TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: First Free Books, Now Free Sleds!

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: First Free Books, Now Free Sleds!

You may remember the story a few months back about how neighborhoods around the country are setting up little pop-up free libraries. Basically you set up a box in your neighborhood, and anyone can take or leave a book.  Now small towns in places like Buffalo and Michigan have decided to make the best of…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we “knock on wood” ?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we “knock on wood” ?

We’ve all done it before. You says something, but don’t want to jinx yourself or have bad luck so you immediately “knock on wood”. But where did this come from? The most popular explanation for it says that it began back in Europe’s pagan days. The idea was to appeal to the tree-dwelling spirits in…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Customers Rally To Save Family’s Stolen Pizza Truck

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Customers Rally To Save Family’s Stolen Pizza Truck

With today (2/9) being National Pizza Day I figured I would make today’s story pizza related. This couple down in Tampa, FL run their own mobile pizza kitchen and almost had to shut down after someone stole their pizza truck back in November. Can you believe that?! I’m sure they were already struggling from a…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do pizza chef’s toss the dough in the air?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do pizza chef’s toss the dough in the air?

Today (2/9) is National Pizza Day! If you know me at all you know as a lover of all things pizza that I’m very excited about this. Today’s mystery is about the actual making of a pizza. Why do the pizza chef’s always toss the dough up in the air? Despite what you might think…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How does quicksand form?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How does quicksand form?

You may have seen this crazy story last week in Milford where two women noticed some quicksand as they were walking on Walnut Beach. That got me thinking, how does quicksand even form? via wikipedia: Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. Quicksand forms in saturated loose sand…