Bible Trivia Question:
What was placed in front of the door of the tomb to close it?
A. a blanket
B. a stone
C. a fence
D. a wall
In The News:
- National No Housework Day directs us to put down the cleaning solution and toss aside the laundry. For one day each year on April 7th, the housework can wait. Take a break from the sweeping, dusting and dishes. Dirty windows? They will wait one more day. The vacuum will remain banished to the closet. And mopping? Well, tomorrow it’s a date.
- ZSnacks. Some zooms can be long, so you gotta come prepared. After all, you don’t want to get a case of the hangries in the middle of an all-staff meeting, right? Which is why zoom pros — people who’ve been zooming from home for about three weeks now — recommend you come prepared with a znack… The key, according to veteran zoomers, is to prepare ahead of time a snack which can be popped in your mouth as you lean off-camera for about a second. Think grapes, M&Ms, or a sandwich that’s been cut into tiny, bite-sized pieces.
- Adopt a Grandparent. CHD Living, a chain of nursing homes in England, is making sure their self-isolated residents don’t get lonely due to the lack of visitors by launching a virtual version of its “Adopt a Grandparent” program. Before the coronavirus outbreak, CHD Living had a similar program in which they encouraged those who lived by the homes to come visit their residents. CHD Living — which includes 13 nursing homes in and around London — is inviting English speakers all over the globe to volunteer for the program, which mostly involves chatting with your adopted grandparent via video or phone call, sharing cheerful stories about your life, and/or mailing them letters, pictures, poems, or postcards.
- An Apple A Day. Put down your apple and grab a packet of chips. No, don’t. That would be too extreme. But a study addressing an old wives’ tale hasn’t come up apples for apples. Researchers (University of Michigan) said people who eat an apple a day are a little more likely to keep the doctor away, but once they adjusted for all the other differences the effect disappeared… There was one marked benefit for the apple-eaters: they were less likely to have needed prescription medication in the past year.
- National Coffee Cake Day. Coffee cake is a cake that is intended to be eaten while enjoying a cup of coffee, maybe for breakfast or during a coffee break. One may choose to serve this cake to guests around their coffee table.
- Obese Car Crash. A study (University of Virginia) found that obese people do not necessarily have an advantage in car accidents. The study was conducted to disprove the notion that “extra padding [helps] to protect people against severe trauma.” In fact, obese test subjects reportedly “had greater maximum forward pitch” and ran the risk of experiencing greater damage to their ribs and lungs.
- Gas for Nurses. As healthcare workers risk their lives to treat patients infected with the coronavirus, a Detroit man decided to use his $900 in savings to buy gas for nurses. Last Wednesday and Thursday, after dropping his wife at her job at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Allen Marshall stood outside the Exxon Express station along the route to Detroit Medical Center with a sign that read “FREE GAS FOR NURSES.” Michigan is one of the hardest-hit states in the US. Marshall bought gas for 50-80 people over the two days he spent at the Exxon.
- Women Love their Pets. A survey show more than half of women (56 percent) feel that their pets are more affectionate than their partners, and 45 percent of women think their pets are cuter than their partners.
- Masters Golf In November. The coronavirus pandemic has gutted the sports calendar, but fans celebrated on Monday when the Masters golf tournament announced its intention to reschedule for November 9-15.
- Disney+ releases. A press release from Disney+ France shows the release dates of the upcoming Marvel shows. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision are still listed for this year. Loki and What If…? are listed under 2021. Meanwhile, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight are listed for 2022.
- Single-direction Shopping Lanes. Retail giants Walmart and Kroger are stepping up their coronavirus protection measures by testing one-way aisles at select locations across the U.S. The idea of the single-direction shopping lanes is simple: people moving in the same direction will have less contact with each other, says Walmart CEO Dacona Smith. "We expect this to help more customers avoid coming into close contact with others as they shop," Smith says. The move comes after Kroger on Tuesday began using a computer program called QueVision to limit the number of customers allowed in each store, says the company's chief technology officer, Yael Cosset. "By leveraging QueVision, our technology system that uses infrared sensors and predictive analytics, we will be able to more efficiently support our new capacity limits, creating a safer environment for our customers and associates."
- Virtual NFL Draft. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told owners to prepare for this year's draft to be done in a "totally virtual format." The memo that Goddell sent out to teams comes shortly after this year's NFL Draft in Las Vegas had to be called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fun Fact:
On average, children between the ages of two and seven do this 26 minutes every day… Color. #funfact
Matt's Musing:
When I learned that I couldn't be a gymnast, I was all bent out of shape… #musing
Matt's Pick Song:
“I Believe In A Hill Called Mount Calvary” by the Gaither Vocal Band
Bible Trivia Answer:
B. a stone (Matthew 27:66)
A. a blanket
B. a stone
C. a fence
D. a wall
In The News:
- National No Housework Day directs us to put down the cleaning solution and toss aside the laundry. For one day each year on April 7th, the housework can wait. Take a break from the sweeping, dusting and dishes. Dirty windows? They will wait one more day. The vacuum will remain banished to the closet. And mopping? Well, tomorrow it’s a date.
- ZSnacks. Some zooms can be long, so you gotta come prepared. After all, you don’t want to get a case of the hangries in the middle of an all-staff meeting, right? Which is why zoom pros — people who’ve been zooming from home for about three weeks now — recommend you come prepared with a znack… The key, according to veteran zoomers, is to prepare ahead of time a snack which can be popped in your mouth as you lean off-camera for about a second. Think grapes, M&Ms, or a sandwich that’s been cut into tiny, bite-sized pieces.
- Adopt a Grandparent. CHD Living, a chain of nursing homes in England, is making sure their self-isolated residents don’t get lonely due to the lack of visitors by launching a virtual version of its “Adopt a Grandparent” program. Before the coronavirus outbreak, CHD Living had a similar program in which they encouraged those who lived by the homes to come visit their residents. CHD Living — which includes 13 nursing homes in and around London — is inviting English speakers all over the globe to volunteer for the program, which mostly involves chatting with your adopted grandparent via video or phone call, sharing cheerful stories about your life, and/or mailing them letters, pictures, poems, or postcards.
- An Apple A Day. Put down your apple and grab a packet of chips. No, don’t. That would be too extreme. But a study addressing an old wives’ tale hasn’t come up apples for apples. Researchers (University of Michigan) said people who eat an apple a day are a little more likely to keep the doctor away, but once they adjusted for all the other differences the effect disappeared… There was one marked benefit for the apple-eaters: they were less likely to have needed prescription medication in the past year.
- National Coffee Cake Day. Coffee cake is a cake that is intended to be eaten while enjoying a cup of coffee, maybe for breakfast or during a coffee break. One may choose to serve this cake to guests around their coffee table.
- Obese Car Crash. A study (University of Virginia) found that obese people do not necessarily have an advantage in car accidents. The study was conducted to disprove the notion that “extra padding [helps] to protect people against severe trauma.” In fact, obese test subjects reportedly “had greater maximum forward pitch” and ran the risk of experiencing greater damage to their ribs and lungs.
- Gas for Nurses. As healthcare workers risk their lives to treat patients infected with the coronavirus, a Detroit man decided to use his $900 in savings to buy gas for nurses. Last Wednesday and Thursday, after dropping his wife at her job at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Allen Marshall stood outside the Exxon Express station along the route to Detroit Medical Center with a sign that read “FREE GAS FOR NURSES.” Michigan is one of the hardest-hit states in the US. Marshall bought gas for 50-80 people over the two days he spent at the Exxon.
- Women Love their Pets. A survey show more than half of women (56 percent) feel that their pets are more affectionate than their partners, and 45 percent of women think their pets are cuter than their partners.
- Masters Golf In November. The coronavirus pandemic has gutted the sports calendar, but fans celebrated on Monday when the Masters golf tournament announced its intention to reschedule for November 9-15.
- Disney+ releases. A press release from Disney+ France shows the release dates of the upcoming Marvel shows. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision are still listed for this year. Loki and What If…? are listed under 2021. Meanwhile, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight are listed for 2022.
- Single-direction Shopping Lanes. Retail giants Walmart and Kroger are stepping up their coronavirus protection measures by testing one-way aisles at select locations across the U.S. The idea of the single-direction shopping lanes is simple: people moving in the same direction will have less contact with each other, says Walmart CEO Dacona Smith. "We expect this to help more customers avoid coming into close contact with others as they shop," Smith says. The move comes after Kroger on Tuesday began using a computer program called QueVision to limit the number of customers allowed in each store, says the company's chief technology officer, Yael Cosset. "By leveraging QueVision, our technology system that uses infrared sensors and predictive analytics, we will be able to more efficiently support our new capacity limits, creating a safer environment for our customers and associates."
- Virtual NFL Draft. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told owners to prepare for this year's draft to be done in a "totally virtual format." The memo that Goddell sent out to teams comes shortly after this year's NFL Draft in Las Vegas had to be called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fun Fact:
On average, children between the ages of two and seven do this 26 minutes every day… Color. #funfact
Matt's Musing:
When I learned that I couldn't be a gymnast, I was all bent out of shape… #musing
Matt's Pick Song:
“I Believe In A Hill Called Mount Calvary” by the Gaither Vocal Band
Bible Trivia Answer:
B. a stone (Matthew 27:66)
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