News; birthdays/events; babysitter dilemma; word of the day.

News; game: song lyrics quiz; Tiffy Taffy list of things we believed as a society in 1970; something your kids said that made you feel old.

News; game: Saturday morning TVtrivia; most and least glamorous jobs; reasons why we lose interest in things as we get older (have you seen the price of parking!)

News; game: getting to know you; items we don't really buy anymore; goodbye/fun facts....national merry go round day...whether you call the merry go rounds or carousels...you'll find them at fairs, carnivals, and amusement parks. One of the first conceptual designs for a carousel was in 500 A.D. in the Byzantine Empire, which depicts baskets, carrying riders, suspended from a central pole. This was an activity that needed excellent horsemanship and skill. In fact, the word carousel comes from the word ‘garosello,’ which is Italian, and the word ‘carosella,’ which is Spanish. It means ‘little battle.’ It was only in the 17th century that carousels became entertainment....However, it was not until the 1840s when Franz Wiesenoffer created the first merry-go-round in the United States in Hessville, Ohio. Unfortunately he did not patent the design and so he’s not officially credited as the creator. And for some reason: Merry-go-rounds tend to turn in a clockwise direction in Europe, and counter-clockwise in North America.