Briefly. (I’m away. This ain’t easy)
If you feel useless today, remember, some people work as lifeguards at Olympic swimming events.
Trivia #1: Approximately how many earths could fit inside the sun? – 150,000, 300,000, 770,000, 1,000,000, 1,300,000, 1,500,000, 2,000,000
Trivia #2: What third two basemen are tied for the most All-star game starts? How many?
On this date: July 12, 1441, King Alfonzo V of Aragon becomes king of Naples
July 12, 1804, Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr
July 12, 1940, Frederick McKinley Jones receives a patent for an air conditioning unit for trucks, helping to change long-haul carriage of food and blood
July 12, 1979, “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park: Fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
Go away: Karen Read
There is an ice cream stand just down the street from me with an ATM. Gimme the extra scoop!
They said it: “You are the trailer park, I am the tornado.” – Beth Dunn from Yellowstone
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: 33 people were shot across the nation in July 4th shootings
Stop complaining: Ya, Beryl again…
Cincinnati rookie Rece Hinds became the first player in MLB to have at least 5 extra base hits in his first two games in the big leagues. I’m not a big fan of “StatCast” stuff but… he is also the first player of the StatCast era to hit each of his first two career homeruns at least 445 feet.
Speaking of StatCast, the relatively new baseball term “knock” irritates the shit out of me. It’s a hit, OK!!!
A walk in the park, you’re doing it wrong. A 27-year-old man was found in Riverfront State Park in Lawrence, MA with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Good news: Well, for me. Our Boston Red Sox are now 10 games over .500 after sweeping the Oakland A’s, in this season of astonishment.
Speaking of the Celtics, you have to love what they are doing in keeping their championship team together. Really.
Article I’ll skip: Man accused of decapitating elderly parents, dog at mobile home park
Don’t look now but the S&P index topped 5,600 this past week. Yes, your portfolios are up.
I know, I know, but hear me out. In his first 390 career at-bats, Mookie Betts – 10 HR, 43 RBI, 14 SB. In his first 390 at-bats, Red Sox rookie Ceddanne Rafaela – 13 HR, 55 RBI, 14SB
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: On July 12, 1441, King Alfonzo V of Aragon became king of Naples.
Trivia #1 answer: Approximately how many earths could fit inside the sun? – 150,000, 300,000, 770,000, 1,000,000, 1,300,000, 1,500,000, 2,000,000 – 1.3 million (useless info also)
Trivia #2 answer: What third two basemen are tied for the most All-star game starts? How many? – You probably got one. Brooks Robinson and Wade Boggs each had 11.
You can’t replace time.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National French Fry Day!
Unless you can rock a mustache, you can’t. Take a good look at yourself.
“I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
Now she puts the kid away,
And she’s gone to get a hit
She hates her life,
And what she’s done with it
There’s one more kid
That will never go to school
Never get to fall in love,
Never get to be cool.”
– Neil Young (Rockin’ In The Free World))
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