Briefly.
Salesman: “The car you’re interested in can sit six people without any problems.”
Me: “I don’t think I know six people without any problems.”
Trivia #1: For you puckheads out there… In terms of hockey equipment, what does CCM stand for?
Trivia #2: What is “Mc” on the Periodic Table?
Trivia #3: Which country produces more major leaguers (MLB) per capita than any other country in the world? – Cuba, Curacao. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Lawrence, Venezuela, Mexico
The biggest lie going… Sorry, my phone was on silent.
On this date: March 6, 1079, Persian polymath Omar Khayyam completes the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a precise 33-year intercalation cycle and the basis for the Persian calendar still in use today
March 6, 1831, Edgar Allan Poe court-martialed and dismissed from West Point military academy for gross neglect of duty and disobedience of orders
March 6, 1836, Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting, 1,500 to 3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182 to 257 Texans, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett
March 6, 1857, Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules African Americans cannot be US citizens
March 6, 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society
March 6, 1899, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is patented by Felix Hoffman at the German company Bayer
March 6, 1965, The Temptations’ single “My Girl” reaches #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart; written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
March 6, 2000, Long-time Boston Bruin defenseman Ray Bourque is traded to the Colorado Avalanche
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: See trivia question #2.
Good news: A sign of the times. In Rhode Island, Joseph Boutros, 21, was found unconscious in a snow-covered vehicle while charging his phone and later died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Speaking of golf, within 12 hours of the announcement of Travis Kelce’s inclusion in the Pebble Beach Pro Am, $60,000 worth of tickets were sold. No, Taylor Swift did not show up to watch.
Did you see the PGA’s Shane Lowry crapped his pants last Sunday and blow his big lead? Now, I like Lowry, there’s just something calming to watch a pro golfer collapse like that.
Article I’ll skip: Mother charged in Cleveland case after daughters found in buried suitcases.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Sargassum seaweed is on the rise— and yes, you guessed it, yet again — just in time for spring break. The sea blob is making its way to popular beach destinations, continuing a decades-long pattern. An estimated 9.5 million tons of sargassum is moving toward the Caribbean and Florida beaches, with heavy amounts already reported in parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Florida Keys.
Think about it. Even the smallest whale is as big as a whale.
Trivia #1 answer: For you puckheads out there… In terms of hockey equipment, what does CCM stand for? – Canada Cycle and Motor Company.
Trivia #2: What is “Mc” on the Periodic Table? – Moscovium. Moscovium is an extremely radioactive element: its most stable known isotope, moscovium-290, has a half-life of only 0.65 seconds. Trivia #3: Which country produces more major leaguers (MLB) per capita than any other country in the world? – Cuba, Curacao. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Lawrence, Venezuela, Mexico – Curacao
Stupid questions asked at the bar: “Would you like a large or small?” and “Would you like an extra shot for a buck?”
If you’ve never had a bad time in your life, just keep living…
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Spray Tanning Day!
Are you thirsty? Come on downtown this afternoon and I’ll try to help with that.
“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it’s cold outside I’ve got the month of May
I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)”
The Temptations (My Girl)
Ed's Head On Friday 