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Episode 72 In this episode, talking about healthy jobs versus unhealthy jobs makes you think about the type of field you are in. You wouldn't think that a job is necessarily unhealthy until you either experience it or have a friend or family member who can tell you about it. You wouldn't think a harmless job being behind a desk for 40 hours a week is unhealthy because you aren't doing anything that's deemed unhealthy. But would you believe that sitting around all day is in fact unhealthy? I know I didn't think so until I got into this habit of being at desk everyday would do to me. I don't feel very active and I can easily sit there constantly on my computer checking on things for the job.  After reading both articles about which jobs are healthy and which aren't I've come to this conclusion this is an excerpt for the closer to the end of the show: "I think the main idea about these jobs, although it was funny to read that a florist job can be both ...

 Episode 71 What is Labor Day? To some it’s a huge celebration with big trucks, big bands, loud music, good food, flags waving, people dancing, and lots of vibes. To others it’s a nice day off to grill up the good meat for a barbecue and to acknowledge the fact that the summer is almost over. And it's a day for the ones who literally just take the day to do nada because they work too much. In America labor day is a celebrated holiday on the first Monday of September every year. Some people work depending on what their job is and others galavant in the streets from dusk till dusk.   What’s interesting is that workers fought to create this day because they felt that there needed to be a day to celebrate and take off from all the hard work being done during the year. One day out of 365 to let the American people know that their work was and is appreciated. One day to recognize the contributions many workers made for America’s strength, prosperity and well-being. In the late 1800s...

 Episode 70 Musical episodes have not only struck fear in the hearts and minds of fans far and wide. Network execs have had their fair share of facial palms whenever writers bring up the subject. I’m sure a few tv shows might have popped into your mind by now. And I can say that most that’s on my list aren’t that bad. They were actually surprisingly really good. I think that when I watch a show that’s not known for singing or there isn’t any indication that they can sing and I’m surprised by it is nice. But if they just tossed one in there to shake things up I'm like ugh in the words of Phil from The Rugrats in Paris movie “I hates when they sing”.  Now before I continue. I’ll issue a spoiler alert here. And please note that if one of the shows you love, a personal favorite, is missing from the list understand this, 1 the shows mentioned are ones that i have in fact seen, 2 the musical episode from the show has to have multiple musical numbers, 3 the songs must be completely s...

 Episode 69 Despite popular belief our hearts don’t actually have components that manifest as thinking but it does show strong changes to emotions but the heart itself cannot feel. Hard to believe that your heart can’t feel because it feels like it can. Especially when we feel heartbroken. It is truly our brain/mind that allows us to think, feel, and act using many systems of neurons that work together. The brain/mind is one that creates emotions and thoughts.  Our hearts are believed to be relatively close with emotional attachments such as love, kindness, affection, caring, and more while our minds are mostly connected to rational, educational, knowledgeable, and logical thinking as well as memory and judgment etc.  So which do you follow more?  Why do we think our hearts talk to us? Why do we associate the emotional feelings with our heart? Why can’t we tell our brain to control our emotions? As a people we have a lot of things that may drive us to do the things w...

Episode 68 Have you ever watched a movie and before you know it you are in complete dreamland? You might wake up somewhere in the movie not having a clue what’s going on? Or you might pop in a movie you know will just put you right to sleep and you’re completely okay with that.  I mean let’s be real here, we all generally know that watching tv before bed is technically bad for us but what if it’s not anymore. Here I go talking a little cuckoo. But think about it. We are a society that is practically glued to our screens. Phones, tablets, tvs, computers, laptops etc. If we were living back in the early 90s which is literally 30 years ago now the only screens we were “addicted” to were the tv and we were able to get away from it by going outside and going to work, going to camp or playing at a friends house. We didn’t have a screen attached at the hip because there was no such thing. NOW, even children as young as 2, toddlers, are devices just like the rest of us. Movies you can fall...

 Episode 67 Fact number one. Do you like fruit? Well Frozen Fruit might be a little better for you. We are possibly programmed to believe that fresh is the only way to go when it comes to fruits and veggies but the truth is that if they are frozen they can sometimes be even better for you. There’s a thing called flash-frozen meaning right after the fruits and veggies are picked at their peak ripeness, once frozen they are so full of vitamins and minerals in comparison that may have degraded in their fresh version. As long as there isn’t any added sugar or salt in your frozen fruits and veggies you are good to go. Generally speaking, the nutrients are well retained when frozen which can improve your health. Fact number two . Did you know that there is a huge possibility that there is sunscreen in your salad. You heard me correctly. Sunscreen in your salad. A key ingredient in many paints and sunscreens is titanium dioxide and it just so happens to also be in some salad dressings. I...

 Episode 66 Now in this episode we’re going to have some fun and sort of trot down memory lane a bit of some of the top greatest girl bands/girl groups? A girl group is a musical act of girls/women who sing normally in sync and harmony. When did this start?  One of the first girl groups were formed in 1922 and they were “The Three X Sisters, an American all-girl harmony singing trio initially known as The Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce. They were on stage singing together in New York City, on Broadway, as early as 1922 and formed their trio in 1924, which was composed of Pearl Santos (née Hamilton) and Violet Hamilton from Cumberland, Maryland, and Jessie Fordyce from Brooklyn, New York. They were known on NBC radio as "radio's foremost harmony trio."” You know those roaring twenties that’s talked about these ladies were a part of it. Another couple of groups were the Boswell sisters and the Andrews sisters. A lot of girl groups were mostly sisters. The Andrews Sisters cons...

 Episode 65 I love a good Disney villain. The kind that you love to hate. Some of these villains have had a “hard knock life” but most of them were pretty much evil as soon as you saw them on the screen. Of course we don’t get the backstories of these villains often but it does make you wonder how and why they end up like this? What could be the cause of their evil? As I went down the list of villains in no particular order. I ranked them from just needing therapy to needing to be held in a specific mental facility. Before I continue, these villains are from Disney animated movies and do not include Pixar movies as that is ranking all on its own. Needless to say this episode would be a lot longer if it included every single Disney villain out there. Also, most if not all these villains were killed or never heard from again so it’s not like they can take any advice now. Each Villain has a story to share and we should have a better understand of how they go to be so EVIL but in the s...

 Episode 64 10. Dinosaur - Ke$ha 9. Izzo (H.O.V.A) - Jay Z 8. Fergalicious - Fergie 7. Move - Luke Bryan 6. R.O.C.K. in the USA - John Mellancamp 5. Independent - Webbie 4. Yoda - Weird Al 3. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers 2. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani 1. RESPECT - Aretha Franklin There are more songs but these are the ones the people know of. If Family Feud were to ever ask the question of what songs do you have to spell the words for I guarantee that these would be on the board. Especially Respect by Aretha Franklin. That has got to be the number 1 answer. Some of other songs to consider, Unity - Queen Latifah, LOVE - Nat King Cole and Safety Dance - Men Without Hats.  What are some songs you know that aren't listed here?

 Episode 63 How much is too much? This debate on sports athletes is ongoing and it won’t stop because we as fans will dish out by the bucket loads to watch entertainment. That’s what sports are right: entertaining and stressing and beautiful and anxiety building and all that. “That’s Hockey baby” “It is high it is deep it is gone see ya” “oh what a play! A 63 ft field goal is good" "From way downtown bang” did you recognize any of these sportscaster catchphrases? One of the things that brings people together is sports. We watch, we cheer, we boo, we dislike the refereeing, we chant, we sing, we slap five etc. We do it all with sports. Sometimes we cry or punch the television. Personally if my team(s) lose(s) I think about how they could’ve won just like every other sports fan. If this didn’t happen or if that didn’t happen or if that did happen and all of it. Right you think about what went wrong, or if they win what could’ve gone wrong. But the one thing i love about sports ...

Episode 62 So I definitely noticed in most tv shows the commonality of couples that get together are based on their work place relationships. And it dawned on me that it was weird that couples that we claim are ENDGAME were only together because they were thrust together via the workplace. While in my own dating life, I have only dated maybe a couple of guys based on being around them while at work. It seemed so common based on the shows I watched. But in reality, my friends, the parents of my friends, people in my groups and communities DID NOT date, have a relationship or get married and also worked together. Instead they met in various ways and kept the workplace separate. Unless one of the persons in the relationship owned a business and their partner would work with them that is completely different. My point is that majority of the shows I watch featured couples getting together based on proximity. Here's the list below of the ones from Tv. Tv Show Couples: Derek & Mered...

Episode 61 When I was growing up a bag of chips cost 25 cents, a bag of sunflower seeds was 25 cents, a drink was 50 cents and gum was 5 or 10 cents. A sandwich was maybe $3 dollars. I was able to go to the store with $5 and was able to get a large bag of "junk" food because it was so easy. If I ever came into a store with $20 I felt like a Queen among peasants. It was like I was rich and could do anything. These prices were are facing in this day and age are NOT the same. It is absolutely wild to me that $5 is like chump change. You can feel so broke with $20 in your pocket. Walking around with $100 was incredibly rare so I never really did that but still it doesn't feel like much nowadays. Even though it is a lot of money. It just doesn't feel that way anymore. I don't think I could fathom the amount of brain power it would take to restore order in the American economy but I feel like someone should do something. It shouldn't cost and arm and a leg to LIVE. ...