All Soul’s Day
Light a candle for the many recently departed people of Earth. Photo from Google Images:
RIP longtime NFL coach and executive John McVay, 91. Born in Ohio, he was second team all-state in high school and went on to play center at Miami of Ohio, where he was all-conference in 1952. He put in a lot of time coaching at the high school level in his home state, then moved on to Michigan State as an assistant and head man at Dayton, where he was 37–41–4. His most successful head coaching stint came in the WFL, where he guided the Memphis Southmen to a record of 24–7. He became the Giants headman in 1976 and seemed to have them trending, albeit slowly, in the right direction when a fatal blunder led to his demise. Leading 17–12 at home, the Eagles out of time-outs, someone decided to call for a handoff rather than have QB Joe Pisarcik take a knee. The exchange was fumbled and returned for a TD by future Jets’ head coach Herm Edwards. Even if McVay did not make the call, he should have over-rided it. Big Blue finished 6–10. McVay was fired at season’s end and was out of the league until 1980, when he became vice president/director of football operations of the 49ers. He presided over five Super Bowl championships, earning a place in the team’s Hall of Fame. His grandson, Sean, at 30, became the youngest head coach in NFL history and subsequently the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl when in 2022 he guided the Rams in Super Bowl LVI. McVay had two other sons. Well done, sir. Photo from GI:
I doubt there will be a more amusing headline than this in today’s news, from nypost.com: “Cowboys owner faces possible punishment for blind referee Halloween costume.” Photo from GI:
Oh, wait, here’s a challenger to the above from foxnews.com: “Author reveals what King Charles always travels with, including custom toilet seat.”
Also from NYP: “Even Greenpeace finally admits the obvious: Recycling plastic doesn’t work.” In terms of what’s discarded in public, I’ve seen no difference since the program started. It was certainly worth a try, but it didn’t pan out. Of course it will continue, as do almost all government measures that fail.
The absence of Quid Pro Joe and VP Kamala Harris on the campaign trail is at once sad and comic.
Another gorgeous day to do business curbside. My thanks to those who bought, donated and swapped. Here’s what sold: Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon, The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy; The Pirate by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell; Forget Me Not by Fern Michaels; Irresistible Forces by Danielle Steel; and the most satisying sale of the day on a lost art, Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters by Harold E. Meyer. Unfortunately something put a damper on the session. One of yesterday’s customers has been hospitalized with Covid. I got only as close to him as a fistbump, but one never knows. I hope the fact that it is very hard to contract it outdoors holds true. For the next few days any physical irregularity will raise my antennas.
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