Some Thursday Reads

 The EEOC has decided to go off the woke rails this time.

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Thanks to DNA technology, a 40-year-old murder has resulted in an arrest.

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Once again, I didn't win the Powerball lottery, and once again, a ticket sold in California was the winning ticket.

I believe this is the third consecutive big money jackpot that has been won in California.

Lucky person will not have to pay a state lottery tax, unlike Oregon.

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Medicare premiums will get jacked up about ten bucks next year.  If I ever retire it will be a miracle.

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Obituary: Actress Phyllis Coates, 96, the first Lois Lane in the television series The Adventures of Superman, has died.

Snip:

A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Coates first portrayed the headstrong Lois opposite George Reeves as the Man of Steel in the dark sci-fi movie Superman and the Mole Men (1951).

The success of that Lippert Pictures film — the first full-length theatrical feature starring the comic-book hero — led to the quick decision to start production on a syndicated show for television.Coates segued to the series and got into jams as Lois in all 26 episodes of the first season (the Mole Men picture was turned into a two-parter titled “The Unknown People”). She got paid about $350 for each episode and said four or five were often shot at one time — so she always wore the same hat, suit and earrings.

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Reeves died way back in 1959 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  That was 64 years ago.

Fun fact:  Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane for most of the television series' run, was born in 1920 and died in 2016, also 96 years of age.

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Another obit of note:  Rudolph Isley, 84, one of the founding members of the Isley Brothers, has also died.  He wrote the group's biggest hit "Shout," which was released in 1959 and became a classic:

Comprised of brothers Rudolph, Marvin, O'Kelly, Ronald and Ernie Isley and rounded out with musician Chris Jasper, the Isleys formed in Cincinnati in 1954 when Rudolph, O'Kelly, Ronald and brother Vernon Isley started singing in church. The group disbanded in 1955 after 13-year-old Vernon was struck and killed by a car as he was riding his bike in his neighborhood.

In 1957, with their parents' blessing, the remaining brothers decided to regroup and move to New York, with Ronald assuming lead vocals. The group would go on to sign with major label RCA Records for their 1959 debut album.

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Yes, babies were beheaded by Hamas:

The Jerusalem Post can now confirm based on verified photos of the bodies that the reports of babies being burnt and decapitated in Hamas's assault on Kfar Aza are correct.

May their memory be a blessing.https://t.co/LaVs1aXR50

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) October 12, 2023

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