Back
In addition to frequently nitpicking or complaining to your partner about things they do, a sign of resentment might involve how you talk about your partner to other people. “Do you find yourself complaining behind your partner’s back, assuming the worst instead of the best of a particular miscommunication or conflict?” Ross said. A little venting to your friends here and there is fine, but pay attention if it starts to feel excessive. Are you only talking about your partner as though they’re a terrible person? “Oftentimes when someone is resentful in a relationship, they may have less empathy for their partner,” said Rachel Needle, a licensed psychologist and co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.
Emotional Outbursts Or Coldness
“Resentment is clever in the way it masks itself as anger,” Henry said. “You may think you’re upset with your partner for not unloading the dishwasher, but soon realize the gradual build-up of unmet expectations has actually turned to resentment. Resentment may have crept its way into your relationship if you find yourself in a continuous loop of feeling increasingly irritable around them.” Resentment can manifest in emotional outbursts or cold behavior as those pent-up feelings are released. Resist the urge to boil these deeper issues down to pure anger or sadness. “You may find an increase of conflict about small things that always seem to come back to a larger past issue, feelings of disgust and disdain and feelings of overwhelm and high stress,” said Alysha Jeney, a relationship therapist and founder of Modern Love Counseling. “Oftentimes resentment is a reaction of being overly stressed ― being in the fight, flight or freeze part of our nervous system ― for an extended period of time and not knowing how to come back to the parasympathetic nervous system of rest and digest. We feel exhausted, stressed and need help, but sometimes don’t know how to get it.” This can make us more easily angered or annoyed by our partners. We may even villainize them because we don’t feel seen, heard or supported, which could activate inner wounds from our past. “You might begin to assume that your partner is intentionally trying to anger, annoy or upset you, instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt ― which leads to you interacting defensively and perpetuating the negative dynamic,” Burns said.
A Change In Intimacy
“Resentment can affect physical and emotional intimacy, causing a decline in affection, sex, and emotional connection,” Hoffman said. “I find that couples who get to the point of resentment have actually had a slowing or lack of intimacy for months or even years.” One or both of you might pull away both emotionally and physically and show less interest in intimacy. “Ask, are you less interested in sex, affection, being close?” Ross said. “And of course all of this can be true in the reverse as well. Maybe you notice what you’re getting from your partner doesn’t feel quite the same ― less tolerance, more distance, less connecting, less prioritizing one another.” Whether you’re experiencing a sense of physical and emotional distance, increased criticism or a temptation to keep score, just remember that resentment does not have to mean the end of a relationship. “If you detect resentment in your relationship, talk about it as soon as possible,” Needle urged. “As soon as you sense an issue, communicate about it rather than let something fester or an issue go unresolved.” In addition to fostering healthy communication, she recommended working on forgiveness, gratitude, compassion and finding a middle ground to deal with resentment. If resentment continues to affect your relationship, seek the help of a mental health professional.
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