Briefly.
That awkward moment between never drinking again and noon.
Trivia #1: The Patriots and Red Sox both finished last in their divisions, in the same year, for just the 2nd time in the 64 years they both existed. The other year was 1992. Who were the Red Sox manager and Patriots coach in 1992?
Trivia #2: Who was Charles F. Dowd?
Trivia #3: What happened on this day in 1997 in Patriots history?
Trivia #4: All players, in their first 30 games of a season, in the 3-point era, with… PTS ≥ 500 AST ≥ 150 TRB ≥ 100 BLK ≥ 35 STL ≥ 35 2P% ≥ .475 3P% ≥ .400 FT% ≥ .800 – Larry Bird and ???
Go away: NFL referees
For Sale, Chris.
I’m opening a gym called “Resolutions.” It will have exercise equipment for the first two weeks and then it turns into a bar for the rest of the year.
Are you ready for some football! 20 NFL teams remain in playoff contention entering the final weekend of the season, tying the record set in 2006.
Not for nothing, but the Indy/Houston game tomorrow night is a playoff game as are several games on Sunday. Let the snow fall, shovel later.
On this date: January 5, 1886, the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.
January 5, 1971, the Globetrotters lose 100-99 to the NJ Reds, ending their 2,495-game winning streak.
Stop complaining: It’s a new year. Just stop and be thankful for what you have, not what you have not.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The rise of plant-based options continues with a focus on seafood. Imagine “salmon” made from carrots, “scallops” made from mushrooms, and sushi topped with root vegetable “tuna.” It might sound strange, but in 2024, this is what we’ll be ordering. (Hmmm, sounds similar to making a man into a woman or vice-versa. It is, but it ain’t. Call it what you want)
In case you missed it, there were 5 goals scored in the first 8 minutes of last night’s Bruins/Penguins game. The Bruins lost.
Spirit Airlines terminated an agent who walked a boy who was flying as an unaccompanied minor to the wrong gate, causing him to land at the Orlando airport instead of Fort Myers, more than 160 miles away. Grandma, who was picking him up, was pissed!
They said it: “Don’t make me come down there.” – God
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The NBA season record for teams scoring >= 140 points in a game is 52 set last season. This year’s pace is set for 90 games. D-fense!
Article I’ll skip: First “Golden Bachelor” wedding packed full of surprises, special moments.
Good news (maybe): According to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, the S&P 500 stands a chance of soaring as much as 30% this year, with the expectation that inflation will continue to drop and the Fed will finally slash interest rates. Lee was spot-on in his stock market forecast in 2023, having predicted the S&P 500 would soar over 20% to end the year around 4,750. The benchmark stock index ended the year around 4,769, less than 1% away from Lee’s target.
WTF: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. WTF, that was 9 years ago!!!?
It really is a great time for sports – NFL playoffs looming, college football playoffs, college basketball, NBA/NHL seasons in full swing and the PGA is getting underway. Screw the gym, pull up the recliner.
I told you, the kiss of death. Those of you in the northeast, git’ your shovels out!
I can’t believe I forgot to go to the gym this morning. That’s 11 years in a row now.
Trivia #1 answer: The Patriots and Red Sox both finished last in their divisions, in the same year, for just the 2nd time in the 64 years they both existed. The other year was 1992. Who were the Red Sox manager and Patriots coach in 1992? – Butch Hobson and Dick MacPherson
Trivia #2: Who was Charles F. Dowd? – Dowd created time zones. He put the rotation of the Earth, the rise of the sun, the movements of the heavens and the genesis of eternity itself on an artificial schedule for the benefit of mankind.
Trivia #3 answer: What happened on this day in 1997 in Patriots history? – The Patriots won their first home playoff game in their 36-year history.
Trivia #4 answer: All players, in their first 30 games of a season, in the 3-point era, with… PTS ≥ 500 AST ≥ 150 TRB ≥ 100 BLK ≥ 35 STL ≥ 35 2P% ≥ .475 3P% ≥ .400 FT% ≥ .800 – Larry Bird, Derrick White (Really, that’s what it said! It’s on the internet!)
Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there is a memory, they’ll live on in our heart.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Whipped Cream Day!
“And I know if she had me back again
Well I would never make her sad.
I’ve gotta heart full of soul.”
Yardbirds
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