Briefly. (It didn’t turn out that way…)
“How to Remove Leaves from Your Lawn” – By Ray King
Trivia #1: What was the 1st European country to require an emergency loan as a result of the financial crisis? The country received a £1.3 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2008. – Greece, Belarus, Serbia, Iceland, Estonia, Moldova
Trivia #2: Highest career batting average as a member of the Red Sox. Put the top 6 in order of highest to lowest – Nomar Garciaparra, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Wade Boggs, Pete Runnels, Tris Speaker
Trivia #3: The medical condition “Ageusia” is the complete loss of what?
Trivia #4: Tom Brady threw touchdown passes to 98 different players. What quarterback is #2 all-time with touchdown passes to 73 different players? – Drew Brees, Steve DeBerg, Vinny Testaverde, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Drake Maye, Paul Fenlon
Trivia #5: The Atlanta Falcons’ left tackle Jake Matthews has only missed one game in his 12-year career. How many times in his career has he appeared on an injury report prior to a game? – 1, 3, 7, 11, ,14, 17, 21
On this date: October 24, 79, Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae and killing thousands.
October 24, 1601, Johannes Kepler succeeds Tycho Brahe as imperial mathematician to Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II
October 24, 1861, West Virginia secedes from Virginia
October 24, 1908, Edward Meeker hits the charts with “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”; songwriters Edward Albert Von Tilzer and Jack Norworth had yet to attend a baseball game, the 1st recording is often misattributed to singer Billy Murray
October 24, 1929, “Black Thursday”, start of stock market crash of 1929, Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 12.8%
October 24, 1946, A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket launched from White Sands, USA, takes the first photograph of Earth from outer space
October 24, 2018, Scientists confirm East Island in Hawaii, half a mile long, has been wiped out after contact with Hurricane Walaka
Do you know what’s cool? When you block a phone number on your phone and later get a message saying that the number was calling you and has actually been blocked. That’s awesome!
Go away: All those involved in the recently exposed gambling/betting scandal. Now, all of those people who once said; “sports are fixed!” can now say; “I told you so!” You think about “everything” you can bet on nowadays and I think this is jut the tip of the iceberg.
Article I’ll skip: Japan’s Kit Kat craze produced more than 200 flavors – many limited-time.
Good news: High school athletes in Massachusetts would be required to undergo cardiac tests to screen for heart conditions under a new proposal on Beacon Hill that would mandate that health insurers foot the bill for the examinations. The legislation would require public school students in grades 9-12 to complete an electrocardiogram as part of their sports physical at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year. The proposal, dubbed “Freddy’s Law,” was named after Freddy Espinal, a 17-year-old Peabody Veterans Memorial High School junior who died in September 2024 from sudden cardiac arrest during wrestling practice. Great proposal, says I.
I’ve often heard that “icy” is the easiest word to spell. Looking at it now, I see why.
Last Saturday I was watching Washington St vs. Virginia football and a commercial came on for “Marco’s Pizza.” Not Papa John, not Little Caeser’s, not Pizza Hut, not Domino’s. Who the hell is Marco?
They said it: “A win over Philadelphia would be great.” – Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations, Brad Stevens before Wednesday night’s season opener vs the Sixers, when asked what he wanted for a birthday present. Sorry Brad. I’m not sure about the Celtics. They should have won that game.
Those who know the game of hockey are already hating on the Bruins. It may be a long winter for Bruins and Celtics’ fans.
Speaking of the Bruins… Can anyone figure out the New York Football Giants? Three weeks ago, they committed 5 turnovers and lost to the now 1-6 Saints. Two weeks ago, they toppled last year’s Super Bowl champs, the Eagles, 34-17 and last Sunday, they blew a 32-point lead in losing to the Broncos. In that game, the Jints led 32-0 after three quarters only to blow the lead and the game. Going into that game, NFL teams that led by 18 or more points with 6 or fewer minutes remaining were 1,601-0! Not anymore…
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: One day, we might see glowing cities of glass scattered across the Moon’s surface, shining softly under Earth’s light. NASA is teaming up with Skyeports, a California-based company, to explore how lunar dust could be turned into massive glass spheres strong enough to live in. These futuristic, transparent habitats could become the first real homes for astronauts on the Moon.
The five second rule doesn’t work if you have a two second dog.
I am really torn in regards to this World Series. I can’t root for either team. Oh well, I guess I’ll just root for Shohei Ohtani to continue to do the ridiculous. For those of you not in the know, in his last game, he pitched 6 innings, struck out 10 batters and hit three homeruns himself. Machine-like.
Don’t be that guy. Don’t fire up a power tool before 7:00A.M., unless your nearest neighbor lives miles away.
Trivia #1 answer: What was the 1st European country to require an emergency loan as a result of the financial crisis? The country received a £1.3 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2008. – Greece, Belarus, Serbia, Iceland, Estonia, Moldova – Iceland
Trivia #2 answer: Highest career batting average as a member of the Red Sox. Put the top 6 in order of highest to lowest – Nomar Garciaparra, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Wade Boggs, Pete Runnels, Tris Speaker – Ted Williams (.344), Wade Boggs (.338), Tris Speaker (.337), Nomar Garciaparra (.323), Pete Runnels (.320), Jimmie Foxx (.320)
Trivia #3 answer: The medical condition “Ageusia” is the complete loss of what? – The complete loss of taste
Trivia #4 answer: Tom Brady threw touchdown passes to 98 different players. What quarterback is #2 all-time with touchdown passes to 73 different players? – Drew Brees, Steve DeBerg, Vinny Testaverde, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Paul Fenlon – Drew Brees
Trivia #5 answer: The Atlanta Falcons’ left tackle Jake Matthews has only missed one game in his 12-year career. How many times in his career has he appeared on an injury report prior to a game? – 1, 3, 7, 11, ,14, 17, 21 – Last week he appeared on the injury report (as ‘questionable’) for only the 11th time in his career.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Bologna Day!
Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don’t have.
Let a little more music into your life.
“Lay me on the ground
Or fly me in the sky
Show me where to look
Tell me what will I find?
What will I find?
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down
Whoa. Heaven, let your light shine down”
Collective Soul (Shine)
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