We did some reading and while producing the occasional yawn, we were far from sleepy…We got up and did some bonus project work and were consumed enuff that the next thing anybody knew BOOM it was mid-afternoon…
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It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, August 5 We had just reported to the back office to start counting drawers when AGM Brandon called and we didn’t recognize his voice at first, pausing after he said hi as if he were a guest and were waiting for him to ask if we had a room.
The Daily Dose/August 5, 2023 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow whines about his small town’s road construction. Today’s Diary.
The big news is the small town apparently will not be content until ol’ Sparrow is inconvenienced every time he pulls out of The Shire’s driveway….
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In 1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 members of the striking Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization after they ignored his order to return to work. The union had struck on August 3 in violation of federal law. Initially, the government was able to keep half of all scheduled flights in the air by using supervisors, military air traffic controllers, and non-striking controllers, among others, but it would take ten years to get staffing levels back to pre-strike levels.
In 1984 – Joan Benoit of the US wins the first Olympic women’s marathon at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Benoit won in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 52 seconds to beat Greta Waitz of Norway by 26 seconds. The marathon and the 3,000 meters were the first Olympic women’s races over 1,500 meters to be held and Benoit remains the only American woman to win an Olympic marathon.
In 1973 – Jerry Reed is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Lord, Mr. Ford. It was the 17th of 38 Top 40 country hits for Reed and his second of three #1s in a Billboard chart career that spanned from 1962-85. The song also went #2 country in Canada and peaked at #68 on the Hot 100. The song is a satire on the effect the automobile has had on America.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It is hard to define morality, for each age makes its own definition to suit its temper and sins. Will and Ariel Durant The Story of Civilization, Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
Before the Department of Energy, the last cabinet department to be created was the Department of Transportation in 1967.
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Which countries have won the most women’s marathon Olympic gold medals? – Answer next time!
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The Daily Dose/August 4, 2023 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
HUT, HUT, HIKE II: Details of the media deal secured by the Pac-12 have emerged: roughly $20 million a year for a streaming deal for the nine remaining universities and you don’t have to be Nick Saban to know this will mean a mass exodus for every school able to secure a better deal with another conference.
Crystal Ball Me: Maybe Stanford and Cal will say no to the madness. That is not the morning line favorite, of course, but they may decide that multiple trips across multiple time zones for every sport is not in their player’s best interest.
Dry, Technical Matter: If they do stay, the Pac-12 has a fighting chance. They’d join Oregon State and Washington State, whom nobody wants anyway, and you throw in San Diego State, UNLV, Colorado State, Air Force, SMU, and one or two others and there is a viable conference there.
Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: We’re hardly media insiders here, but we can’t help feeling that if the TV networks had wanted the Pac-12 around, there would’ve been a deal a while ago. With the Pac-12 gone, though, there is less competition for viewers for their SEC and Big Ten games.
The Bottom Line: Goodbye Pac-12. You gave it a good, honorable run for over a century but times change and you were either unwilling and/or unable to change with them and these are the consequences for that. Every remaining school that wants to will flee for the best deal they can get as soon as they can get it.
Now, regular readers of this crap know we’ve used a forecast calling for scattered showers as an excuse to put off doing the lawn, but this morning it was legitimate…
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In 1977 – The Department of Energy is formed, following an energy crisis in 1973. It was formed with the goal of energy conservation and forming alternate energy sources and today manages the research and development of US nuclear power and overseas 17 national laboratories. The department would begin operation on Oct 1 and the first Secretary of Energy was James Schlesinger, who had previously been Secretary of Defense and director of the CIA.
In 1984 – Mary Lou Retton becomes the first American to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Los Angeles Summer Games. It was the only Olympic appearance for Retton, who also won silver medals in the all-around team and vault competitions, and bronze medals in the uneven bars and floor exercises. American women have won the last five individual all-around gymnastic gold medals.
In 2018 – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line establish a Billboard country chart record for most weeks at #1 when Meant to Be is at the top for the 35th consecutive week. The song broke the record of 34 weeks established in 2017 by Sam Brown with Body Like a Back Road. Meant to Be would eventually spend a total of 50 consecutive weeks at #1, a record for a major Billboard singles chart that still stands. The song also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
There is nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman. Samuel Johnson
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
Besides Teofilo Stevenson, the other two boxers to win Olympic three Olympic boxing gold medals were Felix Savon (Cuba) and Laszlo Papp (Hungary). Seven others have won three total boxing medals.
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The Daily Dose/August 2, 2023 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
HUT, HUT, HIKE: One of the things we’re looking forward to this college football season is seeing whether or not the Pac-12 will survive. This is the final year of their current alignment as next year USC and UCLA move to the Big Ten (!) and Colorado returns to the Big 12. This leaves the conference with nine teams.
Lights, Cameras, Action The Pac-12’s current TV deal expires after this school year and Tuesday the conference shared details of an offer with its members. It’s with a streaming service and you don’t have to be Roone Arledge to know that this will pay a lot less than other conferences are getting.
A Classic Yay/Boo Situation: On the one hand, yay because it’s the third decade of the 21st century and we should be able to watch games wherever the hell we want and it could be the Pac-12 is at the vanguard of a revolution. On the other hand, boo, because they probably aren’t, because a streaming deal is not going to pay Pac-12 schools $30 million a year and all that matters is money now and it is not unreasonable to expect every school that can flee to do so as soon as they can.
The Bottom Line: It’s hard to say whether Congress or the NCAA does a better of simultaneously being pimp, whore, and john. Both continue to offer master classes in the art and it ain’t going to change. Cal and Stanford might show some sense and say no to the insane travel being in the Big Ten or Big 12 would provide, and we would not die of shock if the Cardinal and Bears join Oregon State and Washington State in the Mountain West Conference.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s Tuesday morning routine is shaken to the core. Today’s Diary.
The big news – and it’s huge – is there was not an appearance by Dray the Dairy Delivery Driver (DDDD) this morning…
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In 216 BC – The Carthaginians, led by Hannibal and outnumbered by over 30,000 men, defeat the Romans in the Battle of Cannae in the Second Punic War in southeastern Italy. Despite his inferior numbers, Hannibal was able to surround the Romans and all but annihilate them, the Roman death toll of over 48,000 remaining one of the largest single-day death totals in the history of battle. The Second Punic War would last until 201 BC and result in a Roman victory.
In 1980 – Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba becomes the first boxer to win three Olympic gold medals in one division at the Moscow Summer Olympics. Stevenson defeated Pyotr Zayev of the Soviet Union 4-1 to add to the gold medals won in 1972 and 1976. Stevenson was not allowed to compete at either the 1984 or 1988 Olympics due to Cuba’s boycott, but he would go on to win the gold medal at the 1986 world championships. Stevenson died in 2012 at age 60.
In 2008 – Katy Perry is at # on the Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth of seven consecutive weeks with I Kissed a Girl. It was the first chart single for Perry and her first of nine #1 songs. The song went to #1 in 17 other countries including the Czech Republic, Norway, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 14th biggest song of the year. The song was the 1,000th #1 song of the Rock Era, which began on July 8, 1955, when Bill Haley and the Comets hit #1 with Rock Around the Clock. The Hot 100 debuted in 1958.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The first lesson of philosophy is we cannot be wise about everything. We are fragments in infinity and moments in eternity; for such forked atoms to describe the universe, or the Supreme Being, must make the planets tremble with mirth. Will Durant The Story of Civilization, Vol. III: From Caesar to Christ
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
Louis Armstrong is the oldest act to hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. He was 62 when Hello Dolly went to #1 in 1964.
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Who are the two other boxers to win three Olympic boxing gold medals? – Answer next time!
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