Wednesday, December 10th. Day 344 of 2025. 15 Shopping Days till Christmas
Happy National Lager Day ! I prefer it as compared to other brews
1845: British civil engineer Robert Thompson patented the first pneumatic tires
1884: Mark Twain published “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
1901: The first Nobel prizes were awarded
1953: Hugh Hefner published the first “Playboy” magazine
1958: The first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National Airlines Boeing 707
1990: The Food & Drug Administration approved Norplant, a long-acting contraceptive implant
1995: Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9″ in 24 hours
2009: The film “Avatar” makes it’s World Premiere in London
In the News: Two bike riders struck in Taylorsville early Tuesday evening…County Board of Commissioners award contracts for pair of infrastructure projects…Caldwell County woman facing charges in Alexander County…Statesville man facing child-sex related charges…Woman charged with fining shots into Lenoir home
Weather: We WARM to the low 50’s today !
Sports: East Middle School Girls roll over West, West Boys beat East…Cougar Basketball at Ashe County tonight…Watauga prepping for State Title…Panthers gearing for run at Playoffs…Canes win…Big money on Baseball Free Agents
Happy Birthday: Susan Dey, Kenneth Branagh, Nia Peeples, Bobby Flay, Raven-Symoné, Carlos Rodon, Joe Burrow
Talk about distribution of wealth https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mackenzie-scott-donations-nonprofits-2025/
Word of the Day: lager [lah-ger] a beer (such as a bock or pilsner) that is brewed at cool temperatures by slow fermentation with a slow-acting yeast. Lagers tend to have a lighter, clearer appearance than ales with a usually lower alcohol content and slightly higher sugar content. From German. “A cold lager hits the spot on a hot day.”
Quote of the Day: “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”… George MacDonald (Born this day in 1924)