Steve Eighinger
Daily Dirt for Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 The first thought is going to be like fingernails on a blackboard for some of you … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 409 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I think it’s fair to say there are songs that drive each of us a bit…
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The final episode of “The Walking Dead” will air six days before the Ohio State-Michigan football game. That will be a big week in the Eighinger household … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 407 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Sunday night will mark the beginning of the end of one of the…
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If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 404 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Are you happy? Well, if you live in Illinois there’s a much better chance you are than if you reside in Missouri. Illinois residents are No. 8 on the “happiest…
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Ladies, I’m always hear to help. Remember, they don’t call me the Doctor of Love for no reason … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 398 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Have you ever overheard conversations with other couples? Do you ever put yourself in one of their places? Yeah, me too. Those…
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If I had become a country singer, I think I would have gone by Stevie Teardrop … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 397 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The other day I stumbled across the fact that Shania Twain’s real name is Eileen Regina Edwards. I never knew that. I’m not sure…
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Have you recovered from that first full weekend of football? If so, have a cheeseburger … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 396 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Believe it not, later this week — Sunday, to be exact — is National Cheeseburger Day. And how did cheeseburgers earn their own “national day?”…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 Admit it. We all love to administer a quality insult. … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 391 of The Daily Dirt. 1. You know those times you wish you had the precise insult to lay on someone who is annoying you to no end? Well,…
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From a guy’s standpoint, is there really a better time of the year than when the MLB races are going down to the wire, college football is still in its infant stages and the NFL is right around the corner? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 389 of The Daily Dirt. 1.…
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Ladies, cherish today. For some of you, it will be the last Sunday afternoon and evening your husband will leave his favorite recliner before some time in early 2023 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 387 of The Daily Dirt. 1. With the NFL season opening Thursday night, these are three…
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Before we get to the Big Bottom thing, I wonder if Brian Kelly will find himself on the hot seat at LSU after week one? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 386 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Sit back, relax and enjoy. We have 10 more of the strangest town names…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 How did geese get to California? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 385 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Thankfully, high school sports are back (man, it was a long summer!), which brings us to another edition of best — or worst, depending on your…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 Before we get into today’s topic(s), where the heck did the summer go? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 382 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s that time of year when the streetlights start coming on earlier. Those evenings when the sun did not set…
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High school football opened in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri this week and NCAA college football kicks off this weekend … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 380 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today, many of us will be enjoying the start of the college football season as Nebraska and Northwestern play…
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If I would have had my choice to have been any of the characters in today’s first thought it would have been Greg Sumner. Jus’ sayin’ … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 379 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m sure those of you who have spent the last year-plus with me…
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I wonder if that new word (“stressflation”) has been patented yet? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 377 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Well, as if we didn’t have to enough to worry about these days … A biotechnical products distribution company (yeah, I have no real idea what that means…
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Could one actor possibly play BOTH? Can you say Richard Madden? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 376 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, the next major announcement from the motion-picture world will be about who will be next James Bond, but a close second might be who will donning the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 Your favorite bonebreaker, when it comes to famous martial arts movie stars? Keep reading … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 375 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Bam! Oof! Smack! Ugh! The sound effects from a clip from the old “Batman” TV series in the…
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Alarm clocks, anyone? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 373 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’ve talked some this week about the kids going back to school. Besides summer vacation coming to an end, what are some of the other bad things the resumption of school means? How about these ……
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Next to the Christmas holidays and the opening of MLB and college football seasons, this is my favorite time of the year. It’s when we start getting word from the various TV networks and streaming services about the return of our favorite programs and what’s new on the horizon … Welcome to today’s three thoughts…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 At times, I’ve taken grief for naming my kids Geoff and Kaysi. I think it’s safe to say I look a saint today … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 369 of The Daily Dirt 1. Every so often we (and by “we” I mean…
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I’ve been extremely grateful there’s a outlet like YouTube out there. Those old Diana Ross and the Supremes songs have sound especially good this week… Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 367 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you’re baby boomer and grew up on the music of the 1960s and 1970s…
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And so we begin Year 2 of The Daily Dirt … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 366 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Way back in my formative years I developed a crush on a singer that has lasted my entire life. That’s why when my son, Geoff, texted me earlier this…
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Early this morning, I took a deep breath — and smiled. Today marks one full year of providing The Daily Dirt for Muddy River News. It’s been a great 365 days working with the people at the Big Muddy. I will be forever grateful to publishing czar J. Robert Gough for enticing me out of…
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Raise your hand if you liked those old Molly Ringwald films … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 364 of The Daily Dirt. 1. What is the most annoying — not to mention overused — cliche dealing with sports, or life itself? Here are the ones I am really, really, really tired…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 That many people — 59 percent — can’t be wrong, right? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 363 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The most unpopular day of the week? Well, to no one’s surprise it is Monday, according to the yougov.com website. Its…
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