 With more practical tips and useful advice, this is the Old Farmers' Almanac Radio Report for Friday, July 12th, the 194th day of the year. Writer Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817, and Elvis Presley quit his job as a truck driver to become a recording artist on this day in 1954. A recent survey by Kent State University suggests that man's best friend might be due for an upgrade to a family's best friend.