A wonderful FREE resource for parents who have also become teachers

A lot of parents, myself included, have recently added another title to their repertoire: teacher.

With the likelihood that schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, families and educators are facing an unprecedented challenge to educate and entertain kids and maintain social connection, and to make sure that all students have access to online learning and engagement. Wide Open School aims to make learning from home an experience that is accessible to all and that truly engages kids and teachers, relieves family stress, and restores community in the face of long-term school closures and other shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Wide Open School Partners Include American Federation of Teachers, Amplify, Apple, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Comcast, Google, Head Start, Khan Academy, National Geographic, Noggin, PBS, Salesforce, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, Time for Kids, YouTube, XQ Institute, and Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

With tools like a daily schedule, exercises, live events, “field trips,” and of course math, reading and writing, science, social studies, art, music, life skills, emotional well-being and even special needs programs, this free resource is priceless.

Check it out!

Wide Open School

stay safe  <3 Lauren

‘Train to Busan’ sequel on the way

Warning… this may not be everybody’s cup of tea in the midst of a pandemic. However, as horror streaming service Shudder posts record sign-up numbers, there seems to be an increased appetite for horror diversions like this.

“Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula” dropped a teaser trailer, and it looks fantastic. The original “Train to Busan” stands as one of the best modern zombie movies (and is available on Netflix). This sequel, set years after the original, looks really promising. No release date yet… but you expected that.

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RIP Sox broadcast legend/MLB pitcher Ed Farmer

Tough news this morning…

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Lou Malnati’s had the best April Fools prank

I think we all agreed to kind of skip April Fools this year because of the whole virus thing, but Lou Malnati’s couldn’t help themselves.

So they went out and ‘pranked’ a bunch of people by leaving them free pizza on their doorstep.

They called it deep dish ding dong dish.

This is awesome!

Why didn’t I get deep dish ding dong ditched though 🙁

Good on you Lou Malnati’s!

Tom DeLonge is back with another alien sighting

Tom DeLonge SWEARS he saw a UFO, and he finally has some proof to show it!

Now personally I think this looks like an orange light in the sky from like…. I mean anything, there’s a lot of junk up in the sky.

 

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So last night I get a text from somebody that there was a UAP right off of the beach where I live. I ran to my balcony and saw it split into two pieces and raise vertically. I grabbed Marie, jumped in my truck and went straight down to the beach. We were the only ones on the beach last night as this light disappeared, reappeared, broke into three pieces and stacked vertically with one little red dot flying around the top and then disappeared for the rest of the evening. This video doesn’t show much, but we were up quite late watching the light dance about a half a mile to a mile off of the beach. It was huge, and it was fiery orange. Of course I called up Lue Elizondo as I was there, and he was telling me all of these things I was supposed to do with location, geographic details, weather, altitude and distance etc. Of course, I was completely worthless when it came to those details. But yes, big deal last night in Encinitas, CA. Lue checked immediately, there were no flights in the area except one that I had my eyes on the entire time. No military, no boats, and a bunch of hovering lights that were stacking on top of each other… wild. Who knows…

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I mean, make your own opinion here.

I guess if Tom DeLonge says it’s an alien, it has to be an alien right?

He is an expert after all!

OJ Simpson thinks Tiger King’s Carole Baskins got away with murder!

Hello twitter world! It’s yours truly.

Now I am not saying that OJ Simpson knows about getting away with murder.

That has NOTHING to do with his take that Carole Baskins, who is accused in Netflix’s latest hit documentary Tiger King of feeding her husband to the tigers that she keeps on her property, is guilty of murder!

But if anyone WOULD know about possibly murdering a spouse…

Also get off the golf course OJ.

Social distancing man. C’mon now.

Five Things to Look Forward to in April

It feels like everything’s been canceled because of the crisis.  But here are five things you can STILL look forward to in April . . .

 

1.  First and foremost:  Experts think we’ll see the number of coronavirus cases start to trend DOWN later this month.  Probably peaking in about two weeks.  So stay safe, hang tight, and remember it won’t last forever.

 

2.  Sports are on hold right now.  But WrestleMania is happening this weekend.  And the first round of the NFL Draft is still scheduled for April 23rd.

 

3.  April 15th won’t be as stressful this year now that Tax Day is July 15th.  Instead, look forward to STIMULUS CHECKS hopefully hitting bank accounts later this month.

 

4.  There’s a ton of TV to watch:  The “Modern Family” finale is next Wednesday.  The “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” reboot starts the same night.  The new “Bachelor” spin-off “Listen to Your Heart” lands April 13th.  The sixth season of “Bosch” hits Amazon Prime on April 17th.  And “The Grammy Salute to Prince” airs April 21st.

 

5.  The holidays:  Obviously the big one is Easter on April 12th.  But tomorrow is National Burrito Day . . . National Beer Day is April 7th . . . Passover starts April 8th . . . National Pet Day is April 11th . . . and Earth Day is April 22nd.

 

And since everyone’s working from home right now, this last one is easier to celebrate than ever . . . April 16th is “Wear Pajamas to Work Day.”

 

Photo by Matthew Henry from Burst

 

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Watch Quarantine Concert with Blue October in the Lounge

 

Quarantine Concert | Blue October from #TheLounge

We're reliving some of our favorite #Lounge highlights!Join us for a Quarantine Concert featuring #BlueOctober

Posted by 101 WKQX on Wednesday, April 1, 2020

We got all the time in the world right now as we keep our social distance , but we miss LIVE music right? Well, enter our wonderful bunker of audible awesomness, THE LOUNGE. We are dipping our collective streaming chip into our vault of video goodies today with one of our more popular sessions. You can stream it with the stay-at-home masses here. Refresh this page later today to join the stream. 

  • Get the latest info on how YOU can into a future session in the LOUNGE, Text ‘LOUNGE’ to 312101

Blue October’s Justin Fursterfeld lays out the emotional journey of his deeply touching music about love gained, love lost, and his own personal struggles. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s now reached sobriety and clarity with his positive sense of humor to joke about himself and everything in between. This session is a must-see for any fan of the band.

 

Mountain goats take over town amid lockdown

Goats taking over a town? This has to be some kind of a sign right? Like the end is near type stuff.

This town in Wales is on lockdown due to COVID-19 concerns and this has given the mountain goats that live above the town to come down and frolic among the humans streets.

Ok goats, enjoy the streets while you can, but just remember, you’re on our turf.

So watch out.

Stupid goats…

A message from Mayor Lori Lightfoot

Lori Lightfoot is becoming quite the meme queen.

She was memed out after closing all beaches, and the river walk.

 

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She said that her and her family were having fun looking at the memes.

But Lori is back with some NEW PSA fire for your eyes and ears to enjoy!

Is Lori Lightfoot Chicago’s mayor or meme queen??

Either way, let’s listen to Mayor Lightfoot… STAY HOME

Is social distancing working in Chicago?

Chicagoans are doing their part to help flatten the curve!

New data from researchers tracking peoples travel distances throughout Cook county via their cellphone shows great news.

The average distance of 3.4 miles of travel has plummeted down to just .03 miles since March 9th!

It’s working!!

GOOD JOB CHICAGO! Keep doing your job and STAY HOME!

Stay happy and healthy!

Tiger King Update

Here is everything that’s happened since Tiger King has hit the masses.

Spoilers obviously.

So, if you watched the documentary you know that Carol “hey cool cats and kittens” is accused of killing her husband and feeding him to the tigers.

Well, the police are now looking for new leads on his disappearance!

Joe Exotic is suing… well everyone for his incarceration, and most importantly John Finlay (Joe Exotic’s ex) HAS NEW TEETH!!

Yes I have my teeth fixed. The producers of the Netflix series had video and pictures of this, but chose not to show it.

Posted by The Truth About John Finlay on Wednesday, March 25, 2020

WHAT!

Now his charm is gone 🙁

Stay tuned cool cats and kittens because I bet this story is far from over yet.

 

WStayQX: AJR answers your questions & perform ‘Bang’

AJR joined us for a heartwarming chat where they answered your questions from their spot in New York City about  how they are dealing with life in quarantine, talk Tiger King, and they shared a must-see performance of ‘Bang’ where a medicine bottle became a drum. Also they got a very cute dog who should officially join the band!
Watch the chat and the performance below.
Join Jon Manley (7pm-12am) for a live chat w/ the band. #WStayQX.

AJR is live on 101 WKQX!

AJR is taking your questions right now! Join Jon Manley (7pm-12am) for a live chat w/ the band. #WStayQX.

Posted by 101 WKQX on Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Watch the performance of ‘Bang’ here.

AJR – Bang | At Home Performance

A special performance from AJR!

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Stream new Kings of Leon ‘Going Nowhere’

In the first song since their 2016 album ‘WALLS’, Kings of Leon dropped a new track today online in a song that notes a call for human connection with Caleb Followill sining “I’m going nowhere, with you on my mind, i’m going nowhere, won’t you stop by” .Followill may not have intended it to strike a chord our general anxieties right now dealing with self-isolation and the widespread fear over COVID-19 but it definitely scratches that itch.

KoL has been teasing music for the past month or more on social media, but it’s not clear when a full album or more music would be released. The Nashville band were set to return to the road this summer with several festival dates already announced, but under the current circumstances that could all change.

Here is a look back at the band’s worldwide run with ‘WALLS’ and how they tried a new things on that touring cycles.

Check out their massive headlining performance at Lollapalooza in 2014.

Lori Lightfoot memes are going viral

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot heard that a so called “radio host” that goes by the name of Brian Haddad was going around the beaches of Chicago causing a ruckus during a time that everyone should be staying home she went absolutely berserk and closed them all down.

Ok, maybe it was for different reasons, but there is no definite answer there.

Either way, once she made the announcement people were fast to meme the everliving daylight out of the Mayor, and it is wonderful.

Man y’all made us lose our lakefront privileges. Got da Lightfoot OUT HERE out here enforcing😂😂

MORE TO COME! Follow instagram @whereslightfoot

Posted by Danny Martinez on Thursday, March 26, 2020

Yes Mayor Lightfoot has seen the memes, and she got a good chuckle out of them as well. What a good sport she is!

Thank you Lori Lightfoot for bringing us some happiness during these crappy times.

 

Free tacos at Taco Bell Today

It’s TACO TUUUUUUUUUEEEEEESSSSDAAAAAYYYY!!!!

Things suck right now right, so why not get a taco!!

Now you can get a free Doritos Locos Taco at the drive through of Taco Bell today (03-31-20)

Now this only goes on as long as they have the tacos to give out so hurry up and get your taco.

Oh also, this promotion is only happening at participating restaurants so keep your fingers crossed you’ve got one that’s all about the free tacos.

Dog leads police on a high speed chase

A man in Washington was arrested for leading the police on a high speed chase on Sunday, his reasoning for being out and evading the police was because he was “teaching” his dog to drive.

We put “teaching” in quotes because everyone knows that dogs have a natural sense for the road, like  they do with swimming.

They do in fact report that the dog was driving at one point in the car chase, so was the guy really lying???

Luckily no one was hurt in the chase and the careless owner of the pup was arrested.

Charges have not yet been brought up against the dog.