News; birthdays/events; with all the zombie/apocalypse shows (walking dead, fallout etc) the question was asked...what would you put in your apocalypse survival kit?; word of the day. News; career builder list...some of the oddest/funniest suggestions box ideas from actual employees; what would you put in your companies suggestion box?; a swiss company is installing laugh detectors at work; game: Christmas Vacation trivia. News; if you could makeover a wheelchair or mobility scooter...what would you want to drive around in?; ask listeners what new holiday traditions are they are going to try this year; game: prison commissary price is right. News; how do you best try to accommodate everyone's schedule for thanksgiving?; game: name this celebrity in 3 words; goodbye/fun facts....National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day. Did you know that it has been more than 200 years since the first Hermit cookie was made? Hermit cookies are cookies made with exotic spices such as cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, and cloves, mixed with raisins and currants. they are similar to homemade gingerbread...why are they called hermit cookies?  a couple different theories: Some say that hermit cookies got their name because of how long they can be stored. Some also believe that this name evolved because the ingredients are simple spices that a hermit living in a forest would use. you can occasionally find them in specialty bakeries...or they are available via mail order...or you can make your own.