Category Archives: Announcer Blogs

Mister Know-It-All - May 31st, 2021
Find time to meditate. You've probably heard this one before, but it doesn't make it any less true. One 2013 study published in Psychological Science shows that people who meditate for at least 15 min...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

Has Working From Home Become Monotonous? You're Not Alone
A new study of 2000 reveals the average office worker wastes five hours a week on tasks they think could be automated. That's more than two business weeks per year, per person, of lost time. 69 percen...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

Is There Any Truth To The '5-Second Rule'?
In households, restaurant kitchens, and almost anywhere people prepare or consume food, you'll occasionally hear someone call out the "five-second rule." If food hits the floor or ground and you snatc...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

'Imposter Syndrome' Affects 65% Of Professionals Study Says
It is an issue that plagues a majority of people, in their careers and often outside of them. That sense that you are underqualified for the position you hold, and it's called Imposter Syndrome. The i...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021 amystrachan / CC

An Aggressive Invasive Plant Is In Ontario And You Can Help By Eating It
Ontario has its share of invasive plants, from the absolute menace that is giant hogweed, a dangerous plant that can cause third-degree burns if your skin comes in contact with the sap, and the Europe...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021 Wendell Smith / CC

Survey Says Parents Think Their Kids Will Get Bored Outside After Just 30 Minutes
Getting the family outside to enjoy God's great gift of nature seems more difficult in parents minds, according to this survey. The average parent thinks their child could only keep themselves occupie...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021 My Photo Journeys / CC

Krazy Kat Kapers! What is the Funniest Position That You Have Found Your Cat(s) In?
Cats can be great companions, but as proven by these snaps they can find themselves in some very awkward positions while getting up to mischief. From a feline lounging in a bathroom sink to one caught...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

The Things We Forgot How To Do During The Pandemic!
Many of us learned new skills during the COVID-19 pandemic ? from bread-baking to tie-dying to making TikTok videos. But it also seems we may have lost a few skills as we spent so much of the past yea...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

The First Twosome to Reach the Top of the World! (on this day in History)
At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea leve...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021

Mister Know-It-All - May 28th, 2021
Stop working on the weekends. In a society where work is highly valued, it's often hard to find time to stop. However, taking time on the weekends to completely distance yourself from your work is ben...
Marylou Tassone Jun 15, 2021
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