Good Morning, Do! Today is Sunday, December 1 ____________________________________________________ Today, December 1 in  1913 Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production. ______________________________________________________ 
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 Today's Bonehead Award: Drunk choked California officer  _______________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  _______________________________________________ For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. --- Bob Wells Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. --- David T. Wolf (1943 - ) Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. --- Rebecca West (1892 - 1983) _______________________________________________ All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand. The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly. As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card. ________________________________________________`   Never Stuck! ____________________________________________________ 
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 ___________________________________________________  An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Salvador Mario Martinez, 41, Riverside, California  Drunk choked California officer  Salvador Mario Martinez, 41, of Riverside, Calif. Authorities say Martinez allegedly choked a female police officer until she nearly passed out after she and other officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in Riverside. Riverside police say 41-year-old Salvador Mario Martinez was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer and other charges. He is being held on $1 million bail. Police say the officer is recovering from her injuries. A second officer was also hurt. 
 DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From: Steve Re: Back Up  Dear Webby, Once again I am in need of your help. What is the best way & best media to back up critical files? Is it better to back up to CD's or an external drive? Do you recommend one drive over another? Is there a Webby Approved back up program, like Diskeeper is to defrag, better than the one in Windows? Your time & advice is greatly appreciated. Keep up the superb work on the newsletter. The world is a better place for it. Thanx, Steve J.  Dear Steve Backups are like motorcycle helmets. 1) Some people have nothing worth protecting, and in their case they are a waste of time and money. 2) They are only good if they are used regularly. CDs are a nuisance, and not worth the hassle, unless you keep them at the bank in your safety deposit box. External drives are easy to use, but again, keep in mind that they should be stored far away from the computer. Camera chips and USB sticks are fas, easy and convenient, and they can be in your pocket, when you are away. Programs to do your back-up are a dime a dozen. The key is to identify what exactly you need backed up. Forget backing up Windows or any software, that you need to re-install anyway. Just back up your user names and passwords. The best is the one included with PC-Mover from Laplink. If you have the room, you can back up everything ready to "move" to a new machine. Have FUN! DearWebby 
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 An office technician got a call from a computer user. The user told the tech that her computer was not working. She described the problem and the tech concluded that her com- puter needed to be brought in and serviced. He told her, "Unplug the power cord and bring it up here and I'll fix it for you." About ten minutes later she showed up at his door... with the electrical cord in her right hand. ___________________________________________________  Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Thriftyfun.com Basket Items When making Christmas baskets, keep in mind such things as colorful pencils, fancy erasers, sugar free candies, cute little stuffed animals, flavored lip balm or gloss, crayons, colored pencils, modeling clay or Play-dough (or make your own).  Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here: ThriftyFun http://www.thriftyfun.com/subscribe.ldml ____________________________________________________  
  
 
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 ___________________________________________________ One day a cowboy walked into a blacksmith shop and picked up a horseshoe, not realizing that it had just come from the forge. He immediately dropped it and jammed his hand into his pocket, trying to act as if nothing had happened. The blacksmith noticed and asked with a grin, "Kind of hot, wasn't it?" "Nope," answered the cowboy through clenched teeth, "it just doesn't take me long to look at a horseshoe. ___________________________________________________ Bob took his 4 year old son, Josh, out to McDonald's for dinner one evening for a "guy night". As they were eating hamburgers, Josh asked "Daddy, what are these little things on the hamburger buns?" He responded that they were tiny seeds and were ok to eat.He was quiet for a couple of minutes and obviously in deep thought. Finally, Josh looked up and said, "Dad, if we go home and plant these seeds in our backyard, we will have enough hamburgers to last forever." ___________________________________________________ The pastor had launched into one of his "Best Ever"messages. He was about half done, at the 45-minute mark and just getting to the "good part," when a member of his congregation died. Rushing to his office, he dialed 911. When the ambulance arrived, the paramedics carried out 51 people before they finally got one who didn't wake up when they got him to fresh air. __________________________________________________ 
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 Today, December 1 in 1835 Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales. 1913 Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production. 1913 The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh, PA. 1919 Lady Astor was sworn in as the first female member of the British Parliament. 1925 The Locarno Pact finalized the treaties between World War I protagonists. 1934 Sergei M. Kirov, a collaborator of Joseph Stalin, was assassinated at the Leningrad party headquarters. 1941 In the U.S., the Civil Air Patrol was created. In April 1943 the Civil Air Patrol was placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces. 1942 In the U.S., nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect. 1943 In Teheran, leaders of the United States, the USSR and the United Kingdom met to reaffirm the goal set on October 30, 1943. The previous meeting called for an early establishment of an international organization to maintain peace and security. 1952 In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed. 1955 Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S. 1959 12 countries, including the U.S. and USSR, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, which would be free from military activity. 1965 An airlift of refugees from Cuba to the United States began. 1969 The U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II. 1984 A remote-controlled Boeing 720 jetliner was deliberately crashed into California's Mojave Desert to test an anti-flame fuel additive. The test proved to be disappointing. 1986 U.S. President Ronald Reagan said he would welcome an investigation of the Iran-Contra affair if it were recommended by the Justice Department. 1987 Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France. 1987 NASA announced four companies had been given contracts to help build a space station. The companies were Boeing Aerospace, G. E.'s Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas Aeronautics, and Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International. 1989 Dissidents in the Philippine military launched an unsuccessful coup against Corazon Aquino's government. 1989 East Germany's Parliament abolished the Communist Party's constitutional guarantee of supremacy. 1990 Iraq accepted a U.S. offer to talk about resolving the Persian Gulf crisis. 1990 British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel finally met under the English Channel. 1991 Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. 1992 Russian President Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment attempt by hard-liners at the opening of the Russian Congress. 1994 The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval to the 124-nation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 1998 Exxon announced that it was buying Mobil for $73.7 billion creating the largest company in the world to date. 2013 Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed "Amazon Prime Air" on "60 Minutes." The service was planned to use unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver packages to customers. 2019 Do smiled. 
 

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