Tag: new-england-patriots

Briefly.

My wife and I started role playing in the bedroom. Her go-to is “sexy librarian” where I have to sit quietly in the corner while she reads a book.

Trivia #1: Who is Chase Garbers?
Trivia #2: Last Friday, the Red Sox had 3 different players <= 24 years-old hit a homerun in the same game since 1987: Ellis Burks, Mike Greenwell and who?
Trivia #3: On April 26, 1912, the first homerun was hit at Fenway Park. Who hit it? – Casey Hageman, Tris Speaker, Hugh Bradley, Duffy Lewis, Ray Collins
Trivia #4: What is the dirtiest river in the U.S.? – Mississippi, Ohio, Calcasieu, Tennessee, Cuyahoga, Red River

On this date: April 26, 1983, Stanford quarterback John Elway is the first pick in the NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts  
April 26, 1994, physicists announce first evidence of the top quark subatomic particle.

Speaking of the NFL draft last night, the biggest winner appears to be Bill Belichick. Why? Bill was not hired during the offseason by the Atlanta Falcons who pulled a big head-scratcher by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix with the 8^th overall pick. Not only had they signed quarterback Kirk Cousins a few months earlier to a $180M contract, but Penix has torn his right ACL twice, once in 2018 and once in 2020 with Indiana, and he had a clavicle fracture in 2019 and an A/C joint separation in 2021. What?!

Miami’s 1^st round selection, Demeioun “Chop” Robinson, got his nickname as a child. He was 14 lbs at birth and his mother called him “Porkchop.” He didn’t like that so he cut it down to “Chop.”

Go away: Gisele. Oh, poor Gisele. Everyone wants to take her picture. Poor Gisele.

This just in, the PGA’s Scottie Scheffler is pretty good. After winning yet again last week, Scheffler now has 35 top 10 finishes in his last 51 PGA tournaments.

April 2024 is Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month.

There is no shame in taking the senior discount. If you have to be older, use it to your advantage.

Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: On April 26, 1994, physicists announce first evidence of the top quark subatomic particle.

Playoff NBA still can’t hang with playoff NHL.

Speaking of the Celtics, here’s a fun fact. The Celtics had more 30-point leads during the regular season than they had 10-point deficits. (They trailed by 10+ points Wednesday night. DOH!)

We need home court/ice advantage this, we need home court/ice advantage that. In the last 16 playoff games at the Garden, the Celtics are 4-7 and the Bruins are 1-4.

This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Researchers are warning that facial recognition technologies are “more threatening than previously thought” and pose “serious challenges to privacy” after a study found that artificial intelligence can be successful in predicting a person’s political orientation based on images of expressionless faces. 

Heckling, you’re doing it right! Finn Turlington, who turned 18 in February, was heckled on the basketball court at his school. In an effort to taunt him, an opposing team passed around nude modeling photos of Turlington’s supermodel mother, Christy. (Hmmm, when’s the next game??)

Former Detroit Lions’ wide receiver Calvin “Megatron” Johnson got a bigger ovation at the draft last night than former Detroit running back Barry Sanders. If kids only knew…

Drake Maye. Meh

And Roger Godell was booed mercilessly every time he stepped to the podium. Ya, I grinned each time.

Shoot me. Bill Belichick has been tabbed to be a “a regular recurring part of” the “ManningCast,” where Peyton and Eli Manning dissect “Monday Night Football” in real time. I’d love to watch/listen to Belichick but those two make my skin crawl.

The United Football League (UFL) – 5 things to watch for in week 4. Oh, so I guess the season started??

Good news: By the time you read next Friday’s blog, Mel Kiper will have disappeared from our lives as he does every year after the NFL draft.

Many regions across the United States experienced “record-breaking high temperatures” in 2023 due to extreme heat, according to the CDC. Emergency room visits due to heat-related illness peaked in several regions in the U.S. and remained elevated for a prolonged duration compared to visits between 2018 and 2022.

Protesting, you’re doing it wrong. The man who set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump’s hush money trial was being held has been pronounced dead. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Florida, died Friday night from his severe burns after lighting himself on fire earlier in the day inside Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.

Article I’ll skip: Zac Brown Band founding member on technology that scares him to death.

Trivia #1 answer: Who is Chase Garbers? – Garbers is the starting quarterback for the UFL’s San Antonio Brahmas
Trivia #2 answer: Last Friday, the Red Sox had 3 different players <= 24 years-old hit a homerun in the same game since 1987: Ellis Burks, Mike Greenwell and who? – Sam Horn
Trivia #3 answer: On April 26, 1912, the first homerun was hit at Fenway Park. Who hit it? – Casey Hageman, Tris Speaker, Hugh Bradley, Duffy Lewis, Ray Collins – Hugh Bradley
Trivia #4 answer: What is the dirtiest river in the U.S.? – Mississippi, Ohio, Calcasieu, Tennessee, Cuyahoga, Red River – The Ohio River (a lifeline for six states, the river battles a relentless foe: industrial pollution.)

Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.

Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)

Happy National Help a Horse Day!

90% of a relationship is figuring out where to eat.

“Keep on smilin’ through the rain, laughin’ at the pain
Rollin’ with the changes til the sun comes out again
Keep on smilin’ through the rain, laughin’ at the pain
Rollin’ with the changes, singin’ this refrain”

– Wet Willie (Keep on Smilin’)

If you’re too busy to watch this nearly 12 minute video, turn it up, listen and go about your business. Otherwise, enjoy and keep on smilin’.

Briefly.

That awkward moment between never drinking again and noon.

Trivia #1: The Patriots and Red Sox both finished last in their divisions, in the same year, for just the 2^nd time in the 64 years they both existed. The other year was 1992. Who were the Red Sox manager and Patriots coach in 1992?
Trivia #2: Who was Charles F. Dowd?
Trivia #3: What happened on this day in 1997 in Patriots history?
Trivia #4: All players, in their first 30 games of a season, in the 3-point era, with… PTS ≥ 500 AST ≥ 150 TRB ≥ 100 BLK ≥ 35 STL ≥ 35 2P% ≥ .475 3P% ≥ .400 FT% ≥ .800 – Larry Bird and ???

Go away: NFL referees

For Sale, Chris.

I’m opening a gym called “Resolutions.” It will have exercise equipment for the first two weeks and then it turns into a bar for the rest of the year.

Are you ready for some football! 20 NFL teams remain in playoff contention entering the final weekend of the season, tying the record set in 2006.

Not for nothing, but the Indy/Houston game tomorrow night is a playoff game as are several games on Sunday. Let the snow fall, shovel later.

On this date: January 5, 1886, the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.
January 5, 1971, the Globetrotters lose 100-99 to the NJ Reds, ending their 2,495-game winning streak.

Stop complaining: It’s a new year. Just stop and be thankful for what you have, not what you have not.

This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The rise of plant-based options continues with a focus on seafood. Imagine “salmon” made from carrots, “scallops” made from mushrooms, and sushi topped with root vegetable “tuna.” It might sound strange, but in 2024, this is what we’ll be ordering. (Hmmm, sounds similar to making a man into a woman or vice-versa. It is, but it ain’t. Call it what you want)

In case you missed it, there were 5 goals scored in the first 8 minutes of last night’s Bruins/Penguins game. The Bruins lost.

Spirit Airlines terminated an agent who walked a boy who was flying as an unaccompanied minor to the wrong gate, causing him to land at the Orlando airport instead of Fort Myers, more than 160 miles away. Grandma, who was picking him up, was pissed!

They said it: “Don’t make me come down there.” – God

Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The NBA season record for teams scoring >= 140 points in a game is 52 set last season. This year’s pace is set for 90 games. D-fense!

Article I’ll skip: First “Golden Bachelor” wedding packed full of surprises, special moments.

Good news (maybe): According to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, the S&P 500 stands a chance of soaring as much as 30% this year, with the expectation that inflation will continue to drop and the Fed will finally slash interest rates. Lee was spot-on in his stock market forecast in 2023, having predicted the S&P 500 would soar over 20% to end the year around 4,750. The benchmark stock index ended the year around 4,769, less than 1% away from Lee’s target.

WTF: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. WTF, that was 9 years ago!!!?

It really is a great time for sports – NFL playoffs looming, college football playoffs, college basketball, NBA/NHL seasons in full swing and the PGA is getting underway. Screw the gym, pull up the recliner.

I told you, the kiss of death. Those of you in the northeast, git’ your shovels out!

I can’t believe I forgot to go to the gym this morning. That’s 11 years in a row now.

Trivia #1 answer: The Patriots and Red Sox both finished last in their divisions, in the same year, for just the 2^nd time in the 64 years they both existed. The other year was 1992. Who were the Red Sox manager and Patriots coach in 1992? – Butch Hobson and Dick MacPherson
Trivia #2: Who was Charles F. Dowd? – Dowd created time zones. He put the rotation of the Earth, the rise of the sun, the movements of the heavens and the genesis of eternity itself on an artificial schedule for the benefit of mankind.
Trivia #3 answer: What happened on this day in 1997 in Patriots history? – The Patriots won their first home playoff game in their 36-year history.
Trivia #4 answer: All players, in their first 30 games of a season, in the 3-point era, with… PTS ≥ 500 AST ≥ 150 TRB ≥ 100 BLK ≥ 35 STL ≥ 35 2P% ≥ .475 3P% ≥ .400 FT% ≥ .800 – Larry Bird, Derrick White (Really, that’s what it said! It’s on the internet!)

Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there is a memory, they’ll live on in our heart.

Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.

Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)

Happy National Whipped Cream Day!

“And I know if she had me back again
Well I would never make her sad.
I’ve gotta heart full of soul.”

Yardbirds