* * * * M O N D A Y * * * * O C T O B E R 8th * * * * D A Y 281 of 2018 * * * *
Happy Columbus Day !
Happy Native American Day !
A Norman Rockwell portrait appears on the cover of “The Saturday Evening Post” for the first time in 1938
Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956
1957: The Dodgers announce they are moving to Los Angeles
Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years in 1982
President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security in 2001
In the News: Election 2018 is nearing, deadline to register is Friday…County Food Drive sets record…Former Taylorsville Police Chief retires…Stabbing at Boone grocery store…App St biologist says warm weather is delaying Fall Leaf Color
Weather: More Clouds than Sun, could see a Shower
Sports: Cougars get throttled by Freedom…Gunnar Anderson get start and win for LRU…Gano kicks Panther to win…Braves stay alive….Brew Crew take broom to the Rockies…Elliott wins at Dover…Carolina Hurricanes off to good start
Happy Birthday: Paul “Crocodile Dundee” Hogan, Jesse Jackson, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Elliott, Darrell Hammond, Matt Damon, Bruno Mars
Sigourney Weaver
Bruno Mars
Something strange washed ashore on Seabrook Island, South Carolina. What is it ? Nobody is saying but whatever it was has been whisked away by government officials, no kidding ! I’m not making it up
OK, it seems as if just about everyone has had their Facebook account hacked. My thinking is this, delete all friend requests, don’t accept any requests for a while, and maybe delete messenger. I’m not an expert, I’m just using logic. Wait a minute, is using logic old fashioned ?
Quote of the Day: “Come Monday, it’ll be alright, Come Monday, I’ll be holding you tight. I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze and I just want you back by my side”…Jimmy Buffet from “Come Monday”