Thursday, March 4th. Day 63 of 2021
It’s Grammar Day. It takes a beating around here, more like a bludgeoning https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/grammar-day/
Happy Pound Cake Day !
It’s Marching Band Day. The Marching Cougars ROCK !!!
1634: The first tavern opens in Boston and everybody knew your name
1789: Congress puts our Constitution into effect. It must be protected
1837: The city of Chicago is incorporated
1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States. He utters the imortal line “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”
1966: In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon declares that the band is “more popular than Jesus now”
1985: The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations
In the News: 13 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday in Alexander County, over 6,000 now have been vaccinated…Town honors David Robinette…Taylorsville woman arrested on Meth charge…Man shot by Caldwell Deputy, then arrested…Cocaine haul in Iredell County…Moonshine still raided in Wilkes County
Weather: More Sunshine, High in low 60’s again !
Sports: Presnell named Northwestern Woman’s Basketball Coach of the Year….JV Football host Watauga this evening…Varsity roster still growing with players returning from COVID protocol…Pack win 5th straight…Hornets win on the road…Former Panther to retire
Happy Birthday: Paula Prentiss, Lynn Sherr, Emilio Estefan, Catherine O’Hara, Patricia Heaton, Chaz Bono, Ray Mancini, Whitney Port
More Political correctness https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeep-owner-stellantis-is-open-to-dropping-cherokee-name-ceo-says-11614799301
No more cheerleaders for the Politically Correct Washington Football Team. By the way when do they get a new nickname ? https://wtop.com/washington-football/2021/03/washington-replacing-cheerleading-team-with-coed-dance-team/
Dr Oz to the rescue https://apnews.com/article/dr-oz-newark-airport-rescue-2bc2c7aed137e3d44290e803e3497720
Quote of the Day: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money”… Margaret Thatcher