Friday, December 9th. Day 343 of 2022
It’s Pastry Day ! Why do things so good have to be fattening ?
1851: The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal
1854: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” was published
1926: The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs
1965: The Charlie Brown Christmas Special airs for the first time on CBS
1992: Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation
2002: United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2014: Panther QB Cam Newton is injured when he crashes his truck in Charlotte near Bank of America Stadium. He suffers a pair of fractures in his back
In the News: Man allegedly sighted carrying a rifle near Alexander County school on Thursday…Man and woman busted by Taylorsville Police…N Wilkesboro woman jailed in Alexander County…Body found in Catawba County was murdered…Man arrested this morning firing shots into occupied property in Catawba County…Statesville man admits to stabbing victim with scissors
Weather: More clouds today, are you surprised ?
Sports: Cougar Hopps host Newton Conover tonight….State High School Football Finals tonight and Saturday…Baker Mayfield to the rescue in La La Land ?…Panthers play in Seattle on Sunday…Mets keep Nimo…Will the Braves re-sign Dansby Swanson ?
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Judi Dench, Beau Bridges, Tom Kite, John Malkovich, Donny Osmond, Felicity Huffman, Jakob Dylan, Kara DioGuardi
Happy Holidays, by the way, You’re Fired ! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-12-08/unemployment-what-to-do-if-you-ve-been-laid-off-or-worry-you-will-be-soon
Celine Dion cancels shows due to rare disorder https://apnews.com/article/celine-dion-concert-tour-canceled-neurological-disorder-d5ac2b8483b47deea06e3df402e11df1?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage
Kate don’t care what we think https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kate-winslet-says-women-become-more-powerful-more-sexy-in-their-40-s-190215569.html
Quote of the Day: “Now, what does an actor who can’t talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?”…Kirk Douglas (Born this day in 1916)