National Do A Grouch A Favor Day.

 

Not just Oscar though.  Do the grouch in your life a favor.  He (or she) might be grateful.

History 101: On February 16, 1937, DuPont chemist Dr. Wallace H. Carothers patented nylon.

 

Music History 101: A variety series debuted on television 36 years ago tonight -- it lasted only one season, and was Cher's first show without Sonny.

The 101 number one song of the day was recorded by a group which took almost eight years to make a hit record despite being on TV every week during that time.   But once they started, they racked up an impressive 11 million-selling singles in one year – a record unmatched by any other artist. They were five brothers and no – it’s not the Jackson Five – and their first big hit was number one on February 16, 1971 for Alan, Wayne, Merill, Jay and…Donny Osmond – “One Bad Apple.”

Other Stuff:

101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: CareerBliss has dubbed San Jose, California, the happiest city in which to work. They are much happier than workers in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which was found to be the most miserable city to work in. CareerBliss rated cities on eight areas: growth opportunities, compensation, benefits, work-life balance, career advancement, senior management, job security and if people would recommend their employer to others. The fact that San Jose is loaded with tech jobs made it score well in those areas. The IT industry generally “yields happy employees” says Matt Miller, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of CareerBliss. That’s due to good pay, good prospects and mentally stimulating work.   El Paso came in at number 7.

The CareerBliss Happiest Cities to Work:

1. San Jose, CA

2. San Francisco, CA

3. Jacksonville, FL

4. Miami, FL

5. Washington, DC

6. Memphis, TN

7. El Paso, TX

8. Los Angeles, CA

9. San Diego, CA

10. Birmingham, AL

This next story got us off on a tangent.  A Taser may stop a human in his tracks, but not a moose. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game failed in their attempts to stun a moose to remove a rope around its neck that was used to rescue it from a river last month. Biologists said the moose appeared to react only to the sound of the Taser going off, and it started running. Biologists decided to leave the cow, which was accompanied by a calf. They said the rope is not hindering her ability to breathe, eat or walk – and may just fall off eventually.

And that got us talking – why aren’t a group of moose called “meese?”  The discussion led to the observation that animals with antlers often use the same name both singular and plural e.g. deer, reindeer, elk, etc.  And horned animals will often add an “s” to pluralize.  But what about buffalo?  They have horns or are they technically antlers?