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The Dalai Lama walks up to a hotdog vendor, and says, “Make me one with everything.” The vendor hands over the hotdog, and the Dalai Lama pays for it. He waits for a moment, and then demands, “What about my change?” The vendor replies, “Change comes from within.”

I remember well when the Rose Bowl game was the champions of the Big Five (later Pac-8, later Pac 10, later Pac-12) against the champions of the Big Ten. (Does no one else remember the 1963 Rose Bowl, when Ron VanderKellen and Wisconsin almost beat USC?) That's what we will see in Houston.

This year's Rose Bowl will be in Houston Monday - the champions of the Big Five against the champions of the Big Ten.

RIP. He was younger than I thought. Les McCann dies - Search (bing.com)

And now Bird. Disc 3

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