Show Notes for Thursday December 20, 2018


Show Notes for Thursday December 20, 2018

THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
(COMMENTS ARE WELCOME)

Dear John,
I thought you said this was anonymous! Please do keep it that way. I have tracked 100 well-paying jobs in (my town) from their ad to the final selection over two years. 100% of these professional jobs have gone to internal candidates. Hey (my town), what if ranchers bred cattle with the same few family members? Wouldn't be good for the life and quality of the herd! What can we do to get (my town) to let new talent into the fold?

Signed-Tired of Warming the Bench.

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TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY! (A special thank you to NationalDayCalendar.com)

December 20
National Sangria Day
Mudd Day
National Re-Gifting Day

Thursday December 20, 2018

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

IS IT A GOLF COURSE... OR IS IT A REHAB CENTER!
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Hamilton Trails in Mays Landing, New Jersey ….. GOLF COURSE

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According to jail records, in a fit of road rage, a drunken Utah man chased a car while brandishing a sword and snow shovel before spitting at police when they took him into custody on Saturday. Early Saturday morning, the man became embroiled in “a road rage incident.” He then followed the other car involved in the incident to the driver’s workplace and confronted the person inside the car, attempting to punch them through the window. After finally connecting and punching the other driver in the nose, He then began running back to his car while the driver of the other vehicle followed him and called police. When the man realized the other car was following him, he took a large sword out of his vehicle and began running toward the driver in the other car. The driver put their car in reverse, and the man threw the sword at the vehicle as it drove backward. He then grabbed a snow shovel outside a nearby business and began walking to the driver's car with it. Luckily, police arrived before the man could cause any damage with the shovel. (https://bit.ly/2RVEmgi)
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN:

Netflix announced that its most streamed show of the year was “BodyGuard.” The Haunting Of Hill House came in second. (https://nyp.st/2Gbdt6E)

Kathy Lee Gifford is leaving “The Today Show” after eleven years.
(https://pge.sx/2GdD2DQ)

Caitlyn Jenner says that Kris Jenner is the best gift giver ever. 
(http://goo.gl/3VpjsG)
SCOOP OF THE DAY:
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A study by the University of Chicago found that 40% of Americans refuse to get the flu shot. (https://bit.ly/2rHetoE)

A new survey found that 1 in 3 people have done something they regret at a holiday office party. (https://bit.ly/2Exkn4l)

California officials decided the outcome of a tied election by rolling a Dungeons and Dragons die. (https://nyp.st/2rDoDqu)

A New Jersey Hospital has taken Harvey Weinstein’s name off of the building he founded. It was a center for heart and lung transplants. (https://pge.sx/2Eyz7jx)

Utah announced plans to impose the nation’s strictest DUI limit. (https://bit.ly/2UMF94Q)

Egypt announced the finding of “an exceptionally well preserved tomb” that’s never been looted. (https://nyp.st/2SRSiHX)

Fashion Critics are calling 2018 “The Year Of The Beard” because of the number of celebrities who grew one. Stephen Colbert, Bradley Cooper, and even LeBron James grew one. (https://nyp.st/2zUIsyf)

FUN FACT FOR YOU:
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What some passengers do to avoid baggage fees. In 2012, a man wore 60 shirts and nine pairs of jeans on an 11-and-a-half hour flight from China to Africa because he didn’t want to pay the extra baggage fee.
THE GRANDILOQUENT WORD OF THE DAY!
LINK TO TODAY'S WORD

Pleonexia
(PLEE-oh-NEX-ee-ya)
Noun:
-Extreme greed for wealth or material possessions.
-Avarice; covetousness.

From Greek pleonektein to be greedy, to have or want more, from pleon, neuter of pleiōn, pleōn more + echein to have.

Used in a sentence:
The unbridled pleonexia of the few continues to result in the suffering of the many.”

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Christopher Simpson of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin pleaded not guilty to a charge of misdemeanor theft in connection with an incident at a Walmart. According to the criminal complaint, an officer responded to the Walmart and “found an individual holding down “Simpson.” The 39-year-old Simpson told officers “he tried to leave the store with 10-15 video games, but was body slammed by a ‘random guy.’” That good Samaritan held Simpson down until police arrived on the scene. The incident was captured on camera. The loss prevention officer on the scene told police Simpson “covered the video games with his clothing and attempted to leave, but was detaine” by the Good Samaritan. The total value of the video games is estimated to be approximately $275. Simpson entered his not guilty plea in court on Monday, Dec. 10th. (https://bit.ly/2UBRQzs)

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Five kids were taken home by their parents after police found them on the roof of Bettendorf High School in Iowa. Bettendorf Police responded to the high school just after 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night when a caller alerted them of the disturbance. Six police cars and a fire truck were dispatched, and soon after arrival, five kids came down. Police say they used a ladder to get up to the roof and search for more kids, but none were found. Police say there was no graffiti or damage to the building. No arrests were made. Police notified the kids' parents and a guardian came to pick each one of them up.
(https://bit.ly/2C4OJZm)
FAKE NEWS OR FLORIDA:
Is this story "Fake News" or something that actually happened in Florida.
A St. Petersburg man was busted for soliciting a prostitute after he offered to pay an undercover cop with a hamburger for sex
FLORIDA - (https://on.wtsp.com/2Gassh2)

GOOD NEWS:
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Tesla’s Record-Breaking Mega Battery, Installed on a Bet, Saves Australia 
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