{"id":20946,"date":"2021-03-17T09:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=20946"},"modified":"2021-03-18T06:24:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:24:13","slug":"on-todays-show-567","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/03\/on-todays-show-567\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today’s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u27a2<\/span> In Toronto the pandemic has brought residents closer to their local wildlife and the interactions have not always gone well. Public health authorities say there has been a 62% increase in reports of people being scratched or bitten by raccoons. Calls to Toronto Animal Services about sick or injured raccoons more than tripled year-on-year to over 13,000 in 2020. Authorities say raccoons aren’t getting more aggressive, but people staying home or taking more walks in their neighborhoods are encountering sick animals and getting bitten when they try to deal with them themselves. Some people have also been bitten or scratched when petting or feeding wild raccoons, which authorities strongly advise against.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2<\/span> A stuntman in Chatsworth, California sat in a pool of bean dip for 24 hours as a\u00a0<\/span>stunt<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to save his favorite Mexican restaurant from going under during the pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2<\/span> The pandemic has been a tough time for everyone, especially when it comes to dealing with whomever you live with during lockdown. One man who was wanted by authorities was apparently so sick of his housemates that he turned himself into police. Sussex Police in the UK say the man indicated \u201che would rather go back to prison than have to spend more time with the people he was living with.\u201d The man, who hasn\u2019t been identified, surrendered at the police station after deciding to haul himself off to jail to get some \u201cpeace and quiet\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a2<\/span>Here’s someone who lives near the North Pole explaining all the prep it takes just to go on a walk with her dog.\u00a0 Listen to her talk about it, <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span>(She wears several layers of clothes, a down jacket, and a headlamp.\u00a0 The dog has to wear blankets and a high-visible vest with lights so she can always see it.\u00a0 And because there are polar bears, she has to bring a RIFLE outside “at all times.”)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u27a2<\/span> A keyboardist posts videos of himself on TikTok playing songs that match up with sounds real animals are making.\u00a0 A howling cat is turned into a sad\u00a0<\/span>song<\/span><\/a>\u00a0. . . while another cat warbles a\u00a0<\/span>waltz<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Then there’s the monkey, whose shrieks make for a very bizarre\u00a0<\/span>tune<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/b><\/p>\n