Briefly. (Enjoy your long weekend. Remember, summer ain’t over until you say it is!)
Fun fact: I do my best proofreading after I post.
I don’t understand why banks get upset when you can’t repay a loan. You already knew I had no money when I came to borrow it!
Trivia #1: Aaron Judge is just the 5th player in MLB history with 50+ homeruns in a season. Which two of the following are not in the group? – Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire
Trivia #2: What quarterback has the most passing yards on opening day? – Tua Tagovailoa, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Dan Marino, Mark Rypien
Trivia #3: What has 4 letters, sometimes 9 letters, but never has 5 letters?
Trivia #4: What team had the best regular season record in the NFL last season at 13-4? – Buffalo, Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City, Dallas, Detroit
On this date: August 30, 1862, Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, ends with a Confederate victory over Union forces
August 30, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat products.
August 30, 1972, Slalom canoeing is introduced at the Munich Olympics with East Germany winning all 4 events. Hmmm
August 30, 1979, 1st recorded occurrence of a comet hitting the sun, releases energy equal to one million hydrogen bombs. Chew on that for a minute.
August 30, 1993, Billy Joel performs on the debut of “The David Letterman Show”
Speaking of chewing on something for a minute… The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is looking to become the first player ever hitting 50+ homeruns and stealing 50+ bases in a season. How can you not root for that! (Well, he is a Dodger I guess…)
Meanwhile, back in Boston… the Red Sox’ Jarren Duran Duran became the first player eva with >=40 doubles, >=10 triples, >=20 homeruns and >=30 stolen bases in a single season.
Oh ya, the Patriots. Jacoby Brissett will be your starting quarterback a week from Sunday against the Cincinnati Bungals. The Pats are currently 9 ½ underdogs.
Go away: Dallas Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox are 31-97. Make that 31-104!
This week’s sign of the apocalypse:
Chris Sale has now thrown more innings this year than he did in his last 4 years combined for the Red Sox. Wowza!
Don’t look now but tennis is going on…
It’s football season!
Poor guy: Last weekend, the PGA’s Thomas Detry tied for 31st place and did not qualify for this weekend’s championship. In doing so he won $142,500.
I really like baked beans.
Article I’ll skip: Late fitness guru Richard Simmons’ toxicology report released
Silly putty implies the existence of serious putty.
Trivia #1 answer: Aaron Judge is just the 5th player in MLB history with 50+ homeruns in a season. Which two of the following are not in the group? – Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire – Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr.
Trivia #2 answer: What quarterback has the most passing yards on opening day? – Tua Tagovailoa, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Dan Marino, Mark Rypien – Tom Brady (517 yards) against the Dolphins in 2011
Trivia #3 answer: What has 4 letters, sometimes 9 letters, but never has 5 letters? – Correct!
Trivia #4 answer: What team had the best regular season record in the NFL last season at 13-4? – Buffalo, Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City, Dallas, Detroit – Baltimore
Coke or Pepsi? I’m a Coke guy, every day!
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Beach Day!
“You had to have the last word, last night
You’re so much fun to be around
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a big shot last night”
– Billy Joel (Big Shot)
Totally random bonus track!
Ed's Head On Friday 