APPRECIATION DAY!

     THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022

            APPRECIATION DAY!

   This is an important day you may know

nothing about! December 8th is "Toilet

Paper Appreciation Day!" This date was

selected because it was on December 8th

of 1857 when Joe Gayetty first sold toilet

paper in the U,S. It should not be confused 

with a similar observance on August 26th

which is "Toilet Paper Day" marking the

date in  1871 when the Scott Company first

sold toilet paper on rolls! Today is strictly

a day to appreciate toilet paper. You may 

recall just how appreciated it was when the

pandemci began. It was hard to find any on

store shelves as everyone tried to stock up in

case they found themselves locked up in their

homes for an extended period! Well, it's in\

plentiful supply now so, no worries. Hope

you appreciate your supply and that all your

NEWS is good.

BEANO!?

     WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022

                 BEANO!?

     The beginning of December has most

people focused on the countdown to
Christmas. Things get so busy it's easy
to forget some of the other special
occasions that show up in the weeks
and days leading to the 25th.
   For instance, December is "Bingo's
Birthday Month.:
   That designation had me just a little
confused. My first thought was we were
celebrating that Farmer's dog all the kds
sign about. You know."BINGO was his
name oh."
     Not!
     December is considered the birth
month of the game BINGO!
     I'm surprised but I really shouldn't
be. There's so little I really knew about
the game.
     As a kid growing up in Hazleton I
always assumed BINGO was invented
by the Catholic church and that you had
to be 65-years-old or older to play.
      Now I come to find out BINGO has
been around for a very long time! It was
started in Italy in 1530. It was called
"LoGiucoc del Lotto D'Italia." That
must have been a very large BINGO
card!
      It's still a very big game in Italy
played almost every Sunday.
      The game showed up in the U.S.
in 1929 and was originally called
BEANO! I wonder if there's any
connection with the Stock Market Crash
that year!
       I got pulled into a game in Florida
during a visit a couple years ago. That's sort
of the "Big Leagues for BINGO down
there. I saw women playing ten cards
at one time and holding "lucky charms"
as they played!
        Anyway it's an appropriate day to
play a game or two and I understand
there's still a lot of places, including
churches, where this popular form of
gambling is readily available!
         Hope you're a winner and that
all your NEWS is good!
     


 

WHY WE HANG STOCKINGS!

     TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022

     WHY WE HANG STOCKINGS!

       December 6th is "Saint Nicholas Day!"

Long before Santa came along there was a

very devoted priest who loved to give away

all his possessions in a true Christian way.

Most he gave to the poor and very often to

poor children. He, of course, became a Saint.

Saint Nicholas. Ironically December 6th marks

the day that he died. But his spirit lives on,

partly through Santa Clause,  as does a Christmas

tradition he accidentally started. One of his habits

was to toss gold coins through the open windows

of poor family's houses. One one occasion, as the

story goes, the coins he tossed ended up in a

child's stocking. Work got around and, since then,

a popular Christmas tradition is to hang up stockings

hoping some goodies will find their way into them!

I've got mine in place already...but I'm thinking of

moving it close to the window.,,,,just in case.

Hope your stockings are up and that all yoru NEWS

is good! 

CHEERS!

     MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 2022

                       CHEERS!

  Welcome to December 5th. This is "Repeal Day!"

  Back in the early 1900's a lot of people were

blaming alcohol for most of the troubles in

America. The lobbying efforts came hard and

fast and the result was passage of the 18th

amendment.  People were not suppose to

drink or manufacturer alcoholic beverages.

We called it Prohibition! After awhile, a long 

while, people began to realize it did not cure the

 problems. In fact, it created some! Bootleggers

made the booze, gangsters sold and distributed

it and speakeasies served it to willing, very

willing, customers. On this date in 1933

Congress repealed  the 18th amendment and

Prohibition was over. People have been free

to drink up since then. I'm celebrating with

a glass of wine. Hope you're well and that

all your NEWS is good!

 

THE CHRISTMAS LISTS!

   SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022

       THE CHRISTMAS LISTS!

   This is a very important date in the

Christmas season! December 4th is Santa's

Christmas List Day. Most of us have a

Christmas list. We've been making them

since we were kids. That's all well and

good but it's not the list I'm writing about!

This is Santa's Christmas List Day. He

has two lists and you've probably heard

about them. There is the "Naughty List"

and the "Nice List." December 4th is the

day Santa gets the first draft of those lists/

They are updated right on up till Christmas

Eve. The "success" of your Christmas may

very well depend on which list includes your

name!!! Maybe I'd better give Santa a call

to check on my status. Stand by just a

minute while I give him a call...............

...................OK. I wonder what he

means when he says "Decision Pending.:?

Gee I hope all my, and your, NEWS is good!  

A WINTER WEARER!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022

        A WINTER WEARER!

.  I suppose many of you are thinking about
Chester Greenwood today! And rightfully
so!
  Old Chester's invention came in pretty
handy for some of us over the years and
many a mom will be celebrating the man
today! It's Chester Greenwood Day."
   Maybe you just didn't hear about it
because your ears were covered?
   December 5th is Chester's Birthday!
And he's the guy who invented earmuffs!
 Chester Greenwood patented the
"Champion Ear Protector." Later they
became known as ear muffs."
   I've know my wife to carry and
wear a par in mid summer when I've
got the Miata top down and there's a
cool breeze towards dark.
    If you see anyone wearing ear
muffs today you should probably
congratulate them for their knowledge
of history and the importance of this
anniversary. Or, maybe their ears
are just cold!
    I think Chester would be glad to
know his invention has survived and
prospered over the years....at least in
some climates! I know it's about to
get a lot colder. But I hope you won't
be needing your ear muffs all the time
and that all your NEWS is good!

EXTRA BUTTER PLEASE!

   FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022

      EXTRA BUTTER PLEASE!

    Now here's a special day you probably

never heard of! December 2nd is "Business

of Making Popcorn Day!"  For years

people made popcorn by placing unpopped

kernels in a wire basket with a long handle.

They held the basket over an open flame

until those kernels popped. But in December

of 1885 a fellow named Charles Cretors

secured a patent for a steam powered

popcorn maker which could produce large

quantities of popcorn in a very short time.

Suddenly popcorn making became a

profitable business! It still is! Just check

your area movie theater where popcorn

is made for pennies and sold for dollars

every day! I still enjoy my popcorn. But

these days I pass on the wire basket and

the modern version of Cretor's machine 

in favor of a microwave bag! 3 minutes

and I've got all the popcorn I need. With

extra butter by the waya! Enjoy your

popcorn! Hope all your NEWS is good!