Last night Freddie Freeman returned to the lineup after missing time to tend to his ailing son Maximus. In the first inning he received an extended standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd. The Phillies catcher went out to the mound to let Freddie have the moment, which was a classy gesture. Other Phillies doffed their caps in tribute. A touching moment.
The "greatest gymnast of all time” fell off the balance beam, and appeared in injure herself warming up for the floor routine. Considering that she had backed out of the previous Olympics, perhaps people should’ve waited until after the Paris competition was completed to crown her the GOAT. That girl from Brazil won gold on beam, and could very well make people forget all about Simone. But that’s how it goes in our society, as Scottie Scheffler mentioned on Sunday. Biles was correct when she objected to a reporter asking “what’s next?” mere seconds after securing an Olympic medal.
Serena Williams inaccurately tweeted out that she was “denied access” to “a empty restaurant”. Fact was the exclusive restaurant was booked out, and Williams didn’t have a reservation. There were two empty tables, but they were already spoken for. The restaurant responded with the true story. Serena has yet to post a retraction.
The stock market is doing so bad that my coworker who retires last Friday was back pounding at the front door of the office today, trying to get his job back. This was a joke, of course. I hope.
Man this pain I have comes and goes. I can feel great for hours, then start hurting all of a sudden. Sunday night was pain free, but last night painful. What’s taking years off my life is the poor sleep. Didn’t sleep well Sunday night, so Monday morning I pounded a diet Mtn Dew, with the caffeine. Hope I can sleep tonight.
For the past month I’ve been taking a Tylenol before bed. I do take lots of vitamins. A low dose aspirin, multivitamin, fish oil pill, vitamin D, a zinc + vitamin C chewable, CoQ10 (whatever that is), an immunity gummy, a calcium + magnesium gummy, a cranberry pill for urinary tract support, ginkgo biloba for circulation, and a Tums for more calcium.
Friday I heard from retired coworker Randy. He’s moving again, at least his 11th move: Wisconsin, Seattle, Tampa, Birmingham, Lake Lanier, Buckhead, Jacksonville Beach, Seattle, Sedona, Cape Coral, and now to Brunswick. They survived the hurricane a few years ago in Cape Coral. Hurricane Debby just passed north of them today in Cape Coral – but was headed straight for their new house in Brunswick.
They say southeast Georgia will receive the most rainfall ever from Debby. What about that hurricane that hit Savannah and came inland up through Statesboro toward Macon and Atlanta, some 20 - 30 years ago? Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.
Monday: worked past 515. C fixed ham & cheese sandwiches on her sourdough.
HUGH DUFFY [SABR Bio] put up the highest average ever recorded, hitting .440 in 1894 with Boston’s National League team. He was the first player to have a string of more than five consecutive seasons with at least 100 RBI. Duffy did it 7 times in a row, from 1893-99 - with 118, 145, 100, 113, 129, 108, & 102. He didn’t lead the league even once in that run, but had in 1891 with 110. ,Manager Cap Anson said, “He plays the outfield carrying a crystal ball. He is always there to make the catch.” Anson once rejected Duffy earlier because he “…looked more like a batboy than a player."
The USA women’s basketball team continues to win all their games. The area not as dominate is the lack of offensive production from their guards.
DENISON: ISIS-K is escalating a terror threat against our homeland. Analysts warn “the terrorism warning lights are blinking red again,” echoing the run-up to 9/11. Undersea cables that conduct 99% of the world’s internet traffic are especially susceptible to sabotage. AI-made bioweapons can be easily smuggled across borders and deployed with devastating consequences. I report all of that to ask this: if the threats against Israel were threats against the US, how empathetically would you respond?
Will Iran attack Israel today? (denisonforum.org)
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