Briefly.
Instead of “WTF!”, try saying “By what ungodly sequence of events hath this calamity transpired?”
Trivia #1: (Ghost) Riders in the Sky, covered by more than one hundred artists, was originally written by whom? – Stan Jones, Vaughn Monroe, Burl Ives, Outlaws, The Blue Brothers, The Ramrods
Trivia #2: What recording artist once went by the name Davie Jones?
Trivia #3: Who is the only goaltender to have his name appear on the Stanley Cup as the captain of a Cup-winning team? – Charlie Gardiner, Jacques Plante, Terry Sawchuk, Patrick Roy, Tim Thomas, Kippy Manseau
On this date: June 5, 70, Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
June 5, 1661, Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
June 5, 1806, 1st trotter to break 3-minute mile (Yankee)
June 5, 1876, Bananas become popular in the US while being featured at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
June 5, 1917, 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I
June 5, 1944, After receiving favorable weather reports, General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion on June 6
June 5, 2019, On average, people ingest 50,000 pieces of microplastic a year and breathe in a similar amount, according to first-ever such study published in journal “Environmental Science and Technology”
June 5, 2024, World’s only surviving wild horse, the Przewalski’s Horse, is returned to the Golden Steppe of Kazakhstan for the first time in over 200 years
WTF! (I knew I couldn’t do it…)
Go away: Red Sox interim third base coach, Chad Epperson. The other night, Epperson was standing on the field of play as he waved around Wilyer Abreu. Bizarre. As an article I read stated: “I’m gonna go ahead and echo what the announcers all said here and say that I have never, in my life, seen a third base coach do that. Not once. Not in Little League. Not in travel ball. Not in high school. Not on the worst D-III college baseball team in the country. Never. (Fast fact: It’s not illegal)
The Red Sox really do suck.
Speaking of the Red Sox. The yankees’ Aaron Judge has a stress fracture in his rib. Awww…
Article I’ll skip: Super Bowl Champion’s wife, Ciara, has emotional message after retirement announcement (This pertains to Russell Wilson and ‘no’, I don’t care what she has to say)
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: See above, on average, people ingest 50,000 pieces of microplastic a year and breathe in similar amount, according to first-ever such study published in journal “Environmental Science and Technology”
Times flies, so have fun. This year is the 30th anniversary of The Penta Memorial Golf Tournament, my 38th wedding anniversary, my fantasy football league’s 40th season and my 45th high school reunion. Man, time flies!
BTW, you can check out all things Penta (donate?) at www.birdease.com/ThePenta. Shameless plug, yes. Thanks in advance…
And next Friday is Penta Day! Don’t expect much, if anything, here.
Good news: So, Myles Garrett goes to the Rams but… the Patriots and Drake Maye got AJ Brown. That’s big!
OK, so I didn’t watch much of game 1 of the NHL finals but game 2, last night, was pretty entertaining. And I have to admit, I also watched quite a bit of the NBA game 1. Hey, it’s the finals…
Speaking of which, local Sean McDonough is an excellent play-by-play guy. Also, NHL-wise, I’ve liked Steve Levy since his days on SportsCenter. Still great!
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The Chicago Bears have made it clear to the NFL on multiple occasions, including late last month at an NFL meeting in Orlando, they are leaving the city and will build a new stadium either in Arlington Heights, Illinois, or in Hammond, Indiana.
Don’t be that guy! You know… that guy!
Trivia #1 answer: Trivia #1: (Ghost) Riders in the Sky, covered by more than one hundred artists, was originally written by whom? – Stan Jones, Vaughn Monroe, Burl Ives, Outlaws, The Blue Brothers, The Ramrods – Stan Jones
Trivia #2 answer: What recording artist once went by the name Davie Jones? – David Bowie
Trivia #3 answer: Who is the only goaltender to have his name appear on the Stanley Cup as the captain of a Cup-winning team? – Charlie Gardiner, Jacques Plante, Terry Sawchuk, Patrick Roy, Tim Thomas, Kippy Manseau – Charlie Gardiner (Chicago Blackhawks, 1934)
Come on downtown and visit me this afternoon. I’ll serve you and we’ll have a grand old time!
That’s a terrible idea. What time?
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Cheese Day!
“And all at once
You’re ready to hang it up
‘Cause things didn’t turn out
The way you planned, no
And all your friends
They calling you a fool
‘Cause you don’t know
A good thing when you’ve
Got it in your hand”
Pablo Cruise (What’cha Gonna Do)
Bonus!
Ed's Head On Friday 