The tragic and sudden death of actor Matthew Perry shook the world. Millions of fans are mourning the loss of the man who will always be remembered by the iconic character of Chandler Bing he played in the show Friends.
Nearly two decades after the final episode aired, Friends still remains one of the most popular TV shows of all time. The life of the six friends living in Manhattan and going through troublesome but fun time together became a synonym for true friendship.
The finale of Friends was watched by 50 million Americans. For the last season, the six friends were paid each $1 million per episode. With the show being on the screens ever since it first aired, Perry, and his co-workers, earned about $20 million per year just for the reruns.
Spokesperson of the LA Fire Department reported that first responders arrived at Perry’s home at about 4 p.m. regarding a “water emergency” of an unknown type, but did not name the actor. Sadly, upon arrival, they discovered Perry’s unresponsive body. According to them, there were no drugs of any type at the scene. At the time being, no foul play is suspected.
Born in 1969 to a Canadian mother and American father, the actor made his film debut in the 1988 film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, which also stars the late River Phoenix.
Other shows he appeared in are Growing Pains, Sydney with Valerie Bertinelli and Beverly Hills, 90210.
Many celebrities paid tribute to the great actor. Among them was Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who took to X to share his devastation over Perry’s tragic passing. “Matthew Perry’s passing is shocking and saddening. I’ll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed.”
Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler’s troublesome ex-girlfriend Janice in Friends, was the first of Perry’s co-stars to publicly pay tribute to the actor. “I feel so very blessed by every creative moment we shared,” she wrote on Instagram.
Perry’s on-screen mother, actress Morgan Fairchild, wrote, “I’m heartbroken about the untimely death of my ‘son,’ Matthew Perry. The loss of such a brilliant young actor is a shock.”
Selma Blair referred to Perry as to her “oldest boy friend.” She added: “All of us loved Matthew Perry, and I did especially. Every day. I loved him unconditionally. And he me. And I’m broken. Broken-hearted. Sweet dreams Matty. Sweet dreams.”
Speaking of his life, Perry revealed during numerous occasions that he battled many addictions.
When he was cast in Friends, one of the most popular shows ever created, Perry rose to stardom. But at the same time, he started abusing alcohol.
“I could handle it, kind of. But by the time I was 34, I was really entrenched in a lot of trouble,” Perry confessed. “But there were years that I was sober during that time. Season 9 was the year that I was sober the whole way through. And guess which season I got nominated for best actor? I was like, ‘That should tell me something.’”
In 2016, he admitted he didn’t remember three years of filming during Friends.
“I didn’t watch the show, and haven’t watched the show, because I could go, ‘Drinking, opiates, drinking, cocaine,’” he said last year. “I could tell season by season, by how I looked. That’s why I don’t wanna watch it, because that’s what I see.
“But I think I’m going to start to watch it because it’s been an incredible thing to watch it touch the hearts of different generations.”
Days before his passing, Perry shared his last Instagram post. Hauntingly, the photo he shared showed himself in a hot tub.
Rest in peace, Matthew Perry, your enchanting smile will never be forgotten.
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Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead Saturday in his Pacific Palisades home. Law enforcement reported that upon arrival, they found the actor’s unresponsive body in the hot tub.
He was 54.
Authorities provided new details regarding the tragedy that shook the entire world and the millions of fans Perry made laugh through his iconic role of Chandler Bing, but it will take time until the exact cause of death is revealed.
As per the officials, they received a medical call from Perry’s home overlooking the Pacific Ocean at around 4 p.m. Saturday reporting that the actor was in a hot tub and not breathing. So far, the identity of the caller hasn’t been revealed.
“An adult male patient was deceased prior to first response arrival,” the LAFD said in a statement. “The patient was found by a bystander who had re-positioned the victim where the head was out of water” in a freestanding hot tub.
“Firefighters pulled the victim out of the jacuzzi and did a quick medical assessment to find he was deceased,” the statement read.
The ongoing investigation which is to determine the cause of death will likely take months to finish. Reports are that no drugs of any kind were found at the scene, but The Los Angeles County coroner’s office will include toxicology tests.
As per reports, the medical examiner has completed an autopsy, but a cause of death was “deferred.”
The “cause of death may not be known for some time, but at this point foul play is not suspected,” said LAPD Capt. Scot Williams, who leads the Robbery Homicide Division and is inspecting Perry’s tragic passing.
Though it has been revealed that the late actor was found dead in the hot tub, no determination has been made as to whether he drowned.
Rest in peace, Matthew Perry.
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Being a parent is one of the most wonderful things a person can ever experience. Most new moms and dads are so happy with their bundles of joy that they tend to share that happiness with the rest of the world by posting a bunch of photos of their little ones on social media.
Ashley and J.P. Rosenbaum, the couple who met on the reality show The Bachelorette, are no exception. During that season, Ashley was the bachelorette and she chose to accept J.P.’s marriage proposal. The two married on the show.
When their second child was born, they were eager to post photos of baby Essex on Instagram. Being sort of celebrities, they have plenty of followers and get a number of comments on their posts. Sometimes, those comments are positive, and sometimes, not that much, but one particular comment under one of Essex’s photos affected their life.
Speaking to People, Ashley explained that the comment, which came from a complete stranger, caught her eye. At first, she didn’t pay much attention, but she somehow couldn’t get her mind off the words she read so she decided to look into it.
“Our daughter, when she was born, I was posting pictures of her and somebody wrote me a message saying, ‘Hey, get her checked out’ because she was always twisted, she had torticollis. Someone said, ‘Get it checked out because my son had the same thing.’”
After getting the girl checked out, Ashley was shocked to learn that the stranger who took the time to comment on her photo was right. Essex was diagnosed with torticollis, a condition involving the muscles of the neck that causes the head to tilt down. Although the exact cause is not known, it is believed that this condition is caused by a neck muscle injury at birth. The good thing is that it is treatable if caught early, and thanks to that comment, Essex was diagnosed just in time to get the right treatment.
Through his iconic role of Chandler Bing, late actor Matthew Perry brought joy to millions of people worldwide. Sadly, although he made many laugh, he wasn’t able to help himself in his years-long struggle with addiction.
In his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which he released last year, Perry spoke openly about his fight with addiction. Among the rest, he also revealed certain truth about co-star Jennifer Aniston.
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub in his LA home at the weekend. The exact reason of his death is yet to be investigated.
Born in 1969 to a Canadian mother and American father, the actor made his film debut in the 1988 film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, which also stars the late River Phoenix.
Other shows he appeared in are Growing Pains, Sydney with Valerie Bertinelli and Beverly Hills, 90210.
He had his breakthrough role as the sharp-tongued Chandler Bing in Friends. He played the role for ten years, from 1994 to 2004.
HOLLYWOOD – DECEMBER 6: Matthew Perry sighting on Sunset Blvd on December 5, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)
Throughout his career, which spanned decades, Perry had starring roles in the 1997 romcom Fools Rush In with Salma Hayek, and in 2000 and 2004 he played alongside Bruce Willis in The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, The Whole Ten Yards.
When he was cast in Friends, one of the most popular shows ever created, Perry rose to stardom. But at the same time, he started abusing alcohol.
“I could handle it, kind of. But by the time I was 34, I was really entrenched in a lot of trouble,” Perry confessed. “But there were years that I was sober during that time. Season 9 was the year that I was sober the whole way through. And guess which season I got nominated for best actor? I was like, ‘That should tell me something.’”
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Back in 2018, he suffered a health scare when he was hospitalized for a gastrointestinal perforation and was in coma for two weeks and spent five months in the hospital.
“The doctors told my family that I had a two per cent chance to live,” Perry shared with People. “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”
Perry confessed many times that the rest of the cast of Friends were aware of his addiction, and they were there for him because they were very close not only on-screen but in real life too.
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They were very understanding and patient. “It’s like penguins. Penguins, in nature, when one is sick, or when one is very injured, the other penguins surround it and prop it up. They walk around it until that penguin can walk on its own. That’s kind of what the cast did for me,” Perry said.
However, it was Jennifer Aniston who stood by his side through thick and thin. She was the one who stayed in close contact with him during his ups and downs.
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“She was the one that reached out the most,” he said in an October 2022 interview with Diane Sawyer. “You know, I’m really grateful to her for that.”
Aniston was at the same time the first one to confront him about his drinking problems.
“Jennifer, she says, ‘We know you’re drinking,’” Sawyer said, referring to a revelation made in Perry’s book.
“Yeah, imagine how scary a moment that was,” Perry responded.
NEW YORK, NY – 1995: American actress and producer, Jennifer Aniston and Canadian-American actor, comedian and producer, Matthew Perry of the television comedy, Friend’s, attend the 1995 NBC Fall Preview circa 1995 at the Lincoln Center in New York, New York. (Photo by Ron Davis/Getty Images)
Following Perry’s tragic passing, fans left flowers outside the Friends apartment facade in West Village, Manhattan.
The actor’s family released a statement and said they were “heartbroken by the loss.”
“Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend. You all meant so much to him and we appreciate the tremendous outpouring of love,” their statement said.
Fans, colleagues, producers, and other celebrities paid tribute to the late actor.
Rest in Peace, Matthew Perry.
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Even the thought of being diagnosed with cancer give people chills. However, what many aren’t aware of is that cancer isn’t number one reason for the number of deaths in the States and many other countries.
In fact, it is heart disease that has been the leading cause of death in the United States since 1950.
Risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol use.
Diagnosing heart issues isn’t always easy. Doctors may be able to see plaque or calcification of the arteries, but in most cases they cannot.
Coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common issue people face, is usually caused by a build-up of fatty deposits (atheroma) on the walls of the arteries around the heart (coronary arteries).
The build-up of these atheroma makes the arteries narrower, restricting the flow of blood to the heart muscle. This process is called atherosclerosis.
Issues with the heart are many times caused by the consumption of certain foods, so this is the list of what you should avoid and what you should include in your diet.
Processed Sugar can raise blood pressure as well as create inflammation in the body which as a result makes the heart work harder. Sugar is best to be consumed in the form of fruits and natural carbohydrates. Avoid packaged and processed sugary foods or drinks whenever you can.
Processed Salt contains sodium, a mineral that plays a role in the healthy function of nerves and muscles and helps keep your body’s fluid levels in proper balance. However, too much sodium can cause fluid retention, which can increase blood pressure, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
Too much Calcium can trigger the body to store this mineral in a wrong way and unhealthy places. Unhealthy calcium storage appears in the form of bone spurs, arthritis, and worse, having calcium and plaque build up in your arteries. This can cause the heart to pump harder.
Lack of movement. Movement is critical for heart health and heart rate. To move continuously is an important thing. Walks are one of the best things you can do for heart health.
Low Nitric Oxide Levels – Healthy levels of nitric oxide support the micro-circulation in the body which helps blood flow better and for it to get to the difficult to reach places in the body. When the blood transports better the nutrients within the blood get to where they need to also.
Levels of nitric oxide can be elevated through foods such as leafy greens, pomegranate, cacao (chocolate), beets, garlic, citrus fruits and watermelon.
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Abigail Lee is a two-year-old girl who looks way younger, and the reason for that is that she suffers from a specific form of dwarfism.
When she was born, Abigail was diagnosed with Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II, which according to the National Library of Medicine is the most common form of microcephalic primordial dwarfism characterized by extreme short stature and microcephaly along with distinctive facial features.
Sadly, this condition is usually accompanied by other health issues, including abnormal dentition, a slender bone skeletal dysplasia with hip deformity and/or scoliosis, insulin resistance / diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, cardiac malformations, and global vascular disease.
However, despite her condition, Abigail hasn’t been diagnosed with any of the conditions listed above. What’s most, she seems to be super healthy so far.
She weights only 9 pounds and her parents sometimes take her outside using a doll stroller, because that’s how big Abi is.
This beauty brings joy to her parents and family. She always smiles, and loves being around people.
We truly hope that she would do even better in the years to come and she would be able to do everything other kids her age do, like attending school and having fun with friends.
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The moment they welcome them into the world, babies become their parents’ most precious jewels. And the love and devotion moms and dads give to their bundles of joy can’t be measured.
With every milestone they reach, babies get even cuter and cuter.
The baby from the video below is just 14 weeks old, which is way too early for it to start to speak as it takes most babies over a year to utter their first words, but it still sounds like it sings along one of the most famous nursery rhymes there are, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
One thing is certain, this cutie pie is a singer in the making judging from its innate musicality.
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When baby Tessa from Ireland was born, she caught the attention of many. Namely, this sweet baby was born without a nose.
The anomaly was detected while Tessa’s mom was pregnant and the couple was advised to terminate the pregnancy, but neither her mom nor her dad wanted to do something like that. Since the baby was developing inside the womb, they believed there was a chance that she could have a normal life after she was born too.
Tessa’s parents were more than willing to take care of a special child.
Today, Tessa is four years old.
Over the course of the years, she has undergone plenty of surgeries that were meant to help her live a normal life, as much as that is possible.
Sadly, having no nose isn’t the only difficulty this girl faces. She’s also deaf, and recently, she went blind on one of her eyes as a result of a surgery she had undergone.
However, despite all these challenges, Tessa is a happy child. She loves her life and is happy to have such caring parents and siblings who love her endlessly.
Her mom hopes that over time, doctors would be able to ease her life even further.
Tessa, we wish you only the best life brings.
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We never know what happens behind closed doors. There are families that appear happy on the social media, but the hell some of the members are going through is unimaginable.
A woman named Judy Sharp, a victim of domestic violence, is sharing her life story which she wants to serve as a reminder that there is always a way out, you just need to fight hard and remember that you are not alone.
The moment Judy got married to her husband Mike, she knew her life would never be the same.
He was a very jealous man who wouldn’t let her step foot outside of the house. He was controlling and she was desperately unhappy. In order to be sure she wouldn’t leave the house even for a second, he would leave her penniless and would place tapes over the front and back door of the house that he would later check.
When Judy fell pregnant with the couple’s first child, she had hopes that her life would change for the better, but sadly, things only got worse and the abuse she suffered intensified even further.
Not only he insulted her as a woman, but he called her a bad mother.
One day, as she was sitting on the sofa with her two boys, Mike started insulting her. He then took the camera, took a photo of her and their sons, and told her it was the last day she was alive. The photo would serve as a memory of her for the boys.
The haunting photograph
Judy panicked and knew she needed to stand for her and her sons.
She started looking for a shelter that would accept her and the boys, but since one of them had autism, they wouldn’t. The only option left was to rent a home, and that’s exactly what she did.
Judy found a place to stay and was able to pay rent for some time thanks to the money she managed to withdraw from the joint bank account.
Judy found a place to stay and was able to pay rent for some time thanks to the money she managed to withdraw from the joint bank account.
Once away from home, she felt relieved.
Mike was looking for them but was unable to track them down. Eventually, he quit.
Today, Judy’s sons are all grown up. Sam is now 30 and a swim coach who trialled for the Olympics and Tim, 32, is a successful artist. She’s proud of them, and she’s happy to gather the courage to leave from an abusive marriage years ago.
Judy wants to send the message that domestic violence should never be endured, by no person, ever!
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Good night sleep is what each of us longs for because if we get a quality rest during the night, we will feel energized and in a good mood in the morning.
Sadly, falling asleep easily and not waking up during the night is something a lot of people struggle to achieve.
One of the ways to get a good night sleep, however, is by creating a good sleeping environment, and that includes choosing the right mattress among the rest.
So what makes a perfect mattress, you may wonder. In recent years, there is this belief circulating around that memory foam mattresses are the ones to avoid.
The reason for this comes after these mattresses were questioned and second-guessed by consumers following the realization that there have been changes in the market when it comes to their production.
According to research, memory foam mattresses are full of chemicals that off-gas while one is sleeping, including diisocyanates, flame retardants, polyols, as well as chemicals known as ‘blowing agents.’
The issue is that these chemicals are inhaled for at least eight hours while a person sleeps on such a mattress.
One person is sharing his personal experience with a memory foam mattress. He claims that once he purchased a memory foam mattress, he noticed it smelled weird. There were instructions not to use it for the first day or two so he decided to leave the windows of his bedroom open so there was a cross-breeze and he even placed some charcoal packets next to the mattress as charcoal is believed to soak up smells.
Once he started sleeping on it, he noticed that his gasses smelled the same his mattress has, and his pee the following morning had a strange color.
After a few days, he called the store to return the mattress and that’s when he realized he wasn’t the only person who has experienced these changes in his body.
Other chemicals memory mattresses are full of, according to research, are:
Methylbenzene, known as toluene, which is a clear liquid that occurs naturally and comes from crude oil. When inhaled in large quantities, this liquid is toxic.
Formaldehyde, a by-product of the foam manufacturing process. Formaldehyde fumes can irritate the eyes, nose and mouth, and it is known to be a human carcinogen.
Methylene Dianiline used as a reactant in the foam manufacturing process that causes irritation when it comes into contact with skin, and may be carcinogenic. But the results are unsure until further testing is done.
Methylene Chloride was formerly used as a blowing agent. This substance is a suspected carcinogen and can also pose serious health risks by coming into contact to the skin or mucous membranes, which occur while sleeping on memory foam.
Chlorofluorocarbonswere formerly used as a blowing agent, and are in memory foam, but use of these substances is now limited because of their ozone-depleting effects in our atmosphere.
Next time you choose your new mattress, take this information into consideration, or simply do your own research on what will suit you best.
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Actor Matthew Perry, famously known for the role of Chandler Bing in the iconic show Friends, was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement has reported.
Spokesperson of the LA Fire Department reported that first responders arrived at Perry’s home at about 4 p.m. regarding a “water emergency” of an unknown type, but did not name the actor. Sadly, upon arrival, they discovered Perry’s unresponsive body. According to them, there were no drugs of any type at the scene. At the time being, no foul play is suspected.
A representative of the actor hasn’t issued any comments regarding the tragic incident.
The investigation over Perry’s passing is still ongoing and the cause of death remains unknown. It will be determined by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office at a later date.
“We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry,” Warner Bros. Television Group, which produced “Friends,” said in a statement to The Times. “Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family. The impact of his comedic genius was felt around the world, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many. This is a heartbreaking day, and we send our love to his family, his loved ones, and all of his devoted fans.”
“We are incredibly saddened by the too soon passing of Matthew Perry,” NBC, which aired the series for all 10 seasons, said in its own statement to The Times. “He brought so much joy to hundreds of millions of people around the world with his pitch perfect comedic timing and wry wit. His legacy will live on through countless generations.”
Saturday evening yellow-and-black LAPD crime scene tape blocked off the entrance to Blue Sail Drive, a tony street just off the Pacific Coast Highway at the crest of a hill with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.
Shortly after 7 p.m., as multiple helicopters whirred overhead, Perry’s mother, Suzanne, and her husband, broadcaster Keith Morrison, joined the journalists and LAPD officers on the scene. Morrison declined to comment. An LAPD officer at the scene said he had no information and that he did not know when any would be forthcoming.
Peter, a neighbor of Perry’s on Bluesail Drive who declined to give his last name Saturday evening, said he only spoke to the actor once, for five minutes, and that he was “very pleasant” and a “nice guy.”
“It’s shocking,” Peter said as he waited for the LAPD, who had barred journalists from passing the police tape, to approve him for entry. “He’s been redoing this house forever and he seemed fine. It’s very sad.”
Leo, another neighbor who declined to give his full name, said he was home when an ambulance arrived at Perry’s house Saturday afternoon. He declined to say whether paramedics tried to revive Perry or if a body was removed from the premises.
“I was shocked,” he said. “It was very disturbing and sad after all these years.”
Perry was one of his favorite actors, Leo said, and the funniest member of the “Friends” cast.
“I encountered him once and he was very, very friendly. More so than I thought,” Leo said. “It’s definitely a tragedy, especially at such a young age,” he added. “I was very heartbroken to see what happened.”
Perry’s stepfather, Canadian broadcaster Keith Morrison, crosses under the police tape near Perry’s house in Los Angeles Saturday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Perry, the son of actor John Bennett Perry and Suzanne Marie Langford, onetime press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was born in 1969 and grew up between Montreal and Los Angeles after his parents separated when Perry was 1.
He got his start as a child actor, landing guest spots on “Charles in Charge” and “Beverly Hills 90210” and playing opposite River Phoenix in the film “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” in the 1980s and early 1990s.
But his big break came when he was cast in “Friends” — originally titled “Friends Like Us” — a sitcom about six single New Yorkers navigating adulthood that premiered on NBC in 1994.
The series soon became a juggernaut, the anchor of the network’s vaunted Thursday-night “Must-See TV” lineup, and turned Perry and his castmates Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer into mega-stars almost overnight. At its high-water mark — for a 1996 Super Bowl episode and the 2004 series finale — the series could notch more than 50 million live viewers; by its end, cast members were earning more than $1 million an episode.
As Chandler Bing, the handsome, wisecracking roommate of LeBlanc’s Joey Tribbiani and, later, love interest of Cox’s fastidious Monica Geller, Perry distinguished himself in a crackling ensemble cast. With his dry delivery he created a catchphrase with a mere turn of inflection, based on banter he’d shared with childhood friends: Could he be any more Chandler?
Soon, he was attached to major stars like Julia Roberts and appearing in prominent films such as 1997 rom-com “Fools Rush In,” opposite Salma Hayek, and 2000 ensemble mob comedy “The Whole Nine Yards” with Bruce Willis.
There was a dark side to the life of one of television’s most beloved funnymen, however. In his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” Perry recounted his lifelong struggle with addiction to alcohol and opioids. He wrote that he had his first drink at 14, but didn’t recognize the signs of alcoholism until 21. Since then, he estimated, he’d spent more than $7 million on efforts to get sober, including multiple stints in rehab. His substance abuse also led to a number of serious health issues, including a five-month hospitalization in 2018 following a colon rupture that left him, he wrote, with a 2% chance to live through the night.
And it was fueled, he acknowledged during a “Friends” reunion special in 2021, by the pressure to land the joke in front of a live studio audience night after night.
The cast of “Friends,” clockwise from bottom left: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green. (NBC / NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
“Nobody wanted to be famous more than me,” Perry told The Times in April, discussing “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” at the Festival of Books. “I was convinced it was the answer. I was 25, it was the second year of ‘Friends,’ and eight months into it, I realized the American dream is not making me happy, not filling the holes in my life. I couldn’t get enough attention. … Fame does not do what you think it’s going to do. It was all a trick.”
Perry was remembered on Saturday by friends and collaborators such as Selma Blair, Paget Brewster, Morgan Fairchild and Mira Sorvino as a singular comic talent and kind soul.
Perry’s “Friends” co-star Maggie Wheeler, who played his on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice on the hit show, shared a sweet tribute on Instagram.
“What a loss. The world will miss you Mathew Perry,” she wrote. “The joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on. I feel so very blessed by every creative moment we shared.”
He was also memorialized by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Pierre’s son and one of Perry’s childhood friends.
“Matthew Perry’s passing is shocking and saddening,” Trudeau wrote on X. “I’ll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved — and you will be missed.”
Though Perry estimated he had relapsed “60 or 70 times” since first getting sober in 2001, he maintained a steady presence on American television, playing key parts in backstage dramedy “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and therapy sitcom “Go On,” and making a steady stream of guest appearances on acclaimed shows such as “The West Wing” and “The Good Wife.”
Since his near-death experience in 2018, Perry had found solace in friends, frequent games of pickleball and, especially, writing. Though producing “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” had forced him to relive his darkest moments, it also connected him to “all the sufferers out there”: “I had a story to tell, a story that could really help people,” he wrote. “And helping others had become the answer for me.”
Indeed, for all his success as an actor and, more recently, as a bestselling memoirist, Perry told The Times in April that his work was not the center of what he hoped would be his legacy.
Pressed to name how he’d like to be remembered, he said: “As a guy who lived life, loved well, lived well and helped people. That running into me was a good thing, and not something bad.”
The sinuses play an essential role in keeping the body healthy and free of bacteria and invaders like dust, germs, and dirt by creating a thin layer of mucus that’s constantly draining through the nasal passages. They are systems of air-filled spaces in the skull located behind the forehead, nasal bones, cheekbones, and eyes.
Sinuses can also influence the quality of one’s voice and protect the skull from injury.
These are just some of the reasons why we should make sure our sinuses are healthy and free of infections at all times.
When they experience issues with the sinuses, most people turn to over-the-counter medicines not knowing there are other solutions consisting of natural ingredients.
Using natural remedies for treating health issues isn’t anything new. People have turned to the nature for centuries, and it is beautiful that some of those recipes and remedies have been passed down from generation to generation.
One cheap, easy, quick, and simple recipe for easing the issues with sinuses is apple cider vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar is simply fermented apples, which turns into apple cider vinegar over time and is rich in nutrients including a lot of B-vitamins, vitamin c, acetic acid, sodium, phosphorus, potassium, calicum, iron and magnesium.
This is how to use it for treating sinus infections.
To form a tonic for internal use, you can simply mix 1/8 to 1/4 a cup of apple cider vinegar into 16 ounces of water.
Sip on this tonic, and finish it sooner than later, then rinse with water after so the acid doesn’t sit on your teeth.
Alternatively, you can gulp up to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in 8 ounces of water all at once.
This is how to prepare nasal rinse for sinus infections.
Add 1/2 – 1 tsp teaspoon of organic, raw apple cider vinegar to a cup of warm filtered water. Stir this solution until thoroughly mixed.
Pour some of the mixture into your palm and snort it up one nostril at a time. Use your other hand to plug the free nostril. Do this on the other side also so that it’s evened out.
Steam apple cider vinegar for nasal congestion.
This is done by putting apple cider vinegar and water (50/50) into a pan of water. Then steam it with the lid on, get it almost to a boil then open the lid and let it steam over your face. You should inhale deeply while the steam evaporates over your face and make sure it isn’t too hot. While doing this procedure, keep your eyes closed so that the vinegar doesn’t get to the eyes.
If you suffer from sinus issues give apple cider vinegar a try.
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Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over 30 years ago, when he was just 29.
He disclosed his condition with the public in 1998 and semi-retired from acting two years later as his health worsened. It took young Michael a lot of time to accept the reality, but he finally decided to make the best out of his life despite the struggles the disease forced him to face.
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At first, Michael J. Fox thought he had a sports injury after developing a tremor in his pinky finger. The neurologist recommended he visit a physical therapist. However, it was not a sports injury but Parkinson’s.
“I had made my way shellshocked back to the apartment and met Tracy and told her, admittedly somewhat tearfully, this had been pronounced. And she didn’t blink. I could tell right away she was with me, and she was with me through whatever happened,” Fox told NPR.
“And, you know, what was tough about it was, with Parkinson’s, you don’t know what to expect because it was a twitching pinkie and a sore shoulder that brought me in there, and that was the basis of the diagnosis,” he added.
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Along with his wife, Michael established the Michael J. Fox Foundation whose goal is finding cure for Parkinson’s disease through funded research. The organization is currently the largest non-profit funder of Parkinson’s disease research in the world. His dedication to helping patients with the disease he suffers from himself placed him on the 2007 Time Magazine’s list of 100 people “whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world.”
Although he continued acting after the diagnosis, his work was mainly focused on lending his voice in films like Stuart Little and Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
The actor has written four books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010) and his fourth, No Time Like the Future, released on November 17, 2021.
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Recently, in an interview with comedian Mike Birbiglia, Michael opened up about never-before-shared aspects of his condition and explained that he had lost his sense of smell. Although this saddened him a great deal, he said he still remembers most of the smells, including that of pine, just before Christmas.
Although it is a common belief that tremor is the first symptom of Parkinson’s Disease, research reveals that most people diagnosed with it lose their sense of smell months, and even years before the diagnosis.
The Teen Wolf and Spin City star has been married to actress Tracy Pollan for 32 years and they have four children together. Despite his struggles, Michael says life is good because he’s surrounded by his loving family and people who are his biggest support.
When they first met on the set of Family Ties, Michael J.Fox and Tracy Pollan didn’t probably assume that their off-screen relationship would outlast that of 19-year-old teen Alex and the brainy dancer Ellen Reed, the characters they played on the show.
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Even so, Michael J. Fox already had a crush on Tracy while working on Family Ties.
“I developed a crush on her right away. When she left the show – the day she left the show, we were in the parking lot getting into our respective cars. She was getting into a rented Volkswagen, and I was getting into my Ferrari. And she called me over and said she wanted to play me a song. She played me a James Taylor song called That’s Why I’m Here, which was ostensibly about John Belushi. And one of the lines was, ‘John’s gone, found dead, died high. He’s brown bread, later said to have drowned in his bed. After the laughter, the wave of dread, it hits us like a ton of lead. That’s why we’re here,’” Fox recalled in an interview with NPR.
“And I instantly knew what she meant,” he added. “She had only known me for a short time, but I was partying too hard. And I was really on a crash course to something bad happening. And as I got back in my Ferrari and got on my cellphone, and turned on my quadraphonic stereo, I realized she was right. I was going down the wrong road. And I ran into her a year later. She auditioned for a film I made called Bright Lights, Big City. And I said, how’s so-and-so, your boyfriend? And she said, ‘We’re not going out anymore.’ And I said, ‘You want to have lunch?’ And within two years, we were married.”
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Tracy never left her husband’s side and is his biggest support. The two are doing their best to cope with Michael’s condition and are working hard on raising funds for finding cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Michael is no longer acting actively but he’s still in the business. He provides his voice for movie roles and takes part in important documentaries.
His fans, however, are always happy to hear from him and see him out in public.
Just days ago, the Back to the Future star stepped out with his wife Tracy for the Good+ Foundation’s “A Very Good+ Night of Comedy” at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The couple smiled for photos, looking very much in love, just like they have for the past 35 years.
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The A-list actor who is best knows for his roles in Pretty Woman and An Officer and a Gentleman fell in love with acting when he first interacted with the stage while at high school when he composed several amateur musical shows. However, it took quite some time before Richard Gere realized acting and being on stage was his thing.
After he dropped from university in order to pursue a career in acting, he experienced a few disastrous shows and decided to move “across the pond” to London, England where he got the role of Danny Zuko in the musical Grease in London.
When the musical was set up in New York, Gere made the decision to return to the States where he found work on Broadway.
He got his breakthrough role in the thriller Looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring alongside Diane Keaton, in the year 1977. A year later, Gere landed a starring role in Days of Heaven, and in 1980, he got the title role in American Gigolo.
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When he starred in one of the best romcoms ever filmed, Pretty Woman, Gere cemented his place in Hollywood. According to him, it was his co-star Julia Roberts who convinced him to take the role.
“To be honest, I didn’t know if I was doing this movie yet. She’s across the desk, we’re getting to know each other, we’re flirty-flirty, nice-nice,” Gere told Smooth Radio in 2015.
“And [director Garry Marshall] calls up and it’s kind of like, ‘How’s it going?’ And I’m going, ‘Yeah, yeah,’ and she takes a piece of paper. She turns it around, and she pushes it to me. It said, ‘Please say yes.’ It was so sweet. And I was like [miming talking on the phone], ‘I just said yes.’”
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Before landing a prominent role, Gere felt like he had screwed up his career.
“Pretty Woman is something I never would have done. Neither is An Officer and a Gentleman. I had no interest in these scripts whatsoever,” Gere said in a 1993 interview with Movieline magazine. “It was the same person knocking my door down on both of them, Jeffrey Katzenberg, first at Paramount, then at Disney, who was one of my first friends out here and still is. At the point of Pretty Woman, I had been kind of out of things for a while. I consciously [had] just said, ‘Going off to do other things’ and I fucked up my career to the point where [people weren’t saying], ‘Well, let’s get Gere to do that.’”
He continued, “I had to crawl a little bit to get scripts. Doing Internal Affairs, for instance, was a very difficult decision for me to make because, potentially, that could have been such a piece of shit.
“One thing lead to another and I started to see something I could bring to this,” Richard Gere recalled about the time when he considered Pretty Woman. “But it was a fairly mercantile decision, not a soul decision. Made the movie, had a great time making the movie and, probably because of the lack of pressure to do something important, I was able to explore other things in myself and as a man, too. I think I found a much freer way of working in that film, which I’ve used ever since.”
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Although Pretty Woman helped shape Gere’s career, he later described it as a “silly” movie he had forgotten about.
He even believed that the character he played, Edward Lewis, glorified Wall Street financiers so much that it helped contribute to the global financial crisis.
Although the movies he chooses to be part of are never about money, Gere earned millions of dollars throughout the years. It is estimated that he receives between $5 and $10 million for each of his films. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the actor is worth $120 million dollars.
Being voted People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1999, it doesn’t come as a surprise that handsome Gere dated many beautiful woman.
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In 1991, he married model Cindy Crawford in an intimate ceremony. She was 17 years his junior and their marriage only lasted for four years. Then, in 2002, Gere married another model and actress, Carey Lowell. They had one son together, Homer James Jigme Gere, who is as handsome as his famous father. The couple, however, divorced in 2013 and went through a long and exhausting, both financially and emotionally, divorce. Details of their settlement have never been officially released publicly.
Today, Gere is married to Alejandra Silva, 40, with whom he has two sons. “He is the most humble, sensitive, affectionate, attentive, funny, generous man that I’ve ever met. What can I say? I’m so in love! How would you feel if each morning you were asked: ‘What would make you happy today?’ Not a day goes by that he doesn’t mention how important I am to him. I feel very lucky,” Alejandra told Hello! in April 2020.
The prestigious actor has turned to Buddhism years ago, and even met Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader of Tibet, and spoke of the encounter as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Today, the two are close friends, but Gere can never forget the first time he met His Holiness.
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“We started out with a little small talk, and then he said, ‘Oh, so you’re an actor?’” the Pretty Woman star recalled.
“He thought about that a second, and then he said, ‘So when you do this acting, and you’re angry, are you really angry? When you’re acting sad, are you really sad? When you cry, are you crying?’
“I gave him some kind of actor answer like it was more effective if you really believed in the emotion that you were portraying. He looked very deeply into my eyes and just started laughing. Hysterically. He was laughing at the idea that I would believe emotions are real, that I would work very hard to believe in anger and hatred and sadness and pain and suffering.”
His love for the “Roof of the World” affected Gere’s career a great deal and it all started when he decided not to follow his prepared speech during the Academy Awards ceremony in 1993 but used the occasion to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet and its “horrendous, horrendous human rights situation.”
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Gil Cates, the Academy Award’s producer, swore to ban the actor from any future Oscar broadcasts.
Gere, however, didn’t care. He believed speaking his mind was more important of all.
Knowing how huge of a market the Chinese TV industry is, Gere missed a huge number of roles in successful movies only because the Chinese banned every project he was part of.
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There is nothing a mother wouldn’t do for their children.
Phyllis Pena is a mom who showed incredible bravery, and even put her life in danger, in order to stop a man who was looking into her 15-year-old daughter’s window from running away.
The incident happened during broad daylight shortly after 7 a.m. on January 31 when Pena noticed 19-year-old Zane Hawkins peeking in his daughter’s window.
The suspect tried to escape, but the police were able to catch up with him. However, at that moment, Hawkins attempted another getaway, and that’s when Pena tackled him.
Her act was caught on one of the officer’s dash camera.
“It’s not very often that we have somebody that actually steps in, puts themself in harm’s way to assist in apprehending somebody,” Sgt. Roy Welch said.
She was aware she put herself in danger, but she doesn’t regret it and she says she would do that again if needed.
“My kids are my life and just making sure I protect them,” Pena said.
Hawkins was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest and resisting arrest.
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Finding the perfect place to live isn’t always easy. Many times, the high prices are the main obstacle towards fulfilling our dream of owning our own home.
In the pursuit of becoming home owners, some people opt to buy smaller apartments, their own peace of heaven that gives them the feeling of freedom.
Back in 2020, a man from Sweden decided to purchase a tiny apartment after he divorced his wife and left his spacious home to her and their daughters to live in.
His plan was to live in the apartment until he gets a loan for a bigger place.
He was able to pay off the loan for his studio-like apartment in the period of three to five years, but as time passed by, he realized that he loved his place and he didn’t even need a bigger one.
The place has everything needed for life, a living-room, a bedroom, a kitchen, and a working area.
Many were eager to see how people live in these tiny apartments, and this man was more than willing to show them by opening the doors to his place for them to see.
There is also a TV-set and a mini-bar, and each stair is used for storing things.
The dining area is cozy, and there are also separate shelves where the creative owner stores his shoes and clothes.
Knowing how small it is, people are stunned to see the inside of this man’s place.
What do you think of this place? Would you ever consider living in one?
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On the fourth anniversary of his wife Beth Chapman’s death, Duane Chapman, or better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, made a head-turning announcement when he revealed he had a secret son named Jon.
The reality show star, 70, posted a photo of his Jon with his wife Jodi. The two are smiling for the camera.
“For the last four years, this day was a terrible reminder of one of the greatest losses of my life.
“But God redeemed this day when I discovered my son Jon, who I just met recently, was born on this day.”
He went on: “So now instead of sorrow, this day has a new meaning. This is my son Jon and his wife Jodi.”
The Dog’s Most Wanted star further added that he would reveal more details concerning Jon in his upcoming new book, Nine Lives and Counting.
As of Chapman’s daughters, half-siblings Bonnie and Cecily, their relationship with their father is sort of a rocky one, or at least it turned into one when they were excluded from their father’s union to Francie Frane. This caused a controversy and made people wonder why he made the decision not to invite his daughters to the special occasion.
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s late wife was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017 and passed away from the condition in 2019 at the age of 51.
Two years later, he tied the knot to Frane, but his daughters weren’t invited to the wedding.
Bonnie spoke publicly of her devastation regarding her father’s decision. In an interview with TMZ she revealed details she had previously kept private because “I hoped to maintain a relationship with my father.”
The newlyweds got engaged in May 2020 — just 10 months after Beth’s death and a failed proposal to now-ex Moon Angell. Dog popped the question at their Colorado home.
“I wasn’t expecting it at all,” Frane told The Sun of the proposal. “I think I had gone to pick up some food and then when I came back, he had all the lights turned down with just a few lights on and a bunch of candles lit.”
“So when I came in I was like, ‘Wow, this is awesome.’ Then he said, ‘Come in, sit down because I need to talk to you.’ So I put all the food in the kitchen and I came in and he said, ‘I know that God brought you into my life and I don’t want to spend one moment of it without you.’”
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If you remember hearing the lines “five gozinta five one times, five gozinta ten two times,” you are definitely one of the millions of fans of Jethro Bodine and the Clampett family who moved to Beverly Hills, California, but never left their hillbilly lifestyle behind.
TheBeverlyHillbillies is one of those TV shows that never lose their popularity no matter how much time passes by. The first episode aired back in 1962 and the show lasted for nine years during which many enjoyed the adventures of the family that caused “a turmoil in their privileged society with their simple and unsophisticated way of living.”
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Jethro Bodine was one of the characters that marked the show. He was the son of Jed’s cousin, Pearl, and showed great math skills. The man behind the character, Max Baer Jr., became one of the most popular comedy icons in America and he entered into acting by accident, or call it luck if you want.
After graduating from the Santa Clara University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 1959, he embarked on an adventure with his motorcycle and found himself standing at a parking lot in Los Angeles.
His charm and awesome looks attracted the attention of an executive who thought he resembled James Garner a lot and offered him to sign a contract and try himself in acting. Max gave it a go and the rest is history.
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Initially, Max only landed small parts in movies like 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick and Hawaiian Eye but he didn’t give up. Soon after, he found himself auditioning for the role of Jethro Bodine, which changed his life forever.
“When you play a role like Jethro it’s for other people to judge because it’s pretty hard to be subjective or objective about yourself,” Max told Medium.
“You just do the best you can with the material that you’re given, and then you try to add to it [with your performance] as much as you possibly can. But in the end, it’s the audience who has the final say. Well, we liked what you did’ or ‘We don’t like what you did.’ And you really don’t have any other way of evaluating it.”
It was never about the money for this earnest man whose only goal was to make people laugh. He only earned $800 per episode.
“You have to perform well. And, in my case, if I have made the people laugh and even if they can laugh at my expense, it’s okay. I don’t care,” the actor added. “They can laugh with me or at me. It doesn’t matter, just as long as they laugh. Because if I can make them laugh, then I believe that my performance was a successful one. I can’t evaluate it as to what degree of success it was. But I can say it did what it was supposed to do.”
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Not only the fans, but also the cast members loved Max Baer Jr. a lot. He was on good terms with each of the actors and they all praised both his acting and his personality. Among those who spoke of the importance of his character for the show was Donna Douglas who played the role of the mountain beauty Elly May Clampett.
“You believed Uncle Jed, Granny, and cousin Elly May was his family because they played it so well,” TV historian Jeffrey D. Dalrymple, a good friend of Baer Jr’s told Medium. “And Max had the ability to blend in with the other cast members, without overplaying or underplaying Jethro. He was a good actor and a good guy, and he still is.”
Although he’s mostly famous for his work on the screen, Max told The Times back in 1971, ”Acting, though, is really only a hobby with me. Golf is my occupation.” The actor was involved in most of the sports, including football, baseball and basketball, but it looked life golf was his calling. In 1968, Max Baer Jr. and professional golfer Charlie Sifford won the pro-am division of the Andy Williams Golf Classic in San Diego.
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After The Beverly Hillbillies was over, Max had a hard time getting a role because everyone saw him as Jethro.
But as we know already, Max has never been a man who quits easily, so he turned to producing and directing instead. His movie Macon County Line from 1974 was a huge hit and earned him millions.
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Max, who is now 85, had plans on using the show’s theme and characters for casinos, theme parks, restaurants and cosmetics but he and CBS went through a number of lawsuits and his plans failed.
When it comes to his love life, Max married Joanne Kathleen in 1996 and their marriage lasted for five years. In 2008, his girlfriend, Chere Rhodes, a 30-year-old model from California shot herself in the chest according to reports. He had other relationships as well.
The 85-year-old has led a quiet life in Tahoe for the past few years, and not much is known about his activities or his state of health.
We wish Max all the best and we thank him for all the laughs he has given us over the years.
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Every one of us honors our military men and women because we are aware that it is because of their service that we live in freedom.
Many find ways of paying tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for our country. Whether it is through memorial services, raising monuments, or simply by saying thank you, we can never truly thank them enough for their sacrifice.
Those are still alive, however, rarely get the help needed, so when we hear of people lending a helping hand to veterans, our faith in humanity gets restored.
Larry Robeson is just one of those veterans who have troubles making ends meet. He fought in Vietnam and when he returned to the States he wasn’t sure where to turn to and how to move on with his life.
Luckily, this man crossed paths with a Fox 5 Surprise Squad in a grocery store in Las Vegas.
Despite being unable to afford his own groceries, Larry was still willing to help a fellow veteran in need, his friend Stephanie, who is disabled. He took her to the store so that they could buy the most essential things they needed.
Speaking to the reported, Stephanie explained that she was down to her last $50 and wasn’t sure what to do after that.
Dave Hall, the reporter, heading up the Surprise Squad, told Stephanie that his team had her groceries covered.
Hall then noticed Larry standing behind Stephanie. Larry has in fact been Stephanie’s husband’s long-time friend. It turned out that Larry had set up the Bones for Blankets club many years ago. The goal of this club is to donate blankets to homeless veterans left on the streets after their service to their country.
The reason why he founded this club was that three veterans froze to death because of the freezing weather.
At the time, he was providing help for Stephanie, whose husband works as a truck driver and is away from home most of the time.
Speaking of her, Larry said, “No vet should be going through what she’s going through.”
Hearing all this, Hall made sure Larry doesn’t leave the store without his groceries being paid for as well.
Larry told the squad that he was at the store to purchase only a dish soap and a candy, but Hall made sure he got everything else he needed, including plenty of food.
“You served us. It’s our turn to serve you now,” Hall told Larry.
His total was $278, and Larry was left wiping tears from his eyes after the bill was settled by Dave and the others.
“This is just like overwhelming, I’ve been taking care of myself since I was 13,” Larry said.
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This jokes starts out funny, but it gets even better at the end, especially because the punchline isn’t that easy to see. It involves a wife, her lover, and her husband who suddenly gets home while she’s in bed with that other man.
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A wife was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband’s key in the door.
“Stay where you are,” she said.
“He’s so drunk he won’t even notice you’re in bed with me.”
The husband lurched into bed, but a few minutes later, through a drunken haze, he saw six feet sticking out at the end of the bed. He turned to his wife:
“Hey, there are six feet in this bed. There should only be four. What’s going on?”
“You’re so drunk you miscounted,” said the wife.
Get out of bed and try again. You can see better from over there.
If you are into good jokes, this one will definitely make your day.
It is difficult when you find yourself in a new community and you don’t understand the language. It might not even be that they are speaking a different language, it’s just something they are saying that is understood by most.
That was the experience of the new priest in the following joke. They ended up in the right place but they should have studied a little before they jumped right into the middle of it.
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There was this old priest who got sick of all the people in his parish who kept confessing to adultery.
One Sunday, in the pulpit, he said, “If I hear one more person confess to adultery, I’ll quit!”
Well, everyone liked him, so they came up with a code word. Someone who had committed adultery would say they had “fallen”.
This seemed to satisfy the old priest and things went well, until the priest died at a ripe old age.
About a week after the new priest arrived, he visited the mayor of the town and seemed very concerned.
The priest said, “You have to do something about the sidewalks in town. When people come into the confessional, they keep talking about having fallen.”
The mayor started to laugh, realizing that no one had told the new priest about the code word.
Before the mayor could explain, the priest shook an accusing finger at the mayor and said, “I don’t know what you’re laughing about. Your wife fell three times this week.”
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When the time for retirement comes, some people feel like they’ve lost their identity, while other find it as a way to pursue their hobbies and fulfill the dreams they weren’t able to because they were busy working.
The truth is that for most, this milestone is a scary one, but it doesn’t need to be like that.
When you prepare for this event emotionally, just think of the opportunities of being able to spend more time around your loved ones, live a less stressful life, and even make new friends.
A couple from Australia stunned many when they revealed their retirement plan, 51 consecutive cruises. Yes, you’ve heard that right.
According to Marty and Jess Ansen, who retired recently, going on that many cruises would not only be fun and fulfilling, but it is also a cost-effective alternative to traditional retirement homes.
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This couple have always loved the idea of cruise holidays. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, their plans were put on hold until an opportunity rose in June 2022. This was when Marty and Jess made the decision to make up for the lost time. They embarked on the Coral Princess, a ship known for its indulgent buffets, entertainment options, and even table tennis matches.
That first cruise was the first of the many.
“Eventually, I said to my agent, ‘Look, whatever comes, book it,’ and that’s how it got to be such a long cruise,” Marty explained. The couple ended up booking 51 back-to-back cruises and stayed on board even longer that the captain.
The Ansens became a much loved members of the ship and developed strong bond with every staff member.
Ren van Rooyen, the hotel manager, shared, “We always make a joke that I go away and I come back, and it’s like coming to see my family – my mum and dad again – they’re like my second mum and dad on board.”
What they realized along the way was that cruising was more cost-effective than residing in a retirement home. With all of their needs taken care of on the ship, including all-inclusive meals and daily cleaning of their cabin, they found an affordable alternative which is far more fun than being in a retirement home.
The days on board are entertaining as each of them starts with Marty and Jess playing table tennis and doing fitness.
“We do it together, and we have a lot of fun.”
If they have the chance, these two would like to continue cruising until the rest of their lives. So far, they have been on board for over 450 days and their story is proof that retirement can be an opportunity for living your life to the fullest.
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Although they are royalty, the lives of George, Charlotte, and Louis are as normal as they could be all thanks to William and Kate who teach them how to be hard-working, hang out with friends, and appreciate the fact that whether they love it or not they are privileged.
At the moment, the three siblings attend the prestigious Lambrook school where they learn how to take care of animals, get involved in a number of sports, and attend lessons.
According to royal expert Jennie Bond, “[Prince William and Princess Kate] want George, Charlotte, and Louis to be very aware of the privileged way in which they are growing up. Have a proper sense of empathy, charity, and responsibility,” as per OK! Magazine.
“It’s very much the Diana style of parenting. They want them to know how lucky they are and not take any of it for granted.”
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Currently, all three of the children are on their autumn half-term holidays from school, which began on October 13 and will last until October 31. Kate will take a short break from her public royal engagements too. Instead, she will spend more time with her children.
Prince William is set to attend the Earthshot Prize Award, but Kate won’t be joining him because she wants to help George prepare for his exams.
“The Princess will not be attending. Prince George has exams that week, and the Princess wants to be at home to support him,” a source told The Mirror.
As the kids grow up, Kate and William need to make decisions regarding their future.
Recently, the young prince was spotted alongside his parents looking around Eton College, the college both his dad and uncle attended.
Eton’s tuition is around £46,000 ($59,000) a year. Though Prince George won’t join the school until he turns 13, children have to be registered for the school during the year that they turn 10, according to the school’s website.
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According to The Express‘ royal correspondent, Richard Palmer, if George indeed attends Eton College, that would say a lot about Kate.
“I find it fascinating because the Princess of Wales is spending so much of her life talking about giving children a better start in life, and part of that, she and her advisors have talked about reducing inequality,” he said.
“And there you have her children at a fee-paying independent school, almost certain to go to an expensive fee-paying boarding school later on.”
Former BBC royal expert, Jennie Bond, spoke on the matter and told OK!, “The choice of school for the children will tell us a lot about William and Catherine.
“So far, they’ve been such a hands-on parents and, personally, I think it would be sad to see them send their children away to boarding school. I would applaud a decision to keep them as day pupils at schools nearby their home. But I think both William and Catherine were happy at boarding school. I suppose it’s what they know, and perhaps they will want to pass this experience on to their children.”
Bond added, “I imagine it will be all or nothing – in other words, all three will go away to school, or none of them. I will be cheering loudly if they decide to keep their children close and nurture them through their adolescence as they have nurtured them through the young years.”
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Prince William started studying at Eton back in 1995, becoming the first senior royal to attend the school in history.
Three years after William enrolled at Eton, Prince Harry followed in his brother’s footsteps.
Speaking of his school days with Anderson Cooper, Harry revealed that back in the day he was “hurt” by William.
“Even when you were in the same school, in high school, your brother told you, ‘Pretend we don’t know each other?’” Anderson Cooper asked.
“Yeah, and at the time, it hurt,” Harry replied. “I couldn’t make sense of it. I was like, ‘What do you mean? We’re now at the same school’. Like ‘I haven’t seen you for ages, now we don’t get to hang out together.’ He’s like, ‘No, no, no, when we’re at school we don’t know each other’. And I took that personally.”
Harry added, “We had a very similar traumatic experience, and then we – we dealt with it two very different ways.”
In his book Spare, Harry revealed more details about Eton College.
William had told Harry that Eton was his “sanctuary,” which included “no kid brother tagging along, pestering him with questions, pushing up on his social circle.”
“I told him not to worry. I’ll forget I ever knew you,” Harry wrote in Spare.
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Kate seems to be the one who has mixed emotions regarding the choice of school but only because it’s a boarding school. This has to do with her experience of being bullied while attending one.
“But she’s still heartbroken. She was horribly bullied at her first boarding school and can’t bear the thought of George suffering through that.”
Although George would be able to visit his family on the weekends, according to In Touch Weekly, Kate is still worried that she will miss him dearly.
“But it still seems as if her family is being torn apart,” an insider added.
Whatever college George chooses, we hope he will have a lovely time there and he won’t experience anything like his mother had.
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When it comes to pets, most people opt for a dog or a cat, but little do they know of the joy parrots bring, especially those who speak.
Of course, what parrots say is just a repetition of what they listen to, but some of the words stick with them for a long time, and sometimes, they are taught to say bad words.
The following joke involves a woman, her two parrots, and a priest.
Read it below!
A lady goes to her parish priest one day and tells him, “Father, I have a problem. I have two female parrots but they only know how to say one thing.”
“What do they say?” the priest inquired.
“They say, ‘Hi, we’re prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?’” the woman said embarrassingly.
“That’s obscene!” the priest exclaimed, “I can see why you are embarrassed.”
He thought a minute and then said, “You know, I may have a solution to this problem. I have two male parrots whom I have taught to pray and read the Bible. Bring your two parrots over to my house and we will put them in the cage with Francis and Job. My parrots can teach your parrots to praise and worship. I’m sure your parrots will stop saying that awful phrase in no time.”
“Thank you,” the lady responded, “This may very well be the solution.”
The next day, she brought her female parrots to the priest’s house.
As he ushered her in, she saw his two male parrots were inside their cage, holding their rosary beads and praying.
Impressed, she walked over and placed her parrots in with them.
After just a couple of seconds, the female parrots exclaimed in unison, “Hi, we’re prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?”
There was a stunned silence.
Finally, one male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and said, “Put the beads away, Francis, our prayers have been answered!”
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A social media commenter noticed something weird in mom’s photo, and now her daughter’s life will never be the same
Being a parent is one of the most wonderful things a person can ever experience. Most new moms and dads are so happy with their bundles of joy that they tend to share that happiness with the rest of the world by posting a bunch of photos of their little ones on social media.
Ashley and J.P. Rosenbaum, the couple who met on the reality show The Bachelorette, are no exception. During that season, Ashley was the bachelorette and she chose to accept J.P.’s marriage proposal. The two married on the show.
When their second child was born, they were eager to post photos of baby Essex on Instagram. Being sort of celebrities, they have plenty of followers and get a number of comments on their posts. Sometimes, those comments are positive, and sometimes, not that much, but one particular comment under one of Essex’s photos affected their life.
Speaking to People, Ashley explained that the comment, which came from a complete stranger, caught her eye. At first, she didn’t pay much attention, but she somehow couldn’t get her mind off the words she read so she decided to look into it.
“Our daughter, when she was born, I was posting pictures of her and somebody wrote me a message saying, ‘Hey, get her checked out’ because she was always twisted, she had torticollis. Someone said, ‘Get it checked out because my son had the same thing.’”
After getting the girl checked out, Ashley was shocked to learn that the stranger who took the time to comment on her photo was right. Essex was diagnosed with torticollis, a condition involving the muscles of the neck that causes the head to tilt down. Although the exact cause is not known, it is believed that this condition is caused by a neck muscle injury at birth. The good thing is that it is treatable if caught early, and thanks to that comment, Essex was diagnosed just in time to get the right treatment.
“We got the baby helmet and everything!” mom Ashley explained.
Ashley and J.P.’s marriage didn’t last long. They share two children together and split custody.
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