TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: An Amazon Echo Helps To Save A Woman’s Life

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: An Amazon Echo Helps To Save A Woman’s Life

Anyone who is allergic to bees can relate to how scary this story is. Luckily everything turned out okay thanks to one piece of technology and a few quick thinking family members.

A woman in Ohio who’s allergic to bees was outside her house when she got stung ten times by yellow jackets. Yikes! She needed her EpiPen which was in the house but was quickly starting to feel the affects of the stings and couldn’t really move. Her husband wasn’t home at the time but he was able to use it to talk their son and neighbor through the process of using an EpiPen by using the family’s Amazon Echo Show and it’s “drop-in” feature. Which is basically like FaceTime or zoom.

In the end they were able to get the pen and administer the shot to help her. Thankfully the woman was okay. Thanks Alexa!

 

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Does peanut butter cure the hiccups?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Does peanut butter cure the hiccups?

A friend of mine told me he does this to cure the hiccups and it works every time… peanut butter. But is this actually true? And why does it work? I found out for you.

Turns out he’s actually right. Peanut butter is digested very slowly by the body. The slow digestion process actually changes your breathing and swallowing patterns. There is a nerve called the vagus nerve that reacts differently to the peanut butter and adapts to the new breathing patterns. This in turn eliminates the hiccups.

Wow!

My friend was very serious about the fact that it can’t just be a spoonful either. It has to be globs and globs of peanut butter to really do the trick. Just be careful you don’t choke while trying this cure, but now you at least have a new way to do it with an added bonus of eating delicious peanut butter.

 

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Friday, April 30, 2021:  Mommy’s Margarita Friday; What’s Your Escape?; Platonic Friendships

Friday, April 30, 2021: Mommy’s Margarita Friday; What’s Your Escape?; Platonic Friendships

Do you ever shut down your laptop?  According to one article, there’s two types of people; those who shut their laptop down daily, and those who never do.  And it turns out, both of them are doing it wrong… (:30)

Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to the show and gives Raven a grade based on how good a husband he’s been that week!  This week, the sprinkler system at their house has been running at incorrect times, messing up Alicia’s shower/chores schedule.  Raven says it’s the lawn guy’s fault, but Alicia has another suspect…(3:11)

Delivery people must have a busy job, but if you leave something labeled “fragile” outside, in the middle of a storm, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:02)

What do you do to escape from the daily stress of life?  Some people read, some exercise, some watch movies, but Raven likes to mow the lawn!  One caller does something fun and creative, and he even tries to get other people to do it with him!  (10:34)

Can you be “just friends” with someone of your preferred sex?  Steve Harvey said in an interview that there is no way men and women can have a real platonic relationship, someone will always want something more!  So Anna and Raven decided to ask their respective spouses what they thought!  Raven’s wife Alicia certainly had some strong opinions on the subject! (18:07)

What did you do this week to earn your Margarita? Every Friday, Anna gets together with her two friends for happy hour, and talks about all the ways her kids drove her crazy this week! One mama needs a margarita after dealing with her ADULT son’s shenanigans!  (28:14)

Justice has prevailed!  Lady Gaga’s dogs have been found, and the thieves who shot the poor dogs’ caretaker have been caught!  But it wasn’t just the thieves who got arrested, and when Anna heard who else got implicated she was overjoyed!  (30:31)

Couples Court: Amelia and John have been dating since high school and even though they’re not engaged yet, she thinks they should have a joint bank account. They live together and obviously marriage is next, but he thinks that they shouldn’t combine their finances until they’re officially married. She thinks that’s ridiculous since they’re constantly Venmo-ing each other money for household expenses. What’s the harm in having one joint account for house payments? Whose side are you on? (34:04)

Raven has a bit of a winning streak going right now but Jerry think’s he’s got what it takes to end it!  Can he beat Raven in pop culture trivia and win the $300 jackpot? (40:27)

Things to Know Friday April 30th

Things to Know Friday April 30th

Food & Wine magazine names Connecticut the #2 pizza state in the country The Hour

Data: CT vulnerable communities lag behind for COVID vaccinations CT Post

NWS: Gusty winds headed for CT this afternoon CT Post

New on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon May 2021 CT Post

Remote learning will no longer be a requirement in CT schools WFSB

The US is taking a major step toward resuming normal life WFSB

Norwalk’s spring restaurant week kicks off this weekend The Hour

Citing business owners, Lamont hints he’ll keep indoor mask mandate in place The Hour

Police: Driver sped off from Byram collision in stolen Maserati Stamford Advocate

New Haven woman involved in drug scheme with former Yale doc gets probation New Haven Register

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 12-year-old Boy Graduates Twice In One Week

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 12-year-old Boy Graduates Twice In One Week

It’s hard enough to graduate high school and college never mind graduating from BOTH within the span of a week.

12-year-old Mike Wimmer who lives in North Carolina is about to do exactly that. He’s also the valedictorian of his high school, which has its graduation set for May 21st. Then Mike will get his associate’s degree from a community college a week later on May 28th.  He’s planning to go into robotics. I’m sure we will all be working for, or using something he’s created in the future. Congrats Mike!

 

 

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How many dimples are on a golf ball?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How many dimples are on a golf ball?

Random one today I know, but I bet now you’re wondering right?

Full disclosure, I didn’t actually sit down and COUNT all the dimples on a golf ball. But I did Google it and found out that it’s 336.

I guess I could go count one to double check.