Sometimes the house loses. According to a nypost.com article by Erich Richter, FanDuel Sportsbook put together a “Popular Parlay” that attracted tens of thousands of bettors. It cited four NFL players. If each scored a TD, the bet would be won. Each did, and FD lost $13.4 million. Love it…

First snowfall, Budapest, Hungary, REUTERS/photo by Bernadett Szabo: Born near Pittsburgh in 1951, raised in Florida and the Caribbean, Jack Gantos has been on a great run creating children’s literature. His route was different than most authors of the genre. He got involved in drug trafficking in NYC and spent…

Here are pictures from the first 360-degree camera in space. Photos from The Sun/Google Images: RIP Ron Hodges, 74, who played all twelve of his MLB seasons with the Mets as a backup catcher. Born in Virginia, he shunned three other teams before signing with the Amazin’s. He was called…

Since I cut the cord two years ago and am not interested in streaming, a lot of current shows are unfamiliar to me. An article by Ben Clerkin at nypost.com profiles ex-Navy Seal Jack Carr, whose series of novels debuted in 2018 and inspired an Amazon Prime adaptation, The Terminal…

Men’s FIS Cross-Country World Cup skiing competition, Finland. Photo by Federico Modica/NordicFocus/Getty Images/theguardian.com: Here’s some trivia from an article by Allie Griffin at nypost.com, in my own words. In 1893 North Carolina pharmacist Caleb Bradham created a soft drink to aid digestion. He sold Brad’s Drink at his drug store…

Fortunately this little California guy doesn’t realize what a mess the world is at present. Mike Blake photo from Reuters.com: RIP singer Jean Knight, born Caliste, 80. Born in New Orleans, she began singing at a cousin’s bar after graduating high school. She did well locally for several years, then…

Most of the rancor between band members doesn’t occur in concert. I recall seeing footage of country duo Brooks and Dunn viciously ridiculing each other in performance, which had to be a downer for the audience, and Stevie Nicks staring down Lindsay Buckingham during a Fleetwood Mac reunion, which was…

A bottle of 1926 Macallan scotch whiskey sold for $2.1 million at a Sotheby auction. That would be approximately $131,000 per shot. After being aged in sherry casks for six decades, just 40 bottles were produced in 1986. Philistine that I am, I prefer Cherry Pepsi. Facts from an article…

Last night Catchy TV, channel 5–5 on OTA in NYC, ran a Dean Martin Celebrity Roast marathon. I caught about half of the Jackie Gleason take down. It was vicious, his weight and drinking targeted. Everyone on the panel was familiar and provided big laughs. There was one unfamiliar face…