Briefly.
I’m a wooden spoon, lead paint, no seat belt, no car seat, no bike helmet, bed of pickup riding, garden hose drinking survivor!
Trivia #1: Who was the Red Sox last 20-game winner?
Trivia #2: Who is the only NFL player to win league MVP in his second season, after winning Offensive Player of the Year in his rookie season?
Trivia #3: Saquon Barkley could become just the third player in NFL history to go back-to-back as Offensive Player of the Year, joining what two other running backs? Hint: Those two others three-peated the honor.
Trivia #4: The Chicago Bears are the only NFL team that has not had a quarterback throw for 4,000 or more yards in a season. Which team has never had a quarterback throw 30 or more touchdown passes?
Trivia #5: What city was the first capital of the United States?
On this date: September 5, 1198, Philips of Zwabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans
September 5, 1774, Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the First Continental Congress in Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 5, 1934, American pilot Wilev Post discovers the jet stream while flying at high altitude near Chicago, Illinois
September 5, 1958, “The Huckleberry Hound Show” by Hanna-Barbera featuring Yogi Bear premieres on US TV
September 5, 1966, Jerry Lewis’s first Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day telethon raises $1 million
September 5, 1983, Jerry Lewis’s 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627
September 5, 2017, Hurricane Irma becomes one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h)
Estimates have the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Katrina at $320 billion, adjusted for inflation today. After the levees around New Orleans suffered more than 50 failures, it’s estimated that 80 percent of the city was underwater, as well as large areas of neighboring parishes. Katrina’s storm surge was worst on the coast of Mississippi, where a 27-foot storm surge was found to have penetrated 6 miles inland on land and 12 miles inland along rivers. As a result, 90 percent of structures within half a mile of the coast near landfall were completely destroyed.
Let me get this straight. The NFL opened last night. There is a game tonight from Sao Paulo, 13 games on Sunday and one on Monday night? Bring it on!
Opening night on a Thursday is cool, but it’s got nothing on Opening Day Sunday.
“They are one person
They are two alone
They are three together
They are for each other”
Go away: Jerry Jones
You can’t say “Poor Bill Belichick.” He knew exactly what he was getting into. He’s a little old for a multi-year team building plan.
I hate it when I see an old person and then realize we went to school together.
Article I’ll skip: Family feud erupts after woman discovers what she ate from relative’s kitchen
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: A federal jury ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for invading users’ privacy by collecting data over an eight-year period on millions of people who had turned off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict on Wednesday in San Francisco comes after a trial in a class-action case applying to roughly 98 million users in the U.S. between July 1, 2016, and Sept. 23, 2024. The jury found that the company had been spying on users in violation of California privacy laws.
10 Fun Facts:
1. You can’t see your ears without a mirror
2. You can’t count your hair
3. You can’t breathe through your nose with your tongue out.
4. You just tried #3
6. When you did try #3, you realized that it’s possible, only you look like a dog
7. You are smiling right now, because you were fooled
8. You skipped #5
9. You just checked to see if there #5
10. It’s OK to “like” me
The Bruins had their first captain’s practice.
Good news: The first artificial intelligence (AI) stethoscope has gone beyond listening to a heartbeat. Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust discovered that an AI stethoscope can detect heart failure at an early stage. The TRICORDER study results found that the AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors identify three heart conditions in just 15 seconds.
“The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain
Trivia #1 answer: Who was the Red Sox last 20-game winner? – Rick Porcello (22 wins in 2016)
Trivia #2 answer: Who is the only NFL player to win league MVP in his second season, after winning Offensive Player of the Year in his rookie season? – Earl Campbell
Trivia #3 answer: Saquon Barkley could become just the third player in NFL history to go back-to-back as Offensive Player of the Year, joining what two other running backs? Hint: Those two others three-peated the honor. – Marshall Faulk (1999-2001) and Earl Campbell (1978-1980).
Trivia #4answer: The Chicago Bears are the only NFL team that has not had a quarterback throw for 4,000 or more yards in a season. Which team has never had a quarterback throw 30 or more touchdown passes? – The Chicago Bears
Trivia #5answer: What city was the first capital of the United States? – Philadelphia (1774)
Sometimes, it’s better to be alone. Especially when you have food.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Chianti Day!
“I don’t mind
Other guys dancing with my girl
That’s fine
I know them all pretty well
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
Better leave her behind
With the kids they’re alright
The kids are alright”
The Who (The Kids Are Alright!) – Sometimes, I just need a Who-fix.
Ed's Head On Friday 