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Hi there friends. It's getting to be that time of year again and I thought I might share a little shopping secret I use a lot these days. It's the Macy's LAST ACT sales. Last Act items are the cheapest items available from Macy's. There are thousands of them for sale on Macys.com, you just have to know where to look. Also be aware that you also may have to hunt around for the right size, but if you are willing to put in the time, you will save yourself a ton of money. Happy Shopping! Also! LAST ACT sales are final. Macy's will not accept a return online. I have a graphic up throughout most of the video saying as much.

We discuss the Muse concert film, Simulation Theory. Spoiler Alert: We love it!

Very quick video explaining the best and easiest way to cut open a pineapple! I know it may seem a bit overwhelming at first but really, it's not difficult and there's no reason why you can't be enjoying a delicious pineapple right after you watch this video.

Every winter we get a ton of snow on our deck, courtesy of our steel roof. Here's our latest snow haul. Usually it takes until May for it all to melt. Also, PrepareWithCompoundMedia.com

Well, yes and no. The snow isn't the culprit here, it's the flame you burn it with. A candle or a lighter that has a yellow flame makes for some dirty burning. A pure blue flame doesn't have that same issue. So there you have it. We tried it both ways so you didn't have to. But you totally should because it's fun for the whole family really. Also I suspect the people who have snow burning videos with comments turned off are fully aware of their ruse!

[ Full Text and fun links available at www.MACKpodcast.com ] Wooo! It’s our one hundredth episode and we’re celebrating with the eighth installment of our Conspiracies, Unsolved Mysteries & Deep Dark Secrets series! Let’s get right to it, shall we? CONSPIRACY Lina Morgana [LinaMorgana.com]This week’s conspiracy is about a lovely young lady who was tragically taken from us way too early. Meet Lina Morgana, a very talented young lady who was definitely on the fast track to fame and fortune. The official story — if you can find it — is that Lina jumped to her death in 2008. The official conspiracy, however, hints that Lady Gaga may have been involved. You see, Lady Gaga was Lina’s back up vocalist. The rumor is they recorded 12 songs together before Lina’s untimely death. Some have stated that Gaga’s interesting style choices were ripped off from Lina. Does this all sound too crazy to you? Perhaps it is, but there seems to have been a concerted effort to scrub Lina’s death from the internet. To me that screams “Streisand Effect.” In the song “Wunderland” (which we play in this episode) Lina sings the word “can’t” as “c-c-c-can’t” and one can’t help but wonder if “p-p-p-poker face” wasn’t a direct bite from that. Or is it an homage? We can only speculate. Regardless of the cause of her death, the world would be a much better place with Lina still in it. Her family has put together a lovely website honoring Lina, and many of her songs and television appearances can still be found on youtube (including songs featuring Gaga). UNSOLVED MYSTERY From TheRendleshamForestIncident.com: The Rendlesham Forest Incident, also known as ‘Britain’s Roswell’, is undoubtedly one of the best documented and most significant military encounters with a Craft of Unknown Origin or UFO. It is also a case that involved very credible witnesses, trained (USAF) United States Air Force observers and security police. The incident spanned three days in 1980. Rendlesham Forest is a large pine forest, east of Ipswich, in Suffolk, England. Nearby are the twin NATO air bases, RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge; at the time both bases were being leased to the United States Air Force. Several UFO incidents, including multiple-witness sightings by military personnel, ground traces, and radioactive anomalies were reported from Rendlesham forest. In this segment we go through some of the evidence from Lt. Col. Charles Halt’s micro-recorder as well as some testimony we found in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Personally, I believe these guys 100% saw something unexplainable — Dave’s not entirely sure. DEEP DARK SECRET This Deep Dark Secret comes courtesy of CrazyDaysAndNights.net, one of the best places for Hollywood gossip. I am calling it Old Hollywood, but the subject of the blind is still alive. Very old, but alive. I always say the first rule of Hollywood is to never leave a hit show. This actor/singer was one of the first to do it and when he left, the show didn’t have a chance, and crashed and burned the next year. He will say he left the show because he was sick. Yes, sick from drinking too much, but that isn’t the reason. The reason was that he knew, that despite him being the second lead, he was the star of the show. People watched because of him. He wanted a raise that would have made him the highest paid actor of the time, whether in movies or television. The name of the show is also memorialized in song. The producers of the show thought he was bluffing. He wasn’t. They thought they could be a hit without him. They were wrong. It limped through the one season without him. They tried to get him to come back during that final season, but he asked for even more money than before, because he knew they were desperate. Not desperate enough to pay him his fee though. So, what happened to our actor? He never had another hit. He worked and worked, but no hits. The cracker jack super sleuths in the comments identified George Maharis as being the subject of this old Hollywood Blind item. George was the second lead in the show “Route 66” which aired from 1960 to 1964. George was ballsy enough to walk away from the show and Hollywood made an example out of him. Dave and I go over this story and do some speculating! Welp, that’s it for our 100th episode! To those of you who have actually listened to all of our episodes, thank you so much for that! It’s much appreciated! Don’t forget to check out MACKRadio.com it’s so much fun, great music, great overnight programming and some special music blocks scheduled in. And if you have been having a hankering to get your own show or you want us to air your podcast, then just email us through the site and let us know what you’d like to submit. Alrighty, that’s it from me, for now. Thanks again for listening! XOXOXOXOX Shecky

Dust off that ice cream maker and find a new prominent spot for it on the counter because I guarantee you will make this ice cream over and over again. I came across this recipe on Food52.com a while ago, but it was neither sugar free nor keto-friendly. So I've made some adjustments and here we have the best tasting home made ice cream ever. The ingredients for my version are: 1 and 1/2 Cups Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese 1 Cup Fairlife Whole Milk [This milk is LOW CARB!] 1 Cup Confection Style Swerve Sweetener 2 Tablespoons RUM 3 Ounces of Cream Cheese Dash of Salt 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream 1/4 Cup Russell Stover Sugar Free Chocolate Chips Mix all the ingredients EXCEPT FOR THE HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM together in a mixer, in a blender, with a whisk. Whatever you have. Mix them until they are smooth. About a minute. Then, add the heavy whipping cream, but this time mix it on low for just about 30 seconds. You don't want to overmix, just incorporate the cream. Pour the mixture into your ice cream machine and turn it on. My Cuisinart takes about 35 minutes, your machine may be different. Five minutes before your ice cream is done, add in the Sugar Free Chocolate Chips. That's it! You're done and ready to impress the family with your amazing ice cream! If you'd like to try the original version of this recipe from Food52, head on over to https://food52.com/recipes/18735-fresh-ricotta-ice-cream

Want to purchase this tie? https://amzn.to/37pm7u5 Very easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to tie a tie! You'll be a pro in no time! Position 1: 00:38 Position 2: 01:21 Position 3: 01:58 Position 4: 02:24 Position 5: 03:01 Position 6: 03:42 Position 7: 04:09 Position 8: 04:56 Replay: 05:18

I found this recipe on wholesomeyum.com and wound up using Swerve instead of their recommended sweetener, because that's what I had on hand. These marshmallows are sugar-free and keto friendly. They were easy to make and they came out really well. We've both been enjoying them. Stay til the end for Dave's reaction! Original recipe: https://www.wholesomeyum.com/recipes/sugar-free-marshmallows-recipe/ Order the ingredients: Swerve Confectioners Sweetener: https://amzn.to/3qEm19j Unflavored Gelatin: https://amzn.to/2VXzkTQ Simply Organic Vanilla Extract: https://amzn.to/2LjLKU5

Another interesting pick from @wiggybloogy (on twitter) aka Mark Levitt on yt. I don't think Dave was familiar with this particular post-Cream Baker band. The bassist couldn't be any more 70s even if his life depended on it. I personally will always have a place in my heart for big hair and fringe. Thanks for the suggestion wigginsybloogins!

Hi again everyone! This song was suggested by Martin Watson on yt. Knowing that Dave loves funky stuff, you may already have an inkling as to how this reaction goes.

This one was way harder than my first DIY Rust Repair on my 2001 Toyota 4Runner. Bondo and mesh are great if you have something to attach them to. I had a huge gaping hole and apparently more patience than I realized I could ever muster. I got it done. It's not beautiful, but it's way better than it was.

I followed a ChrisFix video on how to do DIY rust repair and these were the results!

[If you read this post on our website www.middleagedcoolkids.com — all the clickable links are there!] Hey hey hey! Here we are with the last episode of our spooky October episodes for 2020! We saved the best for last. This week we have for you our seventh Conspiracies, Unsolved Mysteries & Deep Dark Secrets episode! If you’re new to these episodes, Dave gets to choose which category we go with first and this time he chose — The Unsolved Mystery We personally have been hearing about the Loch Ness monster since we were little kids. For me it was a lot less scary than Big Foot, but just as front and center in my mind. People have poo-poo’d the existence of Nessie for decades, BUT this month there was something very large caught on some extremely sophisticated sonar equipment out on Loch Ness. Dave and I play some clips and discuss what it is that could be down in the depths of the loch. And then we switch gears and chat about — The Deep Dark Secret This episode’s Deep Dark Secret is one Dave just refuses to even entertain for a second. And truth be told, it is pretty way out there. There are rumors galore that the late Chester Bennington was actually the illegitimate son of John Podesta. Other than these two looking exactly alike, a fairly vague Clinton Foundation connection, and the somewhat weirdly coincidental fact that Linkin Park’s logo looks like the artwork that the FBI deems to be pedophilia code just like the sort of code words Podesta’s emails had in them — there’s absolutely nothing to this rumor. I’m not as convinced there’s nothing there as Dave is, but I definitely would need more good info. And that leaves us with — The Conspiracy Flat earth, y’all. Are you down with this one? Seems like there are quite a few people out there who are. Even our own Dave makes a startling confession during this segment. We play some clips from people who believe we are in fact not living on a sphere and discuss the reason some think the powers that be are hiding the truth from us. In between and during these segments we stray from the subject at hand because that’s just the way of it with us. Dave gets fixated on MungoJerry and demands I look into the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Other than that, he says stuff I have to bleep out more than once. So, that’s it for this episode! I hope you enjoy it! If you have not yet listened to all of our conspiracy based episodes, perhaps you should click HERE and see if there’s anything that catches your eye! We’ll see you next time, friends! Love, Shecky XOXOXO