\u27a2 An Ontario town has voted down a ban on excessive noise that would have prohibited a number of everyday sounds. The proposed bylaw before Niagara-on-the-Lake council would\u2019ve banned noise louder than 50 decibels (dB) overnight and 55 dB throughout the day.<\/p>\n
A normal conversation is typically 60 dB. The bylaw also called for a ban on \u201cyelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing\u201d after 9 p.m., while also imposing a $350 fine for a number of common overnight sounds such as barking dogs, idling cars, snow blowers and musical instruments. The bylaw was proposed mainly to crack down on partying in short-term rental homes.<\/p>\n
\u27a2 Some people hide their stash of candy in a secret location, and some hide their stash of beer in a public library. Staff at a library in Walla Walla, Washington, have been changing the library\u2019s layout while it\u2019s closed to the public due to the pandemic. While working recently to move the mystery book collection to a different spot, a crew member removed a corner panel on some 1970s-era shelving with an open top. Behind it he found five unopened cans of beer, and a packet of opened gum. The City posted about the find on Facebook, noting they think the items have been there for \u201cupward of 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 Two frontline nurses in Miami\u00a0lost their apartment in a fire<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0late last month.\u00a0 But then a teenager with a nonprofit called “Helping Hands” saw their story . . . found them a new place to live . . . and covered their rent for the first three months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 \u201cCSI\u201d is coming back to TV and it\u2019s bringing along some familiar faces. Reportedly, original series stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox are in negotiations to star in the event series revival \u201cCSI: Vegas\u201d. They played fan-favourite couple Grissom and Sara. Along with the returning stars, the new series will feature four new main characters. Originally, the plan was for \u201cCSI: Vegas\u201d to air in time for the show\u2019s 20th anniversary in October, but it\u2019s been delayed due to the pandemic. The plan now is for filming to begin this fall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2The\u00a0“Golden Girls”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0house has\u00a0sold<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for $4 million, which is a whopping $1 million OVER the asking price.<\/p>\n The exact price was $4,000,620, which is a LOT considering the house doesn’t even look like the\u00a0“Golden Girls”<\/em>\u00a0house on the inside.\u00a0 It was only used for the EXTERIOR shots.<\/p>\n Then again, it isn’t located in the middle of nowhere . . . or even Florida for that matter . . . it’s in the highly-desirable Brentwood area of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n It has four bedrooms, and is 2,901 square feet.<\/p>\n The house received 20 offers in 14 days . . . resulting in a BIDDING WAR among nine people.<\/p>\n There’s no word on who bought it . . . but sadly, it was NOT\u00a0BETTY WHITE<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0“People”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0said the bidders were not celebrities.\u00a0 It’s unclear if that includes HGTV, which purchased the\u00a0“Brady Bunch”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0house back in 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1922 [98] The first \u2018Caesar Salad\u2019 is concocted in Tijuana, Mexico (named for Caesar\u2019s Restaurant).<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 1977\u00a0 Waylon Jennings was at #1 on the US country album charts with\u00a0Ol’ Waylon.\u00a0The album features one of his signature songs, a track featuring Willie Nelson called “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love).<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n CARDBOARD ABROAD:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n Apparently, thieves are making a fortune by stealing \u201cbeige gold\u201d that has been left out to be recycled, and selling it. That, of course, means legitimate recycling firms, and the city or county who usually get a cut of the sales, are missing out on tend of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The issue has been brought to light in Spain, where a division of the Spanish Guardia Civil police force has been brought in to help stop gangs from stealing cardboard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s been estimated that almost half of all cardboard put into recycling in Madrid is being stolen. Apparently, criminals set up companies that mix illegally collected cardboard with some that is legitimately sourced, and export it to Asia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A group of young men from the Edmonton area inspired many by recently carrying their friend up a canyon trail near Canmore, Alta. to view a waterfall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aaron Friesen, who has spastic bilateral cerebral palsy as a result of a lack of oxygen at birth, has been in a wheelchair his whole life. On Sunday, Aug. 2, the group of five set off on the four kilometre hike to the waterfall and back on a route that included rough and steep terrain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “At first, the guys just took turns using brute force and tried to push my chair up that mountain,\u201d.\u00a0 After struggling to push his wheelchair up the trail, one of the guys came up with the idea to stick logs underneath the wheelchair and carry Aaron.<\/p>\n “We just wanted to see the waterfall, and Aaron goes wherever we go,” said Peters.<\/p>\n “I will admit, I was a little nervous,” said Friesen. “I always am when we do these hiking trips. It’s so much fun, though. The laughter, adrenaline and feeling of accomplishment you get after completing a task like this is unreal!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The friends, who met through different church events and outings in Edmonton, have known each other for several years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The act captured the attention of Mary Dorchester who was also at the canyon. She posted a photo of the young men on her Facebook page hoping to identify them and get their story out to the public. “These young men totally need super attention to what kind hearts they have,” Dorchester wrote in her Facebook post.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [84] Robert Redford, actor (\u201cButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\u201d)\/movie director (\u201cA River Runs Through It\u201d)\/\u201cSundance Film Festival\u201d founder (1978)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [63] Denis Leary, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Christian Slater, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Edward Norton, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n How Does Your Personal Hygiene Compare to the Average Person’s?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you cleaner or GROSSER than the average person?\u00a0 An online survey asked 250,000 people about their personal hygiene habits.\u00a0 Here are ten questions, and how people answered . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n MATTRESS SALES ARE BOOMING <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n People have been spending a lot more time at home since the pandemic began in March, and as a result, mattress sales are booming. Mark Abrials, chief marketing officer at mattress company Avocado says, \u201cPeople are spending so much time at home and less time and money eating out or going on vacations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n People are putting more money into the home next and other things that make them feel good.\u201d And it\u2019s not just traditional mattresses that are getting all the attention\u2014the increase in people working from home means adjustable mattresses are seeing an uptick in sales as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Furniture e-commerce site Wayfair also reports it\u2019s seeing an uptick in sales across all categories\u2014they added some five million new customers last quarter, which is more than the company netted in the past year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A Couple Is Busted for Going on a Naked Dog Walk<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The cops in Hopkinton, Massachusetts got a call around 6:30 A.M. on Monday about a couple who was walking their dog . . . NAKED.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To clarify, the couple was naked.\u00a0 I guess technically the dog was naked too . . . but the couple’s nudity is what led to the cops getting involved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When the cops tracked down the couple, 32-year-old Mariel Kinney and 30-year-old Kevin Pinto both took off running.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They also started attacking when the cops caught up with them . . . and they were both arrested for indecent exposure, assault and battery on a police officer, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So WHY were they naked?\u00a0 The cops say Mariel and Kevin wouldn’t give them a straight answer.\u00a0 But the cops DID say their dog Lucy is a, quote, “very good dog.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY AUGUST 18TH<\/sup> <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Tampa Bay leads series 3 games to 1<\/p>\n Colorado Avalanche 7, Arizona Coyotes 1 – Colorado leads series 3 games to 1<\/p>\n Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Boston leads series 3 games to 1<\/p>\n St. Louis Blues 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 – Series tied at 2-2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NBA PLAYOFFS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Toronto Raptors 134, Brooklyn Nets 110 – Toronto leads series 1 game to 0<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets 135, Utah Jazz 125 (OT) – Denver leads series 1 game to 0<\/p>\n Boston Celtics 109, Philadelphia 76ers 101 – Boston leads series 1 game to 0<\/p>\n L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas Mavericks 110 – Los Angeles leads series 1 game to 0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MADDIE & TAE HIT BASED ON TAE DYE’S REAL HEARTBREAK <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Maddie & Tae’s\u00a0Tae Dye\u00a0had an emotionally exhausting experience while writing their current hit single, “Die From A Broken Heart.” She and\u00a0Maddie Marlow\u00a0and their other co-writers delved into Tae’s real life heartbreak to create what could be the duo’s second Number One hit.<\/p>\n [\u201cWe wrote \u2018Die from a Broken Heart\u2019 two weeks after an actual break up that I had gone through. It\u2019s hard for me to really dig into my emotions in the midst of my emotions. I\u2019m more of like an after the point, and then I can kind of revisit it and work through everything, but I turned off my emotions for the most part during that writing session just to look at it from a logical and practical standpoint, just so that I wasn\u2019t a mess during writing it. But that was probably the hardest one just because I felt everything that the song says.\u201d]<\/p>\n “Die From A Broken Heart” sits at Number Two on the country charts.<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/p>\n “Die From A Broken Heart” is the second single from Maddie & Tae’s sophomore album,\u00a0The Way It Feels<\/em>.<\/p>\n The album was released in April, five years after the release of their debut album,\u00a0Start Here<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n HANK JR., MARTY STUART, DEAN DILLON HEADED INTO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Hank Williams, Jr., Marty Stuart<\/strong>\u00a0and songwriter\u00a0Dean Dillon<\/strong>\u00a0are all headed into the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall. Williams will be inducted in the \u201cVeterans Era Artist\u201d category; Stuart in the \u201cModern Era Artist\u201d category; and Dillon in the \u201cSongwriter\u201d category.<\/p>\n Stuart said the honor leaves him at a loss for words.\u00a0[“It’s family to me. I’ve always considered the Country Music Hall of Fame — I’ve said it — it is our ultimate treasure chest. It is the greatest living room that the family of Country music has together, and I’ve always felt like I was a part of it, but to be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame, it is beyond words. I’m usually not at a loss for words.”]<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blake Shelton Got Owned by Luke Bryan on Twitter<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If there was battle of the wits between\u00a0BLAKE SHELTON<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0LUKE BRYAN<\/strong>, my money would be on Blake.\u00a0 He’s vicious.\u00a0 And funny.\u00a0 But I may change my mind if Luke keeps this up.<\/p>\n Here’s what I’m talking about.\u00a0 Blake made a post on\u00a0Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0yesterday showing Luke’s face . . . and underneath there was a fake news headline that read, “Study finds falling asleep at the wheel linked to Luke Bryan music.”<\/p>\n He captioned it, quote, “Wow! \u00a0Just catching up on the news.\u00a0 Shocking. \u00a0I have noticed some fatigue when @Luke-Bryan comes on.”<\/p>\n Not bad . . . but Luke’s reply topped it.\u00a0 He wrote, “@Blake-Shelton, your girlfriend is the only reason people are listening to your last two singles.”\u00a0\u00a0(And . . . mic drop.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n While we’re on the subject:\u00a0 Luke Bryan and\u00a0DARIUS RUCKER<\/strong>\u00a0did the no-audience Grand Ole Opry show last Saturday.\u00a0 They performed their own songs as well as a great cover of\u00a0Brooks & Dunn’s<\/strong>\u00a0“Neon Moon”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Here’s\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>video<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 18th ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":16668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 05:13:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/08\/on-todays-show-441\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16669,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16667\/revisions\/16669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Need someone to help you with a favor? Ask them on a sunny day. Research shows we\u2019re 12% more likely to hear a \u201cyes\u201d to favors when the sun is shining, because sunshine boosts our mood \u2013 and people are more agreeable when they\u2019re in a good mood.<\/p>\n