Top 10 cryptozoological stories of the year

http://www.cryptozoonews.com/top-cz-2019/

Nice article on one of the possible explanations for the Rendelsham UFO incident

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/12/the-rendlesham-forest-ufo-affair-a-staged-simulated-and-mind-blowing-event/

Nice article about one of the biggest pigs in DC

https://www.hogshaven.com/2019/10/3/20895179/20-years-of-dan-snyders-ownership-has-completely-destroyed-the-redskins-fan-base?fbclid=IwAR0bglnkYwabqnfhyovelbgWcpJ7nlewmAL-P1JKWkyppEazW4mckWYulMI

Happy Hogmanay!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay

Happy National Champagne Day!

https://www.veuveclicquot.com/en-int

Happy Make Up Your Mind Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/make-up-your-mind-day-december-31/

Happy Birthday Simon Wiesenthal!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Wiesenthal

Happy Birthday to the Clean Air Act!

https://www.britannica.com/event/Clean-Air-Act-United-States-1970

Happy Birthday Edward Hand!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hand

Happy Birthday Burton Cummings!

https://www.burtoncummings.com/

Happy Birthday George C. Marshall!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Marshall

RIP Neil Innes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Innes

Happy Bacon Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/bacon-day-december-30/

Happy Birthday John Hartford!

https://www.johnhartford.com/

Happy Birthday John Otto!

https://www.nps.gov/colm/learn/historyculture/john-otto.htm

Happy Birthday Eliza Dushku!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/

Happy Birthday Jeff Lynne!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne

Happy Birthday Davy Jones!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)

Happy Birthday Mike Nesmith!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nesmith

Happy Birthday Bo Diddley!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley

Happy Birthday Skeeter Davis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeeter_Davis

Happy Birthday Tracey Ullman!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman

Happy Birthday Patti Smith!

https://www.pattismith.net/intro.html

A nice article about Christ Church in Alexandria

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/christ-church-historic-alexandria-va/?fbclid=IwAR34FpjMotzhlGkpKL49i323Q2fkM2YpK7-BfRXO-6qHAcfRNxPGUdsXxfM

Saving UVA's card catalogue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/12/28/million-cards-drawers-whole-lot-paper-cuts-coalition-book-lovers-rushes-save-u-va-card-catalogue/

Happy National Tick Tock Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/tick-tock-day-december-29/

Happy National Pepper Pot Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyanese_pepperpot

Happy Birthday Ray Thomas!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Thomas

Happy Birthday Mary Tyler Moore!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001546/

Happy Birthday Barbara Steele!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824489/

Happy Birthday Marianne Faithfull!

http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/

Happy Birthday Return Jonathan Meigs!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_J._Meigs_Sr.

Happy Birthday Alex Chilton!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Chilton

Happy Birthday Nichelle Nichols!

http://uhura.com/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629667/

RIP Lee Mendelson

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578882/

Happy Birthday Charlie Weaver!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Arquette

Happy Birthday Marlene Dietrich!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000017/

Happy Birthday Sydney Greestreet!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002113/

Happy National Fruitcake Day!

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/everyones-favorite-fruitcake-recipe

Happy Birthday Thomas Nelson, Jr.!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_Jr.

Happy Mari Lwyd!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd

Happy Thank You Note Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-thank-you-note-day/

Happy National Candy Cane Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane

Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

Released on this date in 1963.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand

Happy Birthday Montery Pop!

Released on this date in 1968.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064689/

Happy Birthday Elisha Cook!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176879/

Happy Birthday Steve Allen!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen

Happy Wren Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_Day

Happy Boxing Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day

Merry Christmas!

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas

Happy Birthday to After The Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1936.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027260/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday to The Exorcist!

Premiered on this date in 1973.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/

Happy National Pumpkin Pie Day!

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13711/homemade-fresh-pumpkin-pie/

Happy Birthday Shane MacGowan!

http://shanemacgowan.com/

Happy Birthday Cab Calloway!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway

Happy Birthday Rod Serling!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling

Happy Birthday Humphrey Bogart!

http://humphreybogart.com/

A nice story about Mel Torme and A Christmas Song

https://www.newsfromme.com/2019/12/22/my-xmas-story-3-2/

Happy Yule!

https://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/yule.htm

Battery Breakthrough?

https://gizmodo.com/ibm-research-created-a-new-battery-that-outperforms-lit-1840535845?fbclid=IwAR1zeMyF4dAi2HA-ajpgJGhhkNRHdqOHB-3n0ZxRlkfE2LXT4WaLuZjVtw8

I hope that this turns out to be as revolutionary as it sounds here in this article.

Interesting article about Joe Kennedy and FDR

https://historycollection.co/the-curious-relationship-of-joseph-kennedy-sr-and-franklin-d-roosevelt/24/

Inventions nobody asked for

https://www.sadanduseless.com/useless-things/?fbclid=IwAR2a4PCHKVNpQOaI5iZCW-J7Y8bMVH3SH922Z-0nyyXXddpnLF6SzGRt5So

The return of Gary Larson and the Far Side

https://www.thefarside.com/about

NORAD Santa Tracker site is up

https://www.noradsanta.org/

Happy National Fig Newtons Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fig-newton-day-january-16/

Happy Cold Moon!

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/cold.html

Cowboy Pigeons

https://www.fox13news.com/news/someone-is-putting-tiny-cowboy-hats-on-pigeons-in-las-vegas-as-animal-rescue-works-to-remove-them?fbclid=IwAR3UgPzWq6sNy6tu22iI5oQq1vdx0xAsH9qGrfMpJ2yMgCPHoGL-MFlUHMQ

Steampunk Travel Trailer

http://www.doityourselfrv.com/rocket-inspired-atomic-camper/?fbclid=IwAR1Lxu9aN_W7uEc5H36i3S86_Gcf1KOL1CE7C7zEbh04JrDQrcqjHglLNB4

A project to digitize LP's and make them available online

https://mymodernmet.com/internet-archive-digitizing-vinyl/?fbclid=IwAR0fWoigyrx9mRirZF-bIyYifp5db-hBD5YpoF_lsszOBlOYxNu3GUYCILA

RIP Rene Auberjonois

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ren-auberjonois-dead-star-trek-benson-actor-dies-at-79-1260677?fbclid=IwAR0fMMQg8cP7ROHT4ILiPffdvqQsFOKlfaj7d6eIqVfAEWBIU2NKL-7sVXQ

RIP DC Fontana

http://www.treknews.net/2019/12/03/star-trek-writer-dorothy-dc-fontana-dead/

Official NORAD Santa Tracker

https://www.noradsanta.org/


I enjoy the whole idea of this site, but wish they'd upgrade the graphics, etc.