Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

Thursday, October 17th. Day 291 of 2024

It’s Forgive an Ex Day. Question is, will they forgive you ?

It’s Spreadsheet Day. Sadly somebody likes them.

Happy Pasta Day ! A Fav for me

1777: American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY. It’s considered to be the turning point in the American Revolutionary War

1888: The first issue of “National Geographic Magazine” was published

1931: Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939

1956: The world’s first commercial nuclear power station begins operation in Sellafield, England

1973: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil-embargo against several countries including the U.S. and Great Britain. The embargo spiked gas prices and created a shortage that forced Americans to wait in line to buy gas when and if it was available

1988: Traveling Wilburys release debut album “Volume 1”, featuring the single “Handle With Care”; Band members include Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty

1989: An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area in California. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries

2018: The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada
In the News: Early Voting begins today…FEMA opening Intake Center in Taylorsville today…State rejects funding for new Hickory High School…20-year old jailed in Alexander County for soliciting child by computer…Taylorsville woman arrested on multiple warrants…Elderly woman dies in Troutman crash…Elderly man Killed in Ashe County accident

Weather: Sunshine after chilly start. High 62-65

Sports: Sawyer Chapman-Mays named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Coach Carter says the Cougars have confidence going into Friday’s big game against Watauga…Dodgers blank the Mets to take 2-1 lead…Yankees up 2-0 at Cleveland this afternoon…New York wins thriller in WNBA Finals…Denver at New Orleans tonight in NFL

Happy Birthday: George Wendt, Pat McCrory, Vincent Van Patten, Alan Jackson, Mike Judge, Danny Ferry, Ernie Els, Eminem

Shorter might be better than longer after all https://phys.org/news/2024-10-short-consume-energy-distance.html

Win some Cougar apparel this morning on the Radio thanks to the Alexander Central Athletic Boosters

Word of the Day: PLUR [ plur ] Peace-Love-Unity-Respect. Acronym embraced by some popular culture communities, especially those associated with rave and electronic dance music events. First recorded in the late 80’s.

Quote of the Day: “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized”… Albert Einstein