Good Morning, Do! Today is Sunday, January 16 ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ Today, January 16, in 1970 Buckminster Fuller, the designer of the geodesic dome, was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. ___________________________________________________ He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder. --- M. C. Escher (1898 - 1972) I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting. --- Ronald Reagan ___________________________________________________ Bonehead Award North Phoenix dad behind bars after his boy was accidentally shot and killed ____________________________________________________ After an overnight flight to meet my father at his latest military assignment, my mother wearily arrived at Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany with my eight siblings and me -- all under age 11. Collecting our many suitcases, the ten of us entered the cramped customs area. A young customs official watched our entourage in disbelief, ''Ma'am,'' he said, "'Do all these children and this luggage belong to you?'' ''Yes, sir,'' my mother said with a sigh, they're all mine.'' The customs agent began his interrogation: ''Ma'am, do you have any weapons, contraband or illegal drugs in your possession?'' ''Sir,'' she calmly answered, ''if I'd had any of those items, I would have used them by now.'' ____________________________________________________   Santisouk Photography Long Eared Owl, Calgary ____________________________________________________ Teacher: Well, there's one good thing I can say about your son. Father: What's that? Teacher: With grades like these, he couldn't be cheating. ____________________________________________________ Reported by Rock An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Joshua Lewis, Phoenix, Arizona, USA  North Phoenix dad behind bars after his boy was accidentally shot and killed  A 2-year-old boy has died after he was accidentally shot in Phoenix, police say. The incident happened near Thunderbird Road and 19th Avenue around 4 p.m. Police can't say who fired the gun and how many shots were fired. The boy was identified as Kayden Lewis. Police say Kayden was inside the apartment with his immediate family when the shooting happened. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim's aunt said the family is not ready to speak on camera yet, but she did want to emphasize that no one wanted this to happen, and that both parents loved the little boy. According to court documents, the suspect, idetified as 29- year-old Joshua Lewis, admitted to leaving his gun within reach of Kayden and another three year old child. He and the boy's mom, Amanda Bailey, were both in the room. Bailey told police that she was playing on TikTok when they heard a shot fired, and quickly realizing that one of the kids had gotten ahold of the handgun. Bailey told police that Lewis would always carry the gun loaded. Lewis, Lewis attested that he did not know if the firearm was loaded. He made an appearance before a judge on Jan. 13. A judge has set a $250,000 bond for Lewis. If released. Lewis will have to be electronically monitored. Phoenix PD says the 2yo boy identified as Kayden Lewis has died of the gunshot wound. The father 29yo Joshua Lewis is arrested and booked on 1 count of child abuse. Police say Joshua left a loaded gun in a spot accessible to Kayden.  ____________________________________________________ If you can help with the cost of the Humor Letter, please donate what you can! ______________________________________________________  From: Dani Re: Camera Dear Webby, Can you tell me the best inexpensive digital camera to purchase? I vaguely remember you saying something about a sure shot camera of some sort. Thank you, Dani  Dear Dani Try a Canon Powershot SX 200 or up. That is what I have been using since my Canon IS2S broke during a cactus safari, and a repair would have cost more than a new one. It uses the same "Kodak style" color translation, not the "Fuji style", which is too bluish for my taste. If you prefer the Fuji style color translation, then look for a Nikon. You could warm up the pictures later, but I find that a nuissance, so I stick with Canon. Have FUN! DearWebby 
 A Texas millionaire had fallen ill. Doctors consulted did not seem to understand what ailed him. The millionaire let it be known that any doctor who could heal him could have whatever he desired. A country doctor was able to cure him and as the doctor was leaving after a week's stay, the Texan said, "Doc! I am a man of my word. You name it and if it is humanly possible I'll get it for you." "Well," said the doctor, "I love to play golf, so if I could have a matching set of golf clubs that would be fine." With that the doctor left. The doctor didn't hear from the Texas millionaire for some months. Then one day he got a phone call from the millionaire. "Doc, I bet you thought that I had gone back on my word. I have your matching set of golf clubs. The reason it took so long is that two of them didn't have swimming pools and I didn't think they were good enough for ya. So I had pools installed and they're all ready for you now!" 
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 _____________________________________________  The young lady walked over to the room where she knew her friend was. "May I see Irving, please?" she asked the woman blocking the door. "We don't allow anyone but relatives to see the patients," replied the woman. "Are you a member of the family?" "Why-er-why, yes. I'm his sister," said the lady. "Oh, I'm so glad to meet you," said the woman. "I'm his mother!" ______________________________________________ A man driving in Southern Indiana, heading for Kentucky, saw a sign that read: "LAST CHANCE FOR $1.25 GAS!!!" He still had more than half of a tank left, but figured he'd better take advantage of this opportunity to fill up. As he was getting his change from the attendant, he asked, "How much is gas in Kentucky?" The man replied, "$1.19." -------- Don't worry about those gas prices. They still use British Imperial Short Gallons there (about 15 27/32 cups plus a sip). However those are not regular cups. US cups are about 1 3/7th espresso cups, so that works out to 3 and 29/37th of a Liter or 3.785 Liters. ______________________________________________ 
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 Today, January 16, in 1547 Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of Russia. 1572 The Duke of Norfolk was tried for treason for complicity in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. He was executed on June 2. 1809 The British defeated the French at the Battle of Corunna, in the Peninsular War. 1866 Mr. Everett Barney patented the metal screw, clamp skate. 1896 The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, IA. 1900 The U.S. Senate consented to the Anglo-German treaty of 1899, by which the U.K. renounced rights to the Samoan islands. 1919 The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment. 1920 Prohibition went into effect in the U.S. 1925 Leon Trotsky was dismissed as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the USSR. 1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the Allied invasion force in London. 1964 "Hello Dolly!" opened at the St. James Theatre in New York City. 1970 Colonel Muammar el-Quaddafi became virtual president of Libya. 1970 Buckminster Fuller, the designer of the geodesic dome, was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. 1979 The Shah of Iran and his family fled Iran for Egypt. 1982 Britain and the Vatican resumed full diplomatic relations after a break of over 400 years. 1985 "Playboy" magazine announced its 30-year tradition of stapling centerfold models in the bellybutton and elsewhere would come to an immediate end. 1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was fired as a CBS sports commentator one day after telling a TV station in Washington, DC, that, during the era of slavery, blacks had been bred to produce stronger offspring. 1998 Researchers announce that an altered gene helped to defend against HIV. 1991 The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. 1992 Officials of the government of El Salvador and rebel leaders signed a pact in Mexico City ending 12 years of civil war. At least 75,000 people were killed during the fighting. 1998 The first woman to enroll at Virginia Military Institute withdrew from the school. 1998 NASA officially announced that John Glenn would fly aboard the space shuttle Discovery in October. 1998 It was announced that Texas would receive $15.3 billion in a tobacco industry settlement. The payouts were planned to take place over 25 years. 1998 Three federal judges secretly granted Kenneth Starr authority to probe whether U.S. President Clinton or Vernon Jordan urged Monica Lewinsky to lie about her relationship with Clinton. 2000 Ricardo Lagos was elected Chile's first socialist president since Salvador Allende. 2002 U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that John Walker Lindh would be brought to the United States to face trial. He was charged in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, VA, with conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, providing support to terrorist organizations, and engaging in prohibited transactions with the Taliban of Afghanistan. 2002 The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted sanctions against Osama bin Laden, his terror network and the remnants of the Taliban. The sanctions required that all nations impose arms embargoes and freeze their finances. 2021 Do smiled. 

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