⚾ 150 years, 12,000 games, and one unstoppable umpire

From $15-a-game softball gigs to the majors, Jen Pawol just rewrote baseball history.

Jen Pawol’s umpiring career started in the ‘90s with $15-a-game softball gigs. Fast forward 12,000 games and a pep talk from MLB vet Ted Barrett, and she’s now the first woman ever to umpire in Major League Baseball.

As Erik Barnes reports, her debut calling Miami vs. Atlanta is already inspiring the next generation, from young girls watching at home to coaches’ daughters in the dugout.

Even the Jackie Robinson Foundation chimed in to congratulate her, placing her alongside trailblazers like Manon Rheaume, Violet Palmer, and Becky Hammon.

History just gained a new voice behind the plate.

🥑 Would you eat the same lunch forever for $2,500?

Some people see lunch as a sacred ritual. Others see it as… fuel.

Reddit user spellsboxing shared a tale of a co-worker who hasn’t deviated from his daily lunch, one hard-boiled egg, half an avocado, and a scoop of rice, in years. He meal preps every Sunday, never snacks, drinks only water, and politely declines pizza and donuts. The payoff? He pockets over $2,500 a year compared to his old eating-out habit.

In this story by Ryan Reed, the internet debates whether he’s a budgeting genius or just immune to food joy. From $2 shakshuka to fried egg over rice, commenters offered tastier budget-friendly swaps. Dietitian Jessica Ball even weighed in with anti-inflammatory, wallet-friendly foods like beans, canned fish, and frozen berries.

FROM THE VAULT

🎵 Neuroscientists say this might be the most relaxing song ever recorded

Enya’s got nothing on this song.

If you’ve been feeling like your blood pressure has its own theme song, here’s some good news from the vault: back in 2011, neuroscientists crowned one ambient track the most relaxing song ever recorded… and in the years since, no challenger has knocked it off the throne.

In a UK study, volunteers tackled stressful puzzles while hooked up to brain monitors. Then researchers hit play on “Weightless” by Marconi Union and saw stress levels drop by a jaw-slacking 65%.

💬 From the group text…

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