Steve Eighinger
Daily Dirt for Monday, April 17, 2023 In the coming years, there are likely to be too many electric vehicles and not enough charging stations … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 582 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Bob Dylan once told us, “The times, they are a changin'” More evidence of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 16, 2023 That’s the good news. The bad news is that attending any of the big three pro sports is going to put a dent in your wallet … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 581 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Attending an MLB game is not…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 15, 2023 If the Heinz figure that follows is correct, that means each American averages using about 34 packets of ketchup a year … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 580 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Personally, I don’t like any sort of condiment on my sandwiches.…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, April 14, 2023 St. Louis is always “better” than Chicago, right? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 579 of The Daily Dirt. 1. This won’t come as a major surprise to many, but St. Louis and Chicago have been named two of the top 10 “most sinful cities”…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, April 13, 2023 I would never want top be one of those Guinness Book of World Records guys who has to verify certain accomplishments … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 578 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some strange Guinness Book of World Records I would bet serious…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 577 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, there are more days now when I tend to forget things. My wife would certainly attest to that. And I also enjoy reruns of “Rawhide” and “The Life and Times of Wyatt…
Read Full Article In today’s first thought, there is a comment by Bonnie Raitt. At first I laughed, and then I started thinking about it more and more … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 576 of The Daily Dirt for Tuesday, April 11, 2023. 1. We’re in the stretch run of tax season, which…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, April 10, 2023 For the record, I bought the Shania Twain and Donna Lewis records. Yes, there were still “records” back then. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 575 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Being No. 1 is important to Americans, whether it’s were your favorite college football…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 9, 2023 Hooray for Liam Hendriks. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 575 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There is no better day than Easter Sunday to share an uplifting story like that belonging to Hendriks. He has been one of the premier MLB relievers in recent…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 8, 2023 I’ve known many “loblollies” who were “nuttier than squirrel poo” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 574 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Yesterday’s Daily Dirt shared some of my favorite mano-a-mano insults. Today, we’re offering some more of the same kind of disparaging remarks,…
Read Full Article That middle finger comment is another classic … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 573 of The Daily Dirt for Friday, April 7, 2023. 1. Maybe it’s just a guy thing, but there are few more satisfying things in the world than zinging a friend with an insult. Here’s a collection of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, April 6, 2023 There are few meteorological occurrences more frustrating than snow in April. I’m glad we don’t have to worry about that this year … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 572 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s the first week of April, we’ve had some warm weather…
Read Full Article The information about today’s first song is downright hilarious, but the second is rather shocking … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 571 of The Daily Dirt. 1.All of us sing along with our favorite songs, often unaware there may be hidden messages in the lyrics — or subtle statements we simply…
Read Full Article Man, Lily from AT&T is really underpaid compared to some of her contemporaries … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 568 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Admit it, we all have our favorite TV commercials. Just like our favorite sitcom or adventure show, there are commercials we will watch as religiously as…
Read Full Article I truly believe there should be a national holiday (maybe an entire week) paying tribute to plumbers. Where would be without them? (For starters, probably not in the bathroom) … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 567 of The Daily Dirt. 1. A profession we rarely think about unless it’s a time…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, March 31, 2023 Thought No. 2 today backs up my thinking that Caitlin Clark is the most entertaining college basketball player I have watched all season — male or female … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 566 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’ve all had bad days,…
Read Full Article The next seven months, it is baseball season. Wahoo! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 565 of The Daily Dirt 1. It’s Opening Day for the MLB season. For some, it’s like Christmas in March. I’m one of those. The Daily Dirt will celebrate the start of baseball season by forecasting…
Read Full Article Actually, Johnny Depp might work on any of these three reboots … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 565 of The Daily Dirt 1. Here are some more TV shows I’d like to see rebooted, remade or redone: 1. “ALF”: Monday nights were always a big deal in our house in the…
Read Full Article The name is Bond, James Bond. And I like my Mountain Dew shaken, not stirred … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 564 of The Daily Dirt 1. Maybe, just maybe we are nearing the end of what has basically been a six-year search. Media — and bookmakers — from around the…
Read Full Article Could you imagine the TV ratings for the first-round series between the Seibu Lions and the Yankees, or the Yomiuri Giants and the Dodgers? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 563 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Bring the two division winners from Japan’s 12-team Nippon Professional Baseball Organization into the MLB playoffs?…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, March 25, 2023 I really don’t care if a locust tastes like seafood, popcorn or bacon. I’m not eating one. Pass the Milky Ways, please … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 562 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Never once in my life has the thought of eating…
Read Full Article If I had been a pro wrestler, my name might have been Russell the Muscle, Dirty Steve, Love Child or The Appetite … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 561 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Go ahead, admit it. In the darkest reaches of your soul you occasionally like to watch professional…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 23, 2023 I wonder how long it will be until the Japanese professional baseball league will be a part of MLB? Ten years? 20? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 560 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some final thoughts on the recently completed World Baseball Classic, thanks…
Read Full Article I’d have to say the best combo of films among the ensuing six would be the “Godfather” spectacles … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 559 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you’re a friend of mine, you know how much I love sports, TV and movies, not to mention the trivia…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, March 20, 2023 By the time when the event returns in 2026, we should rename it the World Cup of Baseball. The event deserves it … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 557 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m going to be kind of sad when the World…
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