The Daily Dose/February 28, 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 is getting stalked. Today’s Diary.
…because how else would she know/remember what car we drove???…Regular readers of this crap know we have (some) experience in these matters, so the shoe’s on the other foot…Which leads to the question how much information on ol’ Sparrow has she aggregated???
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1993 – ATF agents raid the compound of the Branch Davidian church northeast of Waco, Texas, attemtpint to execute various search warrants. Four agents and five sect members were killed in the initial raid, which began a 51-day standoff. The siege ended on April 19 with the death of 76 more sect members, who were suspected of sexual abuse and storing illegal weapons at the compound.
In 1906- The Ottawa Silver Sevens of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association retain the Stanley Cup with a 12-7 victory in Game 2 over Queen’s University of the Ontario Hockey Association in Ottawa in a best-of-three challenge series. It was the eighth of nine successful defenses for Ottawa, who first won the Cup in 1903. It was the third and final time Queen’s University played for the Cup, and they remain the only college to do so.
In 1976 – Rhythm Heritage is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Theme From S.W.A.T. It was the first of three chart singles for the group, their first of two Top 40 Hits and remains their only #1. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #11 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 29th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The Buddha’s sacrifices are not of animals, but of the animal in the self
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 album for 1992 was Ropin’ the Wind by Garth Brooks, which spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at #1, nine each in 1991 and 1992.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the leader of the Branch Davidians during the Waco siege? – Answer next time!
