Briefly, ya.
Fun fact: I do my best proofreading after I post.
Studies show that people with high IQs tend to be lazy, or something like that. I didn’t read the whole article.
Good luck to everyone in Helene’s path.
Trivia #1: What MLB plyer has the most all-star starts in left field?
Trivia #2: What is a loonlet?
Trivia #3: On September 17, in what year, did the physics journal Annalen der Physik publish Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc²? – 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915
On this date: September 27, 1290, an earthquake in the Gulf of Chihli (Bohai Sea) near China, reportedly kills 100,000 people.
September 27, 1822, French scholar Jean-François Champollion announces he has deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics using the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone is considered one of the most famous objects in the British Museum.
September 27, 2006, the Boston Red Sox honor former player Johnny Pesky by officially naming Fenway Park’s right-field foul pole “Pesky’s Pole”
NFL kickoffs stink! Period!
Go away: Helene
DYK: Since taking the reins at Berkshire in the mid-1960’s, Warren Buffet has overseen an aggregate return in his company’s Class A shares of more than 5,400,000%. Comparatively, the S&P 500 has increased in value, including dividends, by around 37,000% over the same span.
DYK, part deux: “Fridgescaping”, it’s a thing. The viral art of “decorating” the inside of a refrigerator as if it’s a room in a home. Huh?
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox are 31-97. Make that 31-104! Make that 32-109. Make that 36-117. 39-120
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The market for AI-related hardware and software is expected to grow between 40% and 55% annually, reaching between $780 billion and $990 billion by 2027. Says an analyst, “We were astonished to see the rate at which, for example, the number of companies spending over $100 million in their annual IT budget alone on AI and with large enterprises, that’s doubled. Critically, it’s across the board, with smaller enterprises doubling their spend.”
Article I’ll skip: Jim Cantore switches his hurricane Helene location & people are freaking out.
Article I would have read, if it wasn’t a video: Harvard medical student shares ‘fascinating’ results after eating 720 eggs in a month. (Video, I can’t be bothered)
Trivia #1 answer: What MLB plyer has the most all-star starts in left field? – Ted Williams
Trivia #2 answer: What is a loonlet? – A loonlet is a baby loon. Duh!
Trivia #3 answer: On September 17, in what year, did the physics journal Annalen der Physik publish Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc²? – 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915 – September 27, 1905
They said it: “He’s listed as day-to-day, but then again, aren’t we all.” – The late, great Vin Scully
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Chocolate Milk Day!
“You don’t have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind
Honey you oughta know
Now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line
I wanna know what you’re doin’ after the show”
Foreigner (Hot Blooded)
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