MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are there any Thanksgiving songs?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are there any Thanksgiving songs?

With Thanksgiving coming up next week I was making a playlist for our family dinner and realized there aren’t many, if any, Thanksgiving songs. Yes, I know… the Adam Sandler one. But that’s more of a comedy sketch than a song. As I was researching this I discovered that Jingle Bells which we all know…

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! This is the FASTEST thing the human body can do

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! This is the FASTEST thing the human body can do

Every day this week win a pair of tickets to opening night of The Prom at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre March 15-20, 2022. Play every day at 4pm. Here’s today’s question if you missed it… Q: A new study found that this is the FASTEST thing the human body can do A: Snap your fingers…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Plane crash survivors rescued thanks to iPad

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Plane crash survivors rescued thanks to iPad

We tend to take technology for granted. Using our iPads and smartphones for silly videos and social media. When sometimes it can be life saving. Like it was for this father and his 12-year-old daughter who survived a small plane crash in eastern Pennsylvania last Sunday. Because they were stranded in them middle of the woods they…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Big Y called “Big Y”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Big Y called “Big Y”?

I figured with our Food Drive happening today at Big Y in Milford I would make today’s mystery Food Drive related. I was wondering this all morning while I was there… where did the name come from? Big Y? Luckily I got the answer. Big Y stores were founded in 1936 by two brother, Paul…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do people still use payphones?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do people still use payphones?

I can’t remember the last time I used a payphone, but they do still exist it seems. Ever since the inventions of cell phones and smartphones people have stopped looking for coins to call someone. There are currently about 100,000 useable payphones left in the U.S., One fifth of them are located in New York.…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 12-year-old Boy Scout saves couple and their dog

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 12-year-old Boy Scout saves couple and their dog

It’s one thing to get a merit badge as a boy scout. It’s a completely other to save people in real life while doing it! This couple in Hawaii recently went hiking with their dog. While on the hike they got lost. It just so happened that a 12-year-old Boy Scout was out with his…