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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Stamford Golfer Competing In PGA Championship This Week

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Stamford Golfer Competing In PGA Championship This Week

If you aren’t a golf super fan like I am and don’t normally watch golf on TV, this is the week you should! Because one of our very own Connecticut golf pro’s is competing in the PGA Championship down in South Caroline. How cool is that?!

His name is Pete Ballo. Pete’s a Stamford native who graduated from Trinity Catholic High School. He works as an assistant head pro at Silvermine Golf Club in Norwalk.

This will be his first ever PGA Tour event. What a great one to be in too. The PGA Championship is one of the PGA Tour’s 4 majors of the season. Pete competed in the PGA Professional Championship with other golf club pros last month and was on of the 20 who qualified to play this wee

If you want to cheer Pete on the tournament starts tomorrow (Thursday 5/20). Pete’s tee time is 2:31pm. You can watch on ESPN Thurs & Friday and on CBS this weekend.

Go Pete! Hit it hard.

 

 

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are there no windows in grocery stores?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are there no windows in grocery stores?

Next time you’re shopping for milk and eggs take a look around the store. No windows! But why?

It’s part of the retail shopping psychology. The strategy being to create a shopping environment where people feel comfortable to spend both a lot of time and money. Same idea as a casino.

Having no windows creates a feeling of endless time and make people forget about bad weather outside or if it’s getting dark out. After all, the longer you shop, the more you spend usually.

There’s a few practical reasons too. Having Large windows with sunlight beaming in all day might cause fading on packages, making them seem old or worn. There’s also the issue of space. Every window you put up takes away precious wall space for product.

So next time you’re pushing your cart around the store just be aware it was no accident that you can’t see out to the sky.

 

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Wednesday May 19th 2021: Wellness Wednesday; How Tall Are You Really?; What They Should Teach In School

Wednesday May 19th 2021: Wellness Wednesday; How Tall Are You Really?; What They Should Teach In School

If you got to pick your last words, what would they be?  Anna read DMX’s last words, and she’s convinced he must’ve planned them in advance!  (:30)

Do you trust “the honor system”?  With most vaccine rules relying on the honor system,  Anna and Raven spoke to behavioral expert Dr. Michael Cunningham to see if people will really follow them!  (4:19)

Some kids use a binkie and some don’t, but if you judge a child or their parent for using one, that’s all I need to know about you!  (8:19)

Have you ever heard of eye yoga? Sir Paul McCartney said it’s the reason he still doesn’t need glasses, so Anna and Raven put it to the test!  (11:09)

How tall are you really?  Anna is convinced that Raven and Producers’ Sean and Jon are shorter than they claim, so she measured all of them!  (14:43)

The recent CDC announcement about masks has caused some confusion!  Anna and Raven talk about what they think the CDC still needs to clarify.  (21:51)

Can you think like a stranger?  Anna and Raven ask a caller 5 questions, and if their answers match a stranger that was interviewed by Producer Jon, they win an Amazon Echo!  (25:17)

What do you wish they taught you in school?  Anna realized the other day that her daughter had no idea how to write a check, and it made her wonder what else they don’t teach in school.  (29:14)

Couple’s Court: Jeff and Faye share custody of their 8-year old son, and Faye has him on a strict vegetarian diet!  Jeff, on the other hand, allows him to eat meat when their son is with him and says that that’s his right.  Whose side are you on?  (35:34)

Raven is on a roll and the jackpot is up to $1200!  Does Jennifer have what it takes to beat him in pop culture trivia and win all that money?  (44:06)

Things to Know Wednesday May 19th

Things to Know Wednesday May 19th

Charles Grodin, ‘Midnight Run,’ ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ star, dies The Hour

‘Jennifer’s Law’ receives near unanimous support in state senate CT Post

Milford mall owners present master plan with apartments, offices, but no ‘mall’ CT Post

One year after CT first reopened, most COVID restrictions lifted today CT Post

President Biden will deliver commencement speech at Coast Guard graduation WFSB

Protests of Biden’s visit will highlight Israeli-Palestinian conflict, military spending The Hour

Ansonia woman makes headlines for relationship with ‘School of Rock’ costar The Hour

Dan Haar: A child star emerges in CT with grownup wisdom Stamford Advocate

“Definitely lifted her spirits’: Make-A-Wish Connecticut gives Wallingford girl a new puppy WTNH

As Connecticut home sales peak, even modest homes come with hefty price tags Stamford Advocate

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 78-year-old Graduate Student Finally Gets Her Diploma

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 78-year-old Graduate Student Finally Gets Her Diploma

This is such a great story during graduation season.

Talk about being committed to your goals. A 78-year-old woman in Alabama just completed a lifelong goal of graduating from college! If you’re asking what took her so long, she was a single mother back in the 1960s so she had to complete school bit by bit over the years. Now that she finally finished she wants to go for her Master’s next, but plans to take a break first. She’s definitely earned a break! Congrats!

 

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does Kit Kat mean? What’s in a Kit Kat?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does Kit Kat mean? What’s in a Kit Kat?

One of the finest candy bars known to man. The Kit Kat. But where did that name come from?

It actually originates from Japan. It was inspired by the Japanese phrase kitto katsu, which means “You surely will win!” or good luck. Which has actually turned KitKat’s into somewhat of a candy good luck charm across the whole country now. Families sending Kit Kats to their college students before big exams, eating them before a big game. It’s fascinating. We should start doing the same over here actually.

As far as what’s inside a Kit Kat, it’s pretty fascinating. Broken Kit Kats that are damaged during production get taken and ground up to be put in between the wafers mixed with some sugar and cocoa.

Perfect way to make sure none of the candy goes to waste. Brilliant!

 

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