Toby Knapp

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#ReadThisFIRST: Getting you up to speed this morning!

Howdy! 

It's Friday eve... and truth, when you get up as early as I do... and stay up as late as I do... sometimes, you hit snooze, and, today, I got started a bit later than usual because I did... 

... but trust me, it was worth me staying up late. No really. It was. I mean it. :-) 

Let's get things started with a couple of videos going all sorts of VIRAL this morning... first up... creepy facts about DISNEY MOVIES which will ruin your childhood!

And... then... there's this SNAKE in the AIR CONDITIONING UNIT... get ready to watch this bunch of NOPE...

Let's get you up to speed today... with the COPY-AND-PASTE roundup of things from the Internet of Things for today... 

Today is Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day... the day when most people abandon their New Year’s resolutions – if they haven’t already.

Are you addicted to social media? Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that people who become social media addicts engage in the same kinds of behaviors as those who are addicted to hard drugs. It seems that many of these “addicts” end up using the same bad decision-making processes as people who abuse opioids, cocaine and meth. (Tribune India

Just take a sick day … It’s cold and flu season, and as anyone who works in an office knows, co-workers coming in sick can wreak havoc on your health. But it seems that Americans are taking fewer and fewer sick days. According to research by LinkedIn, on average, employees took just 2.5 sick days in 2018 -- and 20 percent of workers surveyed said they couldn’t afford to miss a day of work.

A growing trend? People working from home when they are sick – instead of using that time to rest and get better. According to Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency care physician in New York, “If you’re going to stay at home, that means resting, not working. Sleep is how you fight the illness. It’s a restorative medicine. When you deprive yourself of that rest, you’re prolonging the illness for days.” (Market Watch

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching … and if taking your sweetie to White Castle is on your romance bucket list, you better make a reservation now.  White Castle is now accepting Valentine’s Day reservations, and more than 30,000 slider lovers are expected to sign up. You can make reservations via Open Table or the Open Table app. (The Daily Meal) 

Millennials in the hole … Many people make fun of Millennials because they seem to be putting their lives on hold and don’t seem to be eager to “launch.” Well, a new study suggests there’s a very good reason for this. Right now, the average Millennial is dealing with an average of $32,000 worth of debt, with much of this debt coming from student loans. Because of this money trouble, their hands are tied a bit. Even if they wanted to launch, it would be tough because so much of their earnings has to go toward paying off that debt. (CNBC)

THE MOST POPULAR CITIES FOR CHEATING IN WINTER

The cheating website Ashley Madison crunched some numbers and figured out the Top 10 cities where people are looking to cheat this winter…

  1. John’s Creek, Georgia
  2. Charleston, West Virginia
  3. Wilmington, Delaware
  4. Marietta, Georgia
  5. Bayonne, New Jersey
  6. North Bergen, New Jersey
  7. Hollywood, California
  8. Bloomington, Indiana
  9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  10. Alexandria, Virginia

Many of the cities on this list are smaller. The people who run Ashley Madison believe that people in smaller towns might be cheating more because they spend much of their time commuting. When they’re out of town, they’re not with their spouse … (AskMen)

ROBOT DELIVERY DOGS ARE A REAL THING!

The German auto company Continental – which is most well-known for their tires – is developing a self-driving delivery van that’s filled with robot delivery dogs.

If this thing ever gets perfected, it would be able to park in a neighborhood – and then release these robot delivery dogs with package holders into the streets. The dogs would then go door to door, making sure everybody got the stuff they ordered. (Design Boom

MILLENNIALS MORE FAMILIAR WITH EMOJIS THAN DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS!

According to a new survey, Millennials are more familiar with emojis than the tire pressure dashboard warning light.

A whopping 88 percent of young adult drivers are able to correctly identify the eye-roll emoji, while only 51 percent know what the problem is when the tire pressure monitoring system warning pops up -- even though that warning light looks like a flat tire. You know … that needs fixing…? (Detroit Free Press)

Here's what you'll be watching on TV today... 

TALK SHOWS:

  • Jimmy Fallon has Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Howie Mandel (America's Got Talent: The Champions), comedian Roy Wood Junior
  • Stephen Colbert has Sarah Paulson (Glass), rapper Killer Mike, music by Future
  • Jimmy Kimmel has Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), music by Juanes
  • James Corden has Vanessa Hudgens (Polar), Andrew Rannells (Black Monday)
  • Seth Meyers has Michael Strahan (GMA), magicians Penn & Teller, drummer Jason McGerr, music by Guster
  • Ellen DeGeneres has actress Gwyneth Paltrow, actress Kate Hudson, actress Goldie Hawn
  • Live With Kelly and Ryan has Sarah Paulson, Regina Hall (Black Monday), fitness expert Jillian Michaels
  • Watch What Happens: Live has model Chrissy Teigen and her husband, singer John Legend
  • The View has Don Cheadle and Regina Hall (Black Monday)
  • The Talk has Nina Dobrev (Fam)

PRIMETIME:

  • Grey's Anatomy When the power goes out at Grey Sloan, the doctors scramble to save their patients' lives. (ABC)
  • A Million Little Things Delilah leans on friends to help her family. (ABC)
  • How to Get Away With Murder The crew deals with the consequences of a murder on wedding night. (ABC)
  • Big Bang Theory Sheldon and Amy are thrilled when their super asymmetry theory is proven by two physicists, until they try to kick Amy off the Nobel nomination. (CBS)
  • Young Sheldon Sheldon attempts to build a nuclear reactor. (CBS)
  • Mom Christy and Bonnie are suspicious when Adam's best friend returns, insisting he's a changed man. (CBS)
  • Fam Nick's parents learn that Clem doesn't plan to invite her father to the wedding. (CBS)
  • S.W.A.T. (repeat) The SWAT team tries to find a woman and her son who are running from an international drug cartel. (CBS)
  • The Titan Games Men and women from all walks of life battle for the chance to become a Titan. (NBC)
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine Jake and Charles investigate a case from the 1980s. (NBC)
  • The Good Place Michael arranges an important meeting. (NBC)
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A serial rapist strikes again and Stone discovers his dad's connection to the decades-old case. (NBC)
  • Gotham Gordon creates a safe haven in hopes of stopping the gang fighting in Gotham. (FOX)
  • The Orville Ed crashes on a mysterious planet; Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the command test. (FOX)
  • Supernatural Michael retakes control of Dean as his army of monsters moves in. (CW)
  • Roswell, New Mexico (repeat) The politics of fear and hatred in Roswell threaten to expose Max and his family and could endanger his deepening romance with Liz. (CW)

All listings are subject to change.


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