Morning Mayhem

With the snow fall and icy roads, we took the morning off yesterday and arrived safely at work. But everything was back on track this morning.

A bit of a throwback to wintery storms from 2018 when you could measure the depth with a yardstick. What is a yardstick you ask?

Belarus and Russia can compete independently in the Olympics and International Chess competitions. But chess is not an Olympic sport.

In Waterbury where the water main break is continuing to hold up school and affect sports programs around the league.

And we have a new camera angle that we haven't quite figured out yet.

Amato fixes his car by finding a nuisance rolling around. PJ Day is school-wide--shocker that Tomlin appears to sleep in business casual attire.

Recycle books in the media center by making them into Christmas trees. Tomlin is not a fan.

New York Historical Society gets hip.

Cold kids are smarter.

Cracker Barrel updates their menu.

Basketball season starts.

And Swiftie Arrmy members--Avery DiGiovanna, Megan Murray, Daniela Santos, and Vickie Delucia--give insight to Taylor's draw.

Black ice was the travel advisory today, but the crew made it in unscathed.

With a well-intentioned desire to share the Spotify Wrapped with the audience, the live show actually was abruptly cut away, but this episode has the lost audio, so you are finding a treasure that the live audience did not.

Oh, BTW fire is old.

And we increased our viewership by 999% so thank you!

The bus idea still has legs (see episode 67 for details) , maybe make some updates for student busses next.

Getting the reach out to our target audience--not sure that our base clients are being well-represented so Amato suggested that students are randomly interviewed to find out more about them. Not sure how that will land.

Australia has banned social media for their teenage citizens so it looks like we are banned in Australia.

Girls Basketball Captains Ava and Carina have a positive outlook season.

Today's Elevator Pitch: Teacher Bus--Uber for Teachers. It could be the next big thing.

Everyone should wear PJs for PJ Day on Friday! All proceeds to benefit Connecticut's Childrens Hospital.

Egyptians knew how to relax and enjoy the summers.

And one of Woodland's greatest football teams ended their season with an incredible run to the state semis.

It's cold, but it's going to get colder. Teachers are getting more inspired in their outdoor accoutrement for the Class S State Finals tonight.

The Griswolds weren't the only family with a Christmas Tree adventure.

Dr. Dana Mulligan is visited by the CASciac Assistant Principal of the Year Selection Committee today. A big day indeed for Woodland.

TONIGHT- Woodland takes on Sheehan for a berth into the State Finals.

First there was a half day with professional development--then the weather happened. It became a full day with a delayed opening. So, not really crazy, but we don't have much in the way of excitement so this was the most we had this week.

If you ever wondered what came first, chicken or the egg, it was actually mustard, way before ketchup (or catsup).

CMEA Finalists who will be performing in the Southern Region Ensemble and representing Woodland's Fine Arts Programs stopped by, but here is the full list:

Concert Band:

1. Blake Polaski- Trombone 2 (4th Year in a row!)
2. Persy Dravis- Tuba (1st Year!)
3. Arina Rigali- Mallets (2nd Year in a row!)

Treble Choir:

1. Casey Mulvihill- Soprano (2nd Year in a row!)

Mixed Choir:

1. Lucas-John Minicucci - Tenor (1st Year!)

I'm not cold; you are! Or are you? The debate over what is "New England" cold was, well, up for debate. Either way, New England cold is cold. And for that reason, bus drivers deserve a lot of credit for getting those busses running early and warming up the cabs for all our students.

The humpback whale population has more than quadrupled over the past decade and we are here for it.

And MOMMA MANNING joins the show for an update on the football team's Class S quarterfinal win over Bloomfield.

Everything got canceled with cautions for black ice, but that doesn't deter Amato--he revels in inclement weather driving. But no one has snow tires any more.

Chernobyl Fungi is not a 90s alt-punk band. You'll have to listen to understand how that helps NASA.

And the NVL CHAMPS, Woodland Football team shows up: Mark Poulin, Nico Scampolino, and Erik Pulkinnen

Amato gets the camera restarted and reruns the beginning of the show (You can only catch that on Facebook feed). Everybody debates the leftovers of Thanksgiving meals, Elon Musk belives that people can be replaced in 20 years. And Woodland Football wins the NVL!