Happy times for me! 😍 🎉🍰
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Happy times for me! 😍 🎉🍰
Gameday all the way! 😀
Makes any Hollywood casting call like waiting for a train.
Guess who will be carrying the book bag?💼
Let's get busy calling and emailing our elected officials in Congress, and tell them how angry WE are with all of this "absolute junk" as if the US is going back to the 1950's. Until confirmed by legitimate sources (Olga is included), I will hold judgment until the truth comes out...whatever it is.
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Especially with the tariffs...something very fishy going on. But for those who have to work, tip our hats to those men and women across several service industries and even in retail.
What are you doing for Labor Day? Here’s what I am doing
I often think about those in school, especially those in high school and college. Labor Day usually is the last regular day off until Thanksgiving for millions of people.
A little known story that sometime late in the 19th century, certain lawmakers felt that where September falls on the calendar--it is roughly halfway between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense.
The more calls and emails we send, perhaps they will finally cave. Also, where’s the accountability from many of those in Congress? We all know the names. Call them out. Tell them why we’re struggling. It isn’t much to ask, but one act of honesty would speak volumes.
Awesome job in digging for the best information. 👍
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I found it to be refreshing.
Wrapping up August with a huge bounty of non-conference schedules for your reading pleasure. One more thing from me, I have some celebrating to do this week 🎉🥳🍰 🎈. More stuff to come in September: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/m...
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For those traveling on the road, holiday or not, here is a podcast from this past Friday more than just the backlash over Cracker Barrel changing their logo. There is a deeper story about an investor having a huge corporate grudge that went way over the edge: open.spotify.com/episode/530f...
Great quotes for any day, especially in these uncertain times.
Good one 😊
What a way to go out. What more do we need to say? On top of that, his final headgear pick was a Buckeyes win.
That's an amazing story. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome. I thought you would like it.
Today, the first company from Ukraine is listed on a United States stock exchange. Kyivstar is on the Nasdaq (ticker symbol KYIV) began trading on Aug. 15. The company provides mobile services and fixed line technologies to over 22 million customers: markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/artic...
For this being a holiday weekend, nothing more to see than lots of golf, eating cheeseburgers, and anything else to cover up his discolored hand.
Mark has been great analyzing the state of the US, with sharp takes and sometimes brutal honesty. We definitely need more people like him.
Beach House and Halsey
I will continue doing business with many US buyers. Please check out my store anytime, since I have and will continue to ship all items in the US. In case the link below does not work, look up my username--petencharlie. Thank you for your support: www.ebay.com/str/acesplac...
Many countries have either cut off or suspended shipping packages to the US. (Another reason to support sellers like me, since I only ship to buyers in the US) Here are 2 articles summarizing what this means. It won't be pretty: finance.yahoo.com/news/package... finance.yahoo.com/news/us-tari...
The elimination of the de minimis exception is going to hurt many small business, especially many brick-and-mortar stores plus several online marketplaces like Temu, Shein, Etsy, and many sellers on eBay. 1/
Another major media announcement affecting college basketball from Thursday afternoon worth noting: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/j...
As the first holiday weekend of the new school year gets closer, there has been more news off the college hardwood worth mentioning. I provide a handful of interesting stories in this my latest edition of: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/n...
Does this mean similar scheduling for the flu vaccine, or is it totally separate?
Is this the start of more video sessions to come? A very promising start.
Just you watch, the week before kickoff to the 2026 regular season--there will be some story about gambling, or something that dominates your typical news headlines and what that team reporter tries to uncover "the real truth." And Commissioner Goodell said was, "We have no problems with ESPN."😅
FINALLY! Something Americans can actually agree on. What, it took only 7 months and 7 days (who's counting, right?) 🤔
Sneak preview for the 51st season opener of SNL (minus the cabinet desk of course.)
Charlie Brown lesson for those who can't spell in 3....2....1.... "I before E, except after C." 😜
Generally speaking, yes. For the most part, it can be loosely termed as a bloated set of infomercials interrupted by some celebrity cameos. At least, the many broadcasters have social media posts for devoted fans to get better insights than the usual hour long Monday to Thursday night coverage.
This might be another back channel on why these (insert your favorite cuss word) tariffs have begun to eat money out of consumers wallets. And just you watch if hundreds, if not small businesses end up being forced to close. All because of one man and Karoline is saying nothing but lies.
We'll get (virtual) seats to see another chapter in our ultimate horror movie.😅
The clown show continues, no surprise (again). 🤡🤡🤡
Best to check your local pharmacists. And like what Travis Kelce showed Americans during NFL season, you can get both your flu and COVID shots on the same day.
It took 7 days for Cracker Barrel to realize their mistake of going simplistic on their logo. They have great food (especially their breakfasts), plus they have plenty of great gift ideas. The question becomes, will more people check out their food? Here's why: finance.yahoo.com/news/cracker...
"We Built This City" is in my top 100. The worst 80's song, by a mile Soft Cell's "Tainted Love".
Wonder what stuff will come out after meeting some players. We already what stuff comes from the coaches, that's mostly secret information. But if Brady mentions a nugget on let's say a 3rd and 4 at mid-field with 5 minutes to go, how will fans at home react to what he is actually saying?
The show done in podcast form, fine. Big question, will people actually watch the full two hours (either live or on delay?
See what happens when the public speaks.
How about the placement of the flowers?
The happy news of the world's biggest pop star getting engaged to NFL All-Pro and future Hall of Fame tight end was quite a moment. I talk about that, plus there was more news off the hardwood worth noting in this my latest installment of: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/n...
This ad would be great inside subway train stations.
I found out on ESPN and the sports site Awful Announcing.
I wouldn't doubt it. And how many times will the CBS cameras show her in the Arrowhead Stadium press box during each Chiefs home game? I think it will be at least in the double figure range, more if Travis scores a touchdown.
The engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is on the same day that her appearance on the New Heights podcast set the Guinness Book of World Record for the “most concurrent views for a podcast on YouTube” with 1.3 million and counting. The best part, this was great during a tsunami of bad news.
Anything to distract from The President I Refuse To Name and his dumb executive orders is welcome news indeed.
Last time I checked, said candidate promised one thing and after they're elected--they act the total opposite. What do they not get with the three words: We. The. People. And The President I Refuse To Name is trying to dismantle nearly everything he says and touches. Get this horror movie to stop!
Taking the moniker of "Public Enemy Number 1" to an entirely different level. It's one thing to do it on gameday, but this so-called "press conference"?! I call it sour grapes. Just kick back with your favorite beer in hand and wait for Fox to show off the "choice" banners from Buckeyes fans.
One price increase, I understand. But multiple increases? Give everyone a break, please. And a $10 credit is basically a virtual slap in the face, if you want to call it that. If I was subscriber, I would have cancelled my service immediately. Enough with the garbage already.
WTF???
Congratulations! I pre-ordered on the same day when it was announced. Can’t wait to get my copy in the mail.
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HP provides small warnings if you are low on ink. Thankfully, my printer still prints regardless which cartridges ends first. But I agree in not having black ink to print, it's a total nightmare.
With the new school year already underway, there has been a lot of news in the world of college sports. I summarize what has happened in the last few weeks in my latest entry. Many more schedules will arrive in your feeds soon. Thanks for reading: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/n...
I really, truly hope that this is the moment we as Americans, and practically the world should watch. These will be the moments to give the victims the proper platforms so we can finally hear the truth.
There was one ad where the hosts of their first show "Fox Sports Live" did a bunch of arrows and circles when it came time to show a highlight. The joke was that we only saw individual camera shots of everyone, as if it was shot in a small hospital. It was that bad.
My nomination for Post of the Year.* * That is, unless The President I Refuse To Name leaves the world.
Anyone care to guess about the theme of the film? I'm thinking more along the lines of "Pinball Wizard", by The Who in 1969 meeting your ultimate video game fantasy. Play some Atari (love me some Q-Bert and Frogger 🐸), then Nintendo and PlayStation games, ending with them in their video game room.
The Last Dance set a very high standard, it wasn't even close. This was mostly about Jerry Jones talking about anything and everything. With the 1990's Bulls, MJ did talk a lot. But there were his teammates, announcers, and even opposing players who brought perspective. Did Netflix miss something?
Even with seven teams making the playoffs, their chances of playing beyond Week 18 might be hanging by a thread the Sunday before Christmas. I will wait until Dallas is around .500 prior to the Thanksgiving game, and then read these same comments. Besides, sports is entertainment.
One point with very few words inspired me when I was young, and I hope it still resonates in this fragile time: Less talk, more action.
Reduce or eliminate tariffs Make health care affordable for everyone, not just military veterans and those with chronic conditions Simplify the tax code. You make more money, you pay more. People who barely can get by shouldn't pay that much. FEMA and NOAA are fully staffed 24/7/365
Really? Am I missing something, since it is Week Zero in college football. First game is in Dublin, Ireland.
We should know the real reason. The script for the first segment was sent to a junk folder 🧐. Tech pros determined that the file should be recovered by Monday.
No, he looks like an older man, looking out into the world 🌎
This includes some people he hung around with during his first term, if I am not mistaken. Talk about taking things to a new low...WTF??
Looks like you are going to have one very busy weekend.
Big Brother 2.0, on a streaming outlet near you. Again, not taking a shot at CBS--of which you can see most if not every room on the PlutoTV app.
Another cringe moment that would be best served as some strange PSA ad in our ultimate horror movie. "Look at this, our former Rose Garden tuned into this." 🫣🧐
I don't know if many casual fans know, but the way their draw is more confusing and time consuming. Compare that to the NCAA basketball tournament draws for both the men and the women, the entire field is announced between 35 to 40 minutes into the selection shows on CBS and ESPN respectively.
I am guessing there was no real block party to distract the distribution of the pizzas. But trying to cover 68 blocks when you measure DC from one end to the other, that's a very tall order.
This move proves that the SEC will continue to remain the top conference in college football (and many other sports as well.)
Every call I made didn’t get a reply. The emails are your typical “thank you for reaching out to me”, etc. It’s beyond sickening IMHO 😡
In March 2024, Alex Sherman of CNBC did a deep dive on how ESPN built a powerhouse. With cable subscriptions plummeting, competition from Netflix and Amazon have fans in a pickle. We are at an inflection point. FYI--Nascar did great, but will fans watch the NBA on Prime? www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...
I wonder what toppings are on those pizzas. 😆
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In other words, the opposite of real life is what is sadly happening.
Many news and business outlets said that items in general will increase on "a case-by-case basis." With thousands of stores coast to coast, my best tip is to check stores that are within a short driving distance and see what toys, clothes, and electronic items have the before tariff price included.
Their pancakes are amazing! But how far will customers with the brighter lighting and fresher paint schemes? BTW, nothing will replace people sitting on those rocking chairs staring at cars, buses, and trucks whizzing by on your local expressway at speeds over 65 MPH.
And this patrol will be livestreamed (but you have to pay $29.99 to some dumb crypto account to see the actual footage.) 😅😆
That will be the day.🫤🤔
A car running through a red light, and around the same time a car comes barreling from the driver's side window. Thankfully, the said car wasn't damaged. Just a bunch of frightened passengers.
I could imagine seeing this while hearing some sad music in our ultimate horror movie 👀
No Dick Vitale? So sad. Nonetheless, it's a really cool collage.
Couldn’t have said it any better
I see another SNL skit on the horizon 🤣🤣
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Taking a page out of SI’s annual collage as the cover on the same week the NCAA men’s basketball tournament would be starting. Way too cool for words.
Happy ESPN and FOX One DTC Release Day to those who celebrate 🎉 Two questions right off the bat—can the average fan afford it, and what it will be like the first time either app crashes during an NFL playoff game?
1. It was one thing with DOGE, and the dismantling of many government agencies 2. The (fill in your favorite cuss word) tariffs, makes ZERO sense 3. The Big Beautiful Bill, very little to celebrate unless you are a millionaire or billionaire—congratulations to you This horror movie sadly continues 🥵
Exactly my point. This virtual/little seen TV ad wouldn't fly as if it was a real script--let alone everything that has come from the White House. Nicely done 😉.