Briefly.
Her: Honey, do you love me?
Him: Yes
Her: And do you stop smoking for me?
Him: Yes
Her: And drinking too?
Him: Yes
Her: And can I manage your salary?
Him: Sure
Her: And you will never chase women?
Him: Never
Her: And will you even give your life for me?
Him: Of course. Why would I need a life like this?
“Finished with my woman because she couldn’t help me with my mind.”
Trivia #1: Who is Terry Gene Bollea?
Trivia #2: What does “N.I.B.” stand for in the hit Black Sabbath song?
On this date: July 25, 1814, English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a traveling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, named Blücher.
July 25, 1832, first railroad accident in the US, Granite Railway, Quincy, Massachusetts, kills one
July 25, 1854, Walter Hunt receives the first U.S. patent for a paper shirt collar
July 25, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant is named the first General of the Army
July 25, 1933, First Dutch live radio concert: American jazz orchestra led by Duke Ellington
July 25, 1946, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team at the 500 Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey
July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning the era of folk rock
July 25, 1969, 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers include Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors
July 25, 1997, Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos
July 25, 2019, US Justice Department announces the resumption of the use of the death penalty, scheduling five executions
“Of all the things I value most in life, I see my memories and feel their warmth and know that they are good. You know that I should.”
Go away: Rafi Devers. You hypocritical, two-faced, 1st-base-playing A-hole.
“They can put a man on the moon quite easy. While people here on earth are dying of old diseases.”
Article I’ll skip: Winona Ryder kept a bizarre memento from Christopher Walken for years.
Kiss-Cam, you’re doing it wrong: Kristin Cabot has resigned from her role as chief people officer at Astronomer, a week after a video of her cuddling up with CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert went viral on social media.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: A large, late-July heat dome will shift back and forth across a large part of the United States through the end of the month, with 100 million people or more to endure 100 F on a daily basis.
“Politicians hide themselves away, they only started the war. Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor… Yeah!”
How about Scottie Scheffler, the best golfer on the planet! He’s now one major away, the US Open, from completing the career grand slam of golf. Now get this. Next year’s US Open, to be played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, is set to complete on Sunday, June 21st. Not only does June 21st fall on Father’s Day next year, it is also Scottie’s birthday! Whoaaaa, huh?!
“Is it the end, my friend? Satan’s coming ‘round the bend. People runnin’ ‘cause they’re scared. The people better go and beware.”
Good news: A 6-year-old Florida boy who fell into a pool and started drowning was saved due to the quick-thinking heroics of a stronger – and it was all caught on camera. Surveillance video shows the young boy, named Oscar, arrive at the pool in Fort Lauderdale with an adult. He tries to jump onto a pool float, but loses his balance and falls into the pool. Roque Ivan Ocampo was passing by when he heard the screams for help and ran to assist. As Ocampo quickly takes his shoes off, he dives right in to save Oscar. – Editor’s note: OK, I get it. The guy is a hero. But he took off his shoes first???
R.I.P. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne (76) – An English singer, songwriter and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname “Prince of Darkness”. Osbourne co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals on their first eight albums, from 1970 to 1978. The band pioneered heavy metal music. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs. He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and released 13 studio albums, the first seven of which were certified multi-platinum in the United States.
Osbourne performed his final show at the Back in the Beginning concert in Birmingham on July 5, 2025, amid health issues, having announced that the concert would be his last show. Ozzy donated all of the proceeds to Parkinson’s research.
Trivia #1 answer: Who is Terry Gene Bollea? – Terry was better known as the American professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan. Hogan was widely regarded as one of the most recognized wrestling stars worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, and one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. R.I.P.
Trivia #2: What does “N.I.B.” stand for in the hit Black Sabbath song? – Nativity In Black
“Nobody wants him, they just turn their heads. Nobody helps him, now he has his revenge.”
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Talk in an Elevator Day!
“Three flecks in the sky, warn you, you’re gonna die. Storm coming, you’d better hide, from the atomic tide.”
In a major breakthrough, scientists have successfully grown human vocal cords in the lab. The results speak for themselves.
I hope you appreciate, if you realize, the aforementioned Black Sabbath lyrics throughout today’s blah-blah-blog. Ozzy and I go way back.
“Big black shape with eyes of fire
Tellin’ people their desire
Satan’s sittin’ there, he’s smilin’
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh, no, no, please, God, help me”
– Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
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