the 39thpresident of US. I am sorry but how awful to live to 100 with my life.

I pray God took him to Heaven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yE59KWziMg

covid is back

keep that in mind

Boxing Day is named for gift-giving — not the sport.
WORLD HISTORY

Celebrated on December 26, Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom and several British Commonwealth countries including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. And while its participants may feel like going a few rounds with the relatives who gave them yet another pair of Christmas socks, the holiday has more to do with the season's spirit of generosity than the hard-hitting sport.

Although the Oxford English Dictionary traces the first published mention of the term “Boxing Day” to 1743, the acts associated with the day are significantly older, and stem from murky origins. One popular theory is that the holiday grew from the tradition of distributing the donations collected in church alms boxes to the poor on December 26, a date historically celebrated as St. Stephen's Day (or the Feast of St. Stephen) in honor of the charitable Christian martyr. Another widely cited belief is that members of the upper class once filled Christmas boxes with food, money, and small gifts and gave them to the household staff to enjoy on December 26, a well-deserved day off after spending Christmas Day in servitude.

While the charitable elements of the holiday have largely faded, Boxing Day still offers its share of modern traditions. Though its origins aren’t sporty in nature, the day off is considered a good time to enjoy sports, both for the energetic folk who seek to work off their Christmas dinners and the contentedly relaxed who want to tune in to a full slate of soccer games on television. Additionally, Boxing Day has emerged as a big retail day in the mold of Black Friday, which means the opportunity to snag a few more end-of-year savings, as well as the chance to return those unwanted socks as quickly as possible.


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By the Numbers
Year Boxing Day became a public holiday in the U.K.

1871

Percentage U.K. retail foot traffic increased from the previous week on Boxing Day 2023

39.2%

Goals scored across 10 English First Division soccer matches on Boxing Day 1963

66

Size (in cubic meters) of the world's largest cardboard box

3264.42



DID YOU KNOW?

One of pro boxing's most famous matches took place on Boxing Day.
More than half a century before Muhammad Ali became "the Greatest" for his power and showmanship in the ring, Jack Johnson was displaying similar attributes as one of professional boxing's most formidable figures. The difference was that while Ali faced racism in his time, Johnson was flat-out denied the opportunity to compete for the world heavyweight championship because he was Black. That finally changed when reigning champ Tommy Burns accepted the $30,000 offer from Australian promoter Hugh D. McIntosh to fight Johnson, setting the stage for the highly anticipated showdown in Sydney on Boxing Day 1908. Ostensibly a match between two premier participants, the event was far too one-sided in Johnson's favor to be considered a fair fight. Although police eventually jumped into the ring to ward off the spectacle of the white boxer getting knocked out, there was no stopping the cultural impact of Johnson becoming the sport's first Black heavyweight champion.

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good good friend of dennis. lives a door away.

calls to say merry christmas. its a shame dennis is not here with us.

and to let me know an appraiser is gonna be here by 9 am to assess the house.

where the fuck will i go? i cannot rent cuz i have paid the entire 1500rental fee all this time. no savings cuz dennis was sick.

pray for me please. please.

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Scam of the day- December 25, 2024 – Watch Out For Christmas Electronic Greeting Card Scams

By Steven Weisman, Esq. on December 24, 2024

Online greeting cards are a great product for anyone who tends to be a bit late in sending out holiday greeting cards by regular mail. You can even send one on Christmas day and not be late. They are easy to send and many are free. They also can be very entertaining and offer a chance to send a timely greeting even if you have forgotten an important holiday, birthday or anniversary until the last minute. However, they also are fraught with scams and dangers. Clicking on a phony online greeting card sent to you can result in your downloading a wide variety of malware including not only ransomware, but also a keystroke logging program that will steal all of the information from your computer and make you a victim of identity theft. An additional problem is that even if you have the most up to date security software on your computer or phone, it will not protect you from the latest "zero day" defect malware that exploit previously undiscovered software vulnerabilities. It generally takes security software companies at least thirty days after first becoming aware of new strains of malware to develop security software to combat those threats.

TIPS

When a legitimate e card is sent to you, the email message will state the name of the person who is sending you the card. When the message states that it is from "a friend" or a "secret admirer" you should not click on the link because if you do so, you will end up downloading any of a wide variety of dangerous malware. As an additional precaution you should also make sure that your firewall and security software are constantly kept current and up to date. Finally, if you get an online greeting card from a name that is a common name, you should contact that person before opening the card to make sure that the card is legitimate.

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