MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What’s the difference between Jam and Jelly?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What’s the difference between Jam and Jelly?

Whether you’re having toast for breakfast with some nice jam or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, both are very tasty. But what’s the difference between Jam and Jelly? Jam is made by mashing up fruit into chunks and the into the “jam”. Jelly is actually made with fruit juice instead of the fruits themselves.…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Stamford Golfer Competing In PGA Championship This Week

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Stamford Golfer Competing In PGA Championship This Week

If you aren’t a golf super fan like I am and don’t normally watch golf on TV, this is the week you should! Because one of our very own Connecticut golf pro’s is competing in the PGA Championship down in South Caroline. How cool is that?! His name is Pete Ballo. Pete’s a Stamford native…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are there no windows in grocery stores?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are there no windows in grocery stores?

Next time you’re shopping for milk and eggs take a look around the store. No windows! But why? It’s part of the retail shopping psychology. The strategy being to create a shopping environment where people feel comfortable to spend both a lot of time and money. Same idea as a casino. Having no windows creates…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 78-year-old Graduate Student Finally Gets Her Diploma

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: 78-year-old Graduate Student Finally Gets Her Diploma

This is such a great story during graduation season. Talk about being committed to your goals. A 78-year-old woman in Alabama just completed a lifelong goal of graduating from college! If you’re asking what took her so long, she was a single mother back in the 1960s so she had to complete school bit by…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does Kit Kat mean? What’s in a Kit Kat?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does Kit Kat mean? What’s in a Kit Kat?

One of the finest candy bars known to man. The Kit Kat. But where did that name come from? It actually originates from Japan. It was inspired by the Japanese phrase kitto katsu, which means “You surely will win!” or good luck. Which has actually turned KitKat’s into somewhat of a candy good luck charm…