* * * * T H U R S D A Y * * * M A R C H 28th * * * * D A Y 87 of 2019 * * * *
It’s Something On a Stick Day ! Say Shishkabob five times fast
1797: Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine
1885: The Salvation Army was officially organized in the United States
1963: New York Titans of the American Football League changed their name to the Jets
1977: Rocky was named Best Picture at the Oscars
1979: A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown
1990: President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal
In the News: Man and woman charged with Alexander County murders will be brought back to North Carolina…Taylorsville man charged in connection with death of infant will appear in court today…Hiddenite woman arrested in Catawba County…Sheriff Chris Bowman not happy with passage of new law…Taylorsville Business Association has forum
Weather: Sunshine and getting Warmer today
Sports: Cougar Softball wins again…Hibriten football coach leaves for South Carolina…Wolfpack come up short in shootout…The Sweet 16 begins tonight…”Play Ball” today in Major League Baseball
Happy Birthday: Conchata Ferrell, Rick Barry, Reba McEntire, Vince Vaughn, Kate Gosselin, Lady Gaga
Reba McEntire
Lady Gaga
How many of those Hollywood types that threatened to move from the United States have moved ? Here’s the answer, NONE ! It’s likely they realized that nobody was going to miss them
A Cheesehead has hit the Lottery ! A single Powerball ticket sold in Wisconsin was drawn last night. That ticket is worth over $750 Million
Here’s my 2019 Major League Baseball Predictions. American League Division winners will be Yankees, Indians, and Astros. Wild Cards to the Red Sox and Angels. In the National League, division winners will be Washington, St Louis, and the Dodgers. Wild Cards go to the Braves and the Mets. Yankees Win the World Series over St Louis. There it is, Play Ball !
I’ve documented both here and on the Radio over the years the abundance of wildlife I encounter on the way to work each day. Skunks, Deer, even a bear (maybe) but this morning a new species. A mule was standing right in the middle of Teague Town Road. It wouldn’t move either. Now I understand where “Stubborn as a mule” came from
Quote of the Day: “Wise men make proverbs but fools repeat them”…Samuel Palmer