John's Bloghttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blogen-USCopyright 2015, WAYYThings I learned on the way to something else--May edition Just a few scattered pieces of information I glommed onto while browsing through the likes of VANITY FAIR, NEW YORKER, NEWSWEEK, TIME, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. a couple of garden equipment catalogues and a church bulletin or two. * SCORPION which premieres this Fall on CBS will mark the first time since 1948 that a sitcom hasn't appeared Monday Nights at 8 Central on the Tiffany Network. (TV GUIDE) * It takes roughly 8 times longer to move oil through pipelines than it does shipping it via rail. (TIME ) * "Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children-" Sitting Bull ( posted on the wall in Hibbard Hall at UW Eau Claire ) * Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus and Disney on Ice, runs 3 to 5 miles a adya and reads 4 to 5 papers a day (FORTUNE)Wed, 06 May 2015 12:43:00 GMTWed, 06 May 2015 12:43:00 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.comhttp://www.wayy790.com/EI/sharedobjects/handlers/ir.ashx?p=ZgAvAG0AZwBWAFEAdwB0ADMASgBQAC8AWgBTAFIAMwBJAHUAKwBYAFYANQB5AEoAbwBXADgAKwB2AGIAdgAvAHkAZwBWAFcAMgArADYAUAAvADcAdQBRAG8AQgBJAEcAYQBmADUALwBPAGMAaABPADIAdgB3AHkAdAA1AHoASABMAFEAagAzAFgALwBaAGgAMABqAEUAMABlAHMAUQArAHAAagA2AE4AeAArAHkAVQBBAGsAawBLAHAANAB5AHYATQBQAGkANgBkADIAcQBRAFYAeQBTAE4AQwB3ADcAMABFAHEAYwBGAEYAOAB2AHEAbwBFAGMAaABnAEkASwBDAHMAcwBZAFIAdwAzADkAcgAzAHoASABsAFEAOABZAFAAMwB6ADAASgBTAFIAYwB6AFYAZQA4AFYASABaAFUAawBRAGIAZgBVAFcAOABDAHYAWABXAHMAVwBqAG4AbABZAEcAVQA5AGQAMgBsAGkAWABXAE8AbwBVADMARAB0AFoARwBkAFUASwA2AEgASwBXADMAVQBoAGwAawAzAE0ATgByAE8AMAB3AEYAeABRAG8ATwBBAGQAZQBQADYARwBoADUAdwBsAEMAWgB1AFgAKwArAHYAcwBRADkARwBLAHIAaQBtAE0AQgBIADEAbQB6AGwAdQBzAG4AVgBPAE0ANABSADAAeABOAHEAdgBWAFIASQAyAHEAdwBWAFcAZAA5ADMAaQArAHAAOABBAD0APQA=&w=144&mw=400John's Bloghttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blogThings I learned on the way to somewhere else-May Edition <p>As temps starting rocking 80 in May here in Western Wisconsin, i find myself reading a lot more on the deck, than in the man cave ( Like I have a ManCave, I wish) or the livingroom. That's a good thing. Here's a few things I stumbled across on the way to learning something else that was more vital--or at least more interesting/useful at the time. Use these sparingly. This kind of random knowledge is dangerous in the wrong hands.</p> <p>Mother's Day is the BIGGEST day for dining out. 80 Million. Next--Thanksgiving a close second at 79 million. (FORTUNE) Oh, yeah lovers--Valentine's Day is 3rd.</p> <p>We spent 17.2 Billion Dollars a year on artificial knees and hips--55 percent more than Hollywood's Box Office Take. (TIME) There's a snarky remark about Helen Mirren and Clint Eastwood in here somewhere but I'm not sure what it is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Of all Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, 6.9 percent are women (Midwest Living) Snarky remark : Luckily, Josie and the Pussycats aren't a real band or I would be madder than I am already.</p> <p>May 6th: Just 6 months away from the new Bond Movie SPECTRE and 7 months and 2 days away from the new Star Wars flick (AARP) Snarky remark: Yes! AARP. Move along people, nothing to see here.</p> <p>and one more..Need a new elixir for the backyard/deck or firepit? Try a Bazooka Joe: Blue Curacao, Banana Liquer and Cream (Islands Magazine)&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/05/06/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-may-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/05/06/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-may-editionWed, 06 May 2015 12:43:00 GMTJohn MurphyMore Stuff I learned on the way to somewhere else April 2015 <p>This Month i stumbled into way too much info for you that there's no time for chit chat..</p> <p>For instance:</p> <p>The White House Easter Egg Roll (Monday April 6) happens in one of America's 407 National Parks-President's Park-- 75,000 Souvenier wooden eggs are involved valued at $7.99 each--They&nbsp;come in 5 colors and 35,000 tickets were distributed to the event. (USA TODAY)&nbsp;Snarky personal&nbsp;observation--Pretty sure John Boehner didn't get an invite</p> <p>&nbsp;:(</p> <p>Elton John says he owns more than 250,000 pairs of glasses (STAR magazine) Snarky personal comment: I have to start finding myself in a better class of waiting room if I'm picking up intel like this.</p> <p>Americans spent More than $700 million on their pets for&nbsp;Valentine's Day (TIME)&nbsp; Really Snarky Personal comment: Hey, that game&nbsp;plays both ways&nbsp;Fluffy. A card&nbsp;maybe?&nbsp;A personally caught mouse? Just saying.</p> <p>Honey Bees pollinate&nbsp;an estimated 33 percent of crops (MIDWEST LIVING)</p> <p>The 3rd best place to work in America, according to Fortune&nbsp;Magazine, Is Acuity Insurance.It has the tallest flagpole in America(400 feet) will soon have a 65 foot Ferris Wheel--indoors--at company headquarters and is based in the city being made even more famous by Badger and former Sheboygan Lutheran Star--Sam Dekker--Sheboygan(FORTUNE)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/04/03/more-stuff-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-april-2015http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/04/03/more-stuff-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-april-2015Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:43:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else MARCH 2015 <p>Here's more of those trivial tidbits I come across while researching something infinitely more important ( like where I'm going to dinner tonight or who was the starting quarterback for the Rams in the 60's--Roman Gabriel, don't even go there)</p> <p>For instance:</p> <p>This Saturday is National PI Day ( 3/14/2015)</p> <p>57 Degrees is the temp we feel happiest at according top studies by the American Meteorological Society ( Spry Living Magazine)</p> <p>Pop Star Iggy Azalea's real first name is Amethyst (Vanity Fair)</p> <p>It's against federal law to melt down pennies ( mental floss)</p> <p>The Lusitania sunk in 18 minutes, carrying inside it's hold 4 million rounds of US made .307 bullets (about.com)</p> <p>None of us is smarter than all of us--Quote from former Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich (St. Paul Pioneer Press)</p> <p>There will be 9 GOP Presidential debates,including one in Wisconsin in 2015. There were 22 in 2012.&nbsp; (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/03/12/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-march-2015http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/03/12/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-march-2015Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:28:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else February <p><strong>Wintertime and the living is READING..</strong></p> <p>Sorry, I bogarted a phrase from Gershwin but it does&nbsp; represent what I'm able to do in Winter that I&nbsp; fall a little short of in Summer--Reading..some for fun ..like James Cain's THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (A MID 30's classic is always a fun read) some for work-From the Milwaukee Journal and Entertainment Weekly to Time, Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair and everything in between..and then there's those things I stumble across on the way to somewhere else..</p> <p>Like..PEW RESEARCH shows that about one-third of our federal legislators are Catholic (USA TODAY )</p> <p>Wisconsin's Forest products industry&nbsp; has more than 1,200 companies in Wisconsin, accounts for nearly 17 percent of all manufacturing jobs and has an annual payroll in the state of $ 3.2 billion. ( Business Leader-Leader Telegram)</p> <p>There have been more than 9 million visitors to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland since Yoko Ono cut the ribbon in 1995 (MIDWEST LIVING)</p> <p>ISIS (or IS or whatever its name is this week) makes a million dollars a day through the sale and control of oil, according to the US Department of the Treasury (TIME)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/02/13/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-februaryhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/02/13/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-februaryFri, 13 Feb 2015 12:23:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else-January<p>So, at some time during the late 4th quarter of that fate-filled, disaster -ridden, ottoman -kicking BAD 15 minutes spent begrudgingly with Buck and Aikman and the hours and long days&nbsp;that followed, I still found time to learn a thing or two while paging through everything from TIME to Entertainment WEEKLY to ESQUIRE &nbsp;to a website or 2. My best guest is that I was looking for an escape from the inevitable misery that comes from the wouldas, couldas, shouldas, didn'ts and what was thats?</p> <p>So, if you can use some of this--good for you. If it wins you some dough in a bar bet or in a trivia contest, great--If its info that impresses Alex Trebek..fantastic.--But Here Goes:</p> <p>* ROLEX's GMT-Master II &nbsp;was embraced by PAN AM pilots as their on board Chronometer(ESQUIRE)</p> <p>* George Takei of&nbsp; the original STAR TREK &nbsp;lost a 1973 race for Los Angeles City Council, has 7 million facebook fans and&nbsp; his musical ALLEGIANCE is bound for Broadway this year. (AARP)</p> <p>* The voice of&nbsp; PADDINGTON is Ben Whislaw--the actor best known as the new Q in the latest BOND movies ( TIME )</p> <p>* Per Capita Veto King: Grover Cleveland ( 1885-1889) 414 vetoes (BOOM !) in just 4 years.&nbsp; (senate.gov)</p> <p>* The musical &nbsp;genius behind&nbsp; PIPPIN, WICKED AND GODSPEll, also wrote COLORS OF THE WIND (with Alan Mencken) for the Disney film POCAHONTAS (Entertainment Weekly)</p> <p>* Jeff Gordon, at age 43, will call it quits as a Nascar wheelman after the 2015 season.(ABC Radio network)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/01/22/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-januaryhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2015/01/22/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-januaryThu, 22 Jan 2015 11:10:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else Late 2014 edition <p>Somewhere in between bowl games, Holiday celebrations, gift wrapping and unwrapping, a Christmas Pageant, a special screening of UNBROKEN&nbsp;and a big league bout with Influenza, I have managed to squeeze in some random reading over the past 3 weeks. If some of this wins you a bar bet or somehow enhances your well being through random knowledge..Good. If not, sorry I wasted your time. :(&nbsp; Happy New Year !</p> <p>Stuff I learned on the way to somewhere else:</p> <p>* Stephen Colbert idolized Richard Nixon and&nbsp;Geraldo Rivera as a child and once spoke of his dream of becoming Nancy Reagan ( Rollingstone)</p> <p>* GOOD EATS/IRON CHEF &nbsp;TV Chef Alton Brown's Dad owned a local radio station and a weekly newspaper. His Dad killed himself when he was in 6th grade. (TIME)</p> <p>*&nbsp;Dogs have 1,700 taste buds. WE have 9,000. Our Vocabulary is 60,000&nbsp;words. A&nbsp;Dog's is 165. (Yeah--but they can say WOOF with&nbsp;such a tone of voice!&nbsp;)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( AARP Magazine)</p> <p>* Mother Jones magazine made what some thought might be a ridiculous claim BUT as it turns out--they were right on target. Turkeys&nbsp;today weigh an average of 29.8 pounds&nbsp;.In the 30;s, they average 13.2 pounds. PolitifactWisconsin researched things and&nbsp;found the claim to be true.&nbsp; Why The big change? Artificial Insemination.&nbsp;( Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)</p> <p>* If you're wondering what this Friday's ( 1/2) Cactus Bowl USED to be: The Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl &nbsp;got renamed. ( Eau Claire Leader-Telegram)</p> <p>* Actual Law still on the books? " No person shall throw or shoot any object, arrow, stone, snowball or other missile or projectile by hand or by any other means at any person or at,in or into any building, sidewalk, street, alley, highway, park, playground or other public place within the City, provided the Chief of Police&nbsp; may grant a permit for archery for not more than year ( Volume One )</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/12/30/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-late-2014-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/12/30/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-late-2014-editionTue, 30 Dec 2014 10:16:00 GMTJohn MurphyCollective Thought is NOT Collaboration <p>So, I was at a meeting a few weeks ago and the discussion turned a bit tense--and with some consternation the person leading the meeting declared that &nbsp;"We all need to be on the same page ! "&nbsp;</p> <p>Well Bully for you ! And BULLY may be the right word. If being on the same page means it has to be your page, and no other other pages, or revisions of pages, or substitute pages or alternate pages are allowed --well then, I think we may have an issue with the concept of collaboration. Collective thought, and especially forced/coerced collective thought is NOT collaboration.&nbsp;</p> <p>This reminds me of the story of the man who believed an orange was the best fruit in the world. Another man believed the apple was. So the one man said, "Let's work to collaborate on this. Maybe come to a compromise &nbsp;" The other man said, " Fine. Its simple.Change the peeling. Change the Color, Change the taste. Add a stem. Add a core. See. I'm working with you on this " The other man said, "Excuse me, what exactly did you offer ? " &nbsp;"Oh--I saved you the hard work of thinking of all the changes that were needed "&nbsp;</p> <p>The hard work is worth it. Sometimes the people who are expected to do the hard work, WANT to do it.</p> <p>We don't all have to be on the same page. We all want to help to create the page. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>To borrow from 1st or second grade--It shouldn't be &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>1-2-3 &nbsp;Do it exactly like me !&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>It should be more like</p> <p><strong>2-4-6-8 &nbsp;CO-LLAB-O-RATE !&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/11/12/collective-thought-is-not-collaborationhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/11/12/collective-thought-is-not-collaborationWed, 12 Nov 2014 15:12:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else NOV.2014 <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>A smattering of all those off beat things you learn when you're off looking for something else, or killing time in a waiting room, etc.</p> <p>For instance:</p> <p>Oct. 5th is the most popular date for birthdays in America. If you do the math, and I had my wife help me, you can track it back to somewhere between the Gator Bowl and the BCS championship BUT it might have been during the Tournament of Roses Parade. Just saying. ( Source: Esquire Magazine)</p> <p>Of Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening post Covers, only 3 portray a conventional American Family of parents and 2 or more children. Going &amp; Coming ( 1947) Walking to Church ( 1953) Easter Morning ( 1959)&nbsp; (Smithsonian Magazine)</p> <p>The shortest war in history: The Anglo-Zanzibar War in 1896: Just 38 minutes long. That's like less than one quarter in professional football time but like half a day in a dog's life. (Smithsonian)</p> <p>Anders Haugen of Chippewa Falls&nbsp;: America's 1st and Only Olympic Ski Jump Medalist ( Wisconsin Magazine of History)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/31/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-nov2014http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/31/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-nov2014Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:20:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else-October 2014 <p>The stack of magazines and newspapers on my side of the room is mounting so I finally sat down and tackled a little light reading--While I hoped to solve most of the world's problems--I actually stumbled across some random information that may help you win bar bets and ace that JEOPARDY contestant exam.</p> <p>For Instance--which came first--The Eskimo Pie or the Klondike Bar ? (Eskimo Pie 1921--in Iowa..Klondike Bar in 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio )</p> <p>1 in 4 parents say they don't make their kids buckle up everytime they're in the car . (Weau.com)</p> <p>Melvin Gordon, a Kenosha Bradford standout became the first UW runningback to go over 1,000 yards in just 6 games( Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)</p> <p>Alex Trebek has asked more than 420,000 questions on JEOPARDY over the years. &nbsp;(USA TODAY ) But very few about being a Viking Raider. Hm. &nbsp;</p> <p>Frac Sand is a $ 1 Billion industry in Wisconsin ( Capital Times )</p> <p>76 % of animal abusers also go on to abuse a family member.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel )</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/13/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-2014http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/13/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-2014Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:45:00 GMTJohn MurphyStuff I learned on the way to something else October Edition <p>One slight advantage of not taking the stage until the second act of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in Early October was I had some quality time in the dressing room to read through a few magazines, and newspapers catching up on the latest&nbsp; news.</p> <p>But that isn't what I'm going to share this time. Instead, a few thoughts about how the State Theatre, and especially it's under pinnings, resemble Frankenstein ( The Monster. not the doctor) in so many ways.&nbsp;</p> <p>After 6 days of sitting surrounded by water damaged walls, broken fixtures, cracked cement, broken tile--It now appears that the best way to keep the State Theatre going is to patch it together with a part taken from here, and a part robbed from there--not unlike Frankenstein's monster. The show you saw upstairs--the lobby--the theater itself are still doing well (there might be some duct tape here or there but for the most part it's a beaut')..but much&nbsp;like Frankenstein's Monster, just&nbsp;scratching the surface&nbsp;never tells the full story.</p> <p>I've spent enough time in the State that to me it's becoming an old friend--and while in some cases familiarity breeds contempt, it also can breed complacency. It's too easy to just keep "going along, and getting along" because well, "it's what we've got..make the best of it. " I wonder if its enough for the real champions of this world, the real creators (like Frankenstein the Doctor, not the Monster) to just settle for "its what we've got, just make the best of it". I'd like to think that real champions, real creators not only strive for something more, but drive for something more. They&nbsp;MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. They don't just settle for the status quo&nbsp;. That being said, there's a lot of work ahead, and I'm pretty sure I'll find myself in the basement of the State, in the old bowling alley once again, preparing for a show, and thinking about&nbsp;a day in the not too distant future when I'm not in a setting&nbsp;that reminds me more of Frankenstein's cobbled together monster than the glimmering Emerald City of Oz.</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/06/stuff-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/10/06/stuff-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-editionMon, 06 Oct 2014 15:18:00 GMTJohn MurphyThe Overlooked JOY of Coasting <p>A few weeks ago I was flipping across channels and stumbled into a post race interview with some zen like Nascar driver--I forget which one--The interviewer asked a question he expected a different answer to. He asked what the driver liked to do when he wasn't racing and instead of opting for the more traditional, thrill-seeking type answers like mountain climbing, deep sea fishing, or&nbsp;alligator wrasslin', he opted for a simple but poignant answer.</p> <p>&nbsp;" I like to COAST "</p> <p>He went on to explain that in his line of work he spends all his time between the brake and the accelarator, so in his off time it feels good to coast.</p> <p>It does feel good to coast and race drivers aren't the only ones who spend the bulk of their time between braking and accelerating--That's what MOST of us do everyday. We run fast and far. We run with scissors. We run like chickens with our heads cut off, so much so, that even chickens would be embarassed for us.</p> <p>It is only when we coast, that we open ourselves to dreams, to ideas, to solutions. It is easier to love and breathe in Life&nbsp;when we coast. It is easier to drink in the joy when we're not racing at 220 miles an hour.&nbsp; As a wise fisherman(who is also my father in law) told me on a Northern&nbsp;Wisconsin Lake a few Augusts ago: The fish aren't the reward. The fishing is. :)</p> <p>This zen-line stock car racer had one additional, Brad Paisley-esque remark to make on the subject.</p> <p>"We're all just going around in circles anyway "</p> <p>Maybe.</p> <p>I don't plan on stomping on the brakes this weekend or even over the next few years but I may learn to throttle back and learn to embrace the overlooked joy of coasting.</p> <p>In a lesson I once learned from my, at the time 4 yearold niece: weeeeeee !</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/08/29/the-overlooked-joy-of-coastinghttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/08/29/the-overlooked-joy-of-coastingFri, 29 Aug 2014 06:45:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else JULY <p>Here are a few more of those things I stumbled upon while looking for something else,,,</p> <p>* 28 percent of people in America have never known a time when there wasn't WHEEL OF FORTUNE or JEOPARDY ( Chicago Tribune )</p> <p>* If we were going to fix all of America's Bridges (and we're not) it would cost an estimated 106 BILLION dollars ( TIME )</p> <p>* The 3 Top Private Employers in America are : WALMART, YUM BRANDS ( Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and&nbsp; KFC)&nbsp; and MCDONALDS&nbsp; (USA TODAY )</p> <p>* Ed Sheeran's pop song SING is the product of Pharell Williams (HAPPY) asking the question--what would it sound like if James Taylor did a club record? (Los Angeles Times)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br />&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/07/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-julyhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/07/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-julyFri, 11 Jul 2014 14:03:00 GMTJohn MurphyThis LESS GOVERNMENT Battle has been going on a long time <p><img alt="" src="http://www.wayy790.com/EI/sharedobjects/handlers/ir.ashx?p=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&w=144&mw=400"></p><p>So, as I browsing through an old SATURDAY EVENING POST I picked up for 75 cents at an Almena Thrift Store the other day I spotted this ad sponsored by the Independent Power and Light Companies. They talk all about this battle over TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT..and SOCIALISM ON THE MARCH...and STEP BY STEP It will be taken from us. October 1958. Things haven't changed that much, have they? I hear this same argument almost everyday. The Power companies didn't really want to put their names specifically on this ad BUT you could get a list from the POST if you wrote to them. I might be a little late for the list.</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/06/24/this-less-government-battle-has-been-going-on-a-long-timehttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/06/24/this-less-government-battle-has-been-going-on-a-long-timeTue, 24 Jun 2014 13:18:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else-June edition <p><img alt="" src="http://www.wayy790.com/EI/sharedobjects/handlers/ir.ashx?p=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&w=144&mw=400"></p><p>This month I learned some really cool stuff while paging through a magazine, book or newspaper or 2..</p> <p>For instance, I learned that 1.2 million jobs could be created from all the vacation time we American's don't take each year. (mental floss)</p> <p>While doing some AT 40 research on google, The Songs Let Em In (wings), Let Me In (Osmonds) and Let Her In (John Travolta) were all top 40 hits in the mid 70's, ( Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles)</p> <p>92 % of Republican adults&nbsp;are more conservative than the typical Democrat, compared to 64 % 20 years ago and 94 % of Democratic adults are more liberal that the median Republican compared to 70 % 20 years ago (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel )</p> <p>&nbsp;There are 172 female billionaires, up 25 % from 2013. (Forbes)</p> <p>76 Nations have played in the world cup since it began in 1930 (Playboy)</p> <p>Americans used to get 349 calroies a day from red meat, now its down to 268 (Time)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/06/16/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-june-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/06/16/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-june-editionMon, 16 Jun 2014 12:40:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else--May <p><img alt="" src="http://www.wayy790.com/EI/sharedobjects/handlers/ir.ashx?p=ZgAvAG0AZwBWAFEAdwB0ADMASgBQAC8AWgBTAFIAMwBJAHUAKwBYAFYANQB5AEoAbwBXADgAKwB2AGIAdgAvAHkAZwBWAFcAMgArADYAUAAvADcAdQBRAG8AQgBJAEcAYQBmADUALwBPAGMAaABPADIAdgB3AHkAdAA1AHoASABMAFEAagAzAFgALwBaAGgAMABqAEUAMABlAHMAUQArAHAAagA2AE4AeAArAHkAVQBBAGsAawBLAHAANAB5AHYATQBQAGkANgBkADIAcQBRAFYAeQBTAE4AQwB3ADcAMABFAHEAYwBGAEYAOAB2AHEAbwBFAGMAaABnAEkASwBDAHUANgBjAG8AbAA2AEIAVgAyAHUAMAA0AFkANwA2AC8AZgB1AFcAcQBpAGcAPQA9AA==&w=144&mw=400"></p><p>Things I learned on the way to something else--May edition</p> <p>Just a few scattered pieces of information I glommed onto while browsing through the likes of VANITY FAIR, NEW YORKER, NEWSWEEK, TIME, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. a couple of&nbsp; garden equipment catalogues and a church bulletin or two.</p> <p>* SCORPION which premieres this Fall on CBS will mark the first time since 1948 that a sitcom hasn't appeared Monday Nights at 8 Central on the Tiffany Network. (TV GUIDE)</p> <p>* It takes roughly 8 times longer to move oil through pipelines than it does shipping it via rail. (TIME )</p> <p>*&nbsp; "Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children-" Sitting Bull&nbsp; ( posted on the wall in Hibbard Hall at UW Eau Claire )</p> <p>*&nbsp; Kenneth Feld, CEO of&nbsp; Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus and Disney on Ice, runs 3 to 5 miles a day and reads 4 to 5 papers a day (FORTUNE)</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/05/28/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else--mayhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/05/28/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else--mayWed, 28 May 2014 14:42:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I read for fun and other things I like to read-April 2014 <p>It's probably a good thing I have a NOOK. It's probably a good thing that I have an overused library card and I'm sure its a good thing that I'm a literacy tutor with the Literacy Volunteers of The Chippewa Valley.</p> <p>I love to read almost as much as I like to TALK and WRITE.</p> <p>Now, sometimes I do a slew of reading&nbsp; as an occupational hazard of what I do for my dayjob. Breezing through TIME or NEWSWEEK or THE ATLANTIC or VANITY FAIR,etc. aren't always a quick, easy, fun read and they more often than not involve note pads, erasers, caffeinated soda or coffee and some kind of self imposed deadline.</p> <p>Then there are those things I find myself losing myself in.</p> <p>Jon Hasler's NORTH OF HOPE&nbsp; (Just finished it ! Great Book. One of those reads where I end up refilling the tub with hot water because I don't want to get out until I finish just ONE&nbsp;more chapter) and THE QUIET SEASON-- A Wisconsin Book by Jerry Apps that I read with my Literacy&nbsp;student in chapters every week during our tutor sessions at Banbury Place. The timing could not have been better ( It's all about winter's in the 1930's and 1940's in Wisconsin and we were reading it January-April) and the price was right ( I took it off Bob Bosold's desk when he wasn't looking)</p> <p>Great Read--Jerry really captures what farm life in glorious Wisconsin Winter MUST have been like.Very personaable, just enough detail, paints a picture, I can smell the barn and feel the frost as he shares THE QUIET SEASON. &nbsp;Here's why I say MUST have. I'm not a farmer and I arrived on the planet almost 3 decades too late for the era he talks about, and yet I've always had an appreciation for that time and the will of people that lived through that time.</p> <p>&nbsp; The other eye opener for me was hearing my student read (outloud) passages from the story. It captured the timeframe, some of the grit and the charm of the era. Plus I rediscovered that I too enjoy being read to.</p> <p>One more point about this: Read whatever you can, whenever you can. Encourage others to do the same and if someone ever says , " You might make a pretty good tutor"--take them up on the offer. It will be one of those things that absolutely changes your life.</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/04/23/things-i-read-for-fun-and-other-things-i-like-to-read-april-2014http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/04/23/things-i-read-for-fun-and-other-things-i-like-to-read-april-2014Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:14:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to Hawai'i and back <p><img alt="" src="http://www.wayy790.com/EI/sharedobjects/handlers/ir.ashx?p=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&w=144&mw=400"></p><p>It's amazing what a few days in Paradise (and the trip to and from) will teach you. My first time in Hawai'i and I learned this..</p> <p>* If you put 2 vowels back to back..and they do that ALOT in Hawai'i ..you need to put the apostrophe in. Wheel of Fortune has been doing this WRONG for quite a while.&nbsp;</p> <p>* Gas Prices &nbsp;range from 4.09 to 4.26 but the real sticker shock came when we went shopping for half and half for our morning coffees--5.19 for a quart--YIKES!&nbsp;</p> <p>* President Barack Obama went to a high school within walking distance of Hilo Hatties,(the store of Hawaii although I doubt Michele does much of her shopping there) &nbsp;The harbor where the "3 hour tour" on Gilligan's Island began, and dozens of scenes for the new and old HAWAII 5-0 . His name was Barry in High School and he went to the same high school that John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston went to.</p> <p>* If someone offers you a LOCO MOCO--take them up on the offer..they're usually good and good for breakfast.</p> <p>* More than 2 dozen movies and tv shows have been shot at the nature reserve/ beach &nbsp;mentioned in the Beach Boys SURFIN USA " Waimea Bay"&nbsp;</p> <p>* The last time Wisconsin won the NCAA Basketball Championship was about 8 months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/04/03/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-hawaii-and-backhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/04/03/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-hawaii-and-backThu, 03 Apr 2014 12:24:00 GMTJohn MurphyMore things I learned on the way to something else --In like a LION edition <p>First Off.. As February becomes March and temps continue to drop into the sub zero range (thank you polar vortex !) let me acknowledge 2 important things--March WILL come in like a lion AND my wife Juli is the # 1 reader of this blog so let me throw in&nbsp;at least one "Hi Honey ! " and then get back to the business of "things I learned on the way to something else "</p> <p>In my hand, I am clutching no less than 2 dozen post it notes with all kinds of strange information I gleened from reading too much late at night, early in the morning, in waiting rooms and libraries and occassionally even on a bus.</p> <p>For instance:&nbsp; Garick Utley, NBC newsman who just passed away, was the son of Clifton Utley, who hired NBC newsman John Chancellor who later then hired Garick. What goes around ,comes around. (Chicago Sun Times )&nbsp; Another Garick Utley note: He went to Carleton College (which I believe is in Northfield, Minnesota if it's the same Carleton I'm familiar with)&nbsp; and he squared off against Macalester student, and soccer player, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan .</p> <p>Prescription Pills now kill more Americans than all illegal drugs combined (PLAYBOY)</p> <p>There are 3,300 MENSA members under age 18 . Another 56,000 adults are part of the group. (Milwaukee Journal)</p> <p>Wisconsin is projected to have a shortage of 20,000 nurses by 2035 (Milwaukee Journal)</p> <p>The Keep Wisconsin Warm fund reports that energy assistance requests are up 42 % this Winter ( Wisconsin State Journal )</p> <p>When it first appeared, critics ridiculed this structure as:</p> <p>* Truly Tragic Street Lamp&nbsp; * Metal Asparagus * Funnel planted on it's fat butt "</p> <p>The Eiffel Tower&nbsp; !&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Mental Floss )</p> <p>* The now closed, iconic MIKE's SMOKEHOUSE was a 1996 Finalist for Pork Restaurant of the Year&nbsp; ( Eau Claire Leader-Telegram )</p> <p>* Colonel Sanders Famous Chicken recipe was rejected 1,009 times (Mental Floss)</p> <p>* 90's week on JEOPARDY&nbsp; March 3-7&nbsp; (TV Guide)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/02/25/more-things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else---in-like-a-lion-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/02/25/more-things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else---in-like-a-lion-editionTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:21:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else February 4th Edition <p>Things I learned on the way to something else FEBRUARY 4th&nbsp; EDITION</p> <p>Too Many Sub-Sub zero days, long car rides, a soak in the tub or two and a new NOOK have all led me to the February 4th Edition of THINGS I LEARNED ON THE WAY TO SOMETHING ELSE.</p> <p>Yes, I read Mitch Albom's latest THE FIRST PHONECALL FROM HEAVEN and No, I did NOT drop it in the tub as some of my best friends predicted..Great Book--It's one you'll read in 2, maybe 3 days MAX..You can NOT put this book down..</p> <p>Meanwhile I stumbled into a few things and feel free to use any of this information discriminately or even indiscriminately.</p> <p>* 23 % of Americans didn't read a single book last year--up from 16 % in 1990 and 8 % in 1978 (THE WEEK)</p> <p>* Most Liked Photo on FACEBOOK--The special HUG between President and Wife (Barack and Michelle) 4.4 million Likes. ( NEW YORK magazine)</p> <p>* Frank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of JACK DANIELS. He always had it on stage with him. 3 Rocks, 2 fingers of JD and a splash of water ( NEW YORK magazine)</p> <p>* Jason Seiler, EC Memorial Graduate, created the TIME Person of the Year portrait of Pope Francis. He's also done caricatures of&nbsp; Chris Christie and Raymond Chandler and graduated in 1996--the same year that WAYY's own Luc Anthony graduated from Eau Claire Memorial ( and NO, no known caricatures of Luc exist. really. )&nbsp; ( MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL )</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/02/04/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-february-4th-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/02/04/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-february-4th-editionTue, 04 Feb 2014 13:29:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else (January edition) <p>A 2500 mile trip with my best friend of 44 years, West Coast Dan, provided lots of time for stray reading, listening to radio from Des Moines to Wichita to&nbsp;Houston and just about every AM signal we could find along the way, and just plain observation.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;There were a few things I picked up along the way and now I'm not sure what to do with this new found ,albeit stray, knowledge so I'll share it here.</p> <p>*&nbsp; A High Speed Chase with guns involved will draw no fewer than 25 state troopers, sheriff's deputies, township cops and game wardens, no matter if it's in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas or anywhere. No,we weren't involved in the high speed case but we came upon it's aftermath one strange December night just south of Oklahoma City. Great to know wherever you are, law enforcement comes together to serve us. Most of our heroes don't work 8 to 5 but I will never lack admiration for the job they do.</p> <p>* Apparently if you take a&nbsp;"performance" enhancing drug&nbsp;with a sleazy name that you may have bought at a convenience store or liquor store and you die after&nbsp;or during the performance, your griefing performance partner can sue the company, the FDA and the store that sold you the drug. (Thank you Kansas City Radio for that--That discussion passed the time for at least 90 minutes)</p> <p>* As hard as we&nbsp;look for bad people wherever we go, if we open our&nbsp;eyes and make an effort, we stumble into awesome people 1.)&nbsp;The nicest Dallas Police officer EVER who gave us a tour of the Cotton Bowl. Took us down the tunnel that Notre Dame and Texas, TCU and Texas A and M, Oklahoma and Alabama and countless others have run through on the way to glory. A glance up toward the press box and I was transported back to a very sunny January 1st&nbsp;&nbsp;3 decades ago&nbsp;and good memories of people like Lindsey Nelson and Pat Summeral bringing the magic of the Cotton Bowl into our homes--Back to a time when there were a handful of bowl games, the best ones were played during daylight and the bowl games were actually played in "bowls" 2)&nbsp;The city employee in Emporia,&nbsp;Kansas who took time away from taking down some Christmas lights to enlighten us about William Allen White's home, the newspaper office where he once was the pulitzer prize winning editor, a special statue in the park and the&nbsp;elementary school he was so proud to be a graduate of --William Allen White Elementary 3.) The Minnesota fan who so loved his Gophers that when they made the questionable choice of going for 2 instead of the extra point, referred to the move as "&nbsp; stoopit, stoopit, stoopit"--While we chuckled and smiled at his antics, he probably was right and he provided us with laughs for the 1200 miles ahead of us, on your way back to Badger and Gopher land from deep in the heart of Texas. I figure William H Macy plays him in the movie. Wait a minute, maybe that WAS William H Macy. :)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/01/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-january-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2014/01/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-january-editionSat, 11 Jan 2014 09:39:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else DECEMBER EDITION <p>As John Lennon once wrote, SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS. Tis the season for all things joyful and sometimes stressful and those two things are not mutually exclusive.</p> <p>So, for a little DIVERSION in this busy season, how about a few facts and other oddities I picked up along the way while I was really looking for something else ? Or at least that's what I tell my boss. I call it RESEARCH.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For instance :</p> <p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;Why are late baby&nbsp;boomers so spoiled? Here's some evidence--I'm a late baby boomer and YES, 3 of the most iconic Christmas specials EVER debutted when I was 5 ( Rudolph the&nbsp;Red Nosed&nbsp;Reindeer) in 1964, 6 ( A Charlie Brown Christmas) in 1965 and 7 ( How the Grinch stole Christmas) in 1966. (TV GUIDE) </p> <p>* Land&nbsp;O' Lakes is&nbsp;the only brand of butter you can&nbsp;buy in all 50 states (Food&nbsp;Network)</p> <p>* The Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas is up 7/7 percent from 2012--Apparently part of it is the cost&nbsp;of ladies dancing and lords a leaping is up (seriously)&nbsp; Overall cost if you actually bought ALL 364 items: $ 114,000 ( Denver Post )</p> <p>* Plus Size women hold 28 percent of women's apparel purchasing power,but spend only 17 percent--62 percent of plus size women say they have a hard time finding the styles they want. ( Newsweek)</p> <p>* Largest college marching band in America: James Madison University from Virginia ( Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/NBC)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/12/09/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-december-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/12/09/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-december-editionMon, 09 Dec 2013 10:17:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else-Late October Issue 2013 <p><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Somewhere amidst my stack of newspapers, magazines, books, brochures, pamphlets, church bulletins&nbsp;and catalogs, I discover a thing or two I wasn't really looking for, but I found it anyway. Curious little things like:</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>* 42 percent of Americans want to change at least one aspect of their Thanksgiving celebrations (Better Homes and Gardens) </strong></p> <p><strong>* October 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Camel cigarettes. 1 million CAMELS were sold in the first year. 425 million the year later--Camels still holds the record for the most smokes sold in a single year--1952--105 Billion. ( Eau Claire Leader-Telegram) </strong></p> <p><strong>* Coming soon, 11-12-13..it will be centuries before that kind of calendar enumeration comes again ( um, look at a calendar ) </strong></p> <p><strong>* Movie Theatre Popcorn is more expensive per ounce than filet mignon(PLAYBOY) </strong></p> <p><strong>* President Kennedy was the only US President outlived by his Grandmother (Eau Claire Leader-Telegram )</strong></p> <p><strong>*Tanzanite will be mined out within our lifetime (Jewelry Television)&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>* Oreos may be as addictive as cocaine, to lab rats ( Hartford Courant)&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>* This Fall, 233 Longfellow students (79 percent) and 250 Lakeshore students (57 percent) qualify for free and reduced price meals (&nbsp;First Congregational UCC Talk of the Tower )&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/10/29/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-late-october-issue-2013http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/10/29/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-late-october-issue-2013Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:44:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else (October Edition) <p>I like to read. in fact, I guess I LOVE to read--almost as much as I love to YAP, and love to WRITE..So these are a few gems I found along the way when I was no doubt looking for something else. It's much like when you discover the Zebra in the museum instead of the Zoo.</p> <p>For Instance:</p> <p>* On November 26th, Sothebys, the big $$$ auction house will auction off one of the finest surviving copies of the Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in what is now the United States of America. It is expected to go for around $ 30 million.(Treasures, Antique to Modern Collecting)</p> <p>* The Bakken Region in North Dakota has gone from pumping 74,524 barrels of oil in 2008 to 736,167 in 2013 (TIME )</p> <p>* Yes, there IS an opera about Anna Nicole Smith, the late PLAYBOY and GUESS JEANS model. Seriously. (New Yorker)</p> <p>More to come--the stack of magazines and stack of newspapers on the coffee table, the kitchen table, the nightstand, the library table WON'T read themselves. And speaking of that, A and E has cancelled HOARDERS after 6 seasons (Entertainment Weekly )</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/10/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-editionhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/10/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-october-editionMon, 14 Oct 2013 10:38:00 GMTJohn MurphyMore Things I learned on the way to somewhere else September 2013 <p>It's back to school time and that means collecting scads of random information that I can share with you and maybe you can use it to win trivia contests at a bar near you or you can impress friends and family (or both)&nbsp;</p> <p>More Stuff I learned on the way to something else:</p> <p>* Neenah Foundry will celebrate its 141st anniversary in October and YES, you will find Neenah Foundry manhole covers can be found underneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the new World Trade Center in New York City (Neenah Foundry website)</p> <p>* The Highest paid state employee in 26 states is the College Football coach and in 13 It's the college basketball coach ( deadspin.com)</p> <p>* Apparently cemetaries are among the hottest spots in the Eau Claire area for heroin users to be shooting up ( wqow.com)&nbsp;</p> <p>* Bill Gates has already given away more ( 28 billion) than Michael Bloomberg(27 billion) is worth. (FORBES)</p> <p>* I was born 2 months before THE TWILIGHT ZONE premiered (1959)..I know..weird.</p> <p>* Liza Minelli and Cher BOTH turned down the song THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA (Billboard)</p> <p>* Julia Louis Dreyfus broke Lucille Ball's record for 14 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy Nominations (VEEP, Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine ( Entertainment weekly)&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/09/09/more-things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-september-2013http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/09/09/more-things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else-september-2013Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:29:00 GMTJohn MurphyThe State Capitol is a Dangerous Place <p>Considering everything that has happened at our state capitol in the past 2 years let alone the past two weeks, its no wonder I have come to the conclusion that our state capitol is a dangerous place. Not Madison. The capitol itself. From protestors singing off key strange anti-Republican songs and getting arrested, handcuffed in fact, for breaking the rules to that incessant pounding on drums a few months back, the place is bedlam. That isn't even considering the laws our legislators are passing or not passing or budgets our Governor's put into play with the help of legislators. Scary stuff. But even with all of that taken into consideration, thanks to a trip to Wilson Park for Chalkfest I have historical evidence that the state capitol..not this particular one, but one just like it is a DANGEROUS PLACE. Even deadly. It killed a war hero from Wisconsin. A war hero who survived many a battle in war. It was nearly 20 years after the hero's service in America's civil war that this hero died. In our state capitol. Not from any war injury. But from a fire. In 1881. Fire swept through the state capitol. Smoke inhalation killed this war hero. OLD ABE--The American Eagle, mascot for Union troops from Wisconsin in the civil war. Paul Harvey might have said--and NOW you know the rest of the story, but I won't. I'll just say--see, I told you, The State Capitol is a dangerous place.</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/08/06/the-state-capitol-is-a-dangerous-placehttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/08/06/the-state-capitol-is-a-dangerous-placeTue, 06 Aug 2013 21:21:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else : July <p>Ah...Summertime and the livin' is READING..a light breeze, a little sunshine, a refreshing beverage and a summer evening of breezing through a stack of magazines, books, newsletters, church bulletins, newspapers..and as always, there's all that stuff you find that you weren't really expecting to find but you learn it anyway and so feel compelled to share it with unsuspecting others,such as yourself..</p> <p>For instance..</p> <p>* Air Force Personel responsible for the security of the Secretary of State's plane are referred to as "Ravens" (Conde Nast Traveler)</p> <p>* In 2011,The # of cars in the world hit 1 Billion (Sierra Magazine)</p> <p>* The 4 States with the highest Gas Taxes:</p> <p>1. California&nbsp; 53.6 cents per gallon</p> <p>2. New York&nbsp; 50.5</p> <p>3. Connecticutt&nbsp; 49</p> <p>4. Hawaii&nbsp; 48.7</p> <p>The lowest by the way are: Alaska, Virginia, New Jersey,South Carolina. (USA Today)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>* SNL Alum Bill Hader will replace Robert Downey,Junior as the voice of Mr. Peanut in the Planters Nuts commercials. (Entertainment weekly)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>More to come in early August :)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/07/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-julyhttp://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/07/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-julySun, 14 Jul 2013 10:19:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to somewhere else- Summer 2013 <p>This entry is particularly random--As My friend Porgy, while channeling Gershwin, once said to Bess ,. " Summertime and the living is easy ! " So lets knock off the heavy lifting and just share a few things I learned while on the way to something else....</p> <p>* For instance--While clearance clothes shopping at Macy's the other night--WOW--What a music mix.. Yes--That was the Ronettes, then Kay Starr, then a cowboy from the 30's--then Beyonce, then Paul Simon's KODACHROME and then The Green Acres theme..FASHION comes with a price : )</p> <p>*The term "Nervous Nellie" came about in 1925--used to describe Calvin Coolidge's Cowardly Lion of a Secretary of State Frank Kellogg--What difference does it make,INDEED Mr. Secretary ( TIME Magazine's Anxiety Issue)</p> <p>*The Stanley Cup weighs 35 pounds and makes grown men cry ( NBC )</p> <p>* 64 % of us here in the Chippewa Valley call them "crayfish" 22 %&nbsp; go with "crawfish" (Volume One )</p> <p>* A&nbsp;Painting of a topless Bea Arthur &nbsp;sold at auction for $1.9 million. (Entertainment Weekly) And then there's Maude !&nbsp; ( Stories like this remind me that I should always have the checkbook handy in case I want to do any 70's nostalgic implusive art shopping)</p> <p>* We can thank New York City for legislating the "setback" into existence in the real estate and architecture world in 1916. ( A Short History of American Democracy--which by the way, at&nbsp; 902 pages doesn't seem all that short)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/06/26/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else--summer-2013http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/06/26/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-somewhere-else--summer-2013Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:49:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else:May 2013<p>Here's More Stuff I learned on the way to something else--You know, all those little tidbits of stuff you pick up when you were really browsing through a book, searching for the capital of some Banana Republic or for the root cause of the Spanish-American War-- Its stuff that isn't totally vital but nevertheless, nice to know. (And usable for the next time you get into a shouting match with Alex Trebek)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For instance:</p> <p>...there are almost 80 million miles of road in the world ( Cadillac ATS AD in May Vanity Fair )</p> <p>... Paul Anka's Tonight Show theme earned him $ 800,000 in residuals a year--It started out as an Annette Funicello Song, "It's Really Love "&nbsp; ( Paul Anka's biography MY WAY )</p> <p>... Neenah Foundry manhole covers can be found underneath the Eiffel Tower and the New World Trade Center ( This is what I get for reading their corporate report online )</p> <p>... The World's Domino's championships are held in May in Andalusia, Alabama ( Mental Floss magazine )</p> <p>... Early Laundromats required that you make an appointment ( Saturday Evening Post March/April 2013 )</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/05/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-elsemay-2013http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/05/14/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-elsemay-2013Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else March 2013 <p><strong>It's time again for another thrilling episode of THINGS I LEARNED ON THE WAY TO SOMETHING ELSE..You know, its that stuff you pick up when you're really reading for another reason and you just "glom' onto valuable pieces of information.</strong></p> <p><strong>For Instance..</strong></p> <p><strong>Of the Top 10 shows on broadcast tv the week of 2/25/2013 --the only 'scripted" shows in the list were on CBS. FOX,NBC,and ABC did NOT crack the top 10 with a scripted show. (TV GUIDE )</strong></p> <p><strong>On August 14,1945--The US War Dept. sent out 37,000 telegrams, cancelling 88,000 unfulfilled ammunition orders. In Today's dollars that would be worth right around&nbsp; $209 BILLION (Noir 40's by Richard Lingeman) </strong></p> <p><strong>The Borgstrom Brothers from Tremonton,Utah all died in 1944 . in World War Two. In Different branches of the service. In different places. Their bodies did not return home until&nbsp; July 1948 ( Noir 40's by Richard Lingeman) </strong></p> <p><strong>Sleepys ( A Mattress retailer) did a survey of Americans recently and it found that 70 % of us would like to switch the daylight savings time&nbsp; switchover DAY to Saturday @ 2 am from Sunday @ 2 am (USA Today)</strong></p> <p><strong>Toyota's Prius's name is Latin for TO GO BEFORE ( Schott's Almanac 2011--hey, I bought the book for 1.99 @ Books a Million--I SHOULD read some of&nbsp; it)&nbsp; </strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/03/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-march-2013http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/03/11/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-march-2013Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:57:00 GMTJohn MurphyThings I learned on the way to something else-Jan.'13<p>Here's another boatload of stuff we don't REALLY need to know but if I discover it on my way to learning something else--I feel compelled to share it with you. You can thank me later. :)</p> <p>62 percent of women wash their hands 10 or more times a day ( Better Homes and Gardens)</p> <p>You would be hardpressed to find a boxelder bug west of the Rockies. (Hobby Farms)</p> <p>8 states have official pies--3 states have official cakes. Wisconsin doesn't have an official cake or pie. (Mental Floss)</p> <p>Marshall Fields on Chicago created the Bridal Registry in 1924.(Vanity Fair)</p> <p>Garth brooks isn the only superstar whose music ins't on Itunes. (Billboard)</p> <p>Walmart says it it were to cut one second off of its average customer check out time in the US it would save $ 12 million in cashier wages per year (Wall Street Journal)</p>http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/01/24/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-jan13http://www.wayy790.com/johns-blog/2013/01/24/things-i-learned-on-the-way-to-something-else-jan13Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:27:00 GMTJohn Murphy
http://www.wayy790.com/_SHARED/Feeds/v1/RSS/FeedsRSS.ashx?feedid=380
www.wayy790.com
crawl=CC-MAIN-2015-22
67202
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:C37VG5XYQ46EAY64RZHR7KK65SHEAOHI
<urn:uuid:e38785ae-a21a-4ea7-b70e-b7eccbc528fd>
2015-05-24T17:13:47Z
72.21.92.20
sha1:MEMXWTJJ7M6IABHSLSLG3DRIRQTKGWQ7
<urn:uuid:3d3e4a10-5108-4694-8a47-8359f380b7f3>
http://www.wayy790.com/_SHARED/Feeds/v1/RSS/FeedsRSS.ashx?feedid=380
response
<urn:uuid:a137180f-42d2-49dc-9f7d-c13796570c1c>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-22
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for May 2015
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf