THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
Dear John,
So, here’s the thing: I recently tried to cook dinner. And by “cook,” I mean I stared at my kitchen for 30 minutes, considered ordering takeout. Simple enough, right? WRONG. I tried cooking again. And by "tried," I mean I went full “I got this” with zero actual cooking knowledge. Big mistake. HUGE. It all started innocently enough: I thought, “I’ll just make a simple stir-fry.” How hard can it be? I mean, they do it on TV in 30 seconds. So, I threw some vegetables in a pan. Then I realized I don’t actually know how to chop vegetables, so I basically just smashed them with a spoon and called it “rustic.” Then came the sauce. What’s a stir-fry without sauce, right? I didn’t have soy sauce, but I did have ketchup and hot sauce—so naturally, I mixed them together. I’m pretty sure that’s how some of the world’s worst food inventions started. Ketchup and hot sauce isn’t a sauce. It’s a science experiment. Anyway, after everything was "cooked" (let’s be real, it was more "burned"), I took a bite, and... well, let’s just say I’m going to be questioning my life choices for the next three years. It tasted like regret and questionable decisions. But, for some reason, I’m not ready to give up on cooking just yet. So here’s my question for you: How do you get good at something without feeling like you’re slowly drowning yourself with your own bad decisions? How do people actually learn to cook without thinking they’re going to set the kitchen on fire? Is there some sort of secret kitchen cult I need to join? Do I need to sacrifice a bag of frozen peas to the Cooking Gods? Or, maybe you can just tell me if there’s a way to make my microwave love me a little more, because at this point, it’s the only appliance I trust.
Yours truly: Not good as Gordon Ramsay
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TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
High Five Day
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SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
It’s an awkward situation. The very chemicals used by farmers to kill insect pests might be actually helping weeds survive. A research team from various US universities found that by killing off the bugs that would normally eat seeds, common agricultural insecticides might be disrupting nature’s built-in weed control system. The scientists discovered that insecticide use in corn and soybean fields appears to give certain problematic weeds, especially herbicide-resistant ones, a better chance at flourishing by interfering with natural weed control. Most farmers apply seed treatments as a kind of insurance against early-season bugs and diseases.
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN
It’s the good news that the box-office needed: “A Minecraft Movie” exploded past even the most optimistic of expectations and made upwards of $157 million domestically in its opening weekend, including a 2025-record $58 million opening day on Friday. It was initially forecast to net a domestic opening weekend of $70-80 million. This is the sort of opening that can completely change the trajectory of the theatrical market, especially after a March in which overall domestic totals crashed below $400 million. It is just the 6th movie in Warner Bros.’ history to clear $150 million.
Jared Leto is off the Grid! Disney’s first “Tron: Ares” trailer is out, and it showcases the “Dallas Buyers Club” Oscar winner as the titular computer program. In it, ‘Ares’, in a very neon-forward “Tron” look, busts out of the digital world of the Grid and enters the real world on a dangerous mission. In the middle of a bustling metropolis, police can’t seem to catch Ares as he zooms past on his light-cycle and chops cop cars in half. Looming overhead is a giant Recognizer, the aerial vehicle seen in the Grid. Ares says: “I’m looking for something. Something I do not understand.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4d42zdmb
DID YA KNOW!?
Did you know there is a species of jellyfish that never dies? Turritopsis dohrnii aka The Immortal Jellyfish is known to be able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood—making it basically eternal!
JOKE OF THE DAY
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SCOOP
OF THE DAY
Last week was the 45th anniversary of the Post-it note.
The incredibly high cost of eggs has Americans considering their other options – both for breakfast AND for decorating this Easter. A study by Clarify Capital found that over 30% of Americans have stopped buying eggs, thanks to their historically high prices these days. And for the same reason, people are getting creative with what they are coloring for the upcoming holiday. Rather than decorating and dyeing eggs, how-to videos have cropped up on social media showing people coloring other unexpected grocery staples — such as marshmallows, potatoes and onions. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/s86prpa8
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“It must be around forty, when you’re “over the hill.” I don’t even know what that means and why it’s a bad thing. When I go hiking and I get over the hill, that means I’m past the hard part and there’s a snack in my future. That’s a good thing as far as I’m concerned.” — Ellen DeGeneres
NEWS TO ME
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FUN
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✓ In blind “smell tests”, mothers rated their own baby’s diapers as the least smelly.
✓ Facebook has more users (3 billion) than the populations of the U.S., China, and Brazil combined (2.5 billion).
✓ From 1937-1953, NBC’s “Today Show” had a chimpanzee co-host named J. Fred Muggs. It is estimated he brought in the for network around $100 million.
✓ The average bra is designed for just 6-9 months of use.
WEIRD NEWS
A cat named after a character in “The Addams Family” has a new claim to fame. Mr. Pugsley Addams, a silver Maine Coon from Minnesota, has claimed the Guinness World Record for the longest tail. The 2-year-old has a tail measuring 18.5 inches (47cm). Owner Amanda Cameron recalls that the cat’s tail length was mentioned at his very first vet visit, and later, her kids decided research the current record title holder. To their surprise, “Pugsley beat it!” Amanda says that while Pugs is very mischievous, he’s also “kind and caring and loves his momma.”
QUESTION OF THE DAY
In a poll that asked: “What product are you not willing to ‘cheap out’ on?” — THIS was the #1 answer. What is it?
Answer: Toilet paper
HEIDI HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL
(FROM HEIDI)
THE LIST
HIGHEST-PAID ACTORS OF 2024:
According to Forbes…
1. Dwayne Johnson: $88 million. He got $50 alone for starring in Amazon’s “Red One” alone. Plus, his voice role in “Moana 2” nabbed him what one agent called “an ungodly amount of money”.
2. Ryan Reynolds: $85 million. He was the lead producer, co-writer and star of the biggest live action movie of the year, “Deadpool & Wolverine”, which grossed more than $1.3 billion.
3. Kevin Hart: $81 million. Dude was busy. He starred in the theatrical release “Borderlands”, the Netflix film “Lift”, an Amazon Prime movie “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”, plus a series on Roku Channel, a series on Peacock, the roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, a weekly podcast, and did 90 stand-up comedy shows.
4. Jerry Seinfeld: $60 million. The billionaire is still active on the stand-up circuit, and still makes a ton from his 1990s TV show. He also wrote, directed and starred in the Pop-Tarts movie “Unfrosted”.
5. Hugh Jackman: $50 million. After earlier retiring the ‘Wolverine’ character, he brought it back to star in “Deadpool & Wolverine”, likely the biggest paycheque of his career.
6. Brad Pitt: $32 million. He made a few bucks with his AppleTV film “Wolfs”, but his production company, Plan B, was the big winner in 2024, with the release of the box office monster “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”.
7. George Clooney: $31 million. He starred in “Wolfs” with Brad Pitt, and that alone was rumored to net him more than $30 million.
8. Nicole Kidman: $31 million. The highest paid actress in the world made more than $1 million per episode for Netflix’s “The Perfect Couple”, Paramount+’s “Lioness”, and Amazon’s “Expats”. She also starred in 2 movies (“Babygirl” and “A Family Affair”).
9. Adam Sandler: $26 million. He has an overall deal with Netflix, and though “Happy Gilmore 2” won’t arrive until July 25, he released “Spaceman” in 2024, and presumably still makes residuals on his back catalogue of comedy classics on the streamer.
10. Will Smith: $26 million. After the “The Slap Seen ‘Round the World in 2022, returning to the character that first made him a star was as savvy move. And “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” took in more than $400 million last year.
GOOD NEWS
Teen’s
Life Saved By Coaches In Miraculous On-Field Rescue
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