Briefly. (Though not as brief as last week)
Pilot: “Ladies & gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. If you look out the right side of the aircraft, you will notice flight 195 challenging us to a race. I’ve turned the fasten your seat belt sign back on because shit is about to get real!”
Trivia #1: Who was the last Colorado Rockies pitcher to win 20 games in a season?
Trivia #2: What was the first country to allow women to vote? – New Zealand, Spain, France, United States, Canada, Portugal, Jamaica
Trivia #3: Who won the 2005 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 2005)?
On this date: September 19, 335, Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I
September 19, 1796, George Washington’s farewell address as US President is published
September 19, 1863, Battle of Chickamauga, GA (near Chattanooga) begins; Union forces retreat after a couple days of fighting
September 19, 1888, one of the first known modern beauty contests is held in Spa, Belgium
September, 19, 1953, “Adventures of Superman” TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US
September 19, 1960, Chubby Checker’s cover version of “The Twist” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
September 19, 1988, American diver Greg Louganis hits his head on the diving board during the 3 m springboard preliminaries at the Seoul Olympics; he recovers to qualify for the final, which he wins the following day
September 19, 1990, American gangster film “Goodfellas”, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro. Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta, premieres
“But don’t ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to”
Go away: Aaron Rodgers
I just don’t like Aaron Rodgers. I’m going to see him at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. While I would never hope he leaves the field on a stretcher, I hope he is able to walk off on his own… (I wonder if he misses changing Danica’s Patrick’s oil??)
Article I’ll skip: Belichick’s girlfriend reportedly lost a spot on Dancing with the Stars due to too many demands
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: X Square Robot just introduced Quanta X2, a highly advanced robotic butler designed for dexterity and versatility. Alongside the robot, it unveiled Wall-OSS, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model meant to power robots that can adapt to unpredictable real-world tasks. These big reveals come with a major funding boost of around $100 million in Series A+ backing led by Alibaba Cloud, with participation from HongShan, INCE Capital, Meituan, Legend Star and Legend Capital.
Artificial Intelligence. Let me tell you, that will never compensate for Natural Stupidity.
The Red Sox are killin’ me. (I love it!)
Good news: The “potentially hazardous” asteroid 2025 FA22 flew past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The space rock was previously predicted to have a slim chance of impacting our planet in 2089, temporarily earning it the top spot on a major risk list.
You know those movies “Godzilla”, War of the Gargantua’s”, Jurassic Park”? How do they know what the dinosaurs sounded like? Are there audio clips out there somewhere??
Trivia #1 answer: Who was the last Colorado Rockies pitcher to win 20 games in a season? – They have never had one
Trivia #2: What was the first country to allow women to vote? – New Zealand, Spain, France, United States, Canada, Portugal, Jamaica – New Zealand (1893)
Trivia #3: Who won the 2005 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 2005)? – Carolina Hurricanes (NHL), San Antonio Spurs (NBA), Chicago White Sox (MLB), New England Patriots (NFL)
Old age is when it takes you longer to get over a good time than to have it.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Argh, argh, aaaaargh)
Chubby Checker (The Twist)
Bonus! (Great tune!)
“Now, when I talked to God I knew he’d understand
He said, ‘Stick by my side and I’ll be your guiding hand’”
Fleetwood Mac (Oh Well)
Ed's Head On Friday 