Dec 3 2019 From the Messy Desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was due to a financial crisis – the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Later it became associated with heavy foot and vehicle traffic the day after Thanksgiving, due to a frenzy…
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November 26th 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt…. Scrooge is a word. It’s not just a name from a Dickens play. It’s part of the English language and describes someone who is miserly and selfish. We all know a scrooge and may have been one ourselves at one time. I know that I…
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Nov 19, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Electrons In A Wire “Electricity is really just organized lightning.” -George Carlin Image courtesy of Pexels and icon0.com. I find it fitting that the same gentleman uttered the above who was instrumental in the seven (7) words that we cannot say on the radio. Although…
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The Fall Pledge Drive is a wrap. Contributions are still trickling in to the station and for the over 400 contributions that raised over $45K, we are eternally grateful. We fell short of our $60K overall goal. If you missed all the fun, but still want a piece of the action, you can PLEDGE HERE. The…
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You may not realize, as a KWMR listener, just how many ways Lyons Filmer has touched your life. If you listen to KWMR (and I believe this crowd does) then she has. You know someone has done an exemplary job when you can take for granted the work that they do. For the past 19…
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10.16.19From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Photo courtesy of Pixels. This past weekend Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour record for the marathon. That is some fast running! That is one type of broken record, even though it won’t be recognized due to the manner in which he set up his run. Still, he is just…
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First off…an important announcement as of 10/8/19: PG&E has planned shut offs for 30 counties in California, including Marin (see map above). PG&E’s website has been overwhelmed. Please take the time to register for Alert Marin and Nixel to stay informed. There is a Red Flag Warning in effect for Marin County through 5 PM Thursday 10/10/19. This is…
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Oct 1, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Cover photo courtesy of Pexels Did you know that programming on KWMR is roughly 2/3 music to 1/3 talk? It’s easy to take all the great music programming for granted actually. These hosts (I count at least 50) show up to KWMR, often toting their…
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9/24/19 From Amanda’s Messy Desk… Aequinoctium n. either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length Yesterday was the autumnal equinox. This is when there is equal amounts of daylight and nighttime. This means that the days, which are…
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Sept 17, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… KWMR launched the “20 For 20” campaign at the beginning of July and it will run through September 29, 2019. Thus far we have raised just over $3600. This means that there have been 180 $20 contributions. We are shooting for 500…. will we make it? Only the shadow…
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