Friday, September 6th. Day 250 of 2024
It’s Read a Book. Always reading one, I am
It’s Fight Procrastination Day. I’ll do it Saturday
1620: The Pilgrims set sail from England to settle in the New World
1889: Carnation processed its first can of evaporated milk
1916: Said to be America’s first self-service grocery store, Piggly-Wiggley opened the first store in Memphis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggly_Wiggly
1959: The first Barbie Doll was marketed
1975: Martina Navratilova requested political asylum while in New York for the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament
1991: The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg
1997: The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television
2022: Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is replaced by Liz Truss.
In the News: Victim of Labor Day assault in Bethlehem dies, Lenoir man now charged with murder…Taylorsville man along with teen charged with armed robbery…Alexander County Schools test results a mixed bag…County Commissioners meet Monday…German firm scraps plans for Catawba County facility
Weather: Sunshine mixed with Clouds. High around 80
Sports: AC Volleyball, Women’s Tennis get wins on Thursday…Baby Cougar Football wins in rout …Cougar Football travels tonight with last year’s ugly loss to North Iredell in mind…Chiefs nip Ravens…Some great College Football this weekend…Braves lose, fall into tie with idle Mets for final Wild Card
Pippa Middleton Mathews
What the heck is your real name? https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/michael-keaton-ditching-stage-name-103110730.html
Somebody wins a Gift Card this morning when we play Cougar Football Trivia courtesy of PJ’s Seafood and Steak
Word of the Day: forsooth [fawr-sooth ] in truth : indeed —often used to imply contempt or doubt. Forsooth was formed from the combination of the preposition for and the noun sooth. Sooth survives as both a noun (meaning “truth” or “reality”) and an adjective (meaning “true,” “sweet,” or “soft”) “Forsooth, the rumor is true: this lovely lass and I are getting married!
Quote of the Day: “Never mistake motion for action.” …Ernest Hemingway