Remember the TV show, the Millionaire? I was overlooked then, not sure if on purpose or what … The show was popular in the mid 60s. The program began with a very brief opening theme fanfare … My name is Michael Anthony, and until his death just a few years ago, I was the executive secretary to the late John Beresford Tipton … I watched for some time, but never received my million $s … not a dime … Oh well, not sure why I thought of that all these years later…
Saw an article on the news page of BladenOnline related to bank robbery in Elizabethtown, NC yesterday … He or she left town in a hurry, stopped east of town and arrested … They tested the law, and the law won…
Bladen County Health Department posted their lasted statistics related to COVID-19 yesterday … 14 currently hospitalized, 109 local residents have died since it began, 8,369 have recovered … Nearly 21,000 have died statewide…
Sad news article out of Pender County yesterday … ’bout a couple contracted for a very expensive pool … $80,000, best I recall … Project is ‘botched’ and the builder was not certified to do the building … What next? No idea…
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73 today and windy, gusts as high as 23 mph. Moslty cloudy tonight, with a low around 61 and windy … A 70% chance of rain Friday, with a high of 76 and windy … Cooler weather returns Friday night…
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” George Halas
“Look up, get up, and don’t ever give up.” Michael Irvin
“For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.” Don Hutson
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