The Daily Dose/July 1, 2025
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’s right shoulder is getting better. Today’s Diary.
The big news is our right shoulder is feeling a lot better because today, for the first time in a long time, we were able to reach back for our wallet without discomfort…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1958 – The flooding of the St Lawrence Seaway – a system of channels and locks along the St Lawrence River – begins. Ten towns were lost to the flooding, with some residents moved to a planned community in southern Ontario, though some communities were moved. The seaway allows ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, and the flooding took four days.
In 1903 – The first Tour de France begins in Montgeron. The race was run in six stages, finishing in Paris on July 19, with each stage between 167 and 293 miles in length. 21 cyclists participated in all six stages, and Frenchman Maurice Garin won the race in 94 hours, 3 minutes, his only Tour win, and he earned 6,075 francs, about $40,000 in today’s money. The 2025 Tour de France begins Saturday, with the winner receiving a bit more than half a million dollars.
In 1972 – The Rolling Stones are at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third of four consecutive weeks with Exile on Main St. The album went to #1 in five other countries, including Norway and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest album of the year. The song produced two chart singles, including Happy, which featured lead vocals by Keith Richards and peaked #22, which remains the only Rolling Stones single not sung by Mick Jagger. It was the third of ten #1 albums for the group.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Judaism is the way we share the decisive times and crises of our life…The need to religiously share that existence remains.
RJ Rubenstein
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
George Washington volunteered his services as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. His rather detailed expense account was reimbursed.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What rider has won the most Tours de France? – Answer next time!
