A THOUGHT FROM THE CORNER

         SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2020

       A THOUGHT FROM THE CORNER

   

   TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH., 2016
         KNOW WHAT TODAY IS?
   
  You should know that this day,

November 8th, is "Dunce
Day!"
  Very few people know much about

the "Dunce" except, perhaps, for the image

of a school kid from years ago, sitting in 

the corner of a classroom, wearing a

cone-like hat with a point at the top.
  The "Dunce" was always pictured
as the troublesome kid in the class
who wasn't especially smart!
   Lucky for me the day of the
"Dunce" and the "Dunce Hat" were
already long past when I did my
best to get through school!
   In reality, the term "Dunce" comes
from the name of a medieval scholar,
Duns Scotus of Scotland.
  He came up with that pointed hat
because he believed knowledge would
flow from the point into the head of
the person wearing it!
    Dun's theory didn't work very well
and, over the years, students forced to
wear the caps became known as  a
"Dunce" and were usually thought of
as being....well....not very smart.
   Hope you don't get sent to the corner....
 and that all your NEWS is good!

CAN YOU COME OUT AND PLAY?

   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2020

    CAN YOU COME OUT AND PLAY?

   This is one of those "unusual holidays" I cane

acress that's suppose to be observed every month

rather than annually! It's "National Play Outside

Day!" All to many playground sit unused these

days and that's not because of the virus. They

are emptier than usual because of competition

from things like video games. When I was a kid

playing outside, whatever time of year, was the

norm. As a matter of fact most kids in my old

neighborhood ended up in my back yard

because it was the biggest. This "holiday" is

suppose to be celebrated on the first Saturday.

And, by the way, it's not just for kids! Everyone

is encouraged to get outside for a bit of fresh

air play! Hope you do, that you're well, and

that all your NEWS is good!  

WHERE'S WALDO...OR DAVID!!??

  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, 2020

 WHERE'S WALDO..OR DAVID!!??

   You know I love to tell you about those

unusual holidays I find throughout the year.

Most are just fun. But, every now and then

there's one than can be useful. That's the case

today! It's "Marooned Without A Compass

Day!" I walked into the woods near my house

and imagined I was there without a compass

trying to find my way out. My first thought 

was to find moss at the base of a tree, Moss

always grows on the North side so once I

found the moss I could figure out my 

directions. One problem. No moss!!! Then

I realized the sun comes up in the east in the

morning and sets in the west at night. Just

check the position of the sun and, again, I'd

know which way was which. But wait! I

didn't know what time it was. Could have

been Noon for all I knew with the sun right

over head. Next time I'll drop breadcrumbs!

And, bring a phone! Hope I find my way

out and that all your NEWS is good!

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PASS OR FAIL!

   THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 2020

                   PASS OR FAIL!

  I thought once I left High School my exam

days would be over! Not so. I had several

exams scheduled for this week. Not by a

teacher. By my doctor! The first was a breathing

test. I figured I'd ace that one. I've been breathing

for 78 years now and I think I've got it down.

Admittedly though, the air doesn't seem to be as

fresh as it used to be. Today I'll go thought. One

will, generally, check my heart beats while the

other will check it's flow. They inject a radioactive

dye into my blood stream then track it with some

high tech equipment. I had that one once before and

it caused all kinds of problems. Not with my health.

With my job! You see the day after the test I was

assigned to do a story at the Berwick Nuclear

Power Plant. Seems some of that radioactive dye

was still in my system and I triggered a detector!!!

Good thing it didn't happen when I was leaving the

place. I would have been stripped searched to make sure

I wasn't stealing uranium! Well, hope I get a passing

grade on my tests and that's it's not a "Final exam!"

Hope you're well and that all your NEWS is good!

PREMIUM PROPERTY!

    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 2020

                 PREMIUM PROPERTY.

      I was enjoying my bowl of Cheerios the

other day when I suddenly started to wonder

what happened to my land? You see back in the

50's my favorite radio serial was "Challenge Of

The Yukon." It was about a Canadian Mountie

Sgt. Preston and his dog King. The sponsor

Quaker Oats, decided to capitalize on the show's

popularity by offering land in the Yukon to people

who bought their product. The company bought

just over 19 acres of land near Dawson City, Canada

and divided the property into 21 million one inch

square "lots." Deeds to a square inch were included

in each box of Quaker Oats. Since it was my favorite

program I undoubtedly got at least one, Probably more!

Now I'm wondering what happened to my land! Maybe

there's gold there! I thought about going to check it

out but two things stopped me in my tracks. First, right

now, we're not allowed in Canada. Second, I began to

wonder if I might owe property tax!!!! I decided to

stay home and stick with my Cheerios! Hope you're

well and that all your NEWS is good!

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!

 

   TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2020

      YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!

  

  WELL THE BIG DAY IS HERE FOLKS

  IT'S ELECTION DAY! BUT, IT'S ALSO

  CHICLE'DAY! YOU KNOW. THOSE PHRASES

  WE HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MAYBE

  WE CAN COMBINE CELEBRATIONS! SEEMS

  THE CAMPAIGNING STARTED MONTH AGO BUT

  ...HOW TIME FLIES

  THE CANDIDATES HAVE MADE A

  LOT OF PROMISES BUT IF IT SOUNDS

  TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS.

  NOW DON'T RUSH OFF TO THE POLES WITHOUT\

  THINKING....HASTE MAKES WASTE. IT'S OK

  TO GET THERE RIGHT BEFORE THEY CLOSE,

  YOU KNOW..IN THE NICK OF TIME..AFTER ALL

  BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! MOST IMPORTANLY,

  IF YOUR CANDIDATE LOSES,

  DON'T CRY OVER SPILT MILK..CAUSE THAT'S

  THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES! 

  HOPE YOU'RE WELL AND THAT ALL YOUR NEWS

  IS GOOD!

   

IF I AM ELECTED...

  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2020

              IF I AM ELECTED...

     

   TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY BUT MY

   WIFE AND I HAVE ALREADY VOTED.

   THANKS TO THE PANDEMIC VOTING BY

   MAIL HAS BECOME AN OPTION THAT

   MANY OF US APPRECIATE.

   HERE IN THE U.S.A. VOTING IS A

   RIGHT AND A PRIVILEGE. 

   BUT IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES IT'S

   ALSO A REQUIREMENT! AUSTRALIANS

   WHO DON'T VOTE FACE FINES THAT

   MORE THAN DOUBLE AFTER THE FIRST\

   OFFENSE.  IF YOU MISS 4 ELECTIONS

   IN BELGIUM YOU FORFEIT YOUR RIGHT

   TO VOTE FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS!

   AS FAR AS OUR SYSTEM GOES, WHETHER

   IT'S IN PERSON OR BY MAIL, YOU'VE

   GOT TO BELIEVE WE'RE BETTER OFF

   THAN GAMBIA WHERE VOTERS DROP

   MARBLES INTO METAL DRUMS ADORNED

   WITH PICTURES OF THE CANDIDATES.

   WITH ALL THE VOTING CONSPIRACY

   THEORIES I'VE HEARD AROUND HERE

   THAT SYSTEM WOULD SURLY RESULT IN

   SOMEBODY LOSING ALL THEIR MARBLES!

   WELL HOPE YOU REMEMBER TO VOTE IF

   YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY AND PLEASE

   REMEMBER A WRITE IN FOR ME WILL

   GET YOU NOWHERE! HOPE YOU'RE WELL 

   AND THAT ALL YOUR NEWS IS GOOD!