Mid-Day Recap (Wednesday 12/12/18)

Bible Trivia Question:
How did the shepherds learn of Christ's birth?

A. They seen a new star in the sky

B. An angel appears to them

C. The little drummer boy tells them

D. A Facebook notification

In The News:

• For those wanting to vacation in Ohio, the fictional boyhood home of Ralphie Parker from the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" is open year-round to the public for tours and now, overnight stays. So yes… you can officially get in the Christmas spirit by staying in the home of a holiday movie classic. https://www.wdsu.com/article/spend-the-night-in-the-ohio-house-from-a-christmas-story/25505181
• A 102-year-old woman became the world’s oldest skydiver last weekend, falling 14,000 feet through the skies above Australia to raise money for charity and making the rest of us look like a bunch of lazy waste cases. It wasn’t the first time Irene O’Shea had taken the plunge from an airplane, either. She did her first jump on her 100th birthday. This time she set a world record and used the opportunity to get the word out about the Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia, a charity researching ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders.
• A Montana family is looking for a grinch who stole a custom-made Grinch holiday costume. The Kalispell Christmas parade on Saturday was the last time the costume was seen before it went missing. Kalispell resident Tiffany Floden and her mother, Denise Robertson, made the costume. Floden believes it was stolen sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning. It was being stored at a hotel in Kalispell that was to be the venue for a special event on Sunday.
• Researchers say if you want more friends on Facebook… smile. They found social network users whose profile photos show them selves smiling tend to have more online friends.

Matt’s Mid-Day Fact:

Over the course of her life the average woman will spend $37,000 on shoes. #MidDayFact

Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):

• One of the longest-running spousal debates may now be settled in favor of men and for the sake of little boys. Leave the toilet seat up, some British doctors say. The reason: heavy and ornamental toilet seats can fall down onto the penises of unsuspecting (and just potty-trained) toddlers.
• Authorities in Florida (Polk County) are searching for a sandwich thief who they say shoved a foot-long sub down his pants and walked out.

Matt's Musing:

Life would be easier if Kleenex just made shirt sleeves.... #musing

Matt's Pick Song:

“The First Noel” by Brian Free and Assurance

Bible Trivia Answer:

B. An angel appears to them (Luke 2:8-9)