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Ron and I (and Palin, of course) made a rather quick trip to Albany, Georgia last week to visit my brother Art Shoemaker, who has cancer, and not really doing the greatest. I’m asking for continued prayers. My younger brother Jeff and his wife Karen came from their new home in Alabama and joined us to help Art make some decisions about his current care plan as well as some of the arrangements in the manner in which he wanted, which, I admit, was extremely difficult for me – all of us, really – to do. The trip was a whopping 1,050 miles each way.
Some of our local folks participated in or simply attended the annual Farm Show in Harrisburg this past weekend. I’m sure there will be awards to be announced, hopefully next week – I’ll try and give an update.
On January 17, 1706, Ben Franklin was born in Boston, the 8th of Josiah and Abiah Franklin’s 10 children and the youngest son. January 17, 1929, marks the birthday of Popeye the Sailor Man. Popeye was first introduced in a newspaper comic strip called “Thimble Theatre”. The two main characters were Castor Oyl and Ham Gravy, and they met Popeye when they went to the docks to arrange overseas travel. On January 19, 1825, Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett of New York were granted a patent for the tin can.
Quote by Ben Franklin: “There have been as many great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous”.
From the ole’ “Almanac of Wit & Wisdom”: In January if the sun appear, March and April pay full dear.