Okay remember that crazy story dubbed “Miracle on the Hudson” with the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in 2009? Sully the pilot was the hero, they even made a movie based on it all. Well now one of the passengers recently returned to the river to raise money for a really good cause. His…
The school year is starting up which means report cards and exam grades are also coming soon. The phrase “pass with flying colors” gets thrown around a lot this time of year. But where did it come from? The phrase itself means “to be extremely successful, to achieve something that is difficult, to excel” It…
Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston, TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week they get into the new Mike Tyson mini-series coming to Hulu this week, the Netflix buddy comedy with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlburg, and a perfect date night movie hitting theaters this weekend that’s being described as “Aladdin for Adults”. Photo…
All this week I have tickets to Darius Rucker (Hootie!) at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater August 31st. Be the first to know my trivia question at 4pm each day to win. Would you have got today’s question right? Q: This is the number 1 answer from brides on what they were most nervous about at…
Everyone loves karaoke. You, me, and grandmas! This one grandmother in Ohio shops at a Goodwill store all the time and recently she went in to find a karaoke machine to bring back to her nursing home. She loves karaoke and has already worn out TWO other machines. Luckily she found one on the shelf.…
You’d think that backpacks have always been a part of the school culture, but that actually isn’t true. It wasn’t until 1972 that backpacks were used by students at University of Washington. Back then the company JanSport. who were based in Seattle, had only been making them for hikers and outdoorsy types. They realized there…
Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly. This week they realize that in all the weeks doing this feature on a TUESDAY they’ve never done TACO TUESDAY! Alex gives her picks for where to get some of the best Mexican food in the state. Tacos, margs, guac, and more. Yum.
All this week I have tickets to Darius Rucker (Hootie!) at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater August 31st. Be the first to know my trivia question at 4pm each day to win. Would you have got today’s question right? Q: Your kid’s THIS is covered in more germs than your smartphone A: Their backpack Image credit:…
It’s never too late to accomplish your goals. Whether it be a bucket list item, a physical workout type goal, or going back to school like this single mom from Cananda did. Tracy MacDonald never graduated high school, because at the time she failed English. But now almost 20 years later she finally went back to…
This stat completely blew my mind when I ready it today. Maybe you already knew this from science class back in the day, and maybe I did too, but I certainly forgot until right now. The sunlight you see out your window right now is 8 and a half minutes old. Let that sink in.…