Briefly.
Guys, I need your help. I’m in the middle of an argument with my wife and she just told me that I’m right. What the hell do I do next?
Trivia #1: The first Winter Olympics were in what year? – 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932
Trivia #2: What team won at least one playoff game for 5 consecutive years without reaching the Super Bowl?
Trivia #3: What was/is the going rate for a 30-second commercial in this year’s Super Bowl? – $1M, $3M, $5M, $6M, $8M, $9M, $11M, $12M
Trivia #3: Which renowned jeweler is responsible for creating the Lombardi Trophy? Tiffany & Co., BVLGARI, Cartier, CHANEL
Trivia #4: Who had the longest national anthem performance during Super Bowl XLVII at 2 minutes and 35 seconds? – Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson
Stop complaining: What a tragic plane/helicopter accident yesterday. You just never know…
On this date: January 31, 1865, Congress passes, by vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States – except as punishment for a crime
January 31, 1905, 1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), British daredevil Arthur Macdonald drove a Napier six-cylinder racing car named ‘Samson’ on sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, notching a top speed of 104 mph
January 31, 1928, Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
January 31, 1944, Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June
January 31, 1970, Grateful Dead members and entourage busted, down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on LSD charges
January 31, 1990, 1st ever all-sports daily “National” begins publishing
January 31, 2022, Online word puzzle Wordle bought for “low seven figure sum” by The New York Times
Full disclosure, I play 3 different “Wordles” (one with 6 letters) every day.
Go away: The Buffalo Bills (Buffaloed again by Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs)
A prediction, for the sake of argument (from last week). The Buffalo Bills vs. The Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX – Oops
Speaking of the Super Bowl, are ready for another 9 days of hype?
I just can’t root for a Kansas City threepeat. (Is that one word?)
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: You can now purchase a Hyundai on Amazon.
Spirit Airlines issued a new dress code for its flight passengers after several news-making instances regarding customers being removed from flights due to their attire. Now, customers on Spirit Airlines are subject to being removed from flights if they are “barefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothing; not adequately covered; exposed breasts, buttocks, or other private parts), or whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene or offensive in nature.” Personally, I get it and I totally agree.
Good news: An Alabama woman, who is the only living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passed a major milestone on Saturday when she became the longest living person with a functioning pig organ. Towana Looney, 53, remains healthy and full of energy, reaching the record 61-day mark with her pig kidney on Saturday.
Good news, par deux: The stars came together to raise funds for those who were affected by the fires in Los Angeles. Musicians all gathered in Los Angeles for the FireAid benefit concert, which was held at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum. The goal of the benefit was to rebuild the communities affected by the fires which burned through Los Angeles in January. Performers included Stevie Nicks, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish and Rod Stewart, as well as many others.
It can be a beautiful world.
I have shit numbers in most all of my Super Bowl square pools. I mean, I have to hit at least one!
You have to trust experience. As leaders in cardiovascular care for over 40 years, it was announced that Tufts Medical Center’s Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program completed a record 70 adult heart transplants in 2024—among the most in the country and more than any other program in New England.
Article I’ll skip: ‘God-intended foods’ are key to a healthier America, expert says
R.I.P. Brendan McNamara (60), Coach ‘O’ (85), Butch Petrou (81) – Some true legends right there!
Trivia #1 answer: The first Winter Olympics were in what year? – 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 – It was in 1924
Trivia #2: What team won at least one playoff game for 5 consecutive years without reaching the Super Bowl? – The Buffalo Bills
Trivia #3: What was/is the going rate for a 30-second commercial in this year’s Super Bowl? – $1M, $3M, $5M, $6M, $8M, $9M, $11M, $12M – 8, 30-second spots went for $8M per
Trivia #3: Which renowned jeweler is responsible for creating the Lombardi Trophy? Tiffany & Co., BVLGARI, Cartier, CHANEL – Tiffany & Co.
Trivia #4: Who had the longest national anthem performance during Super Bowl XLVII at 2 minutes and 35 seconds? – Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson – Alicia Keys
Tomorrow is February, and then March! it’s coming!
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Fun at Work Day! And, Happy National Backward Day! Or is that Drawkcab???
“Kill two birds with one stone.” Who kills birds and why do they do that?
“Busted, down on Bourbon Street
Set up, like a bowlin’ pin
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin
They just won’t let you be, oh no”
– The Grateful Dead (Truckin’)
See what I did there…
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