Marita MacKinnon

Marita MacKinnon

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Flash of Lightning: Oct. 28, 2022

This beloved toy store is back! Sort of...

The new USPS forever stamp that will honor this "icon of American culture".

Are you a "zombie driver"?

Listen to this week's Flash here to find out more!

Man, who wouldn't be excited about the return of Toys 'R' Us? I'm an adult and I'm excited (in a non-creepy way)! I'm a child at heart so I love the board games there, the video games, and puzzles! Plus, I hope to be a parent one day, so this excites me that a beloved toy store like this is back in some form. & to boot, there are plenty of MA locations and some New Hampshire ones to choose from. Check out all the locations, HERE.

The news about the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being honored with a stamp is not surprising at all. In fact, it was almost a given. I fully expect her to be on some sort of American currency within the next 4-5 years. I'm not sure if there is a timeline, voting process on that, or waiting list to get approved for but regardless she's an "icon of American culture" who is widely admired so it's really only a matter of time not if.

Are you a "zombie driver"? I hate to admit this but at times, I am. Mainly because I have a long daily commute to work that's minimum 40 minutes each way so naturally at times I space out and really do go into "auto-pilot" as some people surveyed said so I completely get this. I don't think I'm really being reckless because honestly, I'm breaking and stopping when needed and my body is physically triggered with the muscle memory to certain circumstances. I think while my brain is at times yes "zoning out" I'm still responsive to traffic! Now, one could argue I'm not as fully sharp as one would be if you're not fully "zoning out" so I don't aim for being a zombie driver! I would advise against if you are in serious bumper to bumper traffic. If it's going to happen, you'd want it to happen when you are at least on a long stretch of highway with not many people around and hopefully in the light of day not darkness! Just my thoughts...

-Producer Lightning


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