THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE . . . FLORIDA

* "'Beast of snake': Huge python caught in Everglades could set new record" Drudge Report, 10/8

* "Man attacked by shark while swimming off Miami Beach"  Ditto, 10/9

PHILLY

* "1,500 birds flew into Philly skyscrapers one day last week" Ditto

TRENDING

* "Therapist warns 'Election Stress Disorder' spreading" Drudge, 10/8

* "Joe Biden congratulates Michelle Obama on debate performance" Babylon Bee

* "Kamala Harris' rating plummets as people realize they'd have to listen to her voice for next 4 years" Ditto

* "Florida recount finally wraps up, Al Gore declared President" Ditto

* "Cracker Jack change to more politically correct 'Caucasian Jack'" Ditto

CORONAVIRUS

"Florida teen arrested for not wearing mask at school. The lawyer for the family of a 16-year-old boy who was arrested last month after refusing to wear a mask at a central Florida high school, called the incident 'government abuse' of a teen suffering from panic attacks" Norfolk Daily News, 10/7

CRIMINAL MINDS

"Ex-jail employees charged for playing 'Baby Shark' on repeat. Two former Oklahoma jail employees & their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours & listen to the children's song 'Baby Shark' on repeat. . . "  NDN, 10/7

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

After finishing 7 seasons of Without a Trace, we started watching Call the Midwife. Last Wednesday's episode was especially sad. A newborn baby was born with a fatal heart defect & died within a few days after birth. It reminded us of our baby boy born who was stillborn.

WHAT WE'RE EATING

Last night Lois made her world famous chicken Alfredo, with mushrooms & peppers. Tonight we plan on picking up a gourmet vegetarian pizza from Papa Murphy's.

WHAT I'M READING

I just finished reading "The Right Side of History" by Ben Shapiro." Now I'm reading "Operation Vengeance:  The Astonishing Aerial Ambush that Changed World War II."  It's about the shooting down of Admiral Yamamoto's plane.

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* courtesy of Reader's Digest, Oct. 2020

"If you don't have a panini press, just heat up your corduroys & sit on your sandwich."

"If smoking is so bad, why does it cure salmon?"