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Rich Grimshaw
Your daily dose of random readings and the occasional rant. Ideal for the person who hates NPR and has no friends, but still wants to hear a familiar voice every day.
This is the final regularly scheduled podcast episode of the Daily Podcast Practice Show.
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On this day, today, as in today, today, I am producing the next to the last regularly scheduled episode of the daily podcast practice show. This is the penultimate episode.
Also on this day, but in the year 1945, the American armed forces began their invasion of the island of Iwo Jima.
Born on this day in 1924 New York, New York, (the city that never sleeps) American film and television actor, Lee Marvin
A thought from tennis great Arthur Ashe: ”Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” That’s how I feel about one year of podcasting.
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On this day in 1885 Mark Twain published the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Also on this day, in 2022, that would be today, today, the U.S. Coast Guard Offloaded Over One Billion dollars Worth of Drugs at Port Everglades, Florida.
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Today is Random Act of Kindness Day. which was initiated in 1995 in Denver, Colorado by a nonprofit organization called The Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation.
On this day in 1904, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" premieres at La Scala in Milan, Italy.
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Today, I celebrate National Almond Day.
On this day in 1894, Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.
Also born on this day in 1935 in Detroit Michigan, American musician, vocalist, songwriter, actor, and politician, Salvatore "Sonny" Bono.
A thought from Sonny Bono: “People have said to me, 'You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument.' But . . . I've got 10 gold records.”
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Today is Susan B. Anthony day because today is her birthday.
From the website Gcaptain.com, we learn that First Offshore Wind Project in New York Breaks Ground.
Quote from Susan B. Anthony: “I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own.”
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For the lunatalions, we have a waxing gibbous moon tonight heading toward a full moon that will occur in just two days on February 16.
Today is Valentine’s Day. According to an article on TheBalance.Com by ELANA DURE and posted on February 4, 2022, Valentine’s Day is the fifth-largest spending event in the United States
On this day in 1967, soul singer Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, recorded "Respect" which became the Billboard Song of the Year 1967.
Born on this day in 1859 in Galesburg, Illinois, American engineer and inventor, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., who invented the eponymous Ferris Wheel.
A thought from Aretha Franklin, “My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me, so to speak, as a young vocalist and certainly gave me all of the spiritual values that I needed as a young lady.”
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Today is also World Radio Day.
On this day in 1981, A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
Born on this day in 1920 in Shellman, Georgia, American country music and pop songwriter Boudleaux Bryant.
Also born on this day in 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana, American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader, Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone.
Andy Rooney: “The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account.”
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According to NationalToday.com, today is Darwin Day, the day we celebrate Charles Darwin’s work and science in general. And we celebrate it today because this is Chuck’s birthday.
On this day in 1733, The British colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe, at the site of Savannah.
Also born on this day in 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky, the 16th President of the United States of ‘Merica, Abraham Lincoln.
Two thoughts from Charles Darwin. First, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats.” and then this second quote, “Building a better mousetrap merely results in smarter mice.”
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The friendly folk at Nationaltoday.com tell us that today is both National Guitar Day and Get Out Your guitar day.
Born on this day in 1812 in Crawfordville, Georgia, the Vice President of the Confederate States of America, Alexander H. Stephens
We address the question, “Where is the most uncomfortable place you have ever slept."
I leave you with this thought from Albert Einstein: “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”
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According to the collective virtual wisdom at National Today Dot Com, today is both National Cream Cheese Brownie Day and National Umbrella Day.
On this day in the year AD 60, St Paul is thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta.
Also on this day, but many years later, in 1940, Glen Miller’s "In The Mood" hits #1 on the charts.
A thought from Glenn Miller: “Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money.”
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On this day, but in 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. An estimated 73 million people watched the performance.
Born on this day in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, piano player, and singer Carole King.
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Today is Extraterrestrial Culture Day. For real.
On this day in 1965, The Supremes released the single "Stop In the Name of Love."
Born on this day in 1925 in a hospital elevator in Boston Massachusetts, American actor Jack Lemmon.
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And whether you went to work or called in sick, today is “e-day”
Quote from Frederich Nietzsche: You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
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Today is Pay a Compliment Day.
On this day in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II succeeded King George VI to the British throne and was proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Born on this day in 1833 in Patrick County, Virginia, Confederate General in the American Civil War, James Ewell Brown Stuart, commonly known as JEB Stuart.
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Today is Western Monarch Day.
On this day in 1777, Georgia becomes the 1st state of the newly formed United States of Merica to abolish both entail and primogeniture.
Born on this day in 1943 in Clearfield, Utah, American electrical engineer and businessman, Nolan Bushnell.
My favorite thought from Nolan Bushnell: “Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference.”
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If you were in northern Peru or southern Ecuador, you may have felt the earth move. The United States Geological Survey reported M 6.5 earthquake occurred 51 Km NW of Barranca, Peru.
Today is the day the music died. February 3, 1959, a plane carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper, J. P. Richardson, took off from Clear Lake, Iowa, and crashed, killing all three and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
Born on this day in 1904 in Adairsville, Georgia, American gangster, bank robber, and FBI Most Wanted criminal, Public Enemy Number 1, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd.
"Death is very often referred to as a good career move.”
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On this day in 1732 King Frederik William I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia
Born on this day in 1937 in NYC, NY, American comedian and folk singer Tommy Smothers, one half of The Smothers Brothers, the other half being his younger brother Dick.
Also born on this day, in 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire, British-American musician and singer-songwriter Graham Nash.
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported two earthquakes in Oklahoma.
On this day in 1952, the Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries. Or so says On This Day dot Com. I can’t find anycorroborating references about this.
Born on this day in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia, way down in the southwest corner of Georgia, the very first African American major league baseball player, Mr. Jackie Robinson.
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On this day in1956 Elvis Presley records his cover version of Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes."
Also on this day in 1961, Patsy Cline released "I Fall to Pieces,” which became the Billboard song of the year.
Born on this day in 1925, engineer, inventor, and early computer and Internet pioneer Douglas Engelbart. Doug is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, which resulted in the computer mouse.
A thought from Doug Englebart: The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.
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Today is Curmudgeons Day where we celebrate all the cranky and fussy people in our lives.
Born on this day in in 1880, in Darby, PA, American actor, comedian, writer, and juggler, William Claude Dukenfield, better known as, W.C. Fields.
On this day in 1892, The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia by Asa Chandler.
Also on this day in 1964 the movie "Dr. Strangelove" premiers.
And finally, a 19-Year-Old Is Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet on Twitter, and Elon Offered this youngster $5,000 to stop.
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On this day in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, and 73 seconds into its flight, it exploded, killing all seven astronauts.
From LiveScience.com we learn that scientists are concerned about a new discovery that an Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun's cycle.
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day we remember and honor the 6 million Jews who were eliminated, murdered, killed by the German Third Reich.
On this day in 1785, 237 years ago, the University of Georgia was chartered.
Also on this day in 1940, at CCC Camp F-16 near Chatsworth, in Murray County, Georgia, recorded a temperature of -17°F, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the great state of Georgia.
Born on this day in 1965 in Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish actor Alan Cumming.
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According to the webmasters over at National Today dot COm, today is Lotus 1-2-3 Day.
On this day in 1784, Benjamin Franklin expressed his unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol.
What’s the most awkward thing that happens to you on a regular basis?
A thought from Ben Franklin: “I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.”
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 10 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Born on this day 140 years ago, in 1882 in London, England, English writer Virginia Woolf, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.
Today is Macintosh Computer Day, always celebrated on January 24, because that’s the day in 1984 when the very first Macintosh computer was introduced to the public. The 1984 Super Bowl commercial is HERE.
During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 13 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
On this day in 1935 the first canned beer, "Krueger's Cream Ale," was sold by Krueger Brewing Co., an American brewer in Newark, NJ.
Also on this day, in 1939, an earthquake in Concepcion Chile killed 30,000 people.
Born on this day in 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, American country, pop, and novelty singer-songwriter Harold Ray Ragsdale, known professionally as Ray Stevens.
I leave you with this quote from Steve Jobs: “You go to your TV when you want to turn your brain off. You go to your computer when you want to turn your brain on. Those are not the same.”
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For the lunatalions, we have a Waning Gibbous moon tonight heading toward a Third Quarter moon that will occur in just 2 days on Jan 25.
During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 12 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
On this day in 1556, an earthquake in the Shaanxi Province of China was responsible for the deaths of 830,000 people, making it the deadliest known earthquake in recorded history.
Also on this day, January 23 in 1812 an earthquake estimated to be M 7.8 shook New Madrid, Missouri.
Born on this day in 1951 in Denison, Texas, American retired Air Force fighter pilot, airline captain, and is U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, Chesley Sullenberger III, maybe better known simply as “Sully”.
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 20 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Today is Roe vs. Wade Day, celebrated on January 22, the anniversary of the court case that gave women agency over their bodies 49 years ago in 1973.
Born on this day in 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke.
Here’s a story from H T Tech, the headline: NASA: Powerful Solar Storm Approaching Earth Today.
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 15 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
On this day in 1921 British crime writer, Agatha Christie published her first novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" introducing the character Hercule Poirot.
And also on this day in 1977, US President Jimmy Carter, on his second day in office, issued presidential Proclamation 4483 pardoning almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
Born on this day in 1941 in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist who opened the Woodstock Festival, Richard Pierce Havens better known as Richie Havens.
Also born on this day in 1922 in Garden City New Jersey American actor and singer Telly Savalas, famous for the TV character Kojak, and lots of movies.
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Born on this day in 1920, in Toccoa, Georgia, (NE corner close to South Carolina) American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek, DeForest Kelley.
Here’s a story from Bloomberg Press, headlined “Teen Cyber Prodigy Stumbled Onto Flaw Letting Him Hijack Teslas” written by Jordan Robertson and Monica Raymunt and posted to Bloomberg.com on January 13 of this year.
Thought for today: “I’ve come to the conclusion that if you give a data point to a company, they will eventually sell it, leak it, lose it or get hacked and relieved of it. There really don’t seem to be any exceptions….” —Brian Krebs
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported just 6 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
According to the collective genius that is national today dot come, today is National Tin Can Day, a day worth of our attention.
On this day in 1861, the great state of Georgia seceded from the Union.
Born on this day in 1736, in Greenock Scotland, inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist James Watt.
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During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 10 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. Including one in Missouri.
Today is National Winnie the Pooh Day because this is the birthday of Alan Alexander Miln, who goes by A. A. Miln, the English author of the books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh.
Also born on this day in Harlem, Georgia in 1892 American comic actor Oliver Hardy, half of the team Laurel & Hardy, the other half being Stanley Laurel.
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For the lunatalions, we have a FULL moon tonight, the beginning of a new lunar cycle, so go ahead and hit your reset button, use that fresh energy that’s emerging, spend time in reflection, and reconnect to your feelings.
According to the collective genius that is National Today dot com, Today we celebrate three extraordinary people: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, First lady Michelle Obama, and Benjamin Franklin.
During the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported just three earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Born on this day in 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, American television personality Maury Povich.
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For the lunatalions, we have a Waxing Gibbous moon tonight heading toward a Full moon that will occur tomorrow, January 17 at precisely 6:48 postmeridian
On this day in 1412, The Medici family was appointed official banker of the Papacy.
Born on this day in 1942 in Beaumont, Texas, American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Barbara Lynn, best known for her 1962 R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing."
What’s the most physically painful thing you’ve ever experienced?
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Today is Wikipedia Day! Yes! Today we celebrate with great joy and enthusiasm the founding of Wikipedia on this day, January 15 in 2001, 21 years ago.
On this day in 2022, that’s today, we are poised to break Atlanta's streak of 1,456 days without measurable snow
Born on this day in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, American clergyman, leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and Nobel peace prize recipient, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Today is the Feast of the Ass day. Make of it what you will.
Born on this day in 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia, American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor, Steven Soderbergh, He’s the guy that did Sex, Lies, and Videotape, which was pretty sensational in 1989.
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Today is National Gluten-Free Day when we raise awareness of those among us who suffer harmful physical irreparable damage to the lower intestine if they ingest gluten. |
The United States Geological Survey reported 12 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. |
On this day in 1915 Earthquake in Avezzano, Italy killed 29,800 people. |
AND on this day in 2001 Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 strikes El Salvador, killing more than 840 people. |
Born on this day in 1898 Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor. |
In economic news of the great state of Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today in an article by James Salzar, Awash in revenue, Kemp gives Georgia lawmakers his expensive 2022 wish list.
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On this day in 1995, a “Major earthquake” magnitude is not given, but it killed 5,092 in Kobe Japan. AND in 2010, an earthquake in Haiti destroyed most of the capital Port-au-Prince and killed an estimated 160,000 people.
Born on this day in 1960 in Paris, France, American Basketball HOF forward, 9 × NBA All Star, NBA scoring champion 1986; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1985, 90; Dominique Wilkins.
Which apocalyptic dystopia do you think is most likely?
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For the lunatalions, we have a Waxing Gibbous moon tonight heading toward a full moon that will occur in just 6 days on Jan 17 at precisely 6:48 pm.
Today is National Arkansas Day. That in itself is not terribly exciting, but I lived there from 1962 to 1970, in Fort Smith, and managed to enjoy most of that stay.
Born on this day in 1895 in Evanston, Illinois, American engineer and musical instrument inventor, Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ.
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On this day in 1976 C. W. McCall’s song, "Convoy" hits #1 on the country music charts and stayed there for 6 weeks.
Also on this day, in 1991, Major League Baseball officially banned Pete Rose from ever being elected to the Hall of Fame because he was found to be betting on baseball.
And on this day in 2001 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, (remember those? They were a big deal back in the day) Apple announced iTunes so all of the Apple people could organize and play digital music and videos.
Born on this day in 1941 on Staten Island, New York, American singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights advocate, Joan Baez.
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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia has quietly become a top gun-making state.
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On this day, January 7, 2022, it was announced that Bahamian-American actor, oscar winner, film director, activist, and United States ambassador
Sidney Poitier died at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, January 6, 2022.
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In the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey has reported 16 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The strongest was a magnitude 4.6 that occurred 50 km W of Petrolia, CA.
Today is the Christian day of Epiphany
On this day in 2021, Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol in Washington as congress was certifying the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Born on this day 1884 in Covington, Georgia, east of Atlanta, American music publisher and insurance executive Harry Pace.
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In the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey has reported 14 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The strongest was a magnitude 4.8 that occurred 35 km SE of Mina, Nevada.
Today is National Bird Day which was established in 2002 by the Avian Welfare Coalition. The day aims to reduce the suffering of birds in captivity by raising public awareness of the destructive bird trade, the realities of cruel bird breeding mills, and ways to improve the welfare of birds in captivity.
On this day in 1973, Columbia Records released Bruce Springsteen's debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
Born on this day in 1926 Attapulgus, Georgia, American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician, Hosea Williams.
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Today is Perihelion Day.
On this day in 1847, Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the United States government, making it easier than ever for our soldiers to kill other people.
Born on this day in 1822 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, American engineer, educator, and Major General (Union Army), Joseph Jones Reynolds.
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Today is Women Rock! Day, because it was on this day in 1987 that Aretha Franklin, famously called the queen of soul, became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In the last 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey reported 24 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
On this day in 1521, Martin Luther, German professor of theology, priest, author, composer, and one-time Augustinian monk, was excommunicated from the Catholic church by Pope Leo X because he would not recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses.
Born on this day in 1945 in Dallas, TX, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and political activist Stephen Stills
I’m thinking that the conversion from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric-powered ones is progressing nicely. I saw this article at Interesting Engineering dot Com, the headline is “Hyundai Motors Will Reportedly No Longer Develop Internal Combustion Engines.”
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For the lunatalions, we have a new moon tonight!
In the past 24 hours, the United States Geological Survey has reported 8 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The strongest was a magnitude 3.0 that occurred 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada.
Today is 55 mph Speed Limit Day
Born on this day in 1902 in Phoenix, Arizona, American politician, statesman, businessman, United States Air Force officer, author, five-term Senator from the great state of Arizona, and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964 Barry Goldwater.
A quote from the late senator Barry Goldwater: “I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? ”
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Today is New Year's Day
Today is also Ellis Island Day, the day we celebrate the island in New York Harbor that served as the gateway to America during the immigration wave of 1892 through 1954.
Before we get to a birthday, let’s acknowledge the death yesterday of actress and comedian Betty White, at age 99.
Born on this day in 1714 in East Prussia, Prussian-Lithuanian poet and Lutheran pastor Christian Donalitius.
What was the worst shopping experience you’ve ever had?
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Today is World Peace Meditation Day.
Born on this day in 1933 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer, Fred Carter Jr.
A thought from author Neil Gaiman: “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you're making mistakes, then you’re making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.”
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Georgia reported a new record number of daily COVID-19 infections: 17, 800.
The United States Geological Survey has reported 16 earthquakes in the last 24 hours in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Born on this day in 1937 in New York City American country and bluegrass banjo player, fiddler, and singer-songwriter, John Hartford. John wrote one of my most favorite songs, “Gentle on My Mind."
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On this day in 1965, Diana Ross and The Supremes released the single "My World is Empty Without You."
Born on this day in 1939 in Keiser, Arkansas, American country singer and songwriter Ed Bruce, who wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys".
The COVID epidemic rages on in Georgia. Georgia reported a record high number of 13,800 with a positivity rate of 30%.
Today, the United States Geological Survey reported 17 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
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Notable Earthquakes that occurred on this day in history.
Born on this day in 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, software engineer Linus Torvalds, the principal developer of the Linux kernel.
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Today is International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, so let’s stock up with toilet paper, face masks, and hand sanitizer.
Today, the United States Geological Survey reported 18 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Born on this day in 1952 in Santa Monica, California, American rock singer Karla Bonoff.
Today’s question: What would be the most unsettling thing to keep occasionally finding around your house?
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We have a Waning Gibbous moon tonight heading toward a Third Quarter moon that will occur tonight at precisely 9:23 pm EST. So plan your activities accordingly.
Today is the day after Christmas. It’s also Boxing Day and the first day of Kwanzaa. AND it’s National Thank You Note Day!
Born yesterday, December 25 in 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, American soul and gospel singer and actress, Merry Clayton.
Youtube: Naked voice from Merry Clayton in gimme shelter (3:00 minutes)
https://youtu.be/ChONufP0FEs
Link to Terry Gross interview 2013 (48 minutes) https://www.npr.org/2021/04/08/985363178/prolific-background-singer-merry-clayton
Wikipedia Entry for the documentary 20 Feet from Stardom.
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Today we’ll read a post from the blog of Sean Dietrich titled Georgia Christmas. Sean posted this to his blog at Sean-Of-The-South-Dot-Com on November 27, 2021.
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The Cosmopolitan School of Music in Cincinnati was blended with two other institutions to become the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music or CCM.
The COVID numbers in Georgia are rocketing up again.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia’s incentive package for the $5B Rivian plant is likely the largest ever.
Today’s word is sclerotic, an adjective that means, “grown rigid or unresponsive especially with age: unable or reluctant to adapt or compromise.”
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Today is Festivus. The End-of-year holiday for “the rest of us,” whoever that may be.
Born on this day in 1927 in Macon, Georgia, American jazz and R&B singer (Cornelius) "Pinocchio" James.
There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't.
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Today, the United States Geological Survey reported 11 earthquakes in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The largest was a magnitude 3.1 10 km E of Maplesville, Alabama.
Born on this day in 1919 in Mississippi, American blues singer and songwriter Lil Green. She was among the leading female rhythm and blues singers of the 1940s.
Lil Green’s recordings: Why Don’t You Do Right and Romance in the Dark
Random Question: What’s the clumsiest thing you’ve done?
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Today is the winter solstice, that day on which the Earth's north pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun.
On this day, today, December 21, 2021, the strongest earthquake reported by the United States Geological Survey, the USGS is a magnitude 5.9 quake - occurring 61 km East of Port Alsworth, Alaska.
Yesterday saw a magnitude 6.2 earthquake just 38km W of Petrolia, CA. That’s a little strong for that area, and they continued with a number of aftershocks today.
Also on today, or as of today, I have Good news for me personally. I have a new music coach. As of today, I’m working with Dawn Blair, one of the many extraordinary music teachers at The Music Authority in Cumming, Georgia.
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Today is the eve of the winter solstice, and it’s also the beginning of the 11th month of my daily consecutive podcast shows.
Born on this day in 1940, in the Harlem neighborhood of NYC, American jazz pianist & composer, Larry Willis
Also born on this day in 1908 in Dallas, Texas, American civil engineer Francis Cutler Turner.
My biggest overreaction?
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We have clear, beautiful skies here in Georgia tonight, just perfect for watching the waxing gibbous moon rise in the sky through the trees.
Georgians are a little sad tonight because one of our native sons, Senator Johnny Isakson died at his home in Atlanta today. He was 76 years old.
Born on this day in 1920 in Bolt, West Virginia, American country music singer and songwriter James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name “Little Jimmy Dickens.”
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Born on this day in 1952 David Hentschel, British recording engineer, producer, and film score composer, born in Sussex, England.
A California-based electric vehicle startup, Rivian, will invest $5 billion in a truck manufacturing plant east of Atlanta that will create 7,500 jobs.
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Today is Wright Brothers Day. Commemorating the first successful flights in a mechanically propelled airplane that was heavier-than-air.
Born on this day in 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, American blues singer and harmonica player Paul Vaughn Butterfield, better known as just Paul Butterfield.
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Born on this day in 1863 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, the prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, Ralph Adams Cram.
The curious life of Doctor M.V. Mayfield of Mena, Arkansas.
What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale?
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Today is Bill of Rights Day because, on this day, December 15, in 1791, The newly formed United States of America ratified the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the bill of rights.
Born on this day in 1939, in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, British rock drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, Dave Clark, leader, drummer, and manager of the 1960s group the Dave Clark Five.
Question #258. What’s legal now, but probably won’t be in 25 years?
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Born on this day in 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, American pop singer Joyce Vincent Wilson, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn.
What qualities do all your friends have in common?
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I’ve got this interesting tidbit of news from IFLScience.com -New US Bill Could Lead To Reverse Engineering Of UFO Technology.
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Today is the Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts
Born on this day in 1918, in Cordele, Georgia, American jazz singer Joseph Goreed, who is better known as Joe Williams.
Joe Williams at Carnegie Hall with Count Basie Every Day I Got the Blues
Today’s word is arbitrage.
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Born on this day in 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, American Singer, Brenda Mae Tarpley, known professionally as Brenda Lee.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
What scientific discovery would change the course of humanity overnight if it was discovered?
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Today, not on this day, but today, the late U.S. senator and Republican presidential nominee, Bob Dole was remembered during a service at the national cathedral in Washington, DC.
Also, today, American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist Michael Nesmith died of congestive heart failure in California, age 78.
Michael Nesmith & the First National Band “Joanne” https://youtu.be/q5CiOTrRJBw
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Born on this day in 1951, in Saint Vincent's hospital on Staten Island, New york, one of the five boroughs of new york city, Husband, Father, grandfather, and MY brother, Russell Grimshaw. Happy Birthday, Bro!
Did you know that we have a national Gen-Z conspiracy movement called Birds Aren’t Real? According to the article I found in the NYT, it claims that birds don’t exist and are really drone replicas created by the U.S. government to spy on Americans.
False history of the movement
Birds Aren’t Real documentary
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From today’s entry in the blog of Brian Krebs at Krebs-On-Security do com, we read that a 31-year-old Canadian man described as “the most prolific cybercriminal we’ve identified in Canada” has been arrested.
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We have a Waxing Crescent moon tonight heading toward a First Quarter moon that will occur in just 3 days on Dec 10 at precisely 8:35 pm.
Today is National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance, which we observe each year on this day to remember the 2,400 people who died in Japan’s attack on the Hawaiian base of America’s Pacific Fleet.
Born on this day in 1910, in New Orleans, Louisiana, American jazz and pop singer, trumpeter, and bandleader, the King of Swing: Louis Prima.
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Today is National Microwave Oven Day, the day we celebrate the ubiquitous kitchen and office-break-room appliance given to us by alien visitors from another galaxy - the microwave oven.
Elton John sings about a microwave oven https://youtu.be/6-U1eXzrfwg
Born on this day in 1944 in London, England, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, and former television and radio presenter, Jonathan King. ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon," 1965).
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Born on this day in 1945 in Crouch End, North London, England, British sound engineer and record producer Geoff Emerick. Geoff worked with The Beatles on their albums Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and Abbey Road (1969).
Today is National Repeal Day, the day to celebrate our legal freedom to consume alcohol in the United States of America.
If you built a themed hotel, what would the theme be and what would the rooms look like?
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Today is Wear Brown Shoes Day. And we don’t know why.
What’s about to get much better?
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For the lunatalions, remember we’ve got a new moon at 2:43 am tomorrow, December 4.
Today is National Roof Over Your Head Day, which asks us to give thanks for what we have, beginning with the roof over our heads, particularly because many other people lack this basic necessity.
Born on this day in 1951 in Bristol, England, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Kimberley Rew, who I know from the hit "Walking on Sunshine" released in 1985 on the EMI label.
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On this day in 1942 World’s 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occurs in at the University of Chicago
On this day in 1964, Ringo Starr had his tonsils removed.
Born on this day in 1928 in Staten Island, New York, Russell Charles Grimshaw. My dad.
Another Thanksgiving story. This is from the online edition of USA Today.
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Born on this day in 1826 near Courtland, Virginia, civil engineer, railroad executive, Confederate States Army general, and Virginia politician, William Mahone.
A Thanksgiving story of human connection in our modern age of technology that appeared as a new article in The Providence Journal newspaper of Providence, RI, written by Antonia Noori Farzan.
If you think you want a job cleaning mirrors, make sure it’s something you can really see yourself doing.
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Final Day of NaPodPoMo
Today is National Computer Security Day, the day when we raise awareness about cybercrimes, cyber scams, computer viruses, and all things nefarious in the land of computers and the interwebs.
Born on this day in 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, American parody singer and songwriter Allan Copelon, better known as Allan Sherman.
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Day 29 of NaPodPoMo
On this day in 1935, Physicist and Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger published his famous thought experiment "Schrödinger's cat", a paradox that illustrates the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. No cats were harmed.
BORN on this day in 1803 in Salzburg, Austria, Austrian mathematician and physicist Christian Doppler. This is the guy who gave us the “Doppler Effect.”
Today’s question: What has been blown way out of proportion?
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Day 24 of NaPodPoMo
Today is the start of two important religious festivals. It’s the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and also the first day of the Christian season of Advent, the four-week period before Christmas.
Born on this day in 1810 in Devon, England, English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect William Froude.
What happens in your country regularly that people in most countries would find strange or bizarre?
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Day 27 of NaPodPoMo
Yesterday, November 26, Steven Soundheim died.
Born on this day in 1955 in Washington D.C., American mechanical engineer, science communicator, and television presenter, William Sanford Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy.
On this day, in 1896, in Frankfurt, Germany, Richard Strauss conducted the premiere performance of his composition "Also Sprach Zarathustra." The initial fanfare – titled "Sunrise" in the composer's program notes – is best known for its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Today’s word is aerodrome.
Born on this day in 1876, in Angola, NY, American engineer Willis Haviland Carrier. He invented the first electric air conditioning system in 1902, founded the Carrier company, and started air conditioning the world.
Rolls-Royce has been working on an all-electric plane, called “Spirit of Innovation,” and the automaker reports that the aircraft absolutely clobbered at least three world records in their latest test flights.
Stuffing and Dressing are two words for the same thing.
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Day 25 of NaPodPoMo
And this is some of what I'm thankful for.
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Day 24 of NaPodPoMo
Today is National Sardines Day because these little fishes don't get enough attention, at least, not the attention that they deserve.
Born on this day in 1859, in Zanesville, Ohio, prominent American architect Cass Gilbert.
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Day 22 of NaPodPoMo
Today is Fibonacci Day, in honor of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci — later known as Fibonacci, “the son of” Bonacci. Considered by some to be "the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages."
Born on this day in 1963 in Evanston, Illinois American engineer and business-person Gwynne Shotwell. She is President and COO of SpaceX.
What’s the most historic thing that has happened in your lifetime?
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Day 22 of NaPodPoMo
We have a waning Gibbous moon, headed to the Third Quarter moon on Nov 27.
Today is National Cranberry Relish Day.
Born on this day in 1930 in Enid, OK, electrical engineer and NASA astronaut Owen Kay Garriott.
What’s the most ridiculous animal on the planet?
What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten out of politeness?
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Day 20 of NaPodPoMo
We read another post from the blog of Matthew Dicks about how our words affect those around us.
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Day 20 of NaPodPoMo
Today is the first day of the tenth month of my daily podcast practicing!
Born on this day in 1942 in Scranton, PA, President Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States.
Also born on this day in 1939 Dick Smothers, half of the musical comedy team the Smothers Brothers.
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Day 19 of NaPodPoMo
In addition to being the day with the longest partial lunar eclipse of my lifetime, today is also World Toilet Day
Happy Birthday Ted Turner!
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Day 18of NaPodPoMo
We’re just one day away from a full moon on November 19th, the so-called Beaver Moon.
According to the very smart folks at NationalToday.com, today is Use Less Stuff Day.
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Day 17 of NaPodPoMo
We’re just two days away from a full moon on November 19th, the so-called Beaver Moon.
According to the very smart folks at NationalToday.com, today is GIS Day.
Born on this day in 1906 in Hamamatsu Japan, Japanese engineer and industrialist, founder and CEO of Honda Motor Co, Soichiro Honda.
Today is NATIONAL BUTTON DAY
Born on this day in 1887 in NYC, NY, American architect Philip Hubert Frohman.
Yesterday I threatened to look into the CB craze of the 70s. I'm making good on that threat.
I use Wikipedia every day. I’ve been making annual donations now for about 10 years, and I will continue until my life is over. I know of few other causes that are so worthy. Please, consider contributing to this effort, and thank you Jimmy Wales for your vision and execution of Wikipedia.
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Today is National Drummer Day
Born on this day in 1926 in Audubon, Iowa, William Dale Fries Jr., best known by his stage name C. W. McCall, and for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.
Today's word is lenticular
If you could hack into any one computer, which computer would you choose?
Around the World in 72 Days
On this day in 1889 American journalist, Nellie Bly set out to go around the world in 80 days, following the footsteps of the fictional character Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days. She started her adventure in Hoboken, NJ, and came back 72 days later.
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Today is National Hug A Musician Day. So do that. They need it.
Happy Birthday Toy Caldwell, lead guitarist and main songwriter of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band.
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Congratulations to my friend Simple Joe over at THE SIMPLE JOE dot COM, who published his 300th consecutive daily show yesterday!
Thank you, Reverend J. Patrick Finley, my pastor at Christ the King Lutheran Church for your gift of a fountain pen! How thoughtful!
Today we read an article on Medium.com, called “A short history of the stand up desk.” It’s written by a company called Autonomous, which, unsurprisingly, makes stand-up desks, though not the one that I have.
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Just one thing to share today: Matthew Dicks’ blog post from yesterday called “Hoop Dreams.”
Today is the day that I start assembling my brand new, just-delivered-yesterday, UPLIFT Desk - V2 2-Leg Height-Adjustable Standing Desk Frame (Black) with Advanced 1-Touch Digital Memory Keypad.
From the Daily Podcast Practice show with Rich Grimshaw. . .
This is the Daily Podcast Practice show for Tuesday, November 9th, 2021, day nine of National Podcast Post Month - NaPodPoMo.
Today is National Scrapple Day. Not scrabble, the word game, but scrapple, the food.
Born on this day in 1906, somewhere in Germany, German rocket engineer - and later American rocket engineer - Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph. Herr Rudolph was a leader in developing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany. How did he get into the United States space program?
In 1872 the good ship Mary Celeste, an American merchant brigantine, set sail for Genoa. You won’t believe what happened next.
Born on this day in 1431, in Transylvania, Romania, the Wallachian Prince, Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler and as Dracula.
Today's words are cognomen and patronymic.
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Today is Daylight Saving Day, the day that we put the clock where it ought to be.
Born on this day in 1942 in NYC, New York, American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer John Henry Ramistella, a.k.a. Johnny Rivers.
Born on this day in 1814, in what is known today as Belgium, inventor and musician Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone.
Also born on this day in 1854, John Phillip Sousa, the March King.
And because this is Adolphe Sax’s birthday, today is celebrated as National Saxophone Day.
Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves on winning the 2021 world series of baseball.
Today is Fountain Pen Day.
Born on this day in 1911, in Cincinnati, Ohio, American cowboy actor and singer Leonard Franklin Slye, a.k.a Roy Rogers!!
For our moon lovers, a.k.a selenophiles, today is a new moon, also known as the dark moon, the first lunar phase
Today is also International Stout Day, the day we drink a toast to the strong and dark beers known as Stouts.
Born on this day in 1884 in County Down, Ireland, engineer, mechanic, and inventor Henry George "Harry" Ferguson, who developed the modern agricultural tractor and its three-point linkage system, he’s the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own airplane, and he developed the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99.
Today's word is hydraulic, Hydraulic is a, adjective that means: “operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a quantity of liquid (such as water or oil) is forced through a comparatively small orifice or through a tube.”
Today is Cliché Day.
Born on this day in 1736 in Mannheim-Neckarau, Germany, Dutch hydraulic engineer Christiaan Brunings.
What movie universe would be the worst to live out your life in?
Day two of National Podcast Post Month - NaPodPoMo, and day 255 of The Daily Podcast Practice show.
Today is Plan Your Epitaph Day.
Born on this day in 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey, American recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Today's word is epitaph.
A Halloween Monograph
Today is Halloween, the day that is traditionally observed by young children and teenagers dressing up in costume and going door-to-door filling their treat bags with all manner of things that are bad for them to eat, but oh so delicious.
Born on this day in 1847, in Livorno Ferraris, Italy, physicist and electrical engineer Galileo Ferraris.
Today's word is monograph.
Just three days to NaPodPoMo (national podcast post month)
Today is National Internet Day. Why? Well on this day in 1969 - 52 years ago - Charley Kline, a young grad student on the UCLA campus sent the first internet message to his colleague, Bill Duvall, at Stanford. Another man, a computer scientist named Joseph Licklider, also deserves credit for being an internet pioneer with an early vision of a worldwide computer network long before it was built.
Born on this day in 1837 in Clarke County, Georgia, African-American slave and quilt maker Harriet Powers.
Today's word is appliqué.
Just two days to NaPodPoMo (national podcast post month)
Today is Create A Great Funeral Day. Follow the link and check out the five great reference books.
Born on this day in 1964 in Belleville, Illinois, American engineer and NASA astronaut, Sandra Magnus.
Today's word is thermionic. Thermionic is an adjective that means, relating to, using, or being the emission of charged particles (such as electrons) by an incandescent material.
National Podcast Post Month or NaPodPoMo starts on Monday, November 1, just 5 days away. I will, of course, continue podcasting during this event.
Today is game two of the world series of major league baseball in the USA. The Atlanta Braves won yesterday’s game against the Houston Astros 6-2. Let’s see how they do tonight.
Today is also National American Beer Day
Born on this day in 1925, in New York City, American electrical engineer and inventor Albert Medwin.
What life skills are rarely taught but extremely useful?
YouTube: Dad, How Do I.
For you moon-watchers out there, we have a Waning Gibbous moon in the sky tonight. We’ll be at the third quarter moon in just two days, October 28.
Today is National Mincemeat Day, and I know mincemeat as a pie filling because dad really liked it, and his mother made it on holidays. I haven’t tasted it in probably 50 years. It’s not exactly one of the delights on the menu at McDonalds.
Died on this day in 2021, that’s today, Canadian-born American comedian, actor, and social satirist, Mort Sahl, considered the first modern comedian since Will Rogers. He was 94.
Question #144. What kinds of things do you like to cook or are good at cooking?
For you moon-watchers out there, we have a Waning Gibbous moon in the sky tonight. We’ll be at the third quarter moon in three days, October 28.
Today is World Pasta Day. If you like processed carbohydrates, then you like pasta.
Born on this day in 1838, in Paris, France, French composer Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, a.k.a. Georges Bizet. Not a household name, but he wrote one of the most-performed operas in the WORLD, “Carmen”.
Today's word is canon, a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works.
National Podcast Post Month is coming up quickly. Participants publish one podcast episode each day for the 30 days in November. And I plan to participate, of course!
I’m a philomath, and I never knew it. I love learning, just to learn. That sort of explains a lot about my life. I don’t need to apply the knowledge, I’m just interested in acquiring it.
Today is National Pit Bull Awareness Day or NPBAD. It was established to educate and foster positive communications and experiences in the communities in which we and our dogs live, and it is an initiative dedicated to restoring the image of the American Pit Bull Terrier.
Born on this day in 1868 in London, England, English polymath and engineer Frederick W. Lanchester. Fred made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and he co-invented the topic of operations research.
Today's word is polymath. Polymath is a noun that means: a person of encyclopedic learning.
If you could have any animal as a pet, which one would you choose?
Today is National Nut Day, the day created by the Liberation Foods Company to do the right thing by the collectives of small nut farmers around the world.
Born on this day in 1903, in brooklyn, NY, American vaudevillian actor and comedian {Jerome Lester Horwitz}, a.k.a Curly Howard of the three stooges.
Today's word is assiduous. Try using it the next time to talk at the Optimist club.
Today is National Apple Day, a day dedicated entirely to celebrating all things apple.
Born on this day in 1951, American audio engineer and record producer Thom Panunzio. Thom has worked with Bruce Springsteen; The Roches; No Doubt, Alice Cooper; Joan Jett; Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, U2, Stevie Nicks, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, The Who, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Paul Butterfield, and others.
Today's word is Acidulous, an adjective that means somewhat acidic or harsh in taste or manner.
What kind of baby animal would you most love to be surrounded by?
Today is National Day On Writing https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-on-writing/
Born on this day in 1922, in Manhattan, NY Tom Dowd, American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records, credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dowd
He’s featured in a documentary called Tom Dowd and the Language of Music
If you could make up a new holiday, what would it be?
Today is International Gin and Tonic Day
Born on this day in 1934, in San Francisco, California, American folk singer, songwriter, arranger, and recording artist Dave Guard.
Today's word is Indolent.
What villain do you secretly cheer for?
Today is, according to my friend Simple Joe from Sin Sin At Ty o HI o, National Exascale day.
You can follow Joe in his daily podcast by going to The Simple Joe dot com. I listen to my friend Joe every day, and you should, too.
Today is also the day that we say goodbye to Colin Powell Soldier, politician, diplomat, statesman, and four-star general, the 65th United States Secretary of State, the 16th United States National Security Advisor, and the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Today is National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day https://nationaltoday.com/clean-virtual-desktop-day/ thanks to the good folks at the Personal Computer Museum of Ontario Canada.
Born on this day in 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, Astronaut and physician Mae Jemison, first african-american woman in space
https://www.onthisday.com/people/mae-jemison
Today's word is defunct https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defunct
If money were no object, what outrageous luxury would you add to your house?
Born on this day in 1758 in West Hartford, Connecticut, Noah Webster https://www.onthisday.com/people/noah-webster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author.
And so, in honor of Noah Webster’s birthday, today is Dictionary Day https://nationaltoday.com/dictionary-day/
Today's word is contretemps https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contretemp
Do you think you could live in a plastic bubble at the bottom of the sea for one year?
Today is National Grouch Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-grouch-day/
Born on this day in 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, American singer-songwriter Barry McGuire. https://barrymcguire.com/
Today's word is grouch https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouch
Today’s question: Do you think you could live in outer space for a year?
On this day in 1974, singer and actor Bing Crosby died of a heart attack at age 74
https://www.onthisday.com/people/bing-crosby
7-11 Voice Over Script
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Today is National Yorkshire Pudding Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-yorkshire-pudding-day/
Born on this day in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American jazz double bassist, Ray Brown, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Brown_(musician)
My favorite farmer is Pete Larsen. He shares his farm life on his Youtube channel Just A Few Acres https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkOTo20XS1LL95g2p6CcE3A
John Prine’s Paradise
Today is National Metric Day https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-metric-day-october-10/
Born on this day in 1946, in Maywood, Illinois, American country folk singer-songwriter John Prine, (Hello in There, Angel From Montgomery), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Prine
Today's words are fullerene and allotropes.
Today is National C60 Day, https://nationaltoday.com/national-c60-day/
Born on this day in 1948, American rock singer-songwriter Jackson Browne ("Running On Empty"; "The Pretender"), born in Heidelberg, Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Browne
What is one trend you wish would come back in style?
Today is the 230th consecutive daily episode of the Daily Podcast Practice show, and it’s the 875th day before I plan to retire from my professional career. http:\Dailypodcastpractice.com
It’s also opening night for the local production of The Adam’s Family at the School Street playhouse. https://schoolstreetplayhouse.com/
Born on this day in 1955 in Dawsonville, Georgia, Local Legend and Automobile Race Car Driver William Clyde Elliott, also known as Bill Elliott, Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, Million Dollar Bill and Wild Bill Elliot. https://www.onthisday.com/people/bill-elliott
Miller’s Ale House, the sports-themed casual dining restaurant and bar, will open its Dawsonville-area location Monday, Oct. 11 https://www.dawsonnews.com/news/business/miller-ale-house-set-open-doors-business-october-11/
Follow up on the author Tracy Kidder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Kidder author of 11 books, his second book, Soul of a New Machine won the Pulitzer Prize.
Today is NATIONAL LED LIGHT DAY https://dailyevent24.com/national-led-light-day/ How illuminating.
Born on this day in 1885 Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Niels Bohr in Copenhagen Denmark. https://www.onthisday.com/people/niels-bohr
What was something that wound up being totally different than you imagined it to be?
Today is National Transfer Money to Your Daughter Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-transfer-money-to-your-daughter-day/
Born on this day in 1846, Entrepreneur and engineer George Westinghouse in Central Bridge, New York. https://www.onthisday.com/people/george-westinghouse
Today is National Do Something Nice Day AND National Be Nice Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-something-nice-day/
https://nationaltoday.com/national-be-nice-day/
Born on this day in 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of The United States of 'Merica https://www.onthisday.com/
Today's word is eschew https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eschew
If podcasting were a sport, what would the game be like? What are the rules?
Today is National Cinnamon Roll Day! https://nationaltoday.com/national-cinnamon-roll-day/
What is a unique tradition your family had?
What is a fictional food you would most like to try?
In addition to being a day where we practice the sport of podcasting, today is also known as National Techies Day. https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-techies-day/
Born on this day in 1830 in Rhode Island, George Bailey Brayton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Brayton
Today’s word is cottage orné https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_orn%C3%A9
Today is National Name Your Car Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-name-your-car-day/.
What is a smell you associate with your childhood?
Today’s word is petrichor, which, according to Merriam-Webster.com is “a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrichor
Born on this day in 1924, in Plains, Georgia, James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr., 39th president of the United States of America https://www.onthisday.com/people/jimmy-carter
Today is International Podcast Day https://internationalpodcastday.com/
A special happy birthday to do to Bernard Rich, a.k.a. Buddy Rich, renowned drummer, musician, and band leader. Born on this day in 1917 in Brooklyn, New York https://www.onthisday.com/people/buddy-rich
Also born on this day 1800 in London, England, Decimus Burton, one of the foremost English architects and urban designers of the 19th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimus_Burton
Today’s word is vituperation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vituperation
We have a global shortage of coffee beans (https://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-shortage-beans-set-to-get-more-expensive-2021-7?op=1)
Happy National Coffee Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-coffee-day/
Born on this day in 1547 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, Miguel de Cervantes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.
Today's word is pre-eminent https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preeminen
What is a song that immediately takes you back to a particular moment in your life?
Today is National Ask a Stupid Question Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-ask-stupid-question-day/
Born on this day in 551 BC Confucius in the modern-day province of Shandong, China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
Today's word is paragon https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paragon
Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day https://nationaltoday.com/ancestor-appreciation-day/
Today's word is genealogy https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Born on this day in 1996 in San Diego, CA, American actor Daeg Faerch (Day-g F-air-k) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daeg_Faerch
Raised planting beds by Birdie and Epic Gardening Birdies. I got these from epicGardening.com https://shop.epicgardening.com/
Today is Johnny Appleseed day today. https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/johnny-appleseed-day/
Johnny’s apples were most often used to make hard apple cider https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/real-johnny-appleseed-brought-applesand-booze-american-frontier-180953263/
Today is National One-Hit-Wonder Day https://www.westernjournal.com/national-one-hit-wonder-day-top-one-hit-wonders-per-decade/
A list of one-hit-wonders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States
Happy Birthday, Steve Rosen https://www.rockgodzhalloffame.com/rock-godz-hall-of-fame-inductee-steven-rosen/
Today is National Punctuation Day https://www.nationalpunctuationday.com
Born on this day in 1870 Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Claude
What would you put on free billboard space?
Today is Remember Me Thursday https://remembermethursday.org/ raising awareness for orphaned and sheltered pets.
Born on this day in 480 BC Greek Playwright Euripides in Salamis, Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides
So our word today is decadent https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decadent
Best commercials I've ever seen.
Today is the autumnal equinox. To celebrate we read a beautiful poem of autumn, The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats.
Remembering the style of Paul Harvey
892 days until my retirement
Today is also World Alzheimer’s Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-alzheimers-day/
Born on this day in 1756, John Loudon McAdam https://www.onthisday.com/ Scottish civil engineer and road builder who changed the way roads were built when he developed macadamisation, later shortened to mcadam.
Today is one of my favorites! It’s national talk like a pirate day. https://nationaltoday.com/talk-like-pirate-day/
Today's word is tintinnabulation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tintinnabulation
Born on this day in 1940, singer/songwriter Bill Medley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Medley one half of The Righteous Brothers in Santa Ana California.
Today is United States Air Force Birthday day! https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/air-force-birthday/
Today's word is testudinal https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testudinal
Born on this day in 1709, the Scholar and Lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson https://www.onthisday.com/people/samuel-johnson
Today is National Isn’t-it-nice-to-be-home-again day”, the day that celebrates the homecoming of all road-weary business travelers.
Today’s Question: What is the oddest way you ever accidentally hurt yourself?
From behind the wheel of my Dodge Ram pick-em-up truck traveling north on I-75 through Tennessee and Kentucky, this is my response to the question: What is your favorite simple pleasure?
From behind the wheel of my Dodge Ram pick-em-up truck traveling north on I-75, this is my response to the question: What is something that strangers often incorrectly assume about you?
Today is another milestone. 900 days until I retire from professional employment.
Also of note today is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-celiac-disease-awareness-day/
Today's word is genteel https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genteel
Born on this day in 1660, author Daniel Defoe https://www.onthisday.com/
Today is Patriot Day, 9/11, https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-service-remembrance/
Today's word is patriot https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrio
Born on this day in 1862, author O. Henry, full name William Sydney Porter, https://www.onthisday.com/people/o-henry
What is your favorite word to say out loud?
Yesterday, September 9, I missed an important event. It was announced that Actor Michael Constantine died on Aug. 31 at his home in Reading, PA at age 94. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/arts/michael-constantine-father-in-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-dies-at-94.html.
Today's word is dyspepsia https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dyspepsia
Today is NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-tv-dinner-day-september-10/
Born on this day in 1918, Rin Tin Tin, the German shepherd dog who was a Hollywood star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin
Today is International Sudoku Day https://nationaltoday.com/international-sudoku-day/
Today's word is pacifist https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pacifist
Born on this day in 1828, Leo Tolstoy https://www.onthisday.com/people/leo-tolstoy
Today is the 200th consecutive episode of this artful endeavor.
And so today’s word is persevere https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persevere
Today is also National Ampersand Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-ampersand-day/
Born on this day in 1157, Richard the Lionheart, King of England https://www.onthisday.com/people/richard-the-lionheart
Today is telephone Tuesday https://nationaltoday.com/telephone-tuesday/
Today's word is Goodfella https://wiki2.org/en/Glossary_of_Mafia-related_words
Born on this day in 1942, gangster Roy DeMeo, https://www.onthisday.com/
Today is the Labor Day holiday in the United States of ‘Merica https://nationaltoday.com/labor-day/
Today's word is agrarian https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Born on this day in 1888, Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy family and father of three political leaders in the United states: President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Representative Ted Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy, three of his nine children https://www.onthisday.com/people/joseph-p-kennedy
Let’s go to a news item from GCaptain.com, which, I'm sure you remember, is all about shipping and things nautical. https://gcaptain.com/americas-fourth-largest-container-port-savannah/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-ee5ebcb38a-170342678&mc_cid=ee5ebcb38a&mc_eid=e63aecb13b
Today is National Pet Rock Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-pet-rock-day/ The pet rock was created by advertising executive Gary Dahl in April 1975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Dahl_(entrepreneur)
Today's word is outlaw https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlaw
Born on this day in 1847, American outlaw Jesse James https://www.onthisday.com/people/jesse-james
Today is World Beard Day https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/world-beard-day/
Born on this day in 1918, news commentator Paul Harvey, https://www.onthisday.com/people/paul-harvey
From Positively Positive dot com, here are “11 Ridiculously Simple Rules for a Happier Life That Most People Ignore” https://www.positivelypositive.com/2021/09/03/11-ridiculously-simple-rules-for-a-happier-life-that-most-people-ignore/
Today is U.S. Bowling League Day https://nationaldaycalendar.com/u-s-bowling-league-day-september-3/?subscribe=success#485
Today's word is Solipsism https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solipsism
Born on this day in 1856, architect Louis Sullivan https://www.onthisday.com/
Today is Victory over Japan day, or VJ day. https://nationaltoday.com/vj-day/
Today's word is victory https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victory
Born on this day in 1952, https://www.onthisday.com/ Tennis legend Jimmy Connors in St. Louis, Illinois.
Today's question from TeamBuilding.com: What is the most unbelievable-yet-true excuse you have ever had for being late?
Today is World Letter-Writing Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-letter-writing-day/
Today's word is cursive https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cursive
Born on this day in 1939, Lily Tomlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Tomlin
From yesterday’s blog at RichGrimshaw.com Youtube and Tractors
Episode art provided by Aaron Burden
Today is National Trail Mix Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-trail-mix-day
Today's word is chimerical https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimerical
Born on this day in 1903 Arthur Godfrey https://www.onthisday.com/people/arthur-godfrey
From yesterday’s blog at RichGrimshaw.com
Today is Frankenstein Day https://nationaltoday.com/frankenstein-day/
Born in London on this day in 1797, author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, better known as Mary Shelly, author of Frankenstein. https://www.onthisday.com/people/mary-shelley
Today's word is osculation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osculation
From yesterday’s blog at RichGrimshaw.com, I love Tractors!
Today is National Lemon Juice Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-lemon-juice-day/
Born on this day in 1936, Senator John McCain, in the Panama Canal Zone https://www.onthisday.com/people/john-mccain
Also on this day, in 2021, Ed Asner died at the age of 91 in his home in Los Angeles, CA. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/arts/television/ed-asner-dead.html?searchResultPosition=1
From yesterday’s blog at RichGrimshaw.com
Today is National Bow Tie Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-bow-tie-day/
Today's word is Repatriate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate
Today's birthday is Vladimir Shukhov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Shukhov
From yesterday’s blog at https://richgrimshaw.com/
What’s happening today https://nationaltoday.com/august-27-holidays/
Lyndon Johnson https://www.onthisday.com/people/lyndon-b-johnson
From the blog at RichGrimshaw.com https://richgrimshaw.com/Blog/blog-item-15/#wbb1
Episode art provided by Chrissie Kremer https://unsplash.com/@chrissie
Today is National Dog Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-dog-day/
We celebrate with excerpts from The Psychology of Why We Love Dogs written by Joe Duncan on Medium.com https://medium.com/moments-of-passion/the-psychology-of-why-we-love-dogs-b4e3eff40342
Episode art provided by Eric Ward https://unsplash.com/@ericjamesward
Today is National Secondhand Wardrobe Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-secondhand-wardrobe-day/
Born on this day in 1918, Leonard Bernstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein
From the blog at Rich Grimshaw.com
Today is National Waffle Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-waffle-day/
Today's word is protagonist https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protagonist
Today's birthday is Mason Williams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Williams
Classical Gas https://youtu.be/3NE6X4IQNA4
Today is Cheap Flight Day, Health Unit Coordinators Day, National Sponge Cake Day, National Cuban Sandwich Day, and National Heroes Day (celebrated in the Philippines) https://nationaltoday.com/august-23-holidays/
Today's word is intentional https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentional
Today's birthday is Gene Kelly https://www.onthisday.com/people/gene-kelly born in 1912 in Pittsburgh, PA.
Follow my daily blog entries at RichGrimshaw.com
Today is Be an Angel day, National Take Your Cat to the Vet day, and World Plant Milk Day https://nationaltoday.com/august-22-holidays/
Today's word is extemporaneous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extemporaneous
Today's birthday is Claude Debussy https://www.onthisday.com/people/claude-debussy
If you could read the mind of one celebrity, who would it be?
Today is National Senior Citizens Day www.nationaltoday.com/national-senior-citizens-day/
Today's word is Epistemology https://www.britannica.com/topic/epistemology
Today's birthday is Sergey Brin https://www.onthisday.com/people/sergey-brin
Today is National Radio Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-radio-day/
Today's word is Forfend https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forfend
Born this day in 1948, rock singer Robert Plant, in west Bromwich, England https://www.onthisday.com/people/robert-plant
Today is World Photo Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-photo-day/
Today's word is Defenestration https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestration
Today's birthday is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. https://www.onthisday.com/people/satya-nadella
How To Write Short by Roy Peter Clark. https://smile.amazon.com/How-Write-Short-Craft-Times-ebook/dp/B00A4H25MU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=How+To+Write+Short&qid=1629332569&sr=8-1
Today isNational Fajita Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-fajita-day/
Today's word is enculturation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enculturated
Born on this day in 1774, Meriwether Lewis https://www.onthisday.com/people/meriwether-lewis
Matthew Dicks: Make sentences interesting all the way through https://matthewdicks.com/26509-2/
Today is National Thrift Shop Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-thrift-shop-day/
Today's word is Retronym https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retronym
Today's birthday is Francis Gary Powers https://www.onthisday.com/people/francis-gary-powers
Today is National Tell A Joke Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-tell-joke-day/
Today's word is Panspermia https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/panspermia
On this day in 1977, Elvis left the building. https://www.onthisday.com/people/elvis-presley
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened on this day in 1969 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock
Today's word is remonstrance https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remonstrance
Happy birthday is Oscar Peterson, born on his day in 1925. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson
Happy National Bowling Day. www.nationaltoday.com
Today's birthday is John Henry Holliday, a.k.a. Doc Holliday. https://www.onthisday.com/people/doc-holliday
Today's word is Axinomancy https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axinomancy
International Lefthanders day https://nationaltoday.com/international-lefthanders-day/
Today’s word is Contraremonstrance https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contraremonstrance
Today’s birthday is Annie Oakley https://www.onthisday.com/people/annie-oakley
Today is also National Vinyl Record Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-vinyl-record-day/
Today is Dying to Know Day https://nationaltoday.com/dying-know-day/
The Groundswell Project https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/
Our word today is consanguineous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consanguineous
Happy Birthday Dustin Hoffman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman
Today is National Mustard Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-mustard-day/
Ansley Mall, Atlanta, Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansley_Mall
Our word today is mordacious https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mordacious
Today's birthday is Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong https://www.onthisday.com/people/neil-armstrong
Died on this day, Marilyn Monroe, Age 36. https://www.onthisday.com/people/marilyn-monroe
Today’s word is auteur https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur
Today is World Cookie Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day/
Happy birthday to Louis Armstrong, Barack Obama, and the United States Coast Guard
https://www.onthisday.com/people/louis-armstrong
https://www.onthisday.com/people/barack-obama
https://nationaltoday.com/u-s-coast-guard-birthday/
Our word today is echolalia.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echolalia
Happy birthday, John T. Scopes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Scopes
Today is World Wide Web Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-wide-web-day/
Happy 40th birthday, MTV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV
The top 10 conspiracy theories we believe are true
https://www.ranker.com/list/the-conspiracy-theories-you-believe-are-true/desertrat89
Today is National Mutt Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-mutt-day-july/
Our word for today is importune. Try using it in your next instagram post.
Happy Birthday Susan Bennet https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/susan-bennett.html
Today is Paperback Book Day https://nationaltoday.com/paperback-book-day/
Our word for today is demonym https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonym
Happy 80th birthday Paul Anka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anka https://twitter.com/paulanka https://www.instagram.com/paulankaofficial/
Our word today is intern https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern
Today is National Intern Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-intern-day/
Alien abduction stories are the stuff of dreams https://www.iflscience.com/brain/lucid-dreams-and-sleep-paralysis-may-explain-alien-abduction-stories-new-study-argues/
Our word today is preternatural. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preternatural
Facts on the revolving door at https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/who-invented-the-revolving-door.htm
Episode art provided by McGill Library https://unsplash.com/@mcgilllibrary
Today is National Scotch Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-scotch-day/
From the blog of Matthew Dicks, one of the most interesting people I know.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZZpQPXsbnJxBhLcDVCtTvhpl
Today is National Aunts and Uncles Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-aunt-and-uncle-day/
Our word today is tante https://forvo.com/word/tante/
Today is NATIONAL THERMAL ENGINEER DAY! https://nationaltoday.com/national-thermal-engineer-day
Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-vanilla-ice-cream-day/
Happy birthday Allison Krause https://alisonkrauss.com/
Episode art provided by Dana DeVolk https://unsplash.com/@thissillygirlskitchen
More about Wally Funk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Funk
Here are other uses of persist: https://www.wisesayings.com/persistence-quotes/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/
Today is World Listening Day. Sounds interesting https://nationaltoday.com/world-listening-day/
The story of the ampersand https://www.designbridge.com/27th-letter-alphabet/
National Woodie Club website https://woodies.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?sl=1488979236
Beach Boys’ Surfin Safari album cover featuring a woodie wagon https://fanart.tv/fanart/music/ebfc1398-8d96-47e3-82c3-f782abcdb13d/albumcover/surfin-safari-550d4879a3955.jpg
Guinea Pig Appreciation Day https://nationaltoday.com/guinea-pig-appreciation-day/
Burnet House in Cincinnati, Ohiohhttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/11/15/our-history-spirit-history-alive-burnet-house-site/866470001/
Answer the telephone with Ahoy! https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/05/garden/great-hello-mystery-is-solved.html
Today is national be a dork day https://nationaltoday.com/national-be-a-dork-day/
Our word today is avuncular https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avuncular
Clippy is coming back. Engadget reports that https://www.engadget.com/clippy-microsoft-365-emoji-195002102.html
Learn more about this date, July 11. https://www.thefactsite.com/day/july-11/
Our word today is misanthrope https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misanthrope
The Tennessee Strawberry festival https://www.tnstrawberryfestival.com/
Today is Global Forgiveness Day. https://nationaltoday.com/global-forgiveness-day/
Today’s word is forgive, from Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgive
So, on Global Forgiveness Day, I read from Physcology Today, a 2018 article by Robert Enright Ph.D https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-forgiving-life/201803/how-the-idea-forgiveness-can-change-the-world-and-you
Today is the national holiday observing Independence day. Another day to drink beer and set off fireworks https://nationaltoday.com/july-5-holidays/
Today’s Word is “haematic”. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/haematic
Forsyth County Commissioners approve drone flying at Denmark Park. https://www.forsythnews.com/life/outdoors/commissioners-approve-drone-flying-denmark-park/
And the ransomware attack continues. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/mass-ransomware-hack-used-it-software-flaws-researchers-say/2021/07/04/70d87c44-dd3a-11eb-a27f-8b294930e95b_story.html
https://nationaltoday.com/independence-day/
Today’s Word is “Tyranny”.
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/tyranny
Today’s Word is “gormandize”. Put that in your twitter feed today.
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/stout
Quote attributed to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. https://pollycastor.com/2021/06/19/the-reason-to-do-anything-quote-by-kurt-vonnegut/.
Celebrating World UFO day today https://nationaltoday.com/world-ufo-day/
Today’s Word is “stout”. Put that in your twitter feed today.
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/stout
Today is ZIP CODE day!!! https://nationaltoday.com/zip-code-day/
NEW FEATURE!! Word of Today is http://wordsmith.org/words/today.htm
Edwin Land Creator of the Polaroid Land Camera https://www.thoughtco.com/edwin-land-and-polaroid-photography-1991635
https://nationaltoday.com/national-camera-day/
Episode art provided by Alexander Andrews https://unsplash.com/@alex_andrews
Celebrate National Paul Bunyan Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-paul-bunyan-day/
History of the frisbee at https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-frisbee-4072561
Today is National Bingo Day.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-bingo-day/
Harbor Freight Tools is opening a store in Cumming https://www.forsythnews.com/news/business/harbor-freight-tools-hiring-new-cumming-location/
I'm changing it up today. I recorded directly to Anchor using just my phone and the memories of the events of the day. I've listened to it and can attest that the audio qulaity is atrocious. But, I'm going with it. I'll try something different tomorrow.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-hvac-tech-day/
Episode art provided by René DeAnda https://unsplash.com/@renedeanda
Thanks to Simple Joe for his words of encouragement and to David Hooper for turning me on to his Sausage Foactory podcast format. I'm in the company of good people.
https://nationaltoday.com/world-day-of-music/
Father’s Day, National Turkey Lovers Day, Summer Solstice, and four months of daily podcast practice.
I’ve always been fond of fishing. Until I got older. And now I still enjoy being on and around the water, but catching fish seems pointless. https://nationaltoday.com/national-go-fishing-day/
Episode art provided by Jed Owen https://unsplash.com/@jediahowen
Today is National Eat Your Vegetables Day. I didn’t celebrate so well.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-eat-vegetables-day/
Let’s look at a few trends that I hope continue. (I hope I continue this podcast.)
Episode art provided by Brock DuPont https://unsplash.com/@brockdupont
I remember being at Coney Island with my grandparents as a wee lad! I don’t think I rode the roller coaster. Just played arcade games and slid down the slide. I’m sure I ate ice cream and cotton candy, too.
Episode art provided by Nelson Ndongala https://unsplash.com/@whodunelson
On this date in 1215, King John of England put his seal on Magna Carta, advancing the Rule of Law.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magna-carta-sealed
My thoughts on flags and then a few fun facts about flag day and the American flag.
https://abc57.com/news/its-flag-day-here-are-some-fun-facts-about-the-american-flag-you-may-not-have-known
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-flag-came-to-be-called-old-glory-18396/
Is the sewing machine as important as the iPhone?
Fun words to say. Well, fun for some people. https://parade.com/1195613/marynliles/funny-words/
Episode art provided by Marija Zaric https://unsplash.com/@simplicity
From the Chad and Steve have a podcast show, take a look at Rob Kenny’s Youtube channel Dad How Do I?
https://www.chadandsteve.com/episode/dad/
https://www.youtube.com/c/DadhowdoI
And 10 things you didn’t know about wind power, but now you do. https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-wind-power
Episode art provided by Randy Fath https://unsplash.com/@randyfath
Just how much is 30 gigawatts of offshore wind-generated electricity? https://time.com/5952586/biden-offshore-wind/
Episode art provided by Fré Sonneveld https://unsplash.com/@fresonneveld
Today we celebrate National Iced Tea day. Bring it on! And we learn about the new ship being built to help build off-shore wind power farms. https://gcaptain.com/new-ship-will-play-key-role-in-americas-offshore-wind-ambitions/
On National Donald Duck Day we look at 34 fun facts about the animated water fowl. https://factcity.com/facts-about-donald-duck/
We learn more about Robert St. John, the radio broadcaster that we listened to on D Day. He had quite the interesting life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_St._John
Episode art provided by Martin Zaenkert https://unsplash.com/@mossphotography
It’s national chocolate ice cream day!! And we present local controversy in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Episode art provided by Anna Ribes https://unsplash.com/@aribes
Allied forces invaded western Europe on this day 77 years ago. We listen to an NBC radio broadcast with the breaking news. https://youtu.be/K9xk9GaV0NE
Episode art provided by Herman V. Wall, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Happy 45th wedding anniversary to my beloved bride!
Episode art provided by Markus Spiske https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske
It's national cogna day! https://nationaltoday.com/national-cognac-day/
SmartAsset.com finds that Cumming, Georgia is the most retiree-friendly town in the whole country. https://www.forsythnews.com/life/people/report-finds-cumming-most-retiree-friendly-city-us/
Episode art provided by Hans Vivek https://unsplash.com/@oneshotespresso
Today is National Moonshine Day, which elicits memories of the glory days of moonshine in neighboring Dawson County, Georgia. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/moonshine
We take a closer look at More on the Waffle House Index used by FEMA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
Episode art provided by Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Confiscated_moonshine_still_photographed_by_Internal_Revenue_Bureau.jpg
Today we look more closely at Waffle House hash browns terms (scattered, smothered, etc…) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House.
Find a Waffle House near you! https://www.wafflehouse.com/
Follow Waffle Records on social media https://twitter.com/wafflerecords and https://www.instagram.com/wafflehouserecords/
“Waffle House Index” in natural disasters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
Episode art provided by Andrew Winkler https://unsplash.com/@andrew_winky (Thanks, Andrew)
Today is Flip a Coin Day. We’ve got six fun facts about flipping a coin, and then we wander into a ramble on Cincinnati Chili and the Waffle House menu. You don’t want to miss this. Really.
Episode art provided by Simon https://unsplash.com/@aurazon
Today is the Memorial Day holiday in the United States of America, it’s also the 100th consecutive day of the Daily Podcast Practice show, and I share what I’ve learned in 100 days of podcasting.
Episode art provided by Giorgio Trovato https://unsplash.com/@giorgiotrovato
Cincinnati, OH has two miles of abandoned tunnels for a subway system that never got built. http://www.thecincinnatisubway.com/, and we dive into superhero talk, but not too deeply.
Episode art provided by Muhd Asyraaf https://unsplash.com/@minimxlist_
Today is national paperclip day. Let's go wild and see what the internet knows about paperclips. Today’s information came from
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-paper-clip-4072863 and http://tenrandomfacts.com/paper-clip/.
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What did you think would be so great about adulting? When is censorship OK? My answers are pretty lame, so, hey, if you got something to say, let’s hear it.
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Brian Krebs offers advice on spotting fake LinkedIn job offers. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/how-to-tell-a-job-offer-from-an-id-theft-trap/#more-55671
Tucker Carlson of Fox News whines about the failure of US intelligence services to worry more about the risks and dangers of alien visitors.
https://www.thewrap.com/tucker-carlson-thinks-intelligence-agencies-should-worry-more-about-aliens-video/
And we take a look at the term “Ufologist.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufology
Ed Snowden didn’t find anything about holding aliens hostage or collaborating with them on microwave ovens and iPads, but the government will release a report in June with more details. Well, they’re supposed to.
https://www.space.com/ufo-report-military-dod-to-congress-next-month
Happy World Turtle Day. Seriously. Go hug a turtle or a tortoise. Ed Snowden busts the bubble on the US Intelligence services holding aliens hostage or collaborating with them on microwave ovens and iPads. Darn. Next he’ll say that Santa Claus isn’t real. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/us/edward-snowden-joe-rogan-conspiracies-trnd/index.html
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Thank you Joe Taylor for my T-Shirt! Find more of Simple Joe and his daily podcast at TheSimpleJoe.com. I was thinking that Steve Jobs was an alien. Turns out I’m not the only one who thinks that. I haven’t found evidence of it, but it’s sure an interesting hypothesis. More to come. And, good things about my day today.
Stanton Friedman,a nuclear physicist, opines that extraterrestrial life is here on earth. Yep, the aliens walk among us, and they want to quarantine us on earth to prevent us from doing mischief in outer space! Good hypothesis, but no evidence.
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Are aliens already here? A famous British astronaut says they are, but where’s the evidence? And how do self-driving cars figure in to this? https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2020/02/29/former-astronaut-suggests-alien-beings-are-here-on-earth-if-so-maybe-they-are-waiting-for-ai-self-driving-cars-to-emerge/?sh=2c528bbb3bf9
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Some very smart people think the extraterrestrials are already here? How about you? Are alien beings, extraterrestrials, living with us and we don’t even know it?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/former-israeli-space-security-boss-says-aliens-are-living-on-earth-and-mars/ar-BB1bKWG6
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Why do you think we haven’t found aliens (or they haven’t found us?). Or. . .do you think they’re already here? And other silly things.
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-have-not-found-aliens-aestivation-hypothesis-gaian-bottleneck-2018-8
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Happy National Walnut Day. Alexanda Petri writes humorously about Tucker Carlson. She’s good. “Tucker Carlson consults a private eye about the pandemic”
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For those interested, we’ll look at how long you can last in space without a spacesuit. Bald eagles are back. They’re hungry, so keep spot and kitty inside.
The eagle cam at Berry College in Rome, Georgia https://www.berry.edu/eaglecam/
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Happy International Chocolate Chip day and World Whiskey Day; the Jones Act is suspended; and trivia
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We’re talking buttermilk biscuits and chocolate chip cookies
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Global and domestic news rundown, and a belated celebration of National Limerick Day.
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Two related blog posts from Matthew Dicks about his clever group of students. https://MatthewDicks.com
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Expect to pay more for gasoline because a big pipeline is shut down, and we’re looking at a national shortage of qualified drivers for tanker trucks.
Episode art provided by Erik Mclean https://unsplash.com/@introspectivedsgn
I‘ve never understood the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and England. Until now. Knowledge is power! And look what they found in this cave!
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The woman who started mother’s day, and we read the opinions of Matthew Dicks’ students on the way he dresses. (They’re as bluntly honest as he is.)
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We explore ten books written in the 1920s, nearly a hundred years ago.
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What do Matthew Dicks and Harrison Ford have in common?
The Mothhttps://themoth.org/
Harrison Ford video clip https://youtu.be/rB0wzy-xbwM
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Today we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and take a look at the Kentucky Derby’s economic impact on local neighborhoods.
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May the 4th be with you!
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Happy National Paranormal Day. Are you one of the 35% of Americans who have seen a ghost? And we revisit the TV series Ben Casey, where I first saw the symbol for infinity. Ah, those were the days. Watch the show opening here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1pB9ti5kGI
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Tech leaders urge the United States government to designate ransomware attacks as a national emergency and called for an international coalition to thwart the bad guys.
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An update on this podcast, and how I came to be reading all of John Le Carré’s novels.
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Johan Deckmann if found here https://www.good.is/articles/self-help-book-titles and here
https://www.instagram.com/johandeckmann/
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Eight ways to conceptualize infinity. Good luck with that.
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For more on moth symbolism and meaning:
https://www.worldbirds.org/moth-symbolism/#:~:text=crushed%20by%20touch.-,Moth%20Celtic%20symbolism,as%20having%20a%20dark%20side.
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Two famous people born on this day. I know one of them very well. Brene’ Brown’s documentary “The Call To Courage.”
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Get your culture on! Listen to our lightning-quick review of 14 classic poems.
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Zebra mussels threaten Lake Sidney Lanier!! And a haiku about lakes (I think).
Haiku credit: https://medium.com/house-of-haiku/quiet-moments-in-a-lake-ba2719d89fcc
Episode artwork Tom Henell https://unsplash.com/@alifedeliberate
Jason McBride on Medium.com https://jasoncmcbride.medium.com/
Episode artwork by Tasos Mansourhttps://unsplash.com/@mantasos
Wikipedia has lots of smart people contributing to its vast body of knowledge. I don’t qualify. Not even a little bit.
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For today's show, I tried something new. I won't do it again. I recorded outside using the microphone on my macbook pro. It's broderline unbearable, but since I'm too lazy to re-record, I'm going with it. If the weather is nearly as nice tomorrow as it was today, I'll try recording outside again, but with a dynamic mic like the ATR 2100 or similar. This is a creative project, and I know that many of my creative efforts are going to be, well, somewhere between bad and super bad. This is one of those.
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I learned a few things about Haiku, and I’m passing them on to you.
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It’s International Haiku Poetry Day, so we look at a few definitions of english-language Haiku poetry and wander around the website of The Haiku Foundation athttps://thehaikufoundation.org
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Giving our first dramatic reading of a random paragraph! It was. . .meh. . . Celebrating National Librarian’s Day, and I confess I’m an introvert. No news there.
An Illinois couple discover a brick-lined tunnel beneath their historic house. Celebrate National Laundry Day by washing your tax money. Get wild with your prose by the flagrant use of apocape.
Episode art by Benmar Schmidhuberat Unsplash.com
Do you have a home garden? How about gray hair? I have one but not the other. Guess which one.
Episode art credit to Dennis Schrader
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On yesterday’s show, I promised to try to create an original haiku. I did it!! I think I’ll do more (stay tuned). A listener asked me to research the meaning and origin of the phrase “beating a dead horse.” So I did. Not that I condone or encourage beating dead horses, I just did the research and present it for your edification.
What cheese do you want on your grilled cheese sandwich? Maybe you should write a Haiku about that.
I found a new game touted on Best of Craigslist. Not sure I'm ready to compete (https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sac/7052566619.html)
It's National HUG YOUR DOG Day! And yesterday's featured picture on Wikipedia is of a BASE jumper. Those guys are nuts.
Episode art By Kontizas Dimitrios - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19769371
Don't let your natural inhibitions hold you back from asking others for what you want or need. Just ask nicely. And accept that they could turn you down.
It's hard to top National Beer Day, so we won't try :-)
A reading from PurposeFairy.com on The Wisdom of Stepping into The Unknown
And, two places I have no desire to visit.
Today is World Health Day, and this year’s theme honors nurses and midwives, the on-the-call, restless workforce that revolutionized the healthcare industry as we know it today. And we look at the emergence this spring of BILLIONS of 17-year cicadas. Huge creep factor. . . .
A brief history of birthday cakes and some helpful quotes for decorating your next one, and I share my intentions on learning more about farm tractors.
Yesterday marked 53 years since the assassination of Dr. King. I remember the day it happened.
On this Easter Sunday, we look into the meaning of hares (bunnies), and first responders in Austin, Texas rescue a trapped squirrel!
Feeling stressed? Been cooped up inside too long because of this stupic virus? Go hug a cow. Seriously, go find a cow and spend some quality time leaning against it or scratching it’s back. You’re welcome.
On April 1, 1957, the BBC aired a documentary on the Great Swiss Spaghetti Harvest, and they were totally surprised at the response. You can see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tVo_wkxH9dU
We check in with Matthwr Dicks and his fourth of five rants on teaching writing in the elementary grades. My life would have turned out differently if he, or someone like him, had been my teacher. But I have no regrets.
The Suez Canal is open for business, a Watergate obituary, and the new podcast West Cork
Rejoice throughout the land! The container ship Ever Given is free! World trade is saved! But. . .the COVID pandemic still thrives. AND the Forsyth County Commisioners debate regulating Airbnb and VRBO properties. They get paid for this.
The world economy hangs in the balance as engineers and naval architects struggle with freeing the grounded container ship Ever Given. This is maritime drama at its best! We visit GCaptain.com to learn of present-day piracy on the high seas. And the random question is about me. It's all about me.
The good ship Ever Given is still aground in the Suez Canal, disrupting the global economy. With help from my brother Russ, the old door to the basement shop has been removed and replaced. Thanks for the awesome help, bro! A third blog post from Matthew Dicks on how to teach writing.
Storytelling superhero Matthew Dicks checks in with his opinion on writing and thinking, which is not the same as what he thinks about writing. I think.
Matthew Dicks' book is called Storyworthy, not Storytelling. Sorry about that, Matthew. An absolutely HUGE container ship is blocking the Suez Canal, screwing up the global supply chain. Let's talk household chores.
Matthew has published six books and he has posted an entry to his daily blog every day since 2003. Every. Day.
I think he knows something about writing. And he knows how to rant.
My brother Russ suggested that I read these useless and (maybe) funny facts about Britain. So I did. And, today's question is about things we buy. Or don't buy. No judgement here.
Thanks to Aldo De La Paz for today's episode art: https://unsplash.com/photos/qTLyiHW1nIc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink
Welome Joe Taylor from the Simple Joe podcast, TheSimpleJoe.com, another David-Hooper-inspired, sausage-factory format. Go have a listen, and check out his other podcast On Faith's Edge at OnFaithsEdge.com.
Since it's Tuesday, I have a Tuesday poem. And today's question: What's a difficult thing that you do each day?
Thank you Pascal Bernardon for today's episode art.https://unsplash.com/photos/JgKRFyuynS8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink
Steven Pressfield and I have had very different lives. I'm glad I lived the life I did, but it seems I can learn something from his life, and I wonder about that at times. One thing I've learned is to not trust my evaluation of other people. I've been wrong many more times than I've been right. Many more.
Today's cover art is from the talented artist Tiago Muraro.
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I'm grappling with the notion that the occaisional hamburger and the daily peice of cheese I eat are destroying the planet and will ultimately wipe out Homo sapiens. Not that I'll be around to see it.
A listener in Florida points us to an article to fight climate change.
Thanks to Artem Ivanchencko for today's episode artwork https://unsplash.com/@artemivanchencko
Reading this was the most fun I've had so far. I laughed a lot at the discoveries I made about sneezing and being "saved by the bell." I didn't make any of this up. Seriously. . .
On this day we ( and a lot of other people around the world and in space!) commemorate the death of Saint Patrick, the foremost patrom saint of Ireland. We investigate the phrase "You never had it so good." And I reveal the biggest financial mistake that I'm willing to confess.
I sure hope I get to have a dog when they put me in a home. Here's a recommendation on what kind of dog to have. Our random phrase is about fiddles, and the question is about what we think is worth waiting for. Someday I'll have a real podcast, but until then. . .
Wise people suggest that getting a dog is good for you in retirement. Hell, I think they're good for you all the time. But if you get one, don't let them bark up the wrong tree. And. . .I have a prediction for 10 years down the road.
I love success stories. Today we read about a husband and wife team that are making it in the remodeling business. Good for them. And have you lost faith in humankind? Is humankind worth having any faith in it?
Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated the power of speaking into a microphone with a compelling and compassionate message. Maybe that's where I got the idea for this podcast. . . . And we revisit my latest stupid act with electronic media.
So, we seem to be having a national discussion about the benefits and risks of changing our clocks twice each year, and I, for one, and glad we are, so I read a little about it. And we answer a question about an app I'd like to have.
Why does a grown (and presumably mature) man take the time to curate material and talk about it into a microphone every day? Well, here are my reasons. Your mileage may vary. And. . .my favorite sing-a-longs.
Leonid Vorobyev is the Russian musician that founded the Chicago cover band Lenoid and Friends. I have a little of his backstory. Find him on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD5ZsXiIFlrWrbOCM6rEDKQ. Question 98: What are some good documentaries you've seen? The Wrecking Crew and Muscle Shoals. And from 1922, Nanook of the North.
Homework for life will give you a different way to see the every-day events of your life. I recommend it. And we revist nostalgic bands.
Matthew is a story teller, and, in many other ways, an extraordinary soul. He inspires me. Dave was my freshman-year college roommate and fraternity brother. He inspired me in other ways.
I have two comments on yesterday's episode, and we talk about the CDC's recommendations on how to prepare for the 2021 Zombie Apocolypse.
OK, I love this story from my local newspaper. An eight-year-old boy gets his dad to help him with woodworking crafts, and his mom helps him with retail sales, and it works! He's got sales. And he rolls his profits into helping folks around him. It's a neat story.
Work on your OWN terms, and rekindle an old hobby. OK. Let's talk about them. And, don't be a jerk. Just don't.
I’m planning to go into “retirement” in three years, and I’m starting to think of what that will be.
Final thoughts on the Huffpost article on putting more energy in your morning routine, and we answer a question about eating food that is past it's "expiration date."
Let's begin where we left off yesterday and look at two more of the seven things this article in Huffpost recommends we do in the morning to give us more energy. Plus, the Pulitzer Prize won by the Huffington Post. Today's question: I apologize, and who's a bad roommate?
This is a daily podcast, so I though it appropriate to address an activity we do every day: we get out of bed! (Well, I do on most days, and I'm thankful for that.) Today I read two of the seven things this article in Huffpost recommends we do in the morning to give us more energy. I'll read two more of them tomorrow.
A story of pioneer survival in brutally harsh cicumstances. I have been forever fascinated by this early account of the american migration to the west. Makes COVID-19 look like a walk in the park.
I'm fascinated by lakes and rivers, railroads, bridges, and repurposing outdated infrastucture. There's something happening in northeast Georgia that piques my interest on all accounts.
We're pretty sure the hero will live if we know the story has a sequal. And, unrelated, I can recommend a good plumber.
A member of StackExchange.com asks how he can keep his door latch set attached to a hollow-core door. Not exactly an existenshal crisis, but. . .I've got an answer.
Elizabeth Hopper at ThoughtCo.com asks whether it is better to be introverted or extroverted. I ask, does it matter? I mean, I don't think we get to choose. Let's just accept what we are and go with it.
Hi, my name is Rich Grimshaw and this is my Daily Podcast Practice, where each day I practice the art and craft of talking into a microphone. It's not always pretty, and, depending on your point of view, it may or may not be entertaining. But it's fun for me :-). Thanks for listening.