Briefly. (very)
Duct tape. It can’t fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound.
Trivia #1: In 1955, what player shattered the 72-hole scoring record on the PGA tour at the Texas Open with a 4-round total of 257? – Gene Littler, Mike Souchak, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Frank Beard, Ben Hogan, Dane Hubbard
Trivia #2: Madden Football debuted in 1988 with John Madden himself on the cover. Madden was the face of the game until 2001. Who was the first NFL player on the cover of Madden Football? – Eddie George, Duante Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, Mark Comeau
Trivia #3: The Sargasso Sea is a region in which ocean?
On this day: On January 6, 1975, “Wheel of Fortune” debuted on NBC-TV.
Guy #1: I need help with a crossword puzzle. The clue is “overworked mailman.”
Guy #2: How many letters?
Guy #1: I’m guessing too many.
Three days after hosting a clinic in Brighton, MA for kids, Boston Celtic and Haverhill native Noah Vonleh was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for a second-round draft pick.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is offering customers who buy mattresses ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 or so will get double their money back if TCU beats Georgia in the FBS Championship on Monday night. To help cover his potential losses, McIngvale bet $1.5M on the TCU moneyline +370 on DraftKings. He also placed other bets including a $1M point-spread bet on TCU +13.
Article I’ll skip: 24 Celebrities Who Married Their Mistresses
I’m not much of a prayer myself but we are all at least thinking of Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin. While you’re at it, also pray for former NFL running back, and 4-year player out of U of Arkansas, Peyton Hillis who is in critical condition after saving his children from drowning in the ocean in Florida. Hillis was the cover player for Madden 12.
BTW, the NFL has decided to cancel Monday night’s game.
BIG weekend in the NFL as multiple teams vie for the playoffs.
R.I.P. Barbara Walters (93) – The trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men. Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program. Three years later, she became a co-host of “20/20,” and in 1997, she launched “The View.”
Trivia #1 answer: In 1955, what player shattered the 72-hole scoring record on the PGA tour at the Texas Open with a 4-round total of 257? – Gene Littler, Mike Souchak, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Frank Beard, Ben Hogan, Dane Hubbard – Mike Souchak
Trivia #2 answer: Madden Football debuted in 1988 with John Madden himself on the cover. Madden was the face of the game until 2001. Who was the first NFL player on the cover of Madden Football? – Eddie George, Duante Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, Mark Comeau – Eddie George
Trivia #3 answer: The Sargasso Sea is a region in which ocean? – The Atlantic Ocean
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Nothing makes me more productive than the last minute.
“I wish that I could fly
Into the sky
So very high
Just like a dragonfly
I’d fly above the trees
Over the seas in all degrees
To anywhere I please”
– Lenny Kravitz
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