The Bucs after Brady’s comeback game
against the Rams were looking to climb to 7-6 and have a chance to get into the
playoffs when an aging Brady played against the 49er’s led by Mr. Irrelevant
Brock Purdy who threw for 185 yards and 2 T.D.’s and ran for one but who was
helped by Christian McCaffrey who had 153 yards from scrimmage and scored 2
T.D.’s, 1 receiving and 1 rushing outscored the Bucs 35-7. Today might be a
good day since it is also National Poinsettia Day to buy a few to decorate the
house to further get in the Christmas Spirit. I trust you have completed or
nearly completed your Christmas shopping, so you have time to read and enjoy
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Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not December 12, 2022
Noted Holiday: Green
Monday, created by eBay in 2007 and celebrated on the the Monday before the
15th which used to be the on line cutoff date to have gifts delivered
by Christmas but now with most retailers providing same day to 2 day shipping
has lost its rationale but still is a powerful excuse to skip the hassles of
the malls and be green friendly by going online instead.
Word
of the Day: The word of the day is “accourt” which means to be courteous
which is a behavior trait too often rarely seen in today’s society.
Number 1 Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 2005 was “Run
It” by Chris Brown on a run of 5 weeks to share with 8 other songs achieving number 1
status while 5 acts, including Chris Brown, achieved their first number 1
song. Here is a music video of Chris Brown
performing “Run It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWGvmdyF3bU
Noted
Birthdays: Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm aka the “Dahm Triplets”, born on
this day in 1977, were the second set of triplets to appear in a Playboy centerfold
who had some minor success with TV appearances on game shows.
Notable
Events that occurred on December 12.
1. 1917—Father Flanigan established Boys Town
for wayward boys and now for wayward girls as the Boys Town is still in
operation.
2.
1937—The USS Panay, a river gunboat was attacked and sunk by Japanese
warplanes on the Yangtze River near Nanking, the pilots of which made the
dubious claim that they had not seen the American flags being flown. The
Japanese apologized and paid over $2,200,000 in reparations to resolve the incident.
3.
1963 —Kenya declared independence from Great Britain.
4. 2000—SCOTUS released its decision in the
case of Gore v. Bush on vote counting in Florida which resulted in
George W. Bush being elected president.
5. 2015—The Paris Agreement relating to the
United Nations’ Framework Convention on
Climate Change was adopted.
Quote of the Day: Father Flanigan on Boys Town founding "I know when the idea of a boys’ home grew in my mind, I never thought of anything remarkable about taking in all of the races and all of the creeds. To me, they are all God’s children. They are my brothers. They are children of God. I must protect them to the best of my ability.”—Fr. Edward Flanagan (1886-1948), on Boys Town, quoted in Hugh Reilly and Kevin Warneke, Father Flanagan of Boys Town: A Man of Vision (2008)
Michael Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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