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Richard C Gilbert’s Black Friday Blog

November 25, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Black Friday, November 25th. Day 329 of 2022

Happy Parfait Day ! How can you not like Parfait ?

It’s Blase Day ! If you’re feeling a little indifferent , try a Parfait

1783: The British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States

1867: Alfred Nobel patented dynamite

1950: The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people. The temperature dropped to 5 degrees in Birmingham, 3 degrees in Atlanta, and 1 in Asheville

1963: President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

1990: Poland held its first Presidential Election

1999: A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating on an inner tube off the Florida coast

2018: LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals

In the News: Structure destroyed by fire overnight in Ellendale Community…County Offices and Town Hall remain closed today…Retirement reception scheduled for Sheriff Bowman on December 1st…Death of 4-year old result of foul play in Catawba County…Man charged with felonies in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman facing charges

Weather: Showers to start but Sunshine by noon

Sports: Alexander Central Women opens Hoop season today…State High School Football Playoffs reach regional semi-final round tonight…Tar Heels, Blue Devils and Wolfpack get Thanksgiving Hoop wins…3:30 kickoff today for NC State at UNC…Turkey Day winners, Bills, Cowboys and Vikings…USA vrs England today in World Cup

Happy Birthday: Kathryn Crosby, Joe Gibbs, John Larroquette, Bucky Dent, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate, Barbara Pierce Bush, Jenna Bush Hager

How much will inflation cool spending on Black Friday ? https://apnews.com/article/inflation-health-new-york-covid-5d3f342d8867b3bc0164bfbaac9c86e2

Can you pass this Thanksgiving Quiz ? https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/11/us/cnn-thanksgiving-2022-quiz/

We’re still carrying extra weight for last year’s holidays https://studyfinds.org/holiday-weight-gain-last-year/

Quote of the Day: “As a kid, in the cotton fields, I had this tune in my head. I hummed it and sang it. It was the same melody as ‘When A Man Loves A Woman.’ I could never, ever forget it”…Percy Sledge (Born this day in 1941)

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