Briefly.
My wife says I can be an idiot sometimes. Pretty cool of her to give me permission like that.
Trivia #1: Who was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1972?
Trivia #2: In 1967, what pitcher struck out Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Brooks Robinson, Willie McCovery, Maury Wills and Harmon Killebrew, in order, during an exhibition game at Dodger Stadium?
Trivia #3: What golfer ranks No. 1 among all Fedex Cup money earners?
Trivia #4: On the Periodic Table of Elements, what chemical element does “TI” represent?
On this date: August 8, 70, Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans
August 8, 1576, Cornerstone laid for Tycho Brahe’s observatory in Uraniborg, Denmark, when built becomes the world’s most advanced research institution
August 8, 1786, US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America
August 8, 1844, Brigham Young chosen as head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the death of Joseph Smith
August 8, 1911, The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire
August 8, 1929, German airship Graf Zeppelin begins the first round-the-world flight by airship, departing from Lakehurst, New Jersey
August 8, 1940, German “Aufbau Ost” directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel, to mobilize German forces in the East before the start of Operation Barbarossa and the invasion of the Soviet Union
August 8, 1960, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
August 8, 1976, Chicago White Sox suit up in shorts
Go away: Ozzy Osborne. OK, so now I’ve had about enough of Ozzy. Let’s move on, shall we?
Did you watch any NFL exhibition football last night? If not, you can watch it tonight, tomorrow and Sunday!
Go Pats!
Article I’ll skip: The 15 weirdest things you can buy on Amazon
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: More than 4,400 wildfires have been reported in California this year, an increase from 3,800 at this time last year. More than 221,100 acres have burned this year, exceeding the 83,200 acres burned through July of last year.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse, part deux: WNBA Indiana Fever superstar Sophie Cunningham appeared to be hit by a projectile sex toy during Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks in the final minutes of the second quarter as the Fever prepared to inbound the ball.
Good news: More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and testing for it may soon be a lot easier: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first blood test that can help doctors diagnose the disease in some patients.
I tried to come up with a carpentry pun that woodwork. I thought I nailed it, but nobody saw it.
Trivia #1 answer: Who was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1972? – Larry Brown
Trivia #2 answer: In 1967, what pitcher struck out Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Brooks Robinson, Willie McCovery, Maury Wills and Harmon Killebrew, in order, during an exhibition game at Dodger Stadium? – Eddie Felger (The King and His Court)
Trivia #3 answer: What golfer ranks No. 1 among all Fedex Cup money earners? – Rory McIlroy ($69,515,615)
Trivia #4 answer: On the Periodic Table of Elements, what chemical element does “TI” represent? – Thallium
Don’t be that guy/gal! Don’t make that lefthand, 90 degree turn into a 45 degree turn, thereby making the car coming the other way stop so you can get through the corner. Jeez!
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National CBD Day!
I told a joke on a Zoom meeting yesterday. Nobody laughed. Turns out I’m not even remotely funny.
“It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow, polka dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie, yellow, polka dot bikini
So, in the locker, she wanted to stay”
Brian Hyland (Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini)
Note: I was expecting someone a little older in that video. Frankly, I find it all rather disturbing.
Bonus! “John Henry Bonham!”
Good night, everybody!
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