Friday Nightcaps Recap

Friday marks the week’s end with another edition of Nightcaps. Despite this being a holiday week with just four days of work for many, time seemed to crawl. Memorial Day already feels distant. This week brought a lot of grind, with days starting early and ending late. Nights were spent working late, except for listening to old-time radio shows through Bluetooth sleep masks.

All week, Bryce Harper’s unusual toothpaste habit buzzed: squirting it directly into his mouth. One reader tried this on Thursday, so to fulfill my journalistic duties, I attempted it myself. As I brush my teeth, I decided to give Colgate Optic White a direct squirt. My wife’s confused look was met with a simple, ‘It’s for work.’ An interesting part of my job is trying out quirky tasks, like sampling a Cuban sandwich mimosa at 10 a.m. or browsing Instagram models’ pages.

The new toothpaste method didn’t bring a life-changing revelation. The change felt strange, similar to writing with your non-dominant hand after years of doing it the regular way. Anyone tempted to try Harper’s method shouldn’t anticipate a major impact; it felt awkward rather than revolutionary.

In a different comedic realm, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s ‘Who’s on First?’ is a legendary routine. While the humor might seem archaic, it’s a classic piece of vaudeville. Nowadays, their comedy bit sees a new interpretation with Who, or Hu, finally ‘on first.’

Onto space news, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin faced a noteworthy ‘anomaly’ during a satellite launch. While I was dreaming, Blue Origin was preparing for a Cape Canaveral launch, resulting in a failed attempt. Such incidents can have significant repercussions for Blue Origin and NASA’s efforts to return astronauts to the moon.

For those with a rough week, take solace in not facing roller coaster mishaps. Being stuck on a vertical lift hill can dissuade a roller coaster enthusiast. A personal recent Disney’s Hollywood Studios ride, Muppet-themed, left me dizzy. The older version of me doesn’t ride like before.

More roller coaster drama: someone got banned from Six Flags due to a foolish stunt inspired by social media. A challenge involving eating McNuggets on a roller coaster led to a messy encounter of sweet-and-sour sauce. Generally, reckless social media stunts should incur bans from their locations.

For a positive close: dogs experiencing lemons add to the amusing things dogs do, like knocking over cones and appearing in art.

That’s the Friday Nightcaps summary. Have a wonderful weekend!