Briefly.
Was checking out and asked if I could pay by card. The cashier said no problem, what card do you have? I said, “the six of spades.”
Trivia #1: The 40-hour work week law was approved for federal employees in what year? – 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936
Trivia #2: The Yankees’ Domingo German pitched the 4th perfect game in MLB history the other night. Which of the following has Not pitched a perfect game? – Roy Halladay, Kenny Rogers, David Wells, Dennis Martinez, Tom Browning, Lefty Grove, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning
On this day: June 30, 1988 – Brooklyn, NY dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason and his role as bus driver Ralph Kramden in “The Honeymooners”
Also, on June 30, 1966 – England spin bowler Derek Underwood goes wicketless in his Test cricket debut vs West Indies at Nottingham; captures 297 wickets in illustrious 86 Test career. Say what?
Go away:
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) programs capable of generating realistic images has led to an explosion in child pornography and blackmail attempts by criminals determined to exploit kids and teenagers.
Another sign of the apocalypse: An Alabama eight-year-old had his sights on Disney World and decided to open up a lemonade stand to help him get there. However, he and his mother received a surprising call that added a wrench in their plans. Cam and his mother Cristal Johnson were contacted by the Alabama Labor Department over a complaint that the lemonade stand violated child labor laws.
The Red Sox are 40-42 and are not even close to being that good.
Stop complaining. Much of the American Midwest and Northeast faced unhealthy air alerts because smoke from Canada wildfires continued to blanket the region, while the Southern U.S. faced extremely dangerous heat. There were 127 million people under air quality alerts, and 79 million more under heat alerts on Wednesday.
He delivers! Not. A North Texas postal worker Eugene Gates Jr., 66, died on June 20 after he collapsed while delivering mail amid a dangerously high heat index. The heat index the day the worker died reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest recorded temperature in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1980.
The roof of my mouth just healed from a McDonald’s apple pie I had in 1979.
Article I’ll skip: Carrie Underwood at center of rumored feud with fellow ‘American Idol’ winner.
Good news: Good news about AI, even! The first-ever drug generated by artificial intelligence has entered Phase 2 clinical trials, with the first dose successfully administered to a human. The drug, currently referred to as INS018_055, is being tested to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a rare, progressive type of chronic lung disease.
R.I.P. Ryan Mallett (35) – Former NFL and University of Arkansas quarterback died in an apparent drowning. Mallett was also head football coach at White Hall high school in AR. 35, damn.
Trivia #1 answer: The 40-hour work week law was was approved for federal employees in what year? – 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936 – 1936
Trivia #2 answer: The Yankees’ Domingo German pitched the 4th perfect game in MLB history the other night. Which of the following has Not pitched a perfect game? – Roy Halladay, Kenny Rogers, David Wells, Dennis Martinez, Tom Browning, Lefty Grove, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning – Lefty Grove
If they grew Doritos on a farm it would be a pretty cool ranch.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National OOTD Day! (Outfit Of The Day, apparently)
And Happy 4th of July next week! Let’s all try to remember why we celebrate the holiday, shall we??
“Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain
With the rain in Shambala
Wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame
with the rain in Shambala”
– Three Dog Night
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