 Hey there! Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Darren Marlar radio show. Glad you could join me today. Coming up on today's show, Charlton, West Virginia police knew there was a problem with drinking and driving during happy hour. We've got that on our brain on drug story. Money can buy happiness, but there's a catch. I'll explain what I mean by that. Also, a man literally stuck in a life of crime in today's moment of doubt literally stuck. We all know that the drinking and driving is dangerous. Almost as dangerous though as thinking and driving. I'll have details on that. There's going to be a solar eclipse and I've got some details on it. What exactly it's going to look like here in our area. Also, ladies, if you just can't get enough coffee, there is a lipstick just for you. I will tell you about that. Smokers, singers and house plants, they all make it in today's Weird Holidays. Coming up next, it is the Darren Marlar radio show, so tune up your tweeters and we'll pop your ear puzzles. Laughter really is contagious. Merely hearing someone else laugh activates the region in your brain involved in vocalizing, promoting actual chuckles. Maybe I should start doing this show with a laugh track. It's the Darren Marlar radio show, let's take a look at today's Weird, Wacky, Strange, Zany, Odd, Bizarre, Quirky, Unusual Holidays. Today is Thursday, July 27th. You now have 150 shopping days until Christmas. Today is over the moon night, the night each year when legend says cows get really jumpy. The weird part is when the dog laughs after watching the cow and then the dinnerware runs off for no apparent reason. This is No Smoking Day. It was on this day in 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation requiring cigarette packages and ads to display a health warning from the U.S. Surgeon General. A good thing, too, right? Before that, people had no idea that sucking thick black smoke into their lungs might be bad for you. Today is Forum, a company quartet day, today to find out if your coworkers who like to sing really can sing. Or you can do what we're doing here at the radio station, you can just take the safe route and pee them not to sing. Today is, take your houseplants for a walk day. Don't forget the leash, you don't want your fern running out in dead traffic. And it's Walk on Stilts Day. Maybe you can do that while taking your houseplant out for a walk. If you'd like to listen to past shows, get to my blog, see other videos I create on YouTube, like my Daily Dose of Weird News, Weird Darkness, and everything else that I do. Well, I do have a mobile app, which you can get to in your phone app store. Just do a quick search for Marlar House. It's a free mobile app. It's available for Apple and Android. Just do a search for Marlar House. Well, there's going to be a solar eclipse on August 21st. You probably already knew about that. So what are you going to see? I mean, exactly what are you going to see? Because it's going to be a little bit different in each part of the North America as to what the angle is. Well, there's a free tool from Vox that shows you what to expect. You can see exactly what the eclipse is going to look like right here in our area in my blog. I've posted it at DarrenMarlar.com, if you want to check it out. That's D-A-R-R-E-N-M-A-R-L-A-R.com. Well, ladies, if you just can't get enough coffee, there is a lipstick just for you. I'll tell you about that here right around the corner. First though, doctors recommend eight solid hours of sleep each night. But workers, they're not clocking it in. This lack of sleep is leaving employees less productive, unmotivated, and more agitated with co-workers. So who is to blame? Well, believe it or not, the answer is work. Your job is to blame. A survey on sleep and the U.S. workplace from Career Builder reports that 58 percent of 32,000 workers surveyed said they weren't getting enough sleep, 61 percent said that sleep deprivation did affect their work, and for some it is a vicious cycle too. 44 percent of workers said that just thinking about work kept them up at night. Wow! I guess you could quit your job, but then you'd just be up all night wondering about how you're going to pay your bills. You're pretty far out there, even for the guys who do a lot of this stuff. Oh, the Darren Marlar Ringo Show! That's what I'm talking about! Are you talking to me? If you like scary stories, you might like my show Weird Darkness. It's online only. It's actually a YouTube show. You can find it, though, at WeirdDarkness.com. Got our birthday wrap-up coming up next, but first, ladies, if you just can't get enough coffee, well, there is a lipstick just for you. The cosmetic company Hard Candy. They have a coffee-flavored lipstick. Company founder Dinah Mohair said the idea was women are drinking coffee in the morning and then putting on makeup. Well, we thought we might as well combine them. Each stick has 18 milligrams of caffeine, and wearers are supposed to get a hit each time they lick their lips. They currently have three different shades of beige. They have Caffeolip, Latte Lip, and Lipicino. You gotta give them credit for being creative on the names, don't you? They also have a red-caffeinated color coming soon called Red Eye. Actually, I thought about this. This is a pretty good thing for the guys, too. You kiss your wife goodbye, and at the same time, you save money that you could have spent on Starbucks. Oh, you look like a man who could use more coffee. Hi, I'm Darren Marlar, and on this day, in 1988, Radio Shack announced the Tandy 1000SL computer. Nowadays, you mention this to anybody under the age of 30 and you get, what's a Tandy 1000? In fact, you get, what's a Radio Shack? Today, we explore the computer. Yeah, okay, well, a computer is really not as difficult as you might think. If you look on a screen, all computers have the screen and you'll probably see a little arrow. And then off to the side, there's the, what they call the mouse where you put your hand on it, you know, you move it around. Look, the arrow moves with it. See? It's wherever you go, that arrow goes. Now, put it over something and then you just push down on the mouse thing. And if you're on something that will open or change, it'll do it. It just does just like that. And then you can use this keyboard that's just like a typewriter keyboard and type stuff. And there it is on the screen, you know, just like that just shows up on the screen. And oh, you know, you can play music on them or go to the internet and look stuff up. It'll do all these things. It's amazing. Yeah, but it's really not that difficult. Once you, you know, try it a couple times. And that's how a computer works. This has been How It Works. Today's birthday wrap up. It is July 27th, 2017. Celebrating birthdays today. We'll start from the bottom, work our way up. It is Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. You might remember him from Mission Impossible 3, Vanity Fair, or Alexander. He is 40 today. From the TV shows Yes, Dear. He also played assistant coach Luther Horatio Van Dam on the TV show Coach. Also a former spokesperson for Big Lots and brother to Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Van Dyke is 86. There's a lot of really cool stuff that bounce dryer sheets can be used for. I mean, other than freshening up the smell of your laundry. Well, if you'd like to see a list of what people have suggested you can use bounce dryer sheets for, it is a long list. Well, I've placed it in my blog for you. You can find that at DarrenMarlar.com. That's D-A-R-R-E-N-M-A-R-L-A-R .com. That's me, by the way. I'm Darren Marlar. Welcome to the show. We all know that drinking and driving is dangerous, right? Well, almost as dangerous as thinking and driving. I'll have details on that coming up. You know, when it comes to moms and daughters, the apple apparently does not fall far from the tree. A recent study by Hallmark Cards reveals that at about age 32, women find that they're turning into their moms, copying habits like worrying, stocking up on groceries, watching soap operas. And that's also when they begin to use the momisms. You know, like what your mom used to say, like, because I said so, or I'll give you something to cry about. Well, according to behavioral expert Judy James, it's perfectly natural as you age to begin to act like the most important person in your life. And I know this story was about the girls, but I could see this in my life, too. Every day, I notice mannerisms in myself that remind me of my dad, the older I get, the more I am becoming him. From the windowsill, he stole mom's pie. And threw it at her car. Mom yells, what you do? I said, you just play the X-Price cause you're lazy. Don't do no chores, no thought of records. Mom asks, what does he do, silly stuff like that. I just looked at her and laughed and said, my son's just like me. And he too. My son's about living and giving a good nookie to his mother dog. Yeah, my son's just like me. My son's like me. A man is literally stuck in a life of crime in today's moment of DA coming up. Hi, I'm Darren Marlar and you can hear the show anytime at DarrenMarlar.com. Well, according to a new survey done by the American Psychological Association, researchers have found that it is almost as dangerous to think and drive as it is to drink and drive. They say even a simple task, just like visualizing each letter of the alphabet one by one while driving, that can cause drivers to fix their eyes on certain points for longer periods instead of glancing in their mirrors or at the dashboard like they would normally do while driving. Such dangers are likely as well if the driver just thinks about the concerns of his or her day. So let's say you get pulled over by the police officer for speeding then. What do you tell them? Do you say, gosh, sorry officer, I just wasn't thinking? Or do you tell the officer, gosh, sorry officer, I was just thinking. Tonight, the world's most boring police chases come to life. Man, I see your driver's license, ma'am. Was I doing anything wrong, sir? You didn't come to a full stop at the intersection, ma'am. Be more careful next time, okay? Sure. You have a nice day now. You too. It's all the dull day-to-day monotony that gets cut out of all the other syndicated cop shows. The reason I pulled you over, sir, is because your right rear brake light seems to be out. Well, thank you, officer. I'll make sure I get that fixed. Okay, you have a good day now. Well, thank you. Tonight on the world's most boring police chases. You want to get a few more laughs? Every day I post a new episode of The Daily Dose of Weird News, and you can find that at DailyDoseOfWeirdNews.com. I'm Darren Marlar, the 60-year-old leader of a polygamous community in Canada has been found guilty of having 25 wives. Man, I would say time has already been served for this guy. He has been punished enough. That sounds like a moment of duh right there, but today's moment of duh story literally a man stuck in a life of crime. In today's moment of duh, an Israeli thief found himself literally stuck in a life of crime during an attempt to steal a car radio. Things went embarrassingly wrong for this individual. The thief, he was leaning through a car window in order to remove the car's stereo, but while doing so, he accidentally pressed a button and closed the vehicle's electronic windows, thus trapping himself. The car's owner, who was alerted by the crooks' cries for help, he had to rescue the thief, but of course not before waiting for the police to arrive. Money can buy happiness, but there's a catch. I'll explain that coming up here in just a few minutes. I'm Darren Marlar. If you'd like to be a part of the show, you can visit the radio show page at DarrenMarlar.com and you can send me an email for the email bag. The website is DarrenMarlar.com. That's D-A-R-R-E-N-M-A-R-L-A-R.com. According to a survey, 33% of Americans have dated somebody who turned out to be a creep, while 35% have dated someone they ended up calling a jerk, and 18% have even dated somebody who turned out to be a witch, we will say. Overall, according to the survey, 21% describe being involved in a dating experience that turned out to be just plain toxic. Although, those numbers did calm down for a few short years while Charlie Sheen was married. Charleston, West Virginia police knew there was a problem with drinking and driving during Happy Hour. Our brain on drug story is on the way. Welcome to the Darren Marlar radio show. If you'd like to keep up with everything I do, you can sign up for my newsletter. Apparently, money can buy happiness, but there's a catch to that. You've got to keep appreciating things that your money buys you, says Texas Tech University researchers. Just having a nice car or beautiful handbag is not going to make you happy in the long run unless you continue to value it after you've had it for a while. How to maintain fresh gratitude for your not-so-fresh belongings? At least once a week, take a moment to reflect on why you fell in love with that possession in the first place. I was thinking about this. This is probably a pretty good idea the next time you're mad at your spouse too. What about them made you fall in love with them in the first place? It's the Darren Marlar radio show. That's me. I'm Darren Marlar. A man in China who claimed he was abducted for two months, you know, kidnapped. He was eventually released by his captors because he ate too much. You know, maybe that's why I have never been kidnapped. I mean, one look at me and the criminals would have to know they just can't afford the food budget. Welcome to the show. It's time for our brain-on-drug story. When I do this, it's about people doing dumb things under the influence. But addiction is no laughing matter. If you or somebody you know does have an addiction, if you need help, there is a toll-free number that you can call. It's 1-800-438-0380. You might want to write that down. If you know somebody who is having a problem with drugs, alcohol, it's 1-800-438-0380. That's the addiction, hope, and helpline. 1-800-438-0380. Charleston, West Virginia police, they knew there was a problem with drinking and driving during happy hour, but they never imagined their daytime sobriety checkpoint would net four drunken driving arrests before 8.30. Police conducted the happy hour sobriety checkpoint near a moose lodge beginning at 4 p.m. and the department issued 32 traffic citations and arrested a fifth person for driving on a revoked license for a previous DUI. Two people arrested for drunk driving attempted illegal U-turns before arriving at the checkpoints, but they were quickly stopped by police too. The first drunken driving arrest was made just 20 minutes into the checkpoint at 4.20 p.m. As a police spokesperson, this confirms our initial belief that there is a problem. There is a sunken Nazi ship off the coast of Iceland, possibly carrying $130 million worth of gold. But there is some question as to who gets that gold. I vote me. I'm Darren Marlar, and welcome to the Darren Marlar Radio Show. If you missed any part of the show, you can catch up at DarrenMarlar.com. The art of old-fashioned letter writing is almost non-existent these days, isn't it? Who writes letters anymore? A 28-year-old poet, Jody Ann Bickley, plans to write one million letters. The letters are going to go to people who need a bit of advice or help with something in their life. She would know she's overcome her own suicidal tendencies. When she was 23, she was bitten by a tick and developed encephalitis, which is rare. That only happens about one in every 200,000 people who are bitten by a tick. That led to a stroke, resulting in her being paralyzed on one side of her body. However, she told herself to write again, and her project, One Million Lovely Letters. It is the continuation of this. She's been writing letters and notes to strangers since she was just 11 years old. In fact, you can email her if you want to and ask her to write a letter to you. I've got her email address in my blog, if you want to check it out, at DarrenMarlar.com. But you better be patient because she probably has quite a lot of letters to get through. On her website, Jody says of the project, To every other person on the planet, I'm going to write you a letter, a letter just to make the day a bit better, but it reminds you of the bloody amazing stuff about you that you've forgotten because we all forget once in a while. Alright, my question for her though is, where is she going to get the $500,000 or so that she's going to need for stamps? Dude, listen, listen, listen, what's your name? Darren Marlar. I'm going to make them stay in. Darren Marlar Radio Show. No faith in this at all. If you'd like to hear past shows, you can find them anytime you'd like on my free mobile app. Just search for Marlar House in your phone app store. It's available for Apple or Android. Just look for Marlar House in your phone app store. I'm going to leave it today with this thought. I don't mind the rat race, but I could do with a little more cheese. Good night, ladies. Good night, sir. Hit it, sweetheart. That's all, folks.