Bible Trivia Question:
Who was the second son of Abraham?
A. Jacob
B. Ishmael
C. Isaac
D. Esau
In The News:
- National Mac and Cheese Day! Made with macaroni noodles, cream or milk, and the golden goodness of cheese, mac and cheese shines as a side dish while also standing on its own as a main dish.
- Are you more tired? According to a new survey, six in 10 Americans say their sleep routine during quarantine has them feeling more exhausted than they’ve ever felt in their life. The poll finds nearly 70 percent agree their sleeping habits have become inconsistent. Another 63 percent think their sleep schedules might be permanently ruined by the pandemic.
- Aggressive honey bees. Just a few months after closing the entire park due to the COVID-19 crisis, Joshua Tree National Park (California) is shutting down two of its campgrounds. This time, aggressive bee activity is the culprit. So are we looking at some sort of freakish, 2020 mutant bee? Nope. Joshua Tree superintendent David Smith told the Los Angeles Times that the bees are “standard honey bees” and a natural part of the desert ecosystem. While seeing a few at a time is normal, they can be dangerous in large numbers — especially when they’re thirsty. Parched honey bees will look for water anywhere they can find it, including trash bags, picnic tables, and vehicle air conditioning condensers. By clearing the affected areas of campers for a while, park officials hope the honey bees will find moisture from a safer, natural water source.
- Take mugshots of pets. Law enforcement experts suggest you have a number of good quality photos of your kids on your phone — the kind you can quickly share with police and on social media should the little ones become lost. In fact, photos of your kids in their different favorite outfits is really smart, so if your kid becomes lost — or worse — you can share a pretty accurate pic of how they look at the moment… But don’t forget about your pets. You probably have more than a few funny photos and videos of the family pet on your phone, but do you have one that’s clear and straight-on? What about one from the side? When you get a minute, be sure to take some mugshots of your pets in case they get lost.
- Kids feel ‘Unimportant”. While limiting their children’s screen time, parents may also want to consider being mindful of their own habits when it comes to mobile devices. According to a survey (by AVG Technologies), many kids notice their parents’ screen addictions and it can profoundly affect their views on the subject.
• 54% of children felt parents checked their devices too often
• 32% of kids feel unimportant when parents get distracted by their phones
• 52% of parents agreed that they check their devices too frequently
• 25% of parents want their child to use their device less
- Fun Fact: 26% of parents say they never make their kids wear this. (Sunscreen) #funfact
- National Tape Measure Day. How many do you own?
- Peacock Launches Tomorrow. Another month, another major media conglomerate launches a new video streaming service. The latest comes from NBCUniversal with the very colorful name Peacock, and it launches tomorrow. Peacock is a streaming platform from NBCUniversal and parent company Comcast that is home to lots of film and TV content from the Universal Studios and NBC libraries. Notable movies include the Bourne and Fast & Furious franchises, E.T., and Back to the Future. Among its TV holdings are the various Law & Order and Chicago series, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, and cable sensation Yellowstone. Many of these will ultimately leave competing streamers and move to Peacock exclusively. Peacock Free is, as the name says, free to everyone. However, content is limited to about 7,500 hours of movies and TV, and only select episodes of the platform’s Peacock originals, all with commercials. Peacock Premium, meanwhile, has the whole catalog with over 15,000 hours of content. The Premium tier comes in two flavors: one with ads for a modest $4.99/month and one ad-free for $9.99/month.
- Star wars animated. A new animated Star Wars series is imperial marching its way towards the small screen. Disney+ will deliver Star Wars: The Bad Batch some time next year. It’s a spinoff of the popular Clone Wars series. This new show follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War.
- on this day in 1881: The outlaw known as Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
- “Winky face” email. A highly successful email spam campaign is infecting computers with ransomware and other malware that can send spam messages from your accounts without you noticing. What’s the campaign’s wildly successful trick? Sending emails with a winky face as the subject line. The email has an infected zip file loaded with the malware.
- Search engine that plants trees. For eleven years, the search engine Ecosia has used most of the revenue from advertising on its website and app towards planting trees — and this month they planted their 100-millionth tree. The German nonprofit often targets countries that are the most biodiverse, where tree loss directly corresponds with species loss. This has caused them to launch projects in Nicaragua, Peru, Indonesia and Australia. Following the devastating fires in the Amazon, the number of people who had installed the Ecosia app doubled, allowing them to fund a 3 million tree-planting project in Brazil.
- So much for “herd immunity.” A new study out of the UK (King’s College) says coronavirus immunity starts to fade away just weeks after people show symptoms. Researchers found that the presence of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared, before fading away. In some cases, the antibodies were undetectable three months afterward… It followed a Spanish study last week that also showed antibody protection rapidly declining in many patients. One of the UK study’s authors said it put “another nail in the coffin of the dangerous concept of herd immunity.”
Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):
Research shows: People who refuse to wear a mask have lower cognitive ability. The term ‘covidiot’ is a coronavirus-era slang term for someone who ignores recommendations to limit the spread of the deadly disease — and a new study reveals what makes these people dismiss the warnings. Researchers (University of California) found that whether or not an individual decides to follow social distancing depends on how much information their working memory can store, which determines mental abilities such as intelligence… Following a survey of 850 Americans, the team discovered that those with more working memory capacity were more likely to comply with recommendations during the early stage of the outbreak. Those with a low capacity are unable to make effortful decisions. This memory also determines your intelligence and decision-making.
Matt's Musing:
I've been reading up on the thesaurus lately... because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage.
Matt's Pick Song:
“Praise His Name” by Jeff & Sheri Easter
Bible Trivia Answer:
C. Isaac (Genesis 21:3)
- Are you more tired? According to a new survey, six in 10 Americans say their sleep routine during quarantine has them feeling more exhausted than they’ve ever felt in their life. The poll finds nearly 70 percent agree their sleeping habits have become inconsistent. Another 63 percent think their sleep schedules might be permanently ruined by the pandemic.
- Aggressive honey bees. Just a few months after closing the entire park due to the COVID-19 crisis, Joshua Tree National Park (California) is shutting down two of its campgrounds. This time, aggressive bee activity is the culprit. So are we looking at some sort of freakish, 2020 mutant bee? Nope. Joshua Tree superintendent David Smith told the Los Angeles Times that the bees are “standard honey bees” and a natural part of the desert ecosystem. While seeing a few at a time is normal, they can be dangerous in large numbers — especially when they’re thirsty. Parched honey bees will look for water anywhere they can find it, including trash bags, picnic tables, and vehicle air conditioning condensers. By clearing the affected areas of campers for a while, park officials hope the honey bees will find moisture from a safer, natural water source.
- Take mugshots of pets. Law enforcement experts suggest you have a number of good quality photos of your kids on your phone — the kind you can quickly share with police and on social media should the little ones become lost. In fact, photos of your kids in their different favorite outfits is really smart, so if your kid becomes lost — or worse — you can share a pretty accurate pic of how they look at the moment… But don’t forget about your pets. You probably have more than a few funny photos and videos of the family pet on your phone, but do you have one that’s clear and straight-on? What about one from the side? When you get a minute, be sure to take some mugshots of your pets in case they get lost.
- Kids feel ‘Unimportant”. While limiting their children’s screen time, parents may also want to consider being mindful of their own habits when it comes to mobile devices. According to a survey (by AVG Technologies), many kids notice their parents’ screen addictions and it can profoundly affect their views on the subject.
• 54% of children felt parents checked their devices too often
• 32% of kids feel unimportant when parents get distracted by their phones
• 52% of parents agreed that they check their devices too frequently
• 25% of parents want their child to use their device less
- Fun Fact: 26% of parents say they never make their kids wear this. (Sunscreen) #funfact
- National Tape Measure Day. How many do you own?
- Peacock Launches Tomorrow. Another month, another major media conglomerate launches a new video streaming service. The latest comes from NBCUniversal with the very colorful name Peacock, and it launches tomorrow. Peacock is a streaming platform from NBCUniversal and parent company Comcast that is home to lots of film and TV content from the Universal Studios and NBC libraries. Notable movies include the Bourne and Fast & Furious franchises, E.T., and Back to the Future. Among its TV holdings are the various Law & Order and Chicago series, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, and cable sensation Yellowstone. Many of these will ultimately leave competing streamers and move to Peacock exclusively. Peacock Free is, as the name says, free to everyone. However, content is limited to about 7,500 hours of movies and TV, and only select episodes of the platform’s Peacock originals, all with commercials. Peacock Premium, meanwhile, has the whole catalog with over 15,000 hours of content. The Premium tier comes in two flavors: one with ads for a modest $4.99/month and one ad-free for $9.99/month.
- Star wars animated. A new animated Star Wars series is imperial marching its way towards the small screen. Disney+ will deliver Star Wars: The Bad Batch some time next year. It’s a spinoff of the popular Clone Wars series. This new show follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War.
- on this day in 1881: The outlaw known as Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
- “Winky face” email. A highly successful email spam campaign is infecting computers with ransomware and other malware that can send spam messages from your accounts without you noticing. What’s the campaign’s wildly successful trick? Sending emails with a winky face as the subject line. The email has an infected zip file loaded with the malware.
- Search engine that plants trees. For eleven years, the search engine Ecosia has used most of the revenue from advertising on its website and app towards planting trees — and this month they planted their 100-millionth tree. The German nonprofit often targets countries that are the most biodiverse, where tree loss directly corresponds with species loss. This has caused them to launch projects in Nicaragua, Peru, Indonesia and Australia. Following the devastating fires in the Amazon, the number of people who had installed the Ecosia app doubled, allowing them to fund a 3 million tree-planting project in Brazil.
- So much for “herd immunity.” A new study out of the UK (King’s College) says coronavirus immunity starts to fade away just weeks after people show symptoms. Researchers found that the presence of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared, before fading away. In some cases, the antibodies were undetectable three months afterward… It followed a Spanish study last week that also showed antibody protection rapidly declining in many patients. One of the UK study’s authors said it put “another nail in the coffin of the dangerous concept of herd immunity.”
Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):
Research shows: People who refuse to wear a mask have lower cognitive ability. The term ‘covidiot’ is a coronavirus-era slang term for someone who ignores recommendations to limit the spread of the deadly disease — and a new study reveals what makes these people dismiss the warnings. Researchers (University of California) found that whether or not an individual decides to follow social distancing depends on how much information their working memory can store, which determines mental abilities such as intelligence… Following a survey of 850 Americans, the team discovered that those with more working memory capacity were more likely to comply with recommendations during the early stage of the outbreak. Those with a low capacity are unable to make effortful decisions. This memory also determines your intelligence and decision-making.
Matt's Musing:
I've been reading up on the thesaurus lately... because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage.
Matt's Pick Song:
“Praise His Name” by Jeff & Sheri Easter
Bible Trivia Answer:
C. Isaac (Genesis 21:3)
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