SEE HOW THEY FALL!

    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH., 2018
           SEE HOW THEY FALL!

    I believe the first time I heard the term

"Domino Effect" was about the time Castro

made it clear  Cuba was embracing

Communism. The prevailing fear was

that one country falling would lead to

other nearby countries falling.

      While the term was new to me the

practice was not. I used to play dominos

with my grandmother. After our games

I often set up a long line of the numbered

blocks so I could watch them fall one

after the other when I toppled the first

one.

       Little did I know how seriously

people take the domino effect. I found

out there is a Domino Day! It's today.....

sometimes! The "holiday" is sometimes

observed on the 2nd Friday of November

and sometimes on the 2nd Saturday.

       It was first organized in 1998 in the

 Netherlands. Each year builders set up

long rows of dominos, usually in unique

patterns, then watch to see if they'll all

fall in an artistic order.

        They still observe the day in many

countries and the last record successful

"domino drop" I've seen reported was

in 2009 in the Netherlands when they toppled

4,491,863 dominos! I used to feel pretty

good when I dropped a dozen set up in

a straight line!

         I think I always enjoyed setting up

then knocking down dominos more than

playing the actual domino game. Maybe

it's a "boy thing."

         Anyhow it's still cold outside so

if you've got a box of dominos why not

celebrate by getting them out, setting

them up, then going for the domino

effect!

          Have a blast! Hope all your NEWS

is good!