MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does the term “dog days of summer” come from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does the term “dog days of summer” come from?

Even though it’s been feeling like summer lately, summer officially starts this Sunday at 11:32pm. In the next few months you might hear the term “dog days of summer” pretty often. But what does it actually mean? The phrase “dog days of summer” comes from astronomy.  Sirius which is the “Dog Star”, rises in late…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: A Scary Shark Story With A Happy Ending

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: A Scary Shark Story With A Happy Ending

It’s that time of year when we start to hear stories of shark attacks up and down the east coast. But every once in a while you get a GOOD shark story. A fisherman out in California recently spotted a great white shark that was tangled in a bunch of fishing lines. Somehow… very carefully I’m…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What do lobsters eat?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What do lobsters eat?

We all love to eat delicious lobsters… but what do THEY eat? Themselves! Yup, that’s right. Lobsters are cannibals.  When they’re hungry and looking for food, they’ll happily eat another lobster without even thinking twice about it. Which I totally get. I mean, have you ever had a warm drawn butter lobster roll here in…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do golfers yell “FORE!”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do golfers yell “FORE!”?

I went on The Anna and Raven Show this morning to teach them about golf terms they should know for the big Star 99.9 Maritime Chevrolet Anna and Raven Open coming up July 16th. (sign up to play here) They asked me why golfers tell “FORE!” all the time. If you golf you know that…