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The Daily Dose/July 12, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. World Cup – With exciting discovery that FIFA rules can be overturned at the whim of blatherskite world leaders, their World Cup tournment now nothing more than an assortment of exhibition games…Rumors that winner of final game to advance to special title game vs. the US still to be confirmed.
2. IOC – Russia reinstated to Olympic family, with Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” it was only so IOC can avoid possible messy questions about why Russia would’ve been barred for Ukraine invasion but US – probably still butting in somewhere on this planet – could host 2028 Summer Games
3. Gaylon For Congress…Vote Early, Vote Often – The 3-hole staple…Gaylon – aka Mr Technology – has discovered way to combine AI videos from different apps into one video, enabling wonders not known in previous campaigns…While no one projecting winners yet, race appears to be all but over now.
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4. World At War – Iran war begins again for three-dozenth time while genocide in Gaza has now accounted for 73,000 deaths…Few on planet outside of Gazans and Iranians protesting this, though, as appeasement of those responsible continues.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check – Click here for the latest Donald Trump lies and inaccuracies…Courtesy of CNN.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow and Robert discuss the latter’s diet. Today’s Diary.
The wife’s diet, by the by, doesn’t appear to be all that taxing, because Robert reported she had some fried chicken and macaroni and cheese waiting for him, which is hardly out of the Nutrition Handbook…
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On This Date
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In 1862 – The Medal of Honor for US Army soldiers is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, seven months after similar medals were authorized for US Navy sailors. The first medals were awarded to six soldiers in March 1863, and the first Navy Medals of Honor were awarded in April 1863. To date, 3,552 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,533 people, including five who received both the Army and Navy medals for the same action, and 14 who received medals for separate actions. It remains the oldest continuously awarded combat decoration in the US military.
In 1964 – Mickey Wright wins the US Women’s Opens, defeating Ruth Jensen in an 18-hole playoff by two strokes at the San Diego Country Club. It was the record-tying fourth and final US Open win for Wright and her twelfth of 13 major titles, and was the highest major finish for Jensen. Wright tied the record established by Betsy Rawls between 1951 and 1960, and the record still stands. Four women have won three US Opens, none since Annika Sorenstam of Sweden won her third in 2006.
In 1980 – The SOS Band is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles Chart – for the third of five consecutive weeks with Take Your Time (Do It Right) Pt.1. It was the first chart single for the group, their first of 15 Top 40 and six Top 10 soul hits, and remains their only #1. The song also went #53 pop in Great Britain, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Disco chart, and at #3 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The large masses in politics act pretty much as they do in religion. Every doctrine…is a matter of faith…on account of their trust in the apostle.
Jon Meacham
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
American athletes have won 22 Olympic pole vault gold medals, 19 by men, three by women. Women’s pole vaulting became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What act has had the most entries on Billboard’s soul chart – now the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/July 11, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow breathes a lot. Today’s Diary.
We were a machine…We did our planned two 10-minute deep breathing sets and we had the time [for a third set] and how often do you get to push your boundaries???…
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On This Date
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In 1804 – Alexander Hamilton, a former Treasury Secretary, is shot in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey, the end of a bitter feud between the two men. No conclusive account of the duel exists, though History seems content with the notion that Hamilton fired first, into a tree above Burr. Hamilton was taken across the river to New York City, where dueling was illegal, and died the next day. Burr remains the only sitting vice president to participate in a duel.
In 1912 – Six men win medals in the pole vault competition at the Stockholm Summer Olympics. Harry Babcock of the US took the gold medal, while two men tied for the silver medal, and three men tied for the bronze medal. Pole vaulting developed from the skill of vaulting over marshes in the Netherlands, and distance vaulting competitions are still held in countries around the North Sea. It remains the only time six medals have been awarded in a single sport.
In 1960 – The Hollywood Argyles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Alley Ooop. The song also went to #1 in New Zealand, peaked at #24 in Great Britain, at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was its 16th-biggest song of the year. It was the only chart single for the studio group, making them the second of 19 ultimate one-hit wonders, acts whose only Hot 100 entry goes to #1. The Hollywood Argyles took their name from the intersection where their recording studio was located, Hollywood Blvd and Argyle St.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I believed in what I did so much, I couldn’t believe there were people who couldn’t hear it.
Barry Manilow
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 song of 1955 was Perez Prado’s Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, which spent 10 weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Americans have won Olympic pole vault gold medals? – Answer next time!
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Have a nice day,
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Thursday, July 9
As GHSD Turns
After two weeks of working with travelers at the General Hospital Security Department (GHSD), we worked with Hunter tonite…Honestly, we put it at 50/50 whether he’d show up, because when scheduled for graveyard Hunter tends to text to ask about our busyness and consider whether to favor us with his presence.
The Daily Dose/July 9, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
LAST ISSUE STANDING: There is really only one issue remaining following the improglio of President Donald Trump calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino to get an American player’s red card – and ensuing suspension – lifted, something Infantino immediately complied with.
What kind of tournament does FIFA have now? What comes after it’s been established that your rules can be tossed aside to appease a whining world leader?
Fly In The Ointment: The answer is your tournament is now nothing more than a meaningless exhibition.
Dry, Technical Matter: Now, we don’t care about soccer any more than you do; they can change their rules and change them at anyone’s whim all they want. Soccer is boring. If you want to liven it up, toss an extra ball out there after ten (boring) minutes without a goal. But to lift a suspension because a blatherskite called to whine about it is wrong. Your sport has no credibility, and future results are subject to change if someone with enough power needs to be appeased.
The Bottom Line: A hundred years from now, all new people will wonder why the world bent over backward to appease Donald Trump. That Trump is completely mismanaging the country – and the world – won’t be a bulletin because Trump is a man of zero moral and intellectual substance. Had the American media and electorate shown courage and brains in 2015 when he first announced, all of us would have been spared the idiocy of the past ten years.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – The hotel is running low on coffee filters. Today’s Diary.
This happens from time to time, and it is always puzzling because each box of coffee packets comes with an equal number of filters…So how in the hell do we run out???…
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On This Date
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In 1762 – Catherine the Great overthrows her husband Peter III and becomes empress of Russia. Peter had taken the throne in January, and assorted alliances and policies caused Catherine and others to plot a coup. The following day she had her husband arrested and forced to sign an abdication letter. Peter died on July 17, of causes History remains unclear on, while Catherine reigned until her death in 1796, succeeded by her son Paul I.
In 1877 – The first Wimbledon Championships begin at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club south of London. Twenty-two players paid one guinea to enter, and the first title was won by Specner Gore on July 19th. The club had been founded in 1868, and the tournament was started because interest in croquet had fallen and the club needed money for equipment repair.
In 1955 – The Rock Era in American popular music begins when Rock Around the Clock is at #1 for the first of eight consecutive weeks. It was the fourth of 15 Top 40 hits for the group, their first of four Top 10 hits and remains their only #1. The song also went to #1 in Germany, Australia, and Great Britain, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The man who finds the smell is the one who sniffs.
Nicholas Monsarrat
Smith and Jones
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The five events in the pentathlon of the ancient Olympic Games were: the discus, javelin, wrestling, long jump, and a sprint, called the stadion, a bit less than 200 meters.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 song of 1955? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/July 7, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
ALREADY WITH THE DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: One of the almost interesting aspects of writing is writing something you’d long thought about.
Hut, Hut, Hike: A good example of this was The Bottom Ten/Team of the Quarter Century column that ran at the end of the last college football season. We’ve been writing The Bottom Ten in assorted places all century, and we first started thinking about the Team of the Quarter Century column when we did the Team of the Double Aughts column in 2010. When the time came to write it, it was a great pleasure.
USA! USA! Same with the USA250 columns we wrote last week. We don’t remember when we first thought of doing USA 250 columns, but it was years ago. Nothing really asserted itself, though, until the last week of June, which was cutting it a bit close, if you ask us. We would’ve thought something would’ve asserted itself before then, but writing is an interesting animal: you never know when inspiration is going to hit, so we didn’t worry about it.
Dry, Technical Matter: We ended up doing three columns: our usual July 2nd screed on how this is the real Independence Day, because it is the date Congress actually declared the colonies to be states. For the 3rd, we had some thoughts on what our Founding Fathers might think of their country today, and for the 4th, we offered an accounting of the day’s proceedings of the Continental Congress, written by John Adams.
The Bottom Line: For better or worse, we don’t force words, and by no means were USA 250 columns guaranteed. When words are there, we write them down, and if you like them, great. If you don’t, it’s a free country. But we weren’t going to force anything, because that’s not writing, that’s typing, and if we couldn’t produce something from the heart, we weren’t going to waste your time. We were pretty pleased with the results, though, and we trust you were, too.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, the back office freezer is gone. Today’s Diary.
The big news is Head Housekeeper Gloria just noticed, after three days, that the back office freezer is gone…I am not making that up…
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On This Date
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In 1981 – President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court, the first woman so nominated. O’Connor was then sitting on the Arizona state court, and prior to that had been a state legislator. O’Connor would be confirmed by the US Senate in September and replaced Potter Stewart, who had retired. O’Connor served until her own retirement in 2005, the first change on the Supreme Court in eleven years.
In 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the men’s pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics. Thorpe won four of the five events (long jump, 1200 meters, discus, 1500 meters; did not win javelin) and later in the Games, Thorpe won the decathlon. His medals were stripped from him the following year for having played semi-professional baseball and were reinstated in 1982. The pentathlon – not to be confused with modern pentathlon – was last contested at the 1924 Paris Games.
In 1979 – Donna Summer is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the second of six non-consecutive weeks with Bad Girls. The album also went to #1 in Canada and Finland, peaked at #23 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 8th-biggest album of the year. It was the first of three #1 albums for Summer and produced three chart singles, including two #1s, Hot Stuff and the title track.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
There is not much sense in setting one’s foot upon the road and not traveling the fullest possible distance.
James Madison
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Two signers of the Declaration of Independence had sons or grandsons serve as president of the United States: John Adams (himself the 2nd president) had son John Quincy Adams serve as president, and Benjamin Harrison V had son William Henry Harrison and grandson Benjamin Harrison similarly serve.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What were the five events in the pentathlon at the ancient Olympic games? – Answer next time!
