Briefly.
I lost three fingers on my left hand and asked the doctor if I’d still be able to write. He said; “Maybe, but I wouldn’t count on it.”
Trivia #1: Who was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1975?
Trivia #2: Who won the 2022 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 2022)
Trivia #3: What is Ds on the Periodic Table of Elements?
On this date: November 21, 164 BC – Judas Maccabeus recaptures Jerusalem and rededicates the Second Temple during the Maccabean Revolt, commemorated since as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
November 21, 1787, Future US president Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar aged 20
November 21, 1902, 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0
November 21, 1905, Physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein”s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?” His general theory of relativity introduces the equation E = mc²
November 21, 1931, Horror film “Frankenstein” is released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster, directed by James Whale and based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”
November 21, 1949, Bill Veeck sells MLB Cleveland Indians for $22 million, to fund his divorce settlement
November 21, 1976, Sports action film “Rocky,” directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Sylvester Stallone, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1977)
November 21, 2013, “Happy” single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)
I heard my first Christmas tune of the season last Friday, in a CVS pharmacy, 41 days before Christmas.
Go away: Kevin Spacey (again)
The baseball season is over but one more shout out to Shohei Ohtani. The two-way Ohtani was a unanimous winner for his third straight MVP (two straight in the NL) and fourth in the last five years. No other player in history has been voted MVP unanimously multiple times; Ohtani has been unanimous every time.
Article I’ll skip: NASA’s Perseverance rover discovers shiny object scientists say isn’t native to Mars
Parenting, you’re doing it wrong. A California mother and father were convicted on Tuesday of stabbing and decapitating their 13-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, then forcing their two younger children to look at the bodies.
The wealthy oceanfront town of Carmel, California, has banned pickleball in its public park after residents complained that the constant sound of paddles striking balls was too noisy. The Carmel City Council voted earlier this month to permanently prohibit the sport at Forest Hill Park, the only public pickleball location within city limits, marking the first such ban in the state.
Good news: Hooters is making a comeback, and its new owners are updating its menu and changing the image that once defined the restaurant chain. Original Hooters LLC, the founders and original investors behind the very first Hooters restaurant, acquired Hooters of America during its bankruptcy restructuring earlier this year. The group now plans to return the chain “to its roots as a local beach-themed hangout.”
Jeez, Ed, grow up.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Jordyn Brooks led the Dolphins with 20 tackles in their win over the Commanders making him the first Miami player with at least two games of 16-plus tackles since Hall of Famer Zach Thomas in 2006.
If you boil a funny bone, if becomes a laughing stock. That’s humerus.
Trivia #1 answer: Who was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1975? – Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota Vikings)
Trivia #2 answer: Who won the 2022 championships in the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NFL (Super Bowl played in 2022) – Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Golden State Warriors (NBA), Houston Astros (MLB), Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
Trivia #3 answer: What is Ds on the Periodic Table of Elements? – Darmstadtium (named after Darmstadt, Germany, where the element was first produced.)
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Gingerbread Cookie Day!
Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience, worst days give you lessons and the best days give you memories.
I met a girl who runs a battery kiosk in a local park. So basically, she sells C cells by the seesaw.
“It might seem crazy what I’m about to say
Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break
I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don’t care, baby, by the way”
Pharrell Williams (Happy)
Ed's Head On Friday 