IT ALL ADDS UP!

      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023

                 IT ALL ADDS UP!

    Right about now I'm thinking...if they

knew then what we know now! It was

October 20 of 1927 that engineers at

MIT came up with a huge machine which

could solve complicated equations and

math problems in minutes, or hours, that

might take men a lot longer to figure out.

It was, basically, the first electronic computer!

These days most of us carry cell phones that

can preform the same task, tells us the time,

give us the news and weather, and even make

telephone calls. We've come a very long way!

Hope it all adds up for you and that all your

NEWS is good!

THAT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION!

     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023

  THAT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION!

    We've all had it happen. Example. You ask

someone what kind of apples are on a certain

tree and you end up getting a lecture on how

many kinds of apples exist, how long it took

to grow the tree, and how many wars its lived

through. I cite this example because October

19th is "Information Overload Day!" These

days we are bombarded with information.

And more and more of it somes from the world

wide web! You'd be surprised to know the huge

number of people who depend on social media

such as Facebook for their "News!" And yet

Facebook is media filled with people passing

along their opinions as though those opinions

were certified facts. So take a step back today

and remember that the title of my daily blog

is sometimes worth remembering. "No news is

....good news." Still, I hope all your NEWS is

good!

 

THE FUNNIES!

 

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH., 2023
                 THE FUNNIES!

      October 18th is "Newspaper Comic
Strip Appreciation Day."
       A lot of people don't get the daily
paper everyday and they're missing a
lot more than local news! They're
missing the funnies!
        I was a devoted reader of the
comic strips back in the day.
        Comics like Blondie, Donald
Duck, The Little King, Ally Opp,
Superman, and the Phantom got me
more into reading that any course
in Literature I ever took in school.
         That could account for my
writings these days.
         Sunday papers were especially
appreciated with at least one full
page of color comics.
           I must admit I'm a bit bias
on the subject since I actually
appeared in the comics!
            I, and my colleagues on
a committee to restore the Joe
Palooka Monument along Route
309, found ourselves included in
that character's comic strip back
in the 1970's.
           We were pictured as judges
in a beauty contest since that was
the subject of the strip's storyline
at the time.
            It's one of my favorite
claims to fame although many
people were not surprised to
find me in the "funnies."  There
are those that think the comic
strip is a perfect place for me!
           Many of my old favorite
comic strips, including Joe Palooka,
and gone now although a few, like
Blondie and the Phantom have
survived.
           They're still fun and, in
many cases, better reading than
the news headlines!
           Hope you enjoy them too
and that all your NEWS is good!

A DO OVER DAY!

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH., 2023

           A DO OVER DAY!

 You don't have to play golf to enjoy this "special day."
 But golfers will certainly understand its significance!
 Today is "Mulligan Day!"
  Basically a "mulligan" is an opportunity to start again.
  You could call it a "Do Over Day!" In fact I did!
  You get to play it again Sam!
  According to the U.S. Golf Association, there are three
possible explanations for the term and its meaning, all
relating to a David Mulligan. "One day Mulligan hit a very
long drive off the first tee, just not straight, and acting on
impulse re-teed and hit again. His partners found it all
amusing, and decided that the shot that Mulligan himself
called a 'correction shot' deserved a better named, so they
called it a 'mulligan.'"
  Students may want to mention this unusual "holiday" to
their teacher in the event of a bad test score.
  If you've done anything wrong on your first try today
you should get a second chance.
  Of course you can't count on mulligans to save your
whole day!
  I don't think you'll get one if you're already driving
south on the Interstate's north bound lanes!
    You should also be careful when using your mulligan.
    Your boss, for instance, may not be observing this
day like the rest of us! A "non believer" like that
could force you to restart your entire career!
    I actually wanted to start this whole Blog over.
    But I'm too busy watching TV!
    Hope you'll use your Mulligan wisely and that
all your NEWS is good!

REMEMBERING NOAH!

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023

        REMEMBERING NOAH!

   Hi gang! I wonder how many of you are

aware this is "Dictionary Day!" October

16th was selected as the perfect date as it

was the birthday of Noah Webster, considered.

to be the father of the American Dictionary.

Mr. Webster began work on his dictionary.

when he was 43 years old. It took him 27

years to complete his work. But, in reality,

work on the dictionary never really stopped.

As of September 290 new words have been

added in 2023! Words such as "Simp."

A verb used to demonstrate devotion

or longing for someone or something.

I'd tell you about other words but I 

can't. I can't look them up because I

don't know who to spell them! I've been

telling my teachers that for years. But

they kept sending me to the dictionary.

Maybe I'll just Goggle them! Hope you're

up to date on your words and that all

your NEWS is good! 

     

ARE YOU AWARE?

     SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023

             ARE YOU AWARE?

  We have just returned from out wonderful

Travelworld trip to New Hampshire and we're

back just in time to celebrate! As you are

probably aware October 15th officially

kicks off "Rodent Awareness Week!" W

became aware that a rodent was nibbling

on paper products in one of our cabinets.

Rodents will do that, especially at this

time of the year when temperature

drop and they find their way inside

looking for something, anything, to

eat. We decided to treat our rodent to

some cheese. We served it on a rather

old fashioned device generally known

as a Mousetrap! Seems our rodent was

unaware of the device and is no longer

dining on our paper products. Rodents

can be a big problem but you've got to

give them credit. They will never

squeal on other mice. To do so would

make them a "rat!" Hope you're well,

aware of any rodents and that all your

NEWS is good!

REMEMBERING MUD RUN!

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023

    REMEMBERING MUD RUN!

   October 10th marks the anniversary

of a terrible tragedy that happened right

here in northeastern Pennsylvania. Some

10,000 people from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre,

and the greater Hazleton area gathered in

Hazleton on October 10th., 1888 for a

temperance rally in Hazleton. Many of

those participating were Irish immigrants

seeking to destroy the stereotype image

of the Irish as drunkards. When the rally

ended about 5,000 of those attending

boarded one of eight special trains which

would transport them from Hazleton through

a part of Carbon County and then north to

Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The 7th of those

trains stopped at the Mud Run Station, a small

isolated station in Kidder Township, Carbon 

County. The engineer believed he had plenty

of time until the 8th and final train  caught up.

He was wrong! The final section of train 

appeared as the engineer of unit 7 was oiling 

his locomotive and the two trains collided!

The old passenger cars, made of wood in those

days, were smashed to pieces and immediately

caught on fine! 64 people died in the wreck

and another 50 were injured! It remains one 

of the worse railroad accidents in U.S. history.

And it happened "right in our backyard" on

this date in 1888. Most people around here

known little or nothing about it and the history

behind it. I thought you ought to know...and

remember! Hope you're well and that all your

NEWS is good!