Month: March 2025

Cheese Doodle Day!

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Happy National Cheese Doodle Day, snack lovers! Today, March 5th, 2025, we’re raising our orange dusted fingers to salute one of America’s most beloved guilty pleasures: the cheese doodle.

Whether you’re a die hard fan of the puffy variety or swear by the crunchy ones, this quirky holiday gives us all an excuse to indulge in that neon orange goodness and celebrate the simple joy of snack time.

If you’ve never heard the origin story of cheese doodles (and honestly, who hasn’t wondered?), it’s a tale as quirky as the snack itself. Legend has it that cheese doodles were born in the 1930s or 1940s when a Wisconsin company, Flakall Corporation, accidentally stumbled upon them. They were originally making animal feed, but a machine malfunction resulted in puffed up cornmeal coated with cheese. Some genius decided to taste it instead of tossing it, and voilà—cheese doodles entered the world. True or not, it’s a snack origin story for the ages.

Since then, these cheesy puffs have become a staple of vending machines, lunchboxes and late night binge sessions. They’re not gourmet, they’re not health food, but they’ve got a charm that’s hard to resist. National Cheese Doodle Day, celebrated every March 5th, is our chance to honor this accidental icon.

Tailgate Parties!

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Post Malone is hosting a series of free, open to the public tailgate parties at select stops on his North American tour, starting May 3rd, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and wrapping up June 21st, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona.

These six hour parking lot parties (noon to 6 p.m.) will feature live music, carnival games, Bud Light, snacks, exclusive merch, tattoos by Malone’s personal artists from Oxford Circle Tattoos and a chance to win a 2025 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

The events are designed to hype up his stadium shows, which support his Grammy nominated country album F-1 Trillion, with special guests Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell joining him on tour.

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Music History Wednesday!

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The Year: 2009

Michael Jackson announces his “This Is It” series of concerts to be held at the O2 Arena in London. The shows quickly sell out, but Jackson dies before they begin.

Bonus Slice +++

The Year: 1975

Rod Stewart meets the Swedish actress Britt Ekland when she comes backstage after his concert at the Los Angeles Forum, kicking off an affair that results in a famous song and a nasty lawsuit.

Daily Prompt @ The Pie!

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Daily writing prompt
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?
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“I came into this world with a howl and a grin, a scrappy kid from nowhere, ready to wrestle life’s big questions under the wide, unblinking sky.”

I really was a scrappy kid. Oh, and I’ve had cute dimples every day since.

A Feline Fiasco!

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Picture this: you’re settling into your cushy first class seat on a Delta flight, ready for a smooth ride from Seattle to Salt Lake City. Your 4 year old cat, Asparagus (aka Gus), is tucked into his carrier under the seat, probably a little confused by the hustle and bustle of boarding. Then, out of nowhere, a flight attendant swoops in with a line you’d never expect: “If your cat doesn’t stop meowing, we’re going to have to ask you to get off the plane.” Uh, what?

That’s exactly what happened to Janelle Rupkalvis on February 19th, 2025, according to her viral TikTok rant that’s been making the rounds.

Janelle, a travel influencer who’s no stranger to flying with Gus, was floored. “One, he’s a cat. Two, he’s not screaming—he’s just meowing because there’s a lot going on,” she said in her video. And honestly, can you blame Gus? Airports are chaotic, and cats aren’t exactly known for their chill vibes in new environments.

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Customer Service Wins!

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It’s a bittersweet tale from Video Stop in Pocatello, Idaho.

The last video rental spot in town shut down recently (early 2025) after years of hanging on while streaming took over. But there’s a twist: the owner, Matt McPherson, kept a piece of it alive for one loyal customer named Christina. She’d been renting there forever, even as the world moved on to Netflix and chill.

So, instead of liquidating everything, he saved about 800 DVDs (her favorites) and set up “Christina’s Corner” in what’s left of the store. It’s not open to the public, just her, like a private movie vault.

The social media buzz around this story calls it a feel good relic of a bygone era. No hard science here, just human stubbornness and nostalgia.

Video Stop was a holdout, the kind of place where you’d still find dusty VHS tapes and a guy who knew every plot twist. Christina gets to keep that vibe, while the rest of Pocatello’s stuck with Wi-Fi speeds and buffering wheels.

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Gladiator Fights?

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There’s a mess unfolding at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, Los Angeles County.

Thirty probation officers got slapped with charges (child endangerment, abuse, conspiracy, and battery) after allegedly letting, and sometimes egging on, nearly 70 “gladiator fights” between July and December 2023.

We’re talking 143 kids, ages 12 to 18, caught up in this, with video evidence showing officers standing by, some laughing or shaking hands with the attackers, while a 17 year old got pummeled one by one. California AG Rob Bonta called it out as planned chaos. The officers basically set the stage for these brawls instead of stepping in.

The footage, leaked in January 2024 and splashed across the Los Angeles Times, sparked the DOJ probe. One clip even has an officer checking her watch like she’s timing rounds.

All 30 officers are on unpaid leave, with 22 arraigned Monday and the rest due April 18th. The Probation Department’s cheering the charges, claiming they pushed for the investigation.

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Tossing Some Coffee!?

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A Florida couple’s Cancún dreams has crash landed hard.

On March 2, 2025, Rafael Seirafe-Novaes, 40, and Beatriz Rapoport De Campos Maia, 29, rolled up late to Miami International Airport for American Airlines Flight 2494.

Denied boarding around 8:35 a.m., they didn’t take it well. They allegedly shoved past staff, with one of them chucking coffee at an employee’s face.

Video from the scene shows chaos: multiple cops wrestling Seirafe-Novaes to the ground, cuffs snapping on, while Rapoport De Campos Maia gets pulled aside.

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