Today is Epiphany

It is also known as Twelfth Day, or Three Kings Day, when Christians celebrate the visit of the Magi, the first Gentile recognition of Christ.  Sometimes it is referred to as “Little Christmas.”  At “Casa McKay” it means the decorations start coming down.

It is also National Cuddle Up Day.

Awww!

And it’s New Mexico Statehood Day.

History 101:  January 6th, 1912: New Mexico became the 47th U.S. state. 

William Howard Taft Signing New Mexico Statehood Bill

Music History 101: January 6th, 1964: This rock and roll group headlined their first tour beginning in Harrow, England. It was the Rolling Stones.

The 101 number one song of the day was the result of some good advice from Dick Clark to a group once known as the Juvenairs.  They recorded a song about the latest dance craze that was happening on American Bandstand. The dance was called the Bop and they played the record for Dick and asked him if he would play it on the show. Clark liked the song but told the guys that the dance was on the way out and perhaps they should go back and do a re-write and re-record. He even suggested how the modification. And the result became the number one song in America on January 6, 1958 and that’s how “Do the Bop” became “At the Hop” for the renamed Danny and the Juniors.

The 101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: In a new study of over 35,000 people over the age of 65 – they discovered one of the secrets to a longer life…is walking faster. Walking at a faster speed is associated with a longer life. For example – the researchers found an 80-year old man that walks at a speed of one mile an hour – has a 10% probability he’ll live to the age of 90. But if that 80-year old man walks briskly – at the speed of 3.5-miles an hour…his chances of reaching 90 are 84%.

-Three and a half miles an hour is pretty fast for somebody approaching 90.  Sure, you’ll live longer…but you’re going to go through tennis balls on the bottom of your walker like crazy!!!

New research found that if you upset a cat…say by something like changing its surroundings …it can fake being sick to get attention. The researchers found cats can refuse to eat and vomit repeatedly – even though they’re perfectly healthy. The scientists say cats are very good at being psychologically manipulative.