{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1","title":"Nat In The Afternoon","home_page_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/","feed_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/json","icon":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/638fd064a7a98.jpg","items":[{"id":"o641-1349-63f504f2c3b55","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/win-tickets-to-proof\/","title":"Win tickets to \"Proof\"","date_published":"2023-02-21T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"The Driftwood Playhouse presents the play \"Proof\" -- and you can win tickets every afternoon this week! ","content_html":"<p>Hey it&#39;s Nat!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Win tickets to &quot;Proof&quot; at the Driftwood Playhouse with me every afternoon all this week! Proof is a complex yet thoughtful play about brilliance and mental illness, and is presented right here in the harbor! It&#39;s you chance to catch some theatre without leaving home!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>It&#39;s easy -- when I give the cue to text, send me a message on the all-new Sunny Text Line at 872-732-1021 -- and you&#39;re entered to win!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>AJ in the morning also has tickets all this week -- so you have many chances to pick up tickets to the show!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>You can find more about the show here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.arts-people.com\/index.php?show=142368\">https:\/\/app.arts-people.com\/index.php?show=142368<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/main.aberdeendriftwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PROOF-poster.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/65338"},{"id":"o641-1349-63f500f999aec","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/next-up-keep-fido-in-the-car\/","title":"Next Up: Keep fido in the car! ","date_published":"2023-02-20T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"What dog doesn't like to stick it's head out the car window? In Florida, this is a practice that just can't continue! ","content_html":"<p>What dog doesn&#39;t like to stick it&#39;s head out the car window? In Florida, this is a practice that just can&#39;t continue! Something tells me that this bill is going nowhere -- it&#39;s like trying to keep a cat from scratching your couch. It might be a good idea -- you may even want to keep it from happening -- but if you stop them, they will harass you until you allow it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>N&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>See:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/florida-could-ban-dogs-sticking-heads-out-car-windows-1782357\">https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/florida-could-ban-dogs-sticking-heads-out-car-windows<\/a><\/p>","image":"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2197562\/dog-car-window-funny.webp?w=790&f=1e8ae726af573ff0cdb615af5c45001b","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/65337"},{"id":"o641-1349-63d06fb748869","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/yes-you-really-are-one-year-older-than-you-say\/","title":"Yes, you really are one year older than you say!","date_published":"2023-01-24T23:54:31+00:00","summary":"Simply due to math -- you are one year older than you say you are. Yep... it's true! :(\r\n...and the internet seems to care about these things? \r\nNat ","content_html":"<p>Right now the internet is making a &quot;thing&quot; about the simple calculation of your birthday... and it&#39;s something you never think about. Except that for the first year of your life, you are &quot;0&quot; (most parents will say X number of weeks old) -- but that essentially means whenever you have your birthday, you are *wrapping up* the previous year! See:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Embed not found<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article29027316.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200d\/0_THP_CHP_230123Slug_1195JPG.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64827"},{"id":"o641-1349-63cf158718409","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-beaver-videos-that-distracted-my-mother-for-an-hour\/","title":"The \"Beaver Videos\" that distracted my mother for an hour! ","date_published":"2023-01-23T08:00:00+00:00","summary":"Contained inside this message are two videos that will distract any animal lover -- or elderly person -- in your life for extended periods of time. Be warned! -Nat ","content_html":"<p>As mentioned on today&#39;s show -- I spent an hour with my mother as she commented and laughed about these two particular videos she had found on YouTube. While I&#39;ve seen my share of funny and cute animal videos, there was just something about these ones that got mom particularly enamored. I think the idea of a beaver living in the house and damming up the hallways are just to cute for so many people to not pass up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Meet &quot;Justin Beaver&quot;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DggHeuhpFvg?rel=0\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ImdlZtOU80?rel=0\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/images.fineartamerica.com\/images\/artworkimages\/mediumlarge\/1\/beaver-house-gordon-p-glew.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64800"},{"id":"o641-1349-63c7265988739","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/yes-this-exists-the-taylor-swift-breakup-bar\/","title":"Yes this exists... the \"Taylor Swift Breakup Bar\"","date_published":"2023-01-17T22:51:00+00:00","summary":"Want to break up with your not-so-sweetie in style? Take 'em to the Taylor Swift \"Breakup Bar\"... I'm surprised no one thought of this sooner! (note the sarcasm ;)","content_html":"<p>If you are on the verge of breaking up -- or maybe are &quot;in the mix&quot; but not sure if it&#39;ll end before the next date -- this is the perfect place to take &#39;em. The latest pop-up bar called &quot;Bad Blood&quot; is open in Chicago! Yes -- Chicago -- that means that you&#39;ll need to be far enough along to do a weekend getaway -- but it could be that extended weekend that it takes to know if ya&#39;ll will stick it out -- or split!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/15\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-bad-blood-popup-trnd\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/15\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-bad-blood-popup-trnd\/index.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230115110155-taylor-swift-1989-tour.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64688"},{"id":"o641-1349-63c5d4185257d","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/now-companies-track-every-little-thing-you-do\/","title":"Now companies track every little thing you do! ","date_published":"2023-01-16T22:47:52+00:00","summary":"A woman in Canada got fired for time theft -- and her company had completely bugged her computer!","content_html":"<p>A woman in Canada recently was fired for time theft as she was working remotely... Yep, it&#39;s a thing. Now she actually has to pay her old employer money -- makes sense to me. That said, they caught her because her computer was loaded down so heavily with tracking software, they were able to watch her every move:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Embed not found<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/d3mvlb3hz2g78.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/thumb_720_450_bug-on-computer-chip_shutterstock_4027501.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64677"},{"id":"o641-1349-63ae2a4d3c6f3","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-daily-buzz-12-29-22\/","title":"The Daily Buzz 12\/29\/22","date_published":"2022-12-29T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"Catch the Daily Buzz with Nat, weekday afternoons at 5:20 and 7:20pm! \r\n\r\nToday on The Buzz... \r\n--Ice T responds to online chatter about a video of his daughter dancing on Christmas. \r\n--Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton host New Years Eve\r\n--Vanna White celebrates 40 years on Wheel Of Fortune!","content_html":"<p>Catch the Daily Buzz with Nat, weekday afternoons at 5:20 and 7:20pm!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Today on The Buzz...&nbsp;<br \/>\n--Ice T responds to online chatter about a video of his daughter dancing on Christmas.&nbsp;<br \/>\n--Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton host New Years Eve<br \/>\n--Vanna White celebrates 40 years on Wheel Of Fortune!<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/63991b704b174.png","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64421"},{"id":"o641-1349-63acdffe5a807","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-daily-buzz-12-28-22\/","title":"The Daily Buzz 12\/28\/22","date_published":"2022-12-28T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"Catch the Daily Buzz with Nat, weekday afternoons at 5:20 and 7:20pm! \r\n\r\nToday on The Buzz... \r\n--Chelsea Handler talks about her split\r\n--Whoopi Goldberg is in a little more hot water\r\n--Drew Barrymore talks about finding happiness","content_html":"<p>Catch the Daily Buzz with Nat, weekday afternoons at 5:20 and 7:20pm!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Today on The Buzz...&nbsp;<br \/>\n--Chelsea Handler talks about her split<br \/>\n--Whoopi Goldberg is in a little more hot water<br \/>\n--Drew Barrymore talks about finding happiness<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/63991b704b174.png","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64410"},{"id":"o641-1349-63a3a7828c2b5","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/billboard-released-the-list-of-best-christmas-songs\/","title":"Billboard released the list of Best Christmas Songs","date_published":"2022-12-22T00:30:00+00:00","summary":"Billboard released their list of the best Christmas songs of all time!","content_html":"<p>Billboard released their list of the best Christmas songs of all time. It had been a while since I looked at the list -- and was a little shocked that since the last time I had seen a similar list, a number of my favorite songs had been moved around considerably.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/best-christmas-songs\/\">https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/best-christmas-songs\/<\/a><\/p>","image":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/billboard-christmas-songs-billboard-1548.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64325"},{"id":"o641-1349-63a3a667221a5","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-daily-buzz-12-21-22\/","title":"The Daily Buzz 12\/21\/22","date_published":"2022-12-21T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"Today on The Daily Buzz brought to your by Freeman Pest Control: \r\n\r\nOscar nods just go easier for these categories... \r\nAdele gave her fans a bonus song!\r\nEmily In Paris is coming back -- with more twists than ever!","content_html":"<p>Today on The Daily Buzz brought to your by Freeman Pest Control:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Oscar nods just go easier for these categories...&nbsp;<br \/>\nAdele gave her fans a bonus song!<br \/>\nEmily In Paris is coming back -- with more twists than ever!<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/63991b704b174.png","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64324"},{"id":"o641-1349-639a683bcd4f9","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-daily-buzz-12-14-22\/","title":"The Daily Buzz 12\/14\/22","date_published":"2022-12-15T00:20:11+00:00","summary":"Nick Cage is an alien!!","content_html":"<p>On today&#39;s Daily Buzz, brought to you by Freeman Pest Control...<\/p>\n\n<p>--Nick Cage thought he was an alien&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>--Mara Wilson shares some of her struggles with depression&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>--Sam Smith &amp; Cyndi Lauper perform at the White House<\/p>\n\n<p>Catch The Buzz weekday afternoons during my show!<\/p>\n\n<p>Nat&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/63991b704b174.png","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64090"},{"id":"o641-1349-63991c130d99a","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/the-daily-buzz-12-13-22\/","title":"The Daily Buzz 12\/13\/22","date_published":"2022-12-14T00:42:59+00:00","content_html":"<p>Today on The Daily Buzz -- brought to you by Freeman Pest Control&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>--Your Golden Globe Rundown&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>--The best unproduced film scripts of 2022&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>--Janet Jackson has a new tour!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Catch The Buzz every weekday afternoon on Sunny 102.1<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/63991b704b174.png","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/64001"},{"id":"o641-1349-639783ea58ec4","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/do-you-want-a-gift-or-an-experience-this-year\/","title":"Do you want a gift or an \"experience\" this year?","date_published":"2022-12-12T19:41:00+00:00","summary":"The answer is clear... ","content_html":"<p>I wasn&#39;t sure if it was just because I was getting older -- or if my taste has generally changed -- but apparently, less and less people are wanting &quot;gifts&quot; for the holidays, instead opting for &quot;experiences&quot;. I tend to agree with this myself -- my other half and I gave up gifting each other a few years back. Instead, we plan a trip that we both enjoy. Sometimes it&#39;s something small -- and other times it&#39;s a larger trip that we agree takes up enough money that we don&#39;t want to spend anything additional on gifts that either one of us may or may not actually use. Apparently 77% of people -- feel this way -- it&#39;s an all-time high!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Read more here:<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/77-of-americans-say-gifted-experiences-are-at-the-top-of-their-list-this-holiday-season-new-getyourguide-survey-finds-301698711.html\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/77-of-americans-say-gifted-experiences-are-at-the-top-of-their-list-this-holiday-season-new-getyourguide-survey-finds-301698711.html<\/a><\/p>","image":"https:\/\/cdn2.picryl.com\/photo\/2017\/10\/11\/the-fremont-street-experience-las-vegas-f4f3dc-1024.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/63986"},{"id":"o641-1349-6392663637d6a","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/a-portrait-of-pure-evil\/","title":"A portrait of pure evil...","date_published":"2022-12-08T23:00:00+00:00","summary":"At least in her own mind, that is :) ","content_html":"<p>First off, let me introduce you to Chloe -- she&#39;s one of my three cats, and the loudest of the bunch (she was the runt of her litter and is &quot;my baby&quot; -- very attached). The other day when we had a bit of snow, she wouldn&#39;t leave me alone, and was constantly chirping, and sitting in the window. The obviously wanted my attention, and she ran up to the window and stared intently outside. What was she going for? In this case -- it was a moth. I know that if I went out and brought it in, she&#39;d tear up the house. I often wonder if she has visions in her head of stalking a large rat through the house -- and that by talking to it, it will just walk right into her mouth. Either way, she can only look at the outside and be taunted by the magical things through the window.<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/641\/639264d0254f6.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/63953"},{"id":"o641-1349-63926941b7d47","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/this-dog-buys-plenty-of-things-online\/","title":"This dog buys plenty of things online... ","date_published":"2022-12-08T22:46:25+00:00","summary":"This is why I don't have an Alexa either.. ","content_html":"<p>You may have heard the story about the kid that used a smart speaker to buy thousands of dollars in toys -- as well as fast food. Well now, a dog has made some online purchases of his own. This is just what happens when you make it a little too easy to order things online.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/dog-chews-controller-1.6677584\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/dog-chews-controller-1.6677584<\/a><\/p>","image":"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/1.6677596.1670445809!\/fileImage\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/16x9_780\/zoey-and-controller.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/63954"},{"id":"o641-1349-63913ec660030","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/yes-mom-was-right\/","title":"Yes -- Mom was right!","date_published":"2022-12-08T01:32:54+00:00","summary":"You do get sicker easier in the winter.... ","content_html":"<p>You know how mom always said not to go out when it&#39;s cold since you might get sick? Scientists have finally proven this... effectively correct. It only took about 100 years.<\/p>\n\n<p>That said, I&#39;m still not going to tell mine that she was right :)<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>(from CNN)<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/fave.api.cnn.io\/v1\/fav\/?video=health\/2017\/11\/08\/seasonal-flu-health-explainer-sje-lon-orig.cnn&stellarUri=cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/h_ba719b83d0e859aeb70590a819f3051a@published&stellarSite=cnn&stellarUdk=rn032568&customer=cnn&edition=domestic&env=prod\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media *;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/scrubsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mean-nurse.jpg","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/63933"},{"id":"o641-1349-638fdfcc2d6af","url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/sunny\/blogs\/nat-in-the-afternoon\/post\/men-dressed-as-grinch-and-reindeer-get-into-a-brawl\/","title":"Men Dressed As Grinch & Reindeer Get Into A Brawl","date_published":"2022-12-07T00:35:00+00:00","content_html":"<p>How&#39;s this for a fight? Two 30 year old men were arrested after their holiday party turned into a brawl in the Traverse City,, MI area. One was dressed like the Grinch, the other dressed like a Reindeer... I&#39;m not sure if the Reindeer just got tired of the Grinch...&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/2022\/12\/man-dressed-as-the-grinch-assaults-man-in-reindeer-costume-at-company-christmas-party.html\">https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/2022\/12\/man-dressed-as-the-grinch-assaults-man-in-reindeer-costume-at-company-christmas-party.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/shutterstock_5875878f.jpg?resize=800,492","author":{"name":"Nat George"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.gograysharbor.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/4319\/blogs\/posts\/63926"}]}