Briefly. (As some of you like to point out, I do my best proofreading after I post. Thank you very much!)
A man was injured while playing peek-a-boo. He’s currently in the ICU.
Trivia #1: What year featured the first night game in World Series history? – No multiple choice
Trivia #2: Who holds the record for at-bats in a single ALCS (36)? – Ricky Henderson, Jose Altuve, Bernie Williams, Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon
Trivia #3: What singer was called the “Empress of the Blues?” – Bessie Smith, Eva Taylor, Edith Wilson, Ma Rainey, Mildred Bailey
Trivia #4: Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963, the first computer mouse was made from what material?
Trivia #5: On November 1st, The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, will soon close. That leaves just one U.S. location with a Guinness brewery. Where is it located? (I guess if you know it, you know it)
On this date: October 9, 768, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are both crowned King of the Franks
October 9, 1410, Earliest mention of Prague’s astronomical clock, the world’s oldest still in operation, built by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel
October 9, 1665, Drivers of death carts in London would go street-to-street extolling people to “bring out your dead” at the height of the London plague outbreak in 1665
October 9, 1855, American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
October 9, 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program that would become the Manhattan Project
October 9, 1988, Dennis Eckersley is the first to save all four games in a championship series
October 9, 2022, Brightest cosmic explosion ever seen: a gamma-ray burst 2.4 billion light-years away, believed to be a massive star collapsing to form a black hole in a 1-in-10,000-year event – Editor’s note: “…believed to be …” Ya, OK
Go away: The Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Judge, who played as many innings for the New York Yankees as I did this postseason, sent the front office a clear message after Wednesday’s ALDS loss to the Tampa Bay Rays …”We’re the Yankees. I feel like they [the front office] should go all-in and do what they need to do. If we’ve got holes, if it’s finding certain players or personnel, whatever we need, you’ve got to go out there and get it.” Hey, here’s an idea, Aaron. How about they bring in some guys who can actually get on the field to help?!
Stop complaining: Unless you are in the path of hurricane Isaias. If you are, best of luck to you and yours.
Well, the Red Sox season is over but, so is the Yankees’. I find peace in that.
DYK: Nearly half of Americans spend less than two hours outdoors in an entire week!
Article I’ll skip: Numbers reveal what (Caitlin) Clark’s absence means for the WNBA playoff viewership
Honeymoon, you’re doing it wrong. An Iranian anti-regime protester was hanged at dawn Oct. 5 inside Isfahan Central Prison, just hours after marrying his imprisoned fiancée over a jail phone line.
Good news: Just a couple of weeks ago, the New England Patriots’ Mack Hollins welcomed more than 100 Special Olympics athletes from Lynn, Boston and Hockomock for an unforgettable Unified Game Day! Athletes had a chance to learn from, play alongside and hang out with Hollins and other players from the Patriots, creating plenty of big plays and even bigger memories together.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Meta launched Muse, its new AI agent, earlier this month — and it’s already claiming to help some consumers save money. At the 2026 Meta Connect conference, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang spoke about Muse’s ability to shop for products online, manage travel plans, save money on insurance costs, negotiate utility bills, and more. Now, he’s challenging people to use Muse to save them $1,000 in what he’s dubbed the #MuseMoneyChallenge on X. With the agent’s help, users can do everything from create a budget to cancel unused subscriptions. I’ll admit, I’m intrigued.
Go out today and be the best version of yourself… unless you’re a jerk.
Trivia #1 answer: What year featured the first night game in World Series history? – 1971
Trivia #2 answer: Who holds the record for at-bats in a single ALCS (36)? – Ricky Henderson, Jose Altuve, Bernie Williams, Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon – Bernie Williams in 2004.
Trivia #3: What singer was called the “Empress of the Blues?” – Bessie Smith, Eva Taylor, Edith Wilson, Ma Rainey, Mildred Bailey – Bessie Smith
Trivia #4 answer: Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963, the first computer mouse was made from what material? – It was made from wood
Trivia #5 answer: On November 1st, The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, will soon close. That leaves just one U.S. location with a Guinness brewery. Where is it located? (I guess if you know it, you know it) – Chicago, IL
I’m not saying that I’m the glue that holds this shit-show together. But I am saying that I’m the only one who knows where the glue is.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Moldy Cheese Day!
“Hail (Hail), what’s the matter with your head, yeah
Hail (Hail), what’s the matter with your mind
And your sign an-a, oh-oh-oh
Hail (Hail), nothin’ the matter with your head
Baby find it, come on and find it
Hail, with it, baby, ’cause you’re fine
And you’re mine, and you look so divine”
Redbone (Come And Get Your Love)
