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The Daily Dose/August 14, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: One noticeable trait in America right now is our diminished capacity for outrage. We simply are not getting worked up about things that 1) would have collectively infuriated us a generation or two ago and, 2) frankly should infuriate us now.
Leading Off: We should’ve been outraged when our government started sinking Venezuelan shipping. Under the guise that they were hauling drugs to America, these ships were sunk and mariners killed, essentially executed without a trial.
And In This Corner: We should’ve been outraged when we bombed an Iranian schoolhouse at the start of the war with Iran. 156 people were killed, including 120 schoolchildren, but that didn’t outrage us, either.
Here We Go Again: We should be outraged at the war with Iran in general, because it remains illegal, immoral, and stupid. Illegal because it was not declared by Congress. Immoral because we killed schoolchildren. Stupid, because we are fighting to retain conditions that existed before the war, a circumstance that is causing History’s great commanders to roll in their graves.
USA! USA! Why we’re not capable of outrage anymore is not clear, though we have a theory: we are now in our seventh decade of TV and fast food occupying central places in American life. We are well entertained and well fed and aren’t really willing to get too worked up about anything that doesn’t affect that. We have full bellies and empty minds and, collectively, America is no longer capable of doing anything great or hard.
The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this. We deserve a government that doesn’t execute mariners on the high seas, doesn’t bomb school children, and only fights wars declared by Congress. But we’re not demanding that right now. For the second time, we elected a man of zero moral or intellectual substance president; we are being governed accordingly, and we are not getting to worked up over it.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow reports on the county fair. Today’s Diary.
The county fair’s a thing this week and to celebrate we’ve been driving by it every night heading to and from the gym, to make sure it was as hopelessly boring as ever…
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On This Date
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In 1936 – The last known public execution in the US is conducted in Owensboro, Kentucky. Rainey Bethea was executed in an empty lot near the county garage for raping and murdering a 70-year-old woman the previous June, with Bethea becoming a suspect after leaving a ring at the scene. Kentucky outlawed public executions in 1938, with two executions before then held in private.
In 1982 – Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies establishes a new major league record for most career at-bats in a 15-11 win over the Montreal Expos. Rose passed Henry Aaron with his 12,365th at-bat, and five days later Rose would become the all-time leader in plate appearances with 13,941. Rose retired in 1986 with 14,053 at-bats and 15,890 plate appearances, both records that still stand.
In 1966 – The Lovin’ Spoonful is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Summer in the City. It was the seventh of twelve Top 40 hits for the group, their seventh of nine Top 10 hits, and was their only #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #7 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 35th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
This species could have been so great, and now everybody just wants a new Salad Shooter or sneakers with lights in them. This is what we’ve settled for.
George Carlin
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Switzerland, France, and Great Britain have participated in the most combined Olympic Games, 55.
Today’s Stumper
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The leader of the Lovin’ Spoonful had a #1 song as a solo act in the 1970s. Who was it? – Answer next time!
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The Daily Dose/August 12, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around The Human Experience
ELECT THE FELON, WATCH THE CRIME: President Donald Trump recently announced he is selling early access to Truth Social posts, both by him and others. The cost is between $60,000 and $100,000 per month for access before the masses are allowed to view it, and you do not have to be Dow Jones to strongly suspect that financial firms can put this information to good use.
Dry, Technical Matter: Trump is selling inside information, and you do not have to be Judge Judy to strongly suspect this is not only morally wrong, but also impeachable and criminal. But who is going to tell him no? His staff? Congress? The Justice Department? Don’t be silly. They’re probably profiting from this, too.
Good Night And Good News: And where the hell’s the media in all this? Like they have been since Trump first announced for the White House in 2015, they’re treating his nonsense as real news. We’re the lesser for it, too, because the normalization and legitimization of Donald Trump’s criminality and ignorance will go down as a complete and utter default of the rights and obligations granted a free press by the 1st Amendment.
FunFact: The American media’s continued existence constitutes a fraud on the American people.
The Bottom Line: Not that we the people appear to be getting worked up over this. That Donald Trump did this isn’t a bulletin: he is an ignorant, lying, convicted felon and he is governing accordingly. No, the bulletin is that we are tolerating it. Our country is being looted, our country is bombing school children, our country is dying, and one hundred years from now all new people – including Americans if there are any left – will look back and see the American people allowed all of it.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow discusses how to properly clip a stack of currency. Today’s Diary.
A bottom clipping does not completely secure your currency (20 fives or 25 ones or, mirabile dictu, 10 tens), and if you’re not careful, BOOM, the clip disengages and your notes are all over the place…
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On This Date
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In 1099 – The First Crusade comes to an end when Christian Crusaders defeat Muslim forces at the Battle of Ascalon in what is now western Israel. The Crusade was a victory for the Crusaders, who won back Jerusalem after centuries of Muslim rule. The Crusades – begun by Pope Urban II in 1095 – would end in 1291 with the Muslims retaking their lost territory.
In 1928 – The Summer Olympics come to a close in Amsterdam. The games featured an Olympic flame for the first time, marked the first time Greece led the parade of nations and the host nation finished it, and India won its first of six consecutive field hockey gold medals. The US led the medal count with 22 gold and 56 overall, and the Games also held an arts competition – common for the times – though the medals are no longer counted in official totals.
In 1978 – The Commodores are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles chart for the first of two consecutive weeks with Three Times A Lady. It was the first of ten Top hits for the group, their first of two pop #1s, and their fifth of seven soul #1s. The song went to #1 in five other countries, including Ireland and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year. In 1978, a version by Conway Twitty went to #4 on Billboard’s country chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Fortune had betrayed him for the moment, and the world had turned against him. Victory was slipping from his grasp even as he stretched out his hand to seize it. But his arm was long.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The record for most weeks at #1 on the British chart is 19 weeks, non-consecutive, by Rein Me In by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean earlier this year.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What nations have participated in the most Summer and Winter Olympics? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/August 10, 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 deals with a pesky flight attendant. Today’s Diary.
…and we strongly suspected she served coffee on the first Wright brothers flight…She was fussy and persnickety, and probably treated guests like a gulag commandant.
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On This Date
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In 1977 – David Berkowitz, a 24-year-old post office worker, is arrested in Yonkers, New York for a series of killings History refers to as the Son of Sam murders. Berkowitz would plead guilty to six murders and during his confession, he claimed he killed because a neighbor’s dog was demanding the blood of pretty, young girls. Now 73, Berkowitz is serving the first of six life sentences and was last denied parole two years ago.
In 1888 – Tim Keefe of the New York Giants establishes a new major league record for most consecutive wins in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. It was the 19th consecutive win for Keefe, breaking the record of 18 done by Charlie “Old Hoss” Radbourn in 1884, and the record is now 24 consecutive games by Carl Hubbel in 1936-37. Keefe’s mark remains the single-season record.
In 1991 – Bryan Adams is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of seven consecutive weeks with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. The song also went to #1 in 20 other countries – including Israel, Norway, and Great Britain, where it spent 16 consecutive weeks at the top, still a British record for most consecutive weeks at #1. The song was Billboard’s #1 song of the year, its 37th biggest of the decade, and was the second of four #1s for Adams.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Hold no expectations. Then the rewards will come.
Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
About 160 people survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
Today’s Stumper
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What song holds the British chart record for the most weeks at #1? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/August 9, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Donald Trump – This week Trump announced that for between &60-100K per month folks can get access to official actions before cheapskates who don’t pay. …Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters basically a bunch of nitwits, but even they “strongly suspect” this is both insider trading and an impeachable offense.
2. Gianni Infantino – FIFA president learns that if you stick your nose far enough up Donald Trump’s ass, eventually Trump will fart, as plan to sell shares of FIFA’s biggest events to investors – including Trump relatives – backfires spectacularly…Infantino given vote of confidence by cronies, but re-election as FIFA president in peril.
3. Gaylon For Congress…Vote Early, Vote Often – The 3-hole staple…Gaylon went to the mailbag this week on the campaign trial, talking about how voters he needs to win – independents and disaffected Republicans and Democrats – don’t really care about the Libertarian Party’s main message of liberty, so he talks about other things…Plus, the death penalty and the war with Iran were discussed…He remains against both.
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4. Protect College Sports Act – Bill working way through US Senate should be killed…1) The government must butt out of college sports…The NCAA and its members got themselves into this mess, and they can get themselves out of it…2) Every element of major division college sports – players, coaches, schools, conferences, networks – solely in it for the money, and until this changes – until there is some ground – it will remain an utter fiasco.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check – Click here for the latest Donald Trump lies and inaccuracies concerning the Reflecting Pool…Courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow deals with a fire alarm. Today’s Diary.
Almost interesting was the fact that no guest asked for anything…Some whining here would be expected, and ol’ Sparrow was prepared to issue breakfast coupons or even a modest discount on your stay, but no one asked…
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On This Date
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In 1945 – The US uses a nuclear weapon for the second time, bombing Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02am. The bomb exploded about 1,600 feet above ground, and killed an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 people. The bombing followed the bombing of Hiroshima two days earlier, and Japan announced its surrender on the 15th. Originally, Nagasaki was a secondary target, but bad weather prevented bombing the primary target, Kokura.
In 1984 – Valerie Brisco-Hooks wins the 200 meters at the Los Angeles Olympics, defeating Florence Griffith and Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey-Page. Briscoe’s time was an Olympic record 21.81 seconds, and earlier in the Games she had won the 400-meters, becoming the first Olympian to win those two races at the same Olympiad. The feat was matched at the 1996 Atlanta Games by Michael Johnson and Marie-José Pérec of France.
In 1975 – Freddie Fender is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. Fender had originally written and recorded the song in 1959, but the song’s release was postponed after Fender was convicted of marijuana possession. The song also peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 and spent a then-record 12 weeks at #1 on New Zealand’s pop chart. The song was Fender’s second of four #1 country hits, and his second of four Top 40 pop hits.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In times like these, it helps to remember there have always been times like these.
Paul Harvey
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Two vice presidents of the United States have resigned: John Calhoun in 1832 and Spiro Agnew in 1973.
Today’s Stumper
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How many people are known to have survived both atomic bombings? – Answer next time!
