Briefly.
Aliens are going to be confused when they show up threatening to overthrow our leaders and we’re all stoked and offer to help.
Trivia #1: What is the significance of the Indian Packing Company in the world of sports?
Trivia #2: What is the deadliest natural disaster? – Extreme heat, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Wildfires
Trivia #3: What NHL goalie has the longest undefeated streak (32 games)? – Ken Dryden, Gerry Cheevers, Grant Fuhr, Frank Brimsek, Billy Smith, Jacque Plant, Kip Manseau
The good thing about brain farts is that they don’t typically don’t stink… typically.
On this day: August 11, 1972, “Cheech & Chong Day” in San Antonio, TX
August 11, 2003, a heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112 degrees, leaving 144 dead
DOH! A 76-year-old man, who mistakenly thought his car was struck by an 87-year-old man when he and his wife pulled into the Glenview County (FL) golf club for dinner at its restaurant, punched the man, knocked him to the ground, killed him and is now facing manslaughter charges. The suspect was identified by police from a 3-month-old photo of him celebrating a hole-in-one, he was wearing the same clothes.
Shohei Ohtani became the quickest player to 40 homers and 15 stolen bases. He did it in 114 games. Also, DYK, in his first 674 games, Babe Ruth had 159 homeruns and his W-L record was 35-18 in his first 455 innings pitched. Ohtani had 160 homeruns in his first 674 games and his W-L record was 35-19 in his first 455 IP.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts of the Mojave National Preserve’s famed Joshua tree forests, and experts worry that the massive blaze will forever change the fragile desert ecosystem.
WTF! At least 23 states and the District of Columbia allow undocumented students to access in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
Stop complaining: Frustrations are starting to mount in Hawaii as the state tries to find any survivors of the worst disaster in its history. On Thursday, Governor Josh Green announced the death toll from a series of brush fires in Maui would surpass 53, but officials declined to speculate on how much they expected the number would grow.
Pheonix, AZ, clocked its 44th consecutive day over 105 degrees on Monday.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The Red Sox are 24-5 wearing their putrid, LeBron-yellow uniforms.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination, part deux: The Patriots lost last night.
I’m rooting for football coach Deion Sanders to fail at Colorado U. He is a disingenuous, self-centered dink.
Bobblehead Night, you’re doing it wrong: Wednesday night was Enrique “Kike`” Hernandez bobblehead night at Fenway Park. Kike` was recently dealt to the Dodgers.
Speaking of the Red Sox, again, they are all done. If you know me, this is not usually said by August 11 but… they are all done.
Good News: Local U.S. Marine Corps veteran Pfc. Kevin Gilbert Alder was awarded his Purple Heart last weekend 55 years after he was wounded in Vietnam. I do not know the 73-year-old but good for him!
Article I’ll skip: Kevin Costner’s reaction to Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert
R.I.P. Gilles Gilbert (74) – Boston Bruins goalie 1973-80, was 155-73-39 with 2.95 goals against average.
R.I.P. Robbie Robertson (80) – Guitarist and main songwriter for The Band. The Toronto-born musician penned classics such as “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”
Trivia #1 answer: What is the significance of the Indian Packing Company in the world of sports? – On August 11, 1919, the Green Bay Packers football club was founded (by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau) and named after their sponsor, The Indian Packing Company
Trivia #2 answer: What is the deadliest natural disaster? – Extreme heat, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Wildfires – Extreme heat kills on average twice as many people each year than hurricanes and tornadoes combined
Trivia #3 answer: What NHL goalie has the longest undefeated streak (32 games)? – Ken Dryden, Gerry Cheevers, Grant Fuhr, Frank Brimsek, Billy Smith, Jacque Plant, Kip Manseau – Gerry Cheevers (1971-1972)
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Presidential Joke Day! (oh, boy)
“Back with my wife in Tennessee
When one day she called to me
Said “Virgil, quick come see,
There goes the Robert E. Lee”
Now I don’t mind chopping wood
And I don’t care if the money’s no good
You take what you need
And you leave the rest
But they should never
Have taken the very best”
– The Band (you’ve heard it before but do yourself a favor and watch ‘The Last Waltz’… if not, watch it again!)
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