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A horse walks into a bar, and orders three drinks. The bartender says, “Hey, ain't you been in here ordering three drinks every day this week? You some kind of lush or sumthin'?” The horse replies, “No, I don't think I am.” And just like that, the horse vanishes. I'd explain why, but that would be putting Descartes before the horse.

Twenty-five years ago I was in the habit of starting every new year with new (to me) albums by Julie London and Charlie Parker. So now I have just opened up Julie's Lonely Girl.

Shecky Greene has died at 97. RIP. I felt that he was like the secondary sports leagues (like the WHA and the ABA). Everybody had heard of him, but very few saw him or heard him, in that he wasn't on television or found in record stores like other comedians were. Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97 (msn.com)

Happy New Year everyone! Top 10 Plays https://www.cfl.ca/2023/12/29/top-10-plays-of-2023/

Ken, I would ask myself...Would this story be interesting if the people were not famous? In 2015 I read Linda Ronstadt's book Simple Dreams. I didn't mind that she declined the opportunity to embarrass anyone. But the book was 200 pages of stories of famous people, none of whom did anything interesting.

The Las Vegas Sands casino people have agreed to buy the Dallas Mavericks for $3.5 billion. NBA approves Dallas Mavericks sale - Search (bing.com)

RIP. He was 86! Tom Smothers dies at 86 - Search (bing.com)

Top 10 Special Teams Plays https://www.cfl.ca/2023/12/26/top-10-special-teams-plays-of-2023/

I received four interesting box sets for Christmas.

Top 10 Catches https://www.cfl.ca/2023/12/15/top-10-catches-of-2023/

Look what I got for Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Top 10 Interceptions https://www.cfl.ca/2023/12/19/top-10-interceptions-of-2023/

Merry Christmas, my friends!

Top 10 Plays by Canadians https://www.cfl.ca/2023/12/22/top-10-plays-by-canadians-of-2023/

The league has assembled some highlight reels for the year. Top 10 Touchdowns

Weather Report Rockpalast Offenbach 1978 2 CDs + 1 DVD $19.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01949EF7Q ***** Dexter Gordon Complete Columbia Albums Collection 7 CDs $44.28 prime https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B14CSCR9

Florida State has sued the ACC, apparently in an attempt to leave the conference. Florida State sues ACC - Search (bing.com)

A bartender in the old west is busy cleaning glasses when a guy comes bursting thru the swinging doors gasping “Big Earl's a-commin' into town”. Immediately, all the drinkers drop whatever they're doing, run out the door and down the street. The bartender thinks this is a little odd (he's new in town), but whatever. He steps away from the bar, and starts cleaning up tables. Pretty soon, he hears loud foot steps coming towards the saloon. Then the biggest guy he's ever seen rips the doors off, tosses them aside, bends down a little to get thru the doorway. He sees the bartender cowering behind a table, picks him up, tosses him behind the bar, walks over and says, “Whiskey”. Terrified, the bartender gets a glass and a bottle and brings them over. The guy grabs the bottle, breaks the top off with his teeth, and drinks it down, dashing the bottle into shards on the floor. The bartender says, “Can I get you anything else, sir”? “Nope. Gotta run. Big Earl's coming.”

I had no idea he is now a TV character! I thought he was lost to the ages.

When I was ten, my favorite comic book was The Flash. This is a collection of his earliest issues. Much of this I didn't remember. There is a science lesson in a number of stories. He can defy gravity and run up the sides of buildings. He can vibrate and travel through walls. Another comic hero I liked was Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz. Anybody remember him?

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