We were home by 1230, got some laundry going, and were in bed reading by 1300…(It should be noted that we’ve been reading in bed lately, a habit necessity forced on us on vacation and one we’ve been unwilling to let go of.)…This is a wonderful time to be in bed reading on a day off and the cat was so thrilled with it that she came and sat next to me.
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The Daily Dose/June 15, 2023 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
Nothing to see here, folks, Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Hardly for the first time, Sparrow wants to smack a guest. Today’s Diary.
At about 0640 a guest comes to the front desk and advises that some dipwad is blocking his exit from the overflow parking area behind the restaurant…He’s dropping unflattering adjectives, too, and while they weren’t directed at me, we had to resist the urge to advise him that we were not his problem, that we were here to be of service to him, and to pipe the eff down…
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In 1648 – Margaret Jones of Charlestown becomes the first woman to be executed in the Massachusetts colony for witchcraft. Jones, a midwife and medical practitioner, had been accused of a variety of crimes, some stemming from when misfortune happened to some who did not take her medicines. An eyewitness to her execution said Jones maintained her innocence throughout. Witch trials in the colonies would continue through the end of the Salem Witch Trials in 1693.
In 1902 – Jay Clark of the Corsicana Oil Citys establishes a professional baseball record for most home runs in a game in a 51-3 win over the Texarkana Casketmakers in a Texas League game. Clark had eight home runs and broke the record of four home runs done nine times previously. Texarkana started their first baseman, the owner’s son, on the mound and the game was played in a facility south of town with a very short right-field fence because Corsicana did not allow baseball on Sundays.
In 1985 – Ricky Skaggs is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Country Boy. It was the ninth of eleven #1 country hits for Skaggs and was his 12th of 16 consecutive Top 10 country hits. The song also went #1 country in Canada and was Billboard’s 43rd-biggest country song of the year. The song was written by members of the British rock band Heads Hands & Feet.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In the city, people paid to hear other people sing and watch other people feel. Passion has become a spectator sport supported by emotional cripples. Love and suffering were knacks possessed by the talented paid to display their gifts. Lawrence Sanders The Third Deadly Sin
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
The American League record for most career double plays by a shortstop is 1,556 by Cal Ripken from 1981-96.
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The Daily Dose/June 14, 2023 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
This will surprise you, but Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is going to start paying homage to Chris now. Today’s Diary.
Chris has his paws in everything now, including payroll, because evidently, rascally ol’ Sparrow forgot to clock out, so he asked what time I’d left…
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In 1777 – The first armed force in the United States is established when the Second Continental Congress establishes the Continental Army, the forerunner of today’s United States Army. The army was initially commanded by Artemis Ward until the arrival of George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 3. The Continental Army was disbanded after the Revolution and was reformed in 1791.
In 1992 – Ozzie Smith of the St Louis Cardinals establishes a new National League record for most career double plays by a shortstop in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Smith participated in three double plays, breaking the record of 1,304 established by Roay McMillan from 1951-66. Smith retired in 1996 with 1,590 double plays, a National League record that still stands and the all-time record is 1,734, by Omar Vizquel from 1989-2008.
In 1975 – America is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Sister Golden Hair. It was the seventh of eleven Top 40 hits for the group, their sixth of seventh Top 10 hits and was their second and final #1 in a chart career that spanned from 1971-2007. The song spent 16 weeks on the chart, including twelve weeks in the Top 40 and four weeks in the Top 10. The song also peaked at #11 in Canada and at #5 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…vanity is the spur of development, and the secret of authorship. Will & Ariel Durant The Story of Civilization, Vol X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
The Beatles spent 59 total weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, currently good for third on the all-time list behind Rihanna (60) and Mariah Carey (91). Elvis spent 79 total weeks at #1 on assorted Billboard pop charts, including 22 on the Hot 100.
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Let me tell you something, tia was a looker…Aichiwawa…As we were walking her to the stairs we wanted to follow her up to her room, but we didn’t know how to say “throw down” in Spanish, so we just pointed up when we got to them…
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In 1966 – The US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, rules in Miranda v. Arizona that police must advise suspects of their rights to remain silent and to counsel while in custody. The case began in 1963 when Ernesto Miranda was arrested on suspicion of raping an 18-year-old girl and confessed without being advised of his right to an attorney. Miranda was later convicted of the same crime without his confession, was sentenced to 20-30 years, paroled in 1972, and murdered in a bar fight in 1976.
In 1890 – Ellen Roosevelt win the US National Tennis Championship – now known as the US Open – defeating two-time defending champion Bertha Townsend 6-2, 6-2. It remains the only major singles title for Roosevelt and she and her sister Grace won the doubles title, the first of three sisters to do so at the US Open. Roosevelt was a cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States.
In 1970 – The Beatles are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 20th and final time with The Long and Winding Road. The song spent two consecutive weeks at the top and also went to #1 in Canada, though it was not released as a single in Great Britain. The song was originally offered to Tom Jones, who had to decline it because he was contractually obligated to release another song first. The Beatles’ 20 #1 songs remain a Billboard Hot 100 record.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The first thing you felt was that there was a man who spoke honestly about how he felt and was not trying to put something across…(he) made things understandable for the foggiest brain and went to the core of things. John Toland Adolf Hitler
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
The northernmost capital of Europe is Reykjavik, Iceland and the southernmost is Valletta, Malta.
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…there was still plenty of daylite and we seemed to recall hearing rain would be starting Monday and while it wasn’t forecasted to be a constant deluge, it would be off and on most of the week which would probably eliminate Thursday’s planned mowing.
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In 1550 – The city of Helsinki – then in Sweden, now in Finland – is founded by King Gustav I. Gustav was looking for a harbor, but Helsinki’s was too shallow for commercial shipping and the city remained small until its importance in naval defense grew. Helsinki began to grow after being named Finland’s capital in 1812, though growth has never been particularly quick there. Today it is Finland’s largest city, with an urban population of 1.5 million.
In 1922 – The St Louis Cardinals establish a new major league record for most consecutive hits in a 14-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals had ten consecutive hits in the sixth inning, scoring seven runs, with one out coming on a single trying to be extended into a double and on a caught stealing. Research into whose record the Cardinals broke was inconclusive and the record is now twelve consecutive hits, done three times, most recently by the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
In 2010 – Miranda Lambert is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then and now known as the Hot Country Songs chart – for the first of four consecutive weeks with The House That Built Me. It was the first of six country #1s for Lambert and her first of 17 Top 10 songs. The song also peaked at #28 on the Hot 100, was Billboard’s 11th-biggest country song of the year, and its 38th-biggest of the decade.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
KC & the Sunshine Band had four #1s on Billboard’s soul chart between 1977-79.
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What are the northern and southernmost capitals in Europe? – Answer next time!
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