Just can’t seem to catch a break, weatherwise … 90 plus daily with heat index in the 100 plus range … No change today…
Sunny, with a high near 95 … heat index as high as 102 and breezy, gusts as high as 15 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Saturday … a 20% chance of rain, mostly sunny, with a high near 89 … Maybe we break the 90 degree streak…
Cut grass yesterday before the thermometer hit the 90 degree mark … Was interrupted by a long time friend who stopped by … topic of our discussion was folks who have passed our way, local athletic fields and those who passed our way that made a huge difference … Good topic for a later date … coaches, players, volunteers…
Most recent lottery results … A billion $ winner of PowerBall is (was) a downtown LA store owner in California … 36 others won over $1 million … none in North Carolina, that I am aware of … None at this address … MegaMillions still boasting a $1 billion jackpot … next drawing is tonight…
I enjoy following PGA’s William McGirt, a Fairmont, N.C. high school grad … now lives with his family in South Carolina … Won over $10 million in his career, but has suffered physical ailments for several years … Picked up $24,880 in the recent John Deere Classic … On the cut-line at this week’s Barbasol classic being played in Nicholasville, Kentucky … needs a good round today to continue this week’s play … Years ago he won the Jack Nicklaus event in Ohio…
So, what are your plans for the weekend? I will attend a retirement party today for a long-time friend … if all goes as planned … more later…
Some, maybe all, local restaurants are having a great season … waiting time seems to have lengthened … It is summertime, many new faces … hopefully vacationers … to the area … some family … from other parts of the US…
Washington National GM Mike Rizzo indicated the team, in a 3 year rebuilding plan, are “open for business” when it comes to trade talks … This year’s trading deadline is August 1st. One writer described their constant rebuilding program as a ‘reboot, rebuild, reset, whatever’.
“You don’t need a parachute to go skydiving. You need a parachute to go skydiving twice.”
“Working in a mirror factory is something I can totally see myself doing.”
“They all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian; well, they’re not laughing now.”
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