The Daily Dose/May 17, 2024
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 makes hotcakes. Today’s Diaray. 

We are still avoiding processed sugar…so we went with what has to be the lowest wrung on the Syrup Scale (SC): the retailer’s house brand sugar-free crap. 

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In 1987 – The USS Stark, – a guided missile frigate – is attacked in the Persian Gulf when an Iraqi fighter jet fired two missiles into her. The aircraft ignored warnings from the Stark to identify itself and fired missiles from 22 and 15 miles away. The attack killed 37 sailors and injured 21. Iraq apologized and claimed the pilot thought the Stark was an Iranian freighter. The Stark was repaired in Bahrain before returning to the US. 

In 1998 – Se Ri Pak of South Korea wins the LPGA Championship at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, shooting a final-round 68 to defeat Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney by three strokes. It as the first of three LPGA Championship wins for Pak and her first of five major victories. Pak retired after the 2015 season with 25 LPGA tour wins and was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1969 – The  Broadway cast album from the musical Hair is at #1 on Billboard’s album chart – then known as the Top LPs chart – for the fourth of 13 consecutive weeks. Though the album did not produce any chart singles, a medley of two songs from the album, Aquarius and Let The Sun Shine In by the 5th Dimension, was in its 6th and final week at #1 on the Hot 100. The album also went to #2 in Australia, and it remains the last Broadway cast album to go to #1 on the Billboard album chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…rational studies had to fight for soil and air in a jungle of superstition, intolerance, and fear.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. VI: The Reformation

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The Boston Beaneater/Braves played at South End Grounds III through the 1914 season. Braves Field opened in 1915, and in both seasons they played home games at Fenway Park. 

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The Daily Dose/May 16, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

LEADING OFF: DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: The centuries are littered with attempts by various peoples to destroy the Jews. So you’d expect Israel to have reacted strongly to Hamas’ October attack. They had every right to, and they’ve been naming the score almost since Day 1.

FunFact: If this war were an athletic event, a mercy rule would’ve been invoked early on, because Israel has been naming the score almost from the start. It has been such a route that you have to wonder what Hamas was thinking. They had to have known, or at least strongly suspected, that Israel would end up handing them their lunch.

Calling A Spade A Spade: This is no longer a war, though. War is comabt designed to gain military and tactical advantages and superiority and Israel gained that weeks ago.

The G Word: Now this war is merely an effort to slaughter as many Palestinians as possible. It is a genocide, which my dictionary defines as:

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

That is exactly what is going on now. We suspect Israel knows this, too, because if anyone knows a genocide when they see one, it’s the Jews because History is littered with attempts to annihilate them.

The Bottom Line: Supporting Israel means supporting their right to exist, it does not mean supporting everything they choose to do. Their war with Hamas is now nothing more than an exercise in killing as many Palestinians as possible. This is genocide and it must be stopped immediately. We’ve said this before It’s possible to condemn genocide and not be anti-Semitic. Israel has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, including no small number of women and children. We Americans share in that total and we have blood on our hands, too. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow doesn’t go on a date. Today’s Diary. 

Well, there is still one line in the water, but immediate planetary alignment is a more realistic expectation than a bite on this line…

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In 1991 – Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain addresses a joint meeting of Congress. The queen received three standing ovations and and numerous other interruptions during her 12-minute address and Elizabeth remains the only British monarch to address Congress. Various sources refer to the Queen addressing a joint session of Congress, but only the president addresses a joint session. Everyone else, including monarchs, addresses joint meetings. 

In 1894 – The home of the Boston Beaneaters – now the Atlanta Braves – burns to the ground following a 10-8 win over the Baltimore Orioles. South End Grounds burned down after a fire started by children playing under the right field bleachers, a fire that destroyed 117 other buildings. The Beaneaters played home games at Congress Street Grounds which had hosted Boston’s major league teams in the Players League and American Association until South End Grounds III opened on July 20. 

In 1981 – Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do). The song also peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 and went Top 10 pop in Canada, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. It was the seventh of eight Top 40 soul hits for the group and remains their only #1. Parker would later have a #1 pop hit with Ghostbusters.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

When their turn in the spotlight of History came, these people challenged the accepted thinking of their day.
David J Peck
Or Perish in the Attempt: Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The judge in Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial was Chief Justice Salmon P Chase. 

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The Daily Dose/May 15, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

Leading Off will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a great day in the sack. Today’s Diary.

12.0 fabulous hours for the day and 26.0 hours for the week, an excellent figure in its own right…

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In 1868 – President of the United States Andrew Johnson is acquitted of assorted charges by the United States Senate. Johnson had been impeached by the House of Representatives in March on eleven charges mostly stemming from violations of the Tenure of Office Act. Johnson was acquitted by one vote, was not nominated for reeelction, and was succeeded by Ulyses S. Grant the following year. 

In 1918 – Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators ties the major league record for most innings pitched in a shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Johnson pitched all 18 innings in the game, tying the record done three times previously, and the record still stands. Johnson gave up ten hits, walked one, struck out ten, and contributed a single during the winning rally in the bottom of the 18th. 

In 1971 – Ray Price is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of three consecutive weeks with I Won’t Mention It Again. It was the sixth of eight #1 country songs for Price in a chart career that spanned from 1952-92. The song also went #1 country in Canada and peaked at #42 on the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

There is always something else to be done. But if you want the world you must forget insignificant places…
Gore Vidal
Creation

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The Soviet Union launched the first space station. Salyut 1 was launched in April 1971 and was in orbit until October. 

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The Daily Dose/May 14, 2024
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 declines to ask a girl out. Today’s Diary. 

…any objective analysis would conclude there wasn’t any semblance of a spark…So we passed, interest and opportunity not intersecting today. 

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In 1973 – The first US space station, Skylab, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Skylab would be manned by three separate three-man crews with the last crew leaving in February 1974. Skylab returned to Earth in 1979 after its orbit decayed and it burned up upon reentry, with debris landing in the western Pacific.  

In 1985 – Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers establishes the NHL playoff record for most points in a game by a defenseman in a 10-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Campbell Conference Finals. Coffey had a goal and five assists for six points to break the record of five done several times previously, including by Coffey on April 20 and the record still stands. The Oilers would defeat the Blackhawks in six games and later defeated the Philadelphia Flyers for the Stanley Cup in five games. 

In 2005 – Gwen Stefani is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of four consecutive weeks with Hollaback Girl. It was the second of ten Top 40 hits for Stefani, her second of five Top 10 hits, and remains her only #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Australia, peaked at #8 in Great Britain and on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year. It was the first digital download to sell one million copies in the US. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth cannot be produced by human institutions.
Andrew Jackson

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The major league record for most strikeouts in a game is held by Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators, who struck out 21 batters in a 16-inning game in 1962.  

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The Daily Dose/May 13, 2024
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 can’t tell of the new key packets are a win for the environment or not. Today’s Diary. 

In fact, the paper on the new cards is thick enuff so there might be either no net paper loss or – horror of horrors – a net paper gain…which would be a big Boo for the environment…

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In 1981 – Pope John Paul II is shot in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City by Turk Mehmet Ali Ağca. John Paul was shot twice, in the torso and on his left index finger, and two bystanders were shot and wounded as well. Ağca was captured at the scene and later sentenced by an Italian court to life in prison. In 2000, at John Paul’s request, Ağca was pardoned and deported back to Turkey, where he was imprisoned for murder. He was paroled in 2006 and is still alive. 

In 1952 – Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins (Class D Appalachian League) establishes a professional baseball record for most strikeouts in a game in a 7-0 victory over the Welch Miners. Necciai struck out 27 batters in the game, breaking the record of 25 established by Tommy Lasorda in a 15-inning game in 1948, and the record still stands. An out was recorded on a groundout, obliging Necciai to strike out four batters in the ninth. Necciai was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates later in the season, going 1-6 with an ERA of 7.08, in his only major league season.

In 1967 – Martha & the Vandellas are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart for the only week with Jimmy Mack. It was the ninth of ten Top 10 soul hits for the group and their second and final #1, and the song also peaked at #10 on the Hot 100 and at #21 in Great Britain. The group had recorded the song in 1964, though Motown Records chose not to release it because they felt it sounded too much like Supremes record. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…history teaches how slight civilization is…poised on the apex of a never-extinct volcano of ignorance.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. I: Our Oriental Heritage

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Walter Hagen did not win the Masters during is career. His best finish was eleventh in 1936.

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