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At 47, Joe Kavaluskis lost his nine-year battle with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, on January 8, 2020, leaving behind a wife and two sons. But that didn't stop him from fulfilling one of his son's dreams a week later on his 13th birthday.In the final days of his life, he told his wife, Melanie, to buy their son, Logan, a puppy after he passed. He thought the dog would brighten his spirits after such a loss and it was something he always wanted but couldn't have. Joe was allergic to dogs so he couldn't have one in the home. "He said, 'Just promise that when I do pass, that you get Logan a puppy as soon as you can, because I know that it will bring him a lot of comfort,'" Melanie Kavaluskis told Inside Edition.Throughout his childhood, Logan had hermit crabs and lizards, but never the puppy he always wanted. When he was 3 years old he got a stuffed Boston terrier and named it Puppers and took it everywhere he went for years.Joe thought it was the right time for him to have a real Boston terrier of his own. 13-year-old cries as he's surprised with dog from late dad. www.youtube.com A week after Joe's passing, Melanie told her son Logan they had to drive to Midland, Michigan to pick up a puppy, but he had no idea it was a gift for him. Halfway through the drive home, his cousin Jon broke the news."That's from your dad. That's your dog," Jon told an astonished Logan. "Really? Logan replied. The 13-year-old boy looked down at the dog and he still couldn't believe it was his. "'Dad wanted you to have a puppy," his cousin said."Words can't explain the shock," Logan later told WZZM13. "I had to ask 'really?' again, just to make sure it was my dog and not a horrid prank."The family has named the dog Indy and Logan says he's a great fit for the family."He fits to all of our needs. Cuddles with my mom and my brother and plays with me, unless I want him to relax," Logan said.Melanie thinks that her husband's final gesture may have been his best."He got it right. This was amazing. This gift is just perfect. Perfect timing," she said. Kid gets surprise gift after dad's death. www.youtube.com Joe's gesture may have done more than just cheer up his son. Research shows that pets can be a big help for kids who are grieving."Pets can help improve mood," said Gina McDowell, a licensed professional clinical counselor and behavioral health clinical educator at the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, in a Huffington Post article."Playing with pets often creates positive emotions that can last throughout the day and may even help manage symptoms of anxiety and depression," she continued. It has to be terribly frustrating to be suffering from a terminal disease knowing you'll be unable to comfort your children when you're gone. But Joe did one of the most beautiful things imaginable by fulfilling one of his son's dreams while also giving him a way to cope in a time of need.This article originally appeared four years ago.

One of the ways to tell if you're in a healthy relationship is whether you and your partner are free to talk about other people you find attractive. For many couples, bringing up such a sensitive topic can cause some major jealousy.Of course, there's a healthy way to approach such a potentially dangerous topic. Telling your partner you find someone else attractive shouldn't be about making them feel jealous. It's probably also best that if you're attracted to a coworker, friend, or their sibling, that you keep it to yourself.But, being open about your sexual feelings, can be a way to spice things up in the bedroom and to let your partner know what you like.Actress and mental health advocate Kristen Bell admits that she and her husband, actor Dax Shepard, have learned how to be open about their attraction to other people. The couple believes that being able to talk about such taboo topics without making each other jealous is a great way to preserve their relationship."He can tell me someone he finds attractive, female or male, 'cause he pauses the Olympics on a lot of runners, but it doesn't make me feel like he's going to leave me for that person because I'm not allowing my self-esteem to be affected," she explained. Bell believes that it's completely normal and healthy for people in monogamous relationships to be attracted to other people."I know there are people on planet Earth that are more attractive than me, and well, we're not dead. I have to acknowledge we're monkeys," Bell said. As an attractive, famous couple working in Hollywood, there is extra pressure for them to be able to handle their jealousy.The couple has also done a good job at accepting the fact that Bell is the primary bread-winner in the family. Studies show men have higher levels of stress if their wives earn more than 40% of their home's combined income.About a third of women in the U.S. make more than their husbands. While Shepard has had a successful career, acting in films such as "Idiocracy" and "Without a Paddle," Bell has starred in some major hits including, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the "Bad Moms" films.She's also made a pretty penny voicing Princess Anna in Disney's "Frozen" franchise."I think I've always out-earned him," Bell said about their careers. "I got a lot of opportunity, you're sharing in it, we're able to provide for a ton of our family members who may or may not be struggling," she continued, as if addressing Shepard. "I don't look at it like, 'This is mine and this is yours.' I'm like, 'This is ours. Get over it.'"Bell believes that the couple's ability to get over petty jealousy is one way to make sure their unique relationship stands the test of time."Do you want to be on the porch with someone when you're 80?" Bell asked. "We both want that."This article originally appeared four years ago.

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Laurence J. Peter is credited with creating a management concept that bears his name: “The Peter Principle.” Simply stated, it posits that people tend to be promoted to a level above their competence. Exhibit “A,” at least for the moment, is the coincidentally named former Transportation Secretary Peter (aka: Mayor Pete) Buttigieg. Buttigieg’s tenure was marred by missteps, and, unfortunately, some catastrophes. Even a quick look back at his time as secretary calls to mind some of the largest transportation mishaps in recent memory: the East Palestine train derailment, a too-close-for-comfort rail union near-strike, and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system failure that caused the biggest U.S. aviation shutdown since 9/11. It’s indisputable that every administration faces roadblocks and hiccups, but Buttigieg’s time as secretary was filled with avoidable slip-ups that had tangibly negative consequences for Americans, and far too little attention to the obvious responsibilities of the transportation secretary. For example, in September 2022, rail worker negotiations took a dire turn when Amtrak began canceling long-distance tickets as the company geared up for what would have been a crippling strike. Meanwhile, then-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the top authority on this type of situation, jetted off for a vacation to Portugal during a looming transportation and economic disaster. Thankfully, Congress stepped in to prevent a strike, but no thanks for avoiding this potential major disruption should be given to Buttigieg. Perhaps Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took some “management tips” from Pete? (RELATED: A Well-Deserved Takedown of the California Political Class — From Newsom to Bass) Being AWOL during serious crises that are central concerns of the major government department he was ostensibly running appears to have been a pattern. On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying 20 carloads of hazardous material, including vinyl chloride, phosgene, and hydrogen chloride, derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. Eleven of those 20 cars were among the 38 that came off the tracks, resulting in an enormous fire that caused an environmental disaster and a severe public health emergency — severe enough that the area was evacuated shortly after the incident. This happened on Feb. 3. Not a peep was heard from the secretary of transportation until the 13th, fully 10 days later, and it was nearly three weeks before Buttigieg bothered to visit the site. Don’t forget the FAA system outage that wreaked havoc on Americans’ travel plans. In January 2023, a nationwide outage grounded or delayed thousands of flights. This outage called into question not only the technology but also the department’s overall readiness and management of critical systems and was ultimately blamed on personnel incompetence. But these weren’t Buttigieg’s only failures from the past few years. The Southwest Airlines flight cancellation fiasco of 2022 severely disrupted thousands of travelers’ plans; at the time, Trump’s now transportation secretary nominee, Sean Duffy, claimed Buttigieg ignored the problem and failed to take heed of warning signs that led to this kind of debacle. Documents also show that Buttigieg, despite claims he was available “24/7” during his paternity leave, avoided calls and public appearances during that time. As with virtually everything connected with the Biden administration, Buttigieg left a big mess for his successor to clean up. Recent air travel disasters have raised more alarming questions about staffing shortages, working conditions, training, and hiring criteria at the FAA. The most recent data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows that across all airport towers and terminal approach facilities nationwide, only about 70 percent of staffing targets were filled by fully certified controllers as of September 2023. (RELATED: The Collision of Ideals After the DC Plane Crash: Why DEI Policies Threaten Our Safety) Regardless of the hundreds of billions of dollars Biden and Buttigieg claimed were going to “shovel ready” infrastructure improvements, the most currently available data shows 43 percent of our public roadways in poor or mediocre condition, and over 42,000 bridges are rated “poor” — 80 percent have problems with their substructures (the legs holding them up) or their superstructures (the arms supporting their load). The sheer number of problems, missteps, and disasters that occurred under Mayor Pete’s watch at the Department of Transportation defy any suggestion that they were simply coincidences. While we have now come out on the other side, Buttigieg’s political aspirations apparently have not been encumbered by these repeated failures. As he returns to Michigan, he is now possibly looking to run for governor; and if those prospects don’t look good enough he is also reportedly considering a run for the recently vacated Senate seat from that state. Either of which would be a warm-up act for the dream job the self-absorbed Mayor Pete fancies is his rightful destiny: POTUS. (RELATED: Battleground Michigan Is Up for Grabs Again in 2026) Buttigieg seemed an ill-qualified, less-than-obvious choice for transportation secretary when he was chosen by President Biden. His tenure as the head of the Department of Transportation proved those suspicions were unfortunately well founded. Now, however, he is hoping that the memories of voters will be short enough to rehabilitate his reputation and fuel his blind political ambitions. Michiganders would do themselves and all of America a favor by keeping his shortcomings as transportation secretary top of mind as we enter into a new election cycle. READ MORE:  Battleground Michigan Is Up for Grabs Again in 2026 Biden, Buttigieg, and Bullet Trains Mayor Pete and the Myth of the ‘Racist Highway’ Bob Beauprez represented Colorado’s 7th District in the United States Congress from 2003-2007, where he served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Highways and Aviation Subcommittees. The post The ‘Peter Principle’ Targets Michigan appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

As with fashion, food trends go in and out of style. However, one once popular dish seems to have disappeared from the culinary radar. Will it make a comeback?

Coca-Cola is debuting a drink that's not quite like the drinks you would normally expect from the brand. In fact, it's set to compete with a new kind of soda.

It is long overdue that our nation’s healthcare academies leave our healthcare students alone to make their own private decisions over what medical measures to take so they can pursue their dreams and help heal our very sick nation.

It’s good that the Trump administration is taking steps to eliminate some of the three million direct-hire federal workforce. But, it is now time to also cut the millions of workers on the federal dole who pretend to be “small businessmen” or “private-sector” workers.