FRIDAY DEC 28TH 2012

It's TGIF DAY AND BOXING DAY WEEK..there's a nip in the air with a -12 this morning. Looking back...good old 1982 was setting record high's all over Ontario with a 15 or 59 in our area with a logo of plus 2...the Leafs were last of course with 16 points in 32 Games....one year ago our high for the day was near minus 3 and a low of minus 11..over Meaford way it clocked in at ZERO for the high and a low near minus 12... On this date in 1795 work began on Canada's longest Street Yonge from York (Toronto) to Lake Simcoe. It was ordered by Gov. Simcoe and completed in April 1796. It would have been built faster but it was hard to re-route all the traffic. In 1763 John Molson was born in England, coming Montreal at age 19 where he founded his brewing company. Another Canuck, Steve Pasjack of Vancouver invented the Tuck-away beer carton handle in 1957 making it easier to "get a handle" on your beer consumption 1989. In Los Angeles photographer Ed Lange was inducted into the Nudist Hall of Fame after crusading to get Kodak to process and return photos of nude people..leading to stories such as GOLDILOCKS and the three Bares.In 1993, British heavy metal producer "Mutt" Lange and Canadian singer Shania Twain were married. Now of course they are like TWAINS passing in the night. Here's something to chew on...William Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patented chewing gum on this day in 1869. The world champion gum chewer is Ricky Mathison of Victoria, British Columbia. In the summer of 1977 Ricky chewed the same piece of bubble gum for 100 days, over three months. In famous birthdays on this date...humourist Stephen Leacock was born in 1869 on DECEMBER 30TH NOT TODAYS DATE IN Hampshire, England and moved to Canada at the age of 6...he also brought along his parents and 10 other brothers and sisters. He was the most popular humourist in the English speaking world from 1915 to 1925. Jack Benny was one of many admirers and when introduced to Benny by Groucho Marx, Leacock folded his arms and said "WELLL" Denzel Washington is 58 and actress Maggie Smith is 78. here's a nice idea... Tonight why not Take a Drive and Enjoy the Christmas Lights ... for those who were too busy to do so before Christmas. To make it special, take an older person who no longer drives. Have a great one.... mornin' everybody..