Briefly. (kinda)
Me: I’m full of lust but I just can’t perform in bed. Doctor: Do you struggle with the booze? Me, while looking at my wife: The booing is bad but the slow clapping is just sarcastic.
Trivia #1: How is it that the 93rd MLB All-Star game is being played next Tuesday and the first one was played in 1933?
Trivia #2: Which of the following is NOT in the top 5 all-time in career batting average in the All-Star game? – Charlie Gehringer, Ted Williams, Joe Carter, Derek Jeter, Ted Kluszewski, Al Simmons
Trivia #3: This past Wednesday was the hottest day on earth ever recorded since recordings began in 1979. What was the average global temperature (Fahrenheit)? – 59.10 degrees, 60.94, 61.43, 62.92, 63.77
Trivia #4: What does AITA stand for in regards to social media?
The best thing since sliced bread!
On this day: July 7, 1928, sliced bread sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company, Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder.
July 7, 1965, Otis Redding records the song “Respect” at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
Go away: Rain
Golf commentary continues to kill me. “Great golf shot!” Ya, no shit. You don’t hear other sports announcers saying things like, “Great basketball shot!” or “He’s a great shooter of the puck” or “great thrower of the football.”
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s official website published advice for trans and non-binary individuals on seeking guidance on how to “chestfeed” their infants.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse, part deux: Our nation is facing a health crisis among young people with 77% of America’s youth not eligible to serve in the military.
Do you play pickleball? Maybe now you don’t but it’s been taking off for years and that trend continues. Fenway Park is hosting pickleball from July 12 through 16, featuring professional and amateur tournaments as well as open play for fans. Twelve temporary courts will be set up in the outfield over the five-day period. Pickleball at Fenway Park is in collaboration with Pickle4, a newly formed organization partnered with the US Open Pickleball Championships focused on developing America’s fastest growing sport.
Slogan of the week: “Save the Ales!” Courtesy of the Atlantic Brewing Company, Bar Harbor, ME.
Stop complaining. It’s wicked hot outside. Go ahead and complain.
So, you’re all asking for a Shohei Ohtani update, no one actually asked, so here it is. It was a historic June for Ohtani. He hit 15 homeruns in the month, most in a month in Angels’ history, and is the first player to reach 30 homeruns before July 1 in 10 years. For the month, he hit .394, had 41 hits and 29 RBIs, the best month of his career. His .952 slugging percentage in June was the 3rd highest in MLB history and his 1.444 OPS is the highest since Lou Gehrig in 1936.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Birmingham Stallions earn second consecutive USFL championship after beating the Pittsburgh Maulers 28-12.
Article I’ll skip: Kid Rock fans reveal what beer they’re drinking – or not drinking – this July 4th
“Big 12”, you’re doing it wrong. After adding Houston, Cincinnati, BYU and UCF, the Big 12 it set to begin the NCAA football season with 14 teams before Texas and Oklahoma depart for the SEC in 2024.
Good news: A Texas woman retired this month after working for 74 years in sales for Dillard’s department store — never once missing a day or calling in sick. Melba Mebane, 90, started her career in 1949 as an “elevator girl” at the Mayer & Schmidt department store in Tyler, Texas, which Dillard’s acquired in 1956. Said the sotre’s manager: “She’s not just a salesperson. She’s a mother. She guides you. She gives you advice on life. She’s amazing.”
Trivia #1 answer: How is it that the 93rd MLB All-Star game is being played next Tuesday and the first one was played in 1933? – There were no games played in 1945 (WW II) and 2020 (Pandemic) and, for four years (1959 thru 1962), two All-Star games were played.
Trivia #2 answer: Which of the following is NOT in the top 5 all-time in career batting average in the All-Star game? – Charlie Gehringer, Ted Williams, Joe Carter, Derek Jeter, Ted Kluszewski, Al Simmons – Ted Williams
Trivia #3 answer: This past Wednesday was the hottest day on earth ever recorded since recordings began in 1979. What was the average global temperature (Fahrenheit)? – 59.10 degrees, 60.94, 61.43, 62.92, 63.77 – 62.924 degrees
Trivia #4 answer: What does AITA stand for in regards to social media? – “Am I The Asshole” – people ask AITA when sharing personal disputes in which they are unsure if they’ve acted they like an asshole—that is, been mean, selfish, or wrong in some way
Me: Oh no, our neighbor died. My wife: Who, Ray? Me: I really don’t think cheering is appropriate.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
“Hey little girl, you’re so sweeter than honey
And I’m about to give you all my money
But all I’m askin’, hey
Is a little respect when I get home”
– Aretha Franklin
In honor of National Day or Rock ‘n’ Roll – bonus video!
“It’s been a long time since I rock ‘n’ rolled” (I really hope is hasn’t been a long time for you)
Ed's Head On Friday 