Poinsettias are a really beautiful plant, but why are they so popular to decorate with at Christmas time? Besides the obvious fact that they are Christmas colors, red and green. The poinsettia story all goes back to plant’s native Mexico, where legend has it a little girl left some seeds from a weed as a…
All this week I have tickets to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY coming to the Toyota Oakdale Theatre for five performances May 20-22, 2022. I loved this movie and these shows are supposed to be awesome. Play every day at 4pm and try to win. Here’s today’s question if you missed it… Q: If you got this…
I love a good story about friends reconnecting with each other. Especially when there is a twist like this story. Two women from here in Connecticut named Cheryl Becker and Linda Rinaldi worked together three decades ago at a hospital here in Connecticut. They had lost touch since but now 30 years later they reconnected…
Now that you’ve pulled all of your snow globes out from the basement to put on display for the holidays you’ve probably been wondering what the snow particles are made of? No? You’re not? Well I’m going to tell you anyway… The snow, or the technical term for it “flitter”, was originally bone chips or…
All this week I have tickets to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY coming to the Toyota Oakdale Theatre for five performances May 20-22, 2022. I loved this movie and these shows are supposed to be awesome. Play every day at 4pm and try to win. Here’s today’s question if you missed it… Q: About 1 in 5…
For decades now everyone has been looking for that quick fix vision solution. Eating more carrots, contacts, LASIK, but this might be the ultimate holy grail of vision mircales. There are a new brand of eye drops that have officially hit the market which apparently could replace your eyeglasses if you have trouble seeing close-up. Much…
Is there a difference whether we give a “gift” or a “present?” That is today’s Mundane Mystery. Th two words came from different language families. Gift comes from the old German root word for “to give.” It refers to the act of giving but also to the thing being given. The term “present” was from…
Here are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week… voted by you! The Star 99.9 J&M Automotive Shooting Stars Countdown… 5 Justin Bieber – Ghost 4 NEIKED, Mae Muller & Polo G – Better Days 3 Ed Sheeran & Elton John – Merry Christmas 2 Taylor Swift – Message In A Bottle 1 Adele –…
All this week I have tickets to Jack Johnson’s 2022 Summer Tour up at XFINITY Theatre in Hartford on June 26. Play every day at 4pm to win. Here’s today’s question if you missed it… Q: 38% of kids will do this between now and Christmas? A: CRY ON SANTA’S LAP Photo credit: Getty Images
We are getting into that time of year when the lakes and ponds freeze over for the winter. Always fun to skate, play, and slide on them. As long as you take precaution and be VERY careful for your safety. Luckily for this poor dog in Spain recently there were two cops nearby when he…