Briefly.
I accidentally used my dog’s shampoo this morning. Now I feel like such a good boy!
Trivia #1: David Pastrnak has reached the 60-point mark already this season, his third time doing that in 43 of fewer games. He becomes the fourth Boston Bruin to do so. Name the other three.
Trivia #2: In the past 50 years, the Patriots have won the Super Bowl 6 times. What is the only other team to win a Super Bowl from the AFC East during that time?
Trivia #3: While it has happened twice since 2019, before 2019, when is the only time two different actors earned Oscars for playing the same character?
Trivia #4: Who was Charles Jewstraw?
Speaking of the Olympics, the summer games begin on July 26 in Paris. With sporting venues scattered across the heart of the French capital, the Opening Ceremony will run through its main artery — the Seine River. Each national delegation will traverse the river on boats, with the 10,500 athletes travelling six kilometers to the world-famous Trocadéro where the final shows will take place.
Liquor store attendant: Excuse me, do you need any help? Me: Yes, but I decided to come here instead.
On this date: January 26, 1697, Isaac Newton received Jean Bernoulli’s 6-month time-limit math problem that previously went unanswered for more than 6 months by “the acutest mathematicians in the world.” Newton solved the problem before he went to bed that night.
January 26, 1962, Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” to be impure and bans it from all catholic schools.
Go away: Jim Harbaugh
Stop complaining: Unless you are a Buffalo Bills fan. Then you can go ahead and cry, throw shit, break shit, just let it all out! Can you say, “Wide right!”?
In the Super Bowl era, the number of days between the Detroit Lions’ 1st and 2nd playoff wins was 11,698 days. The number of days between their 2nd and 3rd wins? – 6 days
They said it: “My love for Michigan, playing there and coming back to coach there, leaves a lasting impact. I’ll always be a loyal Wolverine.” said Harbaugh, recently named the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. What a blowhard!
Have you been watching the Australian Open (tennis)? Neither have I.
If your coffee order is more than 5 words, you are part of the problem.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Lowell High School, MA, is no longer allowing students to have cellphones in class, calling them a distraction to learning and engagement. OK, my kids are older and I don’t get out much, well documented. But, are you kidding me? Why should any kid be allowed to have a phone in class? I honestly don’t get it.
Claim-to-fame, you’re doing it wrong. A death row inmate, who survived a botched lethal injection in 2022, will be the first person executed by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method that’s untested and only authorized in three states.
The Bruins have 7 more points than any other team in the NHL.
The Celtics’ winning percentage is .778. The next closest team in all of the NBA is at .711 (The Timberwolves)
Speaking of the Celtics, I very much enjoy the ‘Mike Gorman Farewell Tour.’ They pay tribute to him in every broadcast, and well deserved. A class act like no other.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Speaking of that death row inmate, his final meal was steak with A.1. sauce, hash browns and eggs. Before that, he was served a breakfast meal that consisted of two biscuits, eggs, grape jelly, applesauce and orange juice at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.
Article I’ll skip: Fans outraged over explicit AI photos of Taylor Swift
Rookie of the year, 3 championship rings, 3 batting titles, 1 MVP, 2 Gold Gloves. The switch-hitter is the all-time leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562) and at-bats (14,053). He never took PEDS. Let Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame!
If a player had 200 hits for 21 straight seasons, Pete Rose would still have more. Think about that!
Good news: The U.S economy should avoid a recession in the coming year, according to an increasingly large majority of economists polled by the National Association of Business Economics. The rising optimism apparent in the survey is in line with much of the latest economic data, including a measure of consumer sentiment that last week rose to a 2 1/2-year high. Also, inflation has been falling faster than expected, and the labor market is cooling but not collapsing.
Trivia #1 answer: David Pastrnak has reached the 60-point mark already this season, his third time doing that in 43 of fewer games. He becomes the fourth Boston Bruin to do so. Name the other three. – Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Bill Cowley
Trivia #2 answer: In the past 50 years, the Patriots have won the Super Bowl 6 times. What is the only other team to win a Super Bowl from the AFC East during that time? – None. The Miami Dolphins won a Super Bowl in January 13, 1974. More than 50 years ago. 😊
Trivia #3 answer: While it has happened twice since 2019, before 2019, when is the only time two different actors earned Oscars for playing the same character? – Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro both playing the role of “Don” Vito Corleone.
Trivia #4 answer: Who was Charles Jewstraw? – The American speed skater claimed the first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal winning the 500m speed skating event at the Chamonix Games in France.
If you lose a sock in the dryer, it returns as a Tupperware lid that doesn’t fit any containers.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Peanut Brittle Day!
“My daddy is sleepin’
And mama ain’t around
Yeah, daddy just sleepin’
And mama ain’t around
We’re gonna twisty, twisty, twisty
Till we tear the house down”
– Chubby Checker (The Twist)
Ed's Head On Friday 
Pete Rose 👍👍👍
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