The Daily Dose/May 12, 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 off to another strong start in the sack. Today’s Diary.
We slept so long that Bandit – always in tune to household routine – was even starting to meow for his post-wake-up treat ration…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1862 – Robert Smalls – born into slavery in South Carolina – maneuvers the CSS Planter through Charleston Harbor to the US naval blockade surrounding it during the Civil War. The ship would later be commissioned the USS Planter, with Smalls named commanding officer, the first Black to command a US Navy ship, and Smalls would later go on to serve in the South Carolina and US House of Representatives. The Confederate captain of the Planter had been ashore at the time of the escape.
In 1942 – Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves ties the major league record for most home runs in a game by a pitcher in a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. Tobin had three home runs, tying the record established by Guy Hecker of Louisville (American Association) in 1886, and the record still stands. Tobin also pitched a complete game 5-hitter for the win, and he had 17 home runs in a 9-year major league career.
In 1989 – Bon Jovi is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with I’ll Be There For You. It was the seventh of 17 Top 40 hits for the group, their sixth of nine Top 10 hits, and was their fourth and most recent #1 song. The song also peaked at #18 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 23rd-biggest song of the year. The song was written by band members Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
You don’t have to chase what belongs to you. You just have to be ready to receive it.
A Buddhist saying
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The oldest college in the US is Harvard, founded in 1636.
Today’s Stumper
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What was Billboard’s #1 song for 1989? – Answer next time!
