Briefly.
I overheard a couple of jerks in a bar last night saying they wouldn’t feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman. What a pair of sexist a-holes. I mean, it’s not as if she’d have to reverse the thing.
Trivia #1: ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky played his college football where? – UCONN, Rutgers, UMASS, URI, George Mason, UNH, Dartmouth
Trivia #2: What was the first capital of the United States?
On this date: July 31, 432, St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
July 31, 1498, Christopher Columbus is the first European to discover the island of Trinidad on his third voyage
July 31, 1853, First nighttime surgery performed at Lychakiv Hospital in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) using new kerosene oil lamps invented by Ignacy Lukasiewicz
July 31, 1893, Gaelic League is founded by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill in order to encourage Irish people to speak the language and take a greater interest in their culture
July 31, 1988, Last Playboy club in the US closes in Lansing, Michigan
July 31, 2012, Michael Phelps becomes the greatest medal winner in Olympic history as part of the winning American 4 x 200 m freestyle relay team in London, earning his 19th career Olympic medal and 15th overall gold (That’s a lotta medals)
July 31, 2023, City of Phoenix, Arizona, experiences a high temperature of 108°F (42.2°C), ending a heat record of 31 consecutive days of temperatures at or above 110°F (43.3°C) – (That’s a lotta hot!)
Wife: Shouting from upstairs; do you ever get a shooting pain across your body, like someone’s got a voodoo doll on you and they’re stabbing it.
Husband: No…
Wife: How about now?
Don’t be that guy: At least make an effort.
Go away: Fauci. Gahd, get your face off my television.
Ruh-roh. Older adults who take five or more prescription medications face a significantly higher risk of death compared to those taking fewer drugs. The research highlights the growing concern over polypharmacy, the medical term for taking five or more daily prescriptions, and its long-term effects on aging populations. (Looks as though I’m OK as it refers to “older adults” as age 65. Phew!)
Article I’ll skip: Hidden in plain sight: Scientist discover ‘demon’ catfish tucked away in cave
Circus act, you’re doing it wrong: A circus performer at the Orange Conty Fair (New York) was airlifted to a hospital after his colleague missed her target and hit him in the neck with an arrow while performing.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Regulators OK ESPN’s deal for NFL Network, RedZone rights from NFL. (Really, blah, blah, blah. The bottom line is, we will be paying more to watch less.)
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Multiple eyewitnesses say a fight between dueling 15U parents from Texas and Louisiana boiled over into an all-out fistfight at a so-called World Series event in Laurel, MS. Children could be heard screaming. Some cried. One even took what is believed to be a cleat and threw it at a parent.
Crying won’t help you, praying won’t do you no good.
Trivia #1 answer: ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky played his college football where? – UCONN, Rutgers, UMASS, URI, George Mason, UNH, Dartmouth – He played at UCONN (2001-2004)
Trivia #2 answer: What was the first capital of the United States? – New York City.
Peace, love and bacon!
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Avocado Day!
I hope you’ve all had a great July. If you haven’t, then go ahead and light it up today!
“And where do we go from here?
Which is a way that’s clear?
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
(James Dean)”
David Essex (Rock On)
Bonus!
Ed's Head On Friday 