Alex Stone, NASA’s oldest active-duty astronaut is, for the first time, discussing his return to Earth after more than 200 days in space.  He says weightlessness made him feel decades younger.  Don Pettit recently wrapped up a 7-month-long mission to the space station and returned on a Russian made spacecraft.  And he says he’s not interested in retiring. // Pet Influencers, several pet influencers are currently trending, particularly on Instagram and TikTok, with dogs and cats leading the pack // Michael Monks, Thousands of county workers march in downtown LA amid strike; arrests were made after traffic was blocked // Palisades Controlled fire testing set for Pacific Palisades area tonight thru Thursday / Mother’s Day spending increases $34.1 Billion dollars this year