Firsts & More
The Blooms of Deception, inspired by the works of Agatha Christie, part of the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, central England. Photo from Google Images:
The bag man has been indicted on charges that have nothing to do with the “alleged” influence peddling of his dear old dad. Expect a slap on the wrist.
Read it and weep, headline from nypost.com: “Checking out: US incomes fall for third straight year under Biden admin as more people ‘cut back’ and work multiple jobs: Census Bureau.” How will that be spun? And this from newsmax.com: “Food Prices Up Almost 20 Percent Under Biden.” Not news to folks who do their own shopping.
Headline from newsmax.com: “Study: Even Green Cleaning Products Emit Harmful Chemicals.” Anyone surprised?
I hope this bit of common-sense catches on, headline from foxnews.com: “House Dems cross party lines, demand Biden admin expand oil drilling.”
FN headline out of Massachusetts: “Dem governor deploys military as thousands of migrants flood into her state.” SMH.
From FN: “‘Dynasty’ star Joan Collins admits to relatable shopping choice: ‘I love Target’.” Love this broad. When she was young, photo from GI:
Here are historic firsts, gleaned from rd.com:
Martin Cooper made the first cell phone call, standing outside in Manhattan, to a colleague in New Jersey, 4/3/’73.
First food ever microwaved: popcorn, 10/8/’45.
The first selfie: 1839, Robert Cornelius. And here it is:
First text message: 1992, “Merry Christmas,” sent by SMS developer Neil Papworth.
First author to earn one billion: J. K. Rowling.
First 3-D film: 9/27/1922 in L.A., The Power of Love.
First roll of toilet paper: 1857, invented by the aptly named Joseph Gayetty.
First video ever uploaded to YouTube: 4/23/2005, boy explaining elephants have long tusks.
First flight: 11/21/1783, Paris, Marquis d’Arlandes and Pilatre de Rozier in a hot air balloon.
RIP Edward Hume, prolific contributor to the big and small screen. His name may not be familiar, but his work entertained millions. Born in Chicago, his career spanned 1967-’97, largely in TV. He either created or developed several series: 22 episodes of Toma, 120 of Cannon, 120 of The Streets of San Francisco, 178 of Barnaby Jones. He wrote more than ten TV movies, including John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), co-written with Sandor Stern. He wrote several screenplays, including the underrated Two-Minute Warning (1976), co-written with George LaFountaine. Hume received an Emmy nomination for The Day After (1983), which focused on the effects of nuclear holocaust on a small Kansas town. Well done, sir. Photo from GI:
Not much action at the floating book shop on this gorgeous day highlighted by a big drop in humidity. My thanks to Alice, who bought Players of Cooperstown-Baseball’s Hall of Fame by David Nemec, and to Cabbie, who did a swap and buy of paperback thrillers; and to my Constant Benefactress, who purchased Los Alamos, a novel by Joseph Kanon; and to the lovely elderly lady library volunteers, who donated five kids’ books.
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