Radio Recap (Monday 08/26/19)

Bible Trivia Question:How long was the time period between Jesus' resurrection and ascension?
A. 7 days
B. 14 days
C. 30 days
D. 40 days



In The News:
- National Dog Day

- WE LIE — A LOT _ According to a study (University of Massachusetts), when we’re making small talk with strangers, we tend to lie to each other about three times every 10 minutes. Our reasons for lying are many. We lie to address our own insecurities when meeting new people, and also because lying about ourselves is often easier than telling the truth. The old phrase “just being yourself” requires more creative effort than lying because it involves deciding “which attributes to emphasize and which to minimize, which impulse to follow and which to ignore.”

- This labor day, a lot of grilling will be happening! If you thaw your steaks before throwing them on the grill, you’ve been doing it wrong. America’s Test Kitchen tested frozen steaks vs. thawed, and found cooking steaks frozen produced better taste, less moisture loss, and a more even cook.

- if you’re over age 60, do your heavy thinking in the morning _ Older adults who want to take a crack at the newspaper crossword or try a new recipe may want to do it first thing in the morning. A small study (by Canadian researchers) found that adults between the ages of 60 and 82 were less distracted and better able to perform cognitive tasks between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 AM than in the afternoon, when their brains started “idling”.

- According to research 57 percent of meals in the U.S., both at home and away, are eaten alone. Breakfast is the loneliest meal of the day, with 60 percent of meals eaten in solitude.… At least there’s company for dinner: Diners eat alone for just 32% of evening meals. Nearly half of families with children eat dinner together at least five times a week.

- A library in Japan has installed sensors in its toilets that tell users if they’re taking too much time. The toilets also give users a talking reminder if they fail to flush the toilet, don’t put up the toilet seat, or use too much toilet paper …. Hey now… i have three kids… where can I purchase one of these!




Fun Fact:An acre of peanuts will give you 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches. #funfact




Matt's Musing: I recently added squats to my daily workout routine.... by moving my coffee grounds to the bottom shelf of the kitchen cabinet. #musing




Matt's Pick Song:“Calvary’s Cry” by Brian Free & Assurance




Bible Trivia Answer:D. 40 days (Acts 1:3)