Briefly.
Sometimes elevator music can be so uplifting. Other times, it can really bring you down.
Hey, throw me a bone here, will ya? As mentioned in the past, just a few hundred thousand (or so) more hits and I could make some money off of this blog. Give me a “like”, share with friends, relatives, convicted felons. Get the word out!
Trivia #1: The Toronto Maple Leaf’s Austin Matthews scored his 6th hat trick of the season the other night, joining the list of players with 6 or more hat tricks in any one season. The record is 10. Which player does NOT have 6 or more hat tricks in one season? – Brett Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy, Darryl Sittler, Joe Malone, Alexander Mogilny
Trivia #2: Besides Brad Marchand, name the NHL player with, thru their first 1,000 games, >=375 goals, >=500 assists, >=300 +/-, >= 1,000 penalty minutes.
Trivia #3: What was the name of Boston’s first “football” club, cited as one of the first football clubs established anywhere outside of England? They were undefeated for most of their seasons between 1862-1867.
Trivia #4: Who is Ian Anderson?
Trivia #5: How long did the Battle at the Alamo last? – 3 days, 7 days, 9 days, 11 days, 13 days, 17 days?
Trivia #6: In 1906, Tommy Burns beat Marvin Hart for the heavyweight boxing title. How many rounds did the fight last? – 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20?
Six trivia questions???
Why aren’t the Toronto Maple Leafs the Toronto Maple Leaves?
Giddy-up you “football” fans. As you soccerheads should already know, Boston is one of 11 US cities to be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“Jump up, look around, find yourself some fun…”
On this date: February 23, 1836, the Battle at the Alamo began.
February 23, 1945, US Marines raised the American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Pulitzer prize-winning photo which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture.
Go away: D-I-N-K-S. You know, those people who don’t wipe the snow off the roof of their car thinking, “the highway is right down the road. I’ll just hit the gas and let it blow off.” You know those people who leave their shopping cart where they park instead of walking it over to the caddie. I hope you’re not that guy/gal! I would think my readers are on a different level.
They said it: “It’s way beyond ironic that a place called “The Holy Land” is the location of the fiercest, most deeply felt hatred in the world.” – Comedian George Carlin
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: It can be a “blockbuster” hurricane season, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn, as all of the ingredients are coming together for explosive tropical development in the Atlantic this year. “Can be…” They can say this every year and if it is a mild season, so what? If they are correct, they are geniuses. Spare me, please, these buffoons.
Stop complaining: Postal workers in the Dallas area have been experiencing an uptick in armed robberies and assaults, and conditions have gotten so bad that federal authorities have opened an investigation. Around 2,000 letter carriers have been victims of armed robberies since 2020.
5 of the last 6 Boston Bruins games have gone to OT. The results? Shootout win, Non-OT loss, OT loss, Shootout win, OT win, OT loss. BTW, NHL overtime sucks. Jut sayin’.
Conversely, the Celtics have won 7 in a row while averaging 126 points during that stretch. “Shoot!”
Selfie, you’re doing it wrong. A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall and chain-link fencing to enter a lion enclosure at Sri Venkateswara zoological park in Tirupati, India, to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Lawmakers in New York City are pushing a ban on Tide Pods, made by Procter & Gamble, and other single-use laundry detergent products in the name of climate consciousness.
Article I’ll skip: Insiders why explain why Princess Kate, Meghan Markle will never be friends. (Why do people care about these people??)
Good news: A suspected Florida child molester whose alleged victims included his own granddaughter has been captured days after his family teamed up with “America’s Most Wanted” to raise awareness about the case.
Me: “I’m surprised at how winded I am by this exercise.” Personal trainer: “That was the tour of the gym.”
R.I.P. Chuck Mawhinney (75) – The marine from Lakeview, Oregon, recorded 103 confirmed kills in Vietnam over the span of 16 months in 1968 and 1969. By the time he returned home, he’d also been credited with another 216 “probable kills,” a classification for incidents in which the act of confirming a kill in an active war zone would jeopardize safety.
Trivia #1 answer: The Toronto Maple Leaf’s Austin Matthews scored his 6th hat trick of the season the other night, joining the list of players with 6 or more hat tricks in any one season. The record is 10. Which player does NOT have 6 or more hat tricks in one season? – Brett Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy, Darryl Sittler, Joe Malone, Alexander Mogilny – Darryl Sittler only had 5
Trivia #2 answer: Besides Brad Marchand, name the NHL player with, thru their first 1,000 games, >=375 goals, >=500 assists, >=300 +/-, >= 1,000 penalty minutes. – The answer is no one!
Trivia #3: What was the name of Boston’s first “football” club, cited as one of the first football clubs established anywhere outside of England? They were undefeated for most of its seasons between 1862-1867. – The Oneida Football Club
Trivia #4 answer: Who is Ian Anderson? – Ian is the originator and, since its creation in 1967, the only remaining member of the band “Jethro Tull.” DYK: Jethro Tull, nothing to do with the band, was an eighteenth century English agricultural engineer who invented the seed drill.
Trivia #5 answer: How long did the Battle at the Alamo last? – 3 days, 7 days, 9 days, 11 days, 13 days, 17 days? – It lasted 13 days
Trivia #6 answer: In 1906, Tommy Burns beat Marvin Hart for the heavyweight boxing title. How many rounds did the fight last? – 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20? – The fight last 20 rounds!
Sometimes, my greatest accomplishment is just keeping my mouth shut.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Banana Bread Day!
“Feeling alone
The army’s up the road
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea
Aqualung my friend
Don’t you start away uneasy
Your poor old sot, you see, it’s only me.”
– Jethro Tull (Aqualung)
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