I have no earthly idea...

why I was so tired this morning.  I only know I was.  I was in bed by the usual time last night.  While I had a busy morning, I spent most of the afternoon just resting.  It doesn't make sense, but for once I listened to my body.  Instead of forcing myself to sit down, write a blog and do my other morning "rituals" at the computer, I just took it easy.  Feeling better now.

From the cutting off your nose to spite your face file, Sarah Palin has cut her ties with Fox News.  Does this mean she's decided to not go away mad, but to just go away?  Probably not.

Debt collectors are starting to use Facebook and other social media sites in an attempt to reach people they are trying to collect from.  There's a change to the terms of service just waiting to be made, to prevent this.

The White House is saying that the Federal court that ruled its "recess appointments" were unconstitutional is wrong.  Hey, Supreme Court, this one is coming your way.

If you order the same thing on three visits in five weeks to the same restaurant, is that suddenly your "regular order"?  I guess that's an attempt to show the server remembers the customer but it just felt funny.

Why do people take on eating challenges involving really spicy foods when they know that it is too spicy for their palate? 

When three different women at an "event" say the same thing afterward in three different conversations, about how "it just isn't fair how good looking Josh Duhamel" is, what does that mean?  I heard that same comment from three different women within ten minutes.

Yeah, I saw that movie with Chow Yun-Fat, but the question remains, is there some reason why hot dogs come ten to a pack, while hot dog buns come eight to a pack?

How cool was it to see that guy who made the half-court shot to win $75,000 get tackled and bear-hugged by LeBron James, who is NOT known as a hugger?  Very cool indeed.  Also cool was the company that gave the guy the $75,000 making a matching donation to LeBron's favorite charity, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Former NBA player Brian Scalabrine recently took on four different Boston area guys in one-on-one contests, after people suggested his skills weren't really good enough to justify the 11 NBA seasons he played.  He completely dominated and destroyed all four opponents.  Got me to thinking, is there a professional sport where good amateurs have a chance at beating pros?  Maybe golf.  An amateur golfer with a scratch or very small handicap might have a shot over one round.  Maybe bowling.  I never turned pro, but in my prime I'd have been unafraid to challenge anyone over one three game series.  Especially at a bowling center where I was a regular and they weren't.  But when it comes to most sports, the pros are virtually unbeatable by the amateurs.

This Date in History:

On this date in 1788, the British First Fleet sailed into Port Jackson, establishing Sydney as the first permanent European settlement on the continent.
On this date in 1808, the Rum Rebellion, the only successful takeover of the government of Australia takes place.
On this date in 1837, Michigan is admitted as the 26th state.
On this date in 1838, Tennessee passes the first prohibition law in the U.S.
On this date in 1841, Great Britain occupies Hong Kong.
On this date in 1861, Louisiana secedes from the Union.
On this date in 1870, Virginia rejoins the Union.
On this date in 1920, a former executive of Ford Motor Corp. launches Lincoln Motor Company, which is later bought by Ford.
On this date in 1934, the Apollo Theater in Harlem re-opens.
On this date in 1961, JFK appoints a woman to be his physician.  First time ever a woman was the President's physician.
On this date in 1980, Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
On this date in 1992, Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will no longer target U.S. cities with nuclear weapons.
On this date in 1998, President Clinton denied having had sex with Monica Lewinsky.

Well-known people who were born on this date include:

Activist Angela Davis
Eddie Van Halen
Ellen DeGeneres
Wayne Gretzky
Andrew Ridgely (that other guy in Wham)
Anita Baker
Scott Glenn
Bob Uecker
and the late, great wrestling commentator, Gordon Solie.