We’re coming up on the 10 year anniversary of the theft of a pair of ruby red slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz”. They were on display at a museum in her hometown at Grand Rapids, Minnesota when they were stolen. Now an anonymous donor is offering a million dollar reward for the perpetrator’s name and the location of the slippers. There are 3 other pairs in existence, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C..

The phrase lumbersexual got my attention. I’d never heard it before. Metrosexual has been around a while, but LUMBER sexual. I discovered it as the social media sites were talking about the grown up Alfalfa from the 1994 movie “The Little Rascals” posted his latest pics. That got folks taking and saying he was a lumbersexual. The urban dictionary says it means: A Metro-sexual who has the need to hold on to some outdoor based rugged-ness, thus opting to keep a finely trimmed beard. Here’s the actor, Bug Hall, today.

Sheila Says: I guess from that definition, he IS a lumbersexual. What do you think?

Violet is a very sweet little girl. She loves to be held and wags her tail when you talk to sweet to her. If you’d like to adopt her, just visit the Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter.

Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford are back together. Yesterday it was announced that Regis was joining the 4th hour of the “Today” show. Regis is already in the Guinness Book of World Records for most hours in front of a TV camera, so at the age of 83, he’ll only add to his legacy. Hoda Kotb will also remain on the show.

If you love going to the lake but hate the sunburns that come with it, here’s a remedy that will ease the burning. Just beat some egg whites and apply to your burned skin. Let it dry on your skin and sit for a few minutes. Then jump in the shower and rinse off. Afterwards, your burn will be almost completely gone. Apparently the egg whites take the red out and help ease the sting and burn.

Cookeville Children’s Theatre and The Cookeville Performing Arts Center presents

OLIVER
book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart
directed by Matthew Wilson
musical direction by Michael Choate
choreography by Meredith Flatt

Ticket Prices:
$15 Adults / $12 Seniors / $10 Children (12 and under)

Beginning this month, Tennesseans can legally break into unattended cars to save dogs from sweltering heat. The change comes after an extension to the state’s “Good Samaritan law,” which lets people crowbar doors or smash windows to rescue children. We can now do the same for pets. To comply with the new law (and qualify for its protection!), would-be rescuers must take certain actions first, such as attempting to find the owner and notifying law enforcement.

A bronze bust of Bill Cosby is set to be removed from Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando after court documents surfaced with him admitting he got drugs to give to women he wanted to have sex with.

Leonard Nimoy’s son Adam used “Kickstarter” to raise fund to make a documentary film that will focus on his father’s television legacy, a “Spockumentary” if you will. Adam is a TV director and film producer. His documentary will be called “For the Love of Spock”. It’ll focus on his father’s life on-screen and off.

The state bird of Tennessee is terrorizing a town in Texas.  They are turning a quiet neighborhood into a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds from 1963. Residents say it’s not safe to walk down the street because they’ve been attacked by dive-bombing mockingbirds who are protecting a nest of chicks. People have reported being poked in the back by sharp beaks. Others say they’ve been chased by the birds.

Sheila Says: I’ve experienced the wrath of an angry Mockingbird Mama. They are tough.