Tim Phillips Show, 9/17/26
6:10
A new study from Maxwell Social ranked the 50 largest U.S. metro areas to determine which were the most intellectually engaged. The rankings were based on a number of factors, including the number of museums, libraries, bookstores, and universities, graduate degree rates, and interest in intellectual activities.
According to the study, these are the most intellectual cities:
Boston, Massachusetts
Hartford, Connecticut
San Francisco, California
Providence, Rhode Island
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
At the other end of the intelligence scale, these are the least intellectual cities:
Riverside, California
Fresno, California
Las Vegas, Nevada
Houston, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
6:20
If you feel like there are never enough hours in the day, you’re not alone; a lot of Americans seem to be running out of mental bandwidth too. A new survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults finds that 54% say their mental load hits maximum capacity during a typical week, and seven in ten feel like they just don’t get enough done each day. The pressure is even greater for caregivers, with 67% of them saying they’re at their limit.
The Talker Research survey, conducted on behalf of Visiting Angels, reveals:
Nearly one in four say they don’t have enough time to talk with loved ones as much as they’d like, and 20% say busy schedules cause them to skip workouts.
Among current and former caregivers, 62% say the role came on suddenly instead of being something they’d planned for.
A lot of caregivers say they weren’t financially, mentally, or emotionally ready for the responsibility.
Caregiving often comes with trade-offs, like less “me time,” smaller social lives, and putting mental or physical health on the back burner.
Among caregivers who are also raising children, 49% feel guilty when they’re with their kids because they think they should be with their aging loved one.
Caregivers say some of their biggest worries are whether they’re doing everything right, understanding the person’s needs, and being patient enough.
The survey also asked caregivers for advice they’d wished they’d gotten when taking on the responsibility. They had plenty to offer to future caregivers, and a few themes came up repeatedly: Take care of yourself, too.
Be patient with yourself and the person you’re caring for.
Accept that you’re going to make mistakes and that perfection isn’t the goal.
Ask for help and build a support system before you’re overwhelmed.
Protect your mental and physical health.
Take things one day at a time.
Remember that just showing up matters.
The main takeaway should be that caregiving is hard enough without expecting yourself to do it perfectly. Giving yourself some grace can be part of taking good care of someone else.
Source: Talker
6:30
Throwback Thursday - 1979
| MY SHARONA | THE KNACK |
1979
Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
China institutes the one-child per family rule
General Knowledge Quiz Game Trivial Pursuit Launched
Pink Floyd released "The Wall"
USSR Invades Afghanistan
Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister in the UK
Sony released the Walkman
ESPN launches on cable television.
The Snowboard was invented in the USA
Lord Mountbatten and three others were assassinated
63 Americans are taken hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran
We were buying:
Sony Walkman $200.00
Chess Challenger Computer Chess Game $199.49
Pachinko Pinball Machine $199.49
Jox Trainers $14.99
Girls Denim Overalls $24.00
Atari Video Computer System $199.00
JVC VHS Video Recorder System $54.99
Men’s Blazer, Vest and Slacks sets $39.99
King Size Bean Bag Chair $19.99
Toyota Corola $3,698.00
Denim overalls
Tube tops
Blazer & Skirt sets
Sparkling belts
Beaded Handbags
Fliptop watches
Pleated vamp shoes for men
Velour V-necks
Star Trek action figures
Toy typewriters
Popular Films
Superman The Movie
Every Which Way But Loose
Rocky II
Alien
The Amityville Horror
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Moonraker
The Muppet Movie
The Deer Hunter
Kramer vs. Kramer
Popular TV
All My Children
Masterpiece Theatre
Old Grey Whistle Test
Are You Being Served? (UK)
Emmerdale Farm (UK)
M*A*S*H
The Price Is Right
The Waltons
Last of the Summer Wine (UK)
The Young and the Restless
Happy Days
Little House on the Prairie
Saturday Night Live
Charlie's Angels
Family Feud
Quincy, M.E.
The Muppet Show (UK)
The Love Boat
Three's Company
Dallas
Diff'rent Strokes
Mork and Mindy
Taxi
7:15
Top signs you've got too much going on, according to a new survey by Samsung
Walking into a room and forgetting why you went there
Putting something somewhere "safe" and then forgetting where
Starting one task before getting distracted by another
Thinking about one task while trying to complete another
Saving a screenshot or photo because it has information you need later
Remembering something important just as you are falling asleep
Remembering something you need to do at an inconvenient moment, then forgetting it again later
Sending yourself a message or reminder so you won't forget something
Forgetting to reply to a message
Feeling like your brain is constantly running through a mental to-do list
