\u27a2 Winter days have less light than summer days, and even if you don\u2019t have seasonal affective disorder (SAD) the grey days might leave you feeling a bit down. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Barbara Nosal says a simple way to feel better is to open up all your blinds and curtains first thing in the morning. She adds that spending time outside helps regulate hormones and neurotransmitters that have a strong effect on moods, behavior, and the body\u2019s natural rhythmic patterns, so you\u2019ll want to be exposed to as much natural light as possible during the day. For cloudy days you might want to invest in a light therapy box, which gives off light that mimics natural sunlight.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 A few weeks ago, the police in Murrieta, California pulled over a Little Caesars pizza delivery driver for a traffic violation.\u00a0 And when the cops ran his name, they found he had an outstanding warrant, so they arrested him.<\/p>\n
But there was still an undelivered pizza in his car.<\/p>\n
So, the cops came up with a plan:\u00a0 One of them took the driver to jail . . . while the other one delivered the pizza to the customer who was waiting for it.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 A cancer doctor in Arkansas named Omar Atiq recently closed his practice to start teaching.\u00a0 And on his way out, he\u00a0forgave<\/a>\u00a0$650,000 worth of his patients’ medical debt.\u00a0 He sent letters to 200 people for Christmas to let them know they didn’t have to worry about it anymore.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Proving once again that absolutely ANYTHING is fair game for a remake, a reboot, or a sequel . . . there’s a new\u00a0“Little House on the Prairie”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in the works.<\/p>\n This one will fall into the REBOOT category, and that’s about all that anyone knows about it so far.\u00a0 But sources say several potential buyers are already interested.<\/p>\n The original\u00a0“Little House”<\/em>\u00a0ran from 1974 to 1983 on NBC.\u00a0 It was based on the books of\u00a0Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/strong>, who wrote about her life growing up in the 1870s and 1880s in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Minnesota.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 The Grammy Awards have officially been postponed until Sunday, March 14th.<\/p>\n The Recording Academy released a joint statement along with CBS on Tuesday (January 5th) announcing that the show would no longer take place on January 31st due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n They said, \u201cThe deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>,\u00a0Trevor Noah\u00a0<\/strong>will remain the host of the event<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Don Williams<\/strong>\u00a0reached #1 with “Tulsa Time” in 1979<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FROG BULL:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n Kambo, a gluey substance secreted on the skin of the Giant Monkey Frog when threatened, is being taken by some for what they say is its curative physical and psychological properties \u2013 but it comes at a cost. How is it applied? Treatments begin with a person\u2019s skin being burned and then the venom is applied to the wound.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It causes immediate and severe short-term symptoms including projectile vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate and a swollen face. Practitioners say that the intense sensations help create feelings of strength and power. They say it can cure anything from migraines to anxiety and can succeed when more traditional medicines or therapy are ineffective. How much? About $150 per session.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, one more thing: Hospitalizations and even deaths have been reported among those who have received the treatment, a problem partly blamed on a lack of trained professionals able to administer kambo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2713 91% people skip the first slice of bread, just because it\u2019s ugly.<\/p>\n \u2713 Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.<\/p>\n \u2713 Your feet typically produce a pint of sweat every single day.<\/p>\n \u2713 People whose names start with \u2018A\u2019 have the longest life expectancy.<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Small businesses are struggling BIG TIME during the pandemic . . . and an NBA player has a creative idea to help them out.\u00a0\u00a0LARRY NANCE JR.\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong>\u00a0shared his address on social media, and asked his followers to buy a piece of apparel from any of their favorite local businesses, and send it to him.\u00a0 He wears a size XL shirt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And he\u00a0said<\/strong><\/a>, quote, “I will wear each piece of apparel to a game this year, be photographed, and post about that business to help bring awareness.<\/p>\n “On top of that, I will be selling my worn jersey from said game, and also will match whatever price the jersey sells for, with 100% of the proceeds going to the business being represented that night.” He added, quote, “This is our city, these are our communities, let’s help each other in this time of need.\u00a0 Go Cavs!”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And if that wasn’t enough, he made it clear that all apparel he receives . . . after being supported and acknowledged . . . will be donated back to local area homeless shelters.<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/u> <\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [66] Rowan Atkinson, actor (\u201cMr. Bean\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [52] Norman Reedus, actor (\u2018Daryl Dixon\u2019 on \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d since 2010)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [37] Kate McKinnon, comedian\/actress (\u201cGhostbusters\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AUSTRALIAN FRIENDS WIN $750,000 USING LOTTERY NUMBERS FROM A HAT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Two friends from Australia won a lottery jackpot of over $750,000 with numbers they literally picked out of a hat. The pair, a man and a woman, report that they have been playing the lottery together for several years using the same group of numbers, which they selected initially by drawing them out of a hat. Years later, their unusual number selection method paid off. From a TattsLotto jackpot, the two friends took home a total of $758,127.12. One of the winners says she is already making plans for her share of the money\u2014finally replacing carpeting under her dining room table with floorboards, buying a new car, and helping her family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WOMAN WHO DOESN’T PLAY LOTTERY WINS $800,000 FROM CHRISTMAS GIFT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Over a decade since she last purchased a lottery ticket, an Australian woman won over $800,000 from a ticket given to her as a Christmas present. The woman, who is from Hobart, Tasmania, received the gift from her family. She told reporters that it had been so long since she purchased a lottery ticket of her own that she could not remember how to check it, so she had to ask her husband to check it for her. The TattsLotto jackpot totalled a whopping $807,778.58. After realizing that she had won, the decided to share her winnings with her family, who had purchased the surprisingly valuable ticket. She plans on dividing the winnings between her children and using the remainder to fund her retirement.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Can a hot toddy really help relieve cold symptoms? Experts say yes sort of<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The folklore\u00a0goes that a hot toddy the alcoholic drink composed of hot water,\u00a0lemon juice, honey and whiskey or rum or brandy can soothe your sore throat or clear your winter cold-induced congestion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ginger Hultin, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and\u00a0owner\u00a0of\u00a0ChampagneNutrition, echoed Ascher’s point that “heat and hydration” are soothing.\u00a0There also might be antimicrobial aspects of honey that could help with a cold, but Hultin warns “alcohol can irritate the tissues in the throat.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not to mention that alcohol can depress the immune system and cause dehydration.\u00a0“”We prefer to filter the toxins already in our body when we are ill and not add unnecessary excess.” Instead, try a\u00a0hot cup of herbal tea with lemon and honey \u00d0 minus the booze, Hultin advised.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Cast of “The Waltons” Is Reuniting This Week<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The cast of\u00a0“The Waltons”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will\u00a0reunite<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the first\u00a0“Stars in the House”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0reunion of 2021.<\/p>\n Nearly ALL the surviving original cast members are onboard, including\u00a0Richard Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0(John-Boy),\u00a0Michael Learned<\/strong>\u00a0(Olivia),\u00a0Mary Beth McDonough<\/strong>\u00a0(Erin),\u00a0Eric Scott<\/strong>\u00a0(Ben),\u00a0Kami Cotler\u00a0<\/strong>(Elizabeth) and\u00a0Judy Norton<\/strong>\u00a0(Mary Ellen).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That’s basically everyone except:\u00a0Jon Walmsley<\/strong>, who played Jason, and\u00a0David W. Harper<\/strong>, who played\u00a0Jim-Bob<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s unclear why they’re not participating.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most of the older cast members have passed away, including\u00a0Ralph Waite<\/strong>\u00a0(John),\u00a0Will Geer<\/strong>\u00a0(Grandpa), and\u00a0Ellen Corby<\/strong>\u00a0(Grandma).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “Stars in the House”\u00a0<\/em>is the YouTube series that started in the wake of the pandemic, which benefits The Actors Fund.\u00a0 They’ve already done reunions for\u00a0“Knots Landing”<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0“Frasier”<\/strong><\/em>, and\u00a0“Glee”<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This episode will stream at 8:00 P.M. Eastern this Thursday on the\u00a0Stars in the House<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0YouTube channel and at\u00a0StarsInTheHouse.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a possibility that the College Football Playoff national championship game may have to be postponed because of Covid-19 issues in Ohio State’s program, according to a report.<\/p>\n Third-ranked Ohio State, which is set to play top-ranked Alabama on January 11th for the title, had spoken with CFP officials about player availability problems due to positive Covid tests that could force the game to be delayed. But CFP executive director\u00a0Bill Hancock\u00a0<\/strong>said yesterday the title game is still on track to be played Monday night.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Walmart Has Apologized to Morgan Wallen for Leaking His New Album<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Walmart owned-up to their mistake and apologized to\u00a0MORGAN WALLEN<\/strong>\u00a0for leaking his new album,\u00a0“Dangerous”<\/strong><\/em>, which is officially coming out this Friday.\u00a0 A handful of their stores started selling them about a week ago.<\/p>\n A spokesperson gave this\u00a0statement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Rolling Stone, quote, “We are deeply apologetic to Morgan for this unfortunate situation.\u00a0 We appreciate Morgan as an artist and understand his frustration and disappointment.<\/p>\n “We have protocols in place to help ensure new albums are not sold before the release date, yet in this instance his album made its way to the shelf in a handful of stores early. \u00a0We’re removing any albums on the shelves until the official release date.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Morgan came through on his promise of leaking songs on his own.\u00a0 He posted at least four clips on his TikTok\u00a0page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Things you might not know about Ashley McBryde <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n JAMESON RODGERS’ NEW SINGLE IS DUET WITH LUKE COMBS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Jameson Rodgers<\/strong>\u2019 new single, \u201cCold Beer Calling My Name,\u201d features\u00a0Luke Combs<\/strong>. He co-wrote the song for his upcoming album, and as he tells us, it took more than one session to finish it.\u00a0[\u201cIt\u2019s a fun, easy song, but it actually took us two or three writing sessions to finish it up. Once we finished it up we knew it\u2019d be a cool, or I thought it\u2019d be a cool song, to have somebody on it. At the time, I was out with Luke Combs and so I asked Luke if he\u2019d like to sing on it. I know he\u2019s a cold beer drinker like myself and so it work out and I\u2019m excited for everyone to hear it.”]\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCold Beer Calling My Name\u201d follows Jameson’s chart-topping debut, \u201cSome Girls,\u201d which was the only solo male debut single to reach the top of the charts in 2020.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TYLER HUBBARD, TIM McGRAW TEAM UP ON NEW SINGLE <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FGL<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Tyler Hubbard<\/strong>\u00a0spoke of some upcoming collaborations in the duo’s New Year’s Day video where they talked about individual upcoming plans, and the first one is ready to be released. Tyler and\u00a0Tim McGraw<\/strong>\u00a0have teamed up on a new song called “Undivided” and it will be released to Country radio and all streaming services on January 13th.<\/p>\n That same day, a behind-the-scenes music video of the two friends in the studio will also be released. The song will be included on the Deluxe version of Tim\u2019s latest album,\u00a0Here On Earth<\/em>, which will be released sometime this spring.<\/p>\n Tyler co-wrote “Undivided” during his quarantine period aboard his tour bus back in November after he tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"January 6th ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 08:59:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/01\/on-todays-show-525\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19573","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=19573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19575,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19573\/revisions\/19575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n<\/u>It seems like every year, there\u2019s a new trendy kind of cleanse making the rounds. We\u2019re not so sure this one is going to catch on, but some Silicon Valley executives and others on the West Coast are singing the praises of the Amazonian frog poison \u201ccleanse\u201d.<\/p>\n\n
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