On The Beat- Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - From Broadway to Biscayne Boulevard, from the Bird Streets to Euclid Avenue to Lark Street- Any Topic is Fair Game Until it is a Bore…
By Mr. Curmudgeon
A journalist tried the German 17th century Monk’s practice for fasting during lent by only drinking nutrient-rich dopplebock beer and water for 40 days. He had after an initial period of feeling hungry, his body adapted. He lost 25lbs., and found his focus and sleep improved. I’m in… Why is it, there are no In ‘n Out Burgers in the south? Judging from the population boom, they like In ‘n Out as much as the rest of the country… Community members from Portage and Trumbell counties are still trying to make sense of the six Big Foot sightings in four days… The Kentucky Derby is in 11 days. “Experts give Renegade the odds of being the favorite to win. The public though seems to be leaning toward Commandment as the favorite. However, I am convinced Further Ado is this year’s champion of the Run for the Roses… In Ovid’s The Metamorphoses, completed around 8 AD, he speaks of the purest waters of the Ganges. I don’t know of you have ever seen pictures of the Ganges, but pure is not the first word that comes to mind, in 2026… Is it really the Sun that is causing all the skin cancer, or the toxic chemicals in things like sunscreen, pesticides, and natural and artificial flavors and colors that is doing the job?… Will having robots doing everything for humans, making them fatter and lazier than they already are, make humanity better, or just a small portion of the population, like four people out of 9 billion fabulously wealthy at the expense of the wonderful life we knew before Bill Gates?… 12 straight losses for the NY Mets. This isn’t funny anymore, it is hilarious. Worst losing streak since 2002. 5 losses from their worst losing streak in Mets history in 1962… Is it true there was a “Men in Black” sighting in Buffalo, NY last night? If anyone can verify it that would be great… Two commercial jets landing at JFK in New York forced to abort to prevent colliding. Nowadays, flying is putting your life in, somebody’s hands… 4 career criminals steal 30K worth of Gucci handbags. Catch them and cut off a hand. I wish I could say it’s an original thought, but I stole it from Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy… Fan celebrating in Colorado, shatters glass onto L.A. Kings interim coach, D.J. Smith… First place Yankees with a solid win over the last place Red Sox to extend their lead in the east as Tampa gets pummeled… UK bans anyone born after 2008 from smoking cigarettes, as it will, instead, become the vape capital of the world… NY Times place an asterisk beside Gavin Newsom’s “Bestseller status” for his book when it became known his campaign spent $1.6 million buying copies of the book… We present it, you decide…