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Tuesday 15 Nov 2016



Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day



Although it has been rumored that Clean Your Refrigerator Day was started by the Whirlpool Corporation, the origin of this event is lost in the mists of time. The day is a great reminder though, that, to function effectively, our kitchen appliances should be cleaned out once in a while.

Refrigerators can be one of those kitchen appliances that are taken for granted. They keep food cool and prevent it from spoiling. We only notice them when they fail to work or if a foul smell starts emanating from the interior every time we open the door. Food we bought weeks ago can be lurking in the back, uneaten.

So, don your rubber gloves, fill that bucket with warm water and get cleaning. It won’t take long. In fact, a couple of hours will probably do it. The ‘fridge doesn’t even have to be turned off.

You’ll thank yourself later.



And



I Love to Write Day



Writing is not just for acclaimed authors. After all, they had to start somewhere too, and even though it may seem hard to believe, every famous writer started the first chapter of their first book with just one word.

I Love to Write day was founded by author John Riddle, a non- fiction and self-help writer, to get kids writing in schools and encourage adults to rekindle an old dream.

This special day is celebrated by many different organisations – schools, community halls, churches, and even shopping centres. It covers all genres, from novels to poetry to writing in to your local newspaper with a point you’ve always wanted to make but never found time for before.

The aim is to get people to sit down and put something on paper or on a computer, however short and in whatever style, kick-starting their writing and giving them confidence through being part of a global movement.

The History of I Love to Write Day

I Love to Write Day was created in 2002 by Delaware-based author John Riddle. Riddle has been writing for the past thirty years and has written a total of 34 books so far. When asked why he decided to create a day dedicated to the love he and many other people have for writing, he said, “My goal for I Love To Write Day is to have people of all ages spend time writing.

They can write a poem, a love letter, a greeting card, an essay, a short story, start a novel, finish a novel…the possibilities are endless. (…)

People need to be challenged, and writing is but one of many creative ways to express yourself. (…) For many people, that (I Love to Write Day) will be the beginning of their writing career. I Love To Write Day has the potential to launch the career of the next John Grisham, Mary Higgins Clark, Stephen King or Toni Morrison.”

An honorable goal, indeed!

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November 15 Birthdays


Randy Savage - (1952-2011)



Georgia O'Keeffe - (1887-1986)



Ed Asner - 87



Squanto - (1585-1622)



Erwin Rommel - (1891-1944)








November 15th

1999: Elton John threatened to cancel a scheduled concert in Winnipeg when customs officers searched his plane and kept his entourage waiting for two hours.

1992: Ozzy Osbourne performed what he said at the time would be his final concert ever in Costa Mesa, CA. During the final four songs of his set, he reunited with his former Black Sabbath bandmates. Osbourne began touring again three years later.

1992: The Doors’ guitarist Robbie Krieger, The Lovin’ Spoonful singer John Sebastian, Richie Havens and Spencer Davis made guest appearances on Married with Children.

1987: Dire Straits became the first band to sell three million copies of one album in the U.K. when Brothers in Arms reached that plateau.

1986: Eddie Money peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Take Me Home Tonight” which was Money’s first top ten single in the U.S.

1974: The Faces released their last single “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything”. Rod Stewart left the band two years later.

1971: Grand Funk Railroad released their fifth studio album E Pluribus Funk which later peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold one million copies.

1969: Janis Joplin was arrested in Tampa for allegedly using obscene language in concert after she yelled at a policeman for trying to control the crowd with a bullhorn. The charges were later dropped.

1964: The Rolling Stones ended their second American tour. Guitarist Brian Jones missed the final four dates due to being hospitalized with a fever in Chicago.



Birthdays:

Clyde McPhatter - Singer for The Drifters born in 1932