Tuesday, September 6th. Day 249 of 2022
Today is Read a Book Day. It’s always Read a Book Day in my world
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
In the News: Stony Point Man charged With assault with a deadly weapon…Man Jailed after brief chase in Alexander County…Person of interest in Taylorsville shooting now in Avery County custody…Taylorsville Town Board meets today…Tractor Trailer rig collides with building south of Taylorsville
Weather: Partly Sunny, Warm with a high of 85. Maybe a shower this afternoon again
Sports: Brzykcy is 9 for 9…AC Soccer hosts Bunker Hill today…Cougar Offense needs to get mojo back…Clemson opens with Labor Day win…Panthers favored over Browns on Sunday…Judge goes deep again
Happy Birthday: David Alan Coe, Roger Waters, Swoosie Kurtz,Jane Curtin, Jeff Foxworthy, Elizabeth Vargas, Rosie Perez, Pippa Middleton
It’s been a crappy year for investors https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-stock-funds-down-17-3-in-2022-11662146408
Oh no, not again https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/05/china/china-covid-lockdown-74-cities-intl-hnk/index.html
It was so gloomy on Labor Day, I binge-watched the “Yellowstone” Marathon. I’d heard a lot about the show and now I’m impressed. It’s well done
Quote of the Day: “Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it”…Thomas Jefferson