EVENING NIGHTCAP: 23&Me Needs A Sugar Daddy. Malcom Reboot. Good Choice, Illinois (but I like mine better).

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► 23and Me, the genetic testing company that can tell your ancestry and genetic profile to find out why your great-great-great-great-great-great grand parents didn't hand down a special talent like farting on command, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is looking to stave off creditors (how working class of them) while they find a new sugar daddy to foot their bills. Over the past few years the company has been dealing with a lot of issues, including a 2023 data breach and figuring out how to make money since they failed to read "Entrepreneurship for Dummies".  Read More 

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Comment: People ask me if I would ever do genetic testing to find out whatever genetic ailment my ancestors picked up along the way or where my heritage comes from. Frankly, I don't really want to. Unless it involves finding out I have the gift of teleportation, mind control, or something useful, I'm not interested.  I get it...some people want to know for procreating purposes. Good for them. As far as finding out my heritage...sure, it would be interesting but not worth forking out $$$. I don't care to know I'm the 58th cousin twice removed of Queen Elizabeth which makes me 2,311 in line to the throne. However...that would explain why I drool over corgis & dachshunds, my favorite hobby is giving strangers the side-eye, and according to my parents as a tater tot I would randomly wave.

a woman is wearing a cat headband and says so you have your cousins

 ► Today's episode of "We're All Out Of Ideas": Malcom In The Middle, which ran from 2000-2006, is getting regurgitated like the taco salad I had a few weeks ago. Ugh. Friendly tip: be weary of gas station salads. Returning are Frankie Muniz (as Malcom), Bryan Cranston (dad), and Jane Kaczmarek (mom). Not returning is Erik Par Sullivan (who played Dewey).  He's being replaced by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (of Fargo). Wait a sec: why is Bryan Cranston doing this crap? He doesn't need the money. He's rolling in the millions he made from Breaking Bad and has a net worth of $40 million. I can understand why Frankie signed up. His acting career hit the wall after the tried to make the jump to movies. Did anyone see Agent Cody Banks...sheesh. He then pursued race car driving - guess that didn't pan out either. He should have tried competitive go-kart racing. Frankie has been floundering the past few years - so much so that he appeared on DWTS, despite having a reported net worth of $30 million. Anyhoo, the revival will be about a grown up Malcom dealing with the woes of being a parent to his young daughter. The plot is as original as sandpaper. The series will air on Disney+ late 2025 or early 2026. Read More 

Malcolm in the Middle cast
Original cast of Malcom In The Middle. Photo: MovieWeb.com

Comment:  Season 1 & 2 were cute and funny. But like a house guest, it overstayed their welcome. I caught a few episodes of the final season and it was embarrassing. The actors were phoning-in their performances. Jane (mom) became even more annoying to me. If she was my mom I would have moved to the tree house in the backyard. I know that Frankie Muniz had some health issues and it's not like his phone is ringing with job offers. Can't blame him for doing this. A check is a check.  Good luck with that.

 a group of people are sitting in a car with the words " me trying to be optimistic " on the bottom

►  It's a slow news day and this tidbit caught my attention because I love the city of Chicago. I actually lived there eons of time ago. The brainiacs at the flag commission for the state of Illinois recently had citizens vote on a new flag design. The entries were a mix of WTF? Are you high man? to "you kidding me"!? Below are the 10 finalist....plus my suggestion. BTW, the winner ended up being the current flag. Good choice. Personally, I like my idea, but I'm biased.  Read More 

Comment: Here's my suggestion:

My suggestion for new Illinois state flag
 

 Below are the 10 finalist. The current flag won.  


 

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