Braves remained hot, winning again. Fans on social media are already reaching: “if we sweep the Mets this weekend we’ll only be 6.5 game out with 5 weeks remaining”. Totally forgetting that we have like one starting pitcher, and he’s a rookie who has pitched 4 games. Then they’ll be mad at the team when the miracle doesn’t happen.
Our friends the Hongs have a son that just transferred from Liberty University to UGA. He played on the Liberty volleyball team, which was a minor club sport there. He just made the UGA club volleyball team. Might have to go see him play sometime.
Lunch at Marlow’s today. I got the wagu burger. Didn’t look very impressive but tasted real good.
I had a meeting from 10 -11 am and then the lunch and I will be off tomorrow, so I am not getting as much done as I need to. Busy busy busy. So I don’t feel too bad about crashing on the couch at night after supper.
Question of the Day: best scene in a golf movie? I went off topic to answer the golf scene in Space Jam, with Larry Bird, Bill Murray, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Knight.
DAVID ORTIZ [SABR Bio] was a top 5 vote getter for AL MVP for five consecutive seasons. From 2003-2007 he finished 5th, 4th, 2nd, 3rd & 4th. But Ortiz was 2004 ALCS MVP when Boston came back from an 0-3 deficit against the Yankees to capture the AL flag. He was also the 2013 World Series MVP. After Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, Ortiz was the next American League player to hit 40 home runs and knock in 100 RBIs in his team's first 110 games of a season: Ortiz (110 g in 2006), Maris (106 g in 1961), Mantle (109 games in 1961).
Denison: parents are spending $50,000 for genetic-testing services that promises to screen embryos for high IQ. A Chinese scientist created the world’s first gene-edited babies has now set up a company in the US to produce high-IQ babies. His former wife is also creating a company to create gene-edited babies. Everyone involved considered these embryos to be human beings.
Below: the number of 95 degree days has been trending down over the past 128 years.
How successful people stay calm, by Travis Bradberry:
1. Be thankful for what you have.
2. Avoid asking “what if?”
3. Remain positive.
4. Disconnect
5. Limit caffeine intake.
6. Get enough sleep.
7. Squash negative self-talk.
8. Reframe your perspective.
9. Breathe.
10. Lean on your support system.
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