TODAY IS:
- Thank You Thursday:Things are hard right now, but it's important to recognize the good things. So ... What are you grateful for?
- Talk Like Shakespeare Day: Sprinkle your texts with some thous, haths and arts to confuse everyone.
- Picnic Day: Maybe have a picnic in the backyard …?
Corona-speak ...There are a bunch of slang words that have come out of life in the time of coronavirus – from Quarantinis (stay-at-home cocktails), to COVID-15 (a play on the Freshman 15 weight gain), to Miss Rona. But the latest phrase may be the cruelest … zumping. Zumping is being dumped via Zoom. Another new one? Coronials. It’s the name being given to the babies that will likely be born nine months from now! (Best Life)
This explains why doughnuts taste so great with coffee …A new study found that coffee influences our sense of taste -- making sweet foods taste even sweeter.
Cook-a-thon …Need some cooking inspiration? From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET) today, Amazon Livei s showing a 10-hour cook-a-thon calledAt Home Cooking. It features 14 celebrity chefs -- including Rocco DiSpirito, Laila Ali, Emeril Lagasse, Padma LakshmiandDanny Trejo-- making “pantry-friendly recipes” from their home kitchens. The online event, which is sponsored by Kellogg’s, will not only give you some great recipe ideas – but it’s also raising money for the hunger relief charityFeeding America. (Food & Wine)