Inspired by Domingo German pitching a perfect game for
the New York Yankees over the Oakland A’s (he got all 27 batters out) two nights ago, last
night I pitched against a team of peewee leaguers. (ages 6 and 7)
Unfortunately, they hit all my pitches until my manager, my 10 year old grandson Ikaika took me out of the game. We were losing 27 to 0.
In a recent excavation in Pompeii, a city that was buried
in volcanic ash in 79 A.D. a fresco of what looks like a pizza was uncovered.
What is striking about this fresco is that mozzarella cheese had not been created yet, nor had tomatoes from South America yet been discovered.
In an attempt to set a Guinness Book Of World Records record for the number of Dolly Parton impersonators in one place, at one time, the Irish town of Listowel 5-days ago had over 1100 impersonators.
The tiny, adorable Puerto Vallarta Mexican mud turtle, about the size of a thumb, was on the brink of extinction until scientists recently began to save it.
In their new “Our Living Islands” program, the Irish government announced a grant program of up to $92,000 for those willing to move to various offshore Irish islands, as they try to attract new residents.
Touched by their exciting offer, this morning I wrote the following letter to the Irish Government:
You have heard of houseboats, but in 2019, in an
Amsterdam canal the first European floating neighborhood opened.
It’s called Schoonschip and was created by Marjan de Blok. There are 46 homes housing 144 residents.
I interviewed Mr. de Blok:
