DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Keep our minds on the prize today and every day. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
AMERICAN HISTORY: On January 11, 1935, Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California, a journey that took 18 hours and covered 2,400 miles. Shortly after, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited Earhart to visit the White House.
MILITARY: In 1975, McDonald’s opened its first drive-through in Sierra Vista, Arizona, near Fort Huachuca. At the time, soldiers were not permitted to leave their vehicles while wearing military fatigues off post, so the restaurant allowed food to be ordered and collected directly from cars. What began as a practical workaround fit seamlessly with McDonald’s existing focus on speed, uniformity, and convenience and soon expanded to McDonald’s locations nationwide. The original Sierra Vista building was demolished in 1999, but the site still proudly displays signage commemorating it as the “World’s First McDonald’s Drive Thru.” Remnants like the original window partition are preserved locally.
PARENTING: Or, as Bill Cosby used to say, “I brought you into this world and I can take you out.”
PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, May Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, cover every heart, every city, and every corner of this country. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
VP VANCE on FOX: [15:17] – Vice President J.D. Vance discusses stopping drugs, the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and efforts to secure Greenland.
GRAMMY NOTES: I still snicker every time I recall when, at the ripe old age of 10, my now 42 yo daughter opined, with a deep sigh, “Kids, today ….”
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ww2l0wAEqRg to hear some funny ATC-pilot convos.
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Shbcp5APVCE to see a delivery driver have some fun.
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