Briefly.
Dear Bill Collectors, I know I owe you, but I have some good news. I typed “AMEN” on a Facebook post and in 48 hours I will get a ton of money, so when I get it, I’ll pay you!
Trivia #1: What are the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry and as cited by the Professional Golf Association (PGA)? – 5,000 in 1, 12,500 in 1, 22,550 in 1, 40,000 in 1, 65,500 in 1
Trivia #2: What school did the fictitious Fawn Liebowitz attend?
Trivia #3: Who won the 1977 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 1977)?
Fun camping fact: When staying at a public campground, a banjo placed on the picnic table will keep the campsites on either side of you vacant.
On this day: August 18, 1955, over 18 inches of rain fell in Westfield, Massachusetts. Sound familiar???
August 18, 1967, Boston Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage that kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets.
WTF! Headline: Personal financial explains how to prepare for the end of the federal student loan pause – honestly, I had to read this multiple times
The Red Sox stink, blah-blah-blah… but hey, the Yankees are worse!
Quarterback Tyler Buchner transferred from Notre Dame to Alabama in 2023. He must got tired of doing homework.
Stop complaining: Google pictures from the devastation in Maui. Believe me, you’ll stop complaining. Note: I have found, through my extensive research, that google.com is the best way to google things on the internet. Hey, I’m here to help.
Deadliest US wildfire in over a century. One particular wildfire in Lahaina traveled at more than one mile per minute with winds gusting between 60-81 miles per hour. 99 deaths, 1,418 at shelters.
They said it: “Winning a championship was so much more rewarding as an executive than winning as a player.” – Danny Ainge
Good News: Amazon Pharmacy will release coupons that will automatically bring down the cost of insulin on more than a dozen insulin and diabetes care brands. The move will effectively help patients using the online pharmacy access discounts for the critical diabetes medicine that major drugmakers had promised to offer earlier this year.
Wanna feel old? The Red Sox first signed Rafael Devers 10 years ago.
More good news. 160 families in Hawaii are offering to share their houses with other people/families who have been displaced by the wildfires.
Headline of the week: Super Bowl champ Sony Michel refutes report he died
Article I’ll skip: Another explosive revelation emerges in bitter “Blind Side” legal battle. (Until this all comes out in the wash, I am already done with hearing from both sides)
Trivia #1 answer: What are the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry and as cited by the Professional Golf Association (PGA)? – 5,000 in 1, 12,500 in 1, 22,550 in 1, 40,000 in 1, 65,500 in 1 – The odds are 12,500 in 1
Trivia #2 answer: What school did the fictitious Fawn Liebowitz attend? – Emily Dickinson College
Trivia #3 answer: Who won the 1977 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 1977)? – NHL (Montreal Canadiens), NBA (Portland Trailblazer), MLB (New York Yankees), NFL (Oakland Raiders)
It’s about time to break out the 32-piece camping set. One campfire, one folding chair and 30 beers.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Fajita Day!
“Well, I was feeling sort of bad now
Asked my family doctor about what I had
I said, “Doctor, Doctor, mister M.D. (doctor)
Can you tell me (doctor), what’s ailing me? (doctor)
He said, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”
All you need, all you really need: good loving”
– The Grateful Dead
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