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It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, November 19 The big news at the hotel is that that heavy-duty styrofoam board at the doorway that leads to the being-remodeled lobby that replaced that taped-up sheeting is, triumphantly, still up…(Really, whoever came up with that idea should be given a generous government pension because it was sheer genius.)…It really came in handy tonite because it was brutally cold and ol’ Sparrow was able to get the #2 key from Amy and duck into the lobby and get to the back office without having to go back outside.
The Daily Dose/November 19, 2022 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around the human experience.
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Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow laments the recent lack accurate weather forecasts. Today’s Diary.
Boy, the weatherman is really blowing it so far in the snow forecasting department, with “no snow” apparently now code for “tons of snow”…This utter incompetence led yours truly to be tardy for his usual Friday morning workout…
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In 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of mankind’s seminal speeches, the Gettysburg Address. at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Five handwritten copies of the speech remain, all a bit different, and History is not entirely sure which one, if any, was read at the ceremony as all five versions differ from the account offered by the Associated Press reporter who was there. At just over two minutes, it was one hour and 58 minutes shorter than the opening speech by noted American statesman Edward Everett, a speech that was generally better received than Lincoln’s.
In 1995 – The Baltimore Stallions win the CFL’s Grey Cup, defeating the Calgary Stampede 37-20 at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Stallions had won the South Division with a 15-3 record and had defeated Winnipeg and San Antonio in the playoffs. The CFL had American teams for three seasons, from 1993-95 and the Stallions remain the only US team to win the Grey Cup.
In 1949 – Frankie Laine is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the eighth and final consecutive weeks with That Lucky Old Sun. It was the fourth of 38 hits on a Billboard pop chart for Laine and his first of three #1s. His second #1, Mule Train, followed That Lucky Old Sun at #1, spending six weeks on the top. Versions of the song by Frank Sinatra and Vaughn Monroe also hit Billboard pop charts in 1949.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Put all imaginations away, and stand fast in that which you are. Kabir
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
The first player not from the United Kingdom to win the British Open was Arnaud Massy of France in 1907.
Today’s Stumper Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What team has won the most Grey Cups? – Answer next time!
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The Daily Dose/November 17, 2022 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around the human experience.
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Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a busy day at the veterans service office. Today’s Diary.
While filling out the paperwork we actually had to tell him “Look, please stop talking, I’m working” which had about the same effect as telling a river to reverse course…
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In 1970 – US Army Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial on 22 charges of murder in connection with what History refers to as the Mai Lai Massacre, a slaughter of several hundred unarmed Vietnamese by US forces. Calley would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison at hard labor, though three days after his conviction President Nixon released him to house arrest. An order for a new trial was overturned by the Supreme Court, and Calley was paroled after three years. Calley was one of 26 arrested in the massacre, but the only one convicted. Now 79, he was last reported to be living in Atlanta.
In 1883 – Willie Fernie of Scotland defeats Bob Ferguson, also of Scotland, by one stroke in a 36-hole playoff to win the British Open at Musselburgh Links in Scotland. It was the only major title for Fernie and followed three consecutive Open wins by Ferguson. Both regulation play the day before and the playoff consisted of four nine-hole rounds. Fernie earned £8 for the win, about $1,365 in today’s money.
In 1984 – Wham! Is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. It was the second chart single for the group, their first of nine Top 10 hits – a figure which includes Christmas releases in 2020 and 2021 – was their first of three #1 songs. The song went to #1 in nine other countries including Iceland, Norway, and Great Britain, and due its charting primarily in the 1985 survey period, was Billboard’s third-biggest song of 1985.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If the single man plants himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
The NCAA all-division record for the longest winning streak is 55 games, by the Division III Mount Union Purple Raiders from 2000-03.
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Who was the first player not from the United Kingdom to win the British Open? – Answer next time!
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The Daily Dose/November 16, 2022 By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off Notes from around the human experience.
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Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow and Chris discuss the DoorDash delivery that had been in the lobby all day. Today’s Diary.
Chris’ working hypothesis was that Q forgot to change his address with DoorDash and that they delivered it here out of habit because you do not have to be Ronald McDonald to strongly suspect that Q used DoorDash a lot while he lived here…
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 12 – Bottom Ten fan(s) everywhere know the race for the most coveted trophy in sports – The Dan Henning Trophy, symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten supremacy – is far from over.
Raiders need to avenge earlier win over Broncos this Sunday to really demonstrate 2022 B-10 street cred…
Not satisfied with Week 12 ranking and hoping to inspire more losses, owner Genghis Khan has taken coaching staff wives hostage again…
Great job America, more divided government as US heralds – again – to itself and the rest of the world still paying attention to us that we are not ready to make substantive changes to the way we are governed…
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In 1793 – In the French Revolution, 90 Catho;lic priests are executed by drowning in the River Loire at Nantes. The dead were part of a group of 160 priests that had been arrested for not supporting the revolution and the remainder would be drowned the following night, save one who was an expert swimmer and escaped. History refers to this episode as the Drownings at Nantes and the period as the Reign of Terror, and it is estimated that as many as four thousand people were drowned.
In 1957 – The longest winning streak in major division college football history ends when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 7-0 in Norman, Oklahoma. It was the first lost after 47 consecutive wins for the Sooners, and the record still stands. The streak had started on Oct 10, 1953, with a 19-14 win over Texas, which followed a tie against Pitt and a loss to the Irish. The NCAA major and all-division record for the longest undefeated streak is 64, by the Washington Huskies, who went 60-0-4 from 1907-17.
In 1985 – The Miami Vice Soundtrack is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third of eleven non-consecutive weeks. The album also went to #1 in Austria and Canada, peaked at #11 in Great Britain, and because it charted in two different survey periods, was Billboard’s 25th-biggest album of 1986. It produced two chart singles, Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer, which spent one week at #1 on the Hot 100 and You Belong to the City by Glenn Frey, which peaked at #2.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
One may talk of peace only with those who are peaceful. To talk of peace with him who holds a drawn sword is foolish unless one is unarmed, then one must talk very fast, indeed. Louis L’Amour The Walking Drum
Answer To The Last Trivia Question Knowledge is power.
Elton John has had ten #1 singles in his native Great Britain.
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Which team holds the NCAA all-division record for the longest losing streak? – Answer next time!
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