Briefly.
Many years ago, cowboys would hang a lantern on their saddles at night so they could find the trail when they were far from home. This was early Saddle Light Navigation.
Trivia #1: Which one of the following was NOT in the inaugural class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees on January 23, 1986 – Buddy Holly, John Hammond, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles
Trivia #2: In what city was the first MLB game played under the lights? – Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, New York, Cincinnati
Trivia #3: Who is Ben DiNucci?
What do you call a magician who has lost his magic? Ian.
On this date: January 23, 393, Roman Emperor Theododius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
January 23, 1368, In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that lasts for three centuries
January 23, 1556, Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000 in Shaanxi Province, China
January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the US to earn a medical degree, graduating from New York’s Geneva Medical College
January 23, 1943, Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time
January 23, 1957, Wham-O Company acquires rights to the “Pluto Platter” plastic flying disc toy from inventor Walter Frederick Morrison; they rename it “Frisbee” in 1958 as a nod to the Frisbie Pie Company, whose empty tins were tossed by Yale University students (including Morrison) in the 1930s
January 23, 2016, 8 museum workers from Egyptian Museum, Cairo referred for prosecution for reattaching Tutankhamun’s beard with inappropriate glue
Go away: Rules Experts. I mean. Who are these buffoons?
Stop complaining: Unless you were scheduled on one of the nearly 1,300 flights canceled across the country through Saturday, as a sprawling winter storm that is set to blast more than 40 states from Arizona to Maine, makes its way across the U.S. Thousands of more flights are expected to be canceled into early next week.
Don’t be that guy. Don’t make a Super Bowl prediction one week only to get it incorrect, then make a new prediction the following week.
Well, last week I said “Patriots/49ers Super Bowl.” This week? Patriots/Seahawks.
DYK: Last Sunday’s Patriots/Broncos game (the AFC divisional round playoff game) was the most-watched event in ESPN history! That dates back to when ESPN started televising NFL games in 1987.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Both NFL conference championship games feature a coach Sean vs. a coach Mike.
Article I’ll skip: Hoosier QB’s comments on love life resurface after national championship win.
Lesser-known Knights of the Round Table. The knight who showed up unexpectedly: Sir Prize
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: An Oklahoma teenager is behind bars after allegedly calling 911 to tell authorities he stabbed his brother to death after becoming “enraged” over a video game. Oklahoma City police were called to the scene of a domestic stabbing. When they arrived, officers learned two brothers, 19-year-old William Spencer and 25-year-old Nicholas Spencer, were reportedly playing video games when William Spencer became angry and allegedly stabbed his brother.
Abducting a woman, you’re doing it wrong. Police have ruled a Florida man’s actions self-defense after he shot a felon who allegedly attempted to abduct his wife. Nicholas Palomo, a 36-year-old felon who had previously gone to prison for kidnapping and other crimes, attempted to abduct a woman who was walking her dog in Bradenton, Florida, on New Year’s Day. The woman managed to run away from Palomo’s car and warned her husband, who went outside to confront Palomo. Palomo began acting in a threatening way before advancing towards the husband. That’s when he allegedly opened fire on Palomo.
Chess teaches us about life: Only the female piece can do whatever she likes.
Trivia #1 answer: Which one of the following was NOT in the inaugural class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees on January 23, 1986 – Buddy Holly, John Hammond, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles – Muddy Waters had to wait until 1987
Trivia #2 answer: In what city was the first MLB game played under the lights? – Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, New York, Cincinnati – In a game where the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati
Trivia #3 answer: Who is Ben DiNucci? – Ben was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad a few days ago and will serve as the team’s third-string quarterback on Sunday vs. the Patriots
There are no atheists in foxholes.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Pie Day! (As opposed to ‘Pi’ Day on March 14)
It’s a wonderful life.
“You must take the A train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the A train
You’ll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem
Hurry, get on, now it’s coming
Listen to those rails a-humming
All aboard, get on the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem”
Duke Ellington (Take the A Train)
Ed's Head On Friday 