The Daily Dose/February 18, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things. 

1. Donald Trump – Former president now owes well over $400 million in civil penalties following latest courtroom setback…Up next: the first of four exciting criminal trials!!!…SB 5 pollsters “pretty sure’ Trump – the presumptive GOP presidential nominee – still believes moon is part of Mars and that Colorado needs fence to secure its border with Mexico. 

2. Gaylon For Congress – Hack third-party candidate determined to give voters another opportunity to just say no to candidacy…Known, at least to himself, as the Peace Candidate, Kent hoping anti-war stance takes hold in country that has been at war daily since 1989…Click here to show you care.  

3. Mass Shootings – The 3-hole staple…Nine (9) shootings with at least four (4) wounded this week, a tad off of 2023 average, but twelve (12) dead, 49 (49) injured still nothing to sneeze at…As usual, America deafly silent on matter, as only nation on planet where mass shootings regularly occur prefers status quo to actually doing anything about it. 

4. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Rally – Early candidate for Mass Shooting of the Year, one (1) dead and 22 in shooting at rally held to celebrate Chiefs’ latest Super Bowl title.

5. Fake News– Click here for crap some of the wizards around us were actually believing this week…Courtesy of the AP. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

Yay for Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary.

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow caps off a mediocre week in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

We don’t know what in the hell is going on here…We were tired when we got home and started dozing off soon after we started reading, but we got to sleep later than we’d hoped and didn’t sleep as long as we wanted…

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On This Date
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In 1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane at the International Air Exposition in St Louis. The flight, service from Bismarck, Missouri to St Louis, covered 72 miles, and on the flight, Ollie also became the first cow to be milked in flight, producing 24 quarts of milk. She was milked by one Elsworth Bunce of Wisconsin and her milk was, for reasons History has chosen to keep silent on, put in cartons and parachuted to earth. 

In 1986 – Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs becomes the second NBA player to register a quadruple-double in one game in a 120-114 win over the Phoenix Suns. Robertson had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals, matching the feat first done by Nate Thurmond in 1974. The feat has since been accomplished by Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990 and David Robinson in 1994. 

In 1995 – TLC is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the fourth and final consecutive week with Creep. It was the fifth Top 40 hit for the group, their fourth of nine Top hits, and their first of four #1s. The song also peaked at #22 in Great Britain, spent nine weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year, its #1 soul song of the year, and was the 21st-biggest song of the decade. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

He was content to wait for history, and the rest of the Continental Congress, to catch up with him.
Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The 1824 presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives, with John Quincy Adams defeating Andrew Jackson. In 1837, Richard M Johnson was elected vice president by the Senate. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

What was Billboard’s #1 song for 1995? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/February 17, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Bottom Line
Notes from around our Human Experience

The Bottom Line will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Lights, camera, action. Today’s Diary. 

One thing we did notice was we looked hideous, the circles under our eyes standing out like we were starring in some 3rd-rate horror movie…

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On This Date
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In 1801 – Thomas Jefferson is elected president of the United States, defeating Aaron Burr in a contingent election in the House of Representatives. The general election was actually between Jefferson, then vice president, and President John Adams, with Jefferson and Burr running as a ticket. Both Jefferson and Burr received 73 electoral votes because the Constitution at the time did not specify that electors separate their presidential and vice presidential picks. Jefferson won on the 36th ballot in the House, which had begun voting on February 11. Burr would become vice president. 

In 1998 – The USA wins the first Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal, defeating Canada 3-1 in the final game. It was the first of two gold medals for the US (2018), with Canada winning the other five. The US has also won four silver medals and a bronze medal. Finland defeated China 4-1 for the bronze medal. 

In 1962 – Gene Chandler is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Duke of Earl. It was the second of 24 chart singles for Chandler and remains his only Top 10 hit. The song was also in its first of five consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart. The song spent 15 weeks on the Hot 100, eight of them in the Top 10. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

To feel myself living, that is the main thing.
Philippe Petit

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States during the Barbary War. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

What other presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives? – Answer next time!

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

The Bottom Line
Notes from around our Human Experience

The Bottom Line will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow visits the next county. Today’s Diary. 

While in the next county, we stopped in to see Ron, their new veterans service officer (VSO)…

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On This Date
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In 1804 – During the First Barbary War, US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, commanding a crew of mostly US Marines on the USS Intrepid, leads a raid to burn the USS Philadelphia held in Tripoli Harbor, off what is now Libya. Philadelphia had run aground in October and Decatur and his men were able to set fire to it and destroy it. The First Barbary War lasted from 1801 to 1805 and ended with a peace treaty. 

In 1937 – Nels Stewart of the New York Americans establishes a new NHL record for most career goals in a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Stewart’s second-period goal was the 272nd goal of his career, breaking the record established by Howie Morenz from 1923-37. Stewart retired in 1940 with 324 goals, a record that stood until November 1952, when it was broken by Maurice Richard. The mark is now held by Wayne Gretzky with 894. 

In 1980 – Shalamar is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the only week with The Second Time Around. It was the third of 17 Top 40 soul hits for the group, their second of five Top 10s, and remains their only #1 song. The song also went to #1 on Billboard’s dance chart and peaked at #8 on the Hot 100. Shalamr’s last Top 40 appearance on the pop and soul charts came in 1987 when Dancing in the Sheets peaked at #17 on the Hot 100 and at #18 on the soul chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

He understood when it was not necessary to speak, it was necessary not to speak.
Richard Brookhiser
George Washington on Leadership

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Linda Ronstadt had two #1 songs on Billboard’s country chart: When Will I Be Loved (one week, 1975) and Tpo Know Him Is to Love Him, with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton (one week, 1987). 

Today’s Stumper
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Who was the president of the United States during the Barbary War? – Answer next time!

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

The Bottom Line
Notes from around our Human Experience

GAYLON FOR CONGRESS: VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN: As if we haven’t lost enough elections, we’ve thrown our hat in the ring for the Colorado Libertarian Party’s nomination for Congress, from District 2. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Longtime fans of ours know this is a change from past campaigns when we were in District 3, a rather conservative district that was less open than usual to whackjob third-party candidates. Now though, our district includes the liberal bastion of Boulder and we enjoyed good support up there in 2014, so who knows.? 

Running The Numbers: We are zero-for-five in elections, having lost general elections for the US Senate in 2014 and the US House in 2018 and 2016. We also lost primaries in 2012 and 2020, one of the few Libertarians anywhere to have lost two primaries.

Look What We Did, Not Bad: We did set a record in 2014, though. Our 52,876 votes (2.6%) set a record for a third-party candidate in a Colorado US Senate election. The mark has since been broken.

Get Your Notebooks Out…Class Is In Session: As usual, we are the only peace candidate to be found. America has been at war every day since 1989 and most days since Pearl Harbor and no country has survived perpetual war and if you think America will be the first you are high…Legally in more and more states and we have long said that if we don’t do something our country will collapse, perhaps before this half-century is out. Now, if you believe perpetual war is a guarantor of American success, don’t bother with me, go vote for a Democrat or a Republican and it really doesn’t matter which one. 

But…: If you don’t like war any more than I do, Gaylon For Congress deserves your support. 

The Bottom Line: The incumbent is a Democrat named Joe Neguse, who is in his third term. We don’t know much about him and we really don’t care because we are not running against him, we’re running for our country. It needs our help; it needs concerned and conscientious citizens taking charge on Election Day. It’s time for you and me – we the people – to take charge. 

Editor’s Note: Gaylon’s campaign website can be reached here.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a problem most bald men don’t have. Today’s Diary. 

We spent part of the morning at the veterans service office (VSO) farting around with our phone trying to – and we are not making this up – remove a hair that had gotten underneath the screen protector.

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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it. 

In 1992 – The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan officially ends when the final Soviet troops are withdrawn. Though History records they lost the war, they only lost about 17,000 troops, a fraction of the estimated 850,000 to 2 million Afghan soldiers and civilians killed. The Soviets had invaded in 1979 to support the pro-Soviet government that was in place and their invasion let to boycotts of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.  

In 1932 – Eddie Eagan of the US becomes the only person in Olympic history to win gold medals in different sports at the Summer and Winter Olympics. Eagan was a member of the winning 4-man bobsleigh team and in 1920 and 1924 Eagan had won boxing gold medals. Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden is the only other athlete to win Summer and Winter Games gold medals, having won them in figure skating at the 1920 Summer Games and at the 1924, 1928, and 1932 Winter Olympics. 

In 1975 – Linda Ronstadt is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with You’re No Good. It was the third of 18 Top 40 hits for Ronstadt, her first of ten Top 10 hits, and remains her only #1 pop hit. The song also went Top 10 pop in Canada and on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and was from the album Heart Like A Wheel, which was in its only week at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…the wine trade of Bordeaux was too precious a boon to England to be lamely lost merely to defer by a few years the death of 10,000 Englishmen.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol VI: The Reformation

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The last diesel submarine warship in the US Navy was the USS Blueback (SS-581), which was decommissioned in 1990. The research submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) was decommissioned in 2007. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

How many #1 songs did Linda Ronstadt have on Billboard’s country chart? – Answer next time!

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