Briefly.
Next time you’re feeling down remember, life is all about perspective. I have a friend who has sex 2-3 times a day, exercises twice a day, is served 3 meals a day, reads two books a week yet every day he complains about how much he hates prison.
Trivia #1: What is Mickey Mouse’s middle name?
Trivia #2: Which of the following was NOT a wife of King Henry VIII? – Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Blount, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Parr
Trivia #3: Who was the last 18-year-old to hit a homerun in the majors? – Ken Griffey Jr., Andrew Jones, Danny Murphy, Larry Dierker, Alex Rodriguez, Robin Yount, Mike Trout, Juan Soto
Trivia #4: Of the following which two players are not in the top 10 in all-time NBA scoring average per season? – Oscar Robertson, George Gervin, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Kevin Durant, Allen Iverson
“Somethin’ keeps him movin’, but no one seems to know, what it is that makes him go…”
On this date: March 8, 1531, Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury.
March 8, 1817, the New York Stock Exchange was founded
March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier ends Muhammad Ali’s 31-fight winning streak at Madison Square Garden, NYC; retains the heavyweight boxing title by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in the “Fight of the Century”
Go away: Anyone who walks up to me this weekend with a beer in their hand and starts out with; “So, what did you think of the SOTU address?”
They said it: “Hi, I’m John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan… and Morgan and Morgan and Morgan… and Morgan… and Morgan and Morgan…” (OK, I think I’ve seen that commercial enough times)
Jaylen Brown has been dealing with a sacroiliac joint strain. Hey, at least he’s getting creative!
Speaking of the NFL, did you happen to catch Jason Kelce’s retirement speech? I’m mean I get it but nearly 40 minutes! Jeez!
And speaking of golf, in a “You can’t fire me, I quit” way, LIV golf is now rejecting Overall World Golf Rankings (OWGR). A few months after OWGR rejected LIV’s application for world ranking points, LIV has done an about-face and said it doesn’t want OWGR. Question, are you still watching the PGA? I am.
Good News: ZeroEyes, an artificial intelligence (AI) weapon detection software company, has partnered with Fort Smith public schools in Arkansas to prevent potential firearm threats. The human-verified AI gun detection technology integrates AI with existing security cameras to detect firearms with a core mission as a company to prevent mass and active shootings inside schools. The system asks one question. “Is there a gun in this image or not?” The process takes three to five seconds from initial detection to the alert being in the hands of ZeroEyes end users to clients.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: A news reporter in the UK has contacted the police and have them investigating author J.K. Rowlings for refusing to call the reported the proper pronoun. The reporter is a biological male claiming to be a female.
You may have heard that the New England Patriots scored terribly, 29th of 32 teams, in a team player pole. I, personally, don’t put a lot of stock in the results. However, for the categories they scored lowest in – Treatment of families, locker room, training room, weight room – those sound like areas to spend money and an excuse to raise ticket prices in 2025.
Article I’ll skip: Tom and Gisele’s kids get very different treatment at mom’s house compared to dad’s.
A shoutout to Haverhill High athletics. First, the wrestling team won their first Division 1 State Championship since 1998 and finished 3rd in New England. As for the shot putters, Haverhill boys took 1st and 4th in the D1 State Championship and sophomore Maddie Goncalves took 3rd for the girls. Maddie, a junior, also broke the school record twice during the season.
R.I.P. Chris Mortenson (72) – An award-winning journalist who reported on the NFL for ESPN for more than three decades, In 2016, he received the Pro Football Writers of America’s Dick McCann Award and was honored during the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement ceremony in August that year.
Trivia #1 answer: What is Mickey Mouse’s middle name? – Theodore
Trivia #2 answer: Which of the following was NOT a wife of King Henry VIII? – Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Blount, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Parr – Elizabeth Blount was not his wife but his mistress who bore the only illegitimate child Henry VIII acknowledged as his son.
Trivia #3 answer: Who was the last 18-year-old to hit a homerun in the majors? – – Ken Griffey Jr., Andrew Jones, Danny Murphy, Larry Dierker, Alex Rodriguez, Robin Yount, Mike Trout, Juan Soto – Robin Yount (1972)
Trivia #4: Of the following which two players are not in the top 10 in all-time NBA scoring average per season? – Oscar Robertson, George Gervin, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Kevin Durant, Allen Iverson – Kobe Bryant, Oscar Robertson
“… and Morgan and Morgan…”
It’s brought to my attention that I’ve offended some of you… Please accept my apologies, I meant to offend all of you.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Peanut Cluster Day!
“Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
But he never seems to notice, he’s just got to find another place to play”
– Bread (The Guitar Man)
Bonus tune from Herman’s Hermits, for you, Ernie.
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