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The Daily Dose/September 11, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience
USA! USA!: Today is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The details are well known and really don’t need to be reviewed, except to note the voicemails left by passengers who realized they were dying soon remain one of the most poignant episodes in our collective American experience.
Dry, Technical Matter: Like you probably did, we read the report of the 9/11 Commission, and while we hardly recall every detail, we do remember this conclusion:
American intelligence and accumulated enough information to know the attack would happen, but not all of this information had made its way to one centralized location: we didn’t know what we knew.
Fly In The Ointment: America’s long history of butting in in the Middle East didn’t help, either. Back then, we had been at war continuously since December 1989 – something that is still true today – and it is not unreasonable to believe that had America been a peaceful nation instead of a warmongering nation, the Twin Towers would still be standing today.
More Fly In The Ointment: American civil liberties have declined considerably after 9/11, too, as our government now has, among other things, broad powers to conduct surveillance and act without warrants. Suspects in the attacks have been held for 20 years without a trial, and America has long engaged in torture. America is no longer a bastion liberty, but merely one of the bad guys now.
Gaylon For Congress…Vote Early, Vote Often: The time has come for America to give other nations the benefit of conducting their affairs without US interference, and for the planet to see the world produced by an America at peace.
The Bottom Line: This was all preventable: the attacks, the deaths, the surveillance state we now live in, a 20-year, inconclusive war in Afghanistan, all of it, because there was no reason for anybody to attack an America at peace on September 11, 2001. But we are not a peaceful nation and, frankly, we never have been. Of our 250 years of independence, we have, by our count, been in some kind of war somewhere for 206 of them, including six right now.
Editor’s Note: Gaylon is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Congress from Colorado’s 2nd District. Visit his campaign site here.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow reports on a firing at the hospital. Today’s Diary.
Alisha had some of the details on the firing but, maddeningly, not all of them…
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On This Date
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In 1792 – The Hope Diamond – then in the possession of France and known as the French Bleu – is stolen along with some other crown jewels in Paris. The diamond promptly disappeared for 20 years and was recut before reappearing in London in 1812. It was purchased by the Hope family and was sold several times after that before being donated to the Smithsonian Institute in 1958. It is worth an estimated $250 to $350 million.
In 1960 – The Summer Olympics in Rome come to a close, with the Soviet Union winning the most overall medals (103) and gold medals (43). The Games saw South Africa compete for the last time until 1992, a Finnish shooter drop off the medal stand after hitting a bullseye on the wrong target, and Iraq won its only Olympic medal, a bronze in weightlifting. Rome had originally been awarded the 1908 Games, but declined them after Mount Vesuvius exploded, and they remain the only Summer Games Italy has hosted.
In 2010 – Eminem featuring Rihanna is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the seventh and final consecutive week with Love the Way You Lie. It was the fourth of five #1 songs for Eminem and the seventh of 14 #1s for Rhianna. The song went to #1 in 27 other countries, including Israel and Norway, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, at #7 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and was Billboard’s 7th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Lincoln appealed to reason, historical fact, and the sense of justice that he believed a constituent of human nature. The power of persuasive language, he hoped, could motivate America to become the agent of its own liberation.
Fred Kaplan
Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 song of 1977 was You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone, which spent ten weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which country has appeared in the most combined Olympics without winning a medal? – Answer next time!
It’s Sparrow…An average man passing an average life.
Thursday, September 10
Back At GHSD
Johnnie is fired!!!
I am not making that up, and it’s OK that I’m not…Johnnie tended to do the job his way regardless of whatever General Hospital Security Department (GHSD) policy had to say on the matter, and the ax had been sharpening for a while…For example, he did not like to do reports for routine things, like escorts…A detailed report isn’t required for walking someone to the birth ward, but you’re supposed to enter it in the program on the device we carry…Most of us are pretty good about it, but Johnnie never bothered.
The Daily Dose/September 10, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience
USA! USA! You know, it’s not really a surprise President Trump, speaking at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, said he would send every American $5,000 if Republicans retained control of the House and Senate following November’s midterm elections. Donald Trump is an ignorant liar, a man of zero moral or intellectual substance, and as a convicted felon, he is certainly not above some bribery.
Fly In The Ointment: No, the surprise is we are tolerating it. A hundred years from now, all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will look back on this era of American politics and marvel that we tolerated Trump’s blather at all.
Dry, Technical Matter: America, however, is in the seventh decade of TV and fast food being focal points of our American life. We are well entertained and well fed, with full bellies and empty minds, so when the media legitimized his blather, we were open to it.
Gaylon For Congress…Vote Early, Vote Often: We deserve better than this. We deserve better than a witless blatherskite renaming gulfs and lakes, starting a pointless war with Iran, and bribing voters with $5,000 checks. We deserve better than the Republicans who continue to enable this and the Democrats who are doing nothing about it.
The Bottom Line: The midterms are less than two months away, and the choice could not be clearer: we can retain the status quo, or we can demand better, because we deserve better than what we have now: ignorance, perpetual war, and $40 trillion of debt. All three elements will eventually destroy our country. We deserve better than this, too. It is time to start demanding better of our government and, ultimately, ourselves.
Editor’s Note: Gaylon is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Congress from Colorado’s 2nd District. Visit his campaign site here.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow chronicles his night off. Today’s Diary.
We enjoyed a scotch, too, but there was a conundrum there: there was too much for one shot, but not enuff for two…In finest Sparrow tradition, we stood there in the kitchen staring at the bottle crossly with our hands on our hips…
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On This Date
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In 1776 – Captain Nathan Hale of the Continental Army’s 19th Regiment volunteers for spy duty for General George Washington. The American Army is in New York City and Washington needs information on British troop locations and movements. Hale proves useful but is captured on September 21 and hanged the following day. His body was never found, and there is no evidence he ever said he regretted only having one life to give for his country.
In 1932 – Johnny Frederick of the Brooklyn Dodgers establishes a new major league record for most pinch-hit home runs in a season in a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Frederick’s 8th-inning home run was his sixth pinch-hit home run of the year, research into whose record he broke was inconclusive, and the record is now seven, done twice, by Dave Hansen of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 and Craig Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001.
In 1977 – The Emotions are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the fourth of five non-consecutive weeks with Best of My Love. The song also peaked at #4 in Great Britain, spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was its 3rd-biggest song of the year. It was the second of three Top 40 hits for the group, their first of two Top 10s, and remains their only #1 hit. The song also won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Clem Daniels of the Dallas Texans and the Oakland Raiders was the AFL’s all-time leading rusher, with 5,138 yards.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 song of 1977? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/September 9, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience
HUT, HUT, HIKE: Louisiana State University (LSU) has announced it has dropped all plans to put two players who went to NFL training camps this summer on their roster. The SEC, along with other conferences, had prohibited this and, of course, the issue ended up in court, with a Louisiana court siding with LSU – a shocker, we know. But then the SEC started making noises about kicking LSU out, and LSU – in another upset – complied.
Dry, Technical Matter: In a court filing, the SEC had the gall to say:
….the consensus of the CEOs was and continues to be that LSU’s continued membership in the Conference would be inconsistent with the publicly stated values and principles of the Conference.
LOL: Stated values? Principles? In college sports? Good gravy, the illusion never ends, because the only shared value is money. Every element – players, coaches, teams, conferences, and networks – is in it solely for every last possible dollar. That’s it; there is no common goal.
Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here…Again: We’ve talked about this before: we say let players with collegiate eligibility left who have not appeared in a regular-season professional game back in. The 16 SEC schools have combined payrolls of, more or less, $500 million, so essentially they are fielding professional teams, and it is reasonable to let those who gave the NFL or NBA a shot back in when they don’t make it.
The Bottom Line: As long as there is money to be made, meaning as long as we fans continue to foot the bill, this nonsense will continue. A 32-team playoff that begins Thanksgiving weekend and ends on New Year’s Day would become an American classic quicker than you can say “NIL”, but until someone shows them how to make more money than they are making now with it, it won’t happen.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow and Gloria stare at standing water. Today’s Diary.
We’re standing there looking at it and we are both puzzled because you don’t have to be the Culligan Man to wonder exactly where in the hell standing water on the first floor of the hotel comes from…
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On This Date
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In 1948 – Kim Il Sung is appointed premier of North Korea by the Soviet Union. Kim, born in Japanese-occupied Korea, had been in exile in the Soviet Union and was a captain in the Red Army when he returned to Korea in 1945. The Soviet Union began administering North Korea in 1945 and had established a communist republic in July. Kim ruled until his death at 82 in 1994; his son Kim Jon Il succeeded him, and his grandson Kim Jong Un has ruled since 2011.
In 1960 – The Denver Broncos defeat the Boston Patriots 13-10 at Boston’s Nickerson Field in the American Football League’s first game. The AFL had several new rules, including having the scoreboard clock be the official time, the 2-point conversion, and a 14-game season, which the NFL adopted in 1961. The AFL merged with the NFL after the 1970 season, with the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, and Denver Broncos still in their original cities/territories. The Houston Oilers defeated the Chargers 24-16 in the first AFL championship game.
In 1989 – The New Kids on the Block are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Hangin’ Tough. It was the fourth of eleven Top 40 hits for the group, their fourth of nine Top 10 hits, and their second of three #1s. The song also went to #1 in Ireland, Luxembourg, and Great Britain, and was from the album of the same name, which was in its first of two weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Whether it is the time or the method, true labor is half initiative and half knowing how to let things proceed on their own.
Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The most recent antipope recognized by some elements of the Catholic Church was Felix V, antipope to Eugene IV and Nicholas V from 1439-49, when he renounced the office
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the leading rusher in AFL history? – Answer next time!
Q: Will The Daily Dose return?
A: Of course, it will.
As always, click here to read today’s moderately interesting entry in The Diary of a Nobody.
The Daily Dose/September 5, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience
GAYLON FOR CONGRESS…VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN: There is really only one issue in this campaign: reelect the status quo or try something different.
Definition Of Terms: The status quo is the ignorance of Donald Trump, the Republicans who are enabling him, and the Democrats who are doing nothing about it. It is giving us perpetual war, higher prices, and $40 trillion in debt.
USA! USA! This is not sustainable and, eventually, our country is going to be destroyed. We will no longer be able to govern ourselves, and someone will come in and do it for us.
Dry, Technical Matter: America has been at war every day for 36 years, since we invaded Panama in 1989, and we have spent over $8 trillion on these wars, a figure that includes direct operational costs, VA care for veterans, and interest on the debt needed to pay for them.
Fly In The Ointment: Our current war with Iran is illegal, immoral, and stupid. Illegal because it was not declared by Congress as required by the Constitution. Immoral because we bombed schoolgirls, a war crime no one has yet answered for. Stupid because there is no way to gauge victory. What are we fighting for? To open the Strait of Hormuz? It was open before the war, and you do not have to be General MacArthur to know fighting to regain conditions before a war is witless.
The Bottom Line: But witlessness is President Trump’s stock-in-trade. From – among other things – an incompetent COVID response to Canada as the 51st state to a war that has no point, America is being governed by an ignorant liar, a man of no moral or intellectual substance, and – shocker – we are being governed accordingly. We deserve better than this, but we are not going to get better than this until you and me – we the people – start demanding better than the status quo on Election Day.
Editor’s Note: Gaylon is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Congress from Colorado’s 2nd District. Visit his campaign site here.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow shows some moral fortitude. Today’s Diary.
Ol’ Sparrow had an opportunity – a golden opportunity – tonite to violate one of hotel work: do not get involved with guests!!!
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On This Date
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In 1159 – Alexander III is elected pope in Rome following the death of Adrian IV. Some in the church did not recognize Alexander and elected Victor IV antipope. Alexander reigned until 1181 and was succeeded by Lucius III. Alexander’s papacy saw four antipopes, the last of which was Innocent III, whose reign ended in 1180 after he and supporters were trapped in a castle in southern Italy.
In 1892 – James Corbett wins the world heavyweight boxing title, defeating champion John L Sullivan with a 21st-round knockout in New Orleans. It was the first major heavyweight title fight held under modern rules, which called for 3-minute rounds, 5-ounce gloves, and a 10-second knockdown rule. Corbett would only defend his title twice before losing it five years later, and this was the only loss for Sullivan, who retired after the bout with 47 wins and two draws.
In 1963 – The Angels are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of three consecutive weeks with My Boyfriend’s Back. It was the third of four Top 40 hits for the group, and remains their only Top 10 hit. The song also hit #1 in New Zealand, peaked at #50 in Great Britain, reached #2 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 9th-biggest song of the year. The song was written by three men.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
[The birds in the open cage] couldn’t understand it and they could…They had their food and water right there, but what was that open space?
Charles Bukowski
Post Office
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were the monarchs who funded Christopher Columbus’s voyages.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the most recent antipope recognized by elements of the Catholic Church? – Answer next time!
