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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

March 18, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, March 18th. Day 77 of 2022

It’s Forgive Mom and Dad Day !. No problem but I still blame Mom for me not being 6’4

1766: Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America

1850: Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo

1892: The Stanley Cup is created when Lord Stanley presents a silver challenge cup for hockey

1922: WBT Radio in Charlotte NC begins broadcasting

1931: Shick markets the first electric shavers in the United States

1953: The Boston Braves move to Milwaukee

1965: Soviet Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov leaves his spacecraft for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to walk in space

2018: Vladimir Putin is elected to a new six-year term as Russian President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

In the News: RockyFest is Back !!!…Taylorsville Police charge registered sex-offender…Taylorsville man who very often is arrested is arrested again…Man charged with felony drug counts by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Fugitive wanted in Texas jailed in Catawba County

Weather: Sunshine to start, clouds and showers by tonight. Don’t fret, the weekend looks great

Sports: ACHS Softball wins on road Thursday…Cougar Baseball home today…Bumgarner steps down at North Iredell…Tar Hells maul Marquette…Kentucky takes early exit…Duke and Davidson start dancing today…Watson will not be a Panther…Canes lose in Toronto…NASCAR in Atlanta

Happy Birthday: Ben Cohen, Mike Rowe, Vanessa Williams, Bonnie Blair, Queen Latifah, Adam Levine

Is Amazon getting too big ? https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/03/17/amazon-acquires-mgm/3121647545244/

When is a potato not a potato ? https://apnews.com/article/worlds-largest-potato-doug-a440afd3c656018c585078ed3ac18970

I was rolling with my bracket on Thursday. I’d picked the upsets like Richmond over Iowa and New Mexico State over Uconn….That Kentucky loss last night, No ! I sure didn’t pick that one, I had Kentucky winning the whole thing

Quote of the Day: ” Sex is like money; only too much is enough”…John Updike (Born this day in 1932)

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