THEME SONGS

 Many sports teams have adopted songs by which they are known.  Everyone wishes they had "We are the Champions".  All football teams like "We will Rock You".  To get into the mood of a sports contest, there's none better than "Eye of the Tiger.

Here are some you would know.  Most famous, I think, is the Boston Red Sox with "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond.   The New York Yankees have been known to use "New York, New York" by Frank Sanatra.   Ohio State football would be nothing without "Hang on Sloopy" by the MaCoys..  University of Tennessee adopted "Rocky Top" by the Osborne Brothers..  The Pittsburgh Pirates use "We are Family" by Sister Sledge.  West Virginia University likes "Take Me Home, Country Road" by John Denver.  I've heard "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses at Bengals games. If they don't, the Milwaukee Brewers should use "Beer Barrel Polka".  For the Cincinanti Reds, I would choose "Dead Man Walkin" by Bruce Springstein.

SAVE THE DAY

No, its not the birthday of our country.  That comes on Friday.  

It is the 180th day of the year.  Not quite halfway through.  That comes on Thursday.

On this date in 2007,  Apple Inc. released its first mobile phone, the  iPhone.

Slim Pickens was born on this date.

Rosemary Clooney and Katharine Hepburn died on this date.

The Catholic Church honors Saints Peter and Paul on this date. 

That's about it.   I can't think of another significant thing that happened on June 29.

Have a great day. 

DIS AN DAT

 No one dared try a question or quiz for me.  Tsk!  Tsk!  Lazy chickens!  

🐔

Are chickens chicken? 

🐈

A little domestic house cat has six more vertebrae than a full-grown human.  That makes them so much more flexible.

🐪

Here is an ancient Egyptian blessing.  "May God come between you and harm today."

🐖 - 🐎

So, what's the difference between a pigtail and a ponytail?  Do pigtails come in pairs but ponytails do not?  Are ponytails larger?  Are pigtails seen on young people but ponytails on older people?  If it is braided does it have to be a pigtail?  If one is seen on a man, does it have to be a pigtail?  I've spent a lot of time recently worrying about this.  

REMEDIES

 I am not a doctor.  I do have a daughter who sometimes thinks she is.  I found these homeopathic cures on the internet, so you know they must be true.

Having trouble getting to sleep?  Blink both eyes real fast for one minute. 

Have a stuffy nose?  Put a whole ice cube in your mouth - up against the roof of the mouth until it melts.

Are you nervous or anxious about something big coming up in your life?  Breath through your left nostril only.

Is your heart racing and you're afraid you're having a heart attack?  Breath in deeply and exhale very slowly for 8 seconds. 

Are you feeling weak and have no energy?  Put cold water on your face.

Is your brain stuck and you're having trouble thinking?  Brush your teeth with the hand you never use. 

ps.  The only one that really bothers me is the one about the racing heart.  If the slow exhale doesn't work, dial 911.  

MIDWEEK PRAYER

Interesting quotation from an interesting source: 

 

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

- - - Muhammad Ali,  adherent to Islam

Service to others is so very important.  Mother Teresa of Calcutta was quoted as saying, in essence:  No one on Earth dies of hunger because God did not give us enough food to feed everyone.  Remember that!

Keep redirecting your life to be of service to others in whatever way you can.  You can do it.  

Our prayer today:  Lord, thank you for the many blessings you have given me, please show me how to help those in need on our journey to your kingdom.  Amen

1776 + 250 = 2026

 I think America became a great country because it was first populated by people who left their homeland with nothing but what they could carry and risked an ocean voyage to a place they had never seen with other people they never knew.  That's a commitment!  A brave courageous undertaking.  They were all-in!

The main reason:  Hope.  Hope that freedom would exist and persist.  Hope that life  would be better.  Hope that the land would produce food.  Hope that their religious beliefs would be tolerated.  Hope that there would be no tyrannical ruler.  Hope that they could determine their own destiny. These people were willing to die fighting the British to maintain that vision.

Every year, almost 1 million people from around the world apply for citizenship in our country.  Most recently, 80 - 90% of those are approved.  In addition, our country gives out about 55,000 immigrant visas (green cards) each year to the 20 million people who apply for them.  

This is a great country and the world knows it.  No matter how many faults you find with it, they cannot compare to all the positives.  In God we trust.

(Don't listen so much to what our leaders say but watch what they do.)

QUIZ

 NO MORE QUIZZES.  

This one's for you.  Ask me a question - any question - any puzzle - any problem.  Let's see if I can give you the answer.  

Use the comment feature.  If you have an account, use it.  Any gmail is an account.  I'd rather you not be anonymous. 

Good Luck.  

FATHERS DAY

Being a Father is easy and, maybe, fun.  

Being a Dad is work. 

 

So glad to be one.

QUIZ ANSWER

 On June 4 and 5th, the LPGA began it's U.S.Open Championship at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California.  Included in the field of participants were the following players with two-letter last names..

Jinhee Im

Lucy Li

Chia Yen Wu

Lilia Vu

Lydia Ko

Brianna Do

Muni He

Siuue Wu

Jin Young Ko

Jiwon Ko

Not ot mention Soomin Oh, an amatuer, who I didn't include.  

HULA HOOP PROBLEMS?

For reference: Which way do the hands of an old clock move around the face?  Clockwise!  🔃

Which way do the race cars travel around the track in the Indianapolis 500?  Counterclockwise!

Which way do the horses run around the track in the Kentucky Derby?  Counterclockwise!

Which way do the batters run around the bases in bseball games?  Counterclockwise!

Which way do the runners run around the track in the olympics?  Counterclockwise!

Which way does the air spin in hurricanes and cyclones?    Counterclockwise!  (Northern hemisphere)

Which way does the water spin in your toilet when you flush it?  Counterclockwise! 

Which way do you twirl your hula hoop around your body?  Well, maybe that's why I haven't been able to do it!  I may give it another try if I can find one.

Challenge:  In a chair, lift one leg and start moving your foot in a clockwise motion.  While you're doing that, take a finger and write the number six in the air but don't stop moving your foot clockwise.  Try not to break your ankle.  🔃   6

JUNE 18

I'VE GONE INTO THE ARCHIVE TO PICK THIS ONE OUT.  (There is also another intersting one from 7/26/2020. Check it out.)

6/18/2018

JUNE 18

On this date in 1966, my wife and I exchanged wedding vows.  It was a beautiful Saturday morning.
The priest who officiated the ceremony was the Reverend Monsignor Gressle.   I found his picture on the Internet with his parish church, St. Elizabeth, in which we were married in the background.




I was in the Army at the time and on orders for Vietnam.  I was stationed at Ft. Mead, Maryland.  My company commander overlooked some rules and allowed me to come home for five days.  I arrived about noon on Friday and went directly to get our marriage license at the Court House in Cincinnati.  That evening, we met with Father Gressle for an abbreviated marriage preparation class (Pre-Cana).  I'll never forget his advice to us, "If you don't make full penetration, you may not be able to have children."  As God is my witness.
Happy Anniversary, Sweetheart.

Additonal note:  Father Gressle married my parents in the same church 22 years earlier 6/21/1944.

MIDWEEK PRAYER

 Lord,

you have created me for some definite purpose.

Help me to see myself as You see me.

Grant me the grace to 

know the path You have 

planned for me in this life. 

I am your servant.

Amen

INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS

Of course, intercollegiate means kids playing games, like football and pingpong.  How idyllic!

By now, everyone has at least heard of the Brendan Sorsby and his admitted gambling and the NCAA penalties and the Judge's partial dismissal.  That was nothing!  How about more ugliness in college football.  Now we're talking about real money.

Louisiana State University fired their head football coach after last season and paid him $53 million to go away.  Then they stole a head coach from Mississippi State University and agreed to pay him $91 million and give him $15 million for his staff of helpers.  With a little change left in their pockets, they have made payments estimated at $40-50 million to players in the form of NIL agreements.  All this for one football team.  

Something is wrong.

QUIZ - AGAIN

 For the benefit of all you who are crying because my QUIZ last Monday was too hard.  Here it is again, with explanation.  I was going to give a new car, a Tesla,  to the winner who got the answer first.  That prize is no longer available to you. 

6/08/2026

QUIZ

Where was I?   

Where was I last Thursday, that I was near:

One Do, One He, One Im, Three Ko's, One Li, One Vu, and two Wu's?

Respond by Comment.  First correct answer wins BIG prize.

Understand that the "Where was I" is not literal.  It encompasses any person.  Where in the world would anyone be who would be near all those. It could have been on Thursday or Friday. 

HINT:  Those are people.   

Exact location on Thursday June 4, 2026.