This kitty was born August 1, 1989 and he’s still alive! He’s 26 years old, 121 in human years, is the oldest in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Corduroy the cat has thousands of followers on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. Corduroy’s owner, Ashley Okura of Oregon, picked the cat out of a litter when she was 6 years old.

Kelly Clarkson appeared as a guest judge on Thursday’s American Idol. She critiqued the top 10 contestants of the 15th and final season of the show. She also performed a song she wrote. It was obviously from the heart. She not only got teary eyed, but made the whole panel and the audience come to tears.

Hope, the dog that was found by Open Heart Rescue just weeks ago, will be available for petting and pictures tomorrow at Tractor Supply from 11am to 3pm. Hope has several benign tumors down her right front leg. She is having surgery to remove those tumors on March 4th. It’s not been confirmed if she will lose her leg in the process. You can give a donation to the surgery fund tomorrow in person or Donate To Hope Here.  This is the interview with Open Heart Rescue’s Director, Cheryl Vick about the friends day with Hope tomorrow………..

With Spring Break coming up, you may be looking for a place to visit that’s family friendly. We are living just a few hours from the MOST visited park in the United States. Did you know the Great Smoky Mountains draws more than ten million visitors annually—more than twice the number of the second most popular park, The Grand Canyon in Arizona? Take advantage of its beauty. Here are some pics I took at Cades Cove while vacationing in the Smoky Mountains.

Many were shocked to see the Tennessee state flag painted on the side of a Southwest Airlines plane, but the Tennessee One celebrates 30 years in Nashville for Southwest. It shows their commitment to our state. They celebrated with a short trip to Memphis to show off the plane there and then back to Nashville. As part of the plane’s debut, Southwest offered $64 to $69 one-way flights to select airports from Nashville and Memphis. The discounts are available for purchase through March 3.

Ferris Bueller, his girlfriend Sloane and best friend, Cameron, skipped school 30 years ago to spend the day having fun around the city of Chicago. Now, that same city is going to celebrate the 3oth anniversary of the movie this May with it’s very own festival. It will run May 20-22 and will be called Ferris Fest. Check out the website Ferris Fest .

Battery failures have caused some e-cigarettes to explode. 4 patients in Seattle’s Harborview medical center have been admitted for treatment of burns. One has had to undergo 5 surgeries and skin grafts. A spokesperson from the American Vaping Association said in a statement that properly used e-cigarettes pose no more risk of fire than cellphones or laptops.

Cheryl Vick found the dog she named Hope limping across the road a few weeks ago. Cheryl knew the dog needed help, so she stopped her car and slowly went up to her. The dog’s soulful eyes let Cheryl know the dog was safe to approach. Cheryl owns a non-profit animal rescue called Open Heart Rescue. Hope needs surgery to remove the huge benign mass that runs down her right front leg. Since Cheryl has many other dogs at her rescue and she is non-profit, she’s raising funds for Hope’s surgery. Listen to her story here……….

Donate to Hope’s Journey for her surgery: Donate Now To Hope

Follow Hope’s Journey on Facebook: Hope’s Facebook Page

I didn’t know this was in high demand………having a skunk as a pet. It must be because the Tennessee Senate is considering a bill that would allow state residents to have pet skunks. Of course it might be a good idea to have their glands removed so they can’t spray you or your neighbors. Here kitty, kitty……….Pole cat.

This is National Random Acts Of Kindness Week. If everyone took just one minute out of their busy days, even for ONE day, imagine what kind of impact it would have………then spread that out into one week!! Here are some ideas:

1.  Leaving your waiter a big tip.
2.  Paying for the person behind you when you’re getting coffee.
3.  Taking flowers to a random person at a nursing home.
4.  Giving blood at a local blood bank
5. Smile at someone that obviously needs one