Monday, March 22nd. Day 81 of 2021
It’s Goof Off Day ! Some of us are better at Goofing than others
1630: The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables. Another reason why I don’t live there
1765: The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies
1871: In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment
1934: The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia
1972: Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification
1993: The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips
In the News: Former Sheriff Hayden Bentley laid to rest on Sunday…11 new cases of COVID-19 reported over weekend in Alexander County…Taylorsville man and woman busted on drug charges in Hickory…Wilkes County teen and his grandmother from Taylorsville make court appearances today in child-rape case
Weather: Sunny with a high in the low to mid 60’s today
Sports: Cougars defense dominate McDowell Friday night…LR is 2-0…ACC not dancing very well in NCAA Tournament…Hornets rookie suffers season ending injury…Ryan Blaney gets win in Atlanta
Happy Birthday: Stephen Sondheim, William Shatner, George Benson, James Patterson Matthew Modine, Reese Witherspoon, J. J. Watt
Apparently, science agrees with me. We need to kick-off our shoes more often https://www.cnet.com/health/is-it-safe-to-work-out-barefoot/
It’s Spring !
Sadly, I didn’t see a Bigfoot in McDowell County on Friday while travelling to the Cougar Football Game. Elvis was a no-show too
Quote of the Day: “To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder”…Louis L’amour (Born this day in 1908)