Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Dean Martin Not Included

Call me crazy, but there are better moon-related songs. Like the one that was in my head this weekend.

This past weekend, in addition to being 9/11, was the Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Tsukimi aka Chuseok aka Tét Trung Thu, depending on country of origin). Most people know it as “that holiday where they have mooncakes.”

I’m not here to talk about history and things like that. I’m way too white for that to be okay. I’m not even here to review mooncakes (the answer is yes, except I’m not big on the candied nut ones and a hard pass for durian). What I am here for is shameless picture plugging!

It may be cropped at the bottom and reduced because otherwise the pano shot would never be able to fit here, and I’m too lazy to embed it, but it’s still a nice-ass picture. You’ve got the full moon partially obscured by the clouds on the right, the city lights on the bottom since at that part of the park you’re on a hill overlooking Manhattan to the north and the Upper Bay (and Staten Island) to the west, and to the left in the shot, the Tribute in Lights, uh, lights. (For those who don’t know, approximately the week before 9/11 two beams of light emanate at night from where the Towers stood.)

Yeah, so that’s my thing I got for this week. What’s for sportsin’?

NFL News
Remember Brownie the Elf? He’s back, in midfield form!

Week 1’s happened and so LAMAR! is done talking about his contract situation. Will he pull an Aaron Judge? Well, we’ll see.

Concussions were down over 50% among players who wore the Guardian helmets in the early goings of training camp. Promising signs considering no arrangements have been made for 2023+.

Out for TNF: KC K Harrison Butker (ankle), LAC WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), LAC TE Donald Parham Jr. (hamstring).

Out for Sunday: NYG CB Aaron Robinson (appendectomy). On IR: DEN S Justin Simmons (thigh).

MLB (All times Eastern)
Balboas vs. Maroon 5s (PHI-MIA, in progress)
Beltway Battle! (BAL-WAS, 7:05, MASN)
AL East 2nd Battle! (TB-TOR, 7:07)
Rowengartner vs. Heddo (CHC-NYM, 7:10, WGN?/SNY)
Rivalry Battle! (NYY-BOS, 7:10, NESN/YES)
Hostesses vs. Lordes (MIN-KC, 7:40)
Miller vs. Budweiser (MIL-STL, 7:45)
Kicking Themselves for 2002 vs. Kicking Themselves for 2011 (OAK-TEX, 8:05)
The Resurrected Clayton Kershaw vs. The Ghost of Madison Bumgarner (LAD-ARI, 9:45)

Mexy Footy beating up on MLS at a baseball stadium
NYCFC vs. Atlas (Campeones Cup) (7:30, ESPN2)
Other MLS “options”

Other
AEW (TBS, 8:00)
Possibly BattleBots Champions? (TBS, 10:00)

Hey, in the next couple weeks we have the Beaties, then I can at least have a brief robot battle break. There will be updates in the Beat as well! Big updates! Important news!