The Daily Dose/July 4, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off will return. Probably. Who the hell knows? 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a laugh at the VSO. Today’s Diary. 

He comes over and we confidentially put an arm around his shoulder and in a hushed tone note that you know, sometimes it takes three flushes…The acoustics being what they are the hushed tone was unnecessary because unless we spoke in sign language Paula would be able to hear everything. 

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On This Date
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In 1776 – Members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, approve the Declaration of Independence when “…the committee of the whole Congress…agreed to a Declaration…”. The Declaration had been written primarily by Thomas Jefferson and had been presented to Congress on June 28. On July 2, Congress had declared the United States independent from Great Britain, saying  they “…are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States….”

In 1954 – West Germany wins the World Cup soccer title, defeating Hungary 3-2 in the championship match in Bern, Switzerland. It was the first of three titles for West Germany and the second and most recent runner-up finish for Hungary. In pool play, Hungary had defeated West Germany 8-3 and the title match is recognized as one of the greatest upsets in World Cup final history. The day before, Austria had defeated Uraguay for third place. 

In 1964 – The Beach Boys are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with I Get Around. It was the ninth of 35 Top 40 hits for the group, their fifth ot 15 Top 10 songs, and was their first of four #1s. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #7 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year. The song spent nine weeks in the Top 10 and 15 weeks on the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I have said to myself a thousand times that I should be happy if I were but as ignorant as my old neighbor; and yet it is a happiness which I do not desire.
Voltaire
The Good Brahmin

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The American League record for games pitched in a season is, like the National League record, held by Mike Marshall who pitched in 90 games in 1979 for the Minnesota Twins.. Marshal also holds National and American League records for most games by a relief pitcher in a season and most games finished in a season, and is the only major league player to hold single-season records in both leagues in three categories.

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What was Billboard’s #1 song for 1964? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/July 3, 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 deals with a snot. Today’s Diary. 

Sparrow ProTip (SPT) just for you: do NOT herald your Super Elite Rolex Rolls Royce Kryptonite Platinum elite rewards club status…We don’t care, because everyone’s entitled to our very best…

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On This Date
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In 1884 – The Dow Jones Company publishes its first stock index in its Customer Afternoon Newsletter, a forerunner of the Wall Street Journal. The index consisted of nine railroads, a shipping company, and Western Union and its closing that first day was 69.93. Today it is known as the Dow Jones Transportation Average and closed Friday at 15,529.77. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published in 1896. 

In 1974 – Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers establishes the modern major league record for most consecutive games by a pitcher in a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. It was the 13th consecutive game for Marshall, who pitched two-thirds of an inning and earned his 11th save of the year. Research into whose record Marshall broke was inconclusive and the mark was tied in 1986 by Dale Mahorcic of the Texas Rangers and still stands. Marshall would go 1-0 with two saves during the streak and he would appear in 106 games that season, still the major league record. 

In 1961 – Gary US Bonds is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week Quarter to Three. It was the second of nine Top 40 hits for Bonds, his second of five Top 10s and remains his only #1 song. The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart and went to #7 in Great Britain. Stories that producer Frank Guida picked Bonds off the street and that no one knew the tape recorder was running appear to be legends. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…honor is important only when dealing with honorable men.
Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The current men’s mile world record holder is Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds in 1999.

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Who holds the American League record for most games pitched in a season? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/July 2, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Daily Dose will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

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

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow wraps up a lousy week in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

In fact, it’s the lowest total since the Troubles of March 2019, and a full 18.5 off of our 59.0 hours PB…God bless all of you. 

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The Daily Dose/July 1, 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 buys some lottery tickets. Today’s Diary. 

Now, regular readers of this crap know we do have our lucky numbers, but they weren’t so lucky last time, and something inside us – call it all the instincts all the great ones have if you must – said roll with the quick pick! and we’ve learned over the years that you ignore your instincts at your peril…

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On This Date
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In 1963 – Zip codes are introduced by the US Postal Service. Zip is short for Zone Improvement Plan and currently, there are over 41,000 zip codes in the US. The highest zip code is 99950 in Ketchikan, Alaska and the lowest is 00501, for the IRS in Holtsville, New York. Seven zip codes cross state lines and the US Postal Service handles 44% of the world’s mail. 

In 1980 – Steve Ovett of Great Britain establishes a new world record in the one-mile run at a meet in Oslo, Noway. Ovett ran the mile in 3 minutes, 48.8 seconds, to beat Sebastian Coe’s record of 3 minutes 49 seconds. Later that summer, Ovett would win the gold medal at the Moscow Olympics in the 800 meters and bronze in the 1,500 meters. The mile remains the only non-metric distance recognized for record purposes. 

In 1967 – The Association is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with Windy. It was the fourth of seven Top 40 hits for the group, their third of four Top 10 hits, and their second and final #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada, was Billboard’s 4th-biggest song of the year, and later in the year, an instrumental version by Wes Montgomery peaked at #44 on the Hot 100.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

One who takes for granted the basest motives in one’s fellow men and in oneself…has never gone wrong, not in our time – and it is in our time that one must live, must prosper or perish.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham Physician and Murderer

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

King Henry II and Queen Catherine of France produced five monarchs: kings of France Francis II and Charles IX, King of France and Poland Henry III, Elisabeth, Queen of Spain, and Margaret, Queen of France. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who is the current world record holder for the mile? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/June 30, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off remains MIA. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow, somewhat, cleans house. Today’s Diary. 

It was the first cleaning of any sort in a month and it’s to the point now where a squadron of Merry Maids would need to work around the clock for a week in order to restore even the remotest semblance of cleanliness to the place…

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On This Date
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In 1559 – King Henry II of France is mortally injured in a jousting tournament by the captain of his bodyguard unit in Paris. Henry II was an avid jouster and the tournament had been held to commemorate a recent peace treaty and the marriage of his daughter. His assailant, the Count of Montgomery, was absolved of blame by Henry but, still disgraced, retired to his Normandy estates anyway. Henry died of complications from infection on July 10 and was succeeded by his 15-year-old son Francis II. 

In 1908 – Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox ties the major league record for most career no-hitters in n 8-0 victory over the New York Yankees. It was the third no-hitter for Young, tying the record established by Larry Corcoran of the Chicago Cubs from 1880-84. The mark would later be tied by Bob Feller, broken by Sandy Koufax (4) and is now held by Nolan Ryan (7). Young, 41, remains the oldest pitcher to throw his third no-hitter. – Editor’s Note: In order to enhance both narrative flow and the reader experience, it is Daily Dose policy to refer to teams still in the same city by their current name. At the time, the Yankees were known as the Highlanders and the Cubs as the White Stockings. Daily Dose editors are aware it would taken less space – and less of your time – to state this in the item itself. 

In 1973 – George Harrison is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth). It was the fourth of 14 Top 40 solo hits for Harrison, his third of five Top 10 hits, and was his second of three #1s. The song also peaked at #8 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 42nd-biggest song of the year. The song was from the album Living in the Material World, which was in its second of five consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s album chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…she was saved by the native shrewdness that goes hand in hand with personal ambition.
Ursula Curtiss
Letter of Intent

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers is the active major league player who has played in the most games with 2,744 through June 29. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many future monarchs did Henry II produce with his queen, Catherine? – Answer next time!

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