Briefly.
Me at 16: “This radio station is playing my song!”
Me at 21: “This bar is playing my song!”
Me now: “This grocery store is playing my song!”
Trivia #1: What MLB catcher has the most All-Star game starts?
Trivia #2: Who was the first Japanese player to play in MLB? – Hideo Nomo, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Masato Yoshi, Hideki Irabu, Takashi Kashiwada, Masanori Murakami
On this date: August 15, 636, Beginning of the five-day decisive Battle at Yarmuk: Muslim forces defeat the Byzantine army to take control of Syria for the first time
August 15, 1620, Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims
August 15, 1824, Freed American slaves establish Liberia on the West African coast through the American Colonization Society (ACS)
August 15, 1906, 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago
August 15, 1939, “The Wizard of Oz”, American musical fantasy film adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s book, premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
August 15, 1945, Victory over Japan Day, Surrender of Japan marks the end of World War II (August 14 in the Americas due to the time zone difference)
August 15, 1969, Woodstock Festival opens in Bethel, New York on Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm; performers include Richie Havens, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, and Joan Baez
August 15, 1975, MLB Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver is ejected from both games of a home doubleheader against the Texas Rangers
August, 15, 2008, Lee Berger and his nine-year-old son, Matthew, discover the two-million-year-old fossils of a new species of human ancestor (Australopithecus sediba) at Malapa Cave, South Africa
Stop complaining: A long-duration heat wave is underway across Denver and much of eastern Colorado, with 7 to 10 straight days of highs at or above 90 degrees expected.
Go away: Taylor Swift (Football season must be approaching)
Go Pats!
Taking care of yourself, you’re doing it wrong: Hayley McNeff, a nationally ranked bodybuilder, nutritionist and life coach, has died. She was 37. McNeff’s death was reported was described as “unexpected but peaceful.”
The person who invented knock-knock jokes should get a no-bell prize.
Article I’ll skip: New research compares gut health effect ‘indicators’ of beef vs chicken
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: “Out of control” teens have turned community events into battlegrounds in one New Jersey town, prompting a new law that could send parents to jail for their children’s misbehavior. According to the Township of Gloucester Minors and Parents Responsibility Ordinance, if a child is repeatedly found guilty of loitering, repeated school absences, violating curfew, felonies or other offenses, their parents could face up to 90 days in prison and a $2,000 fine.
Good news: If you work at Walmart… Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris told employees in a Wednesday memo, that the company was simplifying and expanding its Walmart Associate Discount Card program, effective immediately, to all food categories. With the change, the associate discount now covers 95% of regularly priced items across the store. Previously, the discount only applied to fresh produce and most general merchandise.
Trivia #1 answer: What MLB catcher has the most All-Star game starts? – Ivan Rodriguez (12)
Trivia #2: Who was the first Japanese player to play in MLB? – Hideo Nomo, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Masato Yoshi, Hideki Irabu, Takashi Kashiwada, Masanori Murakami – Masatori Murakami (San Francisco Giants, 1964-1965)
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Lemon Meringue Pie Day!
I went to an antique auction yesterday… three people bid on me.
Santana (Soul Sacrifice)) – Crank it up!
Speaking of Earl Weaver… (Language alert. Be careful who’s in earshot!)
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