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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

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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?

Disc 3

I've been keeping my eye on This is Hip, the biography of Mark Murphy. Its price hasn't fluctuated much, but I see that it is currently 20% off (click on the coupon), down to $24. So I pulled the trigger for Christmas. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781794731

Michael, when did Universal obtain Fantasy/Concord? I am aware of their distribution relationship, but not one of any control.

Is there an alternative to PayPal?

The semi-annual Christmas/Father's Day deal is up at Cigars International. Monday may be the last day. The prices for this year's selection are pretty good for smokes which are usually overpriced. https://www.cigarsinternational.com/shop/10-packs-free-20-ci-bucks/2049426/

Every story is a fun page-turner; but really, the quality of the writing isn't very good.

A doctor had sex with one of his female patients, and felt guilty all day long. No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he just couldn't. The guilt and sense of betrayal of his patient were overwhelming. But every once in a while he'd hear an internal, reassuring voice in his head that said: "Don't worry about it. You aren't the first medical practitioner to have sex with one of his patients and you won't be the last. And you're single. Just let it go." But, invariably, another voice in his head would bring him back to reality, whispering, "You're a veterinarian, you sick bastard."

Shaping the Century, vol. 1, 1900 - 1949 26 CDs for $69.95 Decca classical music box https://www.hamiltonbook.com/shaping-the-century-vol.-1-1900-1949-compact-disc

Vic Davalillo, RIP. Longtime MLB outfielder Vic Davalillo dies at 84 (msn.com)