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[Travellin Dave]

In 2008: Citing imminent danger to the national economy, President George W. Bush ordered an emergency bailout of the U.S. auto industry. An unwavering Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY’-uh-vich) served notice he had no intention of quitting over his corruption arrest, declaring: “I have done nothing wrong.” Militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel as Hamas ended a six-month truce.

In 2013: Discount retailer Target announced that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts had been stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. The ceiling partially collapsed onto a packed audience at the Apollo Theatre in London, injuring almost 80 people, seven of them seriously. Al Goldstein, 77, the publisher of Screw magazine who smashed down legal barriers against pornography, died in New York.

In 2017: A bus carrying cruise ship passengers on an excursion to Mayan ruins in southeastern Mexico flipped over on a narrow highway, killing 11 travelers and their guide and injuring about 20 others; eight Americans were among those killed. U.S. health officials approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that improves the sight of patients with a rare form of blindness. David Wright, a Massachusetts man who was convicted of leading a plot inspired by the Islamic State to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller, was sentenced in Boston to 28 years in prison.

[Travellin Dave]

“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.”
– Jean Genet (1910-1986)

[Threebean]

Last day of work before Holiday vacation through the New Year.

That is a nice long break.  Heading to SC?  Or Arlington, TX?

[Travellin Dave]

1554 Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)

1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)

1906 Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1964-82), born in Kamenskoye, Ukraine (d. 1982)

1920 [Little] Jimmy Dickens, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Bolt, West Virginia

1934 Al Kaline, baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland

1961 Reggie White, American NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers - Super Bowl 31), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)

1972 Alyssa Milano, American actress (Who's the Boss, Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York

1972 Warren Sapp, American NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Orlando, Florida

1975 Casual, [Jon Owens], rapper

1985 Lady Sovereign [Louise Amanda Harman], British rapper (9 to 5, Love Me or Hate Me), born in London, England

* Bean abbreviated edition

[Travellin Dave]

Last day of work before Holiday vacation through the New Year.

That is a nice long break.  Heading to SC?  Or Arlington, TX?

Doing nuthin', staying put.

[Threebean]

1554 Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)

1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)

1906 Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1964-82), born in Kamenskoye, Ukraine (d. 1982)

1920 [Little] Jimmy Dickens, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Bolt, West Virginia

1934 Al Kaline, baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland

1961 Reggie White, American NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers - Super Bowl 31), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)

1972 Alyssa Milano, American actress (Who's the Boss, Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York

1972 Warren Sapp, American NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Orlando, Florida

1975 Casual, [Jon Owens], rapper

1985 Lady Sovereign [Louise Amanda Harman], British rapper (9 to 5, Love Me or Hate Me), born in London, England

* Bean abbreviated edition

I have heard of most of these.  Too bad Alyssa Milano is so commie, she's still lookin' good.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning to LTG, Rick, Mark, and NJDave.

[A Friend of Charlie]

1554 Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)

1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)

1906 Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1964-82), born in Kamenskoye, Ukraine (d. 1982)

1920 [Little] Jimmy Dickens, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Bolt, West Virginia

1934 Al Kaline, baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland

1961 Reggie White, American NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers - Super Bowl 31), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)

1972 Alyssa Milano, American actress (Who's the Boss, Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York

1972 Warren Sapp, American NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Orlando, Florida

1975 Casual, [Jon Owens], rapper

1985 Lady Sovereign [Louise Amanda Harman], British rapper (9 to 5, Love Me or Hate Me), born in London, England

* Bean abbreviated edition

I have heard of most of these.  Too bad Alyssa Milano is so commie, she's still lookin' good.

She's showing signs of tooth elongation but I wouldn't throw her out of bed just yet.

[FloridaDean]

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a25618532/krispy-kreme-gingerbread-glazed-donut/

[FloridaDean]

good morning Daves, Tony, Mark, and Rick.

it's Golf Day!

Oliva O maduro and coffee going here.

[South Carolina Redfish]

HalfWheelDean is late this morning

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR SIGNS PRO-CIGAR LOUNGE BILL

A bill that will allow cigar bars and lounges in New Jersey to renew lapsed exemptions from the ban on indoor smoking under certain circumstances has gained the signature of Gov. Phil Murphy and will go into effect immediately.

The bill, A4102, was introduced in June and sponsored by Assemblymen Gordon M. Johnson (D-Bergen) and Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-Mercer and Middlesex) along with Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen). It passed the Senate by a 30-4 vote in September and the Assembly with a tally of 70-30-2 in June. It gained the governor’s signature on Dec. 17 as part of an extensive list of bills signed into law.

In order to qualify for the exemption under the new law, no more than 10 years must have elapsed since a cigar bar or lounge’s registration expired. Additionally, the bar or lounge must have generated 15 percent or more of its total annual gross income from the on-site sale of tobacco products and the rental of on-site humidors during the calendar year immediately preceding the lapse, and the cigar bar or lounge must not have expanded its size or changed its location since Dec. 31, 2004. If a business qualifies for the exemption, it would last for one year before needing to be renewed, and would only be renewable if it continues to meet the sales requirement and doesn’t change its size or relocate to a new space.

[FloridaDean]

https://halfwheel.com/new-jersey-governor-signs-pro-cigar-lounge-bill/288083

[FloridaDean]

https://halfwheel.com/general-cigar-co-cuts-marketing-staff/287989

[FloridaDean]

thanks for covering my slack Dave.

good morning.

[South Carolina Redfish]

https://halfwheel.com/general-cigar-co-cuts-marketing-staff/287989

This was back in late October, guess things are not so good

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the parent company of General Cigar Co. Cigars International and others, has announced that it is planning 100-120 layoffs of white-collar positions as part of a streamlining effort to increase profits.