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The Daily Dose/May 9, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
USA! USA!: From the start, our war with Iran has been illegal and immoral. Now it is stupid, even more so than at the start, when it made no sense because Iran posed no threat to us.
Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: This war is illegal because it was not declared by Congress, as mandated by Article I, Section 8 of our Constitution, which specifically states that:
The Congress shall have Power…To declare War
Fly In The Ointment: Of course, being illegal gives this war something in common with every other war America has fought since World War II – the last time Congress formally declared war.
Dry, Technical Matter: The war is immoral because, among other reasons, Iran was not knocking on our doors, ready to invade, and posed no direct threat to our way of life. Also, for Pete’s sake, we bombed schoolgirls, something that should have all of us hanging our heads in shame and a war crime Donald Trump must answer for.
More Fly In The Ointment: Now it is stupid, because we are negotiating with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war. Think about this: we are negotiating not to formalize a military or tactical advantage, but to get conditions back to what they were before we attacked!
Write This Down: This is stupid, akin to negotiating to put Hitler back in power after World War II. It makes no sense and shows how mismanaged this war has been from the start.
The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this. We deserve better than being governed off the top of Donald Trump’s head. He is an ignorant liar, a man of zero moral or intellectual substance, and we are being governed accordingly. We deserve better, but you and me – we the people – are not going to get better government until we start demanding it on Election Day.
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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow sees a bear. Today’s Diary.
Since we were behind a door we could close at need and in no real danger unless we slipped and fell, we got smart with the bear, calling it names and telling it to go eff itself, great fun because this is behavior we seldom enter into with humans…
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On This Date
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In 1386 – Portugal and England agree to the Treaty of Windsor, cementing an alliance traceable to the Siege of Lisbon in 1147. The treaty was signed the following year, and it remains the oldest bilateral diplomatic alliance still in force. The treaty was written in Latin, and the original is kept in the Portuguese national archives, with a copy in the National Archives in London.
In 1930 – Gallant Fox, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the 55th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, defeating Crack Brigade by three-quarters of a length. Later, Gallant Fox would win both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, to become the second of 13 Triple Crown winners, and the first since Sir Barton in 1919. The Preakness has been run after the Kentucky Derby since 1932.
In 1964 – Louis Armstrong is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Hello, Dolly! It was the first of five chart singles for Armstrong, and his first of two Top 40 hits. Armstrong was 62 at the time, establishing a record for the oldest act to hit #1, a record broken in 2023 by Brenda Lee, who was 79 when Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree went to #1. The song won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Most terrible of all was that…I had no hope of hope anymore.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham, Physician and Murderer
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Chris Schenkel and Jack Tryman were the announcers for ABC-TV for the 1970 NBA Finals.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many times have the Kentucky Derby and Preakness been run on the same day? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/May 8, 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 plays with a sword. Today’s Diary.
…the other was plainly a training sword so nitwits like ol’ Sparrow don’t go slicing anybody up.
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In 1945 – Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe in Berlin. The instrument was signed for Germany by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, who would be executed in October 1946 following the Nuremberg trials. The day before, the Germans had signed a surrender document, but that one was not recognized by the Soviet Union.
In 1970 – The New York Knicks win the NBA title, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 113-91 to win the series four games to three. It was the first of two NBA titles for the Knicks and the eighth of an NBA-record 15 runner-up finishes for the Lakers, to go along with 17 titles. They were the first NBA Finals to be televised nationwide in full, and Willis Reed of the Knicks was named MVP of the series.
In 1993 – Silk is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Freak Me. It was the second of eight chart singles for the group, their first of three Top 40 hits, and remains their only Top 10 hit. The song peaked at #46 in Great Britian, had spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B singles chart, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Every man achieved his own greatness by reaching out beyond himself, and so it is with nations…Only when a nation means something to itself can it mean something to others.
Werner Von Braun
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The first human to fly in space was Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union in April 1961.
Today’s Stumper
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Who were the TV announcers for the 1970 NBA Finals? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/May 5, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
GOOD GOD…ALREADY WITH THE DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: Inspiration for this item came from today’s quote in Some Philosophy Crap. It’s from Volume X of Will Durant’s The Story of Civilization, which covers Rousseau and 18th-century Europe.
Europe was ready for a gospel that would exalt feeling above thought.
USA! USA!: This quote – accurate since time immemorial – brilliantly and succinctly summarizes America right now, because collectively we Americans now prefer reacting to feelings rather than knowledge. Our opinion is that it can be traced back to the Reagan Administration, because Reagan was the most managed president to date, with everything becoming subject to spin and message control. Though new at the time, it quickly became the standard and today infiltrates and hamstrings every aspect of American life.
Fly In The Ointment: No one talks from the heart anymore, and as a result we Americans can no longer handle an opposing viewpoint. There was a time when we could, a time when a differing opinion did not result in disagreement, and sometimes rancor and bitterness, but that time has passed.
Dry, Technical Matter: As a result, when Donald Trump announced for the presidency in 2015, he found a base ready to react with feelings to his ignorant blather rather than knowledge. Because had both you and me – we the people – and the media thought about it, Trump wouldn’t even have made it to the primaries. He would’ve been dismissed as the lying, blatherskite he is.
Almost The Bottom Line: Now America is in the second term of being governed by a man with zero moral or intellectual substance. We’ve been subjected to idiocies like Canada as the 51st state, tariffs that we ended up paying, and the illegal and immoral war in Iran. All because Donald Trump made enough voters feel good about themselves as he spewed his nonsense every day.
The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this. We deserve a government that is intelligently and competently governed, but America is not demanding that right now. Trump is what we’ve settled for.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is unable to solve a knotty problem. Today’s Diary.
…we thought…we’ll just check him out of their system for the actual dates of the initial stay, adjusting the dates accordingly…Wrongo…Their system wouldn’t let me do that…So – in finest nite audit tradition – the matter was referred to day shift for final disposition.
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In 1961 – Alan Shepard, riding on Freedom 7, becomes the first American to travel in space. Shepard was launched from Cape Canaveral at 9:34 am and he landed 263 nautical miles away in the Atlantic Ocean 15 minutes later, after having attained a maximum altitude of 116 nautical miles. Shepard later walked on the Moon as commander of Apollo 14, and a nautical mile is roughly 6,000 feet.
In 1908 – Stone Street, ridden by Arthur Pickens, wins the Kentucky Derby, defeating Sir Cleges by three lengths. It was the only Triple Crown race victory for Pickens, who in 1916 would win two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown, the King’s Plate and the Breeder’s Stakes. Stone Street went off at 24-1 and paid $123.60 to win, and his time, on a muddy track, of 2:15.20 remains the slowest Kentucky Derby time ever.
In 1962 – The Shirelles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Soldier Boy. It was the fifth of six Top 10 hits for the group, and was their second and final #1 song. The song also went #1 in New Zealand and Canada, peaked at #23 in Great Britain, at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Europe was ready for a gospel that would exalt feeling above thought.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Grand Funk’s first #1 song on the Hot 100 was We’re an American Band, which spent one week at the top in 1973.
Today’s Stumper
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Who was the first human to fly in space? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/May 4, 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 gets annoyed all night long. Today’s Diary.
Nobody rang the bell tonite…It was as if the sign said “Don’t Ring The Bell” instead of “Ring The Bell”, and all nite people grunted and mumbled and sighed to summon us from the back office, and all nite ol’ Sparrow wanted to smack someone…
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In 1998 – Theodore Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, is sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento. Kaczynski had pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, plus assorted charges of transporting, using, and mailing bombs. Kaczynski had been arrested after his brother recognized his writing style in a manifesto published in a newspaper and contacted authorities. He died in prison in 2023.
In 1965 – Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new National League record for most career home runs in a 9-2 win over the St Louis Cardinals. Mays’ first-inning home run was the 512th of his career, breaking the record established by Mel Ott from 1926-27. Mays retire3d in 1973 with 660 home runs, and the record, both National League and all-time, is now held by Barry Bonds with 762. Ott’s total is now good for 25th on the all-time list.
In 1974 – Grand Funk is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with The Loco-Motion. It was the second of four Top 10 hits for the group, and their second and final #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada and was Billboard’s 6th-biggest song of the year. In 1962, Little Eva went #1 with the song, making it the second of nine songs to go to #1 by different artists.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…but I expect you know best, as usual. / I do – When I know anything.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Bilbo and Gandalf
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The Notorious B.I.G.’s real name was Christopher George Latore Wallace.
Today’s Stumper
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What was Grand Funk’s first #1 song on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/May 3, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Republican Party – The party of Lincoln is now looking to redraw Congressional districts in Louisiana, and not in the interest of sending a diverse delegation to Washington, either…It is merely the ruling party looking to consolidate power, just like in the old Communist nations…On the other hand, there is no reason blue states cannot start doing this, too.
2. Iran War – Still illegal because it was not declared by Congress as mandated in the Constitution, and still immoral because those 160 or so school girls we bombed a few weeks ago aren’t ever coming back…History will always regard every death in this debacle as a slaughter and a waste.
3. Gaylon For Congress…Vote Early, Vote Often – The 3-hole staple…A hundred years from now all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will look back at Trump Era and wonder what made a lying, ignorant man of zero moral or intellectual substance so appealing as a presidential candidate…They will conclude that America – then in its seventh decade of TV and fast-food being focal points of American life – was too busy being well-entertained and well-fed to care anymore.
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4. NCAA Tournament Expansion – Who exactly was clamoring for this, because the first two (2) teams left out of the tournament this year combined for 31 losses, and of the other six (6) who probably would’ve made the tournament, five (5) had losing conference records…We’ll watch, though, and those in charge will keep force-feeding us crap like this.
Trump Administration Fact Check – Click here for a look at administration claims on why fewer people are on food stamps.
Today At The Site
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The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has tragic news. Today’s Diary.
…the Dray the Dairy Delivery Driver (D4) era is coming to an end!!!
I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP!!!!!!
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In 1802 – Washington D.C. – the capital of the United States – is incorporated as a city. The district had been organized the year before, and put under the control of the federal government and was run by a board of commissioners. The district got three electoral votes in presidential elections in 1961 through the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, and has had a non-voting delegate in Congress since 1971.
In 2023 – Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angeles becomes the second major league player to hit at least 100 home runs and strike out at least 500 batters in a 6-4 win over the St Louis Cardinals. Ohtani’s 5th-inning strike out of Nolan Arenado was the 500th of his career, and his 13th and final strike out of the game and he did not figure in the decision. Ruth hit 714 home runs and struck out 501 batters in his career.
In 1997 – The Notorious BIG is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Hypnotize. Notorious BIG was murdered on March 9 in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, and he was the fifth artist to have posthumous #1 song. The feat would be repeated in August when Mo Money Mo Problems went to #1, and Notorious BIG remains the only act with two posthumous #1 songs and they remain his only two chart-toppers. Hypnotize was also in the second of three consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart and peaked at #10 in Great Britain.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present…they were content with each good day as it came.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Two major league players have played in at least 500 consecutive games twice in a career: Charlie Gehringer (504, 511) and Pete Rose (678, 745).
Today’s Stumper
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What was Notoriuous BIG’s real name? – Answer next time!
