Mornings with Danny and Laura on 91.5 CKPR

One of my favorite days this week was spent with my daughter Kayla and her two little boys. She came to pick me up the other day and when I opened the door, the two boys were in the back in their carseats...frozen...with these fabulous little smiles on their faces. Instant heart warmer! They had both kicked of their shoes and socks as is tradition for these little men as soon as the van starts moving, even in the winter. And they were both happy to see me!!!

As we drove Brandon, the oldest kept chatting with me...I cannot believe how much and how clear he can talk for a two and a half year old. Garrett, while you can understand some of the words he says, babbles as if he's carrying on a conversation with you.

It didn't end with a ride though, when Kayla dropped me off, Brandon insisted on coming into the house to see uncle Matthew. I guess we're at the stage where he'll be hanging around anytime he likes, and not just when mom and dad need a sitter. Kids are just so fabulous.


WATER COOLER CONVERSATIONS.......

Did you know....that in 1934, a then 17 year old named Joe Shuster - created the comic-book hero....Superman!!! He modelled the imaginary gangster ridden city Metropolis on his hometown of....Toronto. The 'Daily Planet' where Clark Kent worked as a reporter, was based on the Toronto Daily Star newspaper.
AND....by around 1950....Joe sold control of his superhero to DC Comics - the selling price: $130. Some years later, Shuster sued the company unsuccessfully!!!


It was this week back in 1969....John Lennon and Yoko Ono started their 2nd 'bed in for peace'...in Montreal. AND...it was during THIS bed-in, that they recorded "Give Peace A Chance"

The social net-working site Facebook now has 200 million users worldwide. The CEO / invetor of Facebook is 25 years old, his name is Mark Zuckerberg. He has many offers to sell Facebook - but he won't. If he did want to....the asking price is rumored to be closed to $5 billion.



WHY, WHY, WHY
(from John Fitzgibbon in Ballarat)

Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Are lemon pies made from lemons, and meat pies are made from meat, yet cottage pie is not made from cottages?

Do pedestrians push the button more than once when wanting the lights to change?

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' When it really isn't.

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

How do you know when you're behind a tree?