What was Moses told by God to take to Egypt to perform miracles with?
A. A sling
B. A piece of wool
C. A wand
D. A staff
In The News:
- National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. At one time, the beacon of light could be found across almost all of America’s shorelines. A lighthouse is described as a tower, building or any other type of structure that is designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
- Beef jerky. On Tuesday in Kansas, the Greensburg Police Department, Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office, and Greensburg Fire Department were dispatched to the report of dynamite attached to the dash of a vehicle parked in front of a business on West Kansas Avenue. Upon units arriving and securing the area it was discovered that the item in question was a beef stick, still in its wrapper. There were no explosives in the vehicle and there were not any threats to the public. The vehicle owner removed the suspicious beef stick from the dash.
- Stolen bike friendship. In a surprising turn of events, the owner of a stolen bike ended up befriending the young man trying to sell it online. When Dan Wille reported his missing mountain bike was for sale online, the Clackamas County, Oregon, sheriff’s office contacted the seller. The seller was a teenager named Rafael Bodnar — who buys broken bikes, fixes them and then sells them as a hobby. Deputies say he was completely unaware that the bike was stolen. The 16-year-old boy was reportedly happy to return the bike to Wille, despite losing the $500 he had paid for it. Since then Wille has been texting Rafael and has offered to help him get a job at a bike shop in order to get more experience working as a mechanic.
- Bear encounter protocols. The National Parks Service wants to remind you not to push down your slow friends in an attempt to save your own life. In a recent social media post the NPS wrote: “If you come upon a stationary bear, move away slowly and sideways; this allows you to keep an eye on the bear and avoid tripping. Moving sideways is also non-threatening to bears. Do NOT run, but if the bear follows, stop and hold your ground. Like dogs, they will chase fleeing animals. Do NOT climb a tree. Both grizzlies and black bears can climb trees. Do NOT push down a slower friend (even if you think the friendship has run its course). P.S. We apologize to any ‘friends’ who were brought on a hike as the ‘bait’ or were sacrificed to save the group. You will be missed.”
- Nail gun shot. A man in Russia survived after accidentally shooting himself in the chest with a nail gun. He was nailing down floorboards in his bathroom when he tripped and fell and fired a two-inch steel tack into his chest, barely missing his heart.
- Fun Fact: Each year, the average American eats 19,000 calories worth of ice cream. #funfact
- Fill ’em up! The first Friday in August ushers in National Water Balloon Day just in time for the hottest days of summer! Pop, throw, splash, or just squish! What kid or adult doesn’t enjoy a water balloon in the hot summer? Since Edgar Ellington invented the waterproof sock in 1950, backyards haven’t been the same. Whether kids compete in the Longest Toss or take sides in a good old water balloon fight, the cool, wet fun lasts all summer long.
- Pandemic Fitness Struggle. It’s been that much harder to stick to a set exercise routine over the past few months, but the dedicated among us have still found a way to maintain our physical fitness. A recent study looking into which demographics are staying active reveals both men and younger adults are surprisingly far lazier lately than women and older adults. The research (Anglia Ruskin University, Ulster University) asked participants to start filling out exercise surveys online on March 17 of this year… In all, 75 percent of participants still met or exceeded the WHO’s official exercise recommendation of either 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of intense exercise per week. That said, women, older adults, and participants with a higher annual household income are all significantly more likely to meet physical fitness guidelines.
- Cold Ice Cream. A woman in Romania made an official complaint to the government consumer protection authority because her ice cream was too cold. Officials there said they’d take her complaint into consideration but there wasn’t much they could do about it.
- Amazon Making 'League Of Their Own' TV Series. Amazon has set out to prove once again that there's no crying in baseball with a new series based on A League Of Their Own. The show, starring Broad City's Abbi Jacobson, is being billed as a 'reinterpretation' of the 1992 movie about the first-ever women's professional baseball league. Jacobson, who also serves as co-creator, says she grew up "obsessed with the film" and is "excited to get to bring these characters to life". The series has been greenlit but no premiere date has been announced.
- Thanks to Penguin Poop. In a bit of news that may just be worthy of throwing on a tuxedo in celebration, scientists just discovered 20 percent more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The research team, based out of the British Antarctic Survey, used satellite mapping technology to find emperor penguin guano, or excrement, seen on ice.
- A grocery store employee in Los Angeles informed a customer that he was required to wear a mask in the store, or had to leave. The man, who was screaming about masks, used his shopping cart to repeatedly ram the employee. Another shopper tried to push the man away, but he kept slamming into the female employee. Fearing for her safety, she pulled out a can of pepper spray and hosed him down; it quickly stopped the attack. I’ll imagine he wished he wore a mask...
- Men Doing more Housework. A new study says men are utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic to pick up their fair share of chores around the house. A report published by the Council on Contemporary Families found that while only 26% of parents reported sharing housework equally pre-pandemic, now, 41% say the work is evenly divided between men and women. This increase marks a 58% uptick in couples splitting the chores. Even more surprising statistics come from couples with children, however, factoring in the monitoring, reading, and organizing of children's activities. 52% of couples now say they split child work equally in regards to taking care of young children, compared to only 41% of couples who said that they shared child work relatively equally before the stay-at-home orders.
Matt's Musing:
A worm is a pretty disappointing prize for getting up early if you ask me... #musing
Matt's Pick Song:
“Over The Mountain” by Jeff & Sheri Easter
Bible Trivia Answer:
D. A staff (Exodus 4:4-20)
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