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NOT your Sign!

 
Huge news in the world of astrology that Diane and I were talking about on the WIKY Morning Show.
 
Astronomers took the zodiac and adapted it based on the way the Earth's axis was shifted during the Babylonian period, when the original astrological charts were created. The scientists found that all of the dates when the sun is in each zodiac constellation's "house" have changed!
 
So, if you want to

Jail Money

 
We’ve all watched prison movies where cigarettes are the currency of choice among inmates. Well, now that so many people have quit smoking, including inmates, cigarettes have lost their value as currency.

Color Me Employed

Ran across an interesting article on line about how the colors you wear affect your job.  We discussed it on the WIKY Morning Show -

Back in the Groove...Sorta...

On the Friday before Thanksgiving you may remember me mentioning that it was the last day of 2010.  Diane scoffed, listeners scolded, and even my family said I was nuts.  But I still think I was right.  Here we are, well over a month later, and schedules and routines still aren't back on track.  And won't be until the Monday after MLK day in a couple of weeks.

Not Really Christmas Movies

Christmas Flicks

We've been trying to get to our annual list of favorite Christmas movies for the last couple of days but due to the weather, we haven't had the time.  But it looks like we'll be able to get to it in the morning between winter storms.

The Winter Morning Show

It wasn't that 3.3 inches of snow, the official total yesterday, was such a big deal, it was more that it was the first snow of the season.  That always throws us into a spin, usually along I-164 somewhere.  But since most schools cancelled classes the night before, it actually went pretty smoothly for most of Monday morning. 

Help with E-readers

 
 
A few weeks ago on the WIKY Morning Show, we talked about some of the hottest gifts this Christmas and ebooks really look like they're set for a big year but lots of question linger about what's best for them.  Amy Mangold of the Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library visited the show yesterday with news of an exciting event.  Tonight, December 8, 6:30 at the Central Library, EVPL will conduct a "Meet the E-readers" party.  There will be a number of available devices to try out and compare.  Plus, it's free! 

Evansville for Sale

 
Last week on the Culture Quiz, we posed an interesting question concerning a poll taken  – if we had to sell a U.S.

Misunderstanding Christmas

 
We had a very interesting discussion on the WIKY Morning Show about the misconceptions of common Christmas legends.
 
First, the candy cane – you may have heard the story or read the email making the rounds for years about how an Indiana candy maker designed the candy cane to represent the story of Jesus.  Some think of the candy cane as a shepherd’s crook but the story goes that the candy maker made it a “J” for Jesus.
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