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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 6th Grade Teacher Buys Bus To Take Kids On Virtual Field Trips During Remote Learning

Remote learning has been tough on everyone. Students, parents, and even teachers. Some are coming up with creative ways to adapt.

Like this sixth-grade Science teacher in Massachusetts named John King. He couldn’t get fast enough internet at his home to do Zoom classes with his students. As a solution he decided to buy his own bus and now he’s been teaching from it while he goes on “virtual field trips” to different places around the state. He’s showed his students everything from dinosaur foot prints out in western Mass to the beach on cape cod where he taught them a lesson on the ocean!

Some of the kids are having a hard time with the remote learning so John has even made a few house calls during his travels on the bus to help some students out.

What a great story. I might have to find a way to take John’s class!

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are stoplights red, green, and yellow?

Everyone who can drive has encountered a stoplight. But what and who decided that red, green, and yellow should be the colors.

Back in the 1830s stoplights first started being used by railroad companies who created the light system to let train engineers know when to stop or go. The different light colors would represent different actions. Red meant stop, green meant caution, and clear (or white) meant go. Making red the color for stop was because it was the color of blood and has been associated with “danger” for thousands of years.

The in 1914 there was an awful train accident that was caused by the red lenses falling out of the red light making it look “clear” which was go at the time. As a result of the accident, it was decided to change the “go” light to green and add a yellow light for caution.

Once the automobile was invented and went into mass production, the obvious move was to adopt the same light system for roads to control the flow of traffic.

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Who Is Sexy Charlie?

Earlier this morning we talked about having imaginary friends as a child and as an adult. Then we learned about Ravens alter ego, which nobody was prepared for…

Child Psychologist Dr. Joe Schippa Explains the Benefits of Having an Imaginary Friend

Did you have an imaginary friend as a kid? Turns out it could be good for your mental health! Anna and Raven discuss the surprising mental health benefits to having an imaginary friend, even as an adult! Dr. joe Schippa calls in too, to lend his professional opinion.

Things to Know Wednesday January 27th

All CT’s gambling entities want a piece, or all of, the sports-betting pie CT Post

Amazon again passes on Connecticut for corporate landing spot in Boston CT Post

Lawmakers to announce COVID price-gouging crackdown proposal WFSB

Kudej steps down from Shelton Board of Aldermen CT Post

January has been the deadliest month for Covid-19 with nearly 80,000 lives lost so far in the US WFSB

Police: NY man tried to steal cooking oil from Norwalk restaurant The Hour

Norwalk schools to remain in current learning model for rest of year The Hour

In Stamford, vaccines and testing get a little less complicated Stamford Advocate

Music to return to Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre – sort of Stamford Advocate

Should we be double-masking as new, more contagious variants of COVID spread? WTNH

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Wednesday Jan 27th, 2021: Social Media Professionalism; Imaginary Friends; Mercury Retrograde

Have you ever paid too much for something? It happens to everybody but Anna and Raven couldn’t believe that Billie Eilish paid THIS for a box of fruit loops!

Remote learning can be an inconvenience for kids and parents, but is there anything you like about it? Anna and Raven list the Top 5 things we LIKE about remote learning! (3:01)

Running errans can be a hassle, but if you park your car and do THIS, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:08)

Does your boss have a say on what you post on social media? Producer Sean posted a bad word on Facebook! Does Anna have a right to be upset? Get her reaction and hear Producer Sean defend himself in the podcast! (17:28)

Do you know what a full Wolf Moon means? How about Mercury Retrograde? If not, no worries, Anna and Raven brought in an expert! Astrologer Anne shares some stellar knowledge on what the movement of the stars and planets mean for your future! (28:07)

The Anna and Raven Sing-a-Long line continues! Call 833-431-0905 and leave a voicemail of you singing your favorite song. Anna and Raven might play it on the air! (32:07)

Corey thinks it’s obnoxious that his wife uses her hands to “wave out” her birthday candles. She doesn’t believe in “blowing out” the candles because she is a super-germaphobe. This isn’t a new Covid-19 thing she does, this is something she’s been doing her whole life. He thinks it’s embarrassing, she thinks that people appreciate not having her spit all over a cake. Whose side are you on? (35:23)

Michael want to win the $1600 jackpot! All he has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia. Does he have what it takes? (41:39)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Tuesday January 26: Bedtime Stories

All this week you’re playing to win a $50 Big Y gift card to stock up for the Big Game in a few weeks. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win.

Here was today’s question if you missed it…

Q: The average parent stops doing this when their child is 8-years-old…?

A: Reading a book before bed

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Out of Work Cleaning Lady Gets Surprised With New Penthouse Apartment

This might be my favorite Tell Me Something Good story of all time.

A cleaning lady in New York City recently lost her job during COVID, and had to move in with her sister after working at the same upscale apartment building for 20 years.

All of her customers who live in the building love her. So they decided to pool their money and move her into the PENTHOUSE on the top floor. They’re also covering her rent for two years, and the big reveal was all caught on video. She thought she was there to clean the place, but then the owner of the building handed her the keys. Her reaction is incredible. Love it.

Loyal cleaning woman who hit hard times during the Pandemic was given an apartment thanks to all the people who lived where she worked. She’s given a 2 year lease. from r/nextfuckinglevel

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is ice slippery?

With the snow coming down this afternoon I thought this would be a good mystery for today.

Anytime you see ice even though it’s solid frozen water there is always a layer of liquid on the surface which makes it slippery. Even in the coldest temperatures hundreds of degrees below zero, there is still a tiny layer of fluid. That is what cause you to fall if you’re not careful.

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Anna & Raven Are Having A Pen Problem…

Anna & Raven have been losing pens left and right and they think they know exactly who the cause of it all is…