Briefly.
My wife gave me a “Get better soon” card. I’m not sick, she just thinks I can be better.
Trivia #1: In baseball, if a fielder intentionally touches a fair ball with their cap, mask or any other part of their uniform detached from the proper place on his person and there are runner(s) on base, what happens with the runner(s)?
Trivia #2: Hanukkah is also called which of the following? – Festival of Seven Days, Festival of Gifts, Festival of Lights, Festival of Feasts, Festival of Festivus
Trivia #3: In the 1990 classic movie “Home Alone”, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) famously went grocery shopping and his purchased items including a half gallon of milk, a half gallon of orange juice, a TV dinner, bread, frozen mac and cheese, laundry detergent, cling wrap, toilet paper, a pack of army men and dryer sheets. How much was the cost? – $9.38, $15.38, $19.38, $23.38, $29.38, $33.38, $42.98
Go away: Hunter Biden
They say I’m crazy but I have a good time.
On this day: December 8, 1813, Ludwig van Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in A, premieres in Vienna with Beethoven conducting.
December 8, 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his “Day of Infamy” speech to US Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
They said it: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his opening line of his “Day of Infamy” speech.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: There is a out there of the leading NFL Pro Bowl vote getters.
Bill Gates makes $10.95 million per day, more than 4 times what the average person earns in a lifetime. Who cares, really?
Good news: New research from Resonant, a Utah biotech company that develops diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative diseases, says its new test achieved 100% accuracy in identifying patients with Alzheimer’s disease and individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who went on to develop Alzheimer’s disease within five years.
Recruiting, you’re doing it right. Rutgers University head coach Steve Pikiell has landed ESPN’s No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2024, Dylan Harper, son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, as well as ESPN’s No. 3 prospect Ace Bailey. Harper had many offers across the country including Duke, Kansas, Indiana and Auburn.
Article I’ll skip: Stephen A. Smith suggests potential Biden replacement for Dems
With weather concerns across the country for Sunday, two games have seen the associated over/under drop 5 points with the Jaguars/Browns dropping a whopping 8 points! (Dropping/whopping – see what I did there?)
In a related story… last night’s Patriots/Steelers ended 21-18, Patriots, with 8 points scored in the second half! I’m glad I went to bed.
R.I.P. Norman Lear (101) – Legendary television producer who created groundbreaking series such as “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time.” Over his long career, Lear racked up a multitude of awards, including six Emmys, a Golden Globe and the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1984.
Trivia #1 answer: In baseball, if a fielder intentionally touches a fair ball with their cap, mask or any other part of their uniform detached from the proper place on his person and there are runner(s) on base, what happens with the runner(s)? – Runners advance three bases
Trivia #2 answer: Hanukkah is also called which of the following? – Festival of Seven Days, Festival of Gifts, Festival of Lights, Festival of Feasts, Festival of Festivus – Festival of Lights
Trivia #3 answer: In the 1990 classic movie “Home Alone”, eight-yer-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) famously went grocery shopping and his purchased items including a half gallon of milk, a half gallon of orange juice, a TV dinner, bread, frozen mac and cheese, laundry detergent, cling wrap, toilet paper, a pack of army men and dryer sheets. How much was the cost? – $9.38, $15.38, $19.38, $23.38, $29.38, $33.38, $42.98 – The cost was $19.38
My mouth waters when I smell steak… I wonder if the same happens to vegans when they mow the lawn?
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Crossword Solvers Day!
“Lucky I’m insane after all I’ve been through
(Everybody say I’m cool) (He’s cool)
I can’t complain but sometimes I still do
Live’s been good to me so far”
– Joe Walsh (Life’s Benn Good)
Ed's Head On Friday 