1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,599 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Happy Birthday, 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,960 Bobie the Dog. I tell you about Bobie before Bobie turned thirty one. 3 00:00:14,039 --> 00:00:16,399 I didn't misspeak. I'll say the number again in case you think I 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,640 messed up. Bobie thirty one. Bobie the Dog born May eleventh, nineteen 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,679 ninety two. Back in February, Bobie was verified as the Guinness World Record 6 00:00:26,719 --> 00:00:31,039 titleholder. The dog has lived his entire life with the Costa family in a 7 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,840 rural village in Portugal. Owner Lean All said that Bobi's health has been good, 8 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,799 although he recently went to the vet for checkup after the owner was concerned 9 00:00:38,799 --> 00:00:43,359 about these stress being caused by having so many visitors. Happy birthday to you. 10 00:00:43,759 --> 00:00:47,039 I normally don't do back to back dog stories, but in honor of 11 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:50,799 Bobie's birthday, I will break the rules here and tell you about Bow the 12 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,479 Golden Retriever. He's making big time life decisions for his family. Erica and 13 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,600 Frank had a baby. They threw three tennis balls to Bow the Golden Retriever. 14 00:00:59,679 --> 00:01:02,719 Each one had a name written on it. They were picking between three 15 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:07,239 names, Liam, Andrew and Frankie. Mom Erica said, we were excited 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,640 to see what he came back with. We couldn't decide. We loved all 17 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,640 three. We were kind of undecided with the Golden picked the ball that said 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Frankie on it, so that's gonna be their son's name. Erica, who's 19 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,879 a content creator, there's a shock, said we incorporate Bow in every major 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,680 life event. He needs to be involved in everything. He's like our kid. 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,439 We want him to be part of things now. They tried to use 22 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,680 Bow the Golden Retriever to do the gender reveal, but Bo was given a 23 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,760 pink cake to eat, and Erica said it went wrong the first time I 24 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,040 took a blood test of ten weeks and the lab results came in from the 25 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:36,359 nurse. She gave me an envelope saying it was a girl. It was 26 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,040 great after Bau revealed that we're having a girl, and I said to frank 27 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:40,959 in your face, as he thought it was going to be a boy. 28 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,359 But when for another ultrasound to reconfirm, and it's a boy. Mom says, 29 00:01:45,359 --> 00:01:47,680 we're so excited for Bou to meet the baby. He's so good with 30 00:01:47,719 --> 00:01:49,760 the nieces. He knows how to be gentle. Honestly, bou is never 31 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:56,120 not happy, He's always smiling. It's brom season and Andy and michaela they 32 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:57,680 had plans, they had a limo, but then the limo fell through and 33 00:01:57,719 --> 00:02:00,680 they had to figure something out. Luckily, they knew a jeep owner who 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,439 happened to know a few come back to that word, a few other jeep 35 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:08,280 owners, So instead of taking one jeep to prim, they took eighty. 36 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:14,159 Mike Latta as a jeep enthusiast and said, jeep people are a different breed. 37 00:02:14,319 --> 00:02:16,479 They want to make sure that everybody feels love and they're supported. So 38 00:02:16,599 --> 00:02:20,199 this is not the first and it won't be the last. Meanwhile, out 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,560 in Washington, a teen went to the Prom and a World War two tank. 40 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,719 High school junior Sherman and his best friend Sam got the idea after realizing 41 00:02:27,719 --> 00:02:30,080 a man in Portland had one and was offering rights for a thousand dollars. 42 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,560 The teens made a TikTok about wanting to go to Prom in the tank. 43 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:38,120 They set up a gofund me. Sherman also had a bagpiper escort the tank 44 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,199 to the dance. Sherman's date, however, did not want to get in 45 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:50,439 the tank, she found another way to the prom I am Patty Callahan, 46 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,840 Henry, I am Mary Kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy 47 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:59,479 Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four long time friends, the 48 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,960 four of us, with more than seventy five published books between us. Through 49 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,280 end depth conversations and interviews, we discussed the books we've written, the books 50 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:12,800 we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We are here with endless stories 51 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:17,599 to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like you. We 52 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:23,719 are always seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing. On 53 00:03:23,759 --> 00:03:28,560 this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite authors, 54 00:03:28,599 --> 00:03:30,800 including the four of us, with our new releases, as we reveal 55 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:36,319 the stories behind the stories, offer writing tips, and talk about the creation 56 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,719 of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if you love books and 57 00:03:40,759 --> 00:03:46,280 you're curious about the writing world, you are in the right place. You 58 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:58,319 can listen to Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform. Good news if 59 00:03:58,319 --> 00:04:00,400 you love the Aurora, apparently you're going to see more of them. As 60 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:05,560 we had towards twenty twenty five's solar maximum. Shannon Schmall as the director of 61 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,960 the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University. She told USA Today there's been an 62 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,000 increase in aurora scene in general on Earth. The Sun has been more active, 63 00:04:14,319 --> 00:04:17,319 resulting in more solar storms that cause solar flares and coronal mass ejections. 64 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:23,160 The material release during these solar flares and CMEs interact with the Earth's magnetic field 65 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,240 and excite particles in our atmosphere, resulting in a beautiful light show in her 66 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:31,399 sky known as the aurora. And congratulations to Anne dup Block. She's ninety 67 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:34,920 nine and what did she want for her one hundredth birthday? She wanted people 68 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:39,040 to throw knives at her. She used to work at the circus and she 69 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:42,480 always dreamt of being in a knife throwing act. Her former boss, Martin, 70 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,439 wanted to help fulfill her lifelong dream as her one hundredth birthday approaches, 71 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:48,639 he said, Annie worked for me thirty years ago putting up posters. She 72 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,560 was seventy. Then she's a hundred years old this August. Annie said she 73 00:04:53,639 --> 00:04:57,480 really enjoyed the experience and she's ready for the next one. That's your five 74 00:04:57,519 --> 00:05:00,319 good news stories for today, Happy Birthday, Anny, and a happy birthday. 75 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,680 Will be the Dog. Follow the show for free on Apple Podcasts, 76 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,720 Spotify, or YouTube, wherever you get your show as you have a great day.